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2018 Player Reviews: # 32 Tomas Bugg

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1 hour ago, old dee said:

I think your memory is failing on this one. He was front on and it was no back hander. Punched him smack on the chin. The only difference was he did not break teeth or jaw. 

Being concussed out of the game was the result, od.

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    4 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

    Being concussed out of the game was the result, od.

    Correct. It was every bit as bad as Gaff but without the obvious outward signs of blood etc.

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    4 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

    Looks like an unprovoked, unexpected front-on hit to me. Bugg took Mills out, it was no backhander. I watched it live from that side of the ground, it was a dog's act. The injury to Mills wasn't as damaging as Gaff's to Brayshaw, but the action was much the same. Neither Bugg nor Gaff deserve "no hard feelings" or sadness. It's called 'consistency'.

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    I am not saying it wasn’t a dog act. It was. 

    But the camera angle i saw on TV Bugg was breaking a loose tackle and let go. If you saw it at the ground, you may have seen more than i did. 

    It still doesn’t change my opinion that Gaff’s hit was far worse and he should have been charged with assault (like Matthews in ‘85. 

    It amazes me that the media have “forgiven” Gaff but couldn’t give a dam about Bugg. 

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    15 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    I am not saying it wasn’t a dog act. It was. 

    But the camera angle i saw on TV Bugg was breaking a loose tackle and let go. If you saw it at the ground, you may have seen more than i did. 

    It still doesn’t change my opinion that Gaff’s hit was far worse and he should have been charged with assault (like Matthews in ‘85. 

    It amazes me that the media have “forgiven” Gaff but couldn’t give a dam about Bugg. 

    Maybe Bugg is a very average player that no one really needs on their list. Could you show exactly where all the media says it has "forgiven" Gaff?

    I disagree with your bias and consider the Bugg and Gaff hits to be equally poor.

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    55 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

     But the camera angle i saw on TV Bugg was breaking a loose tackle and let go. If you saw it at the ground, you may have seen more than i did. 

    Lol, yeah right

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    Mills hit him repeatedly in the side before Bugg retaliated by throwing a punch at someone he wasn't looking at.  Mills went down and Bugg didn't even realise until he turned around. 

    Throwing the punch was a dog act.  The force was excessive for the situation. But throwing a punch in retaliation is different (imo) than Gaff who squared him up and threw the punch either deliberately in frustration or as a way of trying to get an advantage on the field (ie disable him momentarily and run past him).

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    On 10/5/2018 at 6:15 PM, WERRIDEE said:

    Useless footballer nothing but a thug. Delisted good riddence

     

    On 1/2/2019 at 7:38 PM, ProDee said:

    He was a rubbish player who was soft in the contest, had horrible disposal, and made poor decisions.

    Don't confuse mouthy as being hard. 

     

    On 1/3/2019 at 10:47 PM, Ron Burgundy said:

    To put the boot into this dude on the way out is tres ordinaire.

    1 out of 3 ain’t bad. 

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    JKH's elevation really put the writing on the wall for Bugg and others.

    Still not a fan of JKH.. depth at best but for Bugg to be behind him in the mind of the selectors.... enough said

    (For those who say they played different positions...Bugg mainly played as an on baller for Casey same as JKH).

    If you looked hard we had a decent VFL side in 2018 but very few put the acid on for senior selection. With the new look Casey side I hope that changes.

    BTW has Billy Stretch started training yet? Hope not but I suspect he could be looking for greener pastures come end of 2019 season.

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    23 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    JKH's elevation really put the writing on the wall for Bugg and others.

    Still not a fan of JKH.. depth at best but for Bugg to be behind him in the mind of the selectors.... enough said

    (For those who say they played different positions...Bugg mainly played as an on baller for Casey same as JKH).

    If you looked hard we had a decent VFL side in 2018 but very few put the acid on for senior selection. With the new look Casey side I hope that changes.

    BTW has Billy Stretch started training yet? Hope not but I suspect he could be looking for greener pastures come end of 2019 season.

    You hope that Billy Stretch hasnt started training yet?

    Weird...

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    8 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    You hope that Billy Stretch hasnt started training yet?

    Weird...

    note the punctuation marks ....

    get with the modern grammar rules my friend

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    3 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    note the punctuation marks ....

    get with the modern grammar rules my friend

    Could be read several ways. Fess up to poor communication. Capitals are handy too sometimes.

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    13 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    note the punctuation marks ....

    get with the modern grammar rules my friend

    No, i noted the punctuation mark. 

    My question is why do you hope Billy stretch hasn't started training? Personally i hope he has started training.

    He is an ultimate professional and i know he will do everything he can to get fully fit. After watching his game against Freo, Billy still could play an important role for us on a wing.

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    6 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

     

    He is an ultimate professional and i know he will do everything he can to get fully fit. After watching his game against Freo, Billy still could play an important role for us on a wing.

    Sure hope so. 

    His old man was a dam good player in a very tough era. 

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