Jump to content

Chelly

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,146

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Chelly

    ST. KILDA IN STRIFE

    in Melbourne Demons

    Posted

    Seems there are double standards operating within the AFL and Andrew Demetriou has some difficult questions to answer about how the St. Kilda players who had sex with the 16/17 year old girl who can't be named were cleared. The AFL's policy on child protection applied to this girl but as per the Human Headline's column in HINCH SAYS

    Rina Russo from MACSA, Mothers against Child Sexual Abuse emails:

    ‘Irrespective of whether the legal age of consent in VIC is 16, the AFL Policy on Child Protection addresses children for their policy as being Under 18!  How then can these footballers be cleared by the AFL when they have breached AFL policy? Not to mention its policy on Bullying.’

    Ashley Hansen

    in Melbourne Demons

    Posted

    The word I have from my sources in the west suggest that because Hansen was contracted for a further twelve months, the Eagles couldn't delist him until the next season. By delisting him before the National Draft, they risked going over the salary cap for 2010.

    By delisting him after the ND, the pay out will go into 2011.

    I don't know if that's correct but just information passed on to me.

    Jack Anthony

    in Melbourne Demons

    Posted

    Today during the media conference to farewell Presti, Pies Footy Manager Geoff Walsh tipped a bucket on Anthony. He said that Anthony was selected this year 7 times and dropped after 5 of his games. He then said that "any club looking to fix their problems by recruiting Anthony should be careful" or words to that effect.

    I have never before heard a club official speak that way about a departing player, I thought the comments were amazing. They must really dislike Anthony. The question is why?

    Bad breath?

    Bails interviews

    in Melbourne Demons

    Posted

    DB was aparently on SEN this morning according to DemonsHQ twitter and 3AW previous to that.

    Ive tried to find them on the respective websites but no luck.

    Anyone have any more success?

    Cheers

    Didn't hear them but my guess is that the boys back at training are all in good shape and most of the list are flying. Expects Cam Bruce back when the senior guys return on Monday and he should be among the fittest and ready to take on a one year contract being the consummate professional that he is.

    AFL 2011 Fixture Talk

    in Melbourne Demons

    Posted

    The Hun confirms today that we play Sydney in Round 1 but that the game's in Sydney. Collingwood takes on Port Adelaide at the G and the paper says the Pies play more games there than any other club. What a surprise?

    It's comforting to know that by round 1 we will probably have played away to more interstate teams than Collingwood does all year round.

    Melbourne's delistings

    in Melbourne Demons

    Posted

    I have a feeling the FD would be comfortable about retaining Newton one more year on the rookie list if that's at all possible.

    Other than that, two players would need to go in order to allow us to use 49 & 52, the last of which we might optional at the ND and could be left for the PSD.

    How many are still out of contract. They're the problematic ones at this point in time.

    THE KASPERSKY CUP SHANGHAI SHOWDOWN

    in Melbourne Demons

    Posted

    That would be great.

    Maybe we can get copies made for a donation that we can put back into the club or give to Reach?

    Would love love love to see that last quarter. Hearing BT screaming orgasmically about Jurrah, but then seeing nothing but a random pixelated forest was so frustrating!

    I'm sure there's a connection between the pixellated forest and the TV series "Lost". I reckon Liam Jurrah might be one of the "others".

    Newton down back

    in Melbourne Demons

    Posted

    In days of yore when there was no salary cap, no limit to the size of your list and you fielded seniors, reserves and under 19s you simply would not hold onto a player like Newton for more than 3 or 4 years let alone the 6 he's reached at this point in time. But it's 2011 and if he is kept on as a second year rookie the relative cost is minimal. It will be a case of rookie pick 89 or even less if Cam Bruce doesn't come to the party i.e. it's neither here nor there - the 46th player on a list of 46.

    The odds are against him and I remain skeptical but historically, there have been cases of players coming out of their shells when given different roles. I'd give him a chance to develop in the new role of back up ruckman cum forward. There are about five weeks during the pre season NAB Cup/NAB Challenge/practice matches when clubs can experiment. He can be tried in that role or he can be given a run in defence. Stranger things have happened.

    The Jack Darling Thread

    in Melbourne Demons

    Posted

    I didn't ask a rhetorical question.  It was genuine.  You're familiar with the difference ?

    I'm well aware of the difference and my post responded directly to your questioning of Demon Hill about whether Daffey produced a top 25 and it proved you were wrong. He didn't produce only a top 10.

    Your statement asking if I'm familiar with the meaning of rhetorical questions reminds me of Homer Simpson in the following scenario:

    Grandma Simpson and Lisa are singing Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" ("How many roads must a man walk down/Before you call him a man?"). Homer overhears and says, "Eight!"

    Lisa: "That was a rhetorical question!"

    Homer: "Oh. Then, seven!"

    Lisa: "Do you even know what 'rhetorical' means?"

    Homer: "Do I know what 'rhetorical' means?"

×
×
  • Create New...