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My biggest concern with Jetta is we already have Gaff and Masten as outside mids. Not sure we can have a third.
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I'd like to see us throw him forward a bit more.
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No not just after Schofields comments.
After hearing from Simpson (likely to have more of a say than Will Schofield I imagine), my feeling is given its at Subi, who they are playing etc...after a heartfelt d&m in the coaches office, they will likely give Jetta another week in the hope he will spark.
Which he may.
But rest assured the week after that with the pressure valve turned back down, it'll be back to 4 qtrs on the bludge, doing all he possibly can to avoid the risk of making physical contact with other grown men.
And what will I do if he doesn't get dropped? In the 90% likelihood he once again disgraces the blue and gold, I'll come on here and say 'I told you so'.
What did you think I would do?
I'm not answering your obviously racially-loaded question.
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It is loaded....but after the Sampi episode, and the hysteria over the comments from Rendell over the so called indigenous player retention crisis etc...are we gonna pretend it isn't an issue that's at least somewhere in the minds of the footy club?
Biggest sporting club in the state, multi million dollar business...you think they are gonna run the risk of being seen to have a high profile indigenous recruit come back to WA and then have him walk out on the footy club after 6 weeks of the season....and after having been involved in a racially incindiery episode against us at subi last year playing for his former club....and with a clown like Goodes lurking in the shadows just waiting to jump on board and start throwing political and racial grenades around in the media at the first hint of trouble...come on mate don't be so naive.
This isn't a race thing for me, it's a public relations thing, and I want to protect my footy club from the media and the professional agitators thing.
Let's make that clear.
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I must have missed all the times since Jetta came over here that he whinged to Goodes and Goodes came out shaming everyone for their treatment of him.
I don't even know if that ever actually happened or just some people creatively connecting the dots.
So for all the kids watching at home look carefully, that's how you execute a textbook strawman argument.
I don't even know if that ever actually happened or just some people creatively connecting the dots.
So for all the kids watching at home look carefully, that's how you execute a textbook strawman argument.
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Well he hasn't been dropped, or taken off yet has he.
Give it time though.
But if the latter was to end up happening, give you dollars for donuts you will hear from Goodes.
Its rest assured.
Can almost see the soundbyte...
"Gday Kochy/Karl...yes it seems there is a clearly a real problem over there at that ground with its supporters, maybe even with that football club...and because I care so deeply about my brother Jetts, I feel a responsibility to speak up...we must call out racism whenever we see it"
Etc etc etc
These are the sorts of issues the footy club must of failed to see the risk of when they went after Jetta....after the spear chucking incident, how could they not see the potential problems that may come with bringing him on board?
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Can we rename this thread the CitizenU containment thread plz?
Wow.
What the hell has Goodes got to do with anything. But seeing you brought it up if you really believe he would come out and say dropping Jetta was related to his race then I can't help you. I doubt he would come out and say a thing. If asked directly he would more likely say he supports his mate, and can't wait til he is back out there in the 1's ripping it up.
How you even think this has anything to do with him being Aboriginal is just amazing. No its all public relations, got nothing to do with race. But keep ranting about eating turtle and taking off North.
What the hell has Goodes got to do with anything. But seeing you brought it up if you really believe he would come out and say dropping Jetta was related to his race then I can't help you. I doubt he would come out and say a thing. If asked directly he would more likely say he supports his mate, and can't wait til he is back out there in the 1's ripping it up.
How you even think this has anything to do with him being Aboriginal is just amazing. No its all public relations, got nothing to do with race. But keep ranting about eating turtle and taking off North.
CitizenU
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No, read it back...not if Jetta is dropped...if he is dropped, or he isn't and plays another shocker and cops it from the crowd at subi and then gets dropped and after that we shortly thereafter see him walk out on the footy club.
That's when I can see Goodes inserting himself into matters.
Im not going back to read anything you write. Reading it once is more than enough thankyou.
Mate, Jetta is a finisher not a grunt man. He is the icing on the cake not the cake unless you go for pure stodgy fruit cakes with no icing.
Have you heard of Bradley Hill who plays for Hawthorn? Speedy winger. I don't remember seeing him at the bottom of packs too often. Despite his lack of contested footy Clarkson has a role for him. Or perhaps you know more than Clarkson? Don't think Isaac Smith is that contested either, there are different roles. They are little thin guys not tanks like Shannon Hurn.
Is Jetta too aboriginal for you? Don't you like the way he looks or his manner on the ground? Did the spear dance get up your nose or some of his cousins throw rocks on your roof?
CitizenU
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Well you just read that...
Is it really such a wildly insane scenario?
Jetta doesn't get dropped, continues to non perform...is then unfortunately made aware of the displeasure of the subi home crowd - who still have the spear chucking incident fresh in there minds...then dropped...6 weeks of crap WAFL footy later, Jetta walks out on the footy club and the game.
And Goodes gets involved.
Why is it so hard to imagine that happening?
CitizenU
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He shirked the contest mate....for four quarters...which means it was deliberate...which means he is scared to take physical contact.
Haven't seen that level of sustained commitment to self preservation from Bradley Hill, or his brother, or any indigenous outside mid....hell even Danyle Pearce hasn't done that.
And now it's looking like he isn't going down to the 2s when the situation is crying out for a few examples to be made.
Simply speculating on potential reasons why the most glaringly obvious first cab off the rank somehow isn't so obvious to the people at the footy club.
On what evidence do you say he shirked the contest?
Were you there? Or can you see more than the TV shows?
I saw him on TV waiting for the ball to spill out a few times, I saw Lecras doing the same thing. I think I saw both Hill and Wellingham shut their eyes going for marks, I saw Gaff make a number of disposal errors possibly because he didn't want to take a hit.
Your hatred and persecution disgusts me. The stupid media were onto Jetta's case from his first game, he only got three possessions in the ridiculous practice match v Adelaide, ya na na na. Vicious children. If Jetta gets destroyed by all this hatred such as yours and Kochie brings it up then he will have a valid point. I hope Simpson and the club are strong enough to stand against this vitriolic scape goating.
Personally I couldnt care less whether he threw a spear or not against us last year. That's all in the past. I do care however about his lack of form THIS year and am hoping his change of form will come. Time will tell of course. Wouldn't be easy changing teams, with new team mates and adjusting to the new game plan etc. However his laconic style doesn't help him or us.
Won't happen!!
You are correct - the ignore button was instigated for a reason.
Racebaiters still with that imaginary spear that went straight through their imaginary hearts.....
Move Jetta from the wing to the toilet, where he can clean it and contribute to team success for a change.
And Lecras could do the cakes in the urinal just to be fair, neither deserve a place in the team at the moment. Sends a bad message to our young WAFL players.
And Lecras could do the cakes in the urinal just to be fair, neither deserve a place in the team at the moment. Sends a bad message to our young WAFL players.
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