I couldn't agree more. I used to respect GFC as a club. Over the many years I've followed footy they've been a club to respect, not anymore. I now loathe them more than Collybush, Carltoon & Effinbun & boy that takes a lot to admit.
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I couldn't agree more. I used to respect GFC as a club. Over the many years I've followed footy they've been a club to respect, not anymore. I now loathe them more than Collybush, Carltoon & Effinbun & boy that takes a lot to admit.
I look at it this way. Their style of play wins them home and away games. Our style of play wins finals and premierships
I saw that and, frankly, thought it was contrived and embarrassing. A shocking piece of marketing. Sort of nice idea at the time but when you see the actual video you go, no, that didn't work let's try something else.
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Very good post Ridley, and true. I've never thought about it like that. Back in the Bomber years I respected Geelong, aspired to be like them, I used to like Chapman, Bartell. Scott is an obnoxious ego-maniac, always has been as player and coach, and has recast the club in his image.
First live final that I really remember clearly. By my grandparent's radio. It was great as the pain was poured on.
Bomber Thompson was a much more chilled coach than Scott.
Might have had something to do with the joints he used to smoke in the car park before training.
Just thinking, 'Radio' or 'Wireless'. that is the question! (wasn't a tranny). Oh goodness, I'm a bit old...
Geelong have always been an arrogant country football club.
They would treat us like a bye/ percentage booster in the late 80's and most of the 90's. It continued under Cheech, I remember the fights in the crowd after game, (the Chris Hyde 4 goal game under Wallace), they couldn't believe they had lost. The week after they wanted the coach sacked and new president all because they lost to us.
People forget Malcolm blight, he never lost to us (was he coach on 1990??) but when he went to Adelaide he was the original Chris Scott, 'Pathetic by Pitman" lost to Richmond, walked out the coach's box 20 mins into the last qtr and walked around the boundary because we were beating them at football club.
They have always been a sook of a club.
They would treat us like a bye/ percentage booster in the late 80's and most of the 90's. It continued under Cheech, I remember the fights in the crowd after game, (the Chris Hyde 4 goal game under Wallace), they couldn't believe they had lost. The week after they wanted the coach sacked and new president all because they lost to us.
People forget Malcolm blight, he never lost to us (was he coach on 1990??) but when he went to Adelaide he was the original Chris Scott, 'Pathetic by Pitman" lost to Richmond, walked out the coach's box 20 mins into the last qtr and walked around the boundary because we were beating them at football club.
They have always been a sook of a club.
Believe it or not but I sat directly across the isle from him on a flight from Melbourne to LA many years ago.
He was resplendent in a matching blue velour tracksuit.
And yes he looked very relaxed.
AFL dodges response over ‘ridiculous’ Dion Prestia moment slammed by Richmond legend Matthew Richardson
League headquarter has chosen to let slide a bizarre passage of play that has AFL greats furious.
Harrison Reid
7news
30 June 2022
The AFL has refused to comment whether play should have been stopped while Dion Prestia was dazed and concussed on the ground during the Tigers’ thriller with the Cats on Saturday.
Tom Stewart was sent directly to the tribunal for a sickening hit that floored Prestia and has accepted his four-game ban.
While Prestia is believed to be recovering well, he was in serious trouble immediately after the hit and struggled to find his feet as trainers rushed in.
The footage that followed was hard to watch as the umpires made the bizarre decision to let play continue around Prestia, who was seeing stars.
When asked by 7NEWS.com.au why play wasn’t stopped, or if it was the correct decision to let play continue, an AFL spokesperson said the league was choosing not to comment.
Richmond legend Matthew Richardson told 7NEWS.com.au he couldn’t believe that play wasn’t stopped in the extreme circumstances.
“That was just ridiculous,” he said.
“Let’s be honest here, how can you have play going on when a player is distressed on the ground like that? We’ve got to have some common sense there – mainly for Dion Prestia and his health and well-being.”
The umpires’ first opportunity to stop play came just seconds after the hit, with Jack Graham being awarded a free kick just metres from Prestia.
But play wasn’t stopped and the ball went over Prestia’s head twice as subsequent opportunities to stop play came when marks were taken by Dylan Grimes and Tom Hawkins, all within kicking distance of Prestia who was yet to find his feet.
