Opinion Commentary & Media VII

[Johnny99]

Thanks, but only had the ‘Mini’ - not the full game. Oh well, it’s only a practice match.


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Thats strange. Because I get the full match, so I am not sure what is going on....

 

[ferball]

Well done Barrett. Condemnation of Clarko, forgiveness for sniping dog Webster.
You truly are a reprehensible piece of sh..

Is this something else he's written or said? On top of that crap on whatever tv show that clip upthread came from.

 

[krakouers]

Well done Barrett. Condemnation of Clarko, forgiveness for sniping dog Webster.
You truly are a reprehensible piece of sh..

 

[krakouers]

Is this something else he's written or said? On top of that crap on whatever tv show that clip upthread came from.

Spoiler: If you want to read it:

IF ...​

while he has been an AFL coach, Alastair Clarkson has approached umpires on a plane, and on other occasions abused and publicly criticised umpires, sworn at an official at a kids' game, abused a couple of VFL players during a match, got in a scuffle with a Power fan (who had goaded him), threatened an opposition player post-match, not to mention regular confrontations and choice words with media

THEN ...​

his rap sheet is terrible for someone who is a coaching icon, about to turn 56, and who should know better. Seemingly every time he's caught, he apologises and moves on to the next skirmish, while those around him mop up. As happened again this week, after his clash with St Kilda players at Moorabbin. One word he used in that exchange was inexcusable, and surely no one at this club would walk past its use, in any forum nor under any circumstance. In my eyes, Clarkson deserves a match-day sanction from the AFL. But he will probably only be fined, and get to apologise yet again and move on to his next encounter.

IF ...​

Jimmy Webster's hit on Jy Simpkin was horrendous ...

THEN ...​

he rightly got a seven-week ban. But everyone deserves forgiveness, particularly those who unreservedly apologise, own their offending actions, and cop their hefty punishment without complaint. Hope he gets back immediately in round eight, and that everyone backs off from smashing his character.

 

[ferball]

**** sucker

 

[krakouers]

***********

You asked...

 

[Samsquanch]

Spoiler: If you want to read it:

IF ...​

while he has been an AFL coach, Alastair Clarkson has approached umpires on a plane, and on other occasions abused and publicly criticised umpires, sworn at an official at a kids' game, abused a couple of VFL players during a match, got in a scuffle with a Power fan (who had goaded him), threatened an opposition player post-match, not to mention regular confrontations and choice words with media

THEN ...​

his rap sheet is terrible for someone who is a coaching icon, about to turn 56, and who should know better. Seemingly every time he's caught, he apologises and moves on to the next skirmish, while those around him mop up. As happened again this week, after his clash with St Kilda players at Moorabbin. One word he used in that exchange was inexcusable, and surely no one at this club would walk past its use, in any forum nor under any circumstance. In my eyes, Clarkson deserves a match-day sanction from the AFL. But he will probably only be fined, and get to apologise yet again and move on to his next encounter.

IF ...​

Jimmy Webster's hit on Jy Simpkin was horrendous ...

THEN ...​

he rightly got a seven-week ban. But everyone deserves forgiveness, particularly those who unreservedly apologise, own their offending actions, and cop their hefty punishment without complaint. Hope he gets back immediately in round eight, and that everyone backs off from smashing his character.

Un-be-fuggin-lievable.

 

[krakouers]

Un-be-fuggin-lievable.

 

[Devington]

IMO he has a point about Clarko having a pattern of behavior and how everybody (mostly everybody) deserves forgiveness, but fml those two statements in contrast are a fresh turd.

Oh, and the ********er still doesn't know what a sliding doors moment is.

 

[Cool Kangas]

Un-be-fuggin-lievable.

Wow. Just wow.

 

[Only Forwards]

​

Spoiler: If you want to read it:

IF ...​

while he has been an AFL coach, Alastair Clarkson has approached umpires on a plane, and on other occasions abused and publicly criticised umpires, sworn at an official at a kids' game, abused a couple of VFL players during a match, got in a scuffle with a Power fan (who had goaded him), threatened an opposition player post-match, not to mention regular confrontations and choice words with media

THEN ...​

his rap sheet is terrible for someone who is a coaching icon, about to turn 56, and who should know better. Seemingly every time he's caught, he apologises and moves on to the next skirmish, while those around him mop up. As happened again this week, after his clash with St Kilda players at Moorabbin. One word he used in that exchange was inexcusable, and surely no one at this club would walk past its use, in any forum nor under any circumstance. In my eyes, Clarkson deserves a match-day sanction from the AFL. But he will probably only be fined, and get to apologise yet again and move on to his next encounter.

