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And the funny thing is no one has goffed off apart from your good self junior football man.
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And the funny thing is no one has goffed off apart from your good self junior football man.
Dont totally agree. If you havent played the game it doesnt stop you from seeing someone shit themselves or take a few short steps. But everyone that steps out onto an AFL ground has some sort of courage-some more than others.
Just for the record, I played for 12 years (6 years juniors) till i got too lazy (and thirsty).
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What on earth are you talking about?
And the funny thing is no one has goffed off apart from your good self junior football man.
Why have a 'goffed off'? Because I said I was captain? Just telling the truth mate. I'm talking about the blokes who say they are 'guns' or like the post a couple of pages before that said 'I play it very well' or something along those lines.
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The hole, AKA in 2008, the hot spot. You know, the place where Flood and Wallis stood on the day they kept Plugger goalless in about 93/94?
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Go back and multi quote them then. I was certainly quite reserved in my comments about my football achievements and I felt most others were as well.
Make a statement - back it up.
Firstly I didn't necessarily mean this thread - yes I know my exact words were 'this thread', but I meant to say 'threads like these'. Check the My Footy board for some examples. Below are a few I have picked out of this thread.
I play and I play very well
Bigeasy's post so bad as he eventually went on to say he got crunched. Just using the first bit of the post for an example as it is probably worse than what I said.
Maybe I should assume this post is a joke...
Played for 32 years, coached juniors, coached open age, runner, assistant coach.........yeah, did a bit
Yep and still do.
1st year in reserves this year. I'd say seniors, but you know.
One thing that playing the game does for you is give you a greater appreciation of certain skills and aspects of the game.
1st year in reserves this year. I'd say seniors, but you know.
One thing that playing the game does for you is give you a greater appreciation of certain skills and aspects of the game.
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How paw3ed am I feeling now?
On your usual scale of 1 to 10 Lassie?
That's about a 2 and a half.
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Played until under 16's I was a better cricketer and didn't want to do the preseason in under 18's. Best moments would have to be making fun of Jeff White, the kid had the biggest ears you have ever seen in proportion to his skinny head.
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Played a fair bit, until I did a knee back in the 1970's, the doctors really sucked badly at trying to fix them back then. I was a ruckman, forward, but no great shakes.
Played against Darryl Hewitt (Leyton's uncle) a few times, he eventually went on to play for Richmond, I later on umpired him while he was playing cricket for Karoonda.
Played against Darryl Hewitt (Leyton's uncle) a few times, he eventually went on to play for Richmond, I later on umpired him while he was playing cricket for Karoonda.
Played Cricket against Lalor Stars in the 80's.I played against the Fitzroy Stars in under 13's and 15's for Lalor Stars back in the ealry 80's.....showing my age
I remember them vividly because they only had 2 white players in their team and boy were they tough. Not unfair or dirty just tough at the ball.
In one game I kicked 4 in the first half from the centre and at the start of the third quarter I had a solid aborigine boy stand next to me and say something on the lines "First chance I get, gonna get ya". Well it didn't take long as the ball went to the forward pocket and the ball bounced up and as I grabbed it and whirl around to snap my fifth, my man came through with a sensational shirt front, i still managed to snap my fifth but it was my rib and not a goal.
Played under 15's & 17's footy for Coburg amatuers in very early 80's against Lalor, Broadmeadows, St Dominics etc.
Christ there were more fights in juniors than any senior matches I ever played in & I think my head is still ringing 30 years later from all the whacks & sniping we all got from our friends from Broady & Lalor.
Played for about 15 years. Was born and lived in a suburb boasting a very successful team (Vermont), so was fortunate enough to play in a few flags.
Played against Wirra in juniors, then played in some rep teams with Shannon Grant and the Scott brothers. Grant was like a freakshow in the skills department.
Played against Wirra in juniors, then played in some rep teams with Shannon Grant and the Scott brothers. Grant was like a freakshow in the skills department.
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Still playing now. Been playing for about 10 years, lucky enough to play in a junior flag as a ruckman, before I got fat(ter) and now play as a full-forward/CHF, changing into the middle. Played juniors with and against a couple of league players, none of any note. Now play seconds (I'm a terrible footballer-couldn't get a kick off a hotwire) at the same club where big Fish Turner, former Richmond fullback coaches the ones.
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I've heard plenty of stories about Shagger kicking 15 and 20 goals a match whilst playing in the centre. If he had been born 10 years earlier, he would have gone down in history as an all time great. One of the last of the true footballers.
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Did you play for them in the mid to late 80's?
The main reason they kept winning flags is because the opposition teams were too scared to ge near them.
It's a huge home ground advantage when your players and supporters have more guns than the entire police force.
Maybe in under 11's mate, but contests on the ground have left more than a few with concussion. I've been kicked fair square in the head from jumping on the ball as someone has tried to kick it off the ground (they did their knee), knees dropped in on my head, head clashes, torn rib cartilage from a couple of very hard body hits.
I won't deny sitting under the ball requires courage, as does running with the flight while a couple of 100+kg guys are charging towards it (did my ankle that way), but don't reduce all ground contests to Under 11's scrapping for the ground ball.
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Used to play in my junior days till i was about 21.
Was allright too, until i went overseas for 4 years, so i took up soccer just to keep fit. Been back for nearly 5 years now and can't be stuffed taking it up again. Prefer to have a bit of fun with mates occasionally.
Im not sure that playing the game increases your knowledge, but it definitely makes you appreciate what effort the players put in thats for sure.
Was allright too, until i went overseas for 4 years, so i took up soccer just to keep fit. Been back for nearly 5 years now and can't be stuffed taking it up again. Prefer to have a bit of fun with mates occasionally.
Im not sure that playing the game increases your knowledge, but it definitely makes you appreciate what effort the players put in thats for sure.
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I have played close to 150 league games (still playing ) in an 'A' grade competiton in perth. Won 2 league flags , and represented the competion against other standards.So its pretty much official i have more football knowledge than any of you broken down fatties on this site.
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