Grr-owl

The word for that is "incompetent." And the club has the gumption to ask to donate. I mean, FFS, shouldn't that mean the players put in desperate, gut-busting efforts all over the ground from siren to siren?

On 6/19/2020 at 2:54 PM, Deestar9 said:

At the moment...Jeremy Cameron says hi ?it is & will be a bizarre season ...let’s give the players a bit of leeway for a few weeks ...

Jeremy has not re-signed with the Giants yet. I'd put a bit of money on MFC spending big to return him South. We need a big key forward and big key forwards need to be needed.

On 6/14/2020 at 12:50 PM, Fifty-5 said:

Have you been inside the rooms?

No. I live an awful long way away.... That's an impression formed from the available media. Are you saying things are obviously different in reality? Please (can't believe I'm writing this) explain. Describe. Would love to have a reason to hope...

15 minutes ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

Some of our Best footy in recent seasons was played when TMc was running hard,  high-forward and midfield,  and with Pederson playing follower.  Gawn out injured.

I'm with you. TMac has a huge tank that should be exploited as long as he's playing as a forward. Jackson or Weid have to make the FF possie their own. In fact, long term, why not Egg and Weid forward, and TMac, Lever and May as the talls in the backline?

1 hour ago, Fifty-5 said:

Traded Watts and Hogan and dropped his mate Hibberd.  I don't think lack of edge is a problem.

But where's the passion, the fire, the inspirational spark? There is none. Instead we get 'learnings.' I feel I'm stuck at new-age retreat.

11 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I like your thinkings ET. 

Excellent postings.

22 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

But would it be GC/GWS in the gun or North/Saints/Demons? And where does Tassie sit in that? Perhaps kill off or merge one of the 3 with GC, one with GWS and send the 3rd to Tas is their thinking?

I don't really see the AFL giving up on the northern expansion - and I don't really think they should either. GWS definitely has a place in the league, GC long term is a good investment too but perhaps they need to split games between GC and Townsville/Darwin or something?

Yeah, I can't see them giving up on them, either. Too much pride. But I'm sure they wouldn't mind too much if a couple of Vic teams were left behind/merged/moved.

They don’t seem to realise the game is hard. Never mind. Goody will give them a cup of herbal tea and a hug and take a lot of positives out of it and look to the future and...

3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Jordan Lewis also said this on his radio commentary last night.

Got a link? Also, is Lewy still kicking coach?

20 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

They had Kennett on SEN before to discuss the letter he had written to Hawks members this afternoon.

https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/704788/jeff-s-letter-to-members

The critical part of it was he has put the death of clubs back on the table;

This is the guy who tried to destroy the state and now he is trying to destroy the competition with his economic rationalist views.

I hope our club defends itself in no uncertain terms as it is clear we are one of 4 clubs (along with North, Saints and Dogs despite their current financial position) whose necks are on the chopping block.

You could say it's just a blowhard but the fact he is on the competitions coronavirus committee means his position holds more weight than most and it would be unlikely if he has gone out and said this publicly without similar discussions being had privately.

He has given clubs 3 years to get their finances in order. 3 years despite not knowing how the next season or two will play out. 3 years to try and overcome decades of financial inequities in the competition.

If the competition were serious and the clubs had a backbone they would demand a revenue sharing model as compensation for the AFL's crowd/revenue maximisation policies. Of course the AFL has crippled most clubs so that they are reliant on the AFL and dare not speak out against city hall lest they be punished with poor fixtures and stadium deals and any other decisions the AFL decides on a whim. Look at the way they punished Sydney for daring to steal Buddy Franklin from under the noses of the Giants! Could you imagine if Collingwood or Hawthorn were banned from trading for two trade periods?

Average supporters do not understand the long-term financial ramifications of competition policies over several decades dating back to the impact of the player zoning system and then over more recent decades revenue/crowd maximisation policies and ground rationalisation policies. Clubs need to start standing up for themselves otherwise at some point in the (near?) future the AFL and big clubs will decide it is no longer in their interest to keep clubs on life support and will let them fold despite being victims of AFL policies and the fact their weak financial position was manufactured to balloon the financial positions of the bigger clubs and the AFL executives.

I get the sense that, in private, many AFL power brokers have decided that the latest expansion was a mistake and they would welcome a two team reduction.

On 6/5/2020 at 5:36 AM, Melb-A-Toast said:

Nice.

