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Originally Posted by
bornadog
I cannot understand the whole media world and the bunch of ex footballers carrying on about the suspension of Greene. When guys like Redpath and Hunter were done for ridiculous soft hits, not one word was said. The Redpath one which ended up 2 weeks plus one for a challenge was the worse decision ever by a tribunal.
Yep, guess it’s not cool to defend a battler like Redpath.
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Originally Posted by
comrade
Yep, guess it’s not cool to defend a battler like Redpath.
The way these guys have come out carrying on like pork chops just astounds me.
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wouldn't it be nice to hear someone from GWS talk about Greene's behaviour. Admit he has a poor records and that he needs to control himself more. But no. It's whinge whinge whinge.
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Originally Posted by
Dancin' Douggy
wouldn't it be nice to hear someone from GWS talk about Greene's behaviour. Admit he has a poor records and that he needs to control himself more. But no. It's whinge whinge whinge.
This is a fantastic point. So far GWS from the CEO down have defended and complained and carried on about how hard done by they are. These are supposed professional people. And supposed Adults. He twice tried to scratch another players eyes. A filthy act. He has been done for spitting and kicking. When will someone condone this behaviour and admit we need to do something about this. Anyone hear Bartel a board member say that he doesn’t care what he carries on like as long as he plays good footy. If this is their attitude from a board member what hope has the rest of the club got.
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https://www.sportsradio.com.au/matthews-there-wasnt-a-shred-of-evidence-against-toby-greene/
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Michael Christian played in a premiership for Collingwood and it feels like we’ve been playing Collingwood all week
Giants CEO Dave Matthews actually said that.
Live to air.
He just blatantly accused the AFL's Match Review Officer, and the tribunal and appeals board by extension, of corruption and bias.
That was a club CEO. Not sone random punter, a club official.
And the AFL have already stated they'll take no action over it.
I've never hated this sick excuse for a club more than I do right now.
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They won’t take any action against Dave Matthews as he’s one of them. Worked with them at City Hall. Appointed to the Giants by City Hall. And upset that City Hall didn’t go by the script the second time in a row.
The big error in all of this is that they stuffed up the Bont eye gouging. The AFL should have appealed that result as the penalty was too lenient, but Steve Hocking and Andrew Dillon fixed up Michael Christian who must surely feel shafted with all of this. He did the right thing to refer the Bont incident direct to the tribunal, but when the league’s footy ops made sure the prosecution only went for a fine, Christian was made to look a real dill.
Dave Matthews’ rant just highlights that he’s just like the rest of them inside the AFL.
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Originally Posted by
SquirrelGrip
They won’t take any action against Dave Matthews as he’s one of them. Worked with them at City Hall. Appointed to the Giants by City Hall. And upset that City Hall didn’t go by the script the second time in a row.
The big error in all of this is that they stuffed up the Bont eye gouging. The AFL should have appealed that result as the penalty was too lenient, but Steve Hocking and Andrew Dillon fixed up Michael Christian who must surely feel shafted with all of this. He did the right thing to refer the Bont incident direct to the tribunal, but when the league’s footy ops made sure the prosecution only went for a fine, Christian was made to look a real dill.
Dave Matthews’ rant just highlights that he’s just like the rest of them inside the AFL.
The President Shepard was invited this morning to be on 774 for Peter Gordon's segment but refused. When he came on earlier than Peter, all he could do was whinge about how hard done by GWS is and the Bont should have missed games. Nothig about the behaviour of his player who has been at the tribunal 18 times.
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Originally Posted by
jeemak
The front nine at Eagle Ridge is an excellent set of holes from the back tees. It's a shame they glammed up the course the way they did, as I think it was a lot better when it had more sand belt styled bunkering around the greens. My uncle used to be the pro there, and I'd spend a lot of time there on school holidays and was lucky enough to work on the ground staff from the age of 12!
I played Eagle Ridge once 29 years ago, in a penant match representing Emerald and beat Eagle Ridge's captain 6 and 5. I loved the course. Then I joined E.R. for a season in 2016/17 and I agree Jeemak the olderr version was less glam more raw sand belt but it was great to share the Bulldogs premiership season with a bunch of Irish Bulldog supporters.
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Greene is some kind of hero now, out for redemption. Makes me sick...
