HarveysDeciple wrote:where do you think Journalism ethics sits?

Perhaps under J in the Oxford Dictionary of Oxymorons.

To be fair to journalists, it has to be said that reporters on commercial news and TV shows are at the bottom of the journalistic food chain: only one rung above talkback hosts IMO. So seeing Howard as epitomising everything that is wrong about journalism is a bit like seeing parking officials as ep...

Mehe babbleheaps and Danwannabeafootballanalyst you have no clue whatsoever and make stuff up - seriously go back and read what your saying. CJ and Thompson are about par right now - both ordinary kicks and turn it over, both hard at the footy (Thommo shade ahead here) 1 IS VERY QUCIK (despite Babb...

The_Dud wrote:on another note, they'd be fools not to pick Sheedy

An insight on a par with your offensive and incorrect avatar.

What a disappointment, Stinger. I thought from the title you had given the thread we finally had an explanation for why MM has been able to stand coaching at Club Eddie for so long!!

I'd take him in a flash: and would certainly give up a first round pick for him. But we'd have to stand at the end of the queue methinks. He's certainly been a bit overrated by the media at times: he's not in the class of Lenny IMO. But - if you can get him fit and motivated again - he'd no doubt de...

RooandKosi wrote:thats great but i beg to differ.

Adelaide and Richmond will win this week UNFORTUNETLY!!


Im sorry but its pretty clear.

If it's so clear, I assume that you have withdrawn your life savings from the bank and bet them all on these two results.

Entertaining post Mr Awareness. How about some positive vibes for a change. I am pretty new to this forum and the thing that is sooo glaringly obvious to me is the amount of negativity that exists among our supporters. Its exactly that mindset that has kept us on the bottom of the ladder for the maj...

The Andrew Johns story goes a fair bit deeper than just popping the odd "disco bickie" JB. When I used to work in PR, there was an old idea that when you are up to your armpits in bad stuff, make a teary public confession about the aspect of it that is most likely to gain you some public s...

The only thing i can see is that CJ is quicker That was his reputation from the WAFL, but I must confess that he hasn't looked lightning fast to me in the games that he has played. Perhaps he is a quick runner in a non-football situation, but it's not obvious in the AFL. And you could make a cup of...

If any of you care to re watch the games thommo has played in this year, he has been nothing more than a liability in ALL of his games. No better than CJ by any means, yet his reputation makes all the bleeding hearts come out and cry for him. He should have done the HONOURABLE thing and retired 2 y...

Kosi is a marvellous player, but - if (as has been rumoured) he is holding out for a longer contract and can get it from one of the more desperate clubs then St Kilda would be right to let him go IMO. His career could be over in the twinkling of an eye: can anyone imagine that he would be able/allow...

In the selection committees collective mind CJ suits the game plan they are going in with better than Thommo. None of us in this forum are in a position to know what the plan for the game is or how CJ fits in to that. RL has faith in the boy and i will back his judgment since he is our coach! But i...

I am an enormous fan of V2, but it has to be said that he was given a golden opportunity to prove himself again at the AFL level, and he squibbed it completely.

I'm afraid I can't see any viable future for him. I'd rather see guys like Gwilt, Ferguson, Raph Clarke and Allen given a go.

Re: the youtube video you provided a link for.

Luke Ball was knocked senseless by Whelan, which is his excuse.

What's yours?

St DAC wrote: A first ... the only post of yours I agree with 100%. Well said ...

(I don't necessarily completely disagree with your other posts, it's just that I'm a contrary bugger ... )

So am I, which is probably why you generally don't agree with my posts 100%

I don't think we can really predict what either team will do on Friday night. The Crows are going to be fired up and highly stressed, which is one of those unpredictable things: they could freeze (as they have done at crucial stages in the last two finals series) or they could roll over the top of t...

I have never supported drug testing by the AFL for illicit recreational drugs. My understanding is that this has been foisted on our sport by international drug-testing agencies who are themselves compelled to promote this by the absurdly puritanical USA: the country which probably consumes more ill...

Solar wrote:for mine the loss of smith (because of injur) was huge, could have been ANYTHING

Absolutely, and I was very sorry to see him go, but he hasn't really turned out to be that much of a loss: an effective contributor at the Hawks, but not really a danger man.

There was a time in the mid-1990s when Darryl looked like turning from a reasonably good player into something approaching a great. But it never really happened that way. Shane was never quite as good IMO. I think they were lboth osses to the side, but not to the extent that we should be tearing our...

Lappin was a good player for us, and typically stood out in most of the Blues games I have endured in recent years (although, to be fair, that wouldn't be hard). I agree that, if I were a bookie, I would see this announcement as grounds for further lowering the odds on a Demons win. Personally, I th...

I think Francis Leach is (or was) married to one of his former colleagues on Radio National: Lyn Holtain (not sure about the spelling)?

Virginia Trioli definitely barracks for Carlton, i can remember hearing her talking about it when I was briefly living in Sydney a couple of years ago.

I can't see that Kerr is better than Lenny. or better than lenny in anyway that would separate them. speed about the same tackling Lenny better delivery about the same hard ball gets about the same loose ball gets about the same field kicking for goal maybe kerr marginally better defencive skills l...

IMO anyone who thinks lenny isn't one of the top midfielders in teh competition and has been since about 02/03 is a pharking idiot, thats my opinion. I dont know what you expect from an elite midfielder if lenny isn't it? Lenny compares favourably with any midfielder int he competition on performan...

and Gilbert. . Yes Gilbert is certainly showing some SPECIAL early signs.....and Gram is another who had an awesome season last year. But one good season does not an elite player make. I agree, one season is not enough to draw a firm conclusion. But Gilbert looks to have the potential to become som...