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Austinn Jones has retired
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Very poetic.Blues_Man said:
gandaal said:
Beat me to it, this standard practice of calling every player a 'champion' is rather sad.
A fair bit better than "good ordinary" but a fair bit less than "champion". It may seem strange to us, but if the fire isn't in the belly anymore then he's done the right thing. Very easy to string his club along for a couple of flat years whilst they pay him big bucks. He's done the right thing by himself and his club even if it disappoints his fans. Well done Aussie on getting the most out of yourself over your career.
Fred said:
If that was one of the sillier post on BF I must be posting on a different bf to you, or don't you actually read your own forum?
Maybe I was overstating it a bit with the word 'most' but the games he missed from 99 through to 2002 wasn't all through injury. Most of the lost games were due to poor form. Or are you denying that he didn't go through a rough trot through the middle of his career?
Austin Jones is not a champion, but he was a very good player. The only champion St Kilda has on it's list is Robert Harvey.
dan warna said:
Was it depression? Don't think it was, just thought he was rethinking his footy and had lost the passion after he got dropped. He came back into the side and started playing well but he still had that stupid idea in his mind that the passion is gone.
It's hardly a 'surprise' retirement, just really disappointing. There was an interview with him about Round 18 saying that he was seriously considering it. Once he got that idea in his head he couldn't shake it out. He's mentally weak.
Will be coaching either beaconsfield or narre warren next year.
Having interviews with both in the next couple of days..
Having interviews with both in the next couple of days..
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Strange that he is struggling for motivation now when his team is so close to winning a flag.
He's a good player but maybe it would be for the best if he does retire. A collective desire for success is key to a teams premiership hopes and if a player doesn't really want to be there it just brings the whole team down.TheBrownDog said:
There aren't that many champions playing AFL. You rarely find more than one at the same club. Kouta is the only player on our list I'd call a champion.Saintsfan said:As opposed to Carlton who currently have truckloads
gandaal said:
But even that's a bit like calling Corey McKernan a champion isn't it?
I'm still not 100% sold on this. Not sure whether GT confirmed it or not but Channel 7 seem to be the only ones to have reported it so far .. all other reports have stated Ch7 as their source.
I'd put Corey on the same level as Gardiner. Players with huge potential but ended up as sad hacks.Black JuJu said:But even that's a bit like calling Corey McKernan a champion isn't it?
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Gardiner and corey ended up sad hacks because they never conned their prospective sides out of the massive pay checks Koulda stung Carlton for. You can't tell me over the last couple of years he earnt a penny of his lucrative put the feet up fundgandaal said:
harvs said:TRue champion and will be badly missed.
He is no where near a champion,he is a front runner who play's well when the teams is taking heat and he can run free.
Champion is said far to offen these days true champion's are far and few between.Harvey is a said aussie is not even in the same park.
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gandaal said:
I'd agree with this.
You need to play around 200 games to be even up for consideration as a champion imho. ie a proven performer over a long period of time.
Jones has played over 200 but doesn't consistently turn a game on its head. A very good player indeed.....not a champion.
I wouldn't even say that every club has a champion.
Rob Harvey, Buckley, Voss, Hird. These guys take the game to the next level.
garth p said:One word. Crap.
Its classic corporate manipulation of playing staff by Thomas. They want to get rid of a player for cost reasons, and the cheapest way is to alienate them, make them feel worthless, and force them to resign/retire for "the good of the team".
I've seen it a thousand times at work, and now Thomas have brought office politics and scapegoating into the football arena, where the cheapest way to sack somebody is to make them resign.
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Very bizarre decision to retire at 29, & forfeit $250K a year.
What would cause a player not to be motivated anymore at 29 and with no problems with injuries or his body? The chance to win a Premiership? The big pay packet? Not having to go to a boring 9-5 job? The camraderie of all his team mates? The fame, the publicity, the fame???
He's a long time retired, and he'll probably regret it in a few years time when he's playing with the suburban hacks in front of 100 bozo's and weighing 90kg.
A sad sad ending for an obviously disturbed soul.
What would cause a player not to be motivated anymore at 29 and with no problems with injuries or his body? The chance to win a Premiership? The big pay packet? Not having to go to a boring 9-5 job? The camraderie of all his team mates? The fame, the publicity, the fame???
He's a long time retired, and he'll probably regret it in a few years time when he's playing with the suburban hacks in front of 100 bozo's and weighing 90kg.
A sad sad ending for an obviously disturbed soul.
