Another Melbourne critic lambasts Dockers

[The Night Shift]

Another Melbourne critic lambasts Dockers
TIM CLARKE

November 24, 2009 - 12:47PM

Prominent AFL commentator Dwayne Russell has joined the growing chorus of criticism over the Dockers decision to re-recruit Bomber Adam McPhee, saying Fremantle could still be 15 years away from an elusive first premiership

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[silverscope]

Are they just all annoyed Essendon supporters? Or they clearly have nothing to write about now... Pathetic.....

 

[4n20]

What?? we are going to pick up one mature aged player for nothing...and all of a sudden we are 10-15yrs away from a flag??....come on. I donnt care if we get McPhee or not, but comments like that are ridiculous.

 

[BeepTest]

He clearly just wanted to tell everyone that he was in LA a few weeks ago. Next time he should just update his facebook status or tweet it instead.

 

[Purple_Passion]

Pathetic.

 

[4n20]

actually its laughable. I think the deal has really struck a nerve with some Melbournians.

 

[legitimatic]

It actually gives me some confidence, DR has complete shit for brains IMO.

This must be the slowest off-season in living memory, if this is still being talked about in Melbourne

 

[dominguez]

What?? we are going to pick up one mature aged player for nothing...and all of a sudden we are 10-15yrs away from a flag??....come on. I donnt care if we get McPhee or not, but comments like that are ridiculous.

My thoughts exactly.

He clearly just wanted to tell everyone that he was in LA a few weeks ago. Next time he should just update his facebook status or tweet it instead.

 

[Sandi2Palmer]

What I take from both articles is that Michael Voss must know something personal about Hutchy und Russell. I can only assume that they might be imbroilled in a homme/homme love scandal.

 

[The Night Shift]

actually its laughable. I think the deal has really struck a nerve with some Melbournians.

If this is the case, WHY has it struck a nerve ???
It's just a free pick up. Why should they give a **** what we're doing at Fremantle ??

 

[E Shed]

It's really an extraordinary reaction. Literally.

 

[smkwd]

I actually don't know what was worse... the fact that Dwayne Russell was actually asked for his opinion about anything to do with our club... he wouldn't know an insightful comment if it fell on his ferking head, as anyone forced to watch our games via FoxSports would attest to...

Or that Tim Clarke started his webpage (that drivel wasn't an article's arseh*le) with "Prominent AFL commentator"...

Tim, I've been a critic of yours in the past, and I know you trawl BigFooty looking for references to you, but today was a new low for you... just plain poor...

 

[Nodgey]

If this is the case, WHY has it struck a nerve ???
It's just a free pick up. Why should they give a **** what we're doing at Fremantle ??

Exactly.

My only thought is that maybe they're just stunned, flabbergasted, confused that someone would actually prefer to play for Freo instead of a Melb based club. Zenophobia?

 

[Catch 22]

I like this bit:

"the LA Clippers are the laughing stock of Los Angeles – they are the worst basketball team in the competition, and the Lakers are the number one team and the team that everyone follows," Russell said.

"I can see that happening in WA with West Coast and Fremantle"

I'm on board with the Clipps now.

http://clippers.topbuzz.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-4407.html#76692

Notice the Laker fan poking their head in to give their two bobs worth. Very similar.

 

[Lach72]

The two biggest **** heads commenting on footy have criticised our drafting/trading policies...I'm taking this as some sort of vindication.

Dwayne, have you worked out how to get the names of our players right yet, you troglodyte?

Here's a hint, Mundy has blonde hair and Crowley does not.

So in conclusion, Dwayne, get into "position A" and SMB's.

 

[Lach72]

"(The McPhee deal was) a strange move for me, and I am not sure it will see the Dockers win a flag in the next 10 or 15 years unfortunately.

That's right Dwayne, Adam will be playing for the next 15 years...

Oxygen thief

 

[silverscope]

If this is the case, WHY has it struck a nerve ???
It's just a free pick up. Why should they give a **** what we're doing at Fremantle ??

Probably because they realize it's a good deal for us and that's just not allowed to happen... At all... So they need to discredit it anyway they can

 

[4n20]

Where is the reasoning behind the criticism in these articles?.

I dont think i have read one explanation why its a HUGE mistake. Saying we shouldnt really take him is fine, but to say its a deal that will lead to a massive train wreck in the future is going way OTT.

 

[PalaceGun]

"Having been in LA the last couple of weeks, the LA Clippers are the laughing stock of Los Angeles – they are the worst basketball team in the competition, and the Lakers are the number one team and the team that everyone follows," Russell said.

The New Jersey Nets are the worst team in the competition.

Here is one correct fact. Dwayne Russell is the biggest ******** involved in the AFL.

 

[Stronzo]

We've so come out on top here. It was indeed a coup.

coup

–noun, plural coups  /kuz; Fr. ku/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [kooz; Fr. koo] Show IPA . 1. a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment. 2. (among the Plains Indians of North America) a brave or reckless deed performed in battle by a single warrior, as touching or striking an enemy warrior without sustaining injury oneself.
Sounds about right to me.

 

[DockerLand1]

I like this bit:

"the LA Clippers are the laughing stock of Los Angeles – they are the worst basketball team in the competition, and the Lakers are the number one team and the team that everyone follows," Russell said.

"I can see that happening in WA with West Coast and Fremantle"

I'm on board with the Clipps now.

http://clippers.topbuzz.com/PNphpBB2-viewtopic-t-4407.html#76692

Notice the Laker fan poking their head in to give their two bobs worth. Very similar.

So in this scenerio West Coast is the best team in the competition while Fremantle is the WORST? Now, before I burst into fits of laughter shouldnt someone remind this pea brain of a Journalist that West Coast are firmly entrenched towards the bottom of the ladder?

I can tell you this. Fremantle WILL be finishing above Wet Toast in 2010 and hack journalists like this will have done their best to have Harvey sacked after our first (Unbelieveably difficult) four matches. I only hope that Fremantle hold their nerve and allow him to at least see the season out before some rash decision is made in reaction to more hatchet job articles on our team.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. Or a BAD one!

 

[DrJon]

Where is the reasoning behind the criticism in these articles?.

I dont think i have read one explanation why its a HUGE mistake. Saying we shouldnt really take him is fine, but to say its a deal that will lead to a massive train wreck in the future is going way OTT.

I agree 100% - everyone is just launching at Freo because we're a soft target; there isn't a skerrick of anything approaching reason. It's not like we've mortgaged our entire future on a jar of supposed magic beans or something.

When there is this much bleating it makes me think we got a pretty reasonable deal. That also seems to be what Essendon supporters think.

 

[sabre_ac]

If the acquisition of McPhee is the real reason behind the article, talk about juvenile and pathetic...Wonder how many of them came out after Warnock walked and had a swipe at the Blues.

 

[The Night Shift]

The New Jersey Nets are the worst team in the competition.

Here is one correct fact. Dwayne Russell is the biggest ******** involved in the AFL.

The Nets are awful. So are the T-Wolves....
BT is worse.

 

[Stronzo]

In the end all we are talking about is one extra year on his contract.

Essendon offered him 2, we offered him 3 and he jumped ship.

If you didn't know any better you'd have sworn we had recruited Chad Fletcher on a 5 year deal.

All the hating on Freo and the use of all the tired old cliches just seals this deal for me - and I was against it.