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11 hours ago, Bobby McKenzie said:

Does anyone know what Viv Miachie is doing with his football career? I always had a soft spot for him and felt at times he was not given enough games in a row to prove his worth.

Boys no good back slapper

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On 1/13/2017 at 8:09 PM, Old Bear said:

Don't know much about VAFA

but sounds like they pay players heaps

And you call yourself a Melbourne supporter OB? For shame! ;)
Many of the blokes on this board would be well versed in VAFA and with good reason. 

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Anyone notice old mate Sameal hasn't logged on to demonland since mid October last year? About the right time Viv was delisted.

Knew it all along..#samealwasviv 


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1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Anyone notice old mate Sameal hasn't logged on to demonland since mid October last year? About the right time Viv was delisted.

Knew it all along..#samealwasviv 

I assumed he was a close friend or relative. Viv Michie wouldn't say boo to anyone (although he may have been more chatty with the keyboard) 

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5 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Anyone notice old mate Sameal hasn't logged on to demonland since mid October last year? About the right time Viv was delisted.

Knew it all along..#samealwasviv 

I'm pretty sure his story was that his son was Viv's best mate or something like that.

He definitely had a strong Viv bias (funny moment when @Wisebloodstarted referring to him as if he was Viv). He was a good poster though, it would be a shame if he goes away now that Michie is gone.

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Great to see Viv playing at Collegians. He is a Wesley boy and will enjoy playing under Shane Joyce. I know Matty Jones was keen to get him down at the Kennel (South Croydon) but playing with school mates got him over the line. (and no doubt the nice job Collegians would've found for Viv.)

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3 hours ago, dieter said:

I had a lot of time for Michie. Felt he got the worst end of the Sub Position when it operated. I wish him all the best.

His best games was as a sub, he had full games with less pos 

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On 15 January 2017 at 0:01 PM, Colin B. Flaubert said:

And you call yourself a Melbourne supporter OB? For shame! ;)
Many of the blokes on this board would be well versed in VAFA and with good reason. 

Just threw it out there to see if I could get a bite

truly don't understand how Ammo s can recruit players fresh from AFL when there is so much big money available in the Bush and Suburban Leagues

Just asking 

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29 minutes ago, Old Bear said:

Just threw it out there to see if I could get a bite

truly don't understand how Ammo s can recruit players fresh from AFL when there is so much big money available in the Bush and Suburban Leagues

Just asking 

They use their contacts to arrange well paying jobs for players. Mostly it's above board and legal, sometimes it's a bit suspect. 

There's other reasons why players choose the Ammo's though.

No drinking at games = far less abuse over the fence
Can play with their mates from school
Not getting paid means less pressure to be the star player
Less violence than some country and suburban leagues
Convenience - they can train once a week and play locally in Melbourne
Quality facilities and medical support

The other aspect is I don't think the Ammo's has a set points limit. The points system is one to keep teams equal in country and suburban leagues where by each player is assigned a points grade. Ex AFL player being the highest number of points. But after a year out of the AFL system playing in the Ammo's a players points will go down. It can be a useful step down year before heading to the bush.

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Hi. No not Viv just been Overseas.

On 1/15/2017 at 0:22 PM, dazzledavey36 said:

Anyone notice old mate Sameal hasn't logged on to demonland since mid October last year? About the right time Viv was delisted.

Knew it all along..#samealwasviv 

 

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Posted
20 minutes ago, Samael said:

Hi. No not Viv just been Overseas.

 

I own a Bernese!

Posted
8 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I'm known as Vivian on Saturday nights.

So are half the cross dressers in my basement.

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On 18/01/2017 at 1:52 AM, DeeSpencer said:

They use their contacts to arrange well paying jobs for players. Mostly it's above board and legal, sometimes it's a bit suspect. 

There's other reasons why players choose the Ammo's though.

No drinking at games = far less abuse over the fence
Can play with their mates from school
Not getting paid means less pressure to be the star player
Less violence than some country and suburban leagues
Convenience - they can train once a week and play locally in Melbourne
Quality facilities and medical support

The other aspect is I don't think the Ammo's has a set points limit. The points system is one to keep teams equal in country and suburban leagues where by each player is assigned a points grade. Ex AFL player being the highest number of points. But after a year out of the AFL system playing in the Ammo's a players points will go down. It can be a useful step down year before heading to the bush.

I know it's still called the "Amateurs" but are players allowed to be paid (and I mean officially, not under-the-counter payments)? I thought I had read somewhere that it's now "amateur" in name but the rules banning payments have been modified somewhat.

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