What is the No Dickheads Policy, and how do we prevent drafting one?

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  • ratsmac
    WOOF Member
    • May 2009
    • 3975
    #16
    Re: What is the No Dickheads Policy, and how do we prevent drafting one?

    The club should employ me, I can normally pick a dickhead within the first conversation I have with them . I guess it takes one to know one.

    As for Jake, I think the fame footy brings got the better of him. Immature comes to mind.
    They've done studies you know, 60% of the time, it works every time!
    Brian Fantana.

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      • The Pie Man
        Coaching Staff
        • May 2008
        • 3505
        #17
        Re: What is the No Dickheads Policy, and how do we prevent drafting one?

        Environment & circumstances certainly changed for Jake, and you can only partially plan for that.

        One thing I find interesting re: that draft is his gambling. If he did have an issue already, we must’ve known.

        Did we a) figure family would keep him in check once in Melbourne
        b) believe it wasn’t a big enough problem and backed our culture in

        or c) we just missed it in our research
        Float Along - Fill Your Lungs

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          • bulldogtragic
            The List Manager
            • Jan 2007
            • 34289
            #18
            Re: What is the No Dickheads Policy, and how do we prevent drafting one?

            Originally posted by The Pie Man
            Environment & circumstances certainly changed for Jake, and you can only partially plan for that.

            One thing I find interesting re: that draft is his gambling. If he did have an issue already, we must’ve known.

            Did we a) figure family would keep him in check once in Melbourne
            b) believe it wasn’t a big enough problem and backed our culture in

            or c) we just missed it in our research
            As BAD has said. All the senior people at the club spoke with him, welfare and helpers and even David Smorgon came in to have a chat with him. It seems the club was working over time to help him, but there's some men you just can't reach.
            Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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              • The Pie Man
                Coaching Staff
                • May 2008
                • 3505
                #19
                Re: What is the No Dickheads Policy, and how do we prevent drafting one?

                Originally posted by bulldogtragic
                As BAD has said. All the senior people at the club spoke with him, welfare and helpers and even David Smorgon came in to have a chat with him. It seems the club was working over time to help him, but there's some men you just can't reach.
                I interpreted that to be once he got to the club yeah? Abby alluded to gambling issues he already had in school in the HS piece - I’d be surprised if we weren’t aware of this pre draft.
                Float Along - Fill Your Lungs

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                  • Bulldog4life
                    WOOF Member
                    • Oct 2007
                    • 9607
                    #20
                    Re: What is the No Dickheads Policy, and how do we prevent drafting one?

                    Originally posted by The Pie Man
                    I interpreted that to be once he got to the club yeah? Abby alluded to gambling issues he already had in school in the HS piece - I’d be surprised if we weren’t aware of this pre draft.
                    Yes I read that he has been gambling since he was 16. Extremely hard habit to break especially when you have lots of money.

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                      • The Pie Man
                        Coaching Staff
                        • May 2008
                        • 3505
                        #21
                        Re: What is the No Dickheads Policy, and how do we prevent drafting one?

                        Originally posted by Bulldog4life
                        Yes I read that he has been gambling since he was 16. Extremely hard habit to break especially when you have lots of money.
                        No question - just curious if we knew this (*surely we did) when we drafted him and what our plans were to address it.

                        *Maybe we didn’t
                        Float Along - Fill Your Lungs

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                          • 1eyedog
                            Hall of Fame
                            • Mar 2008
                            • 13387
                            #22
                            Re: What is the No Dickheads Policy, and how do we prevent drafting one?

                            Crameri, Suckling, Hunter, Stringer and Redpath are / were the big gamblers at the club.
                            But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                              • Twodogs
                                Moderator
                                • Nov 2006
                                • 27681
                                #23
                                Re: What is the No Dickheads Policy, and how do we prevent drafting one?

                                Originally posted by 1eyedog
                                Crameri, Suckling, Hunter, Stringer and Redpath are / were the big gamblers at the club.
                                All Bendigo boys except for Suckers.
                                They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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