Roast The media ... *Shakes head*

[Changaneen]

Spot on, Bro Piscapo.

This thread hasn't been of the petty variety, ie 'OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE MIKE SHEEHAN RATED DANE SWAN AT 3 INSTEAD OF 1!', but served to highlight the often subtle digs at the club that would otherwise go unnoticed.

Channel Ten especially.

Things like Shuttleworth's propensity to call us "cash-strapped" in stories that have nothing to do with our finances. Mark Aiston's pauses for effect when announcing anything remotely negative at Alberton while simultaneously applauding his offsider after yet another sycophantic puff piece on our crosstown cousins. The recent description of our membership campaign angle as "brave".

What the devil is "brave" about promoting the fans and members of the club as its lifeblood, or one big family, in order to get them to sign up? It is tabloid muck designed to cast doubt and promote negativity. Across the road when the Crows stole their 19th Man concept? Nothing but a Trigg-friendly infomercial.

By the by, have personally emailed 5NFA on more than one occasion to complain about the lack of fairness there before declaring my boycott of the station after Rowe's meltdown a few years ago.

I'LL have what he's smoking

 

[Changaneen]

By the way, caught up with Damien Grimm in Coffin Bay, Shane isnt a Melbourne employee in any shape or form.

He's still scouting for the SANFL juniours. Young Damien was diviving for Cray Fish...........He's bigger set than his brother and old man, and he's a bloody Collingwood supporter

Very nice lad. I think he said he plays hockey too.......ya get that

Good to catch up with the Grimm family

 

[Waspy79]

A.Capel: STRUGGLING Port Adelaide has been dealt a significant off-field blow, losing both of its joint major sponors.

You are a dick Capel.

 

[Spadge]

surprised he didnt drop the word contraversially into it

 

[Malibu#27]

surprised he didnt drop the word contraversially into it

He came close in this article:

Surprise pickup Blee

The Power pulled off one of the surprises of this year's national draft by taking Blee at No. 51, leaving more heralded names such as teenage ruckman Tom Downie, who went to GWS at No. 56 and forward Nick O'Brien (Essendon, 59), on the draft board.

Surprise pickup Blee

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I was bemused by his assertion that Blee didn't feature in any mock drafts.

He featured in a few on this site, and was as highly rated as a second round pick in at least a couple.

 

[Spadge]

oh no... we took a guy at pick 51 and left other "guns" that were overlooked 56+ times other by clubs as well....

we suck at recruiting

not only that we took a short, small body injury prone spud at pick 6

 

[5um0F1]

oh no... we took a guy at pick 51 and left other "guns" that were overlooked 56+ times other by clubs as well....

we suck at recruiting

not only that we took a short, small body injury prone spud at pick 6

But the cows managed to outwit every other recruiter and every other club and steal an absolute gun and possibly the best player ever to pull on a pair of boots at pick (insert whatever you like)

 

[no_remorse28]

But the cows managed to outwit every other recruiter and every other club and steal an absolute gun and possibly the best player ever to pull on a pair of boots at pick (insert whatever you like)

Haha generic Crows sentences stored in a folder on every desktop of every Computer at the advertiser. Just have to add the name and copy and paste it in !

 

[tribey]

But the cows managed to outwit every other recruiter and every other club and steal an absolute gun and possibly the best player ever to pull on a pair of boots at pick (insert whatever you like)

The Matt Rendell special.

For a club that hasn't got near a Grand Final let alone a flag - without guys recruited by Graham Cornes and Robert Shaw - they sure do draft some guns year-in year-out.

 

[FishingRick04]

Saying that west toast got in and took 5 years to win one and then 12 after their "cycle". Crows took 6 years and have now waited 13 hopefully we don't have to wait 12 to 14 years.

Rendell is a tool I can't believe is arrogance over GWS and 2012 he should worry about the Crows

 

[Quadzilla]

oh no... we took a guy at pick 51 and left other "guns" that were overlooked 56+ times other by clubs as well....

we suck at recruiting

not only that we took a short, small body injury prone spud at pick 6

hmmmm ... reverse the picks and headlines ...

'Crows pinch top 3 gun from under GWS noses (plus a ready-made full back at #51)'

?????

 

[Powerade 08]

oh no... we took a guy at pick 51 and left other "guns" that were overlooked 56+ times other by clubs as well....

we suck at recruiting

not only that we took a short, small body injury prone spud at pick 6

and what happened to our second rounder?

worrying times @ port

 

[benblinkau]

He came close in this article:

Surprise pickup Blee

Surprise pickup Blee

Heralded by whom?? Downie is a ruck that has played a handful of games! Just shows they have no idea!!

 

[Steve Dore]

.... Rendell is a tool I can't believe is arrogance over GWS and 2012 he should worry about the Crows

The Cows play both GWS and Gold Coast twice in 2012 yet have come out and said that they don't have an easy draw because GWS shouldn't be underrated (Trigg) and then Rendell comes out and says that GWS will be hopeless in 2012.

 

[benblinkau]

Another easy draw for those muppets... And again, they will fail

 

[WAG]

You boys sure do have the Crows on your minds a lot.

 

[GinnyT]

You boys sure do have the Crows on your minds a lot.

****off

 

[Enviable Tradition]

you boys sure do have the crows rammed down your throats a lot.

efa :d:d

 

[PhoenixPower]

You boys sure do have the Crows on your minds a lot.

Says the guy reading the port forum......

 

[tribey]

Eagerly awaiting the aftermath of the Rookie Draft so we can hear Matt 'The Spud Whisperer' Rendell extol the virtues of the 1,000,000th kid taken in 2011 being 6th on his personal bucket list of Australia-wide awesome.

"Hooooooooo Cornesy, Matty's just inearthed [sic] another gemmy-gem-gem!" - Stephen Rowe, 7 December 2011, 4:15pm.

The scrutiny on our picks will be brief, but immense.

 

[benblinkau]

You boys sure do have the Crows on your minds a lot.

Having a crows supporter mumbling on in a port forum doesnt help... Wishinaintgettinapremiership....

 

[ClintEastwood]

"Hooooooooo Cornesy, Matty's just inearthed [sic] another gemmy-gem-gem!" - Stephen Rowe, 7 December 2011, 4:15pm.

I almost lolled. More of a snicker.

 

[S.Patrol.G]

You boys sure do have the Crows on your minds a lot.

Are you saying I've got shite for brains?

 

[Forzaport]

Eagerly awaiting the aftermath of the Rookie Draft so we can hear Matt 'The Spud Whisperer' Rendell extol the virtues of the 1,000,000th kid taken in 2011 being 6th on his personal bucket list of Australia-wide awesome.

"Hooooooooo Cornesy, Matty's just inearthed [sic] another gemmy-gem-gem!" - Stephen Rowe, 7 December 2011, 4:15pm.

The scrutiny on our picks will be brief, but immense.

"The Spud Whisperer" - brilliant.