Is Jeff Kennet an uncannily accurate personification of the Hawthorn football club?

[Maxabillions]

What a campaigner

 

[Pessimistic]

Prefer Matthew’s ‘never complain, never explain*’

*Therefore I’m not adding anything except axe the tax

 

[TigerTime_89]

Wasn't it privatised?

 

[Altum Volantes]

It’s kinda like how Josh J. Kennedy is the personification of the Eagles yeah?

Successful, universally popular and highly respected?

 

[Gavin Excell]

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What a campaigner

Hang on!
Are you suggesting Hawthorn is a bunch of right campaigners?
Huge claim!

 

[Upgrayedd]

Damn, He's got in your head yet again!

 

[Hawkinspired]

I love Kennett because he stands up for the club. Everything he said is true, especially about propping up North Melbourne in Tasmania to force out Hawthorn.

The AFL is corrupt and manipulative and we’ve seen that through a number of controversies over the last decade or so. I don’t want to be stomped on by the AFL and Kennett will die trying to protect our club.

 

[beta_condition]

Nar I'd say he's on the money.

 

[Pessimistic]

17 home games is 34 total right?

Jeff getting trumpy ( he’s actually a bit younger than trump)

 

[JohnZ]

Nar I'd say he's on the money.

Almost. 34 games, rolling byes from round 1, max games per player (say 28 or 30), bigger lists. More Thursday, Friday (double headers), Sunday night footy

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Jeff’s like Eddie, he’s ok with unfairness as long as it’s his club benefiting from it.

 

[kickazz]

Nar I'd say he's on the money.

I would love a genuine random draw even if for just one year; simply so we can all see that the game doesn't suffer from it.

 

[yeahmate]

Nar I'd say he's on the money.

Not a fan of Kennett, but the only thing he said wrong there is "Good luck Bombers"

 

[Maxabillions]

Hang on!
Are you suggesting Hawthorn is a bunch of right campaigners?
Huge claim!

I just wanted to start a conversation. About how much of a campaigner Jeff Kennet is.

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

I think Jeffrey is trying to say , in auslan sign language , that he is going to shoot the letter i

 

[Freo Dr]

His way of saying there is no I in team?

 

[Collingwood 4 eternity]

His way of saying there is no I in team?

 

[PetterdHoisted]

9th seed struggles with its 9th seediness...water is wet, etc.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Very good

 

[master bate]

Essendon's double up games: Coll, GWS, Syd, North, Freo.

That's actually a pretty heavy draw for a team that finished 11th. 3 in the 8 and a decent North side.

Jeff's claim that the AFL are attempting to pick winners via that logic is an abject failure.

Hawthorn's double ups of Eagles, GWS, Cats, North, Lions is actually remarkably similar to Essendon's.

Essendon have been handed a very strong and possibly undeserved financial fixture. I haven't compared but it's probably stronger than Hawthorn's if Jeff's upset.

But even in a 17 game (or lets be realistic 18 game so each team gets 9 home games and the derbies stay) fixture the AFL will still control who gets the prime time fixtures which whilst not always fair makes perfect sense. It's their job to see that there's good revenue coming in from the TV deal. The AFL could go to an 18 game fixture and still give the Hawks a crap commercial fixture of dud time slots.

 

[PLODDER22]

Aren't the AFL in the business of predicting winners for greater profit? The only problem is they're no good it. Kennett a former Premier should understand economic forecasting.

 

[Maxabillions]

I love Kennett because he stands up for the club. Everything he said is true, especially about propping up North Melbourne in Tasmania to force out Hawthorn.

The AFL is corrupt and manipulative and we’ve seen that through a number of controversies over the last decade or so. I don’t want to be stomped on by the AFL and Kennett will die trying to protect our club.

Yep I agree, every team that has seen success for at least the past 11 years has been because of AFL corruption.

 

[TerryWallet]

Wrinkly, aged blowhard.

Good for a derisory laugh at.

 

[Pessimistic]

Essendon's double up games: Coll, GWS, Syd, North, Freo.

That's actually a pretty heavy draw for a team that finished 11th. 3 in the 8 and a decent North side.

Jeff's claim that the AFL are attempting to pick winners via that logic is an abject failure.

Hawthorn's double ups of Eagles, GWS, Cats, North, Lions is actually remarkably similar to Essendon's.

Essendon have been handed a very strong and possibly undeserved financial fixture. I haven't compared but it's probably stronger than Hawthorn's if Jeff's upset.

But even in a 17 game (or lets be realistic 18 game so each team gets 9 home games and the derbies stay) fixture the AFL will still control who gets the prime time fixtures which whilst not always fair makes perfect sense. It's their job to see that there's good revenue coming in from the TV deal. The AFL could go to an 18 game fixture and still give the Hawks a crap commercial fixture of dud time slots.

This coming season Coll Carl ess rich play 9 ‘blockbusters’ instead of the 12 typical even a few seasons ago so the blockbusters have been quietly reduced

 

[Shadow89]

An absolute tool is what he is. You'd think Hawthorn were the only team in the AFL, the way he was going on. Not exactly sure why Hawthorn should get preference, just because they 'have been' successful. Right, so no other team has been successful in recent times hey?

'The AFL doesn't respect our great club and what it has done for the AFL for the last 11 years.'

Arrogance embodied.