Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 27

[It Just Is]

David King is the worst AFL media has to offer, by some margin. Sits high and mighty with his self righteousness whilst he is a hypocrite of the highest order. Busted for drink driving, maybe he should consider his own duty of care.

Dick head.

Don’t forget that time he bet on Taylor to win the rising star (over Bont) and then pumped him up endlessly in the media. Class act.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Don't forget the best part, North gifted West Coast the no.1 pick by winning a meaningless game in the last round.

And the bloke Norf got instead will be leaving them for Tassie in 2027 (assuming Norf still exist by then).

 

[Enviable Tradition]

during our game ... they were crying that Soldo (and butters) had no concussion test ????

and they were also saying how we would lose 4 points for playing Soldo for not test, I can only guess they were talking about Soldo getting poked in the eye.

They still are lol

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[Cockle Diver]

David King is the worst AFL media has to offer, by some margin. Sits high and mighty with his self righteousness whilst he is a hypocrite of the highest order. Busted for drink driving, maybe he should consider his own duty of care.

Dick head.

Didnt King also do a runner after a drink driving collision.

 

[PowerBaz]

King is still pissed at JHF so anything Port is amplified.

I can’t recall hearing the Libba lies about tripping up being a huge deal in the media?

 

[sobrave]

Didnt King also do a runner after a drink driving collision.

And tried to break Nigel Smart's neck in the 1998 gf with one of the cheapest hits you'll see

 

[yepits2020]

BZT fined for rough conduct. Lots of players then should be fined for rough conduct.

 

[PAFC66]

I guess King's feelings on contact to the head are based on what school you attended:

What a ****ing joke that was.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

 

[sobrave]

I guess King's feelings on contact to the head are based on what school you attended:

Ah gaffy, you poor bugger, you must be suffering after coward punching a teenager. Aww come here and give us a cuddle. You're such a good bloke

 

[MrMeaner]

I guess King's feelings on contact to the head are based on what school you attended:

His behaviour in relation to the Gaff incident should be brought up every time he starts opining on tribunal issues. Until he admits he was wrong, consistently wrong throughout it, he has no credibility.

 

[Powertron]

His behaviour in relation to the Gaff incident should be brought up every time he starts opining on tribunal issues. Until he admits he was wrong, consistently wrong throughout it, he has no credibility.

Like most in the AFL media he is completely conflicted by personal relationships with ex-teammates, clubs etc.

He is worse than most because of how definitive he is that his opinion is right and all others wrong.

The 90s and early 00’s players are the worst by far. Some of the younger guys are more balanced and insightful but tend not to be as vocal.

 

[Buget]

Like most in the AFL media he is completely conflicted by personal relationships with ex-teammates, clubs etc.

He is worse than most because of how definitive he is that his opinion is right and all others wrong.

The 90s and early 00’s players are the worst by far. Some of the younger guys are more balanced and insightful but tend not to be as vocal.

What makes these ex-players “experts” or deemed “experts” by the networks?

King actually didn’t really achieve much in his playing career when compared to other players in media. 241 games, 2 AAs and 2 premierships. And he last played 20 years ago….

And I personally don’t rate premierships that highly in making you an “expert”. You just happened to play on a successful team…. Key word is team.

 

[TeeKray]

King knows his stuff but his conflict of interest re Adam Simpson and the Eagles is laughable.

 

[Powertron]

It’s a shame Kings bullshit is the discussion point - Joey’s analysis on our over usage of Dixon and the impotence of this approach is actually what really matters.

First time I’ve seen someone in the media put some data around what we all complain about weekly.

 

[JimmyBC]

I don't mind David King he has nothing against Port he just calls out our bullshite wish more would, he's hot on anything related to head knocks and concussion and goes after everyone your ears are painted on if you think it's a Port thing.

 

[OneGreatClub]

I don't mind David King he has nothing against Port he just calls out our bullshite wish more would, he's hot on anything related to head knocks and concussion and goes after everyone your ears are painted on if you think it's a Port thing.

