Ryan Crowley

[Bulldog1954]

He is a gun - most of the people that don't rate him are bitter after he has taken their best player to the cleaners. As a Dogs fan he did a better job on Griffen then anyone else this year - would love to have him in my side

 

[theGav56]

He´s an important part of Lyon´s game plan. If he hadn´t stopped Johnson,
Freo might not have won that match. Stevie J is a game changer with zillion´s of X factor.
Crowley shut him down and they won. He´s a good weapon or weapon neutralizer to have.
Absolutely no doubt about this.

Ergo, Crowley is a game changer.

 

[CBSlogger]

Almost the best tagger ever, who definitely pushes the limits as most taggers always have but holy **** is he a bad winner .

Clearly has trouble turning off the impulse to get under his opponents skin after the final siren. He tends to follow up on his antagonistic & ungracious post siren mutterings by conspicuously seeking out handshakes from anything on 2 legs, in a horribly contrived attempt to look like a good sport.

 

[FrankDrebin]

wish he played for my team.

Which is proably the biggest compliment you can pay to an opposition player.

 

[theGav56]

They are as valuable to each side, yes. But all that shows is how good Freo's midfield as and how we are crying out for 2 more outside mids.

Just dont compare them as footballers.

Of course they are going to be compared as footballers. They played on each other and are likely to do so again. It isn't a like-for-like comparison. It is a comparison between an attacking player and a defensive player and how that match-up contributes to a wider gameplan.

 

[Parasite]

Almost the best tagger ever, who definitely pushes the limits as most taggers always have but holy **** is he a bad winner .

Clearly has trouble turning off the impulse to get under his opponents skin after the final siren. He tends to follow up on his antagonistic & ungracious post siren mutterings by conspicuously seeking out handshakes from anything on 2 legs, in a horribly contrived attempt to look like a good sport.

I hope you get your nipples pinched.

 

[Dan]

Almost the best tagger ever, who definitely pushes the limits as most taggers always have but holy **** is he a bad winner .

Clearly has trouble turning off the impulse to get under his opponents skin after the final siren. He tends to follow up on his antagonistic & ungracious post siren mutterings by conspicuously seeking out handshakes from anything on 2 legs, in a horribly contrived attempt to look like a good sport.

That's a pretty good summary.

Baiting opposition players when the game is over is weak.

 

[Spook]

That's a pretty good summary.

Baiting opposition players when the game is over is weak.

Offering to shake hands is baiting????
You are pathetic mate and have obviously never played footy. Crowley is sincere with his hand shakes, Johnson wouldn't shake hands as he was a sore loser. And then Crowley went to shake hands with the ducker and he cried as well.... Pathetic arrogant sore losers those 2 Geelong 'champs'

 

[Dan]

Offering to shake hands is baiting... You are pathetic mate and have obviously never played footy. Crowley is sincere with his hands shakes Johnson wouldn't shake hands as he was a sore loser. And then Crowley went to shake hands with the ducker and he cried as well.... Pathetic arrogant sore losers those 2 Geelong 'champs'

I never said that and I have played footy.

It's the mouthing off afterwards once he has shaken there hand, it's not a good look.

 

[Rob]

The salty tears of North and West Coast fans in this thread are delicious.

Bottom line: Johnson was cutting us up. Crowley goes to Johnson. Johnson has no impact whatsoever for the rest of the game.

That's good enough for me.

 

[dexter_]

I never said that and I have played footy.

It's the mouthing off afterwards once he has shaken there hand, it's not a good look.

Watch this and tell me who is in the wrong.

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2013-09-07/crowley-rubs-cats-wrong-way

 

[Spook]

I never said that and I have played footy.

It's the mouthing off afterwards once he has shaken there hand, it's not a good look.

Crowley wasn't mouthing off, he saying thanks for the game well done. The sore losers are the ones who started mouthing off, FFS don't you get it.

And if you have played you now you shake hands no matter what date a game... Or maybe you didn't because you were not man enough.... Like Johnson or Harvey

 

[tigs2010]

Pretty sure I've seen him kick bags of goals in games. Not sure where the he has a bad offensive game comes from? It's just not his role.

 

[Dan]

Watch this and tell me who is in the wrong.

