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No thanks, we've had enough dispassionate coaches whose main claim to fame is the ability to come out with some decent one liners.
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Mick McGuane is the footballer the mods wouldn't let us name
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Other way around wasn’t it? I thought McGuane rolled up to training after a big night at Crown and belted Hogg – the reigning best clubman or something similar at the time. Never been a bright spark. Hell of a footballer and could have been even better had he had a bit more discipline and control but nonetheless a gun. I always said he was the key to Collingwood at the time. This story is a big part of the reason he isn’t coaching an AFL club. Has has the footy nouse but he is a big risk. There were always stories of his gambling and debts. You never know how much these things get exaggerated but it was no secret he had issues. Even Tony Shaw eventually cut him from the list.
It is a pity McGuane didn’t do a few things differently 25 years ago. He might have been an all time great as a player and a successful AFL coach. I hope it doesn’t transpire that McGuane has done any more than casually associate with some ordinary people.
Seems to be a trend developing at your club.
That what I recall happening, Hogg was a real stickler for training and doing all the right things, and imagine McGuane, the anti christ coming in half cut one morning and being confronted by this goody two shoes. It was a good story at the time. I think it was the bright spot in a few dark years in a lot of Collingwood supporters eyes.
But you're right, McGuane could have been anything and even in spite of himself, he did some pretty damn good things on the field.
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Interesting comment to come from a supporter of a club who recruited Michael Gardiner this year. It's well known he's been liked with underworld figures in WA as well as find trouble everywhere he goes!
You see that as a trend?
You are interesting.
lol just lol
I remember Timmid Watson working through his 1990 nightmare by bringing tony francis and Monkhorst to st kilda... in 98 and 99.
obviously the pies traumatised him that day.
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I never said anything about that being a trend.
Simply highlighting the fact that all clubs seem to have players with baggage
JeffDunne
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Biggest non-story of the year.
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But we still remember that run in 1994
And now, we have a clue about what he was running from!
The worse thing was, he was one of the slowest midfielders going around, and they couldnt catch him. Mind you, he was zig zagging that much, I reckon he'd practiced staggering like that many times, leaving pubs.
So going to Burnie was his version of "hiding"?
I'd rather face the music.
I'd rather face the music.
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LOL yes. We thought they were going to reveal someone we would actually be surprised about. It's just Mick. Geez, had me there for a sec.
Ha Ha...so was that
I'm going to stop listening to rumours ... I was given a completely different name yesterday
I can tell you with confidence from a mate who works in the tab industry, Mick and these guys got together through a mutual interest of being massive punters. would be surprised if it went any further than that although it wouldnt be the first time gambling debts get you sucked into places you dont want to go. It fair dinkum makes your toes curl when you get told the figures these guys turnover on the punt.
Coaching Balwyn in Eastern FL Division 1 this year.
Currently has them 2nd or 3rd I think, in what is quite a strong league... though that may have something to do with the multitude of ex-AFL players on his list...
"go to the mattresses"
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