Whispering_Jack 31,368 Posted August 7, 2021 Posted August 7, 2021 Shane will be interviewed on This is your Sporting Life on SEN at 10.00am. Should be of interest to all of us especially with the possibility of his son Taj coming to the club as a father/son selection in the next draft. 1 Quote
Demon Head 299 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 Interesting story about how we recruited him and how he worked hard on his game to become a Brownlow Medalist and then how we lost him due to financial and salary cap issues. It never seemed right to me that he played out his career at Collingwood. Brief mention of his family but not of the fact that Taj could be in the AFL system next year. 1 Quote
DemonOX 8,857 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 One of the worst decisions ever made by the MFC. He should have NEVER been traded. Disgusting decision. 7 1 Quote
Wrecker46 3,130 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 I had forgotten Woey went off with a hammy in the 2000 GF. Essendon were the best team all year but we had Whelan miss through injury, Brad Green get punched in the throat by that thug Wallace and Woey do a hammy. They were young at the time but all the best players of a generation at Melbourne. At least if someone punches Oliver or Petracca this year they will cop it back harder. 2 Quote
faultydet 7,623 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 49 minutes ago, Wrecker46 said: I had forgotten Woey went off with a hammy in the 2000 GF. Essendon were the best team all year but we had Whelan miss through injury, Brad Green get punched in the throat by that thug Wallace and Woey do a hammy. They were young at the time but all the best players of a generation at Melbourne. At least if someone punches Oliver or Petracca this year they will cop it back harder. Not so sure. Petracca is no hard man, and every time someone beats Oliver in a physical contest he throws himself on the ground pretending to spew. 1 1 1 Quote
Chook 15,069 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, faultydet said: Not so sure. Petracca is no hard man, and every time someone beats Oliver in a physical contest he throws himself on the ground pretending to spew. I pity anyone trying to get between Clayton Oliver and a premiership on grand final day. 3 5 Quote
faultydet 7,623 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, Chook said: I pity anyone trying to get between Clayton Oliver and a premiership on grand final day. I love his contest, don't get me wrong. And he is definitely not soft. I just would not characterize him as someone who will belt a bloke back for whacking him. 1 Quote
Chook 15,069 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 Just now, faultydet said: I love his contest, don't get me wrong. And he is definitely not soft. I just would not characterize him as someone who will belt a bloke back for whacking him. On grand final day, he won't care. He'll just get the ball and get the ball and keep doing that until we win. 4 6 Quote
Demons11 7,148 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 2 hours ago, DemonOX said: One of the worst decisions ever made by the MFC. He should have NEVER been traded. Disgusting decision. Terrible! Particularly after the handshake agreement to take less money 3 Quote
deebug 1,754 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Wrecker46 said: I had forgotten Woey went off with a hammy in the 2000 GF. Essendon were the best team all year but we had Whelan miss through injury, Brad Green get punched in the throat by that thug Wallace and Woey do a hammy. They were young at the time but all the best players of a generation at Melbourne. At least if someone punches Oliver or Petracca this year they will cop it back harder. And Farmer had broken ribs😔 1 Quote
Spirit of the Demon 256 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 Troy Simmonds got a nice whack in the windpipe too. 2 Quote
640MD 3,568 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 Never had respect after that, at all for the thug that did that, before he was a very good footballer. No respect for him or his causes after that. Tainted ! 3 Quote
rpfc 29,026 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Spirit of the Demon said: Troy Simmonds got a nice whack in the windpipe too. Yeah, you can see Troy waving when Long’s hips got X-rayed the next week. 1 Quote
Wrecker46 3,130 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 3 hours ago, faultydet said: Not so sure. Petracca is no hard man, and every time someone beats Oliver in a physical contest he throws himself on the ground pretending to spew. I didn't mean if a thug like Wallace hit Petracca in this finals series Petracca would hit him back. But whoever did will have it coming back to them. Viney is sharpening his elbow with pool chaulk at the moment. Oliver is 21 votes off the most coaches votes ever with 3 games to go. I don't think that's from throwing himself on the ground and pretending to spew. 2 Quote
