Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion

[kane249]

Yeesh, DGB out for 12-14 with turf toe. Hawks are going to be battling in the back half.

Flow on effect for the Fantasy / Supercoach players is Sicily will have to play a lock down role now instead of playing loose when he racks it up

 

[Cuzz09]

Flow on effect for the Fantasy / Supercoach players

Oh...no...

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[FKASC]

Oh...no...

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U ok?

 

[Cuzz09]

Won't somebody think of the supercoach teams

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[WCErevival]

Hawks supporters dont sound bothered by DGB injury. Probably wasn't going to get a game anyway.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

But he's from WA so will clog up this board once English re-signs, until some random Victorian or South Australian we trade for instead becomes the steal of the trade period

 

[kane249]

Hawks supporters dont sound bothered by DGB injury. Probably wasn't going to get a game anyway.

They had lost Blanck recently to an ACL, losing DGB on top of that is going to test them further

 

[DanWCE]

Coach Smitch to go all Eagles 2015 and invent a Weagles Web to lead them to a GF

 

[WCErevival]

They had lost Blanck recently to an ACL, losing DGB on top of that is going to test them further

I think even with the Blanck injury he was on the fringe.

 

[Bender_]

U ok?

Harley's Insta > Supercoach nerds

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Melbourne in a little spot of bother as well on the eve of the season

 

[Barrybran]

Melbourne in a little spot of bother as well on the eve of the season

Melbourne

 

[Keys]

Melbourne in a little spot of bother as well on the eve of the season

Might be an understatement

From the article

One source close to the probe said Smith should not be “scapegoated” over what they asserted was a wider club issue.

“It looks like they are planning to hang Joel out to dry for behaviour that is commonplace at Melbourne,” the source said.

“It is not unusual for a group of young men who party together to share drugs. Joel might be foolish but he’s hardly Tony Mokbel.

“The club should be taking responsibility for what is happening to Joel instead of blaming him in order to cover up a much wider problem. Joel is not a bad apple in a barrel of clean ones – the whole joint is rotten.”

The latest of several off-field blows to Melbourne comes more than three years after former Melbourne president Glen Bartlett raised concerns with the club board about its culture.

Crisis talks were held with AFL commission chairman Richard Goyder and ex-league boss Gillon McLachlan, but Bartlett was forced out by the board in April 2021.

Long-time club doctor Zeeshan Arain was also shown the door by Melbourne after raising concerns.

Demons chief executive Gary Pert recently claimed the club’s culture was “the best I’ve seen in 40 years”.

His comment came amid significant concerns about Smith’s positive test and the behaviour of teammate Clayton Oliver.

Star midfielder Oliver recently avoided a criminal conviction after being caught driving while suspended. A court heard he had been suspended from driving after he was hospitalised for a seizure, but he had not opened the letter.

Not quite at West Coast mid noughties areas but they’re giving it a nudge

The trafficking allegations stem from Smith texting an unspecified number of teammates asking if they wanted any coke

 

[Mr Eagle]

The hyperbolic speculation about Melbourne's culture will be here any second now...

... any second now...

...any...

...second...

...now...

 

[Truckosaurus]

Pfft, weak.

We at least scapegoated one of our best players.

 

[Cuzz09]

I've legit never heard of Blanck. He was hardly gonna be the difference.



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[EagleMan87]

I've legit never heard of Blanck. He was hardly gonna be the difference.



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He had a good season last year, allowing Sicily to play a more attacking role.

 

[Rowan18]

Might be an understatement

From the article




Not quite at West Coast mid noughties areas but they’re giving it a nudge

The trafficking allegations stem from Smith texting an unspecified number of teammates asking if they wanted any coke

It feels to me like they are where we were in 06. A star mid clearly has drug issues that are being covered up (Oliver vs Cousins), a disgruntled ex employee has been calling it out for years (Bartlett vs Judge) and now other players are getting sprung, revealing a widespread problem (Kerr vs Smith).

 

[DickDunn]

It feels to me like they are where we were in 06. A star mid clearly has drug issues that are being covered up (Oliver vs Cousins), a disgruntled ex employee has been calling it out for years (Bartlett vs Judge) and now other players are getting sprung, revealing a widespread problem (Kerr vs Smith).

Don’t think Woosha was getting on it with Cousins et al back in the day though. Goodwin seems like a big part of the problem

 

[Truly Lazuli]

I've legit never heard of Blanck. He was hardly gonna be the difference.



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Your mind's gone Blanck?

 

[jesterwester]

Might be an understatement

From the article




Not quite at West Coast mid noughties areas but they’re giving it a nudge

The trafficking allegations stem from Smith texting an unspecified number of teammates asking if they wanted any coke

I think it said a lot that Goodwin hadn’t even attempted to contact Smith when this all happened- cited it being pre-season but for mine it showed a real lack of accountability or care in the player. My perception of Goodwin has changed from that day on.

Club quite happy to hang him out to dry, as they were also with Oliver. Seems their way of approaching player relations in general.

 

[Bender_]

Blanck?! You're worried about Blanck?!

 

[Bender_]

Melbourne in a little spot of bother as well on the eve of the season

I hope Robert Walls is making an appearance soon to mention how he wouldn't let his son play at the Demons.

 

[Stan8888]

Melbourne's drug issues are certainly interesting, almost seem like the drugs are rampant through the AFL and exist outside of Perth.

Well, I'd tell you I'm just shocked to hear that. Imagine that, drugs in little old Melbourne town.

 

[Farang83150]

But kornes will be all over the big issues.... the WC players clothes!