Blue Collar Midfield ??

[Swansinger]

Look at Jack , look at Kennedy , look at Hanners - up there with the elite. Jubba in possibly career-best form , Macca showing splendid form over the past few weeks , likewise ROK.

Yet still I see the odd reference to our "blue collar" midfield.
Are the media stick in a time warp?
It's not 2005 !
But maybe , come 29th Sep , we'll have 'em thinking it is

Then they will be forced to show a bit more respect.

[Jewels]

Yer that got up my nose a little bit also.

[GongSwan]

Bugger the media, ill informed, inbred country corn fed hicksville tossers. Ever been on a plane flying into Melbourne, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are now landing in melbourne please set your watches back 5 years"

[annew]

Bugger the media, ill informed, inbred country corn fed hicksville tossers. Ever been on a plane flying into Melbourne, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are now landing in melbourne please set your watches back 5 years"

[Melbourne_Blood]

I think by blue collar it is meant we don't have Judd's and Murphy's , Swans and pendleburys. It is largely a tough, inside midfield without a lot of electrifying pace or big names. Its not too far from the mark, ROK, Jude, Kennedy, Bird, Hanners, Jack. I would say all of those fit the bill of blue collar, I don't think it is necessarily an insult. It could be meant as no frills, hard nosed and hard working. Though Jack is a bit of a jet and has a great burst of speed, and obviously Jetta is Jetta. But other than that, i feel we are a blue collar midfield, and a bloody good one at that! The great Geelong team that won 3 flags had an excellent blue collar midfield too, led by Selwood, Ling, Corey and Bartel. Nothing wrong with being blue collar IMO.

[Legs Akimbo]

Look at Jack , look at Kennedy , look at Hanners - up there with the elite. Jubba in possibly career-best form , Macca showing splendid form over the past few weeks , likewise ROK.

Yet still I see the odd reference to our "blue collar" midfield.
Are the media stick in a time warp?
It's not 2005 !
But maybe , come 29th Sep , we'll have 'em thinking it is

Then they will be forced to show a bit more respect.

The whole article was stupid - I read it on my phone on the AFL app. 5 points or something. All about West Coast really, talked about all their injuries, and iced with the blue collar midfield comment. Far from it. We have a great midfield full or Ferraris (Jetta), Lambos (Jack), Porsches (Kennedy) BMWs (Parker) Mercedes (Bird), running out of luxury brands, Audis (Hannebery), Lexus' (O'Keefe) Range Rovers (Mumford).

Anyway, the point is that one of the key reasons we are on top of the ladder is that our list of quality midfielders is long. Any of the above players can be considered top tier and by seasons end, I' have Jetta, Jack, Kennedy, Mumford and possibly Hannebery as A Grade. Backline strongest in the league, forward line starting to come together. Yep, I think we are the real deal this year. Blue Collar Pfft.

[DamY]

I think by blue collar it is meant we don't have Judd's and Murphy's , Swans and pendleburys. It is largely a tough, inside midfield without a lot of electrifying pace or big names. Its not too far from the mark, ROK, Jude, Kennedy, Bird, Hanners, Jack. I would say all of those fit the bill of blue collar, I don't think it is necessarily an insult. It could be meant as no frills, hard nosed and hard working. Though Jack is a bit of a jet and has a great burst of speed, and obviously Jetta is Jetta. But other than that, i feel we are a blue collar midfield, and a bloody good one at that! The great Geelong team that won 3 flags had an excellent blue collar midfield too, led by Selwood, Ling, Corey and Bartel. Nothing wrong with being blue collar IMO.

Yeah I got the hard-working, not flamboyant point of view, nothing disrespectful at all. Went on to praise how hardworking Jack, Hannebery, O'Keefe are and mentioned terms like workman etc. I don't think it was meant as a slight.

[Go Swannies]

Just lazy journalism. They remember Kirk's comment about the Swans midfield being Cortinas to the Eagles Porsches (?) and just keep repeating it. It's the same as "there's only one star in the whole Swans team" despite the many weeks when he's not the best player.

It's annoying that Jetta features as one of the great highlights of AFL but few can remember which Jetta he is.

And "I don't even know who the Swans captain is" is just downright offensive. (Thought it may soon be easy to forget who is/was the Blues captain.) It's Mark McVeigh - everyone knows that.

