News Media Thread, 2023: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent

[ZergMinion]

Here is the Meters gained (bottom half of the list). Gaff only had 181m gained.
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Top 3 meters gained were Tim Kelly, Alex Witherden and Dom Sheed. Shuey had 200 meters gained from 21 touches.

Gaff may not have set the game on fire but he was serviceable and not an obvious detriment to the team like he has been some weeks this year. If he plays at that level for the remainder of his contract it'll be ok. I could see on the weekend he was trying to go forward with the ball more often, even if his instinct was still to go back or sideways.

I think it'd be safe to give it another week before returning to sinking the slipper into Gaff.

 

[ConcreteWaters]

Let the draft tampering begin!

I'm sure the kid will be happy to be on an AFL list. If that rumour is true, he's always welcome to not nominate...

 

[kane249]

The big issues and questions in football

Which Footy Mascots Are The Most Rootable? An Investigation

Sorry babe, the anthropomorphic foam animal suit stays on.

www.pedestrian.tv

 

[Chris_6678]

“Only came for free physio”: Former Saints coach Ratten fires back at Riewoldt barb

“The standards in that joint over the last however long have been sub-par."

www.sen.com.au

Haha Ratten goes bang.

"The only time he (Riewoldt) came was for free physio, that's the only time he was at the club, so I don't know where he saw those standards," Ratten said at a press conference.

 

[Crow till I die]

Let the draft tampering begin!

I'm sure the kid will be happy to be on an AFL list. If that rumour is true, he's always welcome to not nominate...

sorry for intruding but we have seen this playbook before with Bailey Smith and Ollie Perkins and the AFL happily waived them through so it shows they don't give a stuff about the interstate clubs they are not propping up

Whatever your club does with what may be pick 1, I hope you get it right and in the meantime, try and use pick 1 in the PSD to maximum advantage to grab a player and if possible screw over a vic club in the process

 

[bzparkes]

The big issues and questions in football

Which Footy Mascots Are The Most Rootable? An Investigation

Sorry babe, the anthropomorphic foam animal suit stays on.

www.pedestrian.tv

Now THIS is content

 

[Grahame]

“Why the AFL's next big thing needs to avoid football's graveyard.”

Yeah I wonder how far someone can push the envelope before the AFL must finally step in? What is the definition of draft tampering?

I guess if Cornes’ suggestions are not perceived to be favouring any team then it’s okay. But of course the other side to that coin he is ‘dis-favouring’ a side which strangely seems to be okay.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

“Why the AFL's next big thing needs to avoid football's graveyard.”

Yeah I wonder how far someone can push the envelope before the AFL must finally step in? What is the definition of draft tampering?

I guess if Cornes’ suggestions are not perceived to be favouring any team then it’s okay. But of course the other side to that coin he is ‘dis-favouring’ a side which strangely seems to be okay.

I think Cornes’ best defence is that he can’t be taken to be influencing anyone because no one gives a shit what he thinks.

 

[Goroyals22]

Backpedal …. Fast


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[bzparkes]

Backpedal …. Fast


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That's one hell of a backtrack.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Perth probably looking not too bad to Reid now as it's as far as possible away from McClure

 

[southcoast]

Chris Scott

Chris Scott

Age

48

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

calling VFL ‘most compromised competitions you can find’ ( bit of paraphrasing there).

Comments on inequitable fixtures, gather round,

When administering the competition integrity and fairness should pretty much be your first priority (again paraphrased)

Link ‘Most compromised’ league: Scott slams wildcard proposal — CODE Sports

May be paywalled.

PS Scott could have gone on further re integrity - GF contract, draft manipulation, trading picks, travel inequities, funding support inequities from VFL, media and so on.

Scott up in my eyes a little.


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[UseR2006]

 

[larrikin]

Backpedal …. Fast


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Sam McClure complaining about click-bait journalism. Now I've seen everything

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Chris Scott calling VFL ‘most compromised competitions you can find’ ( bit of paraphrasing there).

Comments on inequitable fixtures, gather round,

When administering the competition integrity and fairness should pretty much be your first priority (again paraphrased)

Link ‘Most compromised’ league: Scott slams wildcard proposal — CODE Sports

May be paywalled.

PS Scott could have gone on further re integrity - GF contract, draft manipulation, trading picks, travel inequities, funding support inequities from VFL, media and so on.

Scott up in my eyes a little.


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Interesting given the hand his twin brother had in a lot of that until this year.

 

[Bender_]

Backpedal …. Fast


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Whole bunch of stammering and stuttering by "Scoop" there.

 

[Ochre]

It's genuinely impressive that I hate when regular hosts Eddie McGuire and Craig Hutchinson are not on Footy Classified because it means McClure is on instead.

 

[Truckosaurus]

The big issues and questions in football

Which Footy Mascots Are The Most Rootable? An Investigation

Sorry babe, the anthropomorphic foam animal suit stays on.

www.pedestrian.tv

Loves Rick, hates Freo's, give the woman a Walkley.

 

[Woutizmoo]

Backpedal …. Fast


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FMD thats hilarious. He woulda been the favourite for the 100m backpedal if Dan Andrews didn't cancel the commgames

 

[ziad]

FMD thats hilarious. He woulda been the favourite for the 100m backpedal if Dan Andrews didn't cancel the commgames

its a hotly contested event

 

[Tugga27]

Breaking News: 18 year old would prefer to stay in his home state.

"But representatives from three clubs, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to freely discuss draft plans, have told this column the teenager has intimated that he would prefer to stay in Victoria".

Draft conditioning: Will Harley Reid hit the road?

The conditioning of clubs in the build-up to the national draft has been taking place forever and a day. It’s just been happening more in recent times.

www.theage.com.au

 

[bzparkes]

Breaking News: 18 year old would prefer to stay in his home state.

"But representatives from three clubs, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to freely discuss draft plans, have told this column the teenager has intimated that he would prefer to stay in Victoria".

Draft conditioning: Will Harley Reid hit the road?

The conditioning of clubs in the build-up to the national draft has been taking place forever and a day. It’s just been happening more in recent times.

www.theage.com.au

The thing about the draft is these players don't get to choose where they go.

 

[Tugga27]

The thing about the draft is these players don't get to choose where they go.

Unfortunately, a lot of them get to dictate what state they want to stay in though.

 

[southcoast]

Breaking News: 18 year old would prefer to stay in his home state.

"But representatives from three clubs, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to freely discuss draft plans, have told this column the teenager has intimated that he would prefer to stay in Victoria".

Draft conditioning: Will Harley Reid hit the road?

The conditioning of clubs in the build-up to the national draft has been taking place forever and a day. It’s just been happening more in recent times.

www.theage.com.au

So draft CONDITIONING not tampering.

Ahhhh, that’s permissible.


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[bzparkes]

So draft CONDITIONING not tampering.

Ahhhh, that’s permissible.


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Only if you're from Victoria.