Mega Thread General MFC Discussion Part III

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Man I forgot a little how much I loved Ward, Walsh, Brown and Wheatley off HB/Wing in that team. Probably their peak around then together. They were so aggressive, feel like we were ahead of our time there

Yeah, geez Nathan Brown was a ****ing good player. He was like Daniel Cross before Daniel Cross in terms of consistency , hardness and reliability. Never got the fanfare but a true footballers footballer.

 

[schmuttt]

Geez we yap a lot.

 

[booshboy]

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Geez we yap a lot.

thought this was announced 6 months ago.

 

[MarcMaverick]

thought this was announced 6 months ago.

Need to keep something in the news cycle I guess. Coz content.

 

[Bluelegs]

thought this was announced 6 months ago.

Those were only rumours of a feasibility study. Now it's official!

 

[Demon Attack]

What a joke. Either get it done or shut up about it.

 

[booshboy]

Roffey shits me up the wall, happy to have her name up in lights to announce pointless shit like this, no where to be seen when tough questions need answering.

 

[Demon Attack]

Agree. Big mouth front runner. Perfect for the club tbh.

 

[space_cowboy]

A feasibility study to identify a location? What does that mean?

We're going to identify the feasibility of identifying a location?

 

[Theseventhhamster]

Guessing it could be to do with the site they want having rules around it. Just guessing though, I'm sure the club know what they are doing.

 

[PerfectFooty]

Simon would be happy with the location

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Would be epic if the study couldn't find anywhere.

"We are excited to report the results of our feasibility study, no location was found that would suitable for our home base"

 

[Dory_77]

Simon would be happy with the location

*the environment

 

[TheBoss]

New f/s prospect for the 2042 draft.

danster168 can you please provide training reports when he starts up at the Aus Kick clinic in a few years

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fairytale-baby-news-after-death-of-afl-great-brad-greens-wife/news-story/cff691b8910b2ca03feb885e432a0fe5

 

[stEdy]

New f/s prospect for the 2042 draft.

danster168 can you please provide training reports when he starts up at the Aus Kick clinic in a few years

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fairytale-baby-news-after-death-of-afl-great-brad-greens-wife/news-story/cff691b8910b2ca03feb885e432a0fe5

I'm hearing he's having trouble handballing on his left currently

 

[booshboy]

New f/s prospect for the 2042 draft.

danster168 can you please provide training reports when he starts up at the Aus Kick clinic in a few years

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fairytale-baby-news-after-death-of-afl-great-brad-greens-wife/news-story/cff691b8910b2ca03feb885e432a0fe5

I believe Manchester United get first access.

 

[danster168]

I'm hearing he's having trouble handballing on his left currently

fancy thinking that being dual-sided isn't an important trait in a footy player....

it's like you think dees players don't have flaws in their game.

 

[pjfairbairn]

fancy thinking that being dual-sided isn't an important trait in a footy player....

it's like you think dees players don't have flaws in their game.

Tommy Green was only born at 9.40am on Thursday. Way to write him off prematurely, Danster - at least give him the time to iron out the flaws!

 

[MarcMaverick]

Tommy Green was only born at 9.40am on Thursday. Way to write him off prematurely, Danster - at least give him the time to iron out the flaws!

Wait, the kid's named Tom Green?

 

[00Stinger]

https://fb.watch/oYts79ucW5/?mibextid=Nif5oz

Pretty sad. Knew Fidgey back in the day. He was seriously one if the biggest blokes I have ever met

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[danster168]

https://fb.watch/oYts79ucW5/?mibextid=Nif5oz

Pretty sad. Knew Fidgey back in the day. He was seriously one if the biggest blokes I have ever met

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my heart goes out to these people that are suffering brain injuries but I also don't want the game to become any more soft than it already is. it's already an absolute embarrassment that the bump is dead and now the tackle is basically dead now too. You have to basically place them on the grass now, tuck them in and sing them a lullaby to make sure you don't get suspended. It's a joke.

But how come the afl can't get around the CTE stuff like sports like ice hockey, UFC, boxing etc.? I've never understood how afl is the only club in capable of getting around it? Can't they just sign waivers and be done with it?

Also, I thought CTE could only be confirmed after death?

