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Angus Brayshaw Forced into Retirement

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36 minutes ago, kozzyisalegend said:

Wonder if viney is going to floor him. Hate thug acts, but would cheer if someone gave him a left right 100m behind the ball

According to this…

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Only Max or Tmac should entertain the idea of knocking him out since they qualify for the good guy defence.

 

Hashtag as if 🙄 

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    22 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

    that puts things into some perspective. I wonder , aside from feeding the collingwood hype train with the inflow of dollars that comes with that etc, why would the AFL feel so adamant that he not get suspended? 

    Yet i am sure the AFL get very angry when some people suggest that they may be a corrupt boys’ club. 

    13 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

    Ive watched zero neutral games this year. Tuned in to a close finish once or twice but that's it. 

    F the AFL

    JD - same with me. 
    2023 is the first time in my memory (a baby boomer who remembers the glory days) that I have not watched (since the time all have been televised) or attended any PF or GF.   
    I usually attend a few neutral games at the G, but haven’t even watched one on TV.

    Occasionally look at parts of replays especially when Geelong, or either CFC get done in a close or controversial finish. 
     

    They, through their smug promotion and protection of their favourites, have lost me. 

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    36 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

    I’d rather we hurt them on the scoreboard.

    Girl Why Dont We Have Both GIF
     

     

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    44 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

    I’d rather we hurt them on the scoreboard.

    ¿Por que no los dos?

    I want Maynard to never play again 

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    34 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

     I fully agree that this is true. Moreover, I believe from the moment he decided to flatten Gus the AFL knew he’d get off. But they had to look as though they were doing something about the zeitgeist, the head is sacrosanct, remember? So they made a case against him, except it was a flimsy half-baked attempt which they knew was destined to fail. It was patently obvious they didn’t want the outcome we all wanted, ie. the right and fair outcome. They made a mockery of the tribunal/appeals system in the process. 

    WHERE WAS OUR CLUB?!!

    WHY DIDNT PERT BEELINE TO THE ASSEMBLED MEDIA AND SCREAM: WE EXPECT 12 WEEKS THIS IS NOT A FOOTBALL ACTION

     

    our absolute emasculation is why I haven’t paid my membership ($500) this year and probably won’t for a long time 

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    15 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

    WHERE WAS OUR CLUB?!!

    WHY DIDNT PERT BEELINE TO THE ASSEMBLED MEDIA AND SCREAM: WE EXPECT 12 WEEKS THIS IS NOT A FOOTBALL ACTION

     

    our absolute emasculation is why I haven’t paid my membership ($500) this year and probably won’t for a long time 

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    I’ve been accused of blind devotion to our Club but this is one instance where I believe the MFC failed. We took it lying down, so to speak. But that’s probably because any attempt to effect justice would have been futile and the Club knows this. Why waste time/money/resources on something that’s doomed before it even begins?

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    I don’t see any Demon doing anything to Maynard.

    We won’t want suspensions and nothing less than a suspension worthy act is worth doing anyway.

    Pushing and shoving is meaningless and just wastes energy and is distracting from the game.

    The best thing we can do is win by a landslide and then a marking attempt which accidentally knocks Maynard out is the best quinella.

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    1 hour ago, Superunknown said:

    WHERE WAS OUR CLUB?!!

    WHY DIDNT PERT BEELINE TO THE ASSEMBLED MEDIA AND SCREAM: WE EXPECT 12 WEEKS THIS IS NOT A FOOTBALL ACTION

     

    our absolute emasculation is why I haven’t paid my membership ($500) this year and probably won’t for a long time 

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    Goodwin went hard straight after the game in the press conference

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    8 hours ago, Wrecker46 said:

    Goodwin went hard straight after the game in the press conference

    and then got slaughtered by the press for it. The media united around the collingwood/ Maynard cause… it still makes me sick. 

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    Revenge is like throwing sand at your enemy upwind, it comes back to hurt you. Winning the game is all that counts.

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    10 hours ago, Redleg said:

    So if true, the AFL decided before the Tribunal hearing that he would get off.

    So much for integrity.

    Again, if true, reaffirms why this is not a sport but a business.

     

    Anyone who believes in the integrity of the AFL may as well believe in the tooth fairy! Look at the way they manipulate outcomes and punish teams who don't toe the line. I'm not a fan of theirs but the way the AFL handed down a punitive trade ban on Sydney because they signed Buddy from under the nose of GWS was an absolute disgrace. Never mind the million other examples you could come up with of them manufacturing a desired outcome.

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    8 hours ago, Redleg said:

    I don’t see any Demon doing anything to Maynard.

    We won’t want suspensions and nothing less than a suspension worthy act is worth doing anyway.

    Pushing and shoving is meaningless and just wastes energy and is distracting from the game.

    The best thing we can do is win by a landslide and then a marking attempt which accidentally knocks Maynard out is the best quinella.

    You can play tough without playing dirty though.

