Rhino spends all day fighting on the Boards but he's concerned that Brock was in a fight.

Rhino spends all day fighting on the Boards but he's concerned that Brock was in a fight.

Indeed.

Look I'm more concerned about the way he played when he came back from injury.

That trying to break every tackle [censored] looked like he believed his own publicity.

Indeed.

Look I'm more concerned about the way he played when he came back from injury.

That trying to break every tackle [censored] looked like he believed his own publicity.

Good point.

Thats the main thing. So what if he got in a fight with some guys in Europe (one last point I don't know how you can difuse a situation when you don't speak the same language plus they a 6 foot Aussie blokes, always a target.)

The fact of the matter is his form was terrible and god knows how he finished 8th in best and fairest he got caught in the Essendon game in the goal square.

Against the pies in Neita's 300th he got caught holding the ball 3 times by DALE THOMAS.

Rhino spends all day fighting on the Boards but he's concerned that Brock was in a fight.

I never threw a punch your honour and was provoked by a Swedish backpacker called Sven!

Old you are right about the way he played in 2007.

Lets hope he is more effective next year.

Look I'm more concerned about the way he played when he came back from injury.

That trying to break every tackle [censored] looked like he believed his own publicity.

He did that against the saints in round 1.

Correct me if i'm wrong but i think he got his injury trying to break through a tackle.

IMO i saw Brock as trying too hard to lead by example. Breaking tackles, being the inspiration etc etc.

He was trying to do too much. Trust your team mates, Brock.

Indeed.

Look I'm more concerned about the way he played when he came back from injury.

That trying to break every tackle [censored] looked like he believed his own publicity.

In the article he talks about the lack of match fitness, which after missing so much footy, he just couldn't regain.

For a midfielder who is not particularly quick, that would result in playing poorly.

Don't forget that appearances have a lot to do with people wanting to fight you or not, for no apparent reason except in their small ignorant mind "they don't like the look of you"

He's just a good ol' broady boy, can't help but get the dukes out!

i knew of brock as a teenager, he's a few years younger, but i know a large number of his younger childhood mates growing up in the essendon/keilor ditrict...........he got in2 a bit of mischeif, broke in2 a have cars, got in2 a few fights and probably had he occasional j............then he got to about 15/16 and really changed his ways..........whilst still admired and respected by those 'hoodlum-ish' mates, he stopped doin dumb stuff and hanging out with them, focusing on his footy from that time on, and is considered to be still loyal to tme in that if he runs in2 them he is very nice, has a chat etc, but he was mature enuf back at 16 to see he was headed the wrong way and drastically changed...........i beleive he would b a very loyal teammate and stick up for people, with this background he certainly wouldnt b scared of a bar fight, but i doubt highly he aggrevated these situations...........mor likely carroll did, with his rep as a bit of a lout and a boozer...........but regardless, big guys with moes and haircuts like carroll always have targets on their backs for drunk blokes desperate to prove their manhood, and thats tru anywhere in the world........i bet anything it was probably 2 unlucky cases of carroll being suspected of being all appearance and no stubstance on the toughness front by a bunch o drunks who were out to prove hemselves to the world, and brock just stood up for his mate........end of story, who gives a.........

i bet anything it was probably 2 unlucky cases of carroll being suspected of being all appearance and no stubstance on the toughness front by a bunch o drunks who were out to prove hemselves to the world, and brock just stood up for his mate........end of story, who gives a.........

If thats the case, Brock should stay the hell away from Carroll the next time they go out boozing.

I disagree with Brock's philosphies on fighting. That said, sometimes it is impossible to walk away, no matter how hard you try.

Once is happenstance

Twice is coincidence

Thrice is a habit.

Luckily the 2007 MFC Euro-Bogan Tour ended when it did.

I'm not sure why Carroll's name is being dragged through the mud and McLean is considered the innocent. And where is Rivers in all of this?

I'm not sure why Carroll's name is being dragged through the mud and McLean is considered the innocent. And where is Rivers in all of this?

Because Carroll looks like a bogan, and isn't as integral to the team as McLean. They're the only reasons. I strongly agree with you on this point; there's some sheer hypocracy going on. We should be presuming that Carroll and McLean were just as innocent or guilty as each other given the lack of evidence to the contrary.

I don't think Rivers was present for the second incident, which is why he has not been named.

2007 MFC Euro-Bogan Tour

It's funny because it's true.... (nice colour coordination)

Brock has learned his lesson well and taken more support with him on the Chinese leg of the tour.

Just hope they don't run into any female swimmers!!

From McLean's description, the first incident sounds like it could have been defused if some different decisions had been made:

McLean said the trouble in Ios started when a patron unleashed a verbal attack on a friend.

"A bloke (was) being rude with someone I was with and having a go at them for no reason," McLean said.

"We sort of stood up for ourselves and it escalated from there."

Sticks and stones..? I don't particularly care too much, but this doesn't sound like an incident where someone just wanted to fight them and was going to take a shot regardless.

Maybe the second incident was always going to lead to a physical confrontation:

In Munich, McLean said he and Carroll were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

"The guy in Germany was just a drunken tourist who was hell-bent on fighting someone," McLean said. "No one was seriously injured, it was just a little bit of a scuffle."

It's funny because it's true.... (nice colour coordination)

With the top Brock is wearing.

Id start him too.

Seriously Brock the 18 year old house music v-neck top.

Your better than that.

With the top Brock is wearing.

Id start him too.

Seriously Brock the 18 year old house music v-neck top.

Your better than that.

Get over yourself, he can wear whatever the hell he likes.

nah, I agree with 32: If Benny can't get away with the v-neck then no-one else will.

Should've copied Ben's more recent trend, shirtless and sweaty.

let's get over the whole brock thing and think about what is happening now...let's be honesses, he probably made a couple of bad decisions but he is human...neitz is one of the greatest captains this club has ever had and look at some of the stuff he did at crown.

let's get over the whole brock thing and think about what is happening now...let's be honesses, he probably made a couple of bad decisions but he is human...neitz is one of the greatest captains this club has ever had and look at some of the stuff he did at crown.

very good point,

but he is human...

hmm that's debatable!