Open Mike

[Belnakor]

That would be interesting to see if he still that delusional to himself after basically having a breakdown.That is why I would find it fascinating to see if he has changed at all.

Hird is a classic narcissist. I'd put my house on him not changing.

 

[footyfan1978]

Hird is a classic narcissist. I'd put my house on him not changing.

I'd like to see both of these things.

 

[Moody Blue]

Anyone watch the Kevin Sheedy 50 years in football special? I did and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've always been a Sheeds fan and for a bloke who's been in the game for half a century, including a 27 year stint as a senior coach, it's still easy to think his contributions to the game are still somehow understated.

Sheedy fell in love with making lot's of money, and the subsequent attention it gave to him for being a coach. I would be interested to know what Essendon supporters think of Sheedy as a coach. He got them into three GF's 83-85 and won back to back, and failed to make the GF for the rest of the 80's. They had some pretty handy teams during this period, and in my opinion really under performed. They destroyed the game by letting Collingwood win a flag in 1990, but the way they played that day was probably the only time in history where everyone wanted Collingwood to win. He tried to reinvent the dirty Richmond snipers of the 70's. Then we had the infamous 1999 preliminary final when they were 20 points up in the 3rd quarter and choked. Carlton stopped them from winning 3 in a row, and is always classed as an unofficial flag. Our subsidiary North ( we used to own them) won the flag, so the year was a good tax write off.

As a player he was a dirty sniper, and was humiliated by Walls in the '72 Grand final. His legacy will always be the work he did with the indigenous players and how he raised their profile and allowed footy supporters to see the incredible skills of indigenous players. He improved the conditions for them in the game and forced clubs to understand how hard it is for indigenous players to leave their homes and land and move to the City. The disgraceful racist attacks that were common in the 60's through to the mid 90's are thankfully a thing of the past, Adam Goodes not withstanding. He dared to stand up for his beliefs, and was not prepared to be abused by a racist supporter. He paid a terrible price for this act, and was booed out of the game by a public who demonstrated that Australia is still a very conflicted country when it comes to people of different colour and beliefs.

 

[DangerSloane]

Sheedy fell in love with making lot's of money, and the subsequent attention it gave to him for being a coach. I would be interested to know what Essendon supporters think of Sheedy as a coach. He got them into three GF's 83-85 and won back to back, and failed to make the GF for the rest of the 80's. They had some pretty handy teams during this period, and in my opinion really under performed. They destroyed the game by letting Collingwood win a flag in 1990, but the way they played that day was probably the only time in history where everyone wanted Collingwood to win. He tried to reinvent the dirty Richmond snipers of the 70's. Then we had the infamous 1999 preliminary final when they were 20 points up in the 3rd quarter and choked. Carlton stopped them from winning 3 in a row, and is always classed as an unofficial flag. Our subsidiary North ( we used to own them) won the flag, so the year was a good tax write off.

As a player he was a dirty sniper, and was humiliated by Walls in the '72 Grand final. His legacy will always be the work he did with the indigenous players and how he raised their profile and allowed footy supporters to see the incredible skills of indigenous players. He improved the conditions for them in the game and forced clubs to understand how hard it is for indigenous players to leave their homes and land and move to the City. The disgraceful racist attacks that were common in the 60's through to the mid 90's are thankfully a thing of the past, Adam Goodes not withstanding. He dared to stand up for his beliefs, and was not prepared to be abused by a racist supporter. He paid a terrible price for this act, and was booed out of the game by a public who demonstrated that Australia is still a very conflicted country when it comes to people of different colour and beliefs.

Only a moron would think that Goodes was booed purely for the colour of his skin.
A small proportion, maybe.

The fact is he was booed for being a) a dirty player b) a very good opposition player c) a divisive personality and d) because everyone realised it affected his play. There have been plenty of other strong indigenous voices in football and society that get quite the opposite response.

The major problem was not the booing itself, but the fact that it essentially harboured the racists and gave them a way to show their ignorance without being reprimanded.

 

[Beerfish]

I would be interested to know what Essendon supporters think of Sheedy as a coach.

Really? Why?

 

[DangerSloane]

Would love to see Gary McIntosh on there.
People from Vic probably dont know much about him but won 2 magareys and would've won a 3rd if not for suspension.
Andrew Jarman states he was his toughest opponent inclusive of AFL.