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Originally Posted by
Go_Dogs
Greene is some kind of hero now, out for redemption. Makes me sick...
Well in his defence his mum came forward and said he’s actually a really nice and warm guy.
She was in Broome on holiday when he eye gouged 2 players.
Oh yeah, he also has worked really hard. And he is really excited about playing in a grand final.
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Originally Posted by
AshMac
Well in his defence his mum came forward and said he’s actually a really nice and warm guy.
She was in Broome on holiday when he eye gouged 2 players.
Oh yeah, he also has worked really hard. And he is really excited about playing in a grand final.
Vomit.
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Originally Posted by
AshMac
Well in his defence his mum came forward and said he’s actually a really nice and warm guy.
She was in Broome on holiday when he eye gouged 2 players.
Oh yeah, he also has worked really hard. And he is really excited about playing in a grand final.
Hahahahahahaha is that legit or what?..... that is classic people being paid to get shit done imo.
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Originally Posted by
BornInDroopSt'54
I played Eagle Ridge once 29 years ago, in a penant match representing Emerald and beat Eagle Ridge's captain 6 and 5. I loved the course. Then I joined E.R. for a season in 2016/17 and I agree Jeemak the olderr version was less glam more raw sand belt but it was great to share the Bulldogs premiership season with a bunch of Irish Bulldog supporters.
Where are you playing now? I heard the membership got a bit funny at ER over the last decade...…..it's actually quite a unique club for the region now and not too stressful on a windy day compared to some of the other Peninsula courses.
I miss having a hit, I've got an absentee membership at Woodlands due to living abroad - really miss the course.
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Originally Posted by
AshMac
Well in his defence his mum came forward and said he’s actually a really nice and warm guy.
She was in Broome on holiday when he eye gouged 2 players.
Oh yeah, he also has worked really hard. And he is really excited about playing in a grand final.
I remember Stephen Thomson's former country club coming out and saying he never used to be like that in the lower leagues.
Some people want the spotlight.
Go Tigers.
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Originally Posted by
jeemak
Where are you playing now? I heard the membership got a bit funny at ER over the last decade...…..it's actually quite a unique club for the region now and not too stressful on a windy day compared to some of the other Peninsula courses.
Moderators and WOOFERs, please excuse me.
I miss having a hit, I've got an absentee membership at Woodlands due to living abroad - really miss the course.
Injured my shoulder, not playing and missing it. Thinking of moving to Ballarat and playing there. Have lived across the road from Peninsula and Long Island for last 10 years which were both originally designed by Gordon Oliver who also originally designed Emerald.
Yeh ER the membership there is overwhelmingly from the displaced membership from Carrington Park, and they are a great bunch of my demographic: 65 yo, lot of Bulldog supporters of Irish heritage, haha. Very small membership. The guy that owns it (Malaysian? Singaporean?) is about to throw millions at place including drilling into aquifer for hot spas. Jamie Durie landscaped the tees and surrounds including clumping plants that swallow your ball and should never be on a course. As you say it was better originally.
Hope you get to have a regular hit again Jeemak. I'm used to having big breaks from golf, started playing in my thirties and never played for more than a couple of years in a row. Haven't had a hit since my shoulder injury and hope it is minimally affected.
Moderators and WOOFERs, please excuse me.
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We should have a WOOF golf day.
How about Royal Spotswood (Westgate) given that it's the closest course to the ground-and it's easy to get a booking.
There's a great story about Bill Clinton looking out of the window of Air Force one as they taxied in to land at the Point Cook airport and seeing the Medway golf course. He calls one of his secret service guys and says "I wouldn't mind having a round on that course, get it organized.
So after they have landed the secret service guy rings the pro shop at Medway, explains who he is and says that the president of the USA wants to play a round at the course while he is in Melbourne. "Ripper" says the pro shop "when does he want to play?" the secret service guy says that the only time the president has available is on Wednesday afternoon. The pro sucks his teeth and says "Wednesday? Ahhhh, Is that the only day he has available?" "yep" says the SS guy "is there a problem with Wednesday?" "well yeah" says the pro "it's just that wednesday is ladies day!!!!!"
