Autopsy Patrick Dangerfield approached to join the AFL Commission

[Dangerousfield]

FMD, the A(V)FL gets wackier by day. Just eff off Gil, this just may be the dumbest and most dangerous thought bubble of the lot even dumber than AFLX and Wildcard round.

Conflict of interest is the pulsating red flag I see on the mention of this lunacy.

Think Gil has a hard on for Patrick

 

[nut]

Am I the only one here who thinks Gillon McLachlan is a dead-set idiot?

Why hasn't this tumor gone yet?

Takes a while to tidy up all the evidence of him funnelling money out of the game …

 

[Thistle]

Why do the AFL, media and brands think we love having Dangerfield shoved down our throats. Seriously he's everywhere these days and it's so tiring.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Leaving aside the very obvious conflicts... why him? He's a moron.

Can't be too dumb, left.Adelaide and won a premiership and a Brownlow.

 

[Freshwater]

If Danger gets on and pushed his cause for shorter games then nothing is more certain than he’s pushing his own agenda.

Shorter games were absolutely trash during Covid and they will lose the fans in an absolute droves if they ever go down that path.

Lucky for us, I doubt the TV networks would ever accept that push.

There is talk tv wouldn’t mind shorter games like NRL, potentially 2 on a Friday/Saturday night? but let’s hope this never happens.

 

[GWT6]

Dangerfield wants shorter games. Maybe to suit his style of burst play. But absolutely ridiculous for the fan that makes a big effort to get to a match sometimes, drag the kids, get home late from night games,( matches start too late) long travel. We’ve already shortened the game from 25 to 20 minutes. There should be a fans representation before a player who is only there for a short time, a fan is there for life. But Gil has no concept of a ‘common man’ he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has been flaunting that ever since. He’s already holidayed in the UK them back to the Middle East this winter alone! The jumper clashes are still pathetic, umpires often wearing yellow at Richmond games, ‘push in the back’ is a disaster, no consistency on ‘dissent’ or ‘holding the ball’ but he is still paid millions to holiday around the world. A player could miss a once in a lifetime Grand final because of ‘protocols’? We could go on.

You had me until the "protocols" bit.

 

[Partridge]

If it’s good for Geelong Paddy Paddy will be all for it.

Edited for accuracy.

 

[The 747]

Leaving aside the very obvious conflicts... why him? He's a moron.

And that disqualifies him from the AFL commission how? The current chairman is also a moron.

General comment, insane idea. Should be filed with AFLX on Gill's resume.

 

[bzparkes]

Something something CFL, something something Steve Hocking, something something Gerard Whateley, something something Cheat Ground, something something "we should leave the AFL and form our own comp with Darwin and Tiwi Islands"..........

Don't think anyone would complain if Geelong did that, tbh.

 

[Freshwater]

How much would

You had me until the "protocols" bit.

you hate to see what happened to Hopper on Friday night happen to say Max Gawn on preliminary final day and he being ok, but having to miss the GF because of over zealous concussion protocols?

 

[CharacterFirst]

Well it's obviously a brilliant idea.

Geelong already run the show. This just helps make it a little more formal.

Dangerfield the stand out option, just ahead of Dustbin and Tex.

 

[Sphynx]

Have a currently listed player have the ability to have a major vote on things like Priority Picks, TPP figures, Salary Cap and major misconduct breaches, Major Rules Changes and the early Tasmanian start up packages?

Yeah, ******* great idea......

 

[GWT6]

How much would

you hate to see what happened to Hopper on Friday night happen to say Max Gawn on preliminary final day and he being ok, but having to miss the GF because of over zealous concussion protocols?

I rather a player miss is it, than a player take the field and end up dead or permanently disabled.

 

[010203]

Having a current player on an independent commission isnt a crash hot idea. In any case, what's so special about Dangerfield?

 

[HairyO]

Imagine juggling his media duties as well !

The Commission have done * all in decades. They gave up their job overseeing the Executive and now just focus on making business deals for themselves.

