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  • GVGjr
    Moderator
    • Nov 2006
    • 44690

    Re: North Melbourne

    Originally posted by Happy Days
    So they have no good players, terrible facilities, sell four of their home games and have the money faucet turned on from the AFL?

    They’d want to make money, not like the money they bring in is getting spent on anything.
    Their facilities aren't terrible are they?

    Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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    • Grantysghost
      Bouncing Strong
      • Apr 2010
      • 18979

      Re: North Melbourne

      Originally posted by GVGjr
      Their facilities aren't terrible are they?

      https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2...ba97edf000.jpg
      Personally I feel a lot better if we can just trust Happy Days and agree their facilities are terrible.
      BT COME BACK!​

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      • Happy Days
        Hall of Fame
        • May 2008
        • 10148

        Re: North Melbourne

        Originally posted by GVGjr
        Their facilities aren't terrible are they?

        https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2...ba97edf000.jpg
        You gotta know by now that I shoot first and ask questions later.
        - I'm a visionary - Only here to confirm my biases -

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        • GVGjr
          Moderator
          • Nov 2006
          • 44690

          Re: North Melbourne

          Originally posted by Happy Days
          You gotta know by now that I shoot first and ask questions later.
          I'd bet Bevo would have loved those facilities over the last 18 months to 2 years.
          Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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          • ledge
            Hall of Fame
            • Dec 2007
            • 14332

            Re: North Melbourne

            Originally posted by GVGjr
            Their facilities aren't terrible are they?

            https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2...ba97edf000.jpg
            Looks very 1980s from outside . I guess it’s to fit in with all the old red brick factories near by .
            Bring back the biff

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            • GVGjr
              Moderator
              • Nov 2006
              • 44690

              Re: North Melbourne

              Xander McGuire
              @xandermcg9
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              58m
              Exclusive: NM star Tarryn Thomas will be summoned to AFL House tomorrow to be questioned re fresh allegations of domestic violence that were brought to the league. Story developing. @9NewsMelb @FootyonNine
              Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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              • mjp
                Bulldog Team of the Century
                • Jan 2007
                • 7375

                Re: North Melbourne

                Originally posted by GVGjr
                Xander McGuire
                @xandermcg9
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                58m
                Exclusive: NM star Tarryn Thomas will be summoned to AFL House tomorrow to be questioned re fresh allegations of domestic violence that were brought to the league. Story developing. @9NewsMelb @FootyonNine
                Again - I always want to offer support and don't believe suspension is always the answer...but something needs to be done now.
                What should I tell her? She's going to ask.

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                • ledge
                  Hall of Fame
                  • Dec 2007
                  • 14332

                  Re: North Melbourne

                  So North didn’t know about it ?
                  How many chances ?
                  Bring back the biff

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                  • GVGjr
                    Moderator
                    • Nov 2006
                    • 44690

                    Re: North Melbourne

                    Originally posted by mjp
                    Again - I always want to offer support and don't believe suspension is always the answer...but something needs to be done now.
                    A lot of players get an incredible amount of support from their clubs but if the allegations have merit he might have passed the point of no return.
                    Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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                    • azabob
                      Hall of Fame
                      • Sep 2008
                      • 15326

                      Re: North Melbourne

                      If true...

                      Forget Thomas, clearly a prick. His partner needs support and needs to get the heck out of dodge.

                      How his teammates, coaches let this slide and accept him back into there club is quite frankly a joke and embarrassing.
                      More of an In Bruges guy?

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                      • hujsh
                        Hall of Fame
                        • Nov 2007
                        • 11846

                        Re: North Melbourne

                        Originally posted by azabob
                        If true...

                        Forget Thomas, clearly a prick. His partner needs support and needs to get the heck out of dodge.

                        How his teammates, coaches let this slide and accept him back into there club is quite frankly a joke and embarrassing.
                        They set the precedent with Clarkson on what they prioritise. If you can contribute to the club's success it doens't matter what you've done, it will be left to other to determine if you should be in the position you're in and the club will back you in. I can imagine scenarios where that could be a good thing but so far we've only really seen the bad side of this
                        [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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                        • Testekill
                          WOOF Member
                          • Jan 2015
                          • 2327

                          Re: North Melbourne

                          Thomas should have never gotten a second chance and Cooper Harvey should have never gotten a chance to begin with. Did Harvey embody the Shinboner spirit when he sexually assaulted a drunk teenager at a party and sent the video to all of his friends?

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                          • ledge
                            Hall of Fame
                            • Dec 2007
                            • 14332

                            Re: North Melbourne

                            Originally posted by Testekill
                            Thomas should have never gotten a second chance and Cooper Harvey should have never gotten a chance to begin with. Did Harvey embody the Shinboner spirit when he sexually assaulted a drunk teenager at a party and sent the video to all of his friends?
                            Well two teams now have internal player problems Melbourne and North, be interesting to see how they go this year.
                            We as bulldog supporters know how one or two players actions can upset a whole team.
                            Bring back the biff

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                            • mjp
                              Bulldog Team of the Century
                              • Jan 2007
                              • 7375

                              Re: North Melbourne

                              Originally posted by hujsh
                              They set the precedent with Clarkson on what they prioritise.
                              I totally get this and STILL say that Fagan and Clarkson should have been stood down...but I totally get where North were coming from with the Clarkson hire. At some point they are a footy club and need to prioritise winning some actual games...their supporters were pushing hard for Clarkson because they want some hope so...

                              BUT this situation with Thomas has been going for too long.

                              As for the situation with Harvey - yes, you are correct there should have been stronger action...but he was also a teenager and dumb teenagers do dumb things...he - in this instance - needs education.
                              What should I tell her? She's going to ask.

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                              • hujsh
                                Hall of Fame
                                • Nov 2007
                                • 11846

                                Re: North Melbourne

                                Originally posted by mjp
                                I totally get this and STILL say that Fagan and Clarkson should have been stood down...but I totally get where North were coming from with the Clarkson hire. At some point they are a footy club and need to prioritise winning some actual games...their supporters were pushing hard for Clarkson because they want some hope so...

                                BUT this situation with Thomas has been going for too long.

                                As for the situation with Harvey - yes, you are correct there should have been stronger action...but he was also a teenager and dumb teenagers do dumb things...he - in this instance - needs education.
                                I actually am unfamiliar with the Harvey incident. I've probably read something on it but I don't remember anymore.

                                I don't begrudge them hiring Clarkson but once they learned about what he was doing at the Hawks they had a choice to make and they made it. Like you say they're desperate to win some games after so long. I do wonder if this foundation may be a bit too rotten to lead to success (or sustained success which should be the goal) but then again the world of sport is known for rewarding unsavory characters so maybe it'll work out
                                [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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