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Heard similar with different twists TD. My dad died in 1964 (the year you were born in Byron St) but was a member at Medway and when we moved to The Basin I became best mates with an Adrian Papworth whose Dad was Harry who was Medway champion 14 times and Peter Thomson said was best amateur in Aus. and would have been a great pro.
But Harry and his wife being good catholics pumped out a baby each year and ended up with seven boys straight then finally a girl then mum died so Harry had no chance.
All the Papworths were Bulldog through and through with the second boy playing for North but his quads fell apart literally when he was climbing a ladder, according to Harry.
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What a pathetic puff piece on the Tip Rat by Slobbo Robbo in today's Hun. It is vomit inducing to read the views of people like Sheedy, Brereton, Brown lauding the way this coward plays.
And we are supposed to have sympathy for Greene because his parents split up - hello! If every kid in his situation ran amuck as a teenager we'd all be living behind barricades!
But worst of all NO MENTION of his assault, in company, of a middle-aged security guard at a Melbourne venue. The bloke now has PTSD and is suing Greene in a civil court. Maybe Slobbo Robbo doesn't read the papers.
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Originally Posted by
merantau
What a pathetic puff piece on the Tip Rat by Slobbo Robbo in today's Hun. It is vomit inducing to read the views of people like Sheedy, Brereton, Brown lauding the way this coward plays.
And we are supposed to have sympathy for Greene because his parents split up - hello! If every kid in his situation ran amuck as a teenager we'd all be living behind barricades!
But worst of all NO MENTION of his assault, in company, of a middle-aged security guard at a Melbourne venue. The bloke now has PTSD and is suing Greene in a civil court. Maybe Slobbo Robbo doesn't read the papers.
I can only think that maybe the case is subject to sub judice and mentioning it in the media could taint a potential jury?
I'm betting that they wouldn't let any legal niceties get in the way of the mob vengeance if it were a bulldog player in the dock.
Burn him, he's a witch!
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You are probably right but it has been reported in the press recently.
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Originally Posted by
merantau
What a pathetic puff piece on the Tip Rat by Slobbo Robbo in today's Hun. It is vomit inducing to read the views of people like Sheedy, Brereton, Brown lauding the way this coward plays.
And we are supposed to have sympathy for Greene because his parents split up - hello! If every kid in his situation ran amuck as a teenager we'd all be living behind barricades!
But worst of all NO MENTION of his assault, in company, of a middle-aged security guard at a Melbourne venue. The bloke now has PTSD and is suing Greene in a civil court. Maybe Slobbo Robbo doesn't read the papers.
Went for breakfast this morning and in walks Greene with a couple of other players. ( The team is staying next door to our building). I had to stop my wife from having a go at him. Greene and the others decided to sit outside, in direct line with my wife (I had my back to him) and we were inside by the window. When he looked at her, she mouthed to him : " you are a horrible little man" :D
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Originally Posted by
merantau
You are probably right but it has been reported in the press recently.
It's just a guess on my behalf. Somebody with more knowledge of the criminal justice system will have to confirm.
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Originally Posted by
Twodogs
It's just a guess on my behalf. Somebody with more knowledge of the criminal justice system will have to confirm.
He has already faced the criminal justice system and received a fine (sounds familiar), this current action is suing him for compensation for damages done.
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Tip rat and his smug plastic mates of the AFL love child are on the way back to Sydney. Smashed and cooked by Richmond. They don't deserve frequent flyer points. Karma.
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Will he be reviewed again after todays effort?
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
Will he be reviewed again after todays effort?
No. Just a troubled misunderstood guy who plays on the edge.
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Originally Posted by
G-Mo77
No. Just a troubled misunderstood guy who plays on the edge.
#witch hunt
Lol
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
Apparently his dad was arrested yesterday for headbutting a female police officer at the game.
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Originally Posted by
Grantysghost
Apparently his dad was arrested yesterday for headbutting a female police officer at the game.
From the Hun:
The father of Giants star Toby Greene was arrested during yesterday’s AFL Grand Final after he allegedly headbutted a female police officer at the MCG.
GWS footballer Toby Greene’s father Michael Greene was arrested at the MCG yesterday for allegedly assaulting a female police officer.
Police said they were initially called to reports of a man allegedly alcohol affected in bathrooms at the ground about 5pm.
