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  • CJK
    Human
    • Apr 2006
    • 2170

    #31
    Originally posted by Annie Haddad
    Jenky we all love Crouchy
    Lies! Crouchy and I are just 'good friends'...
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    • jenky28
      Our Edge Is Reg
      • Jun 2004
      • 564

      #32
      Yeh this aint a i love crouch so stop baggin him thing lol and i am not 5 i know Crouchy is 99% finished his career i live in the real world!
      OUR EDGE IS REG

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      • SimonH
        Salt future's rising
        • Aug 2004
        • 1647

        #33
        Something is always afoot when a player isn't on the injured list but isn't playing for the reserves. The last two times that this happened were just before Chambers walked, and before the Colombo Faulks discipline story dribbled out (no official announcement was ever made, I think).

        This is a case where the professionalism of the Swans can be used against them; at a semi-pro or amateur team, "He has an injury, but Biffo hasn't got around to updating the website for weeks" might be a plausible excuse.

        Aware of this, we can only speculate on what "he is in a reconditioning phase but hasn't joined team training yet" is meant to mean. How bloated could the most focussed man in the AFL get, such that he can't even participate in handball drills or jog around the oval with the group?

        With a 4-man interchange bench (and unlimited interchanges, which people forget has only been around for a generation or so), a professional team can afford to give a player who is still half-decent a farewell game (about 45-50 mins on the park) with a negligible risk of affecting the result. The last two that stick out in my mind were Mark Bayes and Rowan Warfe (!). Although Warfey's farewell game was a bit of a Ben Mathews farewell-- he'd legitimately worked his way back in for one last shot at it by being best in the 2nds, then had a howler on the SCG (in a game that we won, I think) and never played again.

        However, it appears on current evidence that relations between Crouch and the Swans are such that a farewell game is unlikely. A shame: how good would it be if it was vs the Western Bulldogs? One last time around with the bee-yatch Aker, for the Gipper.

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        • Claret
          Support Staff
          • Sep 2005
          • 1104

          #34
          I tend to agree with your sentiments Simon.

          Do you get the feeling he's being his own worst enemy the way he's handling this?

          Does the club have an AFL-imposed requirement to list all injured players on the injury list?
          And the man who started it all, the Schneiderman . . . . .

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          • Zlatorog
            Senior Player
            • Jan 2006
            • 1748

            #35
            To be quite honest it's very strange that they kept him on the player's list, because his salary (whatever he gets) goes into the salary cap, plus, because of it, it probably hinders the elevation of any young player; and because of his past contributions for the club, he is allowed a "recovery" back into the team (if any) in such a way that wouldn't be possible for some other player.
            Favouritism stinks.
            Last edited by Zlatorog; 24 May 2008, 12:22 PM. Reason: That would probably make more sense.

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            • goswannie14
              Leadership Group
              • Sep 2005
              • 11166

              #36
              Originally posted by Zlatorog
              To be quite honest it's very strange that they kept on a player's list, because his salary (whatever he gets) goes into the salary cap, plus, because of it, it probably hinders the elevation of any young his past contributions for the club, but it really makes me angry that he is allowed a "recovery" back (if any) in such a way that wouldn't be possible for some other player.
              Favouritism stinks.
              I agree with what you are saying, but if he is still under contract, AFAIK his salary would still be within our salary cap whtehr he was still playing or not.
              Does God believe in Atheists?

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              • bandwagon
                Regular in the Side
                • May 2003
                • 570

                #37
                Originally posted by Zlatorog
                To be quite honest it's very strange that they kept on a player's list, because his salary (whatever he gets) goes into the salary cap, plus, because of it, it probably hinders the elevation of any ....
                Further to what GS14 said, I believe if a player retires a rookie cannot be elevated in his place. However he could do a Gherig and go on the long term injury list - but he would have to have an legitimate 'injury'.

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                • GoBloods
                  On the Rookie List
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 244

                  #38
                  apparently , will be back in the reserves in 3 weeks

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                  • jenky28
                    Our Edge Is Reg
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 564

                    #39
                    YAY my man will be BAK!
                    Wahoo lets all drink to that!
                    Luv Ya Crouchy!
                    OUR EDGE IS REG

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                    • Reggi
                      On the Rookie List
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 2718

                      #40
                      Jared Crouch spotted in Guam!

                      Just kidding but where the bloody hell is he?

                      The new Elvis
                      You don't ban those who supported your opponent, you make them wallow in their loserdom by covering your victory! You sit them in the front row. You give them a hat! Toby Ziegler

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                      • TheGrimReaper
                        Suspended by the MRP
                        • Sep 2007
                        • 2203

                        #41
                        Afghanistan?

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                        • reigning premier
                          Suspended by the MRP
                          • Sep 2006
                          • 4335

                          #42
                          No talking about him...... He'll get a sad on again....

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                          • Margie
                            Regular in the Side
                            • Sep 2003
                            • 800

                            #43
                            He was sitting behind me on a flight from Adelaide to Sydney the day before the Bulldogs game. We had a brief conversation and on gameday he was helping out with the ressies as he usually does.

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                            • ScottH
                              It's Goodes to cheer!!
                              • Sep 2003
                              • 23665

                              #44
                              Originally posted by Margie
                              He was sitting behind me on a flight from Adelaide to Sydney the day before the Bulldogs game. We had a brief conversation and on gameday he was helping out with the ressies as he usually does.
                              Originally posted by Margie
                              How's the Injury.
                              Originally posted by Crouch
                              Injury? What injury? Why do you want to know? What are you going to do with that kind of information?
                              Hmmm.

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                              • ROK Lobster
                                RWO Life Member
                                • Aug 2004
                                • 8658

                                #45
                                Beneath Mike Sheahan and Robert Walls

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