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01-06-2022, 01:46 PM
#3211
Re: Following our ex's...................
Could he have eventually made it?
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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01-06-2022, 01:50 PM
#3212
Re: Following our ex's...................
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Could he have eventually made it?[URL="https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/snap-shot-how-nathan-buckley-is-keeping-a-dying-football-fashion-alive-20220531-p5aptw.html"]
He was touted as a mature age recruit a few years ago but obviously never got picked up and apparently picked up a nasty knee injury according to that. Probably one of those could have beens but things didn't quite fall his way.
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01-06-2022, 09:48 PM
#3213
Re: Following our ex's...................
Nice to see Will Hayes get another go with Blues in mid season draft. Wish him well, except when they play us!
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01-06-2022, 10:00 PM
#3214
Re: Following our ex's...................
Originally Posted by
josie
Nice to see Will Hayes get another go with Blues in mid season draft. Wish him well, except when they play us!
It's perfect because he seems a good fella and hard worker but as an opponent inspires no fear at all.
"It's over. It's all over."
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02-06-2022, 10:17 AM
#3215
Re: Following our ex's...................
Did Nick Austin recruit Hayes at the bulldogs? As he is now Carlton's recruiting manage.
More of an In Bruges guy?
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02-06-2022, 10:19 AM
#3216
Re: Following our ex's...................
Originally Posted by
azabob
Did Mark Austin recruit Hayes at the bulldogs? As he is now Carlton's recruiting manage.
Nick Austin?
Yes he moved to Carlton January 2020 which was immediately after the draft where Hayes was recruited.
I should leave it alone but you're not right
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02-06-2022, 10:36 AM
#3217
Re: Following our ex's...................
Originally Posted by
soupman
Nick Austin?
Yes he moved to Carlton January 2020 which was immediately after the draft where Hayes was recruited.
Thanks for the correction, yes Nick. Must be a Hayes fan!
More of an In Bruges guy?
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02-06-2022, 05:34 PM
#3218
Re: Following our ex's...................
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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02-06-2022, 05:59 PM
#3219
Re: Following our ex's...................
Originally Posted by
comrade
If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again.
The title of Adrian Dodoro's autobiography?
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02-06-2022, 06:22 PM
#3220
Re: Following our ex's...................
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
The title of Adrian Dodoro's autobiography?
Very Funny, but true
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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02-06-2022, 07:51 PM
#3221
Re: Following our ex's...................
Originally Posted by
josie
Nice to see Will Hayes get another go with Blues in mid season draft. Wish him well, except when they play us!
Just a shame it's for the Blues. Good luck to him though. One of those VFL Premiership heroes so always a soft spot for one of those guys.
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02-06-2022, 09:07 PM
#3222
Re: Following our ex's...................
That’s a nice news story. Good luck to him.
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04-06-2022, 11:18 PM
#3223
Re: Following our ex's...................
Former AFL Bulldog Zephaniah Skinner kicking goals for his Kimberley community
Former national and state league footballers are not a totally unfamiliar sight on the footy ovals of far-northern Western Australia.
In only his third game of the year for the Looma Eagles, the former Western Bulldog slotted eight goals against the Broome Saints, with family cheering him on.
Skinner, who spent two seasons at Whitten Oval, was resting forward, conceding his "body is feeling a bit old".
"It's no stress, just having fun and kicking the ball," he said.
"[I used to play] ruck or in the middle all the time, now [I'm] just trying to kick a goal."
Born in Derby and drafted as a 20-year-old in 2010, Skinner played eight games for the Bulldogs, but homesickness and a love for his country drew him back home to Noonkanbah, 100km south-west of Fitzroy Crossing.
"I feel good about being back home," he says.
Like an increasing number of young men and women from the Kimberley playing at the highest level, he is a hero to the kids in his community.
"I'm trying to bring footy back to the community," he says.
"I went to Looma to help out basically because there's a group of young boys there who need that leadership."
The distances between locations and friendly footy rivalries over the Kimberley also encourage families to travel long distances to catch up.
"I think it's a part of our culture, getting the family together," he said.
"Just playing with the family, little brothers, uncles.
"I just want to give all the young boys an opportunity."
Despite being back in the Kimberley for nearly 10 years, his pre-match routine has hardly changed much.
Skinner still scoops up a big bowl of pasta the night before a game.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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20-06-2022, 10:18 PM
#3224
Re: Following our ex's...................
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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20-06-2022, 10:22 PM
#3225
Re: Following our ex's...................
Tommy looks like his enjoying life post footy.
Don't piss off old people
The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...