Opinion Non-Crows AFL 9

[PeterSalt]

Really?
I swear people complained about us getting someone who wasn’t straight down the line?

There were richmond folk on BF alluding to him having a few 'social indescretions'

Nothing major that went public though

 

[BRL121]

Really?
I swear people complained about us getting someone who wasn’t straight down the line?

Left yourself open there Froggy! (Or, was it come in spinner?)

 

[WeeBlake]

Parvo

Somehow I missed this rumour.

 

[cleanhands]

Left yourself open there Froggy! (Or, was it come in spinner?)

Spinner

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Not for any off field indescretions..

stengle requested a trade as the tigers had a mosquito fleet of small forward/mid types that he was much younger than and was stuck behind trying to get a game..

At the time RICH were deciding which player to hold .....between Stengle and Bolton ....we would have secured the one RICH didn't wish to retain

Pretty obvious now, Bolton was the correct choice ....but I'd suggest that was still the case then as well

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

At the time RICH were deciding which player to hold .....between Stengle and Bolton ....we would have secured the one RICH didn't wish to retain

Pretty obvious now, Bolton was the correct choice ....but I'd suggest that was still the case then as well

Surely Richmond were not tossing up between Bolton & Stengle?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

48 between 2015 and 2017

47 between 2005 and 2007

42 between 2001 and 2003

41 between 1997 and 1999

That's sad reading. 2005-06, and 2016-17 were real missed opportunities and we really should be on three flags now.(Brisbane were always going to be too good in their era).

 

[Geoffa32]

Most of these instances were where the player couldn't handle their alcohol.

De Goey has undertaken counselling & apparently changed his ways after the USA incident.

Martin similarly changed his ways after the chopstick incident.

Clubs should give players support for 2nd or even 3rd chances, depending on the incident.

Oliver is having regular incidents at the moment & doesn't appear to be getting hid life back on track. This is not a once off issue. Hopefully now he is having a break he can get his life into order... but getting to point where he may be better off with a fresh start in a different environment.

AFL footballers don't drink a lot of alcohol.


Use of other substances can be an issue though.



You can't rock up to training after a night on booze, plus the empty carbs....

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[Kane McGoodwin]

AFL footballers don't drink a lot of alcohol.


Use of other substances can be an issue though.



You can't rock up to training after a night on booze, plus the empty carbs....

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Most of the incidents we were discussing were alcohol induced.

Martin chopstick incident.

De Goey USA inappropriate towards woman incident.

But granted Oliver appears to be not down to alcohol.

 

[CharlieCrow]

I'd love to have a culture that sees us win 52 games across three seasons.

That's more wins than we have ever had across three seasons.

That would mean 14 wins in each of two years and 15 in the third plus three games in the finals each year for a total of three flags. Might struggle to get in the top four with 14 or 15. You might have to add a few games to make the total 17 wins in the minor round for each year. Think you better make it 60 games.

 

[ams4crows]

So not only is Rozee captain he's also going to be a Dad?? At 23? That's a fair load of pressure on the young lad.

 

[footy4ever]

So not only is Rozee captain he's also going to be a Dad?? At 23? That's a fair load of pressure on the young lad.

He'll be fine. If he had a real job, paying real wages, that's when he'd be feeling pressure.

 

[baldandbroke]

He'll be fine. If he had a real job, paying real wages, that's when he'd be feeling pressure.

What a strange conversation you guys are having here?!?

 

[radiojake]

So not only is Rozee captain he's also going to be a Dad?? At 23? That's a fair load of pressure on the young lad.

Heh what a weird unit- absolutely cannot fathom why you'd have a kid so young (or tbh in my case, ever at all)

 

[MarcusP2]

Heh what a weird unit- absolutely cannot fathom why you'd have a kid so young (or tbh in my case, ever at all)

It was normal for centuries (my parents had us young and it was great for them).

The biggest factor is financial security and that ain't an issue for him.

 

[feenix67]

Heh what a weird unit- absolutely cannot fathom why you'd have a kid so young (or tbh in my case, ever at all)

You're assuming it was planned.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

You're assuming it was planned.

If it's a son maybe he hopes to be still playing when he gets drafted. Make f/s a real thing.

 

[Brenton Davy]

It was normal for centuries (my parents had us young and it was great for them).

The biggest factor is financial security and that ain't an issue for him.

Which was why we didn’t have our first child til I was 40

 

[1970crow]

Which was why we didn’t have our first child til I was 40

we chose childless, but if I had to do it, I reckon sacrifice and bite the bullet early. Chick at work is 42 and her kids are 22 and 20. So instead of pissing away her early 20s on going out etc, theyet go do it at 40 with house, money and careers sorted.

 

[FR0GGY]

we chose childless, but if I had to do it, I reckon sacrifice and bite the bullet early. Chick at work is 42 and her kids are 22 and 20. So instead of pissing away her early 20s on going out etc, theyet go do it at 40 with house, money and careers sorted.

There’s obviously no right or wrong answer, but the later you leave it the less time with parents grandparents.
I was 29 for our first and there’s no way I’d want to be much older chasing kids around.
Not sure I was ready before then though either.

 

[footy4ever]

we chose childless, but if I had to do it, I reckon sacrifice and bite the bullet early. Chick at work is 42 and her kids are 22 and 20. So instead of pissing away her early 20s on going out etc, theyet go do it at 40 with house, money and careers sorted.

Ditto!

 

[Crow till I die]

There’s obviously no right or wrong answer, but the later you leave it the less time with parents grandparents.
I was 29 for our first and there’s no way I’d want to be much older chasing kids around.
Not sure I was ready before then though either.

Energy levels of people tend to be better the younger they are and that means active time with the kids and the ability to absorb sleepless nights etc much better. I was late 20's / early 30's having kids and the thought of starting in the late 40's again is the stuff of nightmares. The benefits of having older kids, while still in our 40's, who are fairly self sufficient is more time to travel, enjoy weekends etc while still young enough, fit enough and healthy enough. But again, each to their own as there is no right and wrong answer.

 

[kirky]

There’s obviously no right or wrong answer, but the later you leave it the less time with parents grandparents.
I was 29 for our first and there’s no way I’d want to be much older chasing kids around.
Not sure I was ready before then though either.

Interestingly I’ve got a mate whose wife was 40 (he was 38) when she had their first and 42 for her second (he was 40) and now he has turned 60 and if they have children around say 30yo+ he will be 70+ years old. As it is he is obesely overweight and might not even be here for his grandchildren. Another mate had his two children around the same time but was 7 years younger. Doesn’t seem much difference but it is as you get older.

Sometimes it isn’t about an individual it is about the kids - do you want to be active so you can have some fun with them, ie play ball etc or do you want to be that parent that sits in a chair looking at them?

 

[radiojake]

Got a vasectomy a year ago

Do not regret in the slightest

 

[FR0GGY]

Interestingly I’ve got a mate whose wife was 40 (he was 38) when she had their first and 42 for her second (he was 40) and now he has turned 60 and if they have children around say 30yo+ he will be 70+ years old. As it is he is obesely overweight and might not even be here for his grandchildren. Another mate had his two children around the same time but was 7 years younger. Doesn’t seem much difference but it is as you get older.

Sometimes it isn’t about an individual it is about the kids - do you want to be active so you can have some fun with them, ie play ball etc or do you want to be that parent that sits in a chair looking at them?

Met a bloke through work who had kids early and then had just had one in his 60’s he said it was great as he was retired and could spend all the time in the world with the last, but he’s hardly going to see her 18th let alone grand kids.