Discussion 2024 General AFL Discussion

[Sarcoidevo]

The bloke is on $800k a year. He needs meals, myki cards and childcare provided?
They obviously aren't wrong about the cost of living crisis...

If you close your eyes and open your mind it is easy to imagine a joyful family of 30+ HOK wives wearing HOK jumpers altogether pushing HOK branded prams containing HOK babies walking around the streets of beautuful Dingley village .... group HOK hug!!

 

[Diehard Saint]

I have a theory

Go on….

 

[Sully111]

Go on….

Ok ... since you've asked me to elaborate....

I was wondering if it was at all possible, and far be it from me to just blindly assume anything, that the reason mitchell's wife was able to have an influence is because josh is.... ummmmm... somewhat... argghhhh.... of course I'd take anything I say with a grain of salt.... just a wild theory and all that... anyway.... I was wondering if it was at all possible.... that josh just might be a little bit..... what's the word I'm looking for here....... whipped?

 

[L_W_P]

Joshy "Yes Dear" Battle?

Does he go to the same places as Darcy "My missus makes me sleep in another room" Moore?

 

[Dr Spaceman]

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Ok ... since you've asked me to elaborate....

I was wondering if it was at all possible, and far be it from me to just blindly assume anything, that the reason mitchell's wife was able to have an influence is because josh is.... ummmmm... somewhat... argghhhh.... of course I'd take anything I say with a grain of salt.... just a wild theory and all that... anyway.... I was wondering if it was at all possible.... that josh just might be a little bit..... what's the word I'm looking for here....... whipped?

I heard that his partner likes this song.


But she changes some of the lyrics.

 

[gringo2011]

Ok ... since you've asked me to elaborate....

I was wondering if it was at all possible, and far be it from me to just blindly assume anything, that the reason mitchell's wife was able to have an influence is because josh is.... ummmmm... somewhat... argghhhh.... of course I'd take anything I say with a grain of salt.... just a wild theory and all that... anyway.... I was wondering if it was at all possible.... that josh just might be a little bit..... what's the word I'm looking for here....... whipped?

I thought you were going to suggest he had some Freudian issues. Likes his MILFs for you bogans out there.

 

[Saint Watto]

Outstanding work there Doc.

Post of the day IMHO.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

Outstanding work there Doc.

Post of the day IMHO.

Thanks Watto, though this is not one I created, simply one I found on Facebook and thought was hilarious

 

[SaintsSeptember]

 

[Sarcoidevo]

The whole brain area should be missing

 

[Sarcoidevo]

And the backbone

 

[phantom13]

All the Battle stuff in here is a touch incelly tbh.

He’s “whipped” because he decided that a club willing to give him free childcare and that made his family (wife included) feel important.

Okay.

Also, and I said this at the time, if the hawks lead the “innovation” of free child care other clubs will follow suit, they’ll have to, it’s a benefit that will save players money and be a huge lifestyle benefit. It remains to be seen if that will happen obviously.

You can sit here and sling insults and talk shit about it but imo it’s smart from the hawks, they’ve found a tiny potential advantage (with zero risk) and exploited it, I doubt Josh cares about some people on a footy forum calling him whipped and I doubt the hawks care about some salty oppo supporters.

The cap and tax query is a legitimate one. I’m sure they would have had it signed off but it’s an interesting question.

 

[BrutThough]

Wait, has the free childcare been confirmed somewhere? I thought it was just a joke on here.

 

[phantom13]

Wait, has the free childcare been confirmed somewhere? I thought it was just a joke on here.

Not confirmed no but certainly a rumour outside the joke sphere here that maintains.

 

[Joffaboy]

Not confirmed no but certainly a rumour outside the joke sphere here that maintains.

Yeah, the child care thing was a joke even if true, Battle has wanted to leave for a few years, nearly left before his last contract, never really settled or happy at the Saints by the sounds.
Oh well players leave and players come. The optimistic encouraging thing is the quality of player leaving us now.
Would have preferred to keep him, but made the most out of it.

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[Joffaboy]

On another note and big thing for our family, my niece won B&F at the Bulldogs AFLW last night.

On SM-S908E using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[sammm]

The bloke is on $800k a year. He needs meals, myki cards and childcare provided?
They obviously aren't wrong about the cost of living crisis...

you need to feel sorry for him, once you take out the 46% tax he is only left with $432k per year. its obviously not enough to live on.

 

[sammm]

All the Battle stuff in here is a touch incelly tbh.

He’s “whipped” because he decided that a club willing to give him free childcare and that made his family (wife included) feel important.

Okay.

Also, and I said this at the time, if the hawks lead the “innovation” of free child care other clubs will follow suit, they’ll have to, it’s a benefit that will save players money and be a huge lifestyle benefit. It remains to be seen if that will happen obviously.

You can sit here and sling insults and talk shit about it but imo it’s smart from the hawks, they’ve found a tiny potential advantage (with zero risk) and exploited it, I doubt Josh cares about some people on a footy forum calling him whipped and I doubt the hawks care about some salty oppo supporters.

The cap and tax query is a legitimate one. I’m sure they would have had it signed off but it’s an interesting question.

free child care, or anything likely to give a free benefit to a player should be part of their salary and in the softcap

 

[SaintsSeptember]

you need to feel sorry for him, once you take out the 46% tax he is only left with $432k per year. its obviously not enough to live on.

I'm sure he can salary sacrifice things like his car, and of course his Childcare.

 

[phantom13]

you need to feel sorry for him, once you take out the 46% tax he is only left with $432k per year. its obviously not enough to live on.

Whilst I get the sentiment this just isn’t an objective way of looking at, it’s still a job. Are you not going to assess the full package in comparison?

I’m not suggesting feel sorry for him but at least try to look at it objectively.

free child care, or anything likely to give a free benefit to a player should be part of their salary and in the softcap

Tend to agree but if it isn’t then the hawks have found a loophole they can use to their advantage.

 

[sammm]

Clarke to coach Indigenous All-Stars, Micky O to chair selectors

Two of the key roles ahead of the 2025 Toyota Indigenous All-Stars game have been revealed

www.afl.com.au

 

[Remboy]

you need to feel sorry for him, once you take out the 46% tax he is only left with $432k per year. its obviously not enough to live on.

Maybe we can start a go fund me page?

 

[Remboy]

On another note and big thing for our family, my niece won B&F at the Bulldogs AFLW last night.

On SM-S908E using BigFooty.com mobile app

Congratulations Joffa. That’s a great achievement. Any chance you can talk her into playing for the Saints?

 

[Diehard Saint]

you need to feel sorry for him, once you take out the 46% tax he is only left with $432k per year. its obviously not enough to live on.

Not really the point though.
He earns what someone is willing to pay him and should be able to make whatever decision he wants.

That’s his luck.