11 minutes ago, binman said:

As a rule, I'm against gratuitously booing oppo players. 

But all rules need some contextual flexibility, and im willing to make an exception in Maynard's case. 

I've noticed more and more fans from different clubs booing goal kickers. I don't think it's something we do as fans. Really does my head in. Why would you do it unless they had form? I think it's very unAustralian  but I must be wrong.

 

3 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

I've noticed more and more fans from different clubs booing goal kickers. I don't think it's something we do as fans. Really does my head in. Why would you do it unless they had form? I think it's very unAustralian  but I must be wrong.

 

As a rule, we (cheer squad) don’t boo opposition players. It’s beneath us. At the back of our bay fans might boo, but definitely up the front, we don’t. BUT… something tells me an exception will be made come the KB match.

We’re widely regarded by the AFL and other cheer squads as a disciplined, respectful cheer squad, but we are also human. Nuff sed. 

16 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

As a rule, we (cheer squad) don’t boo opposition players. It’s beneath us. At the back of our bay fans might boo, but definitely up the front, we don’t. BUT… something tells me an exception will be made come the KB match.

We’re widely regarded by the AFL and other cheer squads as a disciplined, respectful cheer squad, but we are also human. Nuff sed. 

Did anyone notice he belted a GWS player in the face in the first half disguising it as a spoil.

19 minutes ago, loges said:

Did anyone notice he belted a GWS player in the face in the first half disguising it as a spoil.

Thats why I think his time is coming.

As the old saying goes....

Every dog has his day.

 

I'm fully of the opinion that Maynard learned nothing from the Brayshaw incident, apart from him getting away with it means he can continue to do it again and again, because he's now of the opinion that he's untouchable.  

He not only hit Toby Green across the face on the weekend, he pinned him to the ground and face gauged him.  And the commentators were laughing it off, saying "ooh, look, the two number 4s are at it again! No love lost between these two! Hahahaha!"  Had me just about swallowing my own vomit. 

And look at when Murphy was concussed in the Grand Final, look who collided with him pushing him into the path of McCarthy.  None other than Maynard.  He doesn't even have any regard for duty of care for his own teammates.  If Murphy prematurely retires because of that (which still could be on the cards), there's two careers Maynard has ended. 

I hate him.

10 minutes ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

I hate him.

You hide it well KDF.

3 minutes ago, binman said:

You hide it well KDF.

I'd be more blunt but the censorship on Demonland won't let me!

Anyone got the timestamp for the couple of Maynard incidents on the weekend?

The spoil-punch to the face of an opponent, and the pinned face-gouging of Green?

Maybe we should start a thread where people can just add to a directory. No other posts, just a catalogue of times Maynard has done things which would be 'looked at' by the MRO if, say, a Melbourne player or any Indigneous player did them.

3 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

My view is if Brayshaw has acted on private medical advice, he forfeit's his contract ( unless there are specific provisions in his contract) and is ultimately able to draw down on insurance and other non salary cap related pay outs. .

If his retirement was forced by the AFL then frankly we shouldn’t be held liable and the AFL should exclude any payout from the salary cap.
 

So in both cases I don’t think there is much that MFC is liable for. 

Absolutely wrong on this Gawndy imo.

Once Gus medically retired due to concussion the afl will know of that advice and force Gus to retire. If the afl knowingly allowed Gus to play on under these circumstances their liability would have been enormous.

It still is substantial as Gus suffered a football act eventually unpunished.

 

4 hours ago, Redleg said:

How does Eddie’s cheering In a restaurant for Maynard getting off look now?

Same as it did then.

Eddie may be a good salesman, but the one-eyed nature of his support for Collingwood has always been his weak spot.

7 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

Absolutely wrong on this Gawndy imo.

Once Gus medically retired due to concussion the afl will know of that advice and force Gus to retire. If the afl knowingly allowed Gus to play on under these circumstances their liability would have been enormous.

It still is substantial as Gus suffered a football act eventually unpunished.

 

Right now it’s unclear if AFL has forced Brayshaws retirement or whether it was taken voluntarily. We may not ever know for legal reasons.

i was just covering both angles from a salary cap perspective and nothing more.
 

2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

I was wondering if that was because of his behavior on the day or the Gus incident.

You are most likely correct….but can I then just pretend that the booing was for Gus? It made me feel good on the day.

1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

As a rule, we (cheer squad) don’t boo opposition players. It’s beneath us. At the back of our bay fans might boo, but definitely up the front, we don’t. BUT… something tells me an exception will be made come the KB match.

We’re widely regarded by the AFL and other cheer squads as a disciplined, respectful cheer squad, but we are also human. Nuff sed. 

Can't wait for KB, that's the only time I will watch Collingwood. Except if we play them again during the finals.

23 hours ago, Brownie said:

From Gus' interview, I thought the specialist advised him to stop playing.

Wasn't it the AFL that said that  "the specialist advised him to stop playing"

On 07/03/2024 at 07:24, Flemo56 said:

Days of old where revenge would have been swift, on dog acts on the footy field, have long past for the better of our game. I would hate to watch any of our boys try too physically seek revenge on that f…ker, a waste of energy and it means their not concentrating on what our team does best, play good footy. I’d like to see no acknowledgement of that f…ker at all from our boys, no hand shake and only a cold stare into him, and of course within the rules of play make him feel the anger we Demons have of his dog act on Gus. ANYBODY who’s played footy knows that hit WAS with intent. Geez I hate that team.

