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Loves the players.

 

players love him.

 

can inspire them, knows what it takes

 
4 minutes ago, jimbo1982 said:

Loves the players.

 

players love him.

 

can inspire them, knows what it takes

If he wants, sure. But only if he is ready. Noone should apply any pressure or rush him.

Absolutely tone deaf clueless thread 

 
1 hour ago, MrFreeze said:

Absolutely tone deaf clueless thread 

Absolutely inspirational - at so many levels of the 'pile of what's needed' at the Dees.

1 hour ago, MrFreeze said:

Absolutely tone deaf clueless thread 

Gus, one of the greats and a pillar of Clubmanship.

As bad as the idea to have him doing stuff on the bench r1.

Angus had starting working with a company to do  with his study. 

Hopefully he's creating a life outside of footy. 


Seems like he wants to stay away from the game though. Too hard for him to be around it at the moment. 

Wishful thinking - the idea is great, but can’t work in practice unfortunately.

FWIW, I believe that our downturn in form (post Geelong game) may have coincided with Gus stepping away from the club. Honestly, at the beginning of the season, the team was playing with such lightness and togetherness - remember the  reaction to the Petracca spoil at the end of the Hawks game? It may be coincidence but, to me, it suddenly changed at the time Gus left.

His loss has been absolutely massive - the biggest blow of all, in my opinion. He’s not only an absolute gun player, but he bonded all the different parts of the playing group together. A super smart guy, absolute clubman and a dedicated athlete - able to relate to all different types of people, therefore invaluable as a leader of the club. A complete culture setter.
 

I wouldn’t be surprised if his departure has had a huge effect on Petracca’s thinking and also weighing on Max: Gus would have been a fantastic sounding board for those guys - someone they respected and admired.

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Haha, it's quite an aggressive thread title.

It feels like that Simpsons episode where Tom Jones is chained to the floor and made to perform for Marge.

 
1 hour ago, Binmans PA said:

Haha, it's quite an aggressive thread title.

It feels like that Simpsons episode where Tom Jones is chained to the floor and made to perform for Marge.

stanley kubrick so youre keen on musicccc GIF by Maudit

Angus being made to coach the forward line ....

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1 hour ago, 3183 Dee said:

Wishful thinking - the idea is great, but can’t work in practice unfortunately.

FWIW, I believe that our downturn in form (post Geelong game) may have coincided with Gus stepping away from the club. Honestly, at the beginning of the season, the team was playing with such lightness and togetherness - remember the  reaction to the Petracca spoil at the end of the Hawks game? It may be coincidence but, to me, it suddenly changed at the time Gus left.

His loss has been absolutely massive - the biggest blow of all, in my opinion. He’s not only an absolute gun player, but he bonded all the different parts of the playing group together. A super smart guy, absolute clubman and a dedicated athlete - able to relate to all different types of people, therefore invaluable as a leader of the club. A complete culture setter.
 

I wouldn’t be surprised if his departure has had a huge effect on Petracca’s thinking and also weighing on Max: Gus would have been a fantastic sounding board for those guys - someone they respected and admired.

Totally agree he’s been a massive loss but if his absence is the cause of our demise then there must be a huge weakness in all the connecting parts of our club. For one person to leave to have such a dramatic and negative impact is an indictment on the other leaders.

He was pivotal in our premiership and in the grand final game itself - he turned the game or at least kept us in it when it was getting away.

There’s some corporate rule about relying too heavily on key staff (can’t recall exactly what it is) and maybe that’s what we’ve experienced.

Whole thing is just sad, for us all.


4 hours ago, jimbo1982 said:

Loves the players.

 

players love him.

 

can inspire them, knows what it takes

Nope, if he wants to dip his toe in the water go somewhere else first to cut your teeth.

35 minutes ago, DemonWheels said:

Totally agree he’s been a massive loss but if his absence is the cause of our demise then there must be a huge weakness in all the connecting parts of our club. For one person to leave to have such a dramatic and negative impact is an indictment on the other leaders.

He was pivotal in our premiership and in the grand final game itself - he turned the game or at least kept us in it when it was getting away.

There’s some corporate rule about relying too heavily on key staff (can’t recall exactly what it is) and maybe that’s what we’ve experienced.

Whole thing is just sad, for us all.

Whether or not you agree with Tom Morris, he says in his interview on Ben Gibson’s podcast that Gus and Yze have been big losses to the club, because of their balanced natures.

2 hours ago, 3183 Dee said:

Wishful thinking - the idea is great, but can’t work in practice unfortunately.

FWIW, I believe that our downturn in form (post Geelong game) may have coincided with Gus stepping away from the club. Honestly, at the beginning of the season, the team was playing with such lightness and togetherness - remember the  reaction to the Petracca spoil at the end of the Hawks game? It may be coincidence but, to me, it suddenly changed at the time Gus left.

His loss has been absolutely massive - the biggest blow of all, in my opinion. He’s not only an absolute gun player, but he bonded all the different parts of the playing group together. A super smart guy, absolute clubman and a dedicated athlete - able to relate to all different types of people, therefore invaluable as a leader of the club. A complete culture setter.
 

I wouldn’t be surprised if his departure has had a huge effect on Petracca’s thinking and also weighing on Max: Gus would have been a fantastic sounding board for those guys - someone they respected and admired.

I tend to agree. Now ANB. These 2 set standards and culture. We now need a couple of younger ones to step up, like Rivers, McVee, Chandler, Sparrow, and JVR.

Might be too smart,intelligent,perceptive for football?

May need more head knocks.

I'm not sure which annoys me more; people having fantasies about fixing Gus or people having fantasies that Gus will fix us.


On 17/08/2024 at 12:23, greenwaves said:

Brain injury is not something to joke about 

Your area of expertise.

Gus should run the AFL, has all the qualities to do this.


  • 5 months later...

Careful what you wish for Jimbo. Someone I know recognised Fly in Sydney's Northern Beaches with the Sea Eagles today. I noticed the guy next to him. Someone tell me it's a Doppelganger??

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5 hours ago, Hellaintabadplacetobe said:

Careful what you wish for Jimbo. Someone I know recognised Fly in Sydney's Northern Beaches with the Sea Eagles today. I noticed the guy next to him. Someone tell me it's a Doppelganger??

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It's not Brayshaw clearly. And I highly doubt he would go to the club that essentially ruined his career. 

 
6 hours ago, Where Demons Dare said:

It's not Brayshaw clearly. And I highly doubt he would go to the club that essentially ruined his career. 

I hope you are right. 


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