Did Hunter fly the flag or not

[MF]

SYdney like Andy Ds penis to win premierships.

lol

What?

 

[Thommo 42]

With Hall standing there in the mood that he was in, its probably not a good move to run in and take him on.

Fly the flag or not, there isn't an AFL footballer that could stand toe to toe with Hall, and he appeared to be in the mood to prove it.

 

[thewest]

sydney were beaten by poor umpiring decesions, and a bribed goal umpire, along with a evil plan by john worsfold

And you forgot about the government's involvement in the whole thing too.

 

[Bob Marley]

bo waters did. hunter looked like a silly girl

 

[Bob Marley]

With Hall standing there in the mood that he was in, its probably not a good move to run in and take him on.

Fly the flag or not, there isn't an AFL footballer that could stand toe to toe with Hall, and he appeared to be in the mood to prove it.

jonnno brown would.

 

[EagleMan87]

Yep and if you look even closer and through blue and gold coloured glasses you can see 20 other west coast players also slipping over on the surface thus not being able to fly the flag.

Look.....Bazzas hit was more gutless than any of the eagles not sticking up for Staker but you cannot deny that it was very dissapointing that Hunter slipping on his arse was the only immediate retalition that west coast could dish out.

After the footage here ends Hunter gets up and pushes Hall a bit, until Glass comes up and moves him on. Still, all that clip needs is wacky Funniest Home Videos sound effects really.

It's true though, we put in a very weak effort, and not just in that contest either. The senior players are either lacking in heart or just don't care enough anymore(with about 5 exceptions), and it seems that kids actually want to play.

Not quite the same team I'm used to seeing, but still, better than 2000-01.

 

[giantroo]

Hunter slips over a lot in these sorts of circumstances. He need to check his studs.

But Hunter >>> the rest of the bystanders.


The question is, was Glass' nudge of Hall into the fence a subtle square-up, or accident ?

Just Karma.

 

[MF]

jonnno brown would.

Would be an interesting fight but I reckon the boxer would take the prize in that one.

 

[Crimson King]

sydney were beaten by poor umpiring decesions, and a bribed goal umpire, along with a evil plan by john worsfold

Oh my, how badly is it cutting you up inside.

 

[Bollox]

Lets face it...we all know it.

Hunter simply soiled his gusset. If you reckon he slipped he must have been the only one for the night.

Hall looked at him and he went straight to ground.

Not a good night for the eagles.

We lost an A grader for 2 months but the eagles lost their season and pride.

 

[sausageroll]

This thread is full of heroes!!

I, however, enjoy having my nose and jaw located in the correct position on my face and this being the case can safely say I would have done no more than Waters did (which he did knowing with very little doubt that Hall wasn't going to do anything to him at that stage).

Hunter's initial intention was right but his re-assessment of the situation after picking himself up off his arse was a much wiser decision!

 

[Thommo 42]

jonnno brown would.

Brown isn't that stupid. Hall would rearrange his face with a few swift blows.

There's a big difference between a big tough bloke and a big tough bloke who can box.

 

[Sportman1987]

If he was actually fired up and flying the flag he should have got back up and into Hall after he was knocked down. I think he was too embarrassed too seeing as he already made a fool of himself by slipping over.

 

[jazz]

All I will say is that if we were playing a team like hawthorn it would have been a VERY busy night at the tribunal.

LOL!

You could be right there. The Hawks are getting better at controlling themselves but that might have blown the lid off. Jordan Lewis would have been in trouble anyway.

There should have been at least 10 Eagles players around Hall, just letting him know that they weren't 100% happy with his antics and telling him to look out for himself. No punches. No melee-inducing fine material.

I'd be disappointed if I was an Eagles fan.

Hunter looked to be playing for a free more than anything which looked weak.

 

[shiva25]

All this talk of flying the flag is garbage.You cant fly the flag anymore because your just as likely to get suspended for doing it and if you think Waters was the only one who did your kidding yourselves cause as soon as he went up to Hall to push him Hall gave him him an even bigger shove back and Waters cacked himself.Lets face it they were all s.hit scared of Hall in the mood he was in

 

[huggy_b]

Hunter ran in with all good intentions of "flying the flag" but saw the fires of hell burning in BBBB Hall's eyes and thought better of it, hence he went to ground after attempting to hold his ground just shy of fronting Baz.

As sad an attempt as it looked, I have to tip my hat that Hunter was the only guy in there to let Baz know it wasn't on. Waters at the break is a waste of time - if he was genuine he would have done it at the time the incident occured.

And for Woosha to say that the players responded accordingly is a load of BS. He would be seething at the lack of any decent response. But it was a pretty fair reflection of how insipidly they played.

