The AFL Discussion Thread

[jbocker]

..and vice versa.
Carlton have had good cattle and some reasonable coaches, Not sure if their problems are in the field of play. I wonder if there needs to be more chopping than just the coach; maybe the axe needs to swing much higher.

 

[Miss Hale]

Talking to some Carlton supporters today and they want Ratten back and LoGiudice gone.

 

[Knobby22]

Talking to some Carlton supporters today and they want Ratten back and LoGiudice gone.

Ratten would get the nickname Lazarus if he got the job!

 

[Humid]

Maybe too many Victorian teams in one comp on average one will always be a train wreck

 

[Logique]

From the outside, Brendon Bolton looks a bit of a scapegoat. I don't see Carlton as a destination club anymore. As jbocker said, they should look further than the head coach for the answer.

They could do a lot worse than get Brett Ratten back, he didn't really deserve to get the push last time around.

Realistically, I'm expecting M.Voss or B.Scott

 

[chiff]

On local news, Scott Camporeale,assistant Crows coach,and ex long time Carlton player wants to put his hat in the ring.Coached Crows for the remainder of the year after Phil Walsh's untimely demise.

 

[Gringotts Bank]

From the outside, Brendon Bolton looks a bit of a scapegoat. I don't see Carlton as a destination club anymore. As jbocker said, they should look further than the head coach for the answer.

They could do a lot worse than get Brett Ratten back, he didn't really deserve to get the push last time around.

Realistically, I'm expecting M.Voss or B.Scott

No club can be a destination club when they don't support their coaches. Telling the world what a wonderful person and coach Bolton was while they terminate his job. Scot the same scenario. Who would want to go there? The clubs with a solid culture (eg, Hawks) don't do that.

 

[jbocker]

I have wet myself.
A friend just told me that Ross Lyon was apparently seen talking to senior Carlton staff over lunch.
My friend said maybe Carlton have head hunted Lyon for coach. I laughed so hard so long I wet myself.
So I am worried that I have come to that stage of life that I piss my pants laughing.
So I rang my dearest and most trusted mate, that mate who you only share your deepest darkest secrets and ask for advice.
I feel a lot better. I shared the same story.
He pissed his pants too.

 

[Logique]

No club can be a destination club when they don't support their coaches. Telling the world what a wonderful person and coach Bolton was while they terminate his job. Scot the same scenario. Who would want to go there? The clubs with a solid culture (eg, Hawks) don't do that.

Have to agree. Richmond stuck with Dimma, and Collingwood with Buckley. To the great credit (and on field success) of both clubs.

 

[orr]

Pages 11 through to 15 of this thread are a window onto some "comfortably racist" contributors views to why 'The Final Quarter' is such an important peice of film documentry Australian History.
Uncomfortable but necessary reading, particulary for some that have to own their recent past.

 

[jbocker]

There are a couple of things that I have come to really respect the AFL for. One is the way there is a respectful acknowledgment of the ANZACs. I believe they have particularly put this to the attention of the younger generation and the population in general and raised the level of respect of this major historic tragic event.
The other is the indigenous week of games. I truly believe this is a great movement for improving the relationships and respect within the community for the indigenous heritage of our nation.
Well done AFL.

With a comment on racism. Racism is not acceptable in all forms. I vividly recall many instances of racism, most of it was against southern Europeans. Racists terms like wogs dagos and lots of other names were used and all are unacceptable. It is nowhere as prevalent now as it was.

A comment on name calling. Sometimes a person will act or do something in a way that will be called out by those nearby or by the community and that is part of a response and for the most part is acceptable.
It becomes unacceptable in terms of racism when the race is added to that response. After all a d!ckhead is a d!ckhead regardless of where he or she was born or skin they have.

I do wonder if it would be racist if the race is added to a compliment. I think it could be.

 

[Logique]

The AFL may have come up with a solution for dealing with ASF's pesky General Chat posters
(just kidding Joe ):
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...s-officers-patrol-crowds-20190615-p51y3f.html
Only in the Peoples Republic of Victoria!

 

[jbocker]

The answer is in the previous Robert Shaw caption is yes we have got to this. Keep the Behavioural awareness officers just train them better or change the 'what to look for'. I would rather have these guys there to stop the fights and keep an eye out for more dangerous eventuations.