 

[Partridge]

Having a current player on an independent commission isnt a crash hot idea. In any case, what's so special about Dangerfield?

He's really happy to be back at home, in case you missed it.

 

[SBYM]

'I humbly and begrudgingly accept this offer for the good of all the people of Panem.'

 

[00VicWard001]

Holy conflict of interest Batman.

Nah, it'll be all good. You can trust us.

 

[00VicWard001]

Having a current player on an independent commission isnt a crash hot idea. In any case, what's so special about Dangerfield?

He's a Geelong player. YOu should know by now.

 

[Freshwater]

I rather a player miss is it, than a player take the field and end up dead or permanently disabled.

Just have the bye like they did in 2021. It’s not hard.

 

[ThatsjustDappa]

Can't be too dumb, left.Adelaide and won a premiership and a Brownlow.

Dunno man, power stance and stick of truth would've been a great time to be alive in the Adelaide team....good times...

 

[GWT6]

Just have the bye like they did in 2021. It’s not hard.

Great idea.

So on the unlikely chance that a player gets a head knock that initially seems like concussion but is later to be found to be ok, whose team qualified for the grand final - lets delay the Grand Final by one week.

Makes perfect sense. This happens a couple of times a year, and there are only 207 games each year, so obviously a very big issue.

But now I think about it - what if a player has to miss a prelim? Yep, they are pretty important - lets have a bye the week before prelims.

Ahh - elimination final - only one chance - probably need to have a bye the week before it in case someone gets a head injured.

Come to think of it - finalist are normally decided in the last round of the season. To give every player the opportunity to play, there should be a bye between the last two rounds of the season.

But hang on - why are we only worried about head knocks? What if a player has a sore hamstring, surely they should be given time to get right. Maybe we start doing 3 weeks off in-between each game. Or maybe 6 weeks - should Daicos really miss out on a Brownlow - lets make it 6 weeks between games.

I remember Tomlison at Melbourne did his knee in May of 2021 and missed the grand final. That should not happen. They should delay each season so nobody misses the once in a lifetime chance to play in a grand final.

Perfect. No more games so players don't miss out on playing. Sounds like a great idea. Your logic is amazing.

 

[maskmcgee]

Would be great if he could just be banned for life from anything AFL related except playing or coaching

 

[Freshwater]

Great idea.

So on the unlikely chance that a player gets a head knock that initially seems like concussion but is later to be found to be ok, whose team qualified for the grand final - lets delay the Grand Final by one week.

Makes perfect sense. This happens a couple of times a year, and there are only 207 games each year, so obviously a very big issue.

But now I think about it - what if a player has to miss a prelim? Yep, they are pretty important - lets have a bye the week before prelims.

Ahh - elimination final - only one chance - probably need to have a bye the week before it in case someone gets a head injured.

Come to think of it - finalist are normally decided in the last round of the season. To give every player the opportunity to play, there should be a bye between the last two rounds of the season.

But hang on - why are we only worried about head knocks? What if a player has a sore hamstring, surely they should be given time to get right. Maybe we start doing 3 weeks off in-between each game. Or maybe 6 weeks - should Daicos really miss out on a Brownlow - lets make it 6 weeks between games.

I remember Tomlison at Melbourne did his knee in May of 2021 and missed the grand final. That should not happen. They should delay each season so nobody misses the once in a lifetime chance to play in a grand final.

Perfect. No more games so players don't miss out on playing. Sounds like a great idea. Your logic is amazing.

When it is one like Jacob Hoppers the others night, it was overzealous officials reacting to the Port Adelaide fine that could rob a player of his chance to win something he has set as his life’s challenge. There is a certain risk involved in football.

 

[Mitchell Madness]

Having a current player on an independent commission isnt a crash hot idea. In any case, what's so special about Dangerfield?

He shmoozed a lot of bigwigs when he was younger whilst most were out partying.
Made him the go to man for everything