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mightymouse75 said:
lazy little shit, needs a kick up the pants from his team mates.
If he sooks it because he Dosnt get picked??
He didn't actually set the world on fire last week.
Not a team player in my opinion and talk about reinforcing stereotypes.
At least we don't have Murray Newman ))
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You and Jack_the_Ninja should form some kind of a partnership. Somewhere else. Watch Lyon's post match interview and your own stereotypes may be challenged just a tad.
 
mike91 said:
Needs to be said - Harden up you little brat. You have two kids, is that the message you want to send them? When the going get tough, just walk away. Seriously that's soft, that's embarrassing to read.You did nothing last year, played two good WAFL games and got given an AFL match and you think you have the right to spit the dummy. Toughed up Simpson.
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Oh. My. God. Ross devoted half a press conference to enlighten us about the monstrous difficulty and complexity of the situation facing Josh and the club. Please tell me you wrote that before listening to him.

We're trying to do what the education system, families, mentors, elders and the government can't quite do. "We're working through all those things with Josh.
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-04-19/freo-to-stand-by-josh-simpson-lyon?utm_medium=RSS
 

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Crippa said:
Oh. My. God. Ross devoted half a press conference to enlighten us about the monstrous difficulty and complexity of the situation facing Josh and the club. Please tell me you wrote that before listening to him.



http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-04-19/freo-to-stand-by-josh-simpson-lyon?utm_medium=RSS
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You serious? Yes he has challenges, but guess what he knew that the AFL environment would be tough. Stop having sympathy for him, he spat the dummy and needs to harden up. Ross wasn't going to come out and say toughen up, Simpson would walk from the club if that happened. What were you expecting Ross to say? This is suppose to be his dream.
 
mike91 said:
You serious? Yes he has challenges, but guess what he knew that the AFL environment would be tough. Stop having sympathy for him, he spat the dummy and needs to harden up. Ross wasn't going to come out and say toughen up, Simpson would walk from the club if that happened. What were you expecting Ross to say? This is suppose to be his dream.
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It's just football.
 
There is a risk involved in selecting indigenous players. Hawthorn took that risk, we took that risk with josh.

Most of the time you reap the rewards but often you pay a price and have to work with that player. Eg Walters.

I find it extremely frustrating, help josh then give him an ultimatum. Supporting a player is one thing.. babying them and trying not to hurt there feelings is another.

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Purple_Snapper said:
Was cousins aboriginal??
Nothing wrong with them, they are just like any other group of people a few winners and a whole lot of losers


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No he wasnt, yes many non aborigines are drop kicks.

But you have to consider the cultural differenes and the way they were bought up. There is a risk involved when selecting indigenous players, significantly greater than kids from other backgrounds. Its an issue worth talking about, learn from experiences so we can be better at recruiting and developing kids in the future.

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Crippa said:
Oh. My. God. Ross devoted half a press conference to enlighten us about the monstrous difficulty and complexity of the situation facing Josh and the club. Please tell me you wrote that before listening to him.
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Didn't Ross just say he dropped his bundle because he didn't get selected? There's nothing overly complex about that.
 
Jimbos1 said:
There is a risk involved in selecting indigenous players. Hawthorn took that risk, we took that risk with josh.

Most of the time you reap the rewards but often you pay a price and have to work with that player. Eg Walters.

I find it extremely frustrating, help josh then give him an ultimatum. Supporting a player is one thing.. babying them and trying not to hurt there feelings is another.

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Please go away,think about what you just posted and come back and this time dont sound like a racist scumbag
 
salim malik said:
Please go away,think about what you just posted and come back and this time dont sound like a racist scumbag
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Chill out, no need to insult people. Read the titlw of thr thread and the threads description.

Keep these comments to yourself. Again insulting people on forums is not a positive thing.

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Jimbos1 said:
Chill out, no need to insult people. Read the titlw of thr thread and the threads description.

Keep these comments to yourself. Again insulting people on forums is not a positive thing.

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Being positive??

And you are??

Go away and educate yourself from your armchair before opening that trap again.

There are enough idiots here already with mike91 spouting his shyte already.
 
Impressive words from Ross there, cut through the bs in no uncertain manner. In a way I'm kind of relieved it was a case of him dropping his bundle. Sounds like he's a bit fiery and a bit hod-headed, RTB can work with that, not altogether bad things for a footy player to have. Get it pointed in the right direction, a bit of mongrel would have been useful out there today.
 

