Strapping Young Lad
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Based on only coming 6th in the best and fairest.Widely accepted by who and based on what?
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Based on only coming 6th in the best and fairest.Widely accepted by who and based on what?
Widely accepted by who and based on what?
Were they? Willing isnt the word that comes to mind regret would be closer.Really?? Why else would Port Adelaide be so eager to offload such a prodigiously talented player ? - it’s clearly not because he can’t play!
Why are so many people in friggin denial of the pretty obvious fact there something amiss with wingards attitude??
If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck - you know the rest...
He didn't get along with everyone at Port. There were some players and an assistant coach or two that had issues with him.Sorry mate, not getting into this with you again brother. You lack the balance to engage with.
Or they really believe what they posted and aren't either of the things you're accusing them of.Seriously, you’re just trolling this board.
It’s so obvious.
Or you’re just an idiot.
I prefer the latter.
No but we are getting a little tribal on each other in hereHe wasn't replying to you though...
Unless you're also OnceKicked50?
He didn't get along with everyone at Port. There were some players and an assistant coach or two that had issues with him.
He doesn't live just for footy. He trains but he's not the hardest trainer. He hung out with his mates more than his team mates. He's a different cat to most.
Those were the issues I've heard brought up a lot.
We've had plenty of champions who didn't get along with each other or coaches, who weren't the hardest trainers and who had lives outside of footy.
Been a few brownlow medallists that match that description too.
Clarko wanted him and Hinkley didn't want to lose him.
I get having reservations but most of what you're talking about I've seen coming from Cornes (his brother being one of those assistants) and other Port mouthpieces post trade, and angry supporters.
The rumblings were nowhere near as loud before he left though the tension was real
Or they really believe what they posted and aren't either of the things you're accusing them of.
In fairness, Wingard is exactly the sort of player that would irk Cornes. Cornes is still probably fitter than him and probably would have won a couple of Brownlows with Wingard's skills. It tickles me a bit that even Clarko hasn't been able to beat the premadona out of him, but I don't think you have seen anywhere near the best of him yet. He might not have missed many games over the last 5 years, but he was notorious for getting injured 4-6 weeks before the start of the season. As long as his hammy isn't completely ******, he will build into the season like he always does.
Ken Hinkley told the board he was getting sick and tired of trying to get Chad up emotionally engaged for games every second week! He was over putting up a rocket up his arse to get him involved in games. Chad wasn’t very liked by Boak and Gray so, Ken had qualified senior back up. Once Chad was told about all this, he cracked the shits and stated to send out the feelers to see what Port’s reaction was going to be, but he got ‘crickets’, the club already had moved on so out of spite Chad started to talk to other clubs and landed on our laps. This is why I made the comment during pre- season that Chad needed to stop talking about port and move on! He hasn’t, but he will, just needs time imo.
Sorry mate but you are wrong about Ken and his list of problems he told the board and Chad about CHAD.A few things I know for fact... KH never “put rockets up Chads arse”.... and in fact was quite the opposite. The issue was absolutely between C Cornes & Wingard... as it was CC & Burgs.
Wingard absolutely took offence to Cornes onfield sprays.
Chad and Travis at no stage fell out. Funnily enough R Gray watches way more NBL than AFL.
I’ve seen some criticism of Chad not watching enough AFL... in the club I know... I’d say 65-70% wouldn’t watch more than one game per weekend and same amount wouldn’t know who had won or lost.
Port were stunned yes by Chads request... they most certainly hadn’t “moved on”.... they weren’t looking at anyone as Rocky & Lycett had committed ages before.
I really can’t believe people just plain make **** up.
He currently has a very minor Soft tissue injury.
Sorry mate but you are wrong about Ken and his list of problems he told the board and Chad about CHAD.
I forgot about Lake, absolutely another one who people questioned.
Knowing Sizzlesilk personally, and for as long as I have, I very much doubt that he is wrong.Sorry mate but you are wrong about Ken and his list of problems he told the board and Chad about CHAD.
Ken opened up the can of worms, not Chad. I’m 100%.Knowing Sizzlesilk personally, and for as long as I have, I very much doubt that he is wrong.
Sorry mate but you are wrong about Ken and his list of problems he told the board and Chad about CHAD.
Exactly, that's why all that other s**t is nonsense. Don't get me wrong maybe he watches no footy & has poor relationships with some coaches but if he's playing 21 games & not being dropped then its hard to see that he is that much of a problem at all.Well what a poor leader of a club he is then. A list the length of your arm of problems about one player... (who doesn’t do preseasons... doesn’t train... has poor relationships with coaches & team mates... doesn’t watch footy...plays too much x box..) in a season that you finish well down the ladder... and you never ONCE make a statement by dropping him or punishing him.
Says a lot more about Hinkley than the player I’d think.The board must surely have Hinkley on notice for gifting the player 21 matches last year. And what does it say about Clarko & our disgraceful lack of due diligence?
When did he write this “list”? About Oct 11 me thinks.
Meh its the ghost of Tyrone Vickery at play. An entire Richmond fanbase ridiculed our selection and they were right. HFC got that one very wrong. Similar undertones with Chad. People get a bit nervous.