Was Butters’ a head knock? I actually didn’t see the incident.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

King knows his stuff but his conflict of interest re Adam Simpson and the Eagles is laughable.

As a terrible politician once said - not a conflict of interest but a convergence of interest.

 

[Grave Danger]

As a terrible politician once said - not a conflict of interest but a convergence of interest.

"Being economical with the truth" is another goodun.

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

**** king..

Yes please LADY KANE come **** us for a third time this year

 

[yepits2020]

Did Butters actually clip Banfield on the chin? Certainly looks like it glanced the body/chest. Banfield ended up being second to the ball, was smart enough to protect/pull back his head and did not hold his chin/head after the interaction. Nothing to see here.

Edit: And how did crouch get away with one game. Very dangerous.

 

[Janus]

I don't mind David King he has nothing against Port he just calls out our bullshite wish more would, he's hot on anything related to head knocks and concussion and goes after everyone your ears are painted on if you think it's a Port thing.

My position on David King being a ****wit has nothing to do with Port. It's to do with the fact that when he gets on a hobby horse (like head knocks) he wants to take it to the absolute extreme (stop every single action that could possibly result in a knock to the head) instead of accepting that there is a level of responsibility that each player has to their own welfare when taking part in a sport that is full-contact, and is one of the reasons why players are paid so much money.

The Cotchin and Crouch incidents were similar in that both players chose to bump as a method of collecting a ball that was already in the process of being collected by another player, whereas Butters didn't choose to bump - he was just going for the ball and and accidentally collected Banfield high.

 

[Janus]

As for Montagna questioning our targeting of Dixon - why do these ****wits wait until a game where the opposition literally puts 16 players behind the ball to show vision of this?

"The Power have won 41.7% of their offensive one-on-ones this season – ranked No.1. Tonight they have won just three of their 11 offensive one-on-ones. They have also lost five of these contests all of them between Charlie Dixon

22

Charlie Dixon

Age

34

Ht

200cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Fwd

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Last 5

D

11.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.0

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T

2.2

4star

G

1.6

5star

D

10.5

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.5

2star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.5

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

and Alex Pearce

25

Alex Pearce

Age

29

Ht

201cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.8

4star

MG

106.3

2star

No current season stats available

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11.0

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K

5.0

2star

HB

6.0

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

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103.2

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."

If you're winning almost 4 out of 10 of your offensive one on ones, why wouldn't you keep exploiting that? Yes, Dixon had a shit night against Pearce - he lost 5 one-on-one contests to him, and overall only managed to win two out of ten for the match. But here's the thing - even after that shit performance, we are still averaging 15 one-on-one targets per game and winning 39% of them.

We do what we do because its complementary football. Even after playing Fremantle we are still equal first with GWS for marks inside 50 per game with 16.

 

[sobrave]

The AFL have always based it on the outcome, not the action. While that's stupid, they've generally been consistently stupid (excluding shit like Braynard almost killing someone).

The Freo player wasn't hurt. Nor was the Carlton player in the crouch one. You can't give them a big suspension when nothing happened.

Occasionally they use potential to cause injury but it's usually a fine or a 1 week.

 

[TeeKray]

The AFL have always based it on the outcome, not the action. While that's stupid, they've generally been consistently stupid (excluding s**t like Braynard almost killing someone).

The Freo player wasn't hurt. Nor was the Carlton player in the crouch one. You can't give them a big suspension when nothing happened.

Occasionally they use potential to cause injury but it's usually a fine or a 1 week.

I'm happy for Crouch to be suspended because the action sucked. Second to the ball, opponent with his head over the ball, just recklessly cleans him up. Very dangerous and unnecessary action.

Butters was genuinely contesting the ball. Honestly, I actually think it's a textbook example of how to approach a contest. He gets low and makes the ball his objective. And that's exactly why Banfield wasn't hurt. Crouch on the other hand just got lucky.