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  • bloodspirit
    Clubman
    • Apr 2015
    • 4448

    A Gentlemen's Agreement? - The Mongrel Punt
    All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)

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    • Bloods05
      Senior Player
      • Oct 2008
      • 1641

      Originally posted by Mark26
      As if that will ever happen. One of the latest articles on the AFL site has Noble gloating about how they grabbed him. It's viewed as genius if it comes from south of the border, and something ban-worthy if it originates from up north.
      Well actually I see it as ban-worthy if it disadvantages one of the AFL's "expansion" clubs with no supporters. Even if it is to the advantage of one of the fair dinkum northern clubs. But you're right that the only clubs to pay a price are the latter. Norf won't cop anything, which of course is as it should be, because they did nothing wrong. But then neither did we.

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      • Mark26
        Senior Player
        • Jan 2017
        • 1535

        Originally posted by Bloods05
        Well actually I see it as ban-worthy if it disadvantages one of the AFL's "expansion" clubs with no supporters. Even if it is to the advantage of one of the fair dinkum northern clubs. But you're right that the only clubs to pay a price are the latter. Norf won't cop anything, which of course is as it should be, because they did nothing wrong. But then neither did we.
        I wholeheartedly agree, except with the wrong aspect, which is always difficult to measure or qualify. I perceive the Roos' actions to be a grub-worthy and while I think they are building a decent list, it also smacks of desperation.

        The Suns had every intention of resigning Greenwood and now, what do they walk away with? Another hole to plug while a Vic team is patting themselves on the back, clinking glasses and talking about how clever they are.

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        • Ludwig
          Veterans List
          • Apr 2007
          • 9359

          The real question is how can the AFL, which ostensibly controls the Suns, lets the club be so mismanaged? The whole AFL executive should resign.

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          • Mark26
            Senior Player
            • Jan 2017
            • 1535

            Originally posted by Ludwig
            The real question is how can the AFL, which ostensibly controls the Suns, lets the club be so mismanaged? The whole AFL executive should resign.
            +1

            The Suns are a perfect emulation of the leadership model which birthed them. They are run with incompetence because that is the example which is set by AFL management.

            The patriarchal scum at the top of the AFL food chain will keep their mantra alive: nothing to see hear. And so, chances of them stepping down down won't happen. Nor will there be a "fair" system anytime soon.

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            • Aprilbr
              Senior Player
              • Oct 2016
              • 1803

              Originally posted by Mark26
              +1

              The Suns are a perfect emulation of the leadership model which birthed them. They are run with incompetence because that is the example which is set by AFL management.

              The patriarchal scum at the top of the AFL food chain will keep their mantra alive: nothing to see hear. And so, chances of them stepping down down won't happen. Nor will there be a "fair" system anytime soon.
              But we are forgetting that Greenwood went against his word. GC would never have delisted him if he had not already said to them that he was happy with the arrangement to be re-listed. GC were naive but does a person's word count for anything these days in professional sports?

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              • Ludwig
                Veterans List
                • Apr 2007
                • 9359

                Originally posted by Aprilbr
                But we are forgetting that Greenwood went against his word. GC would never have delisted him if he had not already said to them that he was happy with the arrangement to be re-listed. GC were naive but does a person's word count for anything these days in professional sports?
                Like Jordan Dawson. Must be something contagious going around the AFL these days.

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                • dejavoodoo44
                  Veterans List
                  • Apr 2015
                  • 8727

                  Originally posted by Aprilbr
                  But we are forgetting that Greenwood went against his word. GC would never have delisted him if he had not already said to them that he was happy with the arrangement to be re-listed. GC were naive but does a person's word count for anything these days in professional sports?
                  In the majority of occasions, I think it does, and in the minority, it doesn't. So generally, it's probably best to believe that it does.

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                  • i'm-uninformed2
                    Reefer Madness
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 4653

                    I won’t post it on here as links from the Age always seem to screw up the thread.

                    But if you get a chance to read Jake Niall’s piece on Dani Laidley today, it’s a wonderful affirmation of football clubs at their best. She’s been in good hands and kudos to North.
                    'Delicious' is a fun word to say

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                    • stevoswan
                      Veterans List
                      • Sep 2014
                      • 8573

                      Originally posted by i'm-uninformed2
                      I won’t post it on here as links from the Age always seem to screw up the thread.

                      But if you get a chance to read Jake Niall’s piece on Dani Laidley today, it’s a wonderful affirmation of football clubs at their best. She’s been in good hands and kudos to North.
                      Yeah, I saw an ABC News report on that and was impressed with North's work there.....a big tick.

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                      • liz
                        Veteran
                        Site Admin
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 16786

                        Buried in this piece from SEN about Collingwood president electing whinging about the soft-cap is a sentence that would send shivers down many of our spines.



                        Browne also flagged his approval for the push to put former Pies president Eddie McGuire in one of the empty seats on the AFL Commission.

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                        • mcs
                          Travelling Swannie!!
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 8177

                          Originally posted by i'm-uninformed2
                          I won’t post it on here as links from the Age always seem to screw up the thread.

                          But if you get a chance to read Jake Niall’s piece on Dani Laidley today, it’s a wonderful affirmation of football clubs at their best. She’s been in good hands and kudos to North.
                          That is footy clubs and what they can do at their best. Great stuff - and that coming from someone that has relatively little time for the entity that is lol@Norf - but they deserve all the kudos in the world for how they've supported Dani.

                          Originally posted by liz
                          Buried in this piece from SEN about Collingwood president electing whinging about the soft-cap is a sentence that would send shivers down many of our spines.

                          https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/11/...es-presidents/
                          Where is the vomit emoji when you need it. Sadly I expect it will happen at some point
                          "You get the feeling that like Monty Python's Black Knight, the Swans would regard amputation as merely a flesh wound."

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                          • bloodspirit
                            Clubman
                            • Apr 2015
                            • 4448

                            Just looking at this thread on bigfooty (7) Which club do you hate the most? | BigFooty I was surprised to discover that the runaway leader (after 749 votes) for most hated club was..... Essendon (with 24.6% of all votes - about 4 times as many as Collingwood!). I was even more surprised that Geelong was second (with 14.3%) - I reckon Chris Scott can take a lot of the credit for that, and maybe Selwood with his ducking. Carlton uncontroversial 3rd place (12.7%). Conversely Hawthorn only 6.3% - I would have thought they'd be more hated than Geelong. We're bottom 3 with 0.9%, about level with Brisbane on 0.8% and behind the Suns on 0.4%.
                            All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)

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                            • Aprilbr
                              Senior Player
                              • Oct 2016
                              • 1803

                              Originally posted by liz
                              Buried in this piece from SEN about Collingwood president electing whinging about the soft-cap is a sentence that would send shivers down many of our spines.

                              https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/11/...es-presidents/
                              It sounds like he wants the AFL to go the way of the English Premier League and have a small number of clubs with much more revenue than the rest due to wealthy owners and large supporter bases dominating the competition each year.

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                              • wolftone57
                                Veterans List
                                • Aug 2008
                                • 5861

                                Originally posted by Aprilbr
                                It sounds like he wants the AFL to go the way of the English Premier League and have a small number of clubs with much more revenue than the rest due to wealthy owners and large supporter bases dominating the competition each year.
                                Yes that is the way he would like it

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