Opinion Non-Crows AFL 12: It's the confectionery with 1000 uses

[kirky]

I am not sure even putting aside his contract anyone would want Oliver. He is close to a list clogger now a days.

Petracca still has some impact but no where near the level his reputation suggests.

Melbourne need to part ways with Goodwin. Far too much baggage

Both Petracca and Oliver have always had horrendous disposal skills, both have a career kicking efficiency of 55-56% - its just they got a lot of the ball.

 

[BRL121]

Both Petracca and Oliver have always had horrendous disposal skills, both have a career kicking efficiency of 55-56% - its just they got a lot of the ball.

Oliver's best point has always been his disposal by hand in tight.

 

[crows dude]

Port making finals from here requires both them to go on a massive winning streak AND a side currently in the eight to shit the bed to open up a spot.

They still have to make up a 2 win and percentage deficit just to make eighth over Fremantle. And they have just 10 matches to do that.

They'd basically have to go 8-2 from here while Fremantle, Gold Coast or GWS win no more than 5 of their remaining games

Yeh

Just did a ladder predictor with them winning every game. Puts them on 16 wins and fourth. Not much chance of that happening. More likely they could win 7 of the last 10 finishing on 13 wins. BUt that may even miss out.

 

[Moonwatcher]

I'd be buying a new TV if that were a crow.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Eagles' coach Andrew McQualter

Andrew Mcqualter

Age

39

Ht

179cm

Wt

74kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.2

3star

's quarter time interview:

"We were pathetic."

Blighty would be proud.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Eagles' coach Andrew McQualter's quarter time interview:

"We were pathetic."

Blighty would be proud.

Blight wouldn't give a rat's toss bag.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Jesus ****ing Christ, they won’t make the 8. Get off the drugs.

Exactly!

2 of the top 9 teams would need to completely crash & that's not happening.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Eagles' coach Andrew McQualter's quarter time interview:

"We were pathetic."

Blighty would be proud.

Has McQualter only worked this out.

West Coast have been disappointing for a long time now.

Richmond have gone past them.

 

[Scorpus]

West Coast's best player being a guy they recruited a few weeks ago should be a big concern

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

That could be an ACL for Oscar Allen

12

Oscar Allen

Age

26

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.1

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.6

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.0

4star

G

1.2

4star

.

There goes pick #2.

 

[Mutineer]

Lethal Leigh

 

[PCORF]

I tipped all 7 games correctly this weekend.

Originally tipped us (Adelaide) but changed it to Hawthorn at the last moment after Murphy was included. You feel terrible by tipping every game correctly because of the way your team threw away the game.

I picked the Giants because of their good record in Brisbane.

Game in Launceston = I froze to death. Crowd cheering umpires. It was really disappointing.
Geelong = training drill.
North = fought to the finish against Fremantle on the road. A team you never underestimate. North are getting better but are still 2 or 3 years away from 10+ wins or finals.
St Kilda, Essendon, West Coast = woeful.
Brisbane = threw away another home game vs GWS.
Melbourne = lost the plot.

 

[Scorpus]

That could be an ACL for Oscar Allen.

There goes pick #2.

Apparently early indications are it is not an ACL but some sort of leg tendon issue

 

[PCORF]

Apparently early indications are it is not an ACL but some sort of leg tendon issue

Let's hope it aint an ACL for him, or Achilles (which would be much worse).

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Has there been an increase in the number of Achilles injuries in recent seasons?

 

[spenze]

Has there been an increase in the number of Achilles injuries in recent seasons?

Pretty much since that Hector incident, there has been a ton of them.

 

[daniel_4tw]

Port might get a run on but no chance of playing finals. They’re too far back. And not good enough to beat the best team.

They still have Brisbane at the Gabba, Hawks in Tas, Crows, Geelong at GHMBA, Fremantle and Suns.

As much as a top 4 pick for Luko is hilarious, I expect them to finish around 10th. Tbh probably better in the long run for when Carr takes over and Butters leave and they are actually a bottom 4 team, it will be harder for the Port faithful to blame it on Hinkley.

I don’t have a problem if they want to do us a favour by snagging a few against the top 8 along the way though.

 

[kirky]

A massive crowd at Adelaide Oval yesterday - 30,982.

 

[spenze]

A massive crowd at Adelaide Oval yesterday - 30,982.

Yeah a few of the stands looked empty (ish) when I turned on the TV, I thought they were losing and it was 3/4 time.

 

[Apsaalooke]

Yeah melborune have been horrible they just have no forward structure

We dodged a bullet by not trading in Harrison Petty despite our best efforts to do so.
A poor man’s Chris Burgess.

 

[cleanhands]

We dodged a bullet by not trading in Harrison Petty despite our best efforts to do so.
A poor man’s Chris Burgess.

 

[ABAB]

We dodged a bullet by not trading in Harrison Petty despite our best efforts to do so.
A poor man’s Chris Burgess.

And that was after he did his Lisfranc (imagine giving up Curtin and Draper for Petty, that would have been a future list killer with the new team entering the competition), hopefully we learnt with Draper's Achilles.