IF ...​

Jimmy Webster's hit on Jy Simpkin was horrendous ...

THEN ...​

he rightly got a seven-week ban. But everyone deserves forgiveness, particularly those who unreservedly apologise, own their offending actions, and cop their hefty punishment without complaint. Hope he gets back immediately in round eight, and that everyone backs off from smashing his character.

Barrett is a gutter snipe who mashed the keys so hard when typing the Clarko bit that his first sentence would fail secondary school grading. 91 words is a paragraph not a sentence and the way he starts it doesn't connect to how he ends the "sentence".

For someone who cosplays as a journalist he should learn how to actually write.

 

[Chadwiko]

Saints fans can go right ahead and STFU about NMFC being poor.

 

[ferball]

You asked...

yeah. Should have known better.

 

[Passmore]

Saints fans can go right ahead and STFU about NMFC being poor.



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That St Kilda supporter flex has always been mystifying.

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[Samsquanch]

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Not really.

 

[Shermanator]

Well done Barrett. Condemnation of Clarko, forgiveness for sniping dog Webster.
You truly are a reprehensible piece of sh..

He's gone full bizarro-world this bloke.

He must've been having an affair with Scotts because ever since the Portfolio Coach got the arse, the hate for his 'own club' has hit USC levels.

Very strange indeed..

 

[FlyHigh18]

That St Kilda supporter flex has always been mystifying.

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St Kilda receives the most money by AFL and pays down its debt.

= "...thank-you membership growth"

I mean, how do you even put all this in one paragraph without laughing?



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[William Caresser]

We'd take the stadium deals of Geelong, the SA and WA clubs and the fixtures of Collingwood and Richmond every day of the week over the higher distribution amount.

As a collective though, the clubs should receive far more $ than they do from broadcast revenue (and the AFL administration far less). The clubs are the game - we watch our clubs. The distributions aren't handouts, they're essentially what's left over after the AFL applies all its taxes.

 

[Caracas]

Saints fans can go right ahead and STFU about NMFC being poor.



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I wonder if there’s a similar comment about us on the WB board. It reminds me of a scene from Blackadder where the “mouse bites Baldrick in the arse”.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Un-be-fuggin-lievable.

I thought The Onion had expanded to have a sports column…

 

[Caracas]

I’ve just got back from AAMI after watching the Storm beat the Panthers. What a great game + show. North could learn a lot from them about how to put on a show as a boutique club.

 

[Cool Kangas]

I’ve just got back from AAMI after watching the Storm beat the Panthers. What a great game + show. North could learn a lot from them about how to put on a show as a boutique club.

How is storm a boutique club? Aren’t they Melbourne’s primary Melbourne team? (This is coming from someone who really doesn’t know/understand rugby - so sorry - but genuinely interested).

 

[Caracas]

How is storm a boutique club? Aren’t they Melbourne’s primary Melbourne team? (This is coming from someone who really doesn’t know/understand rugby - so sorry - but genuinely interested).

They’re never going to get more than 20,000 attending their home games because Melbourne is not a rugby league place. Maybe, “boutique” is the wrong word. However, they have a very hardcore supporter base - a bit like North. The capacity of AAMI helps their case. However, I would love to enjoy one of our home games in Marvel as much as I enjoyed tonight. The Good Friday game, hopefully, will be an exception.

 

[gokangas]

I’ve just got back from AAMI after watching the Storm beat the Panthers. What a great game + show. North could learn a lot from them about how to put on a show as a boutique club.

great win.

 

[Cool Kangas]

They’re never going to get more than 20,000 attending their home games because Melbourne is not a rugby league place. Maybe, “boutique” is the wrong word. However, they have a very hardcore supporter base - a bit like North. The capacity of AAMI helps their case. However, I would love to enjoy one of our home games in Marvel as much as I enjoyed tonight. The Good Friday game, hopefully, will be an exception.

Yeah I hate the lack of atmosphere at marvel. I actually don’t really like marvel. I wish we still played at the G.