No Oppo Supporters General AFL discussion and other club news

[DogDaySonny]

Whew! Lucky for Melbourne that they have a great culture and Smith was the only user! Either that or lucky that everyone else was having their cocaine usage managed by the AFL and they managed to avoid the testing regime.

 

[cryptor]

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Whew! Lucky for Melbourne that they have a great culture and Smith was the only user! Either that or lucky that everyone else was having their cocaine usage managed by the AFL and they managed to avoid the testing regime.

It’s hard to feel much sympathy given he has done the crime, but it’s also very clear he’s a scapegoat here and wouldn’t be facing these consequences if he was a better, more marketable player like Oliver.

 

[DogDaySonny]

It’s hard to feel much sympathy given he has done the crime, but it’s also very clear he’s a scapegoat here and wouldn’t be facing these consequences if he was a better, more marketable player like Oliver.

Nah, he's facing these consequences because he tested positive on game-day, cocaine being a game-day restricted stimulant. The AFL was unable to manage the situation once the WADA testers got him. He probably got lazy or stupid and didn't tell the AFL he was using during the week so they couldn't pre-test and let him declare soreness or whatever.

I do wonder how many Melbourne players are in the AFL's pre-testing regime in order to avoid the WADA testers. Culture!

 

[Paul Kersey]

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Whew! Lucky for Melbourne that they have a great culture and Smith was the only user! Either that or lucky that everyone else was having their cocaine usage managed by the AFL and they managed to avoid the testing regime.

He's a legit dumbarse.

 

[wahawk]

The AFL may be tipping a little into the North/WA deal too.

The interstate clubs (mainly Qld & WA) are pushing hard for a rolling 3 yr rotation of Vic clubs playing a ‘home’ game interstate to reduce their travel.

So north signing that deal takes a bit of pressure off the AFL

 

[HoldingThe Ball]

Tim Membrey

28

Tim Membrey

Age

30

Ht

188cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

8.1

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

5.8

5star

T

1.5

3star

G

1.8

5star

D

9.4

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.3

2star

G

1.5

5star

D

9.6

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.6

3star

was an odd one.

Long time at St Kilda with a pretty decent record.

I think it's 300 odd goals in nearly 200 games?

Still looked super fit when I saw him play, and always cracked in.

I know he had a lot of mental health issues, but he was very open about it, and obviously getting the support he needed, which is great for him and his young family.

Gone to Collingwood as a DFA which seems yet another blunder by St Kilda.

Membrey, Crouch, Battle and a few others will leave a hole (although Crouch may be rookied?) - so it seemed odd that they just let Membrey walk to a better club without any sort of attempt to keep him (in public anyway)

Always thought Membrey was a decent solid B+ grade forward - may well have filled a hole with us for a season or two if I'm being honest - but hopefully a move to the Pies works out well for his career and his mental health.

Gee, they've sold the farm the Pies - all in for a Flag in 2025 / 2026. The following 10 yrs will be hell for them. Only a couple of decent young players, no huge amount of high draft picks and a huge gap in the playing list of guys between 23 - 30 yrs of age.

How glorious to see Collingwood be in the bottom 4 for a decade!

 

[peetoo]

Goodwin..

Joel smiths dad is Shaun smith? The same Shaun smith who will become an MFC director?

 

[Ashman23]

Do we get the points and the win for 2023 for the game that Smith played us in?

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Dockers great makes 'difficult decision' to leave club

The Dockers have announced that Peter Bell is leaving the club

www.afl.com.au

Little big man exits Fremantle.
He was a pest to us. Job in a mining company in W.A coming up no doubt.

 

[bigmaxi]

Dockers great makes 'difficult decision' to leave club

The Dockers have announced that Peter Bell is leaving the club

www.afl.com.au

Little big man exits Fremantle.
He was a pest to us. Job in a mining company in W.A coming up no doubt.

Hard to deal with was Bell. Can’t imagine the grief faced by the other kids trading footy cards with him in the playground back in the day.

 

[Nugett]

Hard to deal with was Bell. Can’t imagine the grief faced by the other kids trading footy cards with him in the playground back in the day.

Reckon he got his trading degree by reading the Freo big footy trading boards…

 

[Clarkos_Soldier]

One of the best responses I've seen on these forums. People don't realise that what you learn has very little to do with actual jobs in the real world. All university degrees do is to try to teach you to think critically and communicate. Some degrees do it with numbers and others with words and some might have both. Those skills are essential for any job. Sure, some degrees today are also prerequisite to certain fields but no degree is enough to actually prepare you for any particular role. Imagine doing a sports science degree and thinking you can then be the next AFL Premiership coach.

Your capabilities, and what you do practically on the job, is what teaches you how to do a job. Michael Burry is a medical doctor and one of the most successful fund managers. Warren Buffet read a Bachelor of Science. Bill Gates is a drop out and so was Steve Jobs. Could go on and on...

 

[brad sue well]

 

[BIGHAWK23]

North with no contract for Tassie?

Club is cooked if they don’t have that Cash

 

[RustyHawk]

Wow! Zac has done a number on Bolts alright! Bang.

Q - anyone want a biscuit?