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bulldogtragic
Funny ha ha... More like funny as in being handed a drink by Jim Jones and being told good things are around the corner. Seriously, the pressure on Jones from the Carlton BS machine has killed his career completely and this will do the same to Tutt too. A depth player in the worst team of the year after many, many years in the system is described like that. The Age loses any credibility to mock Murduch papers when it prints this BS.
This video package is how Carlton sold Jones to the faithful:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdUJbGu1K04
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Jason Akermanis wants development coach job at Essendon
Outspoken former AFL player Jason Akermanis hopes to join Essendon as a development coach.
The 2001 Brownlow Medallist and three-time Brisbane premiership player will reportedly interview for the role next week.
During his playing career Akermanis' public comments frequently made him a lightning rod for controversy and he had messy departures from the Brisbane and the Western Bulldogs.
He has also commented on Essendon's supplements scandal.
For the last two seasons Akermanis has coached country side North Albury.
"That's a long time ago now – half a decade ago since I played," Akermanis said of his many controversies as a player.
"My opinions and the way I go about things as a coach are completely the opposite to when I played.
"I'm a completely different person doing a completely different role."
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Something about the mix of Aka with Worsfold and MacKenna just makes me smile. Particularly given some of the comments Aka made about the Worsfold coached mid 00s WCE teams and their dramatic development (particularly relevant given Essendon's current situation). Please let it be so.
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Twodogs
Speaking of exes Jason Akermanis is interviewing for a development coaching role at Essendon.
Essendon truly are the gift that keeps on giving :D
This will end well, just like every single employment stint Akermanis has had in his adult life. He's just been unofficially kicked out of Nth Albury footy club from what I hear.
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Akermanis is just about the most insecure person in football, which is the worst characteristic to have in a coach, this won't end well.
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Love this line from Judd
"But he bought into what Carlton were trying to do and I think he'd be pretty comfortable with his decision."
What exactly were Carlton trying to do??
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Greystache
Akermanis is just about the most insecure person in football, which is the worst characteristic to have in a coach, this won't end well.
How won't it end well?
Noted homophobic, xenophobic dickhead remains unemployed - tick
Horrible organisation employs noted homophobic, xenophobic dickhead to develop employees - tick
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Happy Days
How won't it end well?
Noted homophobic, xenophobic dickhead remains unemployed - tick
Horrible organisation employs noted homophobic, xenophobic dickhead to develop employees - tick
He means it won't end well for Aker or Essendon. It'll be lovely for everyone else.
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I think Happy Pants gets it and but all he sees is upside!
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Well they are a narccist short in the box next season:confused:
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Remi Moses
Well they are a narccist short in the box next season:confused:
Well they are a naccist short of how many they had in the box last season. I don't know how many you actually need
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After 10+ years in the AFL and 205 senior games, Farren Ray is given jumper No.44 at NM and a locker naming him as Ray Farren. Now that's respect.
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PeanutsPeanuts
After 10+ years in the AFL and 205 senior games, Farren Ray is given jumper No.44 at NM and a locker naming him as Ray Farren. Now that's respect.
That's a "solid" name.
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Greystache
That's a "solid" name.
Don't get many Ray's these days. Ray Farren sounds like an NRL commentator - they should nickname him Rabbits.
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PeanutsPeanuts
Don't get many Ray's these days. Ray Farren sounds like an NRL commentator - they should nickname him Rabbits.
It was more a subtle reference to this little backhanded compliment.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIuFi7GVAAAW1_z.jpg
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Gotcha. Poor old Rabbits, still he has eked out a pretty 'solid' career for himself.
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PeanutsPeanuts
After 10+ years in the AFL and 205 senior games, Farren Ray is given jumper No.44 at NM and a locker naming him as Ray Farren. Now that's respect.
44 is a famous number. Just not at North...
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Greystache
That's a "solid" name.
Ray is part of my surname. How solid is that?
