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Mikevk123 said:
Don’t know him now just saying he was a real top bloke to me as a kid and helped me when I was young. Also your old captain Matthew knights was a brilliant bloke
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A real top bloke? If he was your buddy wouldn't he have been like 10 or 11?
 
This might be true, it might not.
It was told to me by someone I trust, and therefore meets the criteria

Time line: 1986 Preseason
Geoff Raines was a bit of a party lad.
He liked a drink, and the ladies, and the ladies liked him.
Mike Richardson arrived at Collingwood on the same day in 1983, albeit in different circumstances
Richo was different. He liked training. He had a casual drink, but never went overboard.
Early into his career he met and moved in with pop star Colleen Hewett.
Raines was often injured at Collingwood.
He missed a lot of 1983, and given he was on massive money, played through it in 84 & 85.
Raines would often not train through the week, just so he could play on weekends.
Richardson, on the other hand, would train extra.
Raines somehow found his way to their place one day, while everyone else was at Collingwood preseason training.
Apparently he knew Colleen would be the only one home.
Richardson came home to find Raines’ ute out the front.
While opening the door he hears a scrambling inside.
By the time he opens the door and gets inside, Raines has collected his clothes, and is running naked down the hall way away from him.
Richo takes off after him, but Raines, with a head start, jumps over the back fence into a lane way behind the house, and gets away.
“Your ankle looks like it’s OK” he yells after him.
Richo and Colleen have a little heart to heart, and it’s decided it would be better if he sleep somewhere else that night.
They try to make a go of it, but eventually split up soon after.
Raines goes into the club and says he wants out. He thinks he needs a fresh start.
Richardson goes into the club, unbeknownst to Raines, and also requests a trade.
At the time, Collingwood needed money more than they need players.
(It was 1986, Eddie McGuire is a cadet journo at Channel 10)
Plus, while there were rumours around the club, no-one officially knows the reason why either want out.
During the R1 game v Essendon officials from both clubs discuss the possibility to trading them to the Bombers.
During the game Richardson injures his ankle.
Sheedy gets wind of it and thinks the two of them will replace Vanda & Daisy who got injured in R2 against Geelong.
While the Bombers do the physical and decide he’s worth the investment, Raines plays the next week against Sydney.
The trade goes through. Collingwood give up Raines and Richardson, Essendon give them the proceeds of the back to back premiership merchandise sales and Peter Bradbury. Raines gets withdrawn from the R3 team and fronts up to Essendon training the Monday before R4.
Both of them arrive at Essendon on the same day.
With the threat of them punching the suitcase out of each other, and with Richardson and Hewett now officially history, the two have a beer at the Social Club. Then a few more, then a few more.
They agree with the line from the Uncanny X-Men track on the radio "friends they last forever, girls just come and go".
Today they are best mates. When Richardson came to stay in Melbourne a while back to try and kick off a footy academy, he lived with Raines.
 

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Mero said:
This might be true, it might not.
It was told to me by someone I trust, and therefore meets the criteria

