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“I told him a couple of home truths”: Departing Giant's honest chat with Greene
“He might have to rein it in.”www.sen.com.au
Former Giant Sam Reid says he hit Toby Greene “between the eyes” in an honest chat after Greater Western Sydney’s season came to an end.
“It was over a couple of beers as well, I needed a couple of cups of courage to get into him. I told him a couple of home truths, and things he needs to work on. We’ve got a pretty good relationship,” Reid explained to SEN's Bob and Andy. “One thing I wouldn’t change is how competitive he is. I think there’s no doubt sometimes that gets in the way, he gets white line fever and his eyes glaze over. That’s the type of guy you want to play with, he’ll do anything for his teammates. (That said), some of the stuff he does is a bit controversial and we don’t condone any of that, especially the umpire stuff.”
“I wouldn’t get him to change his competitiveness, but he might have to rein it in and steer clear of the umpires and the silly little things. He’s so passionate, he’s once of the best blokes I’ve ever met. He’s the ultimate teammate, he really is. He hates being beaten. We’ve had blues a few times, getting into each other,” Reid continued. “It would have been a bit confronting for him, me hitting him between the eyes… I might leave it at that.”
This is a reassuring, positive sign of a healthy, constructive team environment.
Sam and TFG both ‘team first’ club men and maximum respect to both of them for bluntly talking it out.
Bring on 2022.
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maybe he did.So why wasn't it Coniglio "bluntly talking it out"?
Isn't he supposed to be the captain?
To be fair, we don't know if Cogs has or hasn't. It was a question put to Sam Reid on radio about what he would say to Toby, and his answer was that he's just had such a conversation. Because it's about Toby, it's picked up by the media. Sam wasn't asked if Cogs had talked to him.So why wasn't it Coniglio "bluntly talking it out"?
Isn't he supposed to be the captain?
So why wasn't it Coniglio "bluntly talking it out"?
Isn't he supposed to be the captain?
So why wasn't it Coniglio "bluntly talking it out"?
Isn't he supposed to be the captain?
maybe he did.
To be fair, we don't know if Cogs has or hasn't. It was a question put to Sam Reid on radio about what he would say to Toby, and his answer was that he's just had such a conversation. Because it's about Toby, it's picked up by the media. Sam wasn't asked if Cogs had talked to him.
Coniglio is Toby's peer. They both came in at the same time, they've both been keystones, but I admit I have trouble respecting guys who joined my company around the same time as me as managers so I'm not going to hold it against others.
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Greater Western Sydney, meanwhile, train at Tom Wills Oval at Sydney’s Olympic Park
The field - a golf driving range converted into an oval - was given that name in 2013. Former AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou, then-NSW sports minister Graham Annesley and Wills’ biographer Greg de Moore were on hand for the naming, hailing the decision as fitting because Wills was from NSW.
De Moore told the ABC he felt there was a “thread of truth” in the latest revelations about Wills.
The Giants declined to comment when approached on Monday, but club sources have indicated they are also seeking consultation on whether the oval should be renamed, and are sensitive to the importance of the issue.
Greater Western Sydney, meanwhile, train at Tom Wills Oval at Sydney’s Olympic Park
The field - a golf driving range converted into an oval - was given that name in 2013. Former AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou, then-NSW sports minister Graham Annesley and Wills’ biographer Greg de Moore were on hand for the naming, hailing the decision as fitting because Wills was from NSW.
De Moore told the ABC he felt there was a “thread of truth” in the latest revelations about Wills.
The Giants declined to comment when approached on Monday, but club sources have indicated they are also seeking consultation on whether the oval should be renamed, and are sensitive to the importance of the issue.
Stopped via Myall Creek on our last regional trip last year. They've done a good job there but its scope is necessarily limited given the location.The sooner this country builds a dedicated memorial to the Frontier Wars, which includes this type of revelation, the better off we'll all be.
Honestly I expect calls for that to happen at some point.If that was the case then we HAVE to get rid of anything and everything named for Macquarie.
you can both honour and be honest. In fact, you need to be.
My thoughts are similar.As much as I am appalled by this story, I believe there are issues with jumping to a conclusion that would eradicate the legacy of someone who actually did a lot of good - and particularly with indigenous peoples elsewhere.
He lived with indigenous communities for lengthy periods of time learning their ways (where do you think he came up with the idea for footy comes from?) He coached and toured with indigenous cricket teams.
one horrific incident - yes - but that can‘t be allowed to be his only legacy.
If that was the case then we HAVE to get rid of anything and everything named for Macquarie.
Macquarie, who basically set Sydney Town on the path that would take us to modern day Australia. We would not be the nation we are today without his vision and his policies. NSW parliament sits on Macquarie St. in his honour.
Macquarie - the guy who authorised aboriginals to be strung up in trees as a deterrent to others. The guy who put a bounty on their heads.
You can acknowledge both greatness and flaw - and most of the celebrated people of history have both. You rub him from history because of this one incident, then you have to rub most people from history - starting with Macquarie.
Or you can use it as an educational tool, ensuring that the history you teach is an accurate one.
Tom Wills Oval - named for the man who invented football.
Tom Wills was a pioneer of our game. Without him this game we live wouldn’t exist. He was Champion of the Colony a number of times and a player and a significant administrator in the game‘s developmental years. Born in NSW He spent a great deal of time with indigenous peoples of Victoria bringing to our culture the basics of a game called Marn Grook. He coached and toured with indigenous cricketers. Which is why, it’s surprising to discover he also participated in a revenge atrocity and massacre of indigenous people in Queensland. He was also a deeply troubled soul who committed suicide by sticking a pair of scissors in his neck in Heidelberg at the age 44. How much the guilt he felt played in that we’ll never know.
you can both honour and be honest. In fact, you need to be.