19 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Didnt Cripps get kicked by Wagner or Hunt in the backline. Thats the footage they showed but said  it was Oliver.

Correctly described; Cripps thwarted an otherwise perfectly legal attempt to kick the ball by Hunt. 

No malice. Poetic in a fashion perhaps. 

Media get something wrong ?never

That's mischief afoot.

50 minutes ago, DemonWA said:

Hyperbole as usual 'bub.

Total non issue IMO

Where's the hyperbole ?

Non issue....? Really...seems the AFL, the club and some fuckwlt would disagree. Clarry certainly did at the time. 

Just now, Wiseblood said:

Then he shouldn't be having a crack back at a fan during a game.  If he's big enough to play AFL, then he needs to have a thicker skin.

So he made a mistake reacting. I saw a 19 year old walk out alone to a doorstep press conference. I didn't see any club support. And it annoys me.

6 minutes ago, Deestroy All said:

It was AFL Tonight. Sarah Jones accidentally said Oliver kicked Cripps as Oliver was the next story. 

Simple mistake, like posting the name of the wrong show. 

He he

How long until the media nuffies link 2 and 2 together and start blaming Clarrie for global warming?

The kid is on fire, surely the heat he's creating is causing the rising temperatures!

who is going to remember Acquaro from Vero after his 15 minutes

Just another Carlton To$$er

after his second Brownlow all will remember Oliver move on take deep breaths and maintain the complete distain for all things CarltonWhat a bunch of soft C0%&

2 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

So he made a mistake reacting. I saw a 19 year old walk out alone to a doorstep press conference. I didn't see any club support. And it annoys me.

What did you want?  Mahoney rubbing his back while he did it?  Oliver can handle himself fine.  It's been dealt with and will be forgotten.  The club are far more professional than just thrusting him into the spotlight without having discussions with him first.  

1 hour ago, Wadda We Sing said:

Sorry but I still dont see how you can lay your hands on a player.....yeah lets move on, but I hope this isnt setting a precedent for another incident some day in the future to another player.

Exactly. This has left a door open...

Just now, Wiseblood said:

What did you want?  Mahoney rubbing his back while he did it?  Oliver can handle himself fine.  It's been dealt with and will be forgotten.  The club are far more professional than just thrusting him into the spotlight without having discussions with him first.  

Wiseblood, I want a club official, media manager standing next to a nineteen year old player. I watched that press conference and they did try and trip him up.

6 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

How long until the media nuffies link 2 and 2 together and start blaming Clarrie for global warming?

The kid is on fire, surely the heat he's creating is causing the rising temperatures!

And I've heard he's heading up Apex (which previously had a no-ranga policy)

Just got home and found out, it just eats at the core. Clarrie were on your side on this this one.

 

I just can't make sense of this one. I would think the club would at least say something about supporters not touching players?! Come on!

Yes we want to move onto next week, but we need to defend our players on these issues. 

1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

Yeah...well done MFC

Clarry hung out to dry ....again.

Still, makes a change from being thrown under the bus.

Some of you would do well in politics....all about the spin isnt it.

All running with hares and hunting with hounds !!

Only MELBOURNE continually rolls over. Very poor image.

I am sure the original MFC committee members did just that in Jolimont Park, before the MCC fenced it in.

37 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Didnt Cripps get kicked by Wagner or Hunt in the backline. Thats the footage they showed but said  it was Oliver.

It was Hunt, but I am sure Oliver will be asked to apologise anyway.

Courtesy of twitter:

"Robert Acquaro set to sue Luke Hodge after Hodge's retirement announcement cut short Rob's 15 minutes."

1 minute ago, Moonshadow said:

Courtesy of twitter:

"Robert Acquaro set to sue Luke Hodge after Hodge's retirement announcement cut short Rob's 15 minutes."

Rolled gold

7 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

Wiseblood, I want a club official, media manager standing next to a nineteen year old player. I watched that press conference and they did try and trip him up.

