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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
What a load of nonsense.
If Polak is finished, delist him.
Plenty of kids got delisted off AFL lists a couple of months ago. No doubt most of them are devastated. At least polak had the opportunity to play at the highest level. He deserves our sympathy if he may never play again but so does Matthew Egan.
Do geelong deserve the same opportunity?
Its a case of Richmond trying to gain an unfair advantage. They can get stuffed as far as I'm concerned.
No deal!!!!
wait, how did you get deledio again?
Isn't that exactly what Essendon did with Ramanauskas? There was no reason why they couldn't put him on the LTI list either.
What rules? There aren't any rules for what Richmond is asking for. All clubs should be equal of course, and if a player is injured, then he should be placed on a long-term injury list and replaced with a rookie. He should not be replaced with a bonus extra draft pick of course. If Richmond choose to delist Polak, then they should have an extra draft pick then, and only then.Can any poster from an opposition club say that they wouldn't want to see their club use the same rules if it happened to one of their players?
What do you mean? No club should be allowed to place an injured player on a mature age rookie list so they can gain an extra pick in a draft. Clubs should place injured players on a long-term injury list and promote a rookie of course.Would this be your response if it was the Pies who were making the application?
According to Eddie McGuire it was voted unanimously as a one-off situation because the cancer returned. I doubt very much that this will be unanimous because the Polak situation is different to Ramanauskas' cancer returning. The two situations are entirely different.They didn't seem to realise it when they voted unanimously to allow Essendon to put Rama on the rookie list.
This is spot on and surely it won't be allowed.If Richmond don't have room on their senior list for Graham Polak they should delist him. They won't obviously, but that doesn't mean they should have the rules change to cater to them.
It has nothing to do with Cousins. Graham Polak suffered an injury. This is not a case of recurring cancer as with Ramanauskas. Clubs should not be allowed to have a bonus draft pick by placing an injured player on a mature age rookie list.If you don't want Cousins at Richmond or playing again - that's your opinion. But just don't take it out on Polak.
What a load of nonsense.
If Polak is finished, delist him.
Plenty of kids got delisted off AFL lists a couple of months ago. No doubt most of them are devastated. At least polak had the opportunity to play at the highest level. He deserves our sympathy if he may never play again but so does Matthew Egan.
Do geelong deserve the same opportunity?
Its a case of Richmond trying to gain an unfair advantage. They can get stuffed as far as I'm concerned.
No deal!!!!
...basically without this the club would have been forced to delist him & would not have been able to assist him with his medical expenses & he would have had no opportunity to work towards a comeback later that year..
What do you mean? No club should be allowed to place an injured player on a mature age rookie list so they can gain an extra pick in a draft. Clubs should place injured players on a long-term injury list and promote a rookie of course.
According to Eddie McGuire it was voted unanimously as a one-off situation because the cancer returned. I doubt very much that this will be unanimous because the Polak situation is different to Ramanauskas' cancer returning. The two situations are entirely different.This is spot on and surely it won't be allowed.
What rules? There aren't any rules for what Richmond is asking for. All clubs should be equal of course, and if a player is injured, then he should be placed on a long-term injury list and replaced with a rookie. He should not be replaced with a bonus extra draft pick of course. If Richmond choose to delist Polak, then they should have an extra draft pick then, and only then.
that is beside the point.Can any poster from an opposition club say that they wouldn't want to see their club use the same rules if it happened to one of their players?
What rules? There aren't any rules for what Richmond is asking for. All clubs should be equal of course, and if a player is injured, then he should be placed on a long-term injury list and replaced with a rookie. He should not be replaced with a bonus extra draft pick of course. If Richmond choose to delist Polak, then they should have an extra draft pick then, and only then.
What a load of nonsense.
If Polak is finished, delist him.
Plenty of kids got delisted off AFL lists a couple of months ago. No doubt most of them are devastated. At least polak had the opportunity to play at the highest level. He deserves our sympathy if he may never play again but so does Matthew Egan.
Do geelong deserve the same opportunity?
Its a case of Richmond trying to gain an unfair advantage. They can get stuffed as far as I'm concerned.
No deal!!!!
So if this does in fact happen, where would that leave Kane Johnson?
If it was a Pies player who had suffered a serious brain injury and was trying to get back to football, I'm sure that Pies supporters would be wanting the club to do whatever they could to give themselves every chance.What do you mean? No club should be allowed to place an injured player on a mature age rookie list so they can gain an extra pick in a draft. Clubs should place injured players on a long-term injury list and promote a rookie of course.
Not that different at all, IIRC in Ramanauskas' situation it was stated that he may never play again but they wanted to give him something to aim for during his recovery. Polak is in the same situation, while the club hopes he can play again there is every chance he wont, but instead of just casting him aside, they want to give him something to aim at to help his recovery.According to Eddie McGuire it was voted unanimously as a one-off situation because the cancer returned. I doubt very much that this will be unanimous because the Polak situation is different to Ramanauskas' cancer returning. The two situations are entirely different.
LMFAO at a COLLINGWOOD supporter demanding clubs be treated fairly! Righto then, we'll have 18 MCG games and the minimum four interstate trips every year please.Blah blah blah... All clubs should be equal of course, blah blah blah...
What rules? There aren't any rules for what Richmond is asking for. All clubs should be equal of course, and if a player is injured, then he should be placed on a long-term injury list and replaced with a rookie. He should not be replaced with a bonus extra draft pick of course. If Richmond choose to delist Polak, then they should have an extra draft pick then, and only then.It has nothing to do with Cousins. Graham Polak suffered an injury. This is not a case of recurring cancer as with Ramanauskas. Clubs should not be allowed to have a bonus draft pick by placing an injured player on a mature age rookie list.
No-one said it was an unfair disadvantage when Rama was put on the rookie list because of cancer. Why is Polak any different?? Sounds more like sour grapes to me...you wish Cousins had gone to Carlton, but now he hasn't you don't want him to go anywhere??
I don't rate Cousins much as a bloke, but as a footballer everyone knows how good he was and hopefully still is. If he can get his shit together then why not?
that is beside the point.
of course people from their club would like to do something that benefits their own club.
but this isn't about looking after Polak, its about gaining an extra pick.
i am 100% for Cousin's returning to AFL football, really glad he may have an option to return.
Its just the way Richmond is gaining an extra pick out of it, that I'm not too sure about it. If it wasn't for Cousins, I'm sure you would be seeing a lot more negativity than you already are from everyone.
I can't believe so many people are rubbishing Polaks injuries and condition.
I can't believe so many people are saying it's nothing compared to the horrific illness Rama had to endure.
Graham Polak was hit by a tram. He didn't hurt his foot at training. He didn't break his leg during a game. He was hit by a moving tram. He nearly died. He was placed in an induced coma to keep him alive.
For christs sake people .. have a heart. How his situation any different to Rama's?
If you don't want Cousins at Richmond or playing again - that's your opinion. But just don't take it out on Polak.