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mike91 said:
It's just his job/career
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The Aboriginal culture is the oldest existent one in the world. They're probably 60,000 years old. That is insane. We think the Melbourne Football Club and the buildings on South Terrace are old. In those 60,000-odd years, these people have crafted their own culture. One that doesn't revolve around money. I always loved how little they care about 'ownership.' Get something? It's everyone's. I went to school with a fair few Aboriginals, played footy with them, and they'd swap boots every weekend because this notion of 'ownership' is so foreign. They're family and community oriented people who couldn't care less about things like that. Anglo-Australian culture could probably be a lot less senile and neurotic with a bit of that thought process.

So I don't think, in the 150 years we've pillaged their incredibly interesting and unique and innovative culture, they've learnt to adapt. The idea of a rural Aboriginal kid caring about a career, a stock portfolio, owning a pub, buying six houses, going into commentary.... the young man does not live a life like that. He's a rural man so connected to his people that he goes back every week. He clearly wants to play footy for Freo but doesn't care about the things other kids might. That's a cool way to be. He's not doing it for the money or the career; he's doing it for the fun of playing professional football.

The club is letting him do this. Good on them. I think Freo realise this and old Ross even said the government and education system don't do it – the club's letting him live his life as he wants to, to indulge in his culture, and maintain a link to his family. That's what'll keep him happy and if he trains two times a week and puts in, he'll get a game. That's already been shown. The club has no right to enforce their ideology of A Normal Life onto anyone.

The club is just annoyed at him spitting the dummy and that's fair enough.

In all honesty, I can sympathise when some people chuck it in. Sometimes you do deserve something and never get it. Sometimes you reckon you should be getting a "well done," a good mark, or to be playing as a rover when you've been chucked in the back pocket. Sometimes that dummy spitting is appropriate and fine. That's if you work as hard as anyone and deserve to be there. I don't have an issue with that, and if that makes me defeatist then I'm defeatist. But it was the way he did it that annoyed the club. And fair enough.
 
Mockcockpit said:
Impressive words from Ross there, cut through the bs in no uncertain manner. In a way I'm kind of relieved it was a case of him dropping his bundle. Sounds like he's a bit fiery and a bit hod-headed, RTB can work with that, not altogether bad things for a footy player to have. Get it pointed in the right direction, a bit of mongrel would have been useful out there today.
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indeed
 
Silent Alarm said:
The Aboriginal culture is the oldest existent one in the world. They're probably 60,000 years old. That is insane. We think the Melbourne Football Club and the buildings on South Terrace are old. In those 60,000-odd years, these people have crafted their own culture. One that doesn't revolve around money. I always loved how little they care about 'ownership.' Get something? It's everyone's. I went to school with a fair few Aboriginals, played footy with them, and they'd swap boots every weekend because this notion of 'ownership' is so foreign. They're family and community oriented people who couldn't care less about things like that. Anglo-Australian culture could probably be a lot less senile and neurotic with a bit of that thought process.

So I don't think, in the 150 years we've pillaged their incredibly interesting and unique and innovative culture, they've learnt to adapt. The idea of a rural Aboriginal kid caring about a career, a stock portfolio, owning a pub, buying six houses, going into commentary.... the young man does not live a life like that. He's a rural man so connected to his people that he goes back every week.

The club is letting him do this. Good on them. I think Freo realise this and old Ross even said the government and education system don't do it – the club's letting him live his life as he wants to, to indulge in his culture, and maintain a link to his family. That's what'll keep him happy and if he trains two times a week and puts in, he'll get a game. That's already been shown. The club has no right to enforce their ideology of A Normal Life onto anyone.

The club is just annoyed at him spitting the dummy and that's fair enough.

In all honesty, I can sympathise when some people chuck it in. Sometimes you do deserve something and never get it. Sometimes you reckon you should be getting a "well done," a good mark, or to be playing as a rover when you've been chucked in the back pocket. Sometimes that dummy spitting is appropriate and fine. That's if you work as hard as anyone and deserve to be there. I don't have an issue with that, and if that makes me defeatist then I'm defeatist. But it was the way he did it that annoyed the club. And fair enough.
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Bravo.

Whoever is hacking your account of late is doing a great job. ;)
 
mike91 said:
You need to realize Simpson is being soft. I'm not angry, I'm just confused as to why everyone here treats Josh completely different than any other player.
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You have no ****ing idea? Do you useless prick.

He needs and will get exactly what Ross said he will. Give him time to mature and learn.
 
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