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Rodney (Balls) Grinter

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    14 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    I certainly, even particularly, meant that cohort, Rodney, for what they bring from the Club's history. 'History' in this discussion does them an injustice; they are very much 'present'. Their potential and actual contribution is tangible. The older cohorts, infirm or departed, can still provide models of attitudes to the Club and to life, though, for our cohorts current and yet to come, as they make, then go on to represent, history* for the Club.

    (*...and now, into the spotlight, herstory)

    14 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    Don't worry about this, Rodney. The discussion was about the value of the Club's history (vs looking to its future) to the Club. not to the 'outside world'. It seems to be in good hands in the former.

    I can only really associate with the legends of the likes of Hassa Mann, Brian Dixon, Ron Brassi, Bluey Adams and that era through the stories and respect that my dad always speaks of them because they are not really of my era. But that their names are still know and spoken about so passionately and favourably all these years on really does say something of the character and manner in which they served the club as players and then in later years as past players.

    I think I somewhat yearn for the time when in a somewhat less professional era more players seemed to care more for loyalty and service to their club than picking up the next $8M, 5 year contract that they might or might not have the commitment to see out.

    I guess a few others that I see as loyal respected recent past players that have held onto a strong association with and/or service to the MFC would be the likes of Aaron Davey, Matthew Wheelan, David Neitz, Adam Yze (to an extent) as well as (though not a player) The Reverend, The Great Neale Daniher. I feel even Bryon Pickett to an extent has contributed in this space through his support for Kozzie to remain at the club and perhaps in future years we may well look at Kozzie himself as a great all-round contributor to the fabric of the club.

    I guess within the most recent crop, it would also be pretty hard to find someone who bleeds more Red & Blue than Jack Viney and it will be interesting to see what others might also step up post career - perhaps the Jake Melksham, Tom McDonald types will. It's so sad what happened with Gus Brayshaw as I think he also played that club ambassador role so well, but now understandably would prefer to stay somewhat more detached (at least for now).

    To me it's this kind of service and characters that make following a footy team seem more meaningful and worth while. For all the talk of the ruthless professional era that football is today, I think all the clubs, players and powers at the AFL would do well to think about that 50,000 to 100,000 people don't go down to the local stock agents to cheer on the NAB Vs the ANZ or CBA.

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    19 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    The Club's history is also represented by a large cohort of past players, whose actual or potential contribution in myriad ways towards the Club's future needs to be recognised and fostered.

    I look to more recient times and there is that past players co-hort lead by Rod Grinter & Paul Hopgood, represented in the media by Garry Lyon, Todd Viney and Jimmy Stynes before his passing. The next batch I would say includes guys like Robbo (love him or loath him for his match day 'entertainment' role), Brad Green, the Wizz (to an extent) and increasing Jeff White.

    I think it has become a fair bit more stratified in the professional era, but I can see Gawny being a MFC ambassador for many years to come as well as Jonesy, but I'm not really too sure who else at this point.

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    4 hours ago, layzie said:

    JT putting in the work early for next year. If it gets us Humphries then it's a home run.

    Seriously though, happy to add new dimension to the small forward stocks. Faster version of Spargo?

    And hopefully a version of Laurie that can actually perform at AFL level.

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    4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    That is funny.

    They are becoming the kings of the off field sledge.

    Agreed. I think some of it is actually pretty rude and disrespectful to other clubs, when the GWS official club Web site is posting / trolling about players that are still contracted at competitors clubs, but when they take the mickey out of their own Re Stinger and St Kilda based on their poor form with Leek Aleer, then it's fair game.

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    Had to laugh at the Giants socials page.

    In the comments, someone suggested to give him the locker next to Clayton. Lol.

    I laugh, but it's so likely those two will be very damaging for GWS together. If the Giants arn't pushing for top 4 and seriously contending next year, there is something very wrong. Watching them dismember Sydney in a half a quarter after being well behind bought back memories of the 2021 GF for me and showed what GWS can do. It makes me cry when I see Jesse and Toby Bedford line up for them and probably will with Clayton as well.

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    Another asides, XT and Winsor are already mates having played together at Rowville Secondary College. Will be good seeing them link up coming off half back through the centre of the ground as they are both seem like great creative and line breaking players prepared to work the angles.

    On this note, how many times might we see us go coast to coast - Taylor to Windsor to Pickett to Pickett.

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    12 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Apart from anything else, it shows how much more homework clubs and recruiting teams do on draftees than random or not-so-random track watchers.

    Or have the inside knowledge from the coach. Gippsland Power seem to be a pretty happy hunting ground for us of late. Wounder if this is how it works at Geelong scooping the cream off the Falcons?

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    54 minutes ago, Go Ds said:

    Yep! I remember footage showing, mainly handballs, which seemingly proved an almost psychic connection the Krakouers had on field. It was almost like one could well have been blindfolded yet somehow found the other in space, setting up goals.

    No pressure .... but imagine if the two Pickets wow us with anything remotely similar. We're halfway there! 🙂

    Could be a case of the synergy of putting the two of them together is greater than the sum of the parts of them as individual players, which could be scary.

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    19 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Refused to attend a private school because he hated the private school boy tag.

    What's not to like about this kid!

    18 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Literally confirms himself.

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    Love this attitude.

    Apparently he attended Rowville Secondary college (government school) for their elite sports/football program at some point. A nephew of mine played with his younger brother at East Ringwood and a one of my nieces played with his sister and/or are coached my his mum there, so a real footy family.

    9 hours ago, BangBnagBang said:

    Lets all agree it doesn't matter what school he or anyone does or doesn't go too. It makes no difference.

    Its a boring topic

    Only I think in some respects it does matter. Love XT's attitude to turning down a private school scholarship. The private schools love scooping up the tallents from Jnr clubs and public schools so they can wear it as a badge of sucess to have strong sporting teams and bragging rights when these player's get drafted, when in reality all they did was poach someone that was already a talented sports person.

    The public school system has been run into the ground and put down by the increasingly govenment subsidised private school system in the country for the past 20-30 years to the point of being something of second class citizens. The properganda seems to be that to be successful in life you need to attend a private school.

    I think it's awsome that public school kids can have at least a few role models like Max Gawn, Harvey Langford and Xavier Taylor that shows you don't have to go to a private school with the fancy ties, their own swimming pools, sporting feild complexs and world class performs arts auditoriums to be a sucess.

    P.S. Bayley Fritsch is another outer Eastern boy from the public school system on our list, having gone to primary school at Bimbadeen State Primary in Mooroolbark (my youngest son pointed out his photo hung proudly in the office, along with that of former Demon Matthew Bishop and 'cough cough' Sam Mitchell) and then Lilydale State High.

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