Opinion Commentary & Media VII

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Bottom line, the AFL pussy footed around compensation by ‘gifting’ selections that needed to be traded and then further selections in the caveat zone of the draft.

 

[SonofSamsquanch]

That’s assuming the AFL was cool with us tanking and didn’t find a way to downgrade the compensation.

They haven't been troubled by it in the past when other teams have done it have they?

 

[Frank Thring]

Harry on 360 tonight with Tom Hawkins

26

Tom Hawkins

Age

36

Ht

197cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.4

3star

M

5.5

5star

T

1.9

4star

G

2.1

5star

D

12.7

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.1

3star

G

1.6

5star

D

7.8

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

2.2

5star

. Tom, Gerard and Robbo were in awe of Harry

 

[GoRoos2023]

That’s assuming the AFL was cool with us tanking and didn’t find a way to downgrade the compensation.

Well we hadn’t won a game in 19 weeks and were 4-1 outsiders to win so I don’t suspect a loss would of raised too many eyebrows.

It’s been done to death now, time to look forward. Just a point to note with the Colby v Reid discussion.

 

[Supa_Nova]

Well I appreciate them sticking up for us but to be clear.

Had we of lost that last game we got Reid and Colby. We always had him at 2.

We won and got Colby and Zane.

It will be what Zane does with his career over the next 10 years that will define that win/loss.

Disagree, mckay compo wouldve been mid first round if we had pick 1 IMO.

So maybe reid and Curtin/sanders or the like

 

[justroyal]

Did we avoid another campaigner?

 

[Fart Cummings]

Did we avoid another campaigner?

geez Simmo goes whack.

 

[gerry101101]

geez Simmo goes whack.

So, looks like Harley Reid wins the Uprising Star after all…

 

[Possession]

Don't really know what's going on in that video but the whole thing just feels weird and is making me lean further into my 'Harley Reid has bad vibes' cope. Definitely harsh on the kid, probably not a JHF type, but at the very least the fresh air that we've experienced as our young guns are appropriately rated (or even underrated) in the media without causing a circus is pretty good. Imagine dealing with Harley Hype on top of everything else this year.

Good luck to him and the Eagles on their journey.

 

[Gasometer]

Eagles could have split pick 1 bro for 3x 1st rounders

Should change their name to “Can’t read shit about the game”

 

[Engimal v3]

Did we avoid another campaigner?

Hard to believe a first year player could out the coach. Daisy Pearce was clearly in earshot, I wonder if we'll hear more about what he said.

 

[Gasometer]

geez Simmo goes whack.

Is this HR?

 

[Gasometer]

That dude doesn’t have any hair

 

[tales129]

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Is this HR?

Bailey Williams - Reid directly on his left.

It’s the Pearce expressions for me, make it look well more frosty than any level of joke exchange

 

[Gasometer]

Bailey Williams - Reid directly on his left.

It’s the Pearce expressions for me, make it look well more frosty than any level of joke exchange

 

[Gasometer]

 

[Gasometer]

Believe what you want

I don’t believe it’s HR

I’ve heard nothing but glowing noise from anyone up this way who knew him last year

But I have been wrong before

 

[tazaa]

Picks above 18 simply aren’t first rounders.

No matter what you call them.

This is where the Rosetta Stone would come in handy.

McKay is playing full back in a team sitting 4th.
JHF just kicked 3 and got 20 in a top 8 clash on the weekend just passed.

I mean I’d ideally love to have them but both these players chose to leave the club.

It’s almost like we weren’t allowed to be compensated for a number 1 draft pick abandoning the club after 9 months and our fullback jumping ship to our rival through free agency after 8 years of development.

But yeh “priority picks” and “draft concessions” hey

 

[tazaa]

So Bailey Williams is shooting texts off to the West Australian?
Because Simmo was playing Jack Darling

27

Jack Darling

Age

32

Ht

191cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.4

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

14.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

4.0

5star

G

1.4

5star

ahead of him?
Bailey Williams? F*** me

 

[Shermanator]

Did we avoid another campaigner?

He taps Bailey Williams chair as he walks past.

Apparently he’s had the shits on Simmo for a while.

 

[archereleven]

So Bailey Williams is shooting texts off to the West Australian?
Because Simmo was playing Jack Darling

27

Jack Darling

Age

32

Ht

191cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.4

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

14.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

4.0

5star

G

1.4

5star

ahead of him?
Bailey Williams? F*** me

He's played every game as well...

What a rat. If I were the new coach, he'd be traded 1st up for anything I could get.

On SM-G991B using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Shinboner1]

He's played every game as well...

What a rat. If I were the new coach, he'd be traded 1st up for anything I could get.

On SM-G991B using BigFooty.com mobile app

Shame players can't be forced to be traded

 

[archereleven]

Shame players can't be forced to be traded

Either that or reserves until 2026.

On SM-G991B using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[DarkPhoenix]

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Harley one of those blokes who uses "his" instead of "he's", glad we missed out on him.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

He taps Bailey Williams chair as he walks past.

Apparently he’s had the shits on Simmo for a while.

Yeh, doesnt make as exciting a headline, but whatever is said is directed at Williams, and when Daisy turns around she looks at Williams, not Reid.