News 2023 St Kilda Media Thread

[CaptainRisky]

AFL statement on Joel Smith

The AFL has released a statement on Melbourne player Joel Smith

www.afl.com.au

 

[StFly]

People worried it was going to be us, we have vanilla schoolboys FFS.

Was always going to be;

US: no chance, probably only Crouchy on a piss up.
Pies: no chance, it'd have broken ASAP to control narrative.
Blues: Same as Pies, leak like a sieve on a leaky boat.
Demons: Outlier as coach is a sniffa and sella, moneyball club, upper echelon Doggies.

So was always going to be heavy favourites as a Demons player since Pies got burned previously and fool me once... whereas we copped whack on a smoothie, a friggen smoothie, not even doing lines on a table like Snake or jabbing like 40 odd Bombers players, a friggen drink.

Was always going to happen, Covid was a small blip as something else to focus on, but now that that is not front of mind, well detress and let them walls down playah, is paramount as usual service resumes.

 

[Miha]

Gee wiz I’d say 89% if not more AFL listed players are on the nose beers, he’s just dumb to get caught

 

[SaintsSeptember]

People worried it was going to be us, we have vanilla schoolboys FFS.

Was always going to be;

US: no chance, probably only Crouchy on a piss up.
Pies: no chance, it'd have broken ASAP to control narrative.
Blues: Same as Pies, leak like a sieve on a leaky boat.
Demons: Outlier as coach is a sniffa and sella, moneyball club, upper echelon Doggies.

So was always going to be heavy favourites as a Demons player since Pies got burned previously and fool me once... whereas we copped whack on a smoothie, a friggen smoothie, not even doing lines on a table like Snake or jabbing like 40 odd Bombers players, a friggen drink.

Was always going to happen, Covid was a small blip as something else to focus on, but now that that is not front of mind, well detress and let them walls down playah, is paramount as usual service resumes.

Crouch has already been busted on Video when he was at the Crows.

 

[Dr Spaceman]

knowing our luck it will be one of our boys

Well if it was, hopefully it was Gresh or Billings...

The true St Kilda experience would’ve seen us trading pick 13 & Billings to Melbourne for Joel Smith and pick 74 less than 24 hours ago.

 

[bergholt]

I thought they didn't publicise first or second strikes for recreational drugs? Does that mean this is his third positive test?

 

[MonsterEatsPilot]

I thought they didn't publicise first or second strikes for recreational drugs? Does that mean this is his third positive test?

game day tests come with a higher threshold - similar to elliot and keeffes suspensions a few years back, anything recorded on game day sits outside the strike system as it falls into WADA territory. It's still recorded as a strike though, in the AFL's own system.

 

[StFly]

Crouch has already been busted on Video when he was at the Crows.

I know, is why I named him.

I thought they didn't publicise first or second strikes for recreational drugs? Does that mean this is his third positive test?

Got changed 2 years back to provisional suspension for 3 months on any positive result in testing. They had to review things after the Bombers eugenics attempt, then pulled trigger and snuck it in during Covid.

Just editing in, the 2021 thing was a WADA directive change for 3 month provisional, ASADA said yes plz and the AFL got dragged kicking and screaming as per usual.

 

[George]

Most players do recreational drugs, dunno what the big deal is tbh

 

[Remboy]

Just waiting someone to run the headline 'former Saint Joel Smith' before realising it's the wrong one.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Just waiting someone to run the headline 'former Saint Joel Smith' before realising it's the wrong one.

DISGRACEFUL DRUG BAN BY a guy with the same name as a former STKILDA PLAYER

 

[gringo2011]

Most players do recreational drugs, dunno what the big deal is tbh

Like any sport it has to be to of your system on game day. Big Goober lost his career over having it in his system on game day.....in the QAFL. How's that for bad luck. That was like a bush league a few years back.

 

[George]

Like any sport it has to be to of your system on game day. Big Goober lost his career over having it in his system on game day.....in the QAFL. How's that for bad luck. That was like a bush league a few years back.

Dunno why WADA or ASADA would care. It's only performance enhancing for probably the first quarter. After that he'd be blowing hard and probably be subbed out by half time. The come down after a night on crack is real.