 

[Lord Nev]

my heart goes out to these people that are suffering brain injuries but I also don't want the game to become any more soft than it already is. it's already an absolute embarrassment that the bump is dead and now the tackle is basically dead now too. You have to basically place them on the grass now, tuck them in and sing them a lullaby to make sure you don't get suspended. It's a joke.

But how come the afl can't get around the CTE stuff like sports like ice hockey, UFC, boxing etc.? I've never understood how afl is the only club in capable of getting around it? Can't they just sign waivers and be done with it?

Also, I thought CTE could only be confirmed after death?

The game isn't soft. The types of impact have just changed. Instead of fat full forwards punching blokes in the head it's now super fast collisions that do the damage.

The bump isn't dead. You can still bump, just don't line blokes up in the head.

AFL isn't the only sport copping it for concussions. The NHL has already had multiple lawsuit pay outs for past players. UFC has only been around a short time, and only recently adopted concussion protocols, so that's a 'watch this space', but given a survey a few years ago had two thirds of UFC fighters saying they expected to have long term health issues from MMA I'm not sure that's a relevant example tbh. Not sure if you're serious about boxing? There's been countless lawsuits relating to brain injuries in that sport.

The 'sign a waiver' thing is off the mark too IMO. The point isn't about whether you should expect to ever have a concussion, it's about the culture of 'get back out there', the protocols and the medical treatment. That's what you'll find the AFL lawsuits will be about, not 'I never thought I'd get concussed'.

 

[Capt_Concussion]

my heart goes out to these people that are suffering brain injuries but I also don't want the game to become any more soft than it already is. it's already an absolute embarrassment that the bump is dead and now the tackle is basically dead now too. You have to basically place them on the grass now, tuck them in and sing them a lullaby to make sure you don't get suspended. It's a joke.

But how come the afl can't get around the CTE stuff like sports like ice hockey, UFC, boxing etc.? I've never understood how afl is the only club in capable of getting around it? Can't they just sign waivers and be done with it?

Also, I thought CTE could only be confirmed after death?

Hard bumps and tackles are still permitted, just the current players are muppets who don't know how to do it without massaging their opponents face.

Look at Sydney Stack's hit on Viney as evidence the bump isn't dead.

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[danster168]

The game isn't soft. The types of impact have just changed. Instead of fat full forwards punching blokes in the head it's now super fast collisions that do the damage.

The bump isn't dead. You can still bump, just don't line blokes up in the head.

AFL isn't the only sport copping it for concussions. The NHL has already had multiple lawsuit pay outs for past players. UFC has only been around a short time, and only recently adopted concussion protocols, so that's a 'watch this space', but given a survey a few years ago had two thirds of UFC fighters saying they expected to have long term health issues from MMA I'm not sure that's a relevant example tbh. Not sure if you're serious about boxing? There's been countless lawsuits relating to brain injuries in that sport.

The 'sign a waiver' thing is off the mark too IMO. The point isn't about whether you should expect to ever have a concussion, it's about the culture of 'get back out there', the protocols and the medical treatment. That's what you'll find the AFL lawsuits will be about, not 'I never thought I'd get concussed'.

thanks for your response.

Yes, the bump is dead. Sure, the rule is you can bump but if you choose to bump and hit your opponent high then you'll get a long suspension. And thus, players are taught to not bump anymore. This is clear. Hence the bump has been dead for years.

Tackling is also dead. You can't sling tackle anymore, you can't even do chase down tackles from behind and if you saw this season with the embarassing suspensions of James Sicily and Callan Ward who both got suspended for normal tackles. Embarassing stuff by the afl. You basically can't tackle a player to ground anymore. It's hardly even a tough sport anymore. Recruiters will just start to recruit runners and athletes soon.

Sicily got 3 weeks for a standard, soft tackle with no intent. The tackle is dead or in the process of dying.



If the afl is obsessed with protecting the head, why don't we ban players from jumping for marks? as players often get knees in the back of the head.

'The tackle is dead': Mundy, Langdon weigh in on AFL's harsh penalties

 

[danster168]

Hard bumps and tackles are still permitted, just the current players are muppets who don't know how to do it without massaging their opponents face.

Look at Sydney Stack's hit on Viney as evidence the bump isn't dead.

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showing a few bumps here and there across a 23 round season doesn't prove anything. Coaches have already come out and said that they instruct their players not to bump.