Australian - Aussie Rules - Football 1841-

[andw]

Originally Posted by buttsie

"We caught up with him this morning and removed his foot from his mouth and my foot from his arse," Hardwick said.

Damien Hardwick has just gone up in my estimation.

I get the distinct impression, being outside the garden state, that kind of plain talking is sadly lacking in the AFL versus Essendon saga. A bit late for it now that the lawyers are involved.

[buttsie]

The trouble with the supplements scandal is very few people actually know the exact truth

Seems bizarre 16 months on Stephen Dank still hasnt given evidence

I'd suspect because the supplements involved arent performance enhancing but
quicken recovery many clubs will never come out individually given they all use pain killing injections to keep injured players on the field....

Hypocrisy at its worst if this entire saga is about ensuring players long term health.

From what i've read its the presidents meeting where they've all castigated Essendon
but that might come back to bite them given that multiple other Victorian clubs are now being investigated by the Work Cover for their supplements programs which the AFL had rubber stamped as being OK.

This issue has the potential to get a lot worse than just Essendon.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vic...555b25e7ec424e

[Motorboater]

Estreeter is a Collingwood supporter? Disappointing. GO BLUES!!!

I spent today in Meadow Heights and Glenroy. If Melbourne is the most liveable city, God help the rest of you poor knobs, who live elsewhere

[nckgmd]

I was going to suggest Port Augusta (a.k.a. Port Augutta) as more livable.
Go the POWER!!!!!!

[Motorboater]

Just realised. My team is playing nckgmd's, as I type!

edit: Not a good time to reveal that I barrack for Carlton

[nckgmd]

Originally Posted by Motorboater

Just realised. My team is playing nckgmd's, as I type!

edit: Not a good time to reveal that I barrack for Carlton

Could be worse you could barrack for the Crows... A.F.C. A Failed Club...
Remember there's always next year... This has been the closest years in memory, where a bottom side can beat the top... Even though I'm a Port Adelaide Magpie/Power fan I feel pretty bad for your club. Some good players and Malthouse is so good for the game.. Give him time....

[Motorboater]

Empathy for Carlton? Hell must be a lukewarm place atm.

[buttsie]

Originally Posted by nckgmd

Could be worse you could barrack for the Crows... A.F.C. A Failed Club...
Remember there's always next year... This has been the closest years in memory, where a bottom side can beat the top... Even though I'm a Port Adelaide Magpie/Power fan I feel pretty bad for your club. Some good players and Malthouse is so good for the game.. Give him time....

The Crows have failed so badly they only have 2 Trophies compared to the Powers 1

If we're really honest the Power when they were finishing 1st/2nd around the early 00s
under mark Williams choked so many times in finals series it was embarassing.

Lets not forget the biggest choke of them all - worst performance in a grand final 2007

2007 Grand Final, Geelong v Port Adelaide - 4 Minutes To Go - 163 v 44 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UcFr9o6-Rc

Still staggers to think that a team that had beaten Geelong away from home towards the end of the minor round could be belted by 100+ points on grand final day.

They havent been the same Club until ken Hinkley and staff came to town last season

2004 Power v Brisbane 24 mins - their one GF win over the great Brisbane team
Lethal Leigh Matthews is still fuming over the scheduling even till this day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQn7GvVwSKY


For the record

Started following the Port Adelaide Magpies in the 70s
to spite my parents who followed Glenelg

Followed Hawthorn through the 70s/80s

Followed the Crows from the 90s and later the Power



As for Carlton - Malthouse thought they were primed to win a premiership soon
I think that means he has officially been declared senile

They need to draft about half a team and get rid of the false hope offered by the likes of Jarrad Waite and Chris Yarran.Talented but far too inconsistent.


The best example of where talent even if supreme isnt really worth holding onto
if your trying to win grand finals

Gary Ablett senior - 1981-1983 at Hawthorn
Hawthorn from 83-89 appeared in 7 grand finals - character over talent
Abletts stellar career looks great until - 4 grand finals at Geelong and lost them all.

[Motorboater]

Mick Malthouse is senile? buttsie must have a BigFooty account.

[nckgmd]

Originally Posted by buttsie

The Crows have failed so badly they only have 2 Trophies compared to the Powers 1

If we're really honest the Power when they were finishing 1st/2nd around the early 00s
under mark Williams choked so many times in finals series it was embarassing.

Lets not forget the biggest choke of them all - worst performance in a grand final 2007

2007 Grand Final, Geelong v Port Adelaide - 4 Minutes To Go - 163 v 44 points
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UcFr9o6-Rc

Still staggers to think that a team that had beaten Geelong away from home towards the end of the minor round could be belted by 100+ points on grand final day.

They havent been the same Club until ken Hinkley and staff came to town last season

2004 Power v Brisbane 24 mins - their one GF win over the great Brisbane team
Lethal Leigh Matthews is still fuming over the scheduling even till this day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQn7GvVwSKY


For the record

Started following the Port Adelaide Magpies in the 70s
to spite my parents who followed Glenelg

Followed Hawthorn through the 70s/80s

Followed the Crows from the 90s and later the Power



As for Carlton - Malthouse thought they were primed to win a premiership soon
I think that means he has officially been declared senile

They need to draft about half a team and get rid of the false hope offered by the likes of Jarrad Waite and Chris Yarran.Talented but far too inconsistent.


The best example of where talent even if supreme isnt really worth holding onto
if your trying to win grand finals

Gary Ablett senior - 1981-1983 at Hawthorn
Hawthorn from 83-89 appeared in 7 grand finals - character over talent
Abletts stellar career looks great until - 4 grand finals at Geelong and lost them all.

The Power would of done better but with the likes of a jealous little man named Mark Bickley breaking Wakelins cheek bone we could of had a chance at a second. Also it doesn't help having the ugliest man in AFL's history Burton dob your player in at the tribunal (unheard of). But that's the kind of sore losers the The Crows were under Bickley.. The Crows or a.k.a The Parrots in a pride flag won 2 g/f. One against a team that is known to choke on G/F day the Saints (even the Aldinga Sharks could beat the Saints in a G/F) and the Roo's, they were just lucky. They also won these with their entry team. They had better entry conditions into the AFL than the Power. Like the Suns and Giants will dominate once their players mature so did the Crows but what have they done since??? Nothing. But according to the very biased media in S.A. they are the best and every year they are going to win the G/F and one of their player's going to get a Brownnose.. Do they? Umm no! The Parrots should of never existed they are Glenelg in disguise that's why they are pathetic. It should of been Port and Norwood two REAL teams. As for Mark Williams he probably knew we didn't have much a chance against the Cats in 2007 as we were on the way down and I guess you have to try and stir the pot a little try to get under the opponents skin. He had to try and do anything to help our team against that brilliant side the Cats were. As I ask all Crows fans when they speak of that G/F. We were a better team than you I wonder how it would of turned out if you played The Cats that day? They know they would of been slaughtered worse... Leigh Matthews well you turn up you play you lose accept it... Leigh Matthews can lick the sweat off the back of my hairy balls..