Ryan Crowley

[Chief]

Oh Chief, the most stable genius,

You should be better than this mate.

I should hide my opinions?

 

[Tas]

It's great that Freo have Brett Kirk as assistant coach. He is proof that you can be a legendary tagger without being an annoying little twerp. But I'm not sure Crowley has what it takes to achieve that.

Kirk and Crowley are perfect examples of different ways you can go about it and achieve the same result without the other stuff.

 

[caterina]

I should hide my opinions?

No, and you shouldn't ask mods to hide the opinions of others that disagree with you either

 

[Chief]

No, and you shouldn't ask mods to hide the opinions of others that disagree with you either

Nope - didn't ask anyone. But pretty sure the off-topic explosions were just going to put the thread into a tail-spin so good call.

 

[caterina]

Nope - didn't ask anyone. But pretty sure the off-topic explosions were just going to put the thread into a tail-spin so good call.

You calling Crowley an arseh*le is a bigger explosion than me calling Murphy a marshmallow

 

[Freo Big Fella]

Stick a camera on Crowley and it exposes his critics.

I loved when they did this for the Geelong game. Five minutes of Crowley doing nothing wrong, while Sookwood flipped out and eventually grabbed him by the throat.

 

[Chief]

You calling Crowley an arseh*le is a bigger explosion than me calling Murphy a marshmallow

I didn't call him an arseh*le. I said "he looks like a top-shelf arseh*le." Looks like. As in the only impression I've gotten of him via the TV-thingy in the corner is that of an arseh*le. Some others seem to think similarly. Some others don't.

 

[raffrox]

An arseh*le of particular quality.

Bay 13 comment perhaps Chief?

Or will this post get deleted as well?

 

[Chief]

Bay 13 comment perhaps Chief?

Or will this post get deleted as well?

Which post?

 

[clogged]

A lot of people say that sort of thing about Tony Abbott.

Tone's a good bloke, he has three not bad looking daughters.

 

[raffrox]

Which post?

The one having a go at Murphy.

 

[caterina]

I didn't call him an arseh*le. I said "he looks like a top-shelf arseh*le." Looks like. As in the only impression I've gotten of him via the TV-thingy in the corner is that of an arseh*le. Some others seem to think similarly. Some others don't.

Ah I get that now, you were jumping to hasty conclusion based on brief and incpomplete visual impressions of Crowley which might have misled you into believing that he is an areshole.
Whereas I was basing my post on the cold hard fact that Murphy folded like a pack of cards when he was up against a hard man tagging him.
Easy to see that mine was an explosion deserving to be deleted and yours was, well, something else. Cheers for the explanation.

 

[Righteo]

I should hide my opinions?

My issue was more trying to pass off your baseless opinion as an ironclad fact.

 

[AM]

There's a piece quoting Greg Williams in today's The Age on dealing with Crowley. Agree the umpires have a role to play in ensuring his tagging is within the rules. Too often they turn a blind eye to tactics that fall outside the Laws of the Game in my view. Not only relating to Crowley.

http://is.gd/9W2YjW

 

[Tas]

Crowleyism is rubbing off on Freo supporters, they are niggling the Chief!

 

[Superstar swan]

Besides Crowley, is there any other player in the league who's footballing ability makes them play nothing but a tagging role ??

 

[Chief]

Ah I get that now, you were jumping to hasty conclusion based on brief and incpomplete visual impressions of Crowley which might have misled you into believing that he is an areshole.
Whereas I was basing my post on the cold hard fact that Murphy folded like a pack of cards when he was up against a hard man tagging him.
Easy to see that mine was an explosion deserving to be deleted and yours was, well, something else. Cheers for the explanation.

I don't understand why you keep going back to Murphy.

 

[pokerspiv]

There's a piece quoting Greg Williams in today's The Age on dealing with Crowley. Agree the umpires have a role to play in ensuring his tagging is within the rules. Too often they turn a blind eye to tactics that fall outside the Laws of the Game in my view. Not only relating to Crowley.

http://is.gd/9W2YjW

Like when he got shoved to the ground by a Sydney player with both hands in the back, and the umpires told to him to stop diving? That was insulting and biased, and that particular umpire should receive disciplinary action.

I find it hilarious all these flogs saying "our team should just smash Crowley" etc, as if Fremantle aren't capable of smashing your players.

It was especially ridiculous when Scott said that Brent Harvey would have knocked him out if it was the 80's. Because Brent Harvey is the world's toughest man, am I right?

 

[Damon_3388]

Besides Crowley, is there any other player in the league who's footballing ability makes them play nothing but a tagging role ??

Nick Smith and Craig Bird from your own team come to mind. Could just be their use by the coach, rather than a lack of ability to do anything else though.

It was especially ridiculous when Scott said that Brent Harvey would have knocked him out if it was the 80's. Because Brent Harvey is the world's toughest man, am I right?

As though players never actually copped suspensions for striking in the '80s, just as they do now...

 

[Superstar swan]

Nick Smith and Craig Bird from your own team come to mind. Could just be their use by the coach, rather than a lack of ability to do anything else though.



As though players never actually copped suspensions for striking in the '80s, just as they do now...

Nick smith is a small defender, Craig bird is handed minding roles occasionally but he is more than capable of being offensively effective unlike Crowley .

 

[Bulldocker]

I didn't call him an arseh*le. I said "he looks like a top-shelf arseh*le." Looks like. As in the only impression I've gotten of him via the TV-thingy in the corner is that of an arseh*le. Some others seem to think similarly. Some others don't.

How in the hell do you hold down the "chief" role. Can't believe what I'm seeing. Get a more informed opinion on American redneck sites than your tripe.
Once and for all, can you please tell us and perhaps provide vision of exactly what Crowley does in our game that pi55es you off so much - other than stopping so many of these powder-puff midfielders getting a kick?
Everyone hates him but everyone wants one........ go figure!
Sheesh!

 

[Superstar swan]

Nick Smith and Craig Bird from your own team come to mind. Could just be their use by the coach, rather than a lack of ability to do anything else though.



As though players never actually copped suspensions for striking in the '80s, just as they do now...

Nick smith is a small defender, Craig bird is handed minding roles occasionally but he is more than capable of being offensively effective unlike Crowley .

 

[Superstar swan]

Nick Smith and Craig Bird from your own team come to mind. Could just be their use by the coach, rather than a lack of ability to do anything else though.



As though players never actually copped suspensions for striking in the '80s, just as they do now...

Nick smith is a small defender, Craig bird is handed minding roles occasionally but he is more than capable of being offensively effective unlike Crowley .

 

[Tas]

It was especially ridiculous when Scott said that Brent Harvey would have knocked him out if it was the 80's. Because Brent Harvey is the world's toughest man, am I right?

You think you need to be bigger or stronger than someone to knock them out? You can get a woman or a child to knock out an AFL footballer, if they know where to hit someone.

 

[caterina]

I don't understand why you keep going back to Murphy.

I would have left it at one post if your mod mate hadn't deleted it.
But now I am on a roll of sorts and just labouring the point because it pisses me off that you can call Crowley an arseh*le with impunity yet my post defending him is the one deleted.
Small minded of me I guess but I have to do something with all this nervous energy in grand final week. And besides, Murphy is soft, really soft.