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I've always had an issue with Eddie's conflict of interest between his Presidency at Collingwood and his other media positions. It gave him a massive advantage over rival clubs and he used it to bully his way through arguments. It shouldn't have continued as long as it did.
I bet Eddie himself wouldn't think he's racist but there's a litany of casual and not so casual racist remarks throughout his career and it was very disappointing the way things ended with Adam Goodes considering how well Eddie did with his initial response.
You would never question his commitment to Collingwood and his tireless efforts in supporting his club. I'm reading many tributes from his peers that he never lost sight of promoting the game as a whole, not just Collingwood, but I feel like that stopped at the Victorian border.
Andrew Demetriou said:
“On COLA, I had some sympathy for him. I think the message about COLA was it wasn’t directed only at the Swans, it was more about the sooner we can get to a non-compromised draft and non-compromised concessions, the more equal the competition,”
“He (McGuire) was consistent on that, he didn’t deviate from that.”
For me that's a Vic centric viewpoint that confuses equality and equity. Until you address that the vast majority of players are from Victoria and have a strong preference for playing in their home state then you won't get this "equal competition". It's not a simple fix but don't tell me it wasn't about Vic clubs vs their northern rivals.
He achieved a great deal for Collingwood but his drive to replace Malthouse with Buckley was a serious mistake in my view.
I didn't like him, didn't agree with him. I can respect his positive achievements but acknowledge some massive flaws in his character as well. I can say the same about myself.
I bet Eddie himself wouldn't think he's racist but there's a litany of casual and not so casual racist remarks throughout his career and it was very disappointing the way things ended with Adam Goodes considering how well Eddie did with his initial response.
You would never question his commitment to Collingwood and his tireless efforts in supporting his club. I'm reading many tributes from his peers that he never lost sight of promoting the game as a whole, not just Collingwood, but I feel like that stopped at the Victorian border.
Andrew Demetriou said:
“On COLA, I had some sympathy for him. I think the message about COLA was it wasn’t directed only at the Swans, it was more about the sooner we can get to a non-compromised draft and non-compromised concessions, the more equal the competition,”
“He (McGuire) was consistent on that, he didn’t deviate from that.”
For me that's a Vic centric viewpoint that confuses equality and equity. Until you address that the vast majority of players are from Victoria and have a strong preference for playing in their home state then you won't get this "equal competition". It's not a simple fix but don't tell me it wasn't about Vic clubs vs their northern rivals.
He achieved a great deal for Collingwood but his drive to replace Malthouse with Buckley was a serious mistake in my view.
I didn't like him, didn't agree with him. I can respect his positive achievements but acknowledge some massive flaws in his character as well. I can say the same about myself.