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    39 minutes ago, Emerald said:

    Revenge is like throwing sand at your enemy upwind, it comes back to hurt you. Winning the game is all that counts.

    I thought the old say was "Revenge is a dish best served cold"

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    9 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I’ve been accused of blind devotion to our Club but this is one instance where I believe the MFC failed. We took it lying down, so to speak. But that’s probably because any attempt to effect justice would have been futile and the Club knows this. Why waste time/money/resources on something that’s doomed before it even begins?

     Not to mention that we were still in the premiership race and had a game to focus on. Our season wasn’t done. We couldn’t let this distract us, but ultimately it absolutely did. 
    I believe that other injuries aside, Gus getting knocked out is why we didn’t win the 2023 flag. 

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    36 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Anyone who believes in the integrity of the AFL may as well believe in the tooth fairy! Look at the way they manipulate outcomes and punish teams who don't toe the line. I'm not a fan of theirs but the way the AFL handed down a punitive trade ban on Sydney because they signed Buddy from under the nose of GWS was an absolute disgrace. Never mind the million other examples you could come up with of them manufacturing a desired outcome.

    More likely that the tooth fairy exists than the AFL having a scrap of integrity, these days...!

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    4 minutes ago, defuture15 said:

    Maynard wont play Kings Bday

    Why?

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    12 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    They didn’t want him suspended because they didn’t want anything to jeopardise Collingwood’s journey to a premiership. This meant, among other things, having every player available for the remainder of the finals. 

    And the umpires not paying frees against for HTB late in games, so they could run the clock down when leading.

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    25 minute interview with Brayden Maynard's mum on AFL website's vacuous "Mum's with mics" segment.

    The shaping of the narrative has started early. Talking about the 'media coverage' and how upsetting it was.

    I've watched it an extracted most of what was said about the incident, so nobody else needs to wade through the rest of the tedium.

     

    "It's pretty hurtful stuff. It's pretty hurtful stuff. Because [shrugs and smiles] it's a footy act. It's a footy act."

    "No one - no one intentionally goes out to do anything like that... and if they did, they shouldn't be playing footy. But it is - it is a contact sport. Like, it is, it is, and, sadly stuff does happen."

    "I think the fact that a career ended... to be pinpointed on my son, that just breaks my heart because that just - that just is not the case. It's not. No."

     

    No, they did not mentioned Angus Brayshaw by name at any point, nor express any condolences or sympathy for him or, for that matter, his mum. For example as you can see in the quotes here, it was 'a career ended'.

    Time for your periodic reminded that Brayden Maynard has hospitalised an opponent with a head injury every season since Craig McRae became Collingwood coach.

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    My anger towards Maynard is enormous and the only time I have really wanted to see a player get hurt.

    However this anger pales into insignificance against the anger felt towards the AFL, McGuire and the toady media for their sycophantic coverage and predetermined, manufactured outcome.

    I truly hope the Frawley family and others pursue law suits against the AFL and the Gus incident is highlighted as an example of dereliction of a duty of care with individuals named.

     

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    12 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    25 minute interview with Brayden Maynard's mum on AFL website's vacuous "Mum's with mics" segment.

    The shaping of the narrative has started early. Talking about the 'media coverage' and how upsetting it was.

    I've watched it an extracted most of what was said about the incident, so nobody else needs to wade through the rest of the tedium.

     

    "It's pretty hurtful stuff. It's pretty hurtful stuff. Because [shrugs and smiles] it's a footy act. It's a footy act."

    "No one - no one intentionally goes out to do anything like that... and if they did, they shouldn't be playing footy. But it is - it is a contact sport. Like, it is, it is, and, sadly stuff does happen."

    "I think the fact that a career ended... to be pinpointed on my son, that just breaks my heart because that just - that just is not the case. It's not. No."

     

    No, they did not mentioned Angus Brayshaw by name at any point, nor express any condolences or sympathy for him or, for that matter, his mum. For example as you can see in the quotes here, it was 'a career ended'.

    Time for your periodic reminded that Brayden Maynard has hospitalised an opponent with a head injury every season since Craig McRae became Collingwood coach.

    Pies media management really is second to none 🤮 

    No one should be expecting on field violence, it’s not going to happen and if it did what good would it really do? One of our players getting 6 weeks for knocking out a bog-standard back pocket player? Pointless.

    Nothing we can do except beat them on the scoreboard and win another flag. 

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    If i was to offer advice to Goody and the MFC about how to approach this it would be simple, - the best way to honor Gus even against a fake tough guy like this is to beat the Pies on the kings birthday stage with class and integrity, don't get distracted by Maynard or anything they say to May, just beat them, bank the win and move on towards another premiership tilt. 

    there is nothing we can say or do that's going to undo what happened to Gus, or really matter to Maynard/Collingwood

    given their injuries, the only real chance they have of beating us is if we get distracted and worry about things other than the game. 

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