Dogs unleash on dirty Roos

[Ry009]

Boy, I loved watching the Roos when Carey, King, Martyn Archer et al were playing. Hard, tough, brilliant football that I loved even when they played the Dogs.

Sadly, Saturday finished that off for me. To see a sniping, dirty bloke like Thompson getting into Hall from before the bounce was cringeworthy. The more you guys say how good it was, and that it was all Hall's fault, the less I see any of that old spirit. All I see is a self righteous bunch who can't see waht everyone else sees. this is from the coach all the way down to the last supporter.

I see King as a true North man - a star in a great side, one that made the finals 10 years running.

Says a lot about your club that he's not considered a Roos man any more.

All I see is a club to be despised.

With all due respect, you appear to be very bitter mate. Much like our former player, who when we had made the decision to stay in Melbourne - if he were acting in the best interests of the club, should have kept to his opinion to himself.

He's perfectly entitled to his opinion, but he's sadly mistaken if he ever think he will be held in high regard at the club by a majority of the supporters.

Scott Thompson is no different to any other tagger that's played the game.

Again, like I've said in many other threads, a lot of people on BigFooty let the actions of others heavily influence their opinion of a club. Why? People on BigFooty don't represent the widespread views of their own club.

Fair few Dogs fans have said a few things, but that's not going to let me change my opinion of the Dogs, really hope they do well this season.

As I said in another thread, the main person at fault was the umpire for the lack of action in paying a free kick for Scotty nudging over Hall which was at the very worst unneccesary and silly.

Good luck for rest of the season, and I know footy is an emotional game. But I wish posters from all clubs (including ours) on BigFooty would excercise a bit of common sense, and take a step back from the situation and at least try to look at the issue objectively.

 

[Butane]

With all due respect, you appear to be very bitter mate. Much like our former player, who when we had made the decision to stay in Melbourne - if he were acting in the best interests of the club, should have kept to his opinion to himself.

He's perfectly entitled to his opinion, but he's sadly mistaken if he ever think he will be held in high regard at the club by a majority of the supporters.

Scott Thompson is no different to any other tagger that's played the game.

Again, like I've said in many other threads, a lot of people on BigFooty let the actions of others heavily influence their opinion of a club. Why? People on BigFooty don't represent the widespread views of their own club.

Fair few Dogs fans have said a few things, but that's not going to let me change my opinion of the Dogs, really hope they do well this season.

As I said in another thread, the main person at fault was the umpire for the lack of action in paying a free kick for Scotty nudging over Hall which was at the very worst unneccesary and silly.

Good luck for rest of the season, and I know footy is an emotional game. But I wish posters from all clubs (including ours) on BigFooty would excercise a bit of common sense, and take a step back from the situation and at least try to look at the issue objectively.

Well said. There is no doubt Scott instructed the players to physically attack the Dogs, presumably because we are seen as a weak team. This hasn't been effective against us for at least 2 years. What's enflamed the whole problem is that North were completely off their game and this exposed their aggression to look pathetic.

In saying that, the indiscretions were minor and only deserving of free kicks. North have such a good bunch of young midfielders that should be trying to rack up the stats and learning to gut run back(non existent on the weekend) the aggression will comes later.

I wish North well for the rest of the season. They were exposed on the weekend by a top 4 team and they need to go away and learn from that. I have no doubt Bastinac, Ziebell and Cunnington will improve as the season progresses.

 

[Werewolf]

Article by Greg Baum from the Age...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...to-catch-up-with-the-times-20100524-w80a.html

BY ITS petty and pathetic assaults on Barry Hall on Saturday, North Melbourne has achieved three things that had been thought impossible. It has made a martyr of Hall. It has weakened casual support for North, a club that has dangerously little of it anyway. And it has guaranteed that life will be even tougher for all backmen for the rest of the season. None will thank the Roos.

 

[Ry009]

Article by Greg Baum from the Age...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...to-catch-up-with-the-times-20100524-w80a.html

BY ITS petty and pathetic assaults on Barry Hall on Saturday, North Melbourne has achieved three things that had been thought impossible. It has made a martyr of Hall. It has weakened casual support for North, a club that has dangerously little of it anyway. And it has guaranteed that life will be even tougher for all backmen for the rest of the season. None will thank the Roos.

What was the point of posting that?

Just because a journo has written an article, doesn't mean it's fact.

I don't get it, you blokes won by 11 goals and are in great form and your marquee forward is (rightly so) playing this Friday - be happy FFS.

People still get their knickers in a knot over bullshit on BigFooty - I don't get it.

 

[maddog37]

Ryz

This is a Dog board and the article pertains to events occuring during a Dogs game.

Why wouldn't we be interested in reading it?

 

[Ry009]

Ryz

This is a Dog board and the article pertains to events occuring during a Dogs game.

Why wouldn't we be interested in reading it?

