Toast Warren Tredrea - Elected to the Port Board (Football discussion only)

[Launchpad McQuack]

Someone posted a comment saying premierships are more important than being liked in reference to Bruce Abernethy, so I am pointed out Bruce Abernethy knows what a premiership is in fact he played in 7 and was outstanding in every one of them.

Did you not read the original post that Cannonfest responded to? The post that Abernathy won premierships:

Well said. People being pretty harsh on Abba on here regarding the AA interview the other night.

And people forget Abba was a winner too, more than Tredrea. And was more liked as a teammate than Tredrea.

I don't even understand what you are trying to say that wasn't already said before the post you took issue with.

It's not controversial to prioritise someone that is successful over someone that is liked. It's not controversial to prefer someone that has experience in the league which our first team competes.

Tredrea was a better player, a better leader and an overwhelmingly better candidate.

 

[Portmagpies36]

Did you not read the original post that Cannonfest responded to? The post that Abernathy won premierships:



I don't even understand what you are trying to say that wasn't already said before the post you took issue with.

It's not controversial to prioritise someone that is successful over someone that is liked. It's not controversial to prefer someone that has experience in the league which our first team competes.

Tredrea was a better player, a better leader and an overwhelmingly better candidate.

Yes I did but I as I pointed out the post I replied to was making the statement being liked is not as important as winning premierships which is irrelevant when Bruce Abernethy has won several premierships. By the way it’s Abernethy not Abernathy.

 

[Steve Dore]

Ryan Burton showing support for Bruce Abernethy on his Instagram story.

Well that's a good enough completely unbiased endorsement for me. What a pity I've already voted for Tredrea.



Ryan Burton and Brie Abernethy on the red carpet at Port Adelaide's Best and Fairest awards night. Picture: Mark Brake

 

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showing support for Bruce Abernethy on his Instagram story.

Burton is dead to me. He’s very much replaceable.


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[Del165198]

Well that's a good enough completely unbiased endorsement for me. What a pity I've already voted for Tredrea.

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Ryan Burton and Brie Abernethy on the red carpet at Port Adelaide's Best and Fairest awards night. Picture: Mark Brake

That suit is doing him absolutely no favours lol

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

Yes I did but I as I pointed out the post I replied to was making the statement being liked is not as important as winning premierships which is irrelevant when Bruce Abernethy has won several premierships. By the way it’s Abernethy not Abernathy.

The comment you took issue with was a reply to a post that had already noted that Abernathy (sic) had won more (premierships the obvious interference as it is the aim of a club and players) than Tredrea.

Other than correcting the spelling of a surname of a soon to be failed club puppet your words have been completely pointless.

 

[gbear]

Ryan Burton showing support for Bruce Abernethy on his Instagram story.

Guess he is really pussy whipped now isn’t he?

 

[simba_]

has any AFL player in history commented on board appointments or votes before or is this another unwanted record?

 

[simba_]

Burton is dead to me. He’s very much replaceable.


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that's his new nickname ."Replaceable" Ryan Burton

 

[silverfingers]

I voted Tredrea. He's what we desperately need on the board. Abernethy's previous term on the board and his contentious business issues are reason enough to not want him back on the board, but let's not denigrate his playing career. It reaks of 'we're not in the sanfl any more'.

He was as good a big game player as I've seen at the club. He was better than just a good player in a great team. He played his best football in finals - especially grand finals and was absolutely a part of perpetuating the winning culture that got us into the afl in the first place.

He might be a complete campaigner irl, he's definitely not the man we need on the board now - but you don't need to s**t on his playing record to argue the case for Tredrea

Exactly. Sick as **** of seeing people pissing on his playing career. B & F, 7 time premiership player and ALWAYS got the job done in big games.

 

[longdonkey]

Guess he is really pussy whipped now isn’t he?

Surely you don't expect him to say nothing - so what, he made a post about his future father in law - Move on

 

[silverfingers]

Guess he is really pussy whipped now isn’t he?

What do you expect him to say?

 

[silverfingers]

People annoyed at Burto's support of Abba but silent last week when Boulton, James etc were openly supportive of Tredrea says everything.

 

[TazD]

What do you expect him to say?

Nothing

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

People annoyed at Burto's support of Abba but silent last week when Boulton, James etc were openly supportive of Tredrea says everything.

The most important difference is Burton being a current club employee.

 

[longdonkey]

You can be pro-Tredrea without bagging Abba.

 

[silverfingers]

You can be pro-Tredrea without bagging Abba.

Not on this board you can't apparently. Some people have got short memories, or no brains.

 

[silverfingers]

The most important difference is Burton being a current club employee.

Doesn't matter to me. Boulton and James are closely associated with Port obviously.
He dates his daughter.

 

[TeeKray]

Standing against Tredrea in this election (on the club's insistence, no matter what anyone says) is actively standing against the club's best interests. I will happily criticise anyone who is doing such a thing.

 

[silverfingers]

Standing against Tredrea in this election (on the club's insistence, no matter what anyone says) is actively standing against the club's best interests. I will happily criticise anyone who is doing such a thing.

What garbage.
It's YOUR opinion that him on the board is in the club's best interest, and just that. Own it. But don't denigrate others who have a differing view.

 

[longdonkey]

Bagging a club great goes against everything this club should stand for and I support change 100% and look forward to WG Tredrea on the board.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Is it not a conflict of interest for officials to openly support on social media who they want on the board?

Also of course the players want Abba, they're dead scared of Tredrea rocking the boat of comfortableness and no expectations for them.

 

[TeeKray]

Bagging a club great goes against everything this club should stand for and I support change 100% and look forward to WG Tredrea on the board.

Literally nobody has bagged him for anything other than his support for the regime.

The fact is that the Tredrea board bid has been on the agenda for a long time. Multiple people on this board have been working behind the scenes to make it happen. Abernethy is a club stooge who has cobbled together a bid over a short space of time designed to protect the regime from a dissenting voice being elected by the members to the board. He also wasn't even the first person asked to stand against Tredrea, he was just the guy they could get to say yes.

 

[silverfingers]

Literally nobody has bagged him for anything other than his support for the regime.

The fact is that the Tredrea board bid has been on the agenda for a long time. Multiple people on this board have been working behind the scenes to make it happen. Abernethy is a club stooge who has cobbled together a bid over a short space of time designed to protect the regime from a dissenting voice being elected by the members to the board. He also wasn't even the first person asked to stand against Tredrea, he was just the guy they could get to say yes.

Okay, who else was asked?
And who on this board has been working behind the scenes to make it happen?

 

[Schulzenfest]

People annoyed at Burto's support of Abba but silent last week when Boulton, James etc were openly supportive of Tredrea says everything.

Are Greg Boulton and John James pulling on the boots for us next year? Because if not this is a laughable false equivalence, from a poster who has for some unknowable reason had a clear and blatant anti-Tredrea agenda the last few weeks.