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Footy media , love’m or hate’ m ?
- Thread starter Mr Brightside
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No idea. But how does a so called professional media outlet allow their employees to make comments like that on social media just as they are about to host a show to talk about said team? It’s a joke. And WTF makes her an expert to pass judgement on anything football related. Pathetic.
Sure. He was one of the two founders but yes.
He also said that Richmond’s premiership side in 2017 was one of the least talented in history amongst other footy drivel that he has come up with. Loved to talk in hyperbole to make himself sound controversial and be the centre of attention
But wasn't afraid to land a blow on the AFL, and that's rare indeed.
Had a big blow up with Caroline Wilson when he was writing for The Age didn’t he ?
I think those comments were a little out of context. On twitter especially since 2017 he has had a lot of positive things to say about Richmond.
He should buy the Saints and make himself coach again... gotta do something with all that coin!
You're both right.
He made out he was complimenting Richmond as a team, but history shows he was just wrong. We knew it at the time and everyone knows it now.
Yes. He was a mixture of drivel, hyperbole and great insight which is why I didn’t mind watching him because at least he was interesting.
Another piece by Caro on Hardwick. Potshots at Hardwick and Clarkson.
I love these bits:
And while the reigning champions have limped to the line in 2021, the on-field struggle has again been punctuated by a share of off-field scandal mingled with a heavy dose of damage control.
But hubris, too, has crept into Hardwick’s weaponry and an air of entitlement not lost upon the coaching fraternity, those AFL bosses from other clubs who have sat alongside him on committees, and certainly the AFL who loathed his early COVID mood swings and cannot forgive him for saying he hated coming to Marvel Stadium. Even allowing for the fact that this competitive system conspires against winning dynasties comes the impression that the game’s bosses have had enough of Richmond.
The inevitable comparisons with Clarkson come into play when Hardwick defenders say that with any fierce competitor comes behavioural issues. Clarkson has been a nightmare to deal with at times and it cannot be a coincidence that so many good people left Hawthorn so soon after the 2015 premiership as the coach became all-powerful.
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So, Richmond’s struggles now and the club’s perceived inability to control its coach at times have suited that narrative.
Off-field scandal? Heavy dose of damage conrol? Hubris, air of entitlement, mood swings., clubs inability to control its coach.....
Hubris not lost on the coaching fraternity? Who? Name them.
Clarkson a nightmare for becoming all-too powerful?
She would get a job at A Current Affair tomorrow with that sort of muck-raking, unsubstantiable, rubbish.
I love these bits:
And while the reigning champions have limped to the line in 2021, the on-field struggle has again been punctuated by a share of off-field scandal mingled with a heavy dose of damage control.
But hubris, too, has crept into Hardwick’s weaponry and an air of entitlement not lost upon the coaching fraternity, those AFL bosses from other clubs who have sat alongside him on committees, and certainly the AFL who loathed his early COVID mood swings and cannot forgive him for saying he hated coming to Marvel Stadium. Even allowing for the fact that this competitive system conspires against winning dynasties comes the impression that the game’s bosses have had enough of Richmond.
The inevitable comparisons with Clarkson come into play when Hardwick defenders say that with any fierce competitor comes behavioural issues. Clarkson has been a nightmare to deal with at times and it cannot be a coincidence that so many good people left Hawthorn so soon after the 2015 premiership as the coach became all-powerful.
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So, Richmond’s struggles now and the club’s perceived inability to control its coach at times have suited that narrative.
Off-field scandal? Heavy dose of damage conrol? Hubris, air of entitlement, mood swings., clubs inability to control its coach.....
Hubris not lost on the coaching fraternity? Who? Name them.
Clarkson a nightmare for becoming all-too powerful?
She would get a job at A Current Affair tomorrow with that sort of muck-raking, unsubstantiable, rubbish.
This is the result of the club shutting her out
Who gives a *smile* what she says.
Seriously we have 3 flags
Caro is starting to sh!t me. How many premierships has she won?
She was Clarko's best buddy while his manager was feeding her on the coaching situation.
Yes, and he'd certainly never end up paying capital gains tax on the purchase.
Some interesting bits in Wilson’s article.
She hints that a large part of the animosity from AFL HQ towards us is political and stems from the idea that Gale is the best candidate to replace Gil.
Another part of the article talks about the club “railing against the stripping of hard-fought competitive advantages”. A not so subtle reference to the recent rule changes.
One can only imagine what has gone on behind the scenes between the AFL and Richmond over that
Also, why is Hardwicks comments on plying at Marvel so contentious? Is a coach not allowed to dislike a particular ground, particularly when they are forced to play there instead of their preferred home ground?
And one final point. Why is Hardwicks behavior questioned when it’s been no worse than the crap Chris Scott, Clarkson, Brad Scott and other have come up with over the years?
