Akermanis - Biggest Mistake

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It'll be interesting to see how he is portrayed in 15-20 years time. A 3 time flag winner, Brownlow Medal winner & skills to die for - or remembered for other attributes.

The 10 year reunion of the '01 flag will be interesting:D
 
I reckon he'll go great in the media.

All the hoo-hah was always about his inability to define the line between being a player and being a media personality. Personally, I could see why people were upset, could see why action had to be taken, but never really got the personal vitriol directed at him.


I dunno, there's bad people, and then there's people that just don't have the imagination required to be truly empathetic of how their actions might affect others. I never saw Jason as a bad person.
 
I thought this was funny too.

Akermanis's wife Megan said the situation was difficult to explain to their young children - Charlotte, 5, and Sienna, 19 months.

"Very interesting. The response (from the children) was very simple. I will leave it at that, but it was very entertaining, though," she said.
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weevil said:
Different strokes, I don't really have any angst about aka. I think he seems to have some issues, but that is his problem. Some people round here still love him.
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Good to hear I guess.

There are a few mates and exes that I've had fallings out with in the past, but I still try and take the high ground and remember the good, regardless of any sniping on their part.

Not sure if it helps in the long run of course!
 
look i loved him when he played for us but the way he carried on i lost all respect , then the crap he put on our club after he left was heart breaking.

however his antics at the dogs and in the end his fall from grace is refreshing to me as it backs up our clubs handling of him. it is sad to see a champ end like that becauce aka will never be known for all the good things he did as a player only the stupid things he did as a person.

roll on the next sam newman
 
He may be a loose cannon, a DH, and an undermining influence within a football club, but as a footballer, Aka in his prime was probably the most exciting player I have seen. His kicking on the run, left or right foot, was unbelievable and some of the goals he kicked were exhilarating. He was an absolute match winner and I rate him our best and most damaging player in our golden era. I always enjoyed his flair and the fact that he saw himself as an entertainer on the field. He provided me with many hours of joy watching him play.

Despite his personality flaws, I will always remember Aka fondly.

Congratulations to Aka on a great career. A sad way for a champion to bow out. I suppose you reap what you sow.
 
JB75 said:
A sad way for a champion to bow out. I suppose you reap what you sow.
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The really sad thing is that he has played for two AFL Footy Clubs yet leaves with very, very few mates.

Something I've noticed that players often say in retirement speeches at B&F nights are things like "I've made mates for life", "would die for these guys" etc...

I wonder how many Lions and Bulldogs players would say this about Jason Akermanis. Very few I'd guess. And there is no one to blame but himself.
 
^^^^ Simplly staggering when you put it that way TBD.

All those people over a long career, and not 1 he could call a close friend.:eek:

Im not surprised though really
 

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True TBD but sometimes guys are in it to make friends they just play because they love the game and they do it well. They are a bit different from the norm and no matter what they did they are never going to be one of the boys. Ackermanis for all his other faults is not really one of the party all night brigade. He tends to put family first and by a long margin. He never was close to teammates even in the early days.

He reminds me of Stuart McGill. Great player but never one of the boys in the Australian cricket team. I have been to a few functions where he has been at and he is very different from his teammates and had the gumption to recognise that and not try to be something he was not. His friends came from outside cricket and he did not rely on cricket to define his life nws it paid the bills.
 
Quigley said:
True TBD but sometimes guys are in it to make friends they just play because they love the game and they do it well. They are a bit different from the norm and no matter what they did they are never going to be one of the boys. Ackermanis for all his other faults is not really one of the party all night brigade. He tends to put family first and by a long margin. He never was close to teammates even in the early days.
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Yeah, but I don't think you necessarily have to play the all night party game to come out of footy with mates.

Definitely appreciate that Aker has a different approach to things, but it does seem like in the process he has passed up one of the great things about footy that lasts once your premiership medals have tarnished and your hip packs it in.
 
TheBrownDog said:
Yeah, but I don't think you necessarily have to play the all night party game to come out of footy with mates.

Definitely appreciate that Aker has a different approach to things, but it does seem like in the process he has passed up one of the great things about footy that lasts once your premiership medals have tarnished and your hip packs it in.
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I guess different people value friendship differently. I guess like Aker, I've always believed that friendships do come and go but family is way more important to me.
 
