Again. looking for ex-saints. Are'nt any of them worthy of your consideration?
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A little off topic but I could never understand how a slimy pr*ck like Alan Jones could be such a great coach. I am surprised no player ever slugged him.
No one picked up the soap, that’s why.
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Is there any reason why being former saints would make them any better or worse as a coach or is it just down to sentimental reasons. I always hear people go on about how we need more “St Kilda Men” in the coaching ranks but I don’t know what that provides other than feeling like we get to watch our old favourites wear the colours again on match day. Best available and most suited, ideally from a broad range of clubs where they can bring new insights would be my preference
Listening to Mark McClure on radio today and he spoke highly of having ex players around the rooms and at training, giving advice,lending an ear etc during the halycon years at Carlton, some had quasi coaching roles & this was in the day when the clubs didnt have 15 coaches including one to teach you how to wipe your arse.
Josh bruce was also interviewed and spoke pretty well
It was great listening to Betts speak about the culture at Carltoon... shizen. Any player who had an idea or spoke up trying to lead was immediately shutdown and picked on by their own teammates. What a 
club. May it endure.
club. May it endure.yeah shite, Was Teague involved or mentioned? Any ringleaders in that shizen heisen?It was great listening to Betts speak about the culture at Carltoon... shizen. Any player who had an idea or spoke up trying to lead was immediately shutdown and picked on by their own teammates. What a
Not wanting his Uncle again.
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It was great listening to Betts speak about the culture at Carltoon... shizen. Any player who had an idea or spoke up trying to lead was immediately shutdown and picked on by their own teammates. What a
Dylan Buckley was on SEN saying that when he was at GWS he couldn't believe how good the culture was because at the Blues, anyone that wanted to do anything outside footy was cut down and ridiculed so that there was an environment of embarrassment to be yourself.
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Why is it such a secret ?
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He was good at driving cars
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There’s a really good story about Alan Jones, Blocker Roach, and a budgie back in the days when Alan coached Balmain.
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The London public toilet incident would have crushed the careers of most people. But he was well connected.
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CursingFijian
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Alan Jones was arrested by London police after spending an unusual amount of time in a London public toilet with a notorious reputation for gay men hooking up.
The common belief is that police were watching the toilet because they were trying to protect underage boys from being exploited.
An excerpt from the article linked below:
In Margaret Thatcher's Britain, the police had been urged to be more vigilant about "cottaging", the liaising of homosexuals in public toilets. To the cops, protection of underage males was seen as legitimate work, but there were mixed views about the legitimacy of targeting homosexuals. So it was not always popular work with the young police who were usually assigned to this area.
To make it more interesting, the West End branch had begun an informal competition: because the occasional judge or politician was caught in their net, who paid for drinks at the end of the week rested on whose catch was the biggest. Later that day the word went breathlessly around the station that one team had caught Australia's future prime minister.
Two plain-clothes officers had been watching the underground public toilet at Broadwick Street from the roof and a nearby corner. They had seen a man in an aqua-coloured Lacoste sweater enter the toilet and became suspicious when he stayed inside for a longer than usual period.
Jones was arrested and taken to the Mayfair station, where he was charged with "outraging public decency" and "committing an indecent act". It is only fair to point out that prosecuting authorities were ultimately unprepared to present any evidence to support the charges.
The demons that drive Alan Jones
Alan Jones's struggle with his sexuality has defined much of his hidden private life and successful public persona. In an explosive new book, Chris Masters charts a crowded life full of contradictions.
The impression I got was it was his teammates.
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gringo2011
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Alan Jones was arrested by London police after spending an unusual amount of time in a London public toilet with a notorious reputation for gay men hooking up.
The common belief is that police were watching the toilet because they were trying to protect underage boys from being exploited.
An excerpt from the article linked below:
In Margaret Thatcher's Britain, the police had been urged to be more vigilant about "cottaging", the liaising of homosexuals in public toilets. To the cops, protection of underage males was seen as legitimate work, but there were mixed views about the legitimacy of targeting homosexuals. So it was not always popular work with the young police who were usually assigned to this area.
To make it more interesting, the West End branch had begun an informal competition: because the occasional judge or politician was caught in their net, who paid for drinks at the end of the week rested on whose catch was the biggest. Later that day the word went breathlessly around the station that one team had caught Australia's future prime minister.
Two plain-clothes officers had been watching the underground public toilet at Broadwick Street from the roof and a nearby corner. They had seen a man in an aqua-coloured Lacoste sweater enter the toilet and became suspicious when he stayed inside for a longer than usual period.
Jones was arrested and taken to the Mayfair station, where he was charged with "outraging public decency" and "committing an indecent act". It is only fair to point out that prosecuting authorities were ultimately unprepared to present any evidence to support the charges.
The demons that drive Alan Jones
Alan Jones's struggle with his sexuality has defined much of his hidden private life and successful public persona. In an explosive new book, Chris Masters charts a crowded life full of contradictions.www.smh.com.au
Was rumours he showed his dick to an underage boy when arrested.
Dr Spaceman
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How does a thread on coaching descend into comments about old paedos.