While being escorted from the ground, it is alleged he headbutted a female police officer.
The 59-year-old from Ferntree Gully was interviewed by police last night and has been remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
The Herald Sun understands Greene is estranged from his father and the pair haven’t had a relationship in years.
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bornadog
Awesome headline. I really, really hope that the Toby Greenes and the Josh Kellys of this world never get to win a flag. Greene is a scumbag and Kelly squibbed going to a proper club because he thinks that he can just sit back and the AFL will organize one for his pathetic club as part of the GWS deal.
Even if GWS ever win a flag (and I don't think they ever will) it won't be any sort of achievement on their behalf. It will just be part of the deal that City Hall have organized for them.
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Twodogs
Awesome headline. I really, really hope that the Toby Greenes and the Josh Kellys of this world never get to win a flag. Greene is a scumbag and Kelly squibbed going to a proper club because he thinks that he can just sit back and the AFL will organize one for his pathetic club as part of the GWS deal.
Even if GWS ever win a flag (and I don't think they ever will) it won't be any sort of achievement on their behalf. It will just be part of the deal that City Hall have organized for them.
Kelly was soft yesterday, glad he stayed at GWS.
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
From the Hun:
The father of Giants star Toby Greene was arrested during yesterday’s AFL Grand Final after he allegedly headbutted a female police officer at the MCG.
GWS footballer Toby Greene’s father Michael Greene was arrested at the MCG yesterday for allegedly assaulting a female police officer.
Police said they were initially called to reports of a man allegedly alcohol affected in bathrooms at the ground about 5pm.
While being escorted from the ground, it is alleged he headbutted a female police officer.
The 59-year-old from Ferntree Gully was interviewed by police last night and has been remanded to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
The Herald Sun understands Greene is estranged from his father and the pair haven’t had a relationship in years.
Come now, the old man was merely playing on the edge.
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Rocket Science
Come now, the old man was merely playing on the edge.
Lets just see how that would fly :)
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Rocket Science
Come now, the old man was merely playing on the edge.
I'm surprised a little bastard like that even knows who his father is.
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BornInDroopSt'54
Kelly was soft yesterday, glad he stayed at GWS.
Yeah I really wanted him up until he took the soft option and signed again with GWS when actual, proper footy clubs wanted him to play for them. That was the moment when he had to decide if he was in football for the money or if he was in the game to win respect and trophys. Because any trophy that GWS win will always have an asterix next to them because of the slavering desperation on City Hall's behalf to win them a trophy.
In other words any premierships that GWS win are tainted by the AFL and unearned.
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Seems he hasn’t had the best up bringing, But using the mum and dad split thing doesn’t work for me as my children are amazing and I thought it was the best thing that happened looking back, when I split kids were 5 and 10 grew up not seeing tension in the household worrying about their parents argueing.
Being split helped us stay as friends and make sure the kids were always number 1 and 2.
Some couples stay for the kids and it actually ends up worse for them.
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ledge
Seems he hasn’t had the best up bringing, But using the mum and dad split thing doesn’t work for me as my children are amazing and I thought it was the best thing that happened looking back, when I split kids were 5 and 10 grew up not seeing tension in the household worrying about their parents argueing.
Being split helped us stay as friends and make sure the kids were always number 1 and 2.
Some couples stay for the kids and it actually ends up worse for them.
From what I have read Toby has had nothing to do with his father. Apparently his father was a hot head, I wonder where Greene learnt that from.
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ledge
Seems he hasn’t had the best up bringing, But using the mum and dad split thing doesn’t work for me as my children are amazing and I thought it was the best thing that happened looking back, when I split kids were 5 and 10 grew up not seeing tension in the household worrying about their parents argueing.
Being split helped us stay as friends and make sure the kids were always number 1 and 2.
Some couples stay for the kids and it actually ends up worse for them.
Same here. My ex and I would have been at each other's throats if we hadn't split and who wants to see their parents doing that? In the end I got to raise the kids, my ex (who was a lot younger than me and wasn't ready to settle down) got to do the stuff she wanted to do.
We broke up but everyone was OK in the end. My kids certainly don't go around attacking people with pool cues anyway.
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Twodogs
My kids certainly don't go around attacking people with pool cues anyway.
Unless you showed them that is how you resolve things.