 

[screech]

Port Adelaide board member doing his thing

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-sa/warren-tredrea-tells-federal-court-he-cannot-pay-legal-debt-to-channel-9-over-covid-firing-case-without-gold-or-silver-coins/news-story/dfad6f8ad90dabf48ec9937b1a524306

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Has Tredrea always been a loony tunes? I can't remember anything particularly odd from his playing days. Apart from the bow and the telephone call anyway

 

[MatthewB]

Port Adelaide board member doing his thing

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-sa/warren-tredrea-tells-federal-court-he-cannot-pay-legal-debt-to-channel-9-over-covid-firing-case-without-gold-or-silver-coins/news-story/dfad6f8ad90dabf48ec9937b1a524306

for those without a sub

Tredrea has also claimed, in Federal Court documents, he is “not an entity” nor a “legal person, citizen or resident” but a “private man” whose “yes be yes” and “no be no”.

he court has ordered Tredrea to reimburse Nine’s legal costs – estimated at between $100,000 and $200,000 – incurred by his attempt to resurrect his wrongful dismissal lawsuit.

Warren Tredrea’s wrongful dismissal lawsuit was unsuccessful, and his appeal was rejected. Picture: Russell Millard Photography

However in his documents, filed ahead of a hearing on Tuesday, Tredrea says he cannot pay his debt because Australian currency lacks gold and silver coins.

Instead, he says, his former employer – which terminated his contract over his refusal to be vaccinated for Covid-19 – must instead accept “a promisorry note”.

The document is a written promise, by one party, to make a payment at a future date under terms and conditions outlined within it.

“I answer to the name Warren Tredrea of South Australia, a private man, my yes be yes, my no be no,” he writes.

“I am not an entity, legal person, citizen, resident or any form of creature of statute.

“I have not been provided with any material facts or evidence that shows there exists any lawful gold or silver coin of substance in common circulation upon which to close, pay and extinguish an account.

“I believe sincerely that none exists … I believe no gold or silver coin in circulation can pay a debt.”

Tredrea did not have to pay Nine’s costs for the trial, but was ordered to reimburse its legal fees for the unsuccessful appeal

In March 2024, Tredrea lost his $5.77 million claim against Nine, which he claimed had unreasonably fired him, as its sports presenter, due to its Covid-19 vaccination mandate.

During that trial he denied he was “an anti-vaxxer” who had used the movement’s “language” on radio.

He also denied he was dismissed for poor performance, “stumbles” during broadcasts or boosting a yoga business owned by his wife – a supporter of “freedom rallies” – on his social media.

“I was a presenter who presented, found exclusive stories and distributed them to other workers who won media awards off the back of me,” he told the court.

The court ruled Tredrea’s dismissal was “not unreasonable” given his “opinions” about vaccines “were not particularly well-informed” nor “soundly based”.

Despite his defeat, Tredrea was spared paying Nine’s costs – however he subsequently filed an appeal which, in November 2024, the court denied.

In April 2025, it ordered Tredrea pay Nine’s costs of the appeal, saying his challenge was filed “without reasonable cause”.

It further noted Nine had, five months before the appeal judgment, offered “a reasonable ‘walk away’ offer to settle the appeal” before it had been heard.

Tredrea is no longer represented by the counsel who conducted his trial.

The case is listed for a hearing on Tuesday.Port Adelaide Football Club board member Warren Tredrea has told a court he cannot pay his debt to Channel 9 because Australia has no “gold or silver coins” in circulation.

Tredrea has also claimed, in Federal Court documents, he is “not an entity” nor a “legal person, citizen or resident” but a “private man” whose “yes be yes” and “no be no”.

The court has ordered Tredrea to reimburse Nine’s legal costs – estimated at between $100,000 and $200,000 – incurred by his attempt to resurrect his wrongful dismissal lawsuit.

However in his documents, filed ahead of a hearing on Tuesday, Tredrea says he cannot pay his debt because Australian currency lacks gold and silver coins.

Instead, he says, his former employer – which terminated his contract over his refusal to be vaccinated for Covid-19 – must instead accept “a promisorry note”.

The document is a written promise, by one party, to make a payment at a future date under terms and conditions outlined within it.

“I answer to the name Warren Tredrea of South Australia, a private man, my yes be yes, my no be no,” he writes.

“I am not an entity, legal person, citizen, resident or any form of creature of statute.

“I have not been provided with any material facts or evidence that shows there exists any lawful gold or silver coin of substance in common circulation upon which to close, pay and extinguish an account.

“I believe sincerely that none exists … I believe no gold or silver coin in circulation can pay a debt.”

In March 2024, Tredrea lost his $5.77 million claim against Nine, which he claimed had unreasonably fired him, as its sports presenter, due to its Covid-19 vaccination mandate.

During that trial he denied he was “an anti-vaxxer” who had used the movement’s “language” on radio.

He also denied he was dismissed for poor performance, “stumbles” during broadcasts or boosting a yoga business owned by his wife – a supporter of “freedom rallies” – on his social media.

“I was a presenter who presented, found exclusive stories and distributed them to other workers who won media awards off the back of me,” he told the court.

The court ruled Tredrea’s dismissal was “not unreasonable” given his “opinions” about vaccines “were not particularly well-informed” nor “soundly based”.

Despite his defeat, Tredrea was spared paying Nine’s costs – however he subsequently filed an appeal which, in November 2024, the court denied.

In April 2025, it ordered Tredrea pay Nine’s costs of the appeal, saying his challenge was filed “without reasonable cause”.

It further noted Nine had, five months before the appeal judgment, offered “a reasonable ‘walk away’ offer to settle the appeal” before it had been heard.

Tredrea is no longer represented by the counsel who conducted his trial.

The case is listed for a hearing on Tuesday..