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  • Happy Days
    Hall of Fame
    • May 2008
    • 10008

    Re: St Kilda

    Very Port Adelaide thing to do
    - I'm a visionary - Only here to confirm my biases -

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    • Grantysghost
      Bouncing Strong
      • Apr 2010
      • 18717

      Re: St Kilda

      Originally posted by GVGjr
      The 'you are either with us or against us' stance the Saints have taken is the populist position and will greatly appeal to the majority of supporters who are frustrated with their performances this year. Playing the victim card on father son and academy picks will also resonate with many of their supporters. Battle played for them all season and didn't deserve to be isolated away from the night.
      It's not like he bagged the club in the media and didn't meet their standards through the season.
      Yes I get using that lever against city hall.
      Using it against one of your players who bled for the club and finished third best is poor form I think.
      BT COME BACK!​

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      • GVGjr
        Moderator
        • Nov 2006
        • 43875

        Re: St Kilda

        Originally posted by Grantysghost
        Yes I get using that lever against city hall.
        Using it against one of your players who bled for the club and finished third best is poor form I think.
        I know Dunkley isn't a popular player for our supporters now but I thought the club, Bevo and Dunks handled it well last year. I'm not sure that the Saints have done themselves any favors for the way they've handled Battles departure. It will however give them a short term spike with the supporters.
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        • Grantysghost
          Bouncing Strong
          • Apr 2010
          • 18717

          Re: St Kilda

          Originally posted by GVGjr
          I know Dunkley isn't a popular player for our supporters now but I thought the club, Bevo and Dunks handled it well last year. I'm not sure that the Saints have done themselves any favors for the way they've handled Battles departure. It will however give them a short term spike with the supporters.
          And probably a negative through the afl players group which is pretty dumb. They already struggle to attract players.

          You got to play it like Barksdale and Stringer did to Omar on the wire.

          Play it cool, parley, ask for a truce. Then we he sticks his head up you whack it!
          Last edited by Grantysghost; 02-10-2024, 09:39 AM.
          BT COME BACK!​

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          • Topdog
            Bulldog Team of the Century
            • Jan 2007
            • 7457

            Re: St Kilda

            Apparently Battle told the players he was staying after they won in the last round so players were actually upset with him as well.

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            • Mofra
              Hall of Fame
              • Dec 2006
              • 14788

              Re: St Kilda

              A President pushing his case in the interests of his club. I really don't see an issue with it. I'd take that over the silent meek approach to dealing with AFL house
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              • jazzadogs
                Bulldog Team of the Century
                • Oct 2008
                • 5433

                Re: St Kilda

                Originally posted by Topdog
                Apparently Battle told the players he was staying after they won in the last round so players were actually upset with him as well.
                And then sent out a group text to tell them all he wasn't.

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                • Bornadog
                  WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 65579

                  Re: St Kilda

                  Originally posted by Mofra
                  A President pushing his case in the interests of his club. I really don't see an issue with it. I'd take that over the silent meek approach to dealing with AFL house
                  Did well and got pick 8 for battle
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                  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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                  • Bulldog Revolution
                    Coaching Staff
                    • Dec 2006
                    • 3922

                    Re: St Kilda

                    Originally posted by GVGjr
                    I know Dunkley isn't a popular player for our supporters now but I thought the club, Bevo and Dunks handled it well last year. I'm not sure that the Saints have done themselves any favors for the way they've handled Battles departure. It will however give them a short term spike with the supporters.
                    Because we are bulldogs we over analyse players who leave

                    Dunkley left for $$$

                    All the other stuff is a smokescreen to cover that Brisbane offered him the longest contract and the most dollars

                    He'd already had what 2 shoulder reconstructions? What was he with us - our 4th/5th best midfielder

                    We definitely wanted him to stay - hes a valuable player and was for us.

                    Our club might have wanted him to stay but if the offer to go was so substantially larger then we cant really begrudge the player too much. We dont have to love him, but as others have commented he gave it everything he had whilst he was with us - he is a Bulldog premiership player - I personally appreciated all his efforts in the tricolours and now he is effectively dead to me until a premiership re-uniuon

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                    • Bornadog
                      WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 65579

                      Re: St Kilda

                      Originally posted by Bulldog Revolution
                      Because we are bulldogs we over analyse players who leave

                      Dunkley left for $$$

                      All the other stuff is a smokescreen to cover that Brisbane offered him the longest contract and the most dollars

                      He'd already had what 2 shoulder reconstructions? What was he with us - our 4th/5th best midfielder

                      We definitely wanted him to stay - hes a valuable player and was for us.

                      Our club might have wanted him to stay but if the offer to go was so substantially larger then we cant really begrudge the player too much. We dont have to love him, but as others have commented he gave it everything he had whilst he was with us - he is a Bulldog premiership player - I personally appreciated all his efforts in the tricolours and now he is effectively dead to me until a premiership re-uniuon
                      BINGO - my thoughts exactly. It was always for money. Said that from the start.
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                      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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                      • Happy Days
                        Hall of Fame
                        • May 2008
                        • 10008

                        Re: St Kilda

                        Originally posted by bornadog
                        Did well and got pick 8 for battle
                        Can’t wait to trade a future 4th for whoever they pick in 2029.
                        - I'm a visionary - Only here to confirm my biases -

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                        • Stevo
                          Senior Player
                          • May 2008
                          • 1003

                          Re: St Kilda

                          Sainters can't take a trick. I'm not sure if they knew this prior to the draft but Alix Tauru will have a reduced workload until sometime in Feb due to a stress fracture of the back.

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                          • azabob
                            Hall of Fame
                            • Sep 2008
                            • 15095

                            Re: St Kilda

                            Originally posted by Stevo
                            Sainters can't take a trick. I'm not sure if they knew this prior to the draft but Alix Tauru will have a reduced workload until sometime in Feb due to a stress fracture of the back.
                            This was known too them.

                            Fun fact though when the drafted Jamie Cripps many years ago they did not know he had type one diabetes, which in the context of professional sport is a huge deal.
                            More of an In Bruges guy?

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                            • Axe Man
                              Hall of Fame
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 10866

                              Re: St Kilda

                              Originally posted by azabob
                              This was known too them.
                              Yeah he spoke about it in interviews in the leadup to the draft. Played through the discomfort towards the end of the Coates League season and found out after Gippy Power were knocked out of finals.

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                              • GVGjr
                                Moderator
                                • Nov 2006
                                • 43875

                                Saints are poised to sign ruckman Harry Boyd to back up Marshall.
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