It’s very hard to pass proper judgment unless we get a video of the comments, the context in which they were made and the manner in which he delivered them.
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Nice of Gary Rohan to have a crack at the Swans after all the support he was provided with over the years at the club. I didn’t see the program referenced so not sure what was said but it sounds like he was aware that Sydney were expecting a return on their patience ?
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You don't feel he needed a bit of support after the death of his baby? I would've thought regardless of his on field form the club would be doing everything it could to support him through what would've been a really traumatic experience.
To be honest I wasn't expecting much out of him last year as a personal tragedy like that is much bigger than a game of football. For him to say he felt like he was walking on eggshells is a blight on the clubComment
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I think you've nailed it on this one, barry. I was one of those with endless patience, just waiting for him to finally deliver.
He didn't play a game for us after June last year. He had, in fact, become a fringe player.
Rohan and Menzel both needed a change in scenery. Gary seems the same old Gary at Geelong. And so does Menzel so far. We'll revisit this at the end of the season.
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For those bagging me for daring to suggest that something is not right, here are the dictionary definitions of walking on eggshells
if you are walking on eggs/eggshells, you are being very careful not to offend someone or do anything wrong:
to be very careful how you behave around someone because you might easily make them angry or upset
to be very careful about what you say or do to someone because they are easily upset or offended
Yes perhaps Gaz misspoke (after all he is a footballer!) or didn't mean what he said, but I don't think you can necessarily brush it off as nothing either.
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How about this approach?
Back your club on why they made a decision to move him on.
Personally I have two big reasons that may have contributed.
2014 & 2016 GF.
In fact the zero input from Gaz that day was the last straw for me. Another two years since then where on field, there was no improvement.
I'd much rather he is a "star" at Geelong than a "Star" at the Swans.
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Anyhoo I don't think we'll get anywhere further debating Gaz's comments so I'll refrain from making any further comment on them
So back on topic, I see Sam Fischer at the Northern Blues is a chance for the mid season rookie draft. I thought he showed a bit when he was here and was surprised that he only got 1 seasonComment
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Apparently Ed Langdon of Freo has put contract talks on hold until later in the season. He’s having a very good to start to the year , is quick and I think ( could be wrong ) he has a good tank also. Not sure he’s what we need exactly but he’s a good player.
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Ed Langdon is the younger brother of Tom Langdon from Collingwood, who we targeted last year, but failed to get. We ended up with Thurlow instead. Ed is more a midfielder and a good player. If we lost Jones, I would definitely go after Langdon. He's worth chasing in any case.Comment
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Ed Langdon is the younger brother of Tom Langdon from Collingwood, who we targeted last year, but failed to get. We ended up with Thurlow instead. Ed is more a midfielder and a good player. If we lost Jones, I would definitely go after Langdon. He's worth chasing in any case.
He's probably not the kind of player we're most in need of though, as a predominantly outside player (wingman, rather than HBFer). Yes, we do need that kind of player in the senior team, but hopefully we already have them, on our list, gradually maturing.Comment
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- no need to comment AnnieH!
And, yeah, sorry. I’m a big fan of Dean - lovely guy - the comparison was looks only ... and I have to agree that Bill is about the worst that a Y chromosome has to offer.Comment
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Good luck with goswannette ????.Comment
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