Would have thought the club would be more focused on solidifying their position in the 8 with a win over Essendon on Friday rather than continually re-hash an incident in which they've come out smelling like roses, and a game they actually won very easily.

 

[maddog37]

Ryz,

Pretty sure Rocket and the boys are not posting or reading too much of BigFooty!

The people like you and me that are interested in rehashing things etc are rabid fans that eat, sleep and drink footy and will consume any interesting info that presents itself.

You certainly seem quite lucid but you need to understand that supporters actions do not reflect the inner circle of a club. Just because we want to carry on like fools does not mean the actual playing list and coaching staff do.

Cheers

 

[dogupya]

Ah, North supporters, using the Western Bulldogs to justify their existence for some time now, so sad.

We have a superior list, superior membership numbers consisting of "western Bulldog supporters" and superior on field performances, it must be a hard pill to swallow.

We had a few North supporters come on our board before we played them last year and told us with a straight face, that player for player they had a better list than ours, not to mention that they played as better brand of contested footy and we were just front runners... HAHAHAHAHAHA, how's that working out for ya!!

 

[Ry009]

Pretty sure Rocket and the boys are not posting or reading too much of BigFooty!

The people like you and me that are interested in rehashing things etc are rabid fans that eat, sleep and drink footy and will consume any interesting info that presents itself.

You certainly seem quite lucid but you need to understand that supporters actions do not reflect the inner circle of a club. Just because we want to carry on like fools does not mean the actual playing list and coaching staff do.

Cheers

Fair comment.

I think it's a bit disappointing that the over-reaction of the media, and the fact it's still Tuesday we're still talking about it. Especially when both our clubs are similar.

Then again, I suppose it's a slow news week, all we need is a 'Ablett signs with GC' headline.

Hopefully the two coaches get together at some stage to clear the air.

Topic has done to death, good luck boys and hope you beat the black and red scum on Friday.

 

[Gus]

Some idiot on the North board, in the "call to arms thread" is claiming he has sent many sms's and calls into a radio station pretending to be a dogs supporter and supporting thompson and saying Barry overreacted.

This grinds my gears. Their team resorts to petty underhanded tactics. Must be culture, now their supporters are doing the same.

Shame on you, North. Shame on you.

 

[Ant_]

Some idiot on the North board, in the "call to arms thread" is claiming he has sent many sms's and calls into a radio station pretending to be a dogs supporter and supporting thompson and saying Barry overreacted.

This grinds my gears. Their team resorts to petty underhanded tactics. Must be culture, now their supporters are doing the same.

Shame on you, North. Shame on you.

North boys have been known to pull the voting bloc routine on Big Footy from time to time. I say let them do it, if it bothers them so much.

 

[100action]

Some idiot on the North board, in the "call to arms thread" is claiming he has sent many sms's and calls into a radio station pretending to be a dogs supporter and supporting thompson and saying Barry overreacted.

This grinds my gears. Their team resorts to petty underhanded tactics. Must be culture, now their supporters are doing the same.

Shame on you, North. Shame on you.

I read that too and laughed at how much time he wasted to do that (40 sms?, 4 calls and 20 letters to the age?), must lead a very shitty life.

 

[beyondthevalley ofthedogs]

Some idiot on the North board, in the "call to arms thread" is claiming he has sent many sms's and calls into a radio station pretending to be a dogs supporter and supporting thompson and saying Barry overreacted.

This grinds my gears. Their team resorts to petty underhanded tactics. Must be culture, now their supporters are doing the same.

Shame on you, North. Shame on you.

It really is unbelievable the way they're still carrying on. I can't get too upset by it. It's more a case of "pity the fool".

This is not the North Melbourne culture I remember from the days of Archer, Carey, Stevens etc. Looks like they've adopted a sad sack victim culture (Eugene Arocca's "doom loop" comment was particularly unfortunate) throughout the club. Sad, really.

 

[stefoid]

I think the reason most North fans are loosing their marbles over this is that despite all the other things going wrong for them recently, they have still had the moral high ground to cling to - shinboner spirit, hard but fair, etc...etc...

Take 100% biased north melbourne and bulldogs fans out of the equation, and the imaprtial viewpoint has North looking like crap, and that really is the last straw for North fans - an attack on their moral high ground.

 

[Master Coach]

North Melbourne's Scott Thompson vows to cut niggle after Barry Hall clash
-Herald Sun -by Jay Clarke, May 26th

"..The Roos backman has embarked upon an honest re-assessment of his tactics after fierce criticism of his role in his fiery clash with Western Bulldogs' forward Barry Hall on Saturday...

The backman regretted knocking Hall over as he tied his bootlaces close to halftime and said he was unlikely to repeat the move when the teams meet again in Round 18...

"The forearm in the back, I don't think I will be doing that again," he said..."

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...barry-hall-clash/story-e6frf9jf-1225871306791

 

[Fossie 32]

Hmmmm.... good news