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Who is brushing it under the carpet?
Who is tarnishing the league?
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Who is brushing it under the carpet?
Who is tarnishing the league?
No one is brushing it under the carpet or moving on from it. The WCFC have been on the front foot having a meeting with certain players and the team as a whole. Please bare in mind WCFC have tried extremely hard to clean the perception it has had in the past and the incident from a fortnight ago does not help.
The EDFL has placed it punishment on the player and the club itself will impose a “in house” punishment as well. Many have to remember an act of a individual does not represent the club as a whole. I for one have never been so embarrassed to be part of WCFC on that day but I have faith that the right people in place will take the right actions.
The “racism card” as a number of you have quoted on his isn’t an out for these act’s of violence, it’s an unfortunate incident that should not only be stamped out of the game but society in general. As the old saying goes “two wrong don’t make a right”!
Players from the mid 80’s are no longer at the club. For acts that occurred then to be mentioned 20-30 years on is just obscene. A thousand players would have walked through the doors in that time many who may have only played a few games.
Let’s not make this a bashing of WCFC as it isn’t in the glamorous bride of the EDFL but only the ugly sister. I have faith the club will take the right actions to ensure an incident like this does not occur again. Not all can be so bad at the club as two grand finals in two years is a record many would love to have.
It was a incident that occured once, surely many on here could say WCFC have improved from those days...
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2 kicking incidents- 1 of which resulted in a fractured cheekbone to a 17 yr old
Few sniping incidents
Heaps of tripping incidents
All these incidents in 1 Game ?
Glenroy V WC Reserves.......Nick County??.. Broken Jaw, weeks in hospital, plates,screws etc. $$$$ ??
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To play the Devils advocate for a second,
In the first final between Marby and Greenvale last year there was kicking/sniping/cheapshots yet there wasn't anywhere near as big an outcry over that. People need to take a deep breath and have faith that West Coburg will be trying to do the right thing. The events of the other week have certainly tarnished their reputation which will impact their ability to recruit and i suspect that parents will be less inclined to allow their kids to play there. So regardless of what people like to think they'll be the last ones wanting a repeat of Grand Final day..
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Agree with alot of your post mate, i guess when the severity of an incident/s results in hospitalisation, Broken cheekbones etc., everyone witnessing this display etc...brings out everyones true opinions- especially in a Grand Final.. The thing is it's not a one off with this club. Toughness is one thing, but
i think, going into your second Grand Final in a row and your opponent is Airport West 2013, would have been hard enough for WC- They came out tough and hard at it but there is a fine line and they crossed it early, unfortunately the umpires didn't Pull Up the s**t early........., fitaxx was playing a top game until the incident, to me, he was led by his teammates previous actions...
No justification for any of the WCFC incidents
10 goals down then 12 goal win... Airport West played Great Football
I do feel sorry for wcfc as a whole, but
It is what it is
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No doubt at all mate, it shouldn't have happened. The umpires do have to accept a lot of culpability for it to. As annoying as it may be on occasion i think the umpires need to be quicker placing reports or sending people off, it'd clean the game up a helluva lot.
I think part of the problem is that a lot of people have a misconception as to what toughness is.. toughness has nothing to do with ones ability to belt someone or even dish out a shirtfront. Toughness is in the knowledge that the bump is coming yet you still put your nose over the ball.
How would you know what toughness was?
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I have had my fair share of issues with the WCFC over years, more with the supporters to be honest, and have also been involved with some less than desirable incidents at my club. The club cannot control the actions of the actions of a player or supporter, they can only set the limits of what is and is not acceptable within their club and many times players or supporters will ignore these limits and cross the line.
The true test will be what action the WCFC takes about these breaches and where it see its limits and that will define what its culture is right now.
The true test will be what action the WCFC takes about these breaches and where it see its limits and that will define what its culture is right now.
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I've played enough footy to know what toughness is. Seeing as a number of people have also agreed with me I'm quite confident that my opinion is right.
No worries Derm...
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Derm?
Can someone else shed some light for this numb skull? I'm bored with him
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Haha good one.
Seriously, quit posting.. you have nfi about anything and only serve to make yourself look like a moron.
ok Derm, whatever you say Champ
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Word is that a Northern Saints player may be looking to return to his previous club.
Craigieburn is chasing a few of their former players it seems, Nolan staying at Paco, Gordon returning, it'll be interesting to see if anymore come back with the departure of Barnard.
Craigieburn is chasing a few of their former players it seems, Nolan staying at Paco, Gordon returning, it'll be interesting to see if anymore come back with the departure of Barnard.
The Facts
-The racial aspect was NEVER raised during or after the game by any Player, WC Official or the EDFL itself or the EDFL Triburnal at or prior to the hearing. This was also confirmed by Mark Turri via last saturadys radio show that no claim or evevedence on the racial aspect has been presented verbally or written.
-What you may find is that social media supporters of WC have jumped on this racial card as a reason to soften the blow of the potential penality labeling it as "an out of character event". Maybe it has had an affect on the sentance handed down who knows?(Prisons are full of people who do things out of character!!!) Seems by the backlash by everbody (apart from WC) stating that 7 weeks is a joke has some merrit?
-The EDFL want this matter to go away ASAP as they have thier heads in the cloud fluffing up their compitition as the best. As a leadership group have some severe shortcommings that they need to adress.
-The GF Umpires need to be also held accountable for their lack of control on the day (All 3 of them)
-What was the penality for the investergation into the McVeigh king hit? (Dont tell me 4 weeks?)
-The racial aspect was NEVER raised during or after the game by any Player, WC Official or the EDFL itself or the EDFL Triburnal at or prior to the hearing. This was also confirmed by Mark Turri via last saturadys radio show that no claim or evevedence on the racial aspect has been presented verbally or written.
-What you may find is that social media supporters of WC have jumped on this racial card as a reason to soften the blow of the potential penality labeling it as "an out of character event". Maybe it has had an affect on the sentance handed down who knows?(Prisons are full of people who do things out of character!!!) Seems by the backlash by everbody (apart from WC) stating that 7 weeks is a joke has some merrit?
-The EDFL want this matter to go away ASAP as they have thier heads in the cloud fluffing up their compitition as the best. As a leadership group have some severe shortcommings that they need to adress.
-The GF Umpires need to be also held accountable for their lack of control on the day (All 3 of them)
-What was the penality for the investergation into the McVeigh king hit? (Dont tell me 4 weeks?)
I think you will find this matter is now in the hands of the Police & Courts as no agrement could be reached?
With the EDFL vision of 10 teams in all 3 divisions I would have thought a 17 year old getting king hit and then kicked would have been dealt with a lot harsher. Not sure how many clubs looking to make a move to the EDFL will be questioing the move after what happened on Grand Final day. Especially as they most teams would start in the same Division as WC.
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We've given them a fair old bashing, but credit to the EDFL here.
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