2nds Geelong Cats VFL 2017

[winty]

Hmmmmmm...Thurlow has 25 possessions, 6 marks, 10 tackles and kicks a goal, and doesn't rate in the top 6?

Well the others must have been pretty good then.....

Maybe they only saw the 0 on his jumper and thought he was House. Only reason I can see House was named in the best and Thurlow wasn't by looking at the stats sheet.

 

[OzeSparky]

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au...p/news-story/b59f96fe3085ed35d08a40d5b1ba3675

 

[ATSAM]

Can't believe that I am saying this but go Collingwood. Need the smile off the face of Richmond at all levels

 

[BotsMaster]

Quite the fall from grace for Tom Boyd to go from a premiership player to playing VFL finals.

 

[mrnatural48]

Quite the fall from grace for Tom Boyd to go from a premiership player to playing VFL finals.

This is why: On 5 July 2017, Boyd was provided a leave of absence from the Bulldogs to receive treatment for clinical depression.

 

[BotsMaster]

This is why: On 5 July 2017, Boyd was provided a leave of absence from the Bulldogs to receive treatment for clinical depression.

Ey? Wins a flag and all of sudden he has depression? Sounds like an excuse for poor performances on field.

 

[Turbocat]

Ey? Wins a flag and all of sudden he has depression? Sounds like an excuse for poor performances on field.

Dont go there...

 

[Daniel McL]

Ey? Wins a flag and all of sudden he has depression? Sounds like an excuse for poor performances on field.

Bit far there mate. He had poor performances during the year in 2016 too but continued playing, happened to have a massive finals series where everything fell into place just like the rest of the Bulldogs team, could've almost won the Norm Smith. Now he's had a poor year, but so have the Dogs, it's obviously much harder for a forward to play well & kick goals when their defence & midfield aren't playing as well. But of course 'supporters' will take it out on him even if the midfield delivery is terrible, simply because he's getting paid a lot of money, hopefully Tom is feeling better now he's back playing footy & will continue to look at the positives during the ups & downs he will experience in the future

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Ey? Wins a flag and all of sudden he has depression? Sounds like an excuse for poor performances on field.

His condition need not be linked to his current level of happiness, Bots. Depression is complicated as f*ck.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/what-causes-depression

It's often said that depression results from a chemical imbalance, but that figure of speech doesn't capture how complex the disease is. Research suggests that depression doesn't spring from simply having too much or too little of certain brain chemicals. Rather, there are many possible causes of depression, including faulty mood regulation by the brain, genetic vulnerability, stressful life events, medications, and medical problems. It's believed that several of these forces interact to bring on depression.

To be sure, chemicals are involved in this process, but it is not a simple matter of one chemical being too low and another too high. Rather, many chemicals are involved, working both inside and outside nerve cells. There are millions, even billions, of chemical reactions that make up the dynamic system that is responsible for your mood, perceptions, and how you experience life.

With this level of complexity, you can see how two people might have similar symptoms of depression, but the problem on the inside, and therefore what treatments will work best, may be entirely different...

 

[BotsMaster]

Found this:
http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-...depression-helps-everyone/8681674?pfmredir=sm

Boyd's coach Luke Beveridge spoke about how his star ruckman has had to deal with a constant focus on a controversial multi-million-dollar trade from GWS and the slow start to his career.

"Him and I have had an ongoing conversation on how to manage the external noise and deal with the pressures of the game," Beveridge said on Wednesday.

 

[Spazz Cat]

His condition need not be linked to his current level of happiness, Bots. Depression is complicated as f*ck.

Im getting a bit skeptical on depression. I've seen what real depression is and it's terrible. Can't get out of bed, can barely eat etc.
But things like Gary Lyon claiming depression after shagging Billy's ex plus plenty more examples make it look like an excuse and lessen the plight of people with genuine clinical depression IMO.

 

[Daniel McL]

Im getting a bit skeptical on depression. I've seen what real depression is and it's terrible. Can't get out of bed, can barely eat etc.
But things like Gary Lyon claiming depression after shagging Billy's ex plus plenty more examples make it look like an excuse and lessen the plight of people with genuine clinical depression IMO.

Completely agree. Just such a tough subject to talk about, because we want the people who do actually have depression to be okay, but it's hard to question the people who fake having real depression. I didn't believe that Gary Lyon did, I didn't believe that Cam McCarthy did in his year off before being traded to Freo when he was simply homesick even though he had just signed another 2-3 year contract, I do believe that Tom Boyd did/does though, but yeah difficult subject to discuss

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Im getting a bit skeptical on depression. I've seen what real depression is and it's terrible. Can't get out of bed, can barely eat etc.
But things like Gary Lyon claiming depression after shagging Billy's ex plus plenty more examples make it look like an excuse and lessen the plight of people with genuine clinical depression IMO.

Yep, I can understand that position.

 

[dazbroncos]

Getting well of the GFC VFL topic here

Bring it back now.

Go Catters

 

[Spazz Cat]

Getting well of the GFC VFL topic here

Bring it back now.

Go Catters

I'm depressed the VFL team didn't make the finals!

 

[Willo_]

So a whisper around that the inspiration for my avatar last year has been offered the captaincy of our VFL side for next season.

No word if he has accepted it, on TR earlier the blokes he was on with were trying to get out of him where he was playing next season... a watch this space.
Would be a perfect appointment you would imagine and ties in with the talk of him coming back into a development role with the club..

 

[Catdog]

So a whisper around that the inspiration for my avatar last year has been offered the captaincy of our VFL side for next season.

No word if he has accepted it, on TR earlier the blokes he was on with were trying to get out of him where he was playing next season... a watch this space.
Would be a perfect appointment you would imagine and ties in with the talk of him coming back into a development role with the club..

That would be great for future developing, i like this idea!

 

[Spazz Cat]

So a whisper around that the inspiration for my avatar last year has been offered the captaincy of our VFL side for next season.

No word if he has accepted it, on TR earlier the blokes he was on with were trying to get out of him where he was playing next season... a watch this space.
Would be a perfect appointment you would imagine and ties in with the talk of him coming back into a development role with the club..

Wow. He must just really wanna play footy. Good on him.

 

[cats_09]

Great result for us - it's what our vfl team has been missing over recent years with that real senior experience to lead and assist kids in their development

 

[Willo_]

Keep in mind he hasn't officially accepted the offer yet..... or if he has, my mate doesn't know that part.

Still a maybe, but good for us to even approach him for it IMO

 

[Daniel McL]

Keep in mind he hasn't officially accepted the offer yet..... or if he has, my mate doesn't know that part.

Still a maybe, but good for us to even approach him for it IMO

Think he nominated Essendon sorry mate

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Who?

 

[dazbroncos]

Keep in mind he hasn't officially accepted the offer yet..... or if he has, my mate doesn't know that part.

Still a maybe, but good for us to even approach him for it IMO

Jimmeh is back!!!!!

Go Catters

 

[Strange Cat]

Jimmeh is back!!!!!

Go Catters

He is??

 

[dazbroncos]

He is??

yeah... the bearded bloke in Willo_ avatar pic is meant to be Jimmy....

And he said he's coming back to capt the VFL side.....

GO Catters