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2013-09-07/crowley-rubs-cats-wrong-way

Probably both in the wrong, Johnson shouldn't have pushed him as he was going in for the shake. Shake his hand and move on to other opposition players in your vicinity instead of sticking around baiting the guy :/ He doesn't need to do it and it's mainly why he is so disliked among AFL fans.

This is why Cameron Ling is so admired and respected, not only was he a great tagger but he never resorted to this type of shit.

 

[awaremind]

Pinchy deserved an AA spot.

i thought harvey was in the squad?

 

[Dan]

And if you have played you now you shake hands no matter what date a game... Or maybe you didn't because you were not man enough.... Like Johnson or Harvey

English please.

Ummmm yeah I always shook hands of the opposition players in my vicinity on the ground.

 

[electricfeel]

Probably both in the wrong, Johnson shouldn't have pushed him as he was going in for the shake. Shake his hand and move on to other opposition players in your vicinity instead of sticking around baiting the guy :/ He doesn't need to do it and it's mainly why he is so disliked among AFL fans.

This is why Cameron Ling is so admired and respected, not only was he a great tagger but he never resorted to this type of shit.

Johnson pushed him first as Crowley offered his hand... how the f**k is that Crowley's fault? Of course he's going to be pissed off at that. Johnson showed bad sportsmanship. HE is he one that carried on afterwards.

You are obviously still sooking because of the Boomer Harvey thing.

 

[RickSanchez]

Yep because you can totally tell what is said after the game.

 

[aflcliche]

Any Ablett tweets?

 

[Tas]

People do not have an issue about the ability of Crowley or Ballantyne, just how they conduct themselves. Maybe the respect of your peers is not something a lot of people in the west are brought up to value, but over here if you played a sport and people wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire it would give people cause to look about how they go about it.

Thompson is a great example of someone who pushed the limit until he was one of the most hated footballers going around and decided he could be a very good footballer without being a twat. He will make the AA team without anyone wanting to punch his lights out.

I believe Crowley and Ballantyne could be as good as they are now without being twats.

 

[yakka man]

Almost the best tagger ever, who definitely pushes the limits as most taggers always have but holy **** is he a bad winner .

Clearly has trouble turning off the impulse to get under his opponents skin after the final siren. He tends to follow up on his antagonistic & ungracious post siren mutterings by conspicuously seeking out handshakes from anything on 2 legs, in a horribly contrived attempt to look like a good sport.

You really have no idea. After the siren goes Crowley is all about shaking people's hands and showing respect. Get your facts right. Why are North Melbourne supporters so insufferable on BF?

 

[yakka man]

People do not have an issue about the ability of Crowley or Ballantyne, just how they conduct themselves. Maybe the respect of your peers is not something a lot of people in the west are brought up to value, but over here if you played a sport and people wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire it would give people cause to look about how they go about it.

Thompson is a great example of someone who pushed the limit until he was one of the most hated footballers going around and decided he could be a very good footballer without being a twat. He will make the AA team without anyone wanting to punch his lights out.

I believe Crowley and Ballantyne could be as good as they are now without being twats.

Yeah whinging and dobbing in players for possible pinching is a great way to win the respect of your peers Lol

 

[Tas]

Yeah whinging and dobbing in players for possible pinching is a great way to win the respect of your peers Lol

No possibility about it. He was convicted for it and pretty much acknowledged he lied to try and avoid manning up about it. Harvey has been tagged by better players than Crowley and has never said anything about them.

Lying about and trying to accuse someone else of lying was also not a good reflection on him or his character, but not surprising given how many dubious incidents he is involved in.

 

[Spook]

Thanks for the video link.

Shows how pathetic Johnson is. Shakes hands but pushes Crowley in the throat when Crowley was thinking they were just shaking hands, then gets when he gets it back and Johnson is then is to gutless to follow up. Definition of a coward, goes the throat when Crowley not expecting it but has absolutely nothing to offer when Crowley is..... Johnson = coward

 

[yakka man]

No possibility about it. He was convicted for it and pretty much acknowledged he lied to try and avoid manning up about it. Harvey has been tagged by better players than Crowley and has never said anything about them.

Lying about and trying to accuse someone else of lying was also not a good reflection on him or his character, but not surprising given how many dubious incidents he is involved in.

By all means continue making stuff up. Delusional world you North supporters live in.