Incident involving Tom Boyd and Zaine Cordy - Statement

[The Pie Man]

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This story has become quite weird

news.com.au reports that Tom was reacting to being teased about his lack of impact given his contract
HS reports that he was tying his shoe-laces and reacted when some beer was tipped on him

I agree with merantau re: if he was being ribbed about his contract, that's disappointing. I can imagine the occasional 'here's the Million Dollar Man' type of comments, but it shouldn't stray into lack of impact style gags. He's been injured after an ok start to the year, and I think most can see his potential.

Not sure why we didn't release this to the media when we found out about it???
Where did all the 'they were wrestling/skylarking/it was accidental' stories come from???

Hoping all involved - including club hierarchy - are learning some valuable lessons from this. A win tomorrow will wash all this away quick enough

[Bornadog]

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oh just BF - but from a couple of very reliable posters. I don't want to go into detail here as its just hearsay at the moment, but these posters have been very reliable before. To me, it doesn't add up but i only hear things from watching tv and reading articles like most people!

B F has some real morons on there, especially those guys talking about how Bevo hates Tom and wants to trade him out.
Never heard so much rubbish in all my life.

[Flamethrower]

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B F has some real morons on there, especially those guys talking about how Bevo hates Tom and wants to trade him out.
Never heard so much rubbish in all my life.

Exactly right. Some of the things being posted over there are disgusting.
Further proof that Chinese Whispers can rip the heart out of a football club.

[Bulldog4life]

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I agree. I couldn't care less what people outside the club think so long as internally everyone is ok with it - his contract, his potential, his performance. But when you start to hear that things might not be so great internally, that is a worry. In any case, its all hearsay atm.

This is what Rohan Connolly said that sparked the confrontation.

"How the exchange eventuated is still unknown but it has been reported that Boyd had been heckled by teammates regarding his poor form and massive contract".

http://www.sen.com.au/news/afl/06-16/rohan-connolly-beveridge-looks-silly#jyFY60UZczjpY3B5.97

[Bornadog]

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This is what Rohan Connolly said that sparked the confrontation.

"How the exchange eventuated is still unknown but it has been reported that Boyd had been heckled by teammates regarding his poor form and massive contract".

http://www.sen.com.au/news/afl/06-16...0UZczjpY3B5.97

proves nothing. A bunch of Aussies shit stirring - if true

my boss once told me " believe nothing you read and half of what you are told"

[Bulldog4life]

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proves nothing. A bunch of Aussies shit stirring - if true

my boss once told me " believe nothing you read and half of what you are told"

Don't tell me that. I enjoy reading WOOF.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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B F has some real morons on there, especially those guys talking about how Bevo hates Tom and wants to trade him out.
Never heard so much rubbish in all my life.

Absolutely. Everyone can chose what they want to believe, but the original poster has been on the money a lot in the past and yesterday's incident wasn't the first time it has been raised. I don't believe it, but it also wouldn't surprise me if it were true.

[Bornadog]

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Absolutely. Everyone can chose what they want to believe, but the original poster has been on the money a lot in the past and yesterday's incident wasn't the first time it has been raised. I don't believe it, but it also wouldn't surprise me if it were true.

Well those guys are not true Bulldog supporters. Stuff like that only harms the club. I have been told Lots of stuff over the years, even from a friend who has been to Bevo's place for a bbq, but I would never repeat anything on a public forum. Journos would just lap it up.

I love the club and fully support Bevo, Peter and trust we are on the right track. Those guys are just trying to big note themselves and in the process giving us bad publicity

[azabob]

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Never said they shouldn't talk about it, just sick of hearing about his contract. His contract and what he is paid has nothing to do with his football ability.

His contract and what he is paid has nothing to do with football ability? Seriously?

[Bornadog]

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His contract and what he is paid has nothing to do with football ability? Seriously?

Once he is employed, no it hasn't. We don't need to just keep harping on about it.
He had a contract for 7 years and now we should be discussing his progress not his contract. I don't see the point in doing so

[hujsh]

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His contract and what he is paid has nothing to do with football ability? Seriously?

What he is being paid has nothing to do with how he performs now. How he plays will impact future contracts but right now it's not really relevant to any meaningful conversation.

Interesting that there's several different accounts of what caused all this but the ones reported in the HS all seem to be about his contract for some reason. Almost like it's all just speculated bullshit that sounds like good drama.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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. Almost like it's all just speculated bullshit that sounds like good drama.

"Days of our Lives"

Damian Barrett is WOOf's lovechild. Ever heard of this Jungian principle? -- The person that we hate is part of us and reflects an aspect of ourselves, our shadow side, that we dislike.
That is why we bang on about them. If they didn't matter to us, we wouldn't mention them.
Barrett to me is a media person whose job it is to create drama based on reporting. I wouldn't expect him to come up with anything original or particularly insightful and most of his audience wouldn't either. We have nothing to fear from him.
This Boyd incident doesn't have to be significant. If it's isolated, it means nothing. We do not have to be embarrassed about his contract or the fear we overpaid him. We do need to support him and make sure he doesn't feel like we resent his salary and expect blood in return.
Protect the hope, it is a valuable commodity, all too easily dissipated.

[chef]

Re: Incident involving Tom Boyd and Zaine Cordy - Statement

This story has become quite weird

news.com.au reports that Tom was reacting to being teased about his lack of impact given his contract
HS reports that he was tying his shoe-laces and reacted when some beer was tipped on him

I agree with merantau re: if he was being ribbed about his contract, that's disappointing. I can imagine the occasional 'here's the Million Dollar Man' type of comments, but it shouldn't stray into lack of impact style gags. He's been injured after an ok start to the year, and I think most can see his potential.

Not sure why we didn't release this to the media when we found out about it???
Where did all the 'they were wrestling/skylarking/it was accidental' stories come from???

Hoping all involved - including club hierarchy - are learning some valuable lessons from this. A win tomorrow will wash all this away quick enough

If this is true im kind of glad Tom dropped him. Bullying has no place anywhere, especially from team mates.

[F'scary]

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BF would have some Trolls posting.

[Mantis]

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If this is true im kind of glad Tom dropped him. Bullying has no place anywhere, especially from team mates.

But it's fine to retaliate to bullying with physical violence?.. Ok then.