And today one report said Pyke was an unlikely goal kicker - that's rather surprising for someone playing full forward at the time (and who has taken contested marks against Glass and Scarlett in recent weeks). I could go on but it's too depressing.

Oh, a decade on I think they all know LRT by his hair and the fact he's a rugby convert like that other little guy Jack someone or other - despite one being a Premiership player SEVEN YEARS AGO and the other is a B&F winner in a club that fosters a great club culture.

I'm waiting for one of them to think Nick Davis is in the substitute's orange vest and about to come on (I wish!)

[Swansongster]

I'm waiting for one of them to think Nick Davis is in the substitute's orange vest and about to come on (I wish!)

As he seems to now be a kicking coach at the club, I'm still loving his work. Our accuracy this year is top-rate.

[Jewels]

I think by blue collar it is meant we don't have Judd's and Murphy's , Swans and pendleburys. It is largely a tough, inside midfield without a lot of electrifying pace or big names. Its not too far from the mark, ROK, Jude, Kennedy, Bird, Hanners, Jack. I would say all of those fit the bill of blue collar, I don't think it is necessarily an insult. It could be meant as no frills, hard nosed and hard working. Though Jack is a bit of a jet and has a great burst of speed, and obviously Jetta is Jetta. But other than that, i feel we are a blue collar midfield, and a bloody good one at that! The great Geelong team that won 3 flags had an excellent blue collar midfield too, led by Selwood, Ling, Corey and Bartel. Nothing wrong with being blue collar IMO.

I get your point and completely agree with your analogy and you've hit the nail on the head in what it is that annoys me with that article, because I never remember the media labeling the Geelong midfield as blue collar.

[Cpt. Kirk]

I get your point and completely agree with your analogy and you've hit the nail on the head in what it is that annoys me with that article, because I never remember the media labeling the Geelong midfield as blue collar.

They weren't there is a difference between our midfield and geelong's our players are not necessarily the most talented blokes out there but they go out there every week and get the job done. They always get the best out of what they can do. I don't think its offensive at all what i do find offensive is the media's lack of love for Lewis Jetta perhaps one of the most exciting brilliantly skilled players running around at the moment.

[Go Swannies]

They weren't there is a difference between our midfield and geelong's our players are not necessarily the most talented blokes out there but they go out there every week and get the job done. They always get the best out of what they can do. I don't think its offensive at all what i do find offensive is the media's lack of love for Lewis Jetta perhaps one of the most exciting brilliantly skilled players running around at the moment.

Well summarised - that's exactly what is meant by "Blue Collar" and that is what is so annoying. The "old blokes" Jude and Ryan may qualify from the era of the Kirk Cortinas but do you think that Hannebery, Jack, Kennedy, Jetta (plus Shaw, Bird, McGlynn, McVeigh) have less skill than the midfielders at other clubs? As I said earlier - it was an easy way of getting around the fact that the Melbourne media knew little about the players who were lining up for a Premiership - then another - compared with all those players they know so well who weren't.

And here we go again: don't do the homework, reach back into the memory banks of the last time you had to write about that Sydney team and dish up the same cliches. They can't even be bothered coming up with new ones because they think so little of the team.

[Melbourne_Blood]

No love for Lewis Jetta? Apart from occasionally calling Leroy, the media down here have been frothing over Lewis for weeks! Yeas you've been under a rock you would have noticed.

[GongSwan]

Well summarised - that's exactly what is meant by "Blue Collar" and that is what is so annoying. The "old blokes" Jude and Ryan may qualify from the era of the Kirk Cortinas but do you think that Hannebery, Jack, Kennedy, Jetta (plus Shaw, Bird, McGlynn, McVeigh) have less skill than the midfielders at other clubs? As I said earlier - it was an easy way of getting around the fact that the Melbourne media knew little about the players who were lining up for a Premiership - then another - compared with all those players they know so well who weren't.

And here we go again: don't do the homework, reach back into the memory banks of the last time you had to write about that Sydney team and dish up the same cliches. They can't even be bothered coming up with new ones because they think so little of the team.

Yep, especially the last paragraph. Just no idea whatsoever, so the first thing that comes to mind is...........2005/6

[Cpt. Kirk]

No love for Lewis Jetta? Apart from occasionally calling Leroy, the media down here have been frothing over Lewis for weeks! Yeas you've been under a rock you would have noticed.

Compared to rioli he gets nothing. He is a much better player then rioli.