A bit biased as he was my amateur league coach for a while, but hes an interesting cat and would have a heap of stories.

 

[Procrastinator35]

Hird would just do what he did on every tv show, refuse to admit anything, never did anything wrong etc. Totally unrepentant.

He'd just read off Tania's notes anyhow.

 

[Minka Beaver]

Would love to see Gary McIntosh on there.
People from Vic probably dont know much about him but won 2 magareys and would've won a 3rd if not for suspension.
Andrew Jarman states he was his toughest opponent inclusive of AFL.

A bit biased as he was my amateur league coach for a while, but hes an interesting cat and would have a heap of stories.

On a niche level, I'd love to see Macca. A proper hard man and character.

In reality, it would be 3 minutes of "tell us about the time you blanketed Greg Williams", followed by 22 minutes of "why didn't you go to North Melbourne and test yourself against the best?"

 

[DangerSloane]

On a niche level, I'd love to see Macca. A proper hard man and character.

In reality, it would be 3 minutes of "tell us about the time you blanketed Greg Williams", followed by 22 minutes of "why didn't you go to North Melbourne and test yourself against the best?"

I'd love to hear the story about the car that North offered him.
His theories on footy are great too.

 

[Minka Beaver]

I'd love to hear the story about the car that North offered him.
His theories on footy are great too.

I'm not South Australian, but I've got a cousin and a mate who both grew up watching Norwood. 90% of the Redlegs tales they tell involve Garry McIntosh. My only distinct memory of him is the 1997 Second Semi, because I was in South Australia at the time. I'd go to a Macca sportsman's night.

 

[TheJanuaryMan]

I'd love to hear the story about the car that North offered him.
His theories on footy are great too.

Hes told a story in the past about how he asked Norwood officials to get this bloke called Doug Dale to stop ringing him.

He meant John Dugdale, North Melbourne recruiter at the time

 

[hoianbulldog]

Then. Love to see him on again. Would be fascinating to see where his head space is now.

 

[hoianbulldog]

I reckon Bob Murphy will be on at some point.

I love the guy but i can't see that being great viewing.

 

[Beerfish]

I love the guy but i can't see that being great viewing.

I think we've reached Bob saturation point tbh.

 

[footyfan1978]

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I was not talking about Ben Cousins or Jake Carlisle.

 

[010203]

I think we've reached Bob saturation point tbh.

Fans might have ( i reached Bob saturation point during the 1st week of the finals in 2016. I don't blame him, it's more Gerard, Robbo and co) but Mike may still deem him an interesting enough subject matter.

 

[SuperSteele22]

Starts again next week. Any hints as to who we could expect on the show this year?

Purely from a Collingwood point of view, I’d love an Alan Didak episode. Despised by many but there’d be enough off field stuff to have Mike frothing at the mouth, combine that with the fact that he was a very capable player and seen as a bit of a larrikin so one would imagine he’d have a few tales to tell.

Also has there been a Fevola episode? Can’t recall. Would be well worth a watch as well.

 

[Beerfish]

Also has there been a Fevola episode?

Nope.

Complete list is here.

 

[schmuttt]

Starts again next week. Any hints as to who we could expect on the show this year?

Purely from a Collingwood point of view, I’d love an Alan Didak episode. Despised by many but there’d be enough off field stuff to have Mike frothing at the mouth, combine that with the fact that he was a very capable player and seen as a bit of a larrikin so one would imagine he’d have a few tales to tell.

Also has there been a Fevola episode? Can’t recall. Would be well worth a watch as well.

Players like Didak and Fev would need more than 30 minutes to do them justice, which is the problem with this show.

 

[Andrewy]

Players like Didak and Fev would need more than 30 minutes to do them justice, which is the problem with this show.

Didak and Fev needed more than 30 minutes to score a goal......

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Tom Lonergan and Andrew Mackie are on together for the first episode of the year.

 

[GreyCrow]

Tom Lonergan and Andrew Mackie are on together for the first episode of the year.

'so when you knew you had badly damaged your kidney did you think about the impact on the money you could earn?''

 

[Wizard]

Tom Lonergan and Andrew Mackie are on together for the first episode of the year.

Cracking start to the season..........

 

[Jatz]

Yeah not sure I like the opening show.

Apart from the fact they recently retired, I can't see how you do justice to both players, in a 30 min slot.

 

[Beerfish]

Tom Lonergan and Andrew Mackie are on together for the first episode of the year.