Jaded No More
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We'd be stupid to trade Frost. We'd get a soggy banana for him, and we've seen with injuries just how important backline depth is. Besides, I think Frost can slot into our best 22, and once Lever is back, the pressure on Frost to take the game on, and inevitably turn the ball over, will dramatically decrease, which will make him a far more reliable player.
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Gawn walking laps in tracksuit, HS telling us not to panic...
Jaded No More replied to Gorgoroth's topic in Melbourne Demons
No chance if he had a niggle last weekend, that they A- play him or B- continue to play him. We won by 96 points. Game was over at quarter time. If he ran out the game, it mustn't be that serious, unless of course it got worst towards the end of the match or during the week. Fingers, toes, legs and arms crossed he is OK to go for the rest of the year. It would be a disaster if he breaks down now. We absolutely can't afford that. -
Match Preview and Team Selection - Round 21
Jaded No More replied to Demonland's topic in Melbourne Demons
Can’t see how we win this if Max doesn’t play. It’s our main advantage going into this game. -
A lot will depend on our injuries. We can ill afford to lose anymore of our key players and with Gawn in doubt now, our chances have just taken a dive.
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Gawn walking laps in tracksuit, HS telling us not to panic...
Jaded No More replied to Gorgoroth's topic in Melbourne Demons
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Gawn walking laps in tracksuit, HS telling us not to panic...
Jaded No More replied to Gorgoroth's topic in Melbourne Demons
Would be the most Melbourne thing to happen ever, if Gawn is injured on the eve of our 3 most important games in a decade. -
The real question is, how can such lovely people (The Brayshaws), be related to that [censored] from North Melbourne?
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Don’t think we need to feel sad for Gaff. Andrew is gonna suffer for a long time. A footy suspension is not a big deal in the context of what Andrew is going through. But I understand where you’re coming from.
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He is a child. What were you doing at 22?
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I think it's good that he has flown in, he isn't playing this week, so why not fly in and actually front up to what you did. It's admirable, and honestly I hope he goes in there, apologises, says what he did was inexcusable, cops his whack and moves on. If West Coast go in there with all guns blazing trying to defend his actions, I'll spew. Cop it, deal with it, show remorse, move on. (Might also be down here to spend time with family, as he is clearly going to be out for a long time)
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You're right, we are such a soft society for thinking that punching someone and breaking teeth and jaws is not worthy of severe punishment. We should ease up on domestic violence, one punch strikes and drink driving too. Soft!
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He looks like a tinier version of our Gus, which only upsets me more. Glad to see him in good spirits. I'm sure he'll get the best medical care and make a full recovery, although broken jaws and lost teeth is a very nasty long recovery process to endure for anyone, let alone a professional athlete. Not being able to eat solids will no doubt impact negatively on his muscle mass and so forth.
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I see what you're suggesting. But in my scenario nobody gets a replacement. You'd have to always carry a spare, like in the days of the sub, on the off chance of a red card.
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I'll tell you one thing for sure, I'm going to get a few more grey hairs in the next 3 weeks. If we lose to Sydney I can't see us making finals, as it is the 'easiest' of the 3 games we have left. West Coast might be depleted, but the crowd and the umpires will get them the win, just as Port got the win over us.
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Correct. Nobody gets to replace a player, not the team who lost a player to the injury (Freo), or the team that lost a player for offending (West Coast).
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How so? The player who got hit is out, and the player who hit him, is also out. So each team is a player down.
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No substitution. You [censored] up an opposition player, they are out for the game, you are out for the game. Then it's 17 a side, which is fair. My assumption that these red cards will only ever be activated when something extraordinary happens where a player is injured severely enough that there is no doubt they will not return to the field, like in yesterdays game. If someone gets a crude tackle and are getting assessed for concussion, that to me doesn't warrant a red card.
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I totally agree with you, and like with anything else, the AFL will [censored] it up no doubt. The tackle on J.Smith is totally different, to someone being hit off the ball. It is an action within a game, and we see that sort of thing happen 100 times a game. If in post match the player is charged with rough conduct, that is a different matter that will need to be analysed by video evidence. I think generally it has to be used for any absolute acts of thuggery which will lead to a suspension beyond any reasonable doubt. So anything that happens off the ball that causes severe injury (not if someone gets a little tummy tap and drops like a sack of [censored] to draw a free), or anything that is done with absolute malice and not within the action of the game. And it should be judged and red cards awarded by the emergency umpire who should have in his/her disposal a monitor where they can view the incident in close up and then make a call. Usually when an incident like this takes place, severe injury occurs and the game stops. This will allow the emergency umpire to review the vision and decide if a red card is required.
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He was. When he came to the bench you could see him pointing to it and they almost didn't want to take it out as it was obviously keeping the teeth in place. Makes me feel sick thinking about it!
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This incident does raise for me the need for a red card system. It will rarely get used, but when something like this goes down, how is it fair that one team is down a player while the player who took him down is still able to run out the match? It would have made no difference to this actual game, but what if someone did that to Oliver in the first minutes of a GF? Would you want that player to keep playing while we were down one? There has to be some sort of system to deal with these unusually awful incident in game.
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I agree, I don't think Gaff went out and thought "I'm gonna smash his jaw and break his teeth coz he's being a pest to me". I think he thought "you're an annoying [censored] I'm gonna hit ya a little because I'm having a brain fade moment and oh [censored] I just smashed you really hard and I am screwed". I feel for both of them, but bloody hell you look at poor Andrew and you just feel sick. To hear his mum was crying in the rooms just breaks your heart, when you think what Gus went through and that she has another kid in the army. I heard on radio this morning that she'd had to take on some counselling to help her deal with the Gus situation, and now this. FFS my heart really breaks for her! This will no doubt have long lasting ramifications on Gaff, his confident, his demeanour, the way he is perceived by the wider footy community, and no doubt his future and asking price. I would still welcome him to our club, but as stated previously, I would hope the club looks into the mental impact this will have on Gaff, on Gus (I'm sure he will be OK with it) and as a general look for our club. We were very hard on Bugg and he has barely played since (although he is a poor player which doesn't help), so how do we proceed should we get Gaff without looking hypocritical?
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Nothing would make me happier than meeting those pricks from Geelong in finals and knocking them out. Sweet justice. Can’t stand them!
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Look I have no love or attachment to this club. But every year talented players end up there and you just have to feel for them. They are on a hiding to nothing. It’s just not ok. They will get pick 2 and most likely 3 this year for Lynch (he’s a RFA right?). A better established club would try to trade at least one of those picks for a good player and leader. But no money will convince anyone half decent to go there. So back to the draft they go to get more kids, who will get no real leadership and end up going elsewhere in a few years time. I can’t see how they get out of this cycle.
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He’s eating his feelings away.
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Can we talk about Gold Coast for a minute. I feel very sorry for their players. Honestly can you blame a star like Lynch for leaving? They have no soul, no support, the AFL threw them in the league, gave them an Ablett who didn’t give a flying f about the club, and are leaving them to struggle. They are in trouble.
