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29 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Must be a pretty bad calf injury given that Sydney are still in the hunt for finals.

He’s 36. Calf injuries are never good at that age. 

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    My mail is that he is playing with Gold Coast next year.

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    14 minutes ago, bluey said:

    My mail is that he is playing with Gold Coast next year.

    I did find todays announcement very unusual. No comment from the man himself. They either have something special planned for later in the year, or he’s the new Tom Brady.

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    The most enjoyable non-melbourne player to watch in full flight. 

    Turning 30 this week and Buddy has retired

    My youth truly has ended.

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    25 minutes ago, Coobs said:

    The most enjoyable non-melbourne player to watch in full flight. 

    Turning 30 this week and Buddy has retired

    My youth truly has ended.

    Oh boy has life got some fun surprises in store for you! 

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    Steven May must be cheering, far less chance of a concussion or tooth loss from those swinging elbows. 

    also something something no chance of a fifth strike something something 😂

    ^ above in jest, of course. I’d have killed to have him in our forward line for the last decade

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    Absolute freak athlete and a gun footballer. Was great to watch him at his best.

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    9 hours ago, Coobs said:

    Turning 30 this week and Buddy has retired

    My youth truly has ended.

    Wait until the day you realise that there is no AFL footballer still playing who is older than you.

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    9 hours ago, Coobs said:

    The most enjoyable non-melbourne player to watch in full flight. 

    Turning 30 this week and Buddy has retired

    My youth truly has ended.

    At least you're 30! Plenty of youth left!

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    10 hours ago, Coobs said:

    The most enjoyable non-melbourne player to watch in full flight. 

    Turning 30 this week and Buddy has retired

    My youth truly has ended.

    Wait until one of your former teammates sons gets drafted. I pulled out the calculator and checked the math twice.

    Turns out the numbers don’t lie. I’m old.

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    59 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    Wait until the day you realise that there is no AFL footballer still playing who is older than you.

    Burgoyne retiring really hit hard.

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    2 hours ago, Demonstone said:

    Wait until the day you realise that there is no AFL footballer still playing who is older than you.

    Shaun Burgoyne was the last player my age. At 37 I pulled my hamstring getting out of bed and it was sore for weeks. Seeing him running around at peak AFL condition at the same age and never getting injured was one of the most irreconcilable things I’ve ever seen in my life.

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    20 hours ago, Stiff Arm said:

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    Slightly misleading in that it looks like he didn’t do much damage against the Lions but he got those 63 goals in 16 games for an average of 3.9 pg.

    Someone at Essendon seriously [censored] him off though cos he smashed them all the way through his career at 3.8 pg.

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    12 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

    Someone at Essendon seriously [censored] him off though cos he smashed them all the way through his career at 3.8 pg.

    Well, he is a Demons supporter 😉

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