Liam Jones' First Outing In Carton Colours

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Originally Posted by Maddog37

And that is your perogative G. I on the other hand enjoy the occasional indulgence in some schadenfreude.

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I'll say, this story even got put on Dogs Day before I moved it onto the AFL board. It's obviously very exciting news.....to some.

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Originally Posted by Maddog37

And that is your perogative G. I on the other hand enjoy the occasional indulgence in some schadenfreude.

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Yep, each to their own. I don't mind seeing a guy who's left for greener pastures fail or have no success.

Didn't he play on Brad Edwards ? A mid?
Same old same old. I'm sure Liam will tease with the good game here or there, but you'd think he'd put in a good one first up.

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Originally Posted by GVGjr

I'll say, this story even got put on Dogs Day before I moved it onto the AFL board. It's obviously very exciting news.....to some.

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I take your point. I take exception when a player doesn't perform for your club then turns it on for his new team.

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Originally Posted by Remi Moses

I take your point. I take exception when a player doesn't perform for your club then turns it on for his new team.

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Maybe you shouldn't necessarily place all of the blame on the player.

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Originally Posted by GVGjr

A lot of our Bulldog members seem to take great delight in a poor performance by an ex player. I'm more focused on how the team goes today.

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Originally Posted by bornadog

agree, who cares about the ex players

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Taking time out during the morning of our first NAB Cup match to post on something quite topical (a turncoat fails in his first outing yesterday for a new club) does not mean we are not interested in how the team goes today. It is all grist for the mill.

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Originally Posted by F'scary

Taking time out during the morning of our first NAB Cup match to post on something quite topical (a turncoat fails in his first outing yesterday for a new club) does not mean we are not interested in how the team goes today. It is all grist for the mill.

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Hopefully turncoats, Tom Boyd & Koby Stevens have better days

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Originally Posted by The Underdog

Maybe you shouldn't necessarily place all of the blame on the player.

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Well if footy is a business( as we hear it is) an employee is paid to play to the best of his ability, and if he performs better under his new employer then he deserves to be scrutinised.
FWIW I don't subscribe to the theory that football is a business, but that's what we're fed consistently .

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Originally Posted by Maddog37

I thought he wasn't playing today?

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I thought I saw his name on the bench but you're right he isn't playing.

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Originally Posted by Remi Moses

Well if footy is a business( as we hear it is) an employee is paid to play to the best of his ability, and if he performs better under his new employer then he deserves to be scrutinised.
FWIW I don't subscribe to the theory that football is a business, but that's what we're fed consistently .

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Me either. I also think the media/footballers/clubs misunderstand the word "professional" as purely someone who receives money and not as an attitude to your craft or profession.

Footy is one of the few things in life that I can let my heart rule my head and not regret it later. It's a great emotional outlet.

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Originally Posted by Remi Moses

Well if footy is a business( as we hear it is) an employee is paid to play to the best of his ability, and if he performs better under his new employer then he deserves to be scrutinised.
FWIW I don't subscribe to the theory that football is a business, but that's what we're fed consistently .

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It's also up to the employer to get the best out of an employee. Football is a a fairly un-standard workplace where the players performance is also reasonably dependent upon the clubs ability to train, teach and get the best out of them. If this doesn't occur then while certainly blame can be placed on the player to varying degrees, the role of the club needs to be looked at too.

Jones 3 kicks in 3 quarters.

I wonder how long until Carlton members realise they've been fed BS all pre season.

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