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Been doing it for years with Tex. Winds him up on the radio, Tex bites back then Karen runs back on air with what he said to wind him up even more and the cycle continues

Whole thing funny as f really. Just two massive dickheads
It actually becomes very clear on 2017. We had a leader as a captain. They had a rascist, bogan f wit as theirs.
 
I mean I can only speak with direct experience in the VAFA system and it obviously doesn’t happen there

Generally it’s like $300 for a kid to play a season of AFL. Soccer is in the thousands
Holy hell, the sport is doomed in Australia then. No chance the lower socioeconomic echelons can afford that. For starters, all of those first gen African Aussie boys who could form the backbone of the Socceroos in the 2030's don't have a chance of stumping up that sort of cash. Not sure how the Matildas are so successful?
 
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St Kilda is on the hunt for a new list manager to help spearhead the club’s resurgence after parting ways with talent boss James Gallagher.

The Saints confirmed on Tuesday Gallagher would depart the club as he looked to move home to South Australia for family reasons.

The club will embark on a process to find a replacement although it remains unclear whether former Carlton list boss and ex-St Kilda assistant coach Stephen Silvagni will be a target.

Silvagni was cut by the Blues over an alleged conflict of interest because his son Jack was on the club’s list and has since led the league website’s trade coverage in recent years.

St Kilda’s list strategy has failed to help the club rise up the ladder in recent years following moves to top-up on some mature-age recruits including high-priced midfielders Brad Hill and Daniel Hannebery.

Other pickups include Dan Butler, Paddy Ryder, Zak Jones, Dougal Howard, James Frawley, Dean Kent and Shaun McKernan.

James Gallagher has stepped down as St Kilda list manager. Picture: Getty Images

James Gallagher has stepped down as St Kilda list manager. Picture: Getty Images

St Kilda’s recent football department review – which led to the sacking of coach Brett Ratten – recommended a change in list strategy after the club missed finals in 2022 despite an 8-3 start to the season.

Former North Melbourne coach David Noble helped lead the review, while former Kangaroos list boss Glenn Luff completed a list analysis for the Saints which found it lacked top-end talent.

The club’s new list boss will be on a mission to add more A-Graders, after missing out on Collingwood free agent Jordan De Goey, and recalibrate the salary cap.

The Saints are known to have a tighter-than-expected cap after the moves to add some mid-tier players on decent wages.

Gallagher, who played 38 games for Adelaide Crows, joined the Saints in 2018 after a career in banking.

Will the Saints look to Stephen Silvagni? Picture: Michael Klein

Will the Saints look to Stephen Silvagni? Picture: Michael Klein

Chief executive Simon Lethlean thanked Gallagher for his contribution to the club over the past four years.

“James has contributed significantly to the improvement of our list and culture throughout his time at the Saints,” Lethlean said.

“He has an appetite for hard work and his care and passion for seeking to improve the quality of our list and the culture of our club was evident, no more so than when taking on more than just his primary duties throughout the Covid interrupted 2020 and 2021 years.

“We wish James, his wife Laura and children Jack, Alice and Olivia all the best for their move back home.”

Ned Guy obviously not available?
 
I mean I can only speak with direct experience in the VAFA system and it obviously doesn’t happen there

Generally it’s like $300 for a kid to play a season of AFL. Soccer is in the thousands

I played ammos in the mid-90s. I can assure you our club was paying thousands (not that we had juniors to pay for it all), but we played thousands a year.
I dare say many clubs did likewise.
 
I played ammos in the mid-90s. I can assure you our club was paying thousands (not that we had juniors to pay for it all), but we played thousands a year.
I dare say many clubs did likewise.
Oh I’m sure the clubs are paying thousands but what I’m comparing is the out of pocket costs per kid

For AFL a few hundred bucks and for soccer a thousand and more. Seeing the needs of each kid would be very similar for the two sports (umpires, insurance, grounds and uniforms) it’s beyond me how the difference is so high

It can only be because the AFL kicks in plenty of cash for the juniors in comparison to what soccer does
 
Oh I’m sure the clubs are paying thousands but what I’m comparing is the out of pocket costs per kid

For AFL a few hundred bucks and for soccer a thousand and more. Seeing the needs of each kid would be very similar for the two sports (umpires, insurance, grounds and uniforms) it’s beyond me how the difference is so high

It can only be because the AFL kicks in plenty of cash for the juniors in comparison to what soccer does

All true ... the AFL would be pouring a fair bit in.
 

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Regarding Andy Gowers, I cannot find any info online, but do I recall correctly that in 1988, when at recruiting age he specifically asked not to come to Richmond because we were crap, even though he barracked for us as a kid (his dad played 20-odd games for the Tiges). Anyone else recall this?
lives a life of shame now.
 
Brad Scott playing down expectation of 'young Bombers' to make the finals, when they have a shit easy draw, and he was appointed for them to make the finals.

Stringer probably training the house down as usual to 'spend more time in the middle'
 
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