Maybe multitask them with selling hot dogs (there doesn't seem enough of them at the older grounds) and if someone does get out of hand jam a dog in their gob. Behavioural enforcer.

 

[IFocus]

How Much Have You Had To Drink Tonight Boys?” Asks Hobart Security Guard

"A Hobart security guard has confirmed he is still struggling to understand why an umpire didn’t utilise his expertise in breaking up a minor physical exchange between two AFL players this weekend.

This comes after the two professional athletes engaged in a brief wrestle on the field on Sunday night during the GSW Giants and North Melbourne Kangaroos game down in Hobart, prompting the guard to set foot on the field.

The 39-year-old, personal trainer by day, security guard by night said it was awful hard not to take things any further.

“Nah, not tonight fellas, not in here,” he reportedly shouted from the boundary before attempting to evict both players from the field.

Unable to comprehend how his authority wasn’t being respected, the seccie then reportedly asked Heath Shaw and North Melbourne captain Jack Ziebell how much they’d had to drink.

“Look, fellas if it were up to me, I’d let you stay but we can’t have this in here,” he explained while readjusting his high vis vest."


https://www.betootaadvocate.com/spo...rink-tonight-boys-asks-hobart-security-guard/

 

[jbocker]

How Much Have You Had To Drink Tonight Boys?” Asks Hobart Security Guard

"A Hobart security guard has confirmed he is still struggling to understand why an umpire didn’t utilise his expertise in breaking up a minor physical exchange between two AFL players this weekend.

This comes after the two professional athletes engaged in a brief wrestle on the field on Sunday night during the GSW Giants and North Melbourne Kangaroos game down in Hobart, prompting the guard to set foot on the field.

The 39-year-old, personal trainer by day, security guard by night said it was awful hard not to take things any further.

“Nah, not tonight fellas, not in here,” he reportedly shouted from the boundary before attempting to evict both players from the field.

Unable to comprehend how his authority wasn’t being respected, the seccie then reportedly asked Heath Shaw and North Melbourne captain Jack Ziebell how much they’d had to drink.

“Look, fellas if it were up to me, I’d let you stay but we can’t have this in here,” he explained while readjusting his high vis vest."


https://www.betootaadvocate.com/spo...rink-tonight-boys-asks-hobart-security-guard/

Sorry Folks I take it all back #973 I understand the gist of the problem now.
Unbelievable.

 

[basilio]

Womens Footy at South Melb Oval in 1947.

Great story on AFL with some old footage of a fund raising series of womens footy matches in Melbourne in 1947.
July 6, 1947: The amazing day that kick-started a passion for women's footy

...Many of the women owned their own football boots and often competed against men. A standout in this category was 15-year-old schoolgirl Gladys Phillips, who was nominated by the men's social team she played with. It was claimed she used her "shoulders and hips like a man", could "go through a pack like Jack Dyer" and could roost a football 35 metres. A talented sporting all-rounder, Phillips would later represent Australia in both cricket and softball.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-08...y-that-kickstarted-a-passion-for-womens-footy

....

 

[basilio]

Couldn't resist adding another story to the womens football match clip.

https://theconversation.com/growth-...ar-revolution-it-didnt-happen-overnight-71989

 

[Knobby22]

Snow at the footy, amazing.
Hawthorn did well. I picked GWS but they were completely outplayed.
My son's playing U17 final this Sunday, will be cold and wet.

 

[basilio]

Pretty difficult time for the diving bombers. Maybe if they win against Fremantle next week it will provide the kind of shot in the arm that Essendon need. The club needs to boost their performance and looked strung out against the dogs. I thought Heppell getting back to full strength might give them the hit they needed, but it appears Worsfold still needs to find a fix, something to supplement their attack. The football they played on the weekend was pure junk, and the players looked desperate for at least one of them to score. It's obvious their forwards need to spend more time in the shooting gallery...

 

[Miss Hale]

Snow at the footy, amazing.
Hawthorn did well. I picked GWS but they were completely outplayed.
My son's playing U17 final this Sunday, will be cold and wet.

It was great wasn't it! Love seeing all that snow fluttering down (I also tipped GWS )