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PeanutsPeanuts
Gotcha. Poor old Rabbits, still he has eked out a pretty 'solid' career for himself.
Anyone that can play that many football games at the highest level is pretty good in my books.
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Twodogs
44 is a famous number. Just not at North...
Ray is part of my surname. How solid is that?
I really hope your surname is FootscRAY!
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Axe Man
I really hope your surname is FootscRAY!
With the opposite to a silent 'z'. So it's pronounced Footscrazy.
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PeanutsPeanuts
Don't get many Ray's these days.
Not since the glory days at Kardinia Park in the 80's with Ray Card and Ray Sterrett running around
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Ray Card was a good footballer.
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This forum needs a 'groan' button...
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Yeah, not cool TD. I had Lemonheads songs going around in my head for hours after that post.
Is Evan Dando still alive?
If we're going to let Ray comments descend into musical references, Davies or Charles thanks :).
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PeanutsPeanuts
Yeah, not cool TD. I had Lemonheads songs going around in my head for hours after that post.
Is Evan Dando still alive?
If we're going to let Ray comments descend into musical references, Davies or Charles thanks :).
Great cover band. I loved the versions they did of Beat Of a Different Drum and Mrs Robinson. I saw the Lemonheads at the Sarah Sands.
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Twodogs
Great cover band. I loved the versions they did of Beat Of a Different Drum and Mrs Robinson. I saw the Lemonheads at the Sarah Sands.
Yeah I liked Different Drum particularly. Cool band in their day, my fave was If I Could Talk I'd Tell You, amusing but layered lyrics and very hummable tune.
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Adam Cooney in his twilight year, on one leg, leading the Essendon midfield with the number one tagger. Poor bastard.
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bulldogtragic
Adam Cooney in his twilight year, on one leg, leading the Essendon midfield with the number one tagger. Poor bastard.
Could be worse. Could be named captain - or Goddard could get it. Either way, not good.
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bulldogtragic
Adam Cooney in his twilight year, on one leg, leading the Essendon midfield with the number one tagger. Poor bastard.
He will always have the soft floor.
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bulldogtragic
Adam Cooney in his twilight year, on one leg, leading the Essendon midfield with the number one tagger. Poor bastard.
At least he will get games now.
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I don't have any issues with Cooney living out the twilight of his AFL career eating camel shit, though I've always been one to think that irrespective of the coaching issues we had prior to 2015 our player issues were significantly worse and Cooney was somewhat of a major factor in them.
He'll still likely earn more than I'll ever earn in a single year each year his career plays out, so the joke's probably on me anyway.
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jeemak
I don't have any issues with Cooney living out the twilight of his AFL career eating camel shit, though I've always been one to think that irrespective of the coaching issues we had prior to 2015 our player issues were significantly worse and Cooney was somewhat of a major factor in them.
He'll still likely earn more than I'll ever earn in a single year each year his career plays out, so the joke's probably on me anyway.
I think we also needed to clean out the cupboard. So in hindsight the turmoil that happened was a huge sliver lining that has sent us steering in the right direction instead of moving in circles.
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-02-1...pers-signature
Could we be interested here??
Is a local boy who seemed to love the club, just got an offer too good to refuse.
You can never have too many hard at it midfielders....
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PeanutsPeanuts
I would have him back.
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Couldn't get him back quick enough.
I'd drive to Sydney and pick him up myself.
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In a heart beat. I'd send him 20 cents and ask him to look at LeBron James.
How we'd be able to match a big offer, that's an issue.
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bulldogtragic
In a heart beat. I'd send him 20 cents and ask him to look at LeBron James.
How we'd be able to match a big offer, that's an issue.
He's already taken the bucks once for a few years. Maybe if we are roughly in the ballpark, that'll be enough to bring him home?
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PeanutsPeanuts
He's already taken the bucks once for a few years. Maybe if we are roughly in the ballpark, that'll be enough to bring him home?
I'd love that. But we've got Hooker, Hurley and Heppell to fit in too.