Everything posted by John Crow Batty
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Aliir Aliir & Lachie Jones in Concussion Protocol
I worked with a highly respected neurologist for several decades who was regarded by many in the medical profession including myself to be a genius. His management of brain injury and epilepsy was second to none. He saved and improved many lives. He turned out to be a pedophile.
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Aliir Aliir & Lachie Jones in Concussion Protocol
Not all doctors belong on a pedestal. They are human like the rest of us and the profession has its fair share of dodgy types. I worked in the medical and health care industry for 3 decades and know doctors spanning all ranges from criminals, junkies, [censored], incompetents, nut cases to well balanced and even saints. Any profession that always craps on about its integrity means there’s always something to hide.
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Aliir Aliir & Lachie Jones in Concussion Protocol
Add Rozee when cleaned up by Hunter as posted previously. As I have said before Port were the biggest abusers of the injury sub rule when it was in place. They have nothing but contempt for health and well being rules and were allowed to get away with their mockery of the concussion protocols for far too long. The AFL have really messed up by not pulling Port into line earlier.
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Aliir Aliir & Lachie Jones in Concussion Protocol
It will turn out like soccer with players feigning injury for tactical reasons. On another note I am happy it appears we have consistently and scrupulously adhered to injury protocols to the letter. Even going back to the 2021 GF when we didn’t use our injury substitute when it was so tempting to get Jordon on.
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Buddy Retires Effective Immediately
I would say ‘self interest’ is more appropriate than ‘selfish’. Selfish is more like personally gaining something to the detriment and/or denial to others. Morally questionable. Self interest is like expressing desire for preferred advantage and/or outcome. Like it’s not selfish to want a horse to win a race or conversely to want it to lose. Anyway Buddy is without doubt the greatest superstar so far of this century.
- GAMEDAY: Rd 20 vs Richmond
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NON-MFC: Rd 20 2023
Port appear to not take injury protocols seriously and are openly mocking them. When there was the Injury Sub rule they flouted it just about every game.
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Simon Goodwin Coaching Record
We just missed out on finals in 2020. We finished the season strongly and if it wasn’t truncated to 17 rounds we could easily have made the finals and been a flag chance given the disruptions to all clubs.
- POSTGAME: Rd 19 vs Adelaide
- POSTGAME: Rd 19 vs Adelaide
- AFL lookalikes
- Death Riding Fremantle 2023 - Feathered Cap Edition
- Death Riding Fremantle 2023 - Feathered Cap Edition
- POSTGAME: Rd 17 vs St Kilda
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Time to put the 'Kozzy Form Slump' bias to bed!
Rarely ever see Kossie without an opponent breathing down his neck. Tagged every game.
- PREGAME: Rd 17 vs St. Kilda
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Darren Bennett's goal kicking
You are not missing anything. Was worst ground for an away supporter and even worse than Victoria Park.
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Darren Bennett's goal kicking
Darren Bennett’s goal kicking was a wonder for most of his career but like all footballers he had his wobbles. Towards the end of his career with us his general field and goal kicking deteriorated markedly. Lost a lot of confidence due to persistent injuries. If he could have managed his fitness he would have become our all time best goal kicker I believe. He made the right choice going to the NFL where he would only be relying on his prodigious kicking talent with minimal game time and less punishment on his body.
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COACHES VOTES: Rd 16 2023
To be fair no one notices GWS players unless playing against their side. The exception is when Toby Green creates another outrage.
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Goal kicking accuracy 2023
disregarding total misses which are bad in itself we are the only side with more behinds than goals and by an incredible differential.
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POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
I would like to see our players a little more an adventurous going forward like when approaching i50and taking longer shots at goal. Too many times plonking it 20 metres out with both Gawn and Brown flying for the same ball or hitting up players wide where accuracy is difficult. Opposition defenders know where to congregate. 73 i50’s and no bothered to have a decent long shot. Gotta encourage a little more dare towards goal and break the mold.
- POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
- PREGAME: Rd 16 vs GWS
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NON-MFC: Rd 16 2023
We don’t want Brisbane to close in our our percentage. Third spot is still up for grabs.
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2023 Injury List
Hard to believe anything the club says about injuries these days.