Time line: 1986 Preseason
Geoff Raines was a bit of a party lad.
He liked a drink, and the ladies, and the ladies liked him.
Mike Richardson arrived at Collingwood on the same day in 1983, albeit in different circumstances
Richo was different. He liked training. He had a casual drink, but never went overboard.
Early into his career he met and moved in with pop star Colleen Hewett.
Raines was often injured at Collingwood.
He missed a lot of 1983, and given he was on massive money, played through it in 84 & 85.
Raines would often not train through the week, just so he could play on weekends.
Richardson, on the other hand, would train extra.
Raines somehow found his way to their place one day, while everyone else was at Collingwood preseason training.
Apparently he knew Colleen would be the only one home.
Richardson came home to find Raines’ ute out the front.
While opening the door he hears a scrambling inside.
By the time he opens the door and gets inside, Raines has collected his clothes, and is running naked down the hall way away from him.
Richo takes off after him, but Raines, with a head start, jumps over the back fence into a lane way behind the house, and gets away.
“Your ankle looks like it’s OK” he yells after him.
Richo and Colleen have a little heart to heart, and it’s decided it would be better if he sleep somewhere else that night.
They try to make a go of it, but eventually split up soon after.
Raines goes into the club and says he wants out. He thinks he needs a fresh start.
Richardson goes into the club, unbeknownst to Raines, and also requests a trade.
At the time, Collingwood needed money more than they need players.
(It was 1986, Eddie McGuire is a cadet journo at Channel 10)
Plus, while there were rumours around the club, no-one officially knows the reason why either want out.
During the R1 game v Essendon officials from both clubs discuss the possibility to trading them to the Bombers.
During the game Richardson injures his ankle.
Sheedy gets wind of it and thinks the two of them will replace Vanda & Daisy who got injured in R2 against Geelong.
While the Bombers do the physical and decide he’s worth the investment, Raines plays the next week against Sydney.
The trade goes through. Collingwood give up Raines and Richardson, Essendon give them the proceeds of the back to back premiership merchandise sales and Peter Bradbury. Raines gets withdrawn from the R3 team and fronts up to Essendon training the Monday before R4.
Both of them arrive at Essendon on the same day.
With the threat of them punching the suitcase out of each other, and with Richardson and Hewett now officially history, the two have a beer at the Social Club. Then a few more, then a few more.
They agree with the line from the Uncanny X-Men track on the radio "friends they last forever, girls just come and go".
Today they are best mates. When Richardson came to stay in Melbourne a while back to try and kick off a footy academy, he lived with Raines.
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Awesome
 
Mero said:
This might be true, it might not.
It was told to me by someone I trust, and therefore meets the criteria

Time line: 1986 Preseason
Geoff Raines was a bit of a party lad.
He liked a drink, and the ladies, and the ladies liked him.
Mike Richardson arrived at Collingwood on the same day in 1983, albeit in different circumstances
Richo was different. He liked training. He had a casual drink, but never went overboard.
Early into his career he met and moved in with pop star Colleen Hewett.
Raines was often injured at Collingwood.
He missed a lot of 1983, and given he was on massive money, played through it in 84 & 85.
Raines would often not train through the week, just so he could play on weekends.
Richardson, on the other hand, would train extra.
Raines somehow found his way to their place one day, while everyone else was at Collingwood preseason training.
Apparently he knew Colleen would be the only one home.
Richardson came home to find Raines’ ute out the front.
While opening the door he hears a scrambling inside.
By the time he opens the door and gets inside, Raines has collected his clothes, and is running naked down the hall way away from him.
Richo takes off after him, but Raines, with a head start, jumps over the back fence into a lane way behind the house, and gets away.
“Your ankle looks like it’s OK” he yells after him.
Richo and Colleen have a little heart to heart, and it’s decided it would be better if he sleep somewhere else that night.
They try to make a go of it, but eventually split up soon after.
Raines goes into the club and says he wants out. He thinks he needs a fresh start.
Richardson goes into the club, unbeknownst to Raines, and also requests a trade.
At the time, Collingwood needed money more than they need players.
(It was 1986, Eddie McGuire is a cadet journo at Channel 10)
Plus, while there were rumours around the club, no-one officially knows the reason why either want out.
During the R1 game v Essendon officials from both clubs discuss the possibility to trading them to the Bombers.
During the game Richardson injures his ankle.
Sheedy gets wind of it and thinks the two of them will replace Vanda & Daisy who got injured in R2 against Geelong.
While the Bombers do the physical and decide he’s worth the investment, Raines plays the next week against Sydney.
The trade goes through. Collingwood give up Raines and Richardson, Essendon give them the proceeds of the back to back premiership merchandise sales and Peter Bradbury. Raines gets withdrawn from the R3 team and fronts up to Essendon training the Monday before R4.
Both of them arrive at Essendon on the same day.
With the threat of them punching the suitcase out of each other, and with Richardson and Hewett now officially history, the two have a beer at the Social Club. Then a few more, then a few more.
They agree with the line from the Uncanny X-Men track on the radio "friends they last forever, girls just come and go".
Today they are best mates. When Richardson came to stay in Melbourne a while back to try and kick off a footy academy, he lived with Raines.
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See guys, this is what this thread about.
Solid rumours with some scandal !!
Cheers
 