Ruse said:
I guess different people value friendship differently. I guess like Aker, I've always believed that friendships do come and go but family is way more important to me.
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Yeah, but they don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive. Or you can de-prioritise friendship without making a habit/career out of stepping on people's toes.
 
TheBrownDog said:
Yeah, but they don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive. Or you can de-prioritise friendship without making a habit/career out of stepping on people's toes.
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I guess, but aker has an 'I am what I am and if you don't like it I don't care' attitude which will alienate a lot of people but would also attract like-minded people as well. I'm not trying to be an apologist I certainly don't act that way but hell its his life and I'm not gonna judge him. He knew that acting that way won't win him many friends but since he just kept on doing it, he probably didn't care and being a sport celebrity or a public personality or whatever is obviously a way more important goal for him. To each his own I say.
 
You know , I feel really pissed off with Aker.

After the unseemly bust up with the Lions, a part of me still wanted to feel some empathy with his point of view. A divorce is not 100% one party's fault and 0% the others fault.

Well at least that's what I kept telling myself, even up to a couple of days ago!

Always felt that it was such a waste and that surely something could have been done by the club back in '06 to have somehow kept him at Brisbane.

But now.......meh.......he's done it again and with almost the identical result.

So now I have to admit that, that part of me that still felt some "love" for Aker has totally withered and died.

And I feel cheated.....maybe I'm an old sentimental fool but for the last 3-4 years, I had this kinda romantic notion that the Lions and Aka would one day kiss and make up, that Aker would admit some culpability for what happened and that he maybe would be brought back into the fold (in some capacity) like a prodigal son.

Not ever gonna happen now!

Aker is a total train wreck, the really sad part being that he lacks the insight to realize that HE is the train wreck!

As I said...really pissed off with him.

Empathy factor now ZERO.
 
luthor said:
And I feel cheated.....maybe I'm an old sentimental fool but for the last 3-4 years, I had this kinda romantic notion that the Lions and Aka would one day kiss and make up, that Aker would admit some culpability for what happened and that he maybe would be brought back into the fold (in some capacity) like a prodigal son.
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You know, this is exactly how I feel.....I also realise you and others don't...but..

I just feel it would be so nice to bury the hatchet and feel the love again...we have our reunions coming up, and the thought that Aker won't be part of that is sad IMO..

Relationships sour, faults equal or more one-sided, like in a marriage or families who have a rebellious child who goes off without a word, or causes unwarranted dramas for the family.....but over the years people mellow, and I really hope one day, our boys do kiss and make up..

He will always be a Lion to me..

I feel so sad right now. and yes, you have all said why you don't like him, and thats fair enough...

....I just wanted to say how I feel though......no agro intended, just bearing my soul, so to speak....cheers
 
MacMum said:
You know, this is exactly how I feel.....I also realise you and others don't...but..

I just feel it would be so nice to bury the hatchet and feel the love again...we have our reunions coming up, and the thought that Aker won't be part of that is sad IMO..

Relationships sour, faults equal or more one-sided, like in a marriage or families who have a rebellious child who goes off without a word, or causes unwarranted dramas for the family.....but over the years people mellow, and I really hope one day, our boys do kiss and make up..

He will always be a Lion to me..

I feel so sad right now. and yes, you have all said why you don't like him, and thats fair enough...

....I just wanted to say how I feel though......no agro intended, just bearing my soul, so to speak....cheers
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Good post:thumbsu:

As they say...... this Football caper is an emotional business:footy:
 
aka.jpg


A personal favourite image - a great divide in so many, many ways.
 
luthor said:
And I feel cheated.....maybe I'm an old sentimental fool but for the last 3-4 years, I had this kinda romantic notion that the Lions and Aka would one day kiss and make up, that Aker would admit some culpability for what happened and that he maybe would be brought back into the fold (in some capacity) like a prodigal son.
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I once harboured the same hope but it was slowly beaten out of me as he launched cheap shot after cheap shot at us through the media over the last few years.

Agree that divorces are rarely 100/0% blame, but in this case one party stayed honourably silent (at least until forced to defend itself) and the other one kept spitting.

Just a sad, sad story. Next chapter begins.
 

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