They would not have put him in front of the media to answer questions if he wasn't comfortable with it. 

Likely it was his idea.

Just saw the clip on talking footy when he did a little media conference. Maybe give him some media training. On talking footy they said his story changed a few times and there was a threat then there was no threat and when they asked him today if there was a threat he looked over obviously at the media manager as if to say help me. The delay didnt look great. 

Anyway Clayton dont worry you are playing great footy. Just focus on adelaide next week. 

And this courtesy of twitter:

'trying to figure out where I'd seen Robert Acquaro before.. Still had hair when he played Mauser in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment'

 

1 minute ago, dees189227 said:

Just saw the clip on talking footy when he did a little media conference. Maybe give him some media training. On talking footy they said his story changed a few times and there was a threat then there was no threat and when they asked him today if there was a threat he looked over obviously at the media manager as if to say help me. The delay didnt look great. 

Anyway Clayton dont worry you are playing great footy. Just focus on adelaide next week. 

Spot on. He should never have been put out there, whether he wanted to or not.

6 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Exactly. This has left a door open...

Yes spot on and it will happen again, very poor from both clubs and the AFL. Just wait and see when some moron has a few too many and a player gets hurt. I always thought if you touch a player when he is on the field it's a fine; but what do i know? 

2 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

You are very easily disappointed.  Regardless of what was said, Clarry doesn't need to bite back.  The AFL may well have asked the club to apologise, which they did, and now we move on.  Why we need to be upset about it is beyond me.

Come on Wiseblood, this is garbage. A number of times this year, the club has absolutely squibbed it in standing up for its players. This is by far the worst example,unless we're going to pay the moron compensation and take it out of Clarrie's match payments. For the second time in a few weeks, they've completely hung Clarrie out to dry without a peep. It's out and out pathetic.

Player pushed towards the fence gets shoved by a spectator. And that's OK? Every other club in the AFL - in fact, every sporting club in Australia - wouldn't tolerate their player being manhandled by a spectator in the course of the game.

3 minutes ago, Nasher said:

They would not have put him in front of the media to answer questions if he wasn't comfortable with it. 

Likely it was his idea.

It may have been his idea Nasher but it did not play out well. I just think the club needed to shield him more. That bloke was a fame hungry moron....who wins.

50 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Didnt Cripps get kicked by Wagner or Hunt in the backline. Thats the footage they showed but said  it was Oliver.

Why wasn't Cripps reported for tripping?

10 minutes ago, Jaded said:

I just can't make sense of this one. I would think the club would at least say something about supporters not touching players?! Come on!

Yes we want to move onto next week, but we need to defend our players on these issues. 

Wholeheartedly agree. There's what can be said behind closed doors but i feel the public perception of a club sticking fat is important. 

The silence is deafening. 

8 minutes ago, Akum said:

Come on Wiseblood, this is garbage. A number of times this year, the club has absolutely squibbed it in standing up for its players. This is by far the worst example,unless we're going to pay the moron compensation and take it out of Clarrie's match payments. For the second time in a few weeks, they've completely hung Clarrie out to dry without a peep. It's out and out pathetic.

Player pushed towards the fence gets shoved by a spectator. And that's OK? Every other club in the AFL - in fact, every sporting club in Australia - wouldn't tolerate their player being manhandled by a spectator in the course of the game.

Shoved?  Laughable.  Surely you don't believe he was shoved...?  I've seen the vision numerous times and at no stage have I thought he was shoved.

And how do we know it hasn't been tolerated?  How do we know that the wheels aren't turning behind closed doors and there will be further outcomes from this?  Right now, we don't.  The best thing for the club to do is to get on the front foot and get passed it as quickly as we can.

The club can kick, scream, yell and do whatever... but it means little and won't change a thing.  And our players are never hung out to dry - just watch the Goodwin presser from the weekend to see the standards and culture he wants to drive and you'll have zero doubt that we're in good hands.