 

[Mowman]

knowing our luck it will be one of our boys

God I was hoping it was Gresh

 

[CaptainRisky]

God I was hoping it was Gresh

A touch mean Mow but I did think of him too

 

[tomjoad]

They have a serious issue.

It's only a problem if you get caught... it's a problem of stupidity and complacency, possibly arrogance.
Melbourne's current problem seems to be all three of the above.

 

[tomjoad]

Dunno why WADA or ASADA would care. It's only performance enhancing for probably the first quarter. After that he'd be blowing hard and probably be subbed out by half time. The come down after a night on crack is real.

Performance enhancing for maybe 15 minutes, and then speaking utter shite for the next 45 minutes believing that your words are AMAZING, but in reality you just sound like a fat twat.
He plays for Melbourne right!?
Yep, cap fits

 

[CaptainRisky]

Dunno why WADA or ASADA would care. It's only performance enhancing for probably the first quarter. After that he'd be blowing hard and probably be subbed out by half time. The come down after a night on crack is real.

And you call me Choof , FMD

 

[stavro#4]

It's only a problem if you get caught... it's a problem of stupidity and complacency, possibly arrogance.
Melbourne's current problem seems to be all three of the above.

I’d say what we are seeing the last few weeks is a systemic issue that most people know about and the media have purposely overlooked/turned a blind eye too.

Starting to become reminiscent of the 05/06 eagles

 

[gringo2011]

I’d say what we are seeing the last few weeks is a systemic issue that most people know about and the media have purposely overlooked/turned a blind eye too.

Starting to become reminiscent of the 05/06 eagles

The rumours around the coach have been there for a few years and the club has failed to act on it. A few guys will have a payday with the lawyers in a few years.

 

[StFly]

Dunno why WADA or ASADA would care. It's only performance enhancing for probably the first quarter. After that he'd be blowing hard and probably be subbed out by half time. The come down after a night on crack is real.

Unless they get a top up during the breaks, which you know they will given yesteryear of a quick smoke-o and a VB, what's to say there won't be cut lines on a table instead of a gatorade tub?

There's then a week between matches, so, WGAF about those optics right? bring the kids, come say hi to your heroes as they're neck down over a table with white stuff on it, just don't tell them it's sugar and at least they're slapping peanut butter on their dongs like the rugby boys.

 

[George]

And you call me Choof , FMD

There's levels to the choof game and you're up there with the best of them, CaptainRizzy

 

[SteeleSaints]

Culture stemming from a loving and supportive environment is everything in these young men's growth. In the main they are forced out of home and are expected to makes lives in new cities, where the majority of these kids wouldn't even know how to make their own bed, let alone the day to day requirements of looking after themselves.

Then the professional clubs put thousands of dollars in their accounts and they only have to be at the club for a few hours per week. My old dad always said "the devil makes use of idle hands" and nothing could be truer of professional footballers. The clubs are now better at getting most of the kids engaged outside of footy with study etc but the problematic kids still have far too much down time.

Call me old school and boring, but the majority of these players are really mindful about what they eat eg don't go McDonald's etc but are prepared to injest street drugs which they have NFI what's in them. Then they roll out that it has less side affects than alcohol, well you are meant to be professional athletes. But in reality most are just immature kids who are good at footy and with a lack of guidance make mistakes, like other kids without guidance do.

As long as life goes on young men will make mistakes - we all did! It's what you learn from it that's makes you a better man.

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Unless they get a top up during the breaks, which you know they will given yesteryear of a quick smoke-o and a VB, what's to say there won't be cut lines on a table instead of a gatorade tub?

There's then a week between matches, so, WGAF about those optics right? bring the kids, come say hi to your heroes as they're neck down over a table with white stuff on it, just don't tell them it's sugar and at least they're slapping peanut butter on their dongs like the rugby boys.

I remember Dermot talking about how they used to half fill a cup with coffee before adding water and somehow drinking it.
I'm sure there are more effective things you can do.
West Coast smacked us in 2007 after Ben Cousins suddenly came alive after a break.

 

[DougalHoward]

I remember Dermot talking about how they used to half fill a cup with coffee before adding water and somehow drinking it.
I'm sure there are more effective things you can do.
West Coast smacked us in 2007 after Ben Cousins suddenly came alive after a break.

Instant coffee?

Players used to take caffeine pills like 15 years ago idk if they still do