News Nelson, Rotham partied up at Hip E after Richmond shellacking

[Ambrose Burnside]

I don't understand the love for Duggan. Can't think of anything that he's great at. Wouldn't get a game at Melbourne.

Would any of our players?

 

[ziad]

Would any of our players?

Yes

 

[Grahame]

Yes

Names?

 

[GlennTwenty]

I don't understand the love for Duggan. Can't think of anything that he's great at. Wouldn't get a game at Melbourne.

That sounds like a fun game, name one current West Coast Eagles player that would get a game in Melbourne's best 22?

A fully fit Ryan over Spargo?
Maybe Barrass over Petty (maybe).
JK over Ben Brown?

 

[Chump Change]

Names?

It doesn't work like that though.

You're comparing players who have the advantage of being able to play in a flag side to players in a bottom four side. Surrounded by elite and confident players in an elite system that allows them to play like a beast, versus a team with no cohesion.

Do you think Bailey Hedgehog would be AA in our side?

Hunt? Hamez Hamez? Neale-Bullen? Spargo? These are all average players who are in an environment that enables them to play their very best football.

Tim Kelly is a Rolls Royce in a top 4 side but flakier than a flake in a bottom 8 side. He'd be a walk upstart to that Melbourne side - even with that outrageously good midfield.

 

[ziad]

It doesn't work like that though.

You're comparing players who have the advantage of being able to play in a flag side to players in a bottom four side. Surrounded by elite and confident players in an elite system that allows them to play like a beast, versus a team with no cohesion.

Do you think Bailey Hedgehog would be AA in our side?

Hunt? Hamez Hamez? Neale-Bullen? Spargo? These are all average players who are in an environment that enables them to play their very best football.

Tim Kelly is a Rolls Royce in a top 4 side but flakier than a flake in a bottom 8 side. He'd be a walk upstart to that Melbourne side - even with that outrageously good midfield.

Rioli would be top 5 in any side. Plenty of others would make melbourne's 22 as others note.

 

[Winky]

Duggan would want to shut the fu** up about what rules the club did and didn’t have in place if he wants to be the next skipper.

Nisbett had already said the same. You’d rather Duggan tell an obvious lie?

 

[The Passenger]

If you want your players to buy-in surely the way to do that is build their trust by protecting them and disciplining them internally rather than feeding them to the media wolves, in particular the younger guys like Chesser.

Isn't that what we've been doing for years and everyone gets up in arms about the club being too soft ?

 

[braddalzielleoursaviour]

the main takeaway from all of this is that we’ve got another great running midfielder who likes to party in Chesser, finally. Cousins reincarnate. Our rebuild has well and truly begun

 

[Chump Change]

Isn't that what we've been doing for years and everyone gets up in arms about the club being too soft ?

Correct.

We have our backs to the wall and can put a team on the park. They are young players and did what young people do. You may have expected Nelson and Rotham, the fringe players that they are, to be smarter about it. But they weren't so they cop a $2500 fine. Seems about right.

What this is really about - it's given an excuse for the media to say, "okay, enough of this injury/covid free pass, you guys are officially deplorable and we're going to call you on it".

Expect the pressure from here to build. I struggle to see us winning another game. Somehow Simmo has escaped scrutiny over the last 3 years, but the credits have nearly dried up.

I don't believe the club will be able to sit there and back him in without facing extreme pressure themselves.

Something will give by seasons end.

 

[FKASC]

the main takeaway from all of this is that we’ve got another great running midfielder who likes to party in Chesser, finally. Cousins reincarnate. Our rebuild has well and truly begun

Username checks out

 

[ghostbat12]

The Review started last year and is probably still ongoing..


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Is club sure it’s ongoing? They need to check with those involved as it clearly appears that left hand doesn’t know what right hand is doing at the club.

 

[ghostbat12]

Duggan would want to shut the fu** up about what rules the club did and didn’t have in place if he wants to be the next skipper.

He is arguably at best same level as Darcy tucker. He needs to be seen as that sort of level.

He is 25 and this version of Duggan is the best we will get. I have never watched a game and thought “gee lucky we had Duggan otherwise we would have lost”.

Massively overrated.

 

[RookiePick]

He is arguably at best same level as Darcy tucker. He needs to be seen as that sort of level.

He is 25 and this version of Duggan is the best we will get. I have never watched a game and thought “gee lucky we had Duggan otherwise we would have lost”.

Massively overrated.

He basically peaked in his 6th game when he made Wantfrees cry. Knocking Fyfe over, honourable mention.

He's not much different to Jackson Nelson yet plenty froth over him.

 

[dajesmac]

He is alot better than Nelson. He was ****ing good in 2020.

He needs to get his body right as he seems to be constantly out of action. It's definitely halted his momentum around a period where he should be starting his peak. He still has a ways to go undoubtedly but there's no way he has no improvement left in him.

 

[Bender_]

Will fight any campaigner shitting on Duggan.

And also any campaigner that doesn't understand the ironic fun making of the hyperbole of this board that is the Duggan Already Our Best Player thread.

 

[Biggie]

He's not much different to Jackson Nelson yet plenty froth over him.

 

[ep2018]

Seems a bit odd for the club to be pissy at a few players going to a night club due to potential covid exposure and then allow a meet and greet.

 

[RookiePick]

Seems a bit odd for the club to be pissy at a few players going to a night club due to potential covid exposure and then allow a meet and greet.

When Hungry Jack says jump, we say, how $high$

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Seems a bit odd for the club to be pissy at a few players going to a night club due to potential covid exposure and then allow a meet and greet.

Hypocrisy at play here. Nothing against Liam - our commercial team are fine with meeting sponsor's commitments and exposing players at crowded venues but letting players make their own choice - hang em high

 

[Hap Hapablap]

liams had covid maybe thts why

 

[bzparkes]

liams had covid maybe thts why

So did 5 of the 7, apparently.

 

[PremiershipNo4]

I love that these young guys broke the poxy rules and went out to have a few beers/party, they’ve endured a shit couple of years lots of work stress that constantly permeates through their private lives.
I hope they had an absolute ball, got rid of some work stress.
Good on ya boys!

 

[Obeanie1]

I love that these young guys broke the poxy rules and went out to have a few beers/party, they’ve endured a shit couple of years lots of work stress that constantly permeates through their private lives.
I hope they had an absolute ball, got rid of some work stress.
Good on ya boys!

Standards have been set remember. As long as no one was pulling cones and smuggling onces what really could the club complaign about?

 

[bzparkes]

I love that these young guys broke the poxy rules and went out to have a few beers/party, they’ve endured a shit couple of years lots of work stress that constantly permeates through their private lives.
I hope they had an absolute ball, got rid of some work stress.
Good on ya boys!

Except that actually didn't break any rules.

Apparently.