MVP PAFC B&F 2025 - Congratz Butters (AFL) & Watkins (SANFL)

[#Port Patriot#]

Crying over a coach leaving, which was announced at the start of the season, please.

if true, that doesn’t fill me with any confidence.

I thought Connor was meant to be the soft one.

It's not like he's just flat out crying in distress. You're just being absolutely ridiculous and ignorant now.

Has nothing to do with being soft either...

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

I know I'm getting old, but why does just about every f.arken question to a footballer or football coach in the AFL these days, ask them how proud are they about what that player did, or another player did or what the team achieved to win a game? And then when not prompted say how proud they are of something else. And yes it happens in so many other high profile sports.

The word proud must have been used 300 times tonight. Good human maybe half that number. Sure have self respect and self regard.

FMD you are well paid to train, not have to do another job, to do a job that is fun, to specialize and deliver the goods.

Never heard Neil Armstrong talk about how proud he was to land The Eagle successfully on moon surface, to find the right spot to land and not crash, and not take so long to find that spot, so he didn't run out of fuel and abort the first moon landing and blow billions of dollars to get to that point. And neither did the other 11 blokes who walked on the moon.

Travelling to another celestial body and successfully returning home is a lot bigger deal to be proud of than booting a piece of dead animal around an oval.

Those guys said I was paid to be trained to do a job, and I did what I was trained to do. That's it, no palaver about it.

I blame bloody Tony Robins and the self help gurus who say you can do anything and to tell yourself how proud you are of what you do. Proud to mop up the floor. Proud to cook up a few vegetables, proud to successfully tie up your shoelaces. Its become an epidemic.

 

[Coobk001]

Joe Richards 4th in b and f

This is beyond baffling. 2-3 good games and 4th. Seriously concerning.

 

[jackag24]

This is beyond baffling. 2-3 good games and 4th. Seriously concerning.

He's played more than 3 good games, he played well all year, even if the stats don't fully reflect it

 

[Willsy10]

Was Joe Richards one of the only players to play every game though.

I thought he did pretty well, played his role. 4th flatters him but a reflection of consistency and others around him being up and down and or injured.

 

[#Port Patriot#]

He's played more than 3 good games, he played well all year, even if the stats don't fully reflect it

That and he played 22 games compared to a lot below him playing a lot less. was an injury season. only 2 players played every game.

 

[Willsy10]

It's not like he's just flat out crying in distress. You're just being absolutely ridiculous and ignorant now.

Has nothing to do with being soft either...

I don’t know but a player choking back tears about a coach rightfully leaving after 13 failed seasons doesn’t really do it for me.

 

[#Port Patriot#]

I don’t know but a player choking back tears about a coach rightfully leaving after 13 failed seasons doesn’t really do it for me.

OK, cool. That's you. Zak still gives his all every game and strives to be better and goes hard at it. To call it soft is just bloody ridiculous.

 

[ClintEastwood]

I know I'm getting old, but why does just about every f.arken question to a footballer or football coach in the AFL these days, ask them how proud are they about what that player did, or another player did or what the team achieved to win a game? And then when not prompted say how proud they are of something else. And yes it happens in so many other high profile sports.

The word proud must have been used 300 times tonight. Good human maybe half that number. Sure have self respect and self regard.

FMD you are well paid to train, not have to do another job, to do a job that is fun, to specialize and deliver the goods.

Never heard Neil Armstrong talk about how proud he was to land The Eagle successfully on moon surface, to find the right spot to land and not crash, and not take so long to find that spot, so he didn't run out of fuel and abort the first moon landing and blow billions of dollars to get to that point. And neither did the other 11 blokes who walked on the moon.

Travelling to another celestial body and successfully returning home is a lot bigger deal to be proud of than booting a piece of dead animal around an oval.

Those guys said I was paid to be trained to do a job, and I did what I was trained to do. That's it, no palaver about it.

I blame bloody Tony Robins and the self help gurus who say you can do anything and to tell yourself how proud you are of what you do. Proud to mop up the floor. Proud to cook up a few vegetables, proud to successfully tie up your shoelaces. Its become an epidemic.

Halle-ferking-lujah brother.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Willsy10]

OK, cool. That's you. Zak still gives his all every game and strives to be better and goes hard at it. To call it soft is just bloody ridiculous.

I think it was a cold. You’re the one saying it was emotion about a coach.

 

[#Port Patriot#]

I think it was a cold. You’re the one saying it was emotion about a coach.

Because it was. It's 100% on his body language and facial expressions.

 

[_VXV]

Dudes, I was in the room re Zak getting emotional.


He’s gone.

 

[all seeing eye]

Dudes, I was in the room re Zak getting emotional.


He’s gone.

This year you reckon then?

 

[#Port Patriot#]

Dudes, I was in the room re Zak getting emotional.


He’s gone.

Next joke

 

[PearLover5]

Dudes, I was in the room re Zak getting emotional.


He’s gone.

Don’t bother explaining

 

[_VXV]

This year you reckon then?

Yep

 

[#Port Patriot#]

Yep

I'll take things that never happened for $100

Dunno why people make shit up and lie. Moronic.

 

[manureid]

Zaks price just tripled. He is a best and fairest this year. 4 1sts and a key back pls.

 

[PearLover5]

Just watched his speech. He said he’s excited to play with McKinlay Liddy and the other young guys next year.
Be a pretty shit bloke to say that and leave a few days later

 

[_VXV]

I'll take things that never happened for $100

Dunno why people make shit up and lie. Moronic.

Believe what you like, ya flag waving ****head

 

[#Port Patriot#]

Believe what you like, ya flag waving ****head

Boo hoo.. seriously.. You're the one making absolute garbage up. Flag waving..? Idiot.

 

[all seeing eye]

After Houston and many others , you cant trust anything said these days by players. Zac seems a genuine guy but it is very much a business these days where loyalty is very much one way from the supporters.

 

[#Port Patriot#]

After Houston and many others , you cant trust anything said these days by players. Zac seems a genuine guy but it is very much a business these days where loyalty is very much one way from the supporters.

Houston didn't even goto the B&F night

I'd trust Zak who's been pretty honest all year over majority of people

 

[PearLover5]

After Houston and many others , you cant trust anything said these days by players. Zac seems a genuine guy but it is very much a business these days where loyalty is very much one way from the supporters.

Main difference is that Houston changed his tone after the season’s end.
Season is over and Zak is still talking about playing here next year. His management has said he won’t be traded. He hits RFA next year.
Genuinely no reason to believe he’s leaving this year apart from one clown on this forum, who won’t give any details.
Wouldn’t be surprised if he leaves next year (unless we finish top 4). But this year? That’s just silly.