Following our exes...................

[GVGjr]

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Great news for Balwyn. Theyare a go ahead club. Good get. Imagine being at a suburban club and a coach who was coaching in the AFL the season before is your coach!

It's great news for Balwyn and the EFL. Players will be lining up to play for Balwyn under such an experienced coach and other club coaches will look forward to testing their skills against him.

Well done to Eade for getting back to grassroots football.

[Twodogs]

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It's great news for Balwyn and the EFL. Players will be lining up to play for Balwyn under such an experienced coach and other club coaches will look forward to testing their skills against him.

Well done to Eade for getting back to grassroots football.

I always knew Rocket loved the game and had a passion for teaching it. This proves it.

[Bulldog4life]

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I know you're only joking but it's Frankston South, right next to Mount Eliza. I've got family there and it's a pretty decent area. Frankston North on the other hand...

Exactly Axeman. Close to Olivers Hill too.

[Twodogs]

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Exactly Axeman. Close to Olivers Hill too.

That must be the hill that Oliver's Army from the Elvis Costello song defends.

[Throughandthrough]

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Declan Hamilton

https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/afl/news/sanfl-player-jumps-the-fence-to-applaud-his-own-goal-during-pre-season-game

[Twodogs]

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Declan Hamilton

https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/afl...re-season-game

To be fair to Declan I don't think he is giving himself a standing O for kicking a goal from the square. He's acknowledging the teammate who shot him the handball I reckon. It's bloody funny though.

[westdog54]

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Mark Riddell did it years ago in the NRL. Its not the most original but its funny.

[Bulldog4life]

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Tristian Tweedie playing for Box Hill this year.

[westdog54]

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Tristian Tweedie playing for Box Hill this year.

In the VFL? Would be great for him too get another shot at the big-time.

[Twodogs]

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In the VFL? Would be great for him too get another shot at the big-time.

Right under the nose of Hawthorn.

[Axe Man]

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Right under the nose of Hawthorn.

Who passed on him in the first place, weird.

[Twodogs]

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Who passed on him in the first place, weird.

I know. Apart from the bit where he gets to continue playing footy for a living in a professional environment and live out his boyhood dreams I just can't think what's in it for him.

[Testekill]

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Ayce Cordy has moved on from Williamstown to pursue his medical career.

[Twodogs]

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Ayce Cordy has moved on from Williamstown to pursue his medical career.

I'd take my medical career more seriously than I'd take my football career too if I was Ayce.

[GVGjr]

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TWO former AFL players have walked out on their local footy club, just after their former AFL coach was hired to lead them.

BALWYN will be without two of its marquee recruits for the season after former AFL players Daniel Gorringe and Henry Schade walked out on the club.

The former Gold Coast teammates have not trained at the Eastern Football League powerhouse since Rodney Eade replaced Marty Pask as coach.

Gorringe and Schade were delisted from the Suns while Eade was coach of the expansion club.

Football manager Paul Johnson said the pair had left as a result of the shock change of coach, which was announced on January 19.

Both Gorringe and Schade’s clearances to Balwyn are listed on the EFL transfers sheet as ‘pending’ but Johnson said they were under contract.

“They’re required players, the club hasn’t got replacements for them so those conversations will need to continue between the coach, president and myself,” Johnson said.

“It leaves us in a very bad spot simply because all the good players (recruits) are gone and all of a sudden now we haven’t got a No.1 ruckman and where we wanted three tall backmen, now we’ve only got two.

“That is the reason we expect them to honour their contracts.”
Daniel Gorringe and Henry Schade have not trained at Eastern Football League (EFL) club Balwyn since Christmas.

Johnson said Gorringe and Schade hadn’t missed a training session until Christmas.

“Schade is a very nice fella, very nice guy and as I’ve said, thought he might have been our next captain,” he said.

“Very disappointing to lose (him), we spoke and he was going to sit down and catch up with ‘Rocket’ but until that happens the club feels that they won’t be releasing him.”

Both were worth the maximum six points under the player points system but their departures will free up 12 points for the Tigers to find replacements.

The Tigers have also lost premiership stars Jason Kennedy (East Burwood), John Meesen (Modewarre), Jarrad Wright (Park Orchards), while Simpkin brothers Tom and Jonathan have returned to junior club Colac.

Balwyn had signed Chandler medallist Cameron Manuel, 2017 Team of the Year forward Charlie Haley and Glenorchy product Liam Smith.