Ricahrdson said the risk to Prestia’s safety was clearly the main concern, but another element was the almost two minutes during which Geelong had one extra active player on the ground - from the moment Prestia was hit to when Cats forward Tyson Stengle made the Tigers pay with a crucial goal.
“It penalised Richmond,” Richardson told 7NEWS.com.au.
“They were playing 17 on 18 for what felt like a couple of minutes, and Tyson Stengle kicks a goal while Prestia’s lying on the ground.
“Play had to be stopped there – that’s just ridiculous that Richmond could be penalised like that.
“If we can’t have a game where the umpire can blow the whistle and say, ‘We have to stop the game’ when the ball is still near a guy in the state that Prestia was in – there is no common sense in that.”
https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-...richmond-legend-matthew-richardson--c-7341249
League headquarter has chosen to let slide a bizarre passage of play that has AFL greats furious.
Harrison Reid
7news
30 June 2022
The AFL has refused to comment whether play should have been stopped while Dion Prestia was dazed and concussed on the ground during the Tigers’ thriller with the Cats on Saturday.
Tom Stewart was sent directly to the tribunal for a sickening hit that floored Prestia and has accepted his four-game ban.
While Prestia is believed to be recovering well, he was in serious trouble immediately after the hit and struggled to find his feet as trainers rushed in.
The footage that followed was hard to watch as the umpires made the bizarre decision to let play continue around Prestia, who was seeing stars.
When asked by 7NEWS.com.au why play wasn’t stopped, or if it was the correct decision to let play continue, an AFL spokesperson said the league was choosing not to comment.
Richmond legend Matthew Richardson told 7NEWS.com.au he couldn’t believe that play wasn’t stopped in the extreme circumstances.
“That was just ridiculous,” he said.
“Let’s be honest here, how can you have play going on when a player is distressed on the ground like that? We’ve got to have some common sense there – mainly for Dion Prestia and his health and well-being.”
The umpires’ first opportunity to stop play came just seconds after the hit, with Jack Graham being awarded a free kick just metres from Prestia.
But play wasn’t stopped and the ball went over Prestia’s head twice as subsequent opportunities to stop play came when marks were taken by Dylan Grimes and Tom Hawkins, all within kicking distance of Prestia who was yet to find his feet.
Ricahrdson said the risk to Prestia’s safety was clearly the main concern, but another element was the almost two minutes during which Geelong had one extra active player on the ground - from the moment Prestia was hit to when Cats forward Tyson Stengle made the Tigers pay with a crucial goal.
“It penalised Richmond,” Richardson told 7NEWS.com.au.
“They were playing 17 on 18 for what felt like a couple of minutes, and Tyson Stengle kicks a goal while Prestia’s lying on the ground.
“Play had to be stopped there – that’s just ridiculous that Richmond could be penalised like that.
“If we can’t have a game where the umpire can blow the whistle and say, ‘We have to stop the game’ when the ball is still near a guy in the state that Prestia was in – there is no common sense in that.”
https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-...richmond-legend-matthew-richardson--c-7341249
Tweet from Konrad Marshall.
Chris Scott on @thefrontbar7 trying to summarise the Stewart hit on Prestia - and I REALLY wanted to let this incident go - but then he bloody well sums it up through the modern player prism as “two players running full speed” at one another. Seriously?
Chris Scott on @thefrontbar7 trying to summarise the Stewart hit on Prestia - and I REALLY wanted to let this incident go - but then he bloody well sums it up through the modern player prism as “two players running full speed” at one another. Seriously?
Was there any mention of stewart being a good bloke, i heard somewhere that he is?
Obviously that is an outrageous lie.
Has he got any self-respect at all? (Rhetorical)
Yeh, they were an admirable team that played great football. You wanted your side to be like them. They had a great defense and attacking flair. Not many unlikeable characters if any. Even though they routinely beat us for fun it was hard to "hate" them.
Now, they almost have no likeable characters. That they have a woeful big game record is so sweet. And no matter how much Scott tries to play the changed man, underneath it all is the same salty prick. Hopefully some poor finals performances will see him re-emerge.
