Past #10: Ben Cunnington - will retire from the AFL after * game - 238 games/95+ goals/2x Syd Barker Medalist/Shinboner - thanks for everything Cunners

[Kanga Glory]

Very humble man, as expected quite but a sense of humour.
Hopefully North can change his mind about not been involved in the club when he finishes but I don’t like their chances.
I reckon we have at least three more years

 

[Billy Not Really]

The man's a national treasure.

Could listen to him chat about anything all day.

 

[BoomerBrownlow_29]

Hey GR, I know they were doing one of these with the leaders as well. Has that come out and I've just missed or it's not been released yet?

Hey mate, we've recorded the leaders' version with Jack, Luke, Jy and Taz, and will be posting in the next couple of weeks.

Hope you all enjoy the Cunners edition.

 

[hotchilli]

This has made my Friday

 

[AnEmptyChair]

Hey mate, we've recorded the leaders' version with Jack, Luke, Jy and Taz, and will be posting in the next couple of weeks.

Hope you all enjoy the Cunners edition.

Thanks, mate, I appreciate it. I remember seeing Simpkin quoted in an article the other week, so I thought I might have missed the release of the footage.

Love it. The whole team do such a great job in keeping us connected to the footy club at a time when a lot of people feel justifiably distant given our lack of accessible home games over the last 18 months or so.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Love the little reaction when the fan said "Thanks for sticking with North when you could have gone to Geelong" as if to say "Why the **** would I have left North?"

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Haha, so awkward.

 

[Star]

 

[BoomerBrownlow_29]

Thanks, mate, I appreciate it. I remember seeing Simpkin quoted in an article the other week, so I thought I might have missed the release of the footage.

Love it. The whole team do such a great job in keeping us connected to the footy club at a time when a lot of people feel justifiably distant given our lack of accessible home games over the last 18 months or so.

Appreciate the feedback, much appreciated - we'll do our best to keep content ticking over in Brisbane .

 

[muttley45]

Love his disdain for *, true shinboner

 

[the flying ham]

I wouldn't quite question his shinboner spirit, but in general, it's a questionable call by him

No its not actually

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[king rising]

What a man.

 

[Samsquanch]

'They'll make lots of mistakes': Remainder of season a learning experience for young Hawks

With finals off the table, Hawthorn will back in its younger players in the last few games of the season

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That was a decisive counter-move from the little corporal coach.

 

[DrZaius]

Don't usually watch the player interview stuff as it can be quite boring and cliched but I couldn't resist Cunners.
Love how he re-iterated that Noble doesn't want players to get complacent with their spot in the team and very interesting that he said Brad got him to develop his strengths and ignore his negatives, as I've always felt Brad used to focus on what (certain) players couldn't do rather than what they could do.

 

[Fish Sticks]

Don't usually watch the player interview stuff as it can be quite boring and cliched but I couldn't resist Cunners.
Love how he re-iterated that Noble doesn't want players to get complacent with their spot in the team and very interesting that he said Brad got him to develop his strengths and ignore his negatives, as I've always felt Brad used to focus on what (certain) players couldn't do rather than what they could do.

Not sure why people continue to assume to know what kind of coach Brad Scott was or any coach for that matter…
Almost all of us wouldn’t have the slightest clue what they are like.

 

[Fish Sticks]

Apart from hurting his AA chances this year & the fact he is my favourite player to watch… I don’t mind him having a rest.

We can hopefully prolong his career by a year or two by giving him the occasional rest, so he is still playing at the top of his game in 2-3 years when we are seriously contending.
It also gives Phillips & Thomas more midfield minutes & will help with our pick 1 (Horne) ambitions…

 

[DrZaius]

Not sure why people continue to assume to know what kind of coach Brad Scott was or any coach for that matter…
Almost all of us wouldn’t have the slightest clue what they are like.

Well I'm not 100% guessing, but to be fair any (minimal) insight I had into how Brad operated at the club was only in his last couple of years, and even then it's only how it seemed to me so it isn't gospel.

 

[Fish Sticks]

Well I'm not 100% guessing, but to be fair any (minimal) insight I had into how Brad operated at the club was only in his last couple of years, and even then it's only how it seemed to me so it isn't gospel.

Well Ben basically confirmed he encouraged the players or at least himself to play to his strengths.
This contradicts what you & others have said about his coaching.
People making assumptions from the outside is just silly IMO.

 

[koshari]

I like that cunners doesn't resort to gut punches anymore, he is tough already without needing that

I don't mind that he don't do em any more but iam glad he waited til after the Bernie Vince one b4 he stopped.

 

[DrZaius]

Well Ben basically confirmed he encouraged the players or at least himself to play to his strengths.
This contradicts what you & others have said about his coaching.
People making assumptions from the outside is just silly IMO.

Which is why I commented that it was interesting because it was at odds with what I had previously thought.

 

[speedy]

I have been vindicated!
Cunners answer to the fishing ultimatum - 3 flags and never fish again or retire now and fish for the rest of your life.
”You don’t want to know that answer.”
I told you all he would rather go fish!

 

[truerooboy]

What a man.

This is why he will always be adored by our supporters :
1. He is a champion
2. He loves the club
3. His favourite memory is beating the #### in 2014 elim final.
4. The club he likes beating the most is the ####.

An absolute legend at the highest level.

 

[Hazey1977]

I would assume he wouldn't be getting a match payment, sooo he is effectively losing some money anyway Suma, ya tool

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[Hazey1977]

Can anyone here honestly say they wouldn't want Cunners in their Inner Circle of best mates?

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[Passmore]

I would assume he wouldn't be getting a match payment, sooo he is effectively losing some money anyway Suma, ya tool

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What we decide to do with payment is no business of Sumich’s. The bloke is a ****ing w***er.