Opinion Non-Crows AFL 12: Willie and the Port Boys

[1970crow]

There's absolutely no way he should be allowed to walk to Geelong for a packet of chips.

He’s contracted for next year, it’s entirely up to the Dogs what they accept. But he’s unlikely to play again, so he’d be a genuine salary dump, getting anything at the trade table would be overs.

 

[1970crow]

Thought he’d been using his leave already

It’s an update without updating anything. Sounds like a negotiated settlement where JUH is free to continue on his merry way with the Dogs getting a discount on his contract.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Didnt Kane McGoodwin coin a term for this a few years back?

Have used it before, but not sure who did 1st...

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Didnt Kane McGoodwin coin a term for this a few years back?

I thought he coined the "Costa Living Allowance".

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I thought he coined the "Costa Living Allowance".

Yeah, that one I'm pretty sure I can claim to be 1st.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

How much better were the goal umpires back then.

Leaning back, up on tippytoes, arms outstretched with their white coat and hat on.

Million times better than the boring fluro brigade we have these days.

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No need for snicko or goal reviews back then, these guys ran a tight ship.

Rodan is one of the best these days with a smile always on his face

Reckon he genuinely loves his job.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Geelong for a 3rd rounder, we reckon?

So while he's on leave he's taken leave? Seriously these footy players have no idea how good they've got it.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Geelong for a 3rd rounder, we reckon?

I thought he was already only turning up to training when he wanted.

Bulldogs now making it official.

Beveridge said he didn't know whether JUH would play again this year.

Reckon the answer is no.

 

[ams4crows]

Wherever he goes, I'm not sure anyone is going to have to pay much.

He's as damaged as goods can get

Yeah that seems clear, probably needs out of Victoria and whatever crowd he's running with.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

There's absolutely no way he should be allowed to walk to Geelong for a packet of chips.

Given he is contracted for 2026 & the Smith situation, reckon Dogs would prefer to deal with another club.

& the winner is Sydney...

 

[WeeBlake]

Yeah, that one I'm pretty sure I can claim to be 1st.

Kudos

 

[BRL121]

It’s an update without updating anything. Sounds like a negotiated settlement where JUH is free to continue on his merry way with the Dogs getting a discount on his contract.

It should be 100% discount.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

It should be 100% discount.

Or give us your 1st round pick for salary dump.

Likely will be just a token pick.

 

[Scorpus]

I'd take a punt on Jamarra if he came cheap

 

[Cromulant]

I'd take a punt on Jamarra if he came cheap

So would I

 

[1970crow]

Yeah, that one I'm pretty sure I can claim to be 1st.

It was on the main board well before you used it.

 

[GROTTO]

Yeah, that one I'm pretty sure I can claim to be 1st.

Yes thats the one I was referring to.

I knew you did, I just couldnt remember the quote you gave for it.

 

[1970crow]

It should be 100% discount.

What happens in a normal workplace if the workplace is the cause of the mental unwellness? Never heard of people going out on stress leave?

 

[GROTTO]

I'd take a punt on Jamarra if he came cheap

The irony of the Crows eventually getting their pick 1 in that draft.

 

[1970crow]

I'd take a punt on Jamarra if he came cheap

I think he could come cheap draft pick wise but no way the Dogs will keep paying his contract.

 

[Cromulant]

I think he could come cheap draft pick wise but no way the Dogs will keep paying his contract.

That would be a sticking point

 

[1970crow]

That would be a sticking point

Yep, he’s not coming risk free at the end of this year. He’ll either cost a good pick with Dogs paying the $ or junk pick while paying the $800k. He’s free end of next year as a DFA.

 

[BRL121]

What happens in a normal workplace if the workplace is the cause of the mental unwellness? Never heard of people going out on stress leave?

I don't think that's the issue here.

 

[Coopers]

Why is the AFL so hyper-focused on concussion lawsuits that it’s suspending players for accidental head injuries from basic tackles, while leagues like the NRL and NFL haven’t radically changed their rules despite facing similar legal pressures?

The AFL seems to be bending over backwards to show it’s “doing something about head injuries” even when an incident clearly wasn’t intentional. Players are getting suspended for split-second decisions in a contact sport - it’s not like they’re swinging punches. Meanwhile, the NRL is played largely the same, and the NFL, with its billion-dollar concussion settlements, has tweaked protocols but not the core rules of the game. Are those leagues just more confident in their legal defenses? Or are the AFL's finances not as good as everyone thinks that a lawsuit would bankrupt them?

The AFL’s overcorrection needs to be clarified beyond "Oh it's because of potential lawsuits". It’s starting to look less like a contact sport and more like a legal liability management exercise.

Well, for NRL there isn't much left to the game if you remove that


Like it would be twenty guys standing around in a paddock

 

[Coopers]

So while he's on leave he's taken leave? Seriously these footy players have no idea how good they've got it.

Well, to be fair he's also earning 800k p.a. while being on leave from his leave.