Oppo Camp The Non-North Footy Discussion & Matchday Chat Thread V

[Snake_Baker]

I heard that this morning. This feels like Christian is trying to get him because he wasn’t happy with last week’s result.

A week after the AFL got soundly canned in the press for rigging the outcomes in favor of the franchise/growth markets?

Nah, mere "coincidence" mate.

 

[Snake_Baker]

 

[Snake_Baker]

 

[Val Keating]

He could read out the phone book while a marching band played Sousa and still get the same results out of his ragtag group of top 5 and pre-selected ne’er do wells.

Makes me think they’d be awesome with the right coach. He says all the right things but something about the way he talks makes me zone out.

 

[giantroo]

 

[LuvtheKangas]

I read the article and King's argument about it being "in play" has to be the most ridiculous thing he's said about football in years. And he's come up with plenty of stinkers.

Essentially, everyone on the field is in play if his argument is correct.

I can only assume that Gerard put him up to it and Kingy said "OK, I'll do it because we're 100% unaccountable in this cushy line of work, but you have to pay me more to say it with a straight face".

 

[giantroo]

 

[LuvtheKangas]

^ No doubt the substance testers will be staying away from Collingwood for the next few weeks.

 

[Val Keating]

I read the article and King's argument about it being "in play" has to be the most ridiculous thing he's said about football in years. And he's come up with plenty of stinkers.

Essentially, everyone on the field is in play if his argument is correct.

I can only assume that Gerard put him up to it and Kingy said "OK, I'll do it because we're 100% unaccountable in this cushy line of work, but you have to pay me more to say it with a straight face".

I think he was asked to make a case for him.

 

[Val Keating]

Check his piss

 

[Thndr]

Check his piss

 

[Val Keating]

Can you even test for blood doping?

 

[Snake_Baker]

Can you even test for blood doping?

Yep!

Duke University Researchers Unveil New Method for Detecting Blood Doping in Athletes by Analyzing Changes in RNA in Red Blood Cells That Could Lead to Opportunities for Clinical Laboratories

Until now, blood doping by athletes to increase performance has been difficult to detect by organizations dedicated to doping-free sports Research into DNA and RNA keeps resulting in potential new opportunities for anatomic pathologists and clinical laboratories to conduct more precise testing...

www.darkdaily.com

 

[andana]

I read the article and King's argument about it being "in play" has to be the most ridiculous thing he's said about football in years. And he's come up with plenty of stinkers.

Essentially, everyone on the field is in play if his argument is correct.

I can only assume that Gerard put him up to it and Kingy said "OK, I'll do it because we're 100% unaccountable in this cushy line of work, but you have to pay me more to say it with a straight face".

I thought at the time that Hawkins threw an arm out coz Schofield was blocking him off the ball, a long way off the ball. Getting Schofield in the head just turned out to be "unlucky".

 

[LuvtheKangas]

I thought at the time that Hawkins threw an arm out coz Schofield was blocking him off the ball, a long way off the ball. Getting Schofield in the head just turned out to be "unlucky".

That's pretty much what happened. Unfortunately for Hawkins, it's not an acceptable defence. So, Gerard is not going to run with it.

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[giantroo]

 

[Samsquanch]

Yep!

Duke University Researchers Unveil New Method for Detecting Blood Doping in Athletes by Analyzing Changes in RNA in Red Blood Cells That Could Lead to Opportunities for Clinical Laboratories

Until now, blood doping by athletes to increase performance has been difficult to detect by organizations dedicated to doping-free sports Research into DNA and RNA keeps resulting in potential new opportunities for anatomic pathologists and clinical laboratories to conduct more precise testing...

www.darkdaily.com

Retrospective, or are the bears flags all safe now?

 

[Samsquanch]

That's pretty much what happened. Unfortunately for Hawkins, it's not an acceptable defence. So, Gerard is not going to run with it.

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Maybe he should just go with the good bloke defence, along with Dangerfield deserves a premiership.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Maybe he should just go with the good bloke defence, along with Dangerfield deserves a premiership.

Both more plausible defences than the one Kingy has come up with.

 

[Mav]

Wells has retired

 

[Val Keating]

Wells has retired

Leaving North has ruined his legacy

 

[Gasometer]

Leaving North has ruined his legacy

Because he played 15 of a possible 69 Zondor home and away games at The Filth?

 

[Val Keating]

Because he played 15 of a possible 69 Zondor home and away games at The Filth?

Yeah. Maybe I’ll settle, but I don’t feel the same about him as I would’ve if he stayed.

 

[Gasometer]

Yeah. Maybe I’ll settle, but I don’t feel the same about him as I would’ve if he stayed.

I get it though

 

[Val Keating]

I get it though

If it actually worked out and his body held up his reputation in the wider football community would be higher. Instead he goes out without much fanfare from North supporters or Collingwood supporters. Half the Collingwood supporters i know can’t wait to see the back of him and a lot of North supporters are still filthy on him for leaving.

Had he stayed at North for the one or two years that was offered at the time he would be loved by North supporters and retired well despite the injuries.