Mega Thread Non-Freo AFL Discussion 2024 Part 2

[dont bowl there]

He must be referring to his 'not elbowing any rangas in the face' standards.

From Wiki - In 2008, Dean Solomon received an 8-week suspension from the Australian Football League (AFL) for elbowing Cameron Ling in the head, which broke Ling's cheekbones and eye socket. This was the most severe penalty from the AFL tribunal in 11 years

He went overboard on that occasion but tbf to him he was sticking up for Palmer who was getting absolutely smashed at every contest by the Cats mids.

 

[Purple Jesus]

He went overboard on that occasion but tbf to him he was sticking up for Palmer who was getting absolutely smashed at every contest by the Cats mids.

Who, in hindsight, deserved it. Palmer is a knob.

 

[oldgoat]

Who, in hindsight, deserved it. Palmer is a knob.

But "our knob"...
which is always ok

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Who, in hindsight, deserved it. Palmer is a knob.

In what way? In his debut year Rhys was our entire midfield.
The kid was absolutely persecuted by our incompetent coach.
In that Geelong match Mooney was putting in shit mixers on Rhys at the bottom of every pack.
Rhys Palmer was a good player for us.

 

[E Shed]

In what way? In his debut year Rhys was our entire midfield.
The kid was absolutely persecuted by our incompetent coach.
In that Geelong match Mooney was putting in shit mixers on Rhys at the bottom of every pack.
Rhys Palmer was a good player for us.

I wished Solomon hadn't gone quite that far but I loved him for it. Geelong beat us up for years. The way they went after skinny first year Stephen Hill was disgusting too.

It was kind of the last of the real old fashioned VFL tactics.

I'll never forget listening to Robert Walls talk about debuting for Carlton as a 16yo and how he was physically attacked by grown men. It was not a fair sport back then. Lee Mathews, HOF legend would have been criminally prosecuted for what he did back then.

 

[Big Animal]

Who, in hindsight, deserved it. Palmer is a knob.

no he's not. he's a pretty chilled and friendly guy

 

[Cam Payne]

Who is the knob?

 

[stax on the mull]

Lee Mathews, HOF legend would have been criminally prosecuted for what he did back then.

Leigh Matthews? He was charged by the police and prosecuted. Fined $1000 and deregistered by the VFL for a month for striking Neville Bruns in 1985. On an appeal it was he received a 12 month good behaviour bond.

A very nasty injury captured on camera. Bruns jaw was broken.

I probably shouldn't link the vision, and there's a longer version you can find which needs age verification on youtube that has the lead up where Geelong FF Mark Jackson is doing whacko things and the game, near its end in the 4th quarter is descending into a farce. A little bit before you can see Matthews contesting a ground ball on the wing, then letting rip at the umps for not receiving a free kick so it seems like he'd mentally, already lost the plot.

 

[E Shed]

Leigh Matthews? He was charged by the police and prosecuted. Fined $1000 and deregistered by the VFL for a month for striking Neville Bruns in 1985. On an appeal it was he received a 12 month good behaviour bond.

A very nasty injury captured on camera. Bruns jaw was broken.

I probably shouldn't link the vision, and there's a longer version you can find which needs age verification on youtube that has the lead up where Geelong FF Mark Jackson is doing whacko things and the game, near its end in the 4th quarter is descending into a farce. A little bit before you can see Matthews contesting a ground ball on the wing, then letting rip at the umps for not receiving a free kick so it seems like he'd mentally, already lost the plot.

Thanks. I wasn’t aware he was actually prosecuted. I know he’s remorseful about it these days

 

[Purple Jesus]

In what way? In his debut year Rhys was our entire midfield.
The kid was absolutely persecuted by our incompetent coach.
In that Geelong match Mooney was putting in shit mixers on Rhys at the bottom of every pack.
Rhys Palmer was a good player for us.

Have you seen how he currently posts on Instagram? Besides, I’m speaking from personal experience. I’ve met him a few times. Both when he was playing and later. Certified knob.

 

[Mogumber]

Peter Bell missed out on the footy job at the Pies.
Charlie Gardner (ex Geelong), recently Swans got the chocolates.
Maybe Bell's reputation preceded him

 

[The Feeder Club]

Peter Bell missed out on the footy job at the Pies.
Charlie Gardner (ex Geelong), recently Swans got the chocolates.
Maybe Bell's reputation preceded him

Damn. They must have seen The Manchurian Candidate too

 

[Taylor]

Rhys is lucky to be alive. An athletic talent right at the end of the era of that being enough to be an AFL player. Similar to that midget Chris Masten and similarly has an ego that his body can't match.

That's athletes for you though.

 

[MadMundy]

Well, that's one feather that Bell won't get in his cap.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Have you seen how he currently posts on Instagram? Besides, I’m speaking from personal experience. I’ve met him a few times. Both when he was playing and later. Certified knob.

No he isn’t.
I know him personally.

 

[anchor man]

Leigh Matthews? He was charged by the police and prosecuted. Fined $1000 and deregistered by the VFL for a month for striking Neville Bruns in 1985. On an appeal it was he received a 12 month good behaviour bond.

A very nasty injury captured on camera. Bruns jaw was broken.

I probably shouldn't link the vision, and there's a longer version you can find which needs age verification on youtube that has the lead up where Geelong FF Mark Jackson is doing whacko things and the game, near its end in the 4th quarter is descending into a farce. A little bit before you can see Matthews contesting a ground ball on the wing, then letting rip at the umps for not receiving a free kick so it seems like he'd mentally, already lost the plot.

He was a thug.

 

[Purple Jesus]

No he isn’t.
I know him personally.

Tell him to stop being a knob then.

 

[mightymouse75]

Tell him to stop being a knob then.

You could have got him on a bad day.
We all have them.
He might have been a nob and grown up.

Don't be a nob about it..

 

[Nodgey]

Ive always thought that Matthews hit on Bruns didn't seem that fierce and must have just got him on the sweet spot and done much more damage than intended. It appeared to me to be a slow roundhouse hit rather than a real Barry Hall/Staker type punch.

 

[anchor man]

Ive always thought that Matthews hit on Bruns didn't seem that fierce and must have just got him on the sweet spot and done much more damage than intended. It appeared to me to be a slow roundhouse hit rather than a real Barry Hall/Staker type punch.

A dog act in a State game, jumped ovef the ball elbow cocked and smashed one of the WA players. Fully intentional.

 

[malpaso]

Tell him to stop being a knob then.

I see only one nob here..

 

[oldgoat]

Be was a thug.

Remorseful thug of course

 

[oldgoat]

You could have got him on a bad day.
We all have them.
He might have been a nob and grown up.

Don't be a nob about it..

I've been a knob from time to time...
Just a remorseful ex-knob now.

 

[oldgoat]

Ive always thought that Matthews hit on Bruns didn't seem that fierce and must have just got him on the sweet spot and done much more damage than intended. It appeared to me to be a slow roundhouse hit rather than a real Barry Hall/Staker type punch.

Doesn't matter really does it?
Shit defence, "I didn't mean to break his jaw"
GOAT disqualifier?
Apparently not.
Tell you who is remorseful?
Gaff , blotted his bio. forever more.
Just to be even handed...
In Matthews era being known as a berserker, was arguably an effective survival strategy for smaller guys?

 

[anchor man]

Remorseful thug of course

I wouldn't think so. I don't think he has any remorse even today. Even aften his court appearance.
A ridiculous reprieve coming from the courts after being fined $1,000. Let off with a good behaviour bond.