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Big Bryza said:
Why the hate for Wallace?
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I've already explained that earlier in here. The man is a flog with a huge ego and an inflated view of himself. Pretty easy to know that from listening to him without knowing background stories about him that I've heard.

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Hawkas1988 said:
I've already explained that earlier in here. The man is a flog with a huge ego and an inflated view of himself. Pretty easy to know that from listening to him without knowing background stories about him that I've heard.

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I didn't get that sense from the open mike
Ep or from other times I've heard him in the media.
Sounds like you've got it in for him.
 
Rod Stroker said:
I didn't get that sense from the open mike
Ep or from other times I've heard him in the media.
Sounds like you've got it in for him.
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Haha everyone's got their own opinion. I'll trust the people I know who actually played alongside him and know him on a personal level

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Enjoy Wallace in the media and thought it was a good interview, but he’s always had a disingenuous aspect to him. Section in the interview about his taking over from Joyce in 1996 a classic example; sounded like a 'non-denial denial' all the way.
 
Rod Stroker said:
Hawks to Tigers first
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Interesting in just checking this up.
On wiki this entry.
Wallace was Hawthorn's centreman from the late 1970s through the 1980s. Recruited from VFA club Camberwell, he was a member of Hawthorn's 1978 premiership side in what was his debut season. Nicknamed 'Plough' for his knack of crashing through packs, Wallace was Hawthorn's best and fairest winner in 1981 and 1983, the latter in another premiership year. He played in one further premiership side at Hawthorn in 1986. Often polling well in the Brownlow Medal counts, Wallace finished equal third in 1982 and equal sixth in 1983.

After a contractual dispute with Hawthorn, Wallace received a clearance to Richmond but struggled in his only season with the club, eventually ending the year prematurely with a back injury. He finished his playing career with four seasons at Footscray which yielded back to back Charles Sutton Medals in 1988 and 1989.
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So a back injury at Richmond end his time there. Only one season as a Tiger player. No wonder I struggle to remember it.
Very odd, do not see many players only spend one season at a club of his profile and then a third club to be at in three seasons. Does not seem to happen so often now where player goes to so many clubs in such a short space of time.

Looking at his coaching and playing career it actually turns out he spent more time at Bulldogs than Hawks even though I still see him as a Hawks man in general.
 
footyfan78 said:
So a back injury at Richmond end his time there. Only one season as a Tiger player. No wonder I struggle to remember it.
Very odd, do not see many players only spend one season at a club of his profile and then a third club to be at in three seasons. Does not seem to happen so often now where player goes to so many clubs in such a short space of time.
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Spangher and Giles would be the recent examples of 3 clubs in 3 years.

Justin Murphy left Carlton to play at Geelong for a year, then 2 years back at Carlton, then 2 years at Essendon
 
Rod Stroker said:
Spangher and Giles would be the recent examples of 3 clubs in 3 years.

Justin Murphy left Carlton to play at Geelong for a year, then 2 years back at Carlton, then 2 years at Essendon
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Yeah, Giles is the one that springs to mind recently.
Ended up finding the full interview with Wallace, Turns out he was still contracted to Hawks in early 1987 so he could not get to Richmond until after Hawks had played Richmond in the season. Sounds like Richmond had no money to pay him properly which is why he went to Dogs so soon after. Interesting the stuff about Grinter and get compensation for all the reconstruction he needed. Geez, what a dog act by Grinter on field. Just saw the replay and all I could think was what a weak prick Grinter was. No respect for a player that can only be known by acts like that. Also heard Wallace turned up to Western Oval on the Thursday night before round one and straight into team. So no pre-season for either the 1987 or 1988 seasons.
 
Rod Stroker said:
The 2 brothers together?

I reckon Sav deserves his own ep, when you consider his stints at Pies + North + Philly Eagles + Redskins + Carlton goal kicking coach.
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Fox Guide says Barry Cable this week. Nothing shows for next Tuesday (19th) . Will have to wait and see.

Yes I thought I heard the 2 together. I thought it was an ad for Winners
 

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GreyCrow said:
Fox Guide says Barry Cable this week. Nothing shows for next Tuesday (19th) . Will have to wait and see.

Yes I thought I heard the 2 together. I thought it was an ad for Winners
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Cable would be good. He spoke really well at the North Hall of Fame last week, such a sharp bloke for his age

 

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If there was extra time, I would have liked Mike to have asked Anthony about the back-to-back 50 goal seasons (best of his career) that came after he snapped his Achilles, and then his subsequent struggles with ankle injuries.

Say what you like about Anthony's skill level and fitness, but he had heart in spades.
 
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Rod Stroker said:
The Roccas were good, felt a bit rushed though, deserved more than 30 mins.
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way more than 30 minutes. the kicking career in the NFL was basically "yeah, i went over and got a rookie contract, got about 300k, then got more the last couple of years". Seriously? You could cover 30 minutes just talking about that, he could have talked about Hayne, etc etc.

I'm not sure why he wants to do dual episodes. I mean he tried to get the two jakovichs on one show? What a waste.
 
GreyCrow said:
Fox Guide says Barry Cable this week. Nothing shows for next Tuesday (19th) . Will have to wait and see.

Yes I thought I heard the 2 together. I thought it was an ad for Winners
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Barry Cable surprised he hasn't been on yet.

I wonder if Mike has the balls to ask him about the rumors of Cable's personal life
 
Belnakor said:
way more than 30 minutes. the kicking career in the NFL was basically "yeah, i went over and got a rookie contract, got about 300k, then got more the last couple of years". Seriously? You could cover 30 minutes just talking about that, he could have talked about Hayne, etc etc.
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While I personally would have liked to hear more on his NFL career as a Philly Eagles fan from the 90's, I appreciate that it's an AFL focused show and so I wasn't expecting much time to be devoted to his NFL career, which is how it panned out.
 

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