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  1. On 23/03/2024 at 10:12, Maldonboy38 said:

    1. Essendon. The Sheedy era, the 2000 GF, the drugs scandal and Hird's unapologetic hubris. I hope that their streak of not winning a final continues infinitum. I was there the day Whelan ironed out Hird and it is the only time in my life I have applauded a player's suffering. 

    2. Carlton. I grew up in the Carlton zone where they won multiple flags and we were perennial bottom 4. Their supporters are by far the most insufferable. 

    3. Collingwood. This is deep grained and genetic (I am 4th generation Dees) The Eddie Maguire era solidified it and it moved from legislation to constitution. Irrevocable.

     

    Sums it up perfectly 

    only thing I’ll add, the Maynard incident last year and what followed will never be forgotten wrt Collingwood 

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  2. 5 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Naming Petty says a lot about the state of BB and his knees. If BB always needs backup, I’d rather an underdone Petty than a fully fit Schache any day. 

    Always weird that we question selections, inferring that we know more than the coaches and selectors. 

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  3. 8 hours ago, sue said:

    I wasn't referring to him (I have never forgiven his pro-Essendon position in the 'enhancement' program). But his co-presenter said it 3 times, so I guess she got it from him.

    I agree re the Essendon thing, he still throws it into his segment, given half the chance 

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  4. 2 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

    jon ralph, who tends to just re-write media releases, says that the afl - unsurprisingly - doesn't have a protocol to deal with a player medically retired with a significant amount of time left upon their deal

    BRAYSHAW UNCERTAINTY

    The AFL is expected to have discussions with Melbourne about the salary cap implications of Angus Brayshaw’s retirement given he has five more seasons left on his contract.

    The league medically retired Brayshaw and while the Demons spent Thursday farewelling their premiership star, his position will clearly set a precedent for all clubs.

    Brayshaw could agree to accept a smaller figure on a contract of between $700,000-$800,000 as part of an agreement with the club or the AFL could grant the Demons some cap relief.

    Rival list bosses agreed there was no set protocol for medical retirements given most players to retire recently including Marcus Adams, Paul Seedsman and Paddy McCartin did not have long-term deals.

    The AFL’s intervention into Brayshaw’s career will give the Demons the best chance of reducing the cap implications of his deal until 2028.

    reads to me like we're going to be carrying the hefty salary in our cap for the extent of the remainder of the deal - that would be very, very annoying indeed

    That’s just ridiculous, if that’s the case 

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  5. 5 minutes ago, sue said:

    But that's all, as you say, your 'guess'.   i have heard in ABC radio them say he has been forced to retire by the AFL.  And a couple of posters here have said that too, but I cannot find any statement from the AFL saying that and Gus said it was his decision. Anyone....?

    Are you referring to Warwick Hadfield on RN? I heard it and thought he was incorrect. Wouldn’t be the first time. Anyone hear him yesterday on our’drug culture’? Basically aired a rumour 

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  6. On 20/02/2024 at 11:02, Demonland said:

    The ‘big questions’ Matthew Lloyd has about one club ahead of 2024 season

    Matthew Lloyd says he’s unsure where Melbourne is at heading into the new season.

    The Demons are coming off a second straight sets exit from the finals, having now lost four consecutive matches in September.

    With the new campaign less than three weeks away, Lloyd says there’s “big questions” about the club’s recent game style.

    “I’m not sure about Melbourne,” he told 3AW Football’s pre-season preview podcast.

    “(There’s) big questions about Simon Goodwin, I think he’s played too safe.”

    Thanks for your concern Matthew, but [censored] off

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  7. 52 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    No doubt The Filth took out Angus in that game

    Premeditated plan executed 

    They all loved it

    Eddie shouted “Justice”

    These are the [censored] called Collingwood 

    Young Demons may now understand how much they must be despised and Hated for eternity 

    Don’t get me started on The AFL

    Agree 100% and this is why I’m imposing a media ban on myself for season 24. I will come here and listen to the DL pod and that’s it.

    The profound lack of courage by the tribunal to suspend Maynard and the subsequent hypocrisy of the afl to outlaw the act were the final straw. And now the salivating of the populist media over the Joel smith debacle… I can do without the angst.

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  8. 11 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    I actually did tell him exactly that! He appeared outta nowhere (my umbrella means no peripheral vision) and I knee-jerked and yelled out, “CLARRIE!!!” He said “how are ya?” I said, “better now that I’ve seen you here!” Dave, the physio called him to go and as he walked away I yelled out, “We love you Clarry!” He actually responded, “I love you, too.” 😅 Afterwards he came over and we had an awesome chat. It’s the happiest I’ve ever seen him. He told me about his 10 days with Chin and his family. I said, “Kade’s a great kid.” Clarrie says, [censored] oath he is!” That’s so Clarrie.  😁 He reckons he needs to lose five kilos. I said, “where the hell from?” He patted his belly. He ran off with the physio and when he came back to the fence he said, “you’re still here.” I said, “Yep, got a problem with that, fat-guts?” He laughed and said, “you’re a real fan” meaning because of the weather. I said I most definitely am. He pointed to his temple and said, “We remember this.” I mean, we hear things like this from the girls all the time. It’s rare that one of the boys say it.

     I’m back again. We just chatted again. He’s so funny. I said I’d better step back from him lest I take his eye out with my umbrella. Dave said, “geez imagine if that happened!” and we laughed. Clarrie says, “it wouldn’t matter, I’ve got two.” Then I said, “seriously Clarrie, you need to know us supporters love you so much, we’ve got your back, we always have and we always will, and we’ll always love you.” He said, “well someone has to” (love him). Before I could say anything he quickly added, “nah, thanks for that.” 

    Tearing up wcw, reading this. thanks so much for conveying to him what he means to us all. And it sounds like he felt it

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  9. On 17/11/2023 at 07:00, dazzledavey36 said:

    Considering they have just upgraded Turner to the senior list on a 2 year deal I would suggest that the coaching department are supremely confident he'll make it.

    He'll play as the 3rd tall defender next year.

    Bookmark it.

    Need a fingers crossed emoji 🤞

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  10. 2 hours ago, tiers said:

    The result of the Brownlow voting by the umpires might be anomalous compared with the other so called expert awards but, and this is a big but, they are only ones who can see how hard the players are working on the field. It is an award for fairest and best, not for accumulating possessions, and should rightly go to a player who strives the hardest for each possession.

    Coaches award votes for the impact on the result which is why, for example, defenders can often win votes for a minimal possession defensive role. This sort of analysis is beyond the umpires on the field and it is no wonder that it throws up different results.

    The so called expert awards in the media also appear to be slanted towards favourite or prominent players whose stats sheets are overflowing but who might not have worked as hard or made much of a difference. Think about the "ring-a-rosy" in the backlines that often can inflate stats that have no meaning.

    For all the criticism of the umpires voting, there have been no undeserving players (duds) who have won and, in any given year, there are many players who would qualify. There is an element of luck in the result especially when a team has many potential vote winners every week eg Melbourne's Petracca, Oliver, Viney, Gawn.

    My own preference would be for a system that selects which player had the most influence on a result (similar to the coaches award) but I acknowledge that this would be too hard to determine by a group of independent umpires in the short time frame after a match.

    Leave it alone because there is no demonstratively better system

     

    Stop being so reasonable 😉

  11. 21 minutes ago, PerthDee said:

    Goody needs to play the SEN Blues tossers call of our game at pre-season …. Our boys would take them apart …. If Jack Viney heard that commentary the baggers would be too scared to take the field !!!

    You have a strong stomach to have listened to it 

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