deanox 10,070 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 4 hours ago, faultydet said: Not so sure. Petracca is no hard man, and every time someone beats Oliver in a physical contest he throws himself on the ground pretending to spew. Watching closely, I reckon Oliver gets a lot of whack's all day long, many in the guts and ribs. In a physical contest he goes in hard. When hit off the ball cheaply and unexpectedly, I'm not concerned if he does go down. 2 Quote
deanox 10,070 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Demons11 said: Terrible! Particularly after the handshake agreement to take less money I haven't read/heard anything recently; my recollection was that they asked him to take less money, he said no, they organised a trade, then he called up and said "I would have taken less money if you needed!" but they considered it too late. I'd be interested to know the other story? Quote
YesitwasaWin4theAges 6,819 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 4 hours ago, faultydet said: Not so sure. Petracca is no hard man, and every time someone beats Oliver in a physical contest he throws himself on the ground pretending to spew. Viney, Maysie, Hibbo can be real confrontational add Vanders into the equation would send shivers down spines in September. Vanders might be a sneaky chance to cause some carnage at the backend of the season. 1 1 Quote
pineapple dee 2,892 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 6 hours ago, Demon Head said: Interesting story about how we recruited him and how he worked hard on his game to become a Brownlow Medalist and then how we lost him due to financial and salary cap issues. It never seemed right to me that he played out his career at Collingwood. Brief mention of his family but not of the fact that Taj could be in the AFL system next year. It would have been great to sit in the middle of the Pies cheer squad listening to the toothless wonders screaming out. " Go Woey !!!!!!! " 2 Quote
dworship 3,343 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 29 minutes ago, deanox said: I haven't read/heard anything recently; my recollection was that they asked him to take less money, he said no, they organised a trade, then he called up and said "I would have taken less money if you needed!" but they considered it too late. I'd be interested to know the other story? My recollection is his manager saw a big pay day. 1 Quote
DEE fence 5,054 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 54 minutes ago, Wrecker46 said: I didn't mean if a thug like Wallace hit Petracca in this finals series Petracca would hit him back. But whoever did will have it coming back to them. Viney is sharpening his elbow with pool chaulk at the moment. Oliver is 21 votes off the most coaches votes ever with 3 games to go. I don't think that's from throwing himself on the ground and pretending to spew. Bern saying this about Viney all year perfect for finals and the GF dance. 1 Quote
Demons11 7,148 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 7 hours ago, deanox said: I haven't read/heard anything recently; my recollection was that they asked him to take less money, he said no, they organised a trade, then he called up and said "I would have taken less money if you needed!" but they considered it too late. I'd be interested to know the other story? He spoke about it on the interview yesterday. He went over to Danihers house and they asked him to take less which he agreed to on a handshake agreement. He then got a call a week later from his manager saying he was being traded 1 Quote
ProperDee 1,698 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 Off topic but mentioned within the thread….. One of the things that will take Petracca’s game to the next level is a touch of mongrel. Not of course intentionally smacking someone but rather using his size to run in straight lines and take a few casualties, tackle super hard or angrily remonstrate if a team mate goes down unfairly. That earns onfield respect and makes opposition players a bit wary. I cringe when I see him all buddy buddy and smiling with oppo players during a match. Fire up son! Save the niceties for after the game. Quote
picket fence 18,181 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 12 hours ago, faultydet said: I love his contest, don't get me wrong. And he is definitely not soft. I just would not characterize him as someone who will belt a bloke back for whacking him. On Grand Final day almost anything goes 2 Quote
Pates 9,697 Posted August 8, 2021 Posted August 8, 2021 The treatment of Woey was a culture killer, I’ve got no doubt about that. It has shades of what the Pies have don’t to Trelor, but even worse was the way we went about it. No class at all from us. 1 Quote
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