Slartibartfast said:
See guys, this is what this thread about.
Solid rumours with some scandal !!
Cheers
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Absolutely. It’s gold.
Apropos of nothing Colleen looked like she was a real party gal back in the day.
I was watching an old telethon from Perth on YouTube the other day (as one does), would’ve been from 1983.
There’s Colleen on the panel, flirting outrageously and cracking on to the blokes on the panel alongside her, including Gene Pitney and the lead actor from neighbours.
 
The City Boyz said:
Bailey Smith was caught by his missus cheating on her with one of her friends who he's now together with apparently
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I find it hard to believe that a man of the bible would disregard the 7th commandment like that :think:
 
What's with supporters whose players feature in these rumours coming into this thread and having a sook/denouncing the rumour as false immediately? You have no emotional connection to these players besides the colours they wear one day a week ffs
 
GWS got a massive whack for club spending by AFL recently. Gone up every year for the last 3 years and its getting a but out of control. They have similar expenses to West Coast despite producing half the revenue. They have the 2nd highest marketing budget in Australian sport for example (Swans are first) and when you are losing millions per year its not sustainable even with handouts. Gold Coast are getting handouts but trying to create assets, GWS are getting handouts and blowing it on TV advertisements and fluffy media puff pieces (ie. throwing it away). Overall they are in a lot worse financial position then people realise.

WA clubs know this and want to both buy games from them next year. Obviously they will say No cos Gils a horrid cheat but you gotta keep asking
 
Matthew Armstrong (ex Fitzroy, North) used to have the nickname "Excuses" when he was coach at the Tassie Devils VFL side.
Always took full credit when the team won, but the minute they lost he'd blame the players, the ground, the facilities, the local competitions, the weather, the media, the system, the local service station, etc etc etc. Absolute whiner and d*ckhead of the highest order.
Players got sick of him and ended up getting him sacked in the finish. Got replaced by Brendon Bolton who was equally useless and couldn't coach pigs to be dirty.
Word was when he was in the coaches box at Brisbane Lions under Leigh Matthews, Lethal couldn't cop Armstrong at all and had him removed on more than one occasion.

Peter German was another very unpopular figure.
Long career at North Melbourne, ended up coaching Burnie in the TFL during the statewide league days.
Basically sent Burnie almost into extinction to try and land himself an AFL coaching role.
Treated the players with absolute disdain, nobody was as good as he was. Banned their under 18s from training near or using the same changerooms as the seniors. Made then upcoming AFL draftee Russell Robertson play reserves football because he didn't want kids in his team. Hated junior development.
Coached Burnie to back to back grand finals where they lost both so he walked out on them.
Ended up coaching Subi in the WAFL where he was exactly the same. Grossly unpopular figure.
 
Gersman said:
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Peter German was another very unpopular figure.
Long career at North Melbourne, ended up coaching Burnie in the TFL during the statewide league days.
Basically sent Burnie almost into extinction to try and land himself an AFL coaching role.
Treated the players with absolute disdain, nobody was as good as he was. Banned their under 18s from training near or using the same changerooms as the seniors. Made then upcoming AFL draftee Russell Robertson play reserves football because he didn't want kids in his team. Hated junior development.
Coached Burnie to back to back grand finals where they lost both so he walked out on them.
Ended up coaching Subi in the WAFL where he was exactly the same. Grossly unpopular figure.
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Strong username to post correlation.
 
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