Poor old Dale Lewis

[robbieando]

When it all came out, while I didn't believe the figures quoted by Dale, I could still see where he was coming from. Anyway his comments if I remember rightly said that the figure he quoted had either used or been in the presence of a user of either your rec drug or the performance drugs.

Still I doubt he was kept off the shortlist for the TOTC because of his statements, I just believe that he just wasn't good enough to be on it despite playing 180+ games and serving the club for so long. He would of gone close but I just don't think playing 180+ game earnt him his spot.

[stellation]

Originally posted by Dooloo
The guy had so much talent, and he did stick by the club through thick and thin. Reminds me of Rhys-Jones, always seemed to have so much time when he had the ball.

A friend of mine used to call him "Look for the camera" Lewis because he always had that extra second when he got the ball that the better plays have but my friend was of the opinion he spent that extra second making sure he lined up for the best camera angle. Which I thought was harsh... probably true, but harsh... I loved Dale

[BAM_BAM]

Originally posted by robbieando
He would of gone close but I just don't think playing 180+ game earnt him his spot.

Jim Main, did say (in Mainline I think) that he was unlucky to miss out being selected as a candidate. Given what happened, I think it swayed his appeal the other way. But I do agree, given the calibre of player he was competing against, it was a hard asignment to start with.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by BAM_BAM
Jim Main, did say (in Mainline I think) that he was unlucky to miss out being selected as a candidate. Given what happened, I think it swayed his appeal the other way. But I do agree, given the calibre of player he was competing against, it was a hard asignment to start with.

You can debate the ins and outs forever (that whats so good about a forum like this) but I certainly thought he was in the same league as Gary Brice, Colin Hounsell and Ian Roberts to name a few.

[Rizzo]

I was certainly a Lewie fan but I wasn't surprised that he missed on on TOTC nominations. Too inconsistent.

When I heard Dale's comments on drugs I thought he was just stating the bleeding obvious. What surprised me was the venom of the swans players in their response. I guess they felt it reflected on them.

[Damien]

Originally posted by Rizzo
I was certainly a Lewie fan but I wasn't surprised that he missed on on TOTC nominations. Too inconsistent.

When I heard Dale's comments on drugs I thought he was just stating the bleeding obvious. What surprised me was the venom of the swans players in their response. I guess they felt it reflected on them.

Yeah well I guess seeing most AFL players that he knew well were Swans players, it isn't hard to put two and two together.

I would have been very angry if I had played alongside him for years and then heard that!

I don't think his comments had anything to do with the non selection though.

[taurus]

Originally posted by desredandwhite
Well, there are very few awards given purely on the basis of limitless potential..

Dale was one of my favourites, but gee he made you tear your hair out.

I remember one game in 95(?) when he kicked a goal from left pocket, very sharp angle. The thing was that he could have kicked the goal from much better angle, but he casually allowed himself to be cornered by the opposition defender (i think he also had two bounces VERY close to the boundary). Dale kicked the ball JUST before he got crushed by the defender. You could hear Swans fans screaming "Kick it, f@#$wit"

[CureTheSane]

I'm a bit late on this thread, but let me say this....

Dale Lewis in the team of the century? - hahahahahahaha

Thank you for the morning laugh.

That was great.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by CureTheSane
I'm a bit late on this thread, but let me say this....

Dale Lewis in the team of the century? - hahahahahahaha

Thank you for the morning laugh.

That was great.

I can't remember . . . did anyone suggest Dale should have been in the team of the century?

It's like chinese whispers (for those that can remember that game) or a conversation in a particularly noisy nightclub ~ what you say and what people hear diverges at an amazing rate.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not picking on the esteemed "CuretheSane" (he certainly didn't start the drift in meaning).

It seems that while the messageboards are great fun and serve as a great place to exchange views ~ the medium itself seems to discourage clarity of communication.

[chammond]

It seems that while the messageboards are great fun and serve as a great place to exchange views ~ the medium itself seems to discourage clarity of communication.

Sorry . . . . . I don't understand that?

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by chammond
Sorry . . . . . I don't understand that?

I noticed that the original post never suggested Lewis should have been in the TOTC, yet most subsequest posts are statements that he wasn't worthy of being in the TOTC.

Most posters are disagreeeing with a statement that was never made, I was just speculating why that was so.

In normal face-to-face conversation if I was to say
"It's a nice day today, although the weatherman said it might rain"
and you were to answer
"No it isn't, it's a nice day!"
I'd think you were partially deaf, or something.

However that's the way these messageboard conversations go. Perhaps people glance at a post yet don't have time to read it because they are simultaneously doing other things on their computers?
Similarly when posting, perhaps people are so hurried that they don't proofread their own words?

Just a thought ~ now back to the footy.

[Rizzo]

Huh? If you're going to throw up possible theories on why he missed out on the shortlist, people are going to explore whether he should have go there on merit in the first place....or am I missing something? I think you're splitting hairs.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by Rizzo
Huh? If you're going to throw up possible theories on why he missed out on the shortlist, people are going to explore whether he should have go there on merit in the first place....or am I missing something? I think you're splitting hairs.

I don't think I'm splitting hairs,

The team of the century is the traditional 18 players plus 6 reserves and a coach. 25 BLOKES.

The Team of the century SHORTLIST had almost 200 BLOKES listed

That's a very big hair!

So either some posters couldn't tell the difference between the two lists
OR
they honestly think Lewis wasn't one of the Swans best 200 players (in which case they're wrong).

[robbieando]

Originally posted by Ruckman
I don't think I'm splitting hairs,

The team of the century is the traditional 18 players plus 6 reserves and a coach. 25 BLOKES.

The Team of the century SHORTLIST had almost 200 BLOKES listed

That's a very big hair!

So either some posters couldn't tell the difference between the two lists
OR
they honestly think Lewis wasn't one of the Swans best 200 players (in which case they're wrong).

Maybe some of us saw you talking about the shortlist and believed any refence to TOTC in this topic was purely on the basis of Lewis being on the Shortlist or not. I don't think anyone on here for a minute would believe he would f gone close to the final team. As I said before he would of gone close, but at the end of the day despite playing 180+ games he didn't do enough on a consent basis to make the shortlist.

[Rizzo]

Gotcha. Your reference was to a few posts to the majority. I'll try and keep what hair I have on my head...