Opinion 2018 Non-Crows Discussion Thread

[adelaidecrows]

Has any AFL player ever been paid more to achieve less? Signed every contract on potential.

Boyd rings a bell but he did play well in a winning gf which is priceless

 

[MRB37]

Don't believe so, as wasn't that long ago he negotiated an 2 year extension... though on about half the money he used to get.

Yes. 2018 is the last year of his "big money" and then he had a reduced deal for 2019 and 2020.

 

[Apsaalooke]

Yet another player who left for the $$$$$ ....that has ultimately gone backwards in his career .....joins Bock, Davis (IMO hasn't progressed) ....hope the money is good comfort Kurt

The rot is bookended by Fungus Watts at the start and Snake Lever at the end

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

JUST IN: Former AFL Footballer Colin Sylvia pleads guilty to stealing credit card details to pay for multiple brothel sessions, purchase pornography and deposit $4,000 into a Betting account

H/T - 9 News

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

JUST IN: Former AFL Footballer Colin Sylvia pleads guilty to stealing credit card details to pay for multiple brothel sessions, purchase pornography and deposit $4,000 into a Betting account

H/T - 9 News

On top of stalking his ex girlfriend, he's not exactly a quality individual...

 

[Apsaalooke]

JUST IN: Former AFL Footballer Colin Sylvia pleads guilty to stealing credit card details to pay for multiple brothel sessions, purchase pornography and deposit $4,000 into a Betting account

H/T - 9 News

From 2015
"The 29-year-old has been banished to host WAFL club Peel Thunder after Fremantle became fed up with him “not meeting the physical requirements for AFL football’’.

He's taken the bad boy thing up a notch or two

 

[WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot]

Seems like an odd time to leave a club unless there was an injury. Otherwise, think he was contracted this year and probably didn't get offered an extension.

deaneus - time to unlock the Kurt thread?

He was contracted until the end of the 2020 season!

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

JUST IN: Former AFL Footballer Colin Sylvia pleads guilty to stealing credit card details to pay for multiple brothel sessions, purchase pornography and deposit $4,000 into a Betting account

H/T - 9 News

And wasted the rest

 

[Deaneus!]

Colin Sylvia? That's the Melbourne football club for you

 

[Sanders]

Colin Sylvia? That's the Melbourne football club for you

If only he were an intercept defender...

 

[Deaneus!]

If only he were an intercept defender...

He certainly had no trouble intercepting those credit card details from Renault Melbourne

Arguably he was a very loose man at that brothel, he may even have been the third man up

And gambling the rest, like Ox


Another man-child failed by a lack of leadership at the Demons

 

[jenny61_99]

Apparently Lever said something and Blight commented.... but I can't read the fox site at work anymore. Can someone enlighten me please?

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/ma...s/news-story/59bc8965436744d83bf8af2ff9e30a7f

 

[Deaneus!]

#signollie

 

[footy4ever]

Apparently Lever said something and Blight commented.... but I can't read the fox site at work anymore. Can someone enlighten me please?

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/ma...s/news-story/59bc8965436744d83bf8af2ff9e30a7f

That article has cherry-picked lever's statements to make them appear innocuous, and hence make Blight sound like he's making something of nothing. They missed out the actual statements Blight was mainly referring to, statements that give the impression that Lever's a ****head, e.g. I can't remember what Lever said exactly but it was something about he's never seen a forward line do the miraculous stuff Melbourne's forward line is doing...words to that effect, which in context was pointedly delivered as an insult to the Crows forward line.

...you know, it's better than the forward line that scored more by shitloads than every other team in the AFL. That forward line.

 

[BRL121]

I watched the first three quarters of the 2006 GF last night and was surprised at how different and sparkling the game was compared with recent GFs (but, don't mention the drugs!). Judd and Kerr were absolutely brilliant and seemed a level above anything running around today.

Anyway, the main point of revisiting this is the kickouts. BF has been upset for years about our style of long and high to the right, with the ball coming back often. In this match WC almost invariably kicked out to a leading defender (at any angle) and took the ball away in an attacking fashion 90% of the time. Why don't we do this? Don't we have the cattle to do this: it seems pretty effective, but obviously would require great fitness.

 

[Roovolution]

Seems like an odd time to leave a club unless there was an injury. Otherwise, think he was contracted this year and probably didn't get offered an extension.

deaneus - time to unlock the Kurt thread?

Bet Longmire pushed him out by telling him he wasn’t going to play him in the seniors. Kurt could’ve been the highest paid NEAFL player or retire.

 

[1970crow]

I watched the first three quarters of the 2006 GF last night and was surprised at how different and sparkling the game was compared with recent GFs (but, don't mention the drugs!). Judd and Kerr were absolutely brilliant and seemed a level above anything running around today.

Anyway, the main point of revisiting this is the kickouts. BF has been upset for years about our style of long and high to the right, with the ball coming back often. In this match WC almost invariably kicked out to a leading defender (at any angle) and took the ball away in an attacking fashion 90% of the time. Why don't we do this? Don't we have the cattle to do this: it seems pretty effective, but obviously would require great fitness.

We wait for designated kickers. A lt of the time leading options have dried up because oppo zone is in place. Pinpointing leading players amongst a fully set press is not for the under-skilled or faint of heart. But if you get the ball in quickly, the margin for error is greatly increased

 

[crowsontv]

The most pissed about yippett retiring is port
They were banking on it happening two months ago so they could rookie list him

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[beartoo]

The most pissed about yippett retiring is port
They were banking on it happening two months ago so they could rookie list him

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Contract for mega-bucks next year.

 

[Thetrader15]

Can't even watch the tennis without the flog being on there.

FFS, get off my TV Dangerflog!

 

[Thetrader15]

The most pissed about yippett retiring is port
They were banking on it happening two months ago so they could rookie list him

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Might still pick him up next year

 

[Thetrader15]

Apparently Lever said something and Blight commented.... but I can't read the fox site at work anymore. Can someone enlighten me please?

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/ma...s/news-story/59bc8965436744d83bf8af2ff9e30a7f

Waiting for the Vic media to have a go at Blighty now

 

[Swooping Crow]

The most pissed about yippett retiring is port
They were banking on it happening two months ago so they could rookie list him

Lol.

 

[dogs105]

If only he were an intercept defender...

Hardest position to play.

 

[Roovolution]

Waiting for the Vic media to have a go at Blighty now

Melbourne flogs already are.