 

[Keys]

Hunter ran in with all good intentions of "flying the flag" but saw the fires of hell burning in BBBB Hall's eyes and thought better of it, hence he went to ground after attempting to hold his ground just shy of fronting Baz.

As sad an attempt as it looked, I have to tip my hat that Hunter was the only guy in there to let Baz know it wasn't on. Waters at the break is a waste of time - if he was genuine he would have done it at the time the incident occured.

And for Woosha to say that the players responded accordingly is a load of BS. He would be seething at the lack of any decent response. But it was a pretty fair reflection of how insipidly they played.

Wasn't Waters on the bench when it happened?

 

[huggy_b]

Wasn't Waters on the bench when it happened?

And your point?

 

[costanza]

There was extra footage shown by On The Couch on Monday. Not that it was anymore impressive, but Hunter did come back around the umpire and push and shove. Spangher also came in and gave a one handed shove. Another player (I think Brett Jones?) came in with a bit more force, but sort of tangled with Hunter at the same time. They did move Barry about 2 steps tho'. The umpire was right in the middle and Glass was telling them to watch themselves i guess. As i say it was no more spectacular, but there was a bit more after Hunter got up.

 

[bushie]

Whether Hunter slipped or not is irrelevant.

At least he did SOMETHING....as poor as it looked.

The more pertinent point is that the other 16 WCE players did absolutely NOTHING!!

And that says it all!!

 

[Spartan]

There are two reasons why the Eagles didn't 'fly the flag'.

1. We are so worried about being naughty and don't want to get into trouble.

2. We are softer than we'd like.

However I find it amusing that everyone is having a crack at Hunter and the other Eagles players.

I'm sure the Eagles would have been specifically told before the start of the season that they should not get into any trouble on or off the field. Looking at the team we fielded on the weekend it was loaded with rookies and youngsters with the sprinkling of senior players.

If Cox, Lynch, Hunter or Glass came out swinging at Barry Hall they would have been suspended, dropped by Barry Hall or both. As tough as alot of the keyboard warriors on this thread are, I doubt you would be walking up to a guy like Hall who we know has boxing experience and taking a swing at him.

Yes, the effort displayed by West Coast was piss weak. However lets say a few players rushed at Hall and a melee started. The headlines and discussions topics would be "West Coast Eagles are thugs", "Woosha trains the Eagles to rumble", etc etc. Not a far fetched scenario at all.

I assure you that if this was 2005 or 2006 then guys like Chicky and Waters would have been right in there. Probably woundn't have troubled Hall much but atleast the flag would have been flown. Our younger team is a little softer, however you can't expect too much more from guys like Masten, Selwood and McKinley. On top of that the team can't afford to have guys like Hunter and Waters suspended. Our depth is being tested as it is.

I'm dissapointed that we weren't a little tougher and harder, however at the same time I'm glad we didn't suffer any suspensions. The state of our team right now we need all our fit players on the field.

 

[Sanecow]

The question is, was Glass' nudge of Hall into the fence a subtle square-up, or accident ?

Hall was in the air for the nudge = tunneling. Except that media beat up is so long ago the nuffies don't even remember it.

 

[Michael Tuck]

I'd like to point out an incident in 2007 to all West Coast Supporters.
Syd v Rich.
BBBB Hall had just done the wrong thing to one of the Richmond players either behind the play or just off the ball...i think it was the latter.
A young first year player in the one of his first few games with Richmond went straight at Bazza for some push n shove to fly the flag. Dan Connors was the player i think. An 18 year old in his first season and prob his 1st or 2nd game was willing to do that to one of the most "feared" blokes in the comp. All because he wanted to show some respect to his team mate and his club.

I support neither of these sides nor West Coast, but your Eagles players need to take a leaf from that young bloke. I know i'd prefer playing in a side where i know my team mates have got my back.

 

[Spartan]

I'd like to point out an incident in 2007 to all West Coast Supporters.
Syd v Rich.
BBBB Hall had just done the wrong thing to one of the Richmond players either behind the play or just off the ball...i think it was the latter.
A young first year player in the one of his first few games with Richmond went straight at Bazza for some push n shove to fly the flag. Dan Connors was the player i think. An 18 year old in his first season and prob his 1st or 2nd game was willing to do that to one of the most "feared" blokes in the comp. All because he wanted to show some respect to his team mate and his club.

I support neither of these sides nor West Coast, but your Eagles players need to take a leaf from that young bloke. I know i'd prefer playing in a side where i know my team mates have got my back.

Most WCE fans have already agreed that the reaction by our players was a little soft and dissapointing. Repeating it over and over again isn't going to make it any less soft or dissapointing.

 

[Eagles Gal]

I dont think much happened at first because most of the players wouldnt have even seen what happened at first, if they were at the other end of the ground. Only Hunter saw it, and unfortunatley slipped over. But at least he did something.