Breville better with Neville Jetta

Anyone on kitchen duties at your place name Betty, by any chance? Betty better butter that breville for Neville....

On 6/10/2020 at 9:49 PM, 58er said:

That's not fair in my opinion Grr-owl.

You are directly  throwing that at Max and if no names are mentioned it is unfair to many or all of our players.

Harley was extremely emotional and spoke beautifully but his journey has been a lot harder than any one else's so he was reflecting his wonderful spirit and appreciation of all the Club who have been very serious in backing him all the way.

Well, I was trying to emphasise why, perhaps, Harley is a cut above as a sportsman. One of the major takeaways from The Last Dance was the seriousness of MJ. Winning was everything to him, and I sense that Harley has something of the same quality. Not everybody does. 

The way he spoke in his interview, there’s a seriousness there that not a lot of our team has.

22 hours ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

You'll get no argument from me in regards to that Grr-owl. Not when it comes at the price of the air we breathe and the water we drink. If the wish to bring China to heel is authentic then maybe it's time to stop the political posturing and start weaning ourselves off the container ships full of sh@t they produce but none of us really need. 

Damn right. If there's one thing I've learned from isolation it's that my needs are much smaller than I used to think. My family is closer, I'm getting more work done, I'm less stressed, I'm spending less and saving more, I'm healthier... The other day I ventured outside and gazed fascinated at my car, wondering why I needed that expensive but largely useless transport device. I guess I have come to the conclusion that this life is better.

22 hours ago, Engorged Onion said:

How good is the crypticness of that love it

 

Exactly. Using a good old gem of Australian folklore to say something you're not allowed to say. 

In the AGM, GB said while he couldn't to make an announcement, he could say this, "There's movement at the station." Something tied to the Richmond station redevelopment.  

On 5/24/2020 at 12:34 AM, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I'v actually got a lot of time for the guy Ding. Governments of both the liberal and conservative persuasion (even though the latter call themselves the former over here) have been sucking at the teat of China for a long time and it has been a major factor in our uninterrupted (until now) run of continual economic growth. The key is to find a balance that benefits us without selling our economic soul. Our moral soul in relation to China died a long time ago unfortunately. 

Uninterrupted runs of economic growth are overrated. If we all had less stuff cluttering up our spare space, we wouldn't be worse off....

22 hours ago, Ron Burgundy said:

Thanks - it's tempting.

But I think the masses here have come to know Ron Burgundy as being associated with this very basic, and possibly extremely unflattering, self portrait.

I like your work though. It's clean.

 

Gotta respect a man who likes his meat and potatoes straight up. No worries.... 

19 hours ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

Is this true.?

Pretty sure. I was thinking for a while that was why they didn't go for Jenkins: had an idea in mind already. Otherwise, why didn't they go for Lynch?

19 hours ago, Ron Burgundy said:

Nice avatar/picture thing Grr-owl.

I reckon it’s BOG.

 

I could do one for ya, if you want Just gimme a concept and I'll represent it..... 

18 hours ago, Ron Burgundy said:

Nice avatar/picture thing Grr-owl.

I reckon it’s BOG.

 

Cheers, mate. 

18 hours ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

OhFFS.    leave the kids alone.!

No way. 

17 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Blah blah blah

That's all on the head of the players and the Coach

Damn right. Win and they will come.

4 hours ago, John Demonic said:

I think plenty of Dees supporters after round 1 are having premonitions that there is no way this list will be competitive in the final two weeks of the season over the next few years without some radical intervention to bring in a star or two by taking some big risks. Tmac and Weid kicking bags and winning premierships? It's just a laughable idea at this point. Like hoping Ben Holland and Troy Simmonds turn into clutch superstars.

I think you are right. Jackson is the man, but we need to wait for him, and we don't have time to wait...

5 hours ago, John Demonic said:

This whole discussion, while premature, is one that will need to be had if Daniher recovers or shows enough potential to recover from his injuries, we have another year with awful i50 conversions and miss the 8, and he's inevitably the only forward that is on the market in trade period.

And yet if Burgess gets Bennell, vandenberg, Viney, Smith all injury free, we'll be the exact club an injury prone player will want to come to turn their career around. Big IF yes, but let's wait and see before mocking the idea of swooping in on a kpf player we won't have to trade anything for.

Cameron is up for grabs. He's from Dartmoor....