And he was still doing it against GWS, once where i thought a bit close to the eyes of TOBY for my liking.

Toby got up and got on with the game.

4 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

As a rule, we (cheer squad) don’t boo opposition players. It’s beneath us. At the back of our bay fans might boo, but definitely up the front, we don’t. BUT… something tells me an exception will be made come the KB match.

We’re widely regarded by the AFL and other cheer squads as a disciplined, respectful cheer squad, but we are also human. Nuff sed. 

Booing really is pretty dumb.

One of the things I loved most about footy when I was a kid (apart from playing our beautiful game) was standing near the licenced area at suburban football and listen to a good sledging. Some blokes were just fantastic at it as players were lining up for goal etc.

However, I agree 100 percent that KB game should be the exception. Sometimes you just gotta make some noise.

I don't think Brainhard would understand if you sledged him. 

Let him have it @WalkingCivilWar

18 minutes ago, Brownie said:

One of the things I loved most about footy when I was a kid (apart from playing our beautiful game) was standing near the licenced area at suburban football and listen to a good sledging. Some blokes were just fantastic at it as players were lining up for goal etc.

The banter in the outer at the old suburban VFL grounds in the 70s and 80s was almost worth the price of admittance alone.  There were always plenty of very funny comments being yelled out, but not with malice or spite.

On 13/03/2024 at 21:30, The Jackson FIX said:

Re. Brayshaw’s payout;

”Fellow AFL 360 co-host Mark Robinson called for the funds to be taken from inside Melbourne’s salary cap.”

And then he goes on to qualify that with;

“My gut feel is if you sign someone to a long-term deal – I don’t want to be flippant about this but unless someone passes or literally can’t play football beyond circumstances it should go in the cap.”

ummm is being forced to medically retire pretty much exactly “can’t play football beyond circumstances”?

 

the Slobinator really Knows how to push my buttons.

 

 

He has literally been forced to retire. This isn’t like a bung knee that you can have 100 surgeries on using different techniques, or a player deciding his body isn’t up to it. He has been medically told he cannot play AFL. 

5 hours ago, Demonstone said:

The banter in the outer at the old suburban VFL grounds in the 70s and 80s was almost worth the price of admittance alone.  There were always plenty of very funny comments being yelled out, but not with malice or spite.

Yep, the "crowd activation" all came from some very funny buggers having a few cans on the hill.

Much more relaxing and enjoyable @Demonstone

 

8 hours ago, Pates said:

He has literally been forced to retire. This isn’t like a bung knee that you can have 100 surgeries on using different techniques, or a player deciding his body isn’t up to it. He has been medically told he cannot play AFL. 

I’m in your camp on this, head trauma is different to other injuries, but with some time to consider it I can see why the AFL are taking their time and treading carefully here - they don’t want to create a scenario where clubs and players can start using the words ‘medical retirement’ to trigger a full and quick payment to a player outside of the cap.  

19 hours ago, Willmoy1947 said:

Wasn't it the AFL that said that  "the specialist advised him to stop playing"

It wasn't the AFL's specialist who said it, though.  Gus took it upon himself to have his own team of neurologists assess him.  It was them that detected the change in Gus' brain, not the AFL specialists.  Those same AFL specialists have cleared Murphy to play, but I honestly don't think he's in a good way.

17 hours ago, Demonstone said:

The banter in the outer at the old suburban VFL grounds in the 70s and 80s was almost worth the price of admittance alone.  There were always plenty of very funny comments being yelled out, but not with malice or spite.

I had long hair back then in under 17s got mary a lot by oppo parents didnt worry me until one oppo parent reached over the fence and grabed my hair.Captain of the firsts was watching walked up and broke his nose ,thats how you get even

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18 hours ago, Demonstone said:

The banter in the outer at the old suburban VFL grounds in the 70s and 80s was almost worth the price of admittance alone.  There were always plenty of very funny comments being yelled out, but not with malice or spite.

This is a really relevant point with today's climate.  Back in the 70s and 80s we didn't have social media.  As a media teacher I do love social media but have a healthy amount of disdain for it as well, simply because for some it's a licence to act like jerks to complete strangers.  The veil of anonymity social media provides, particularly on Twitter (I refuse to call it X) which has become nothing but a cesspit of vile, toxic behaviours and people, who say stuff to others they wouldn't dare say to people face to face.  I have had a handful of Collingwood supporters that have pretty much trolled me since the Maynard hit on Brayshaw, and in general, the behaviour of Collingwood fans on that forum has done nothing to change my opinion of the filth they are.

5 hours ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

It wasn't the AFL's specialist who said it, though.  Gus took it upon himself to have his own team of neurologists assess him.  It was them that detected the change in Gus' brain, not the AFL specialists.  Those same AFL specialists have cleared Murphy to play, but I honestly don't think he's in a good way.

Can't say the AFL haven't been warned.... going to be the mother of all class actions if they let it get to that.

KB is a Collingwood home game.  I can't go but my daughter tried to by tickets on the day they were released and very few were available - the only options were $90 each.  There'll be 80,000 Collingwood fans there - good luck booing Maynard.