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I went and visited my Nan this morning. She turned 99 yesterday and whilst she will freely admit her memory isn't what it was, she still loves (and follows) the footy.
My great uncle was a pretty famous footballer over here - won a Sandover and was part of the WA Team of the Century - and I still remember her expressing his disgust at some of his performances late in his career: "He couldn't catch Freddy Buttsworth so he elbowed him behind the play - he STILL denies it but I saw him do it"...to her, being a hard - but FAIR - player was more important than anything. Except playing for East Fremantle...she still HATES the blue and white.
She was chatting away to me about the footy tonight (loves Marcus Bontempelli - "a BEAUTIFUL player - I wish HE played for the Dockers") and I expressed a bit of doubt about the game. She said:
"You know love, I wouldn't worry too much about the result of a game played down at that funny oval...it's only MAY you know"...
I just can't have that talk today.
This isn't 4-points. I have an unreasonable dislike for Geelong right now. I'm usually "C'e la Vie" about players who leave but I am 100% NOT amused by Smith right now...I hate all these "He's a nice young fella just misunderstood" type stories that keep coming out...and I keep reading. I don't understand why 17 of their players have to have long blonde hair and white headbands - it doesn't seem normal. I acknowledge Chris Scott is an awesome coach but does he have to be so SMARMY when explaining to anyone who dares ask a question that if they truly understood the game at the level he did that they wouldn't ask such STUPID questions - all whilst refusing to acknowledge the Cats serious home ground advantage both in terms of playing venue and recruiting...I enjoy Dangerfield the player but am just so exhausted by his "Number 1 citizen" points of view expressed via the AFLPA - and he's not even PLAYING tonight. Smith aside, most of my hatred is reserved for Tom Stewart - I admire him possibly above all others as a player - skipping the pathway and coming through country footy to become a perennial All Australian is simply incredible - but somehow he Jedi mind-tricks our players into thinking he's wearing RWB and we fall for it EVERY BLOODY TIME. Man I HATE Tom Stewart. Anyway - I digress.
No talk about 4-points or good efforts please. Win or be damned. If it means you need to elbow someone off the ball, honestly, regardless of what my Nan says I'm all for it - as long as the white headband is removed along with the head - and Chris Scott makes that "We're Geelong - I can't believe that just went against us" face that he was making back in the COVID Grand Final during the Richmond come-back. I would LOVE to see him make that face tonight.
Win.
My great uncle was a pretty famous footballer over here - won a Sandover and was part of the WA Team of the Century - and I still remember her expressing his disgust at some of his performances late in his career: "He couldn't catch Freddy Buttsworth so he elbowed him behind the play - he STILL denies it but I saw him do it"...to her, being a hard - but FAIR - player was more important than anything. Except playing for East Fremantle...she still HATES the blue and white.
She was chatting away to me about the footy tonight (loves Marcus Bontempelli - "a BEAUTIFUL player - I wish HE played for the Dockers") and I expressed a bit of doubt about the game. She said:
"You know love, I wouldn't worry too much about the result of a game played down at that funny oval...it's only MAY you know"...
I just can't have that talk today.
This isn't 4-points. I have an unreasonable dislike for Geelong right now. I'm usually "C'e la Vie" about players who leave but I am 100% NOT amused by Smith right now...I hate all these "He's a nice young fella just misunderstood" type stories that keep coming out...and I keep reading. I don't understand why 17 of their players have to have long blonde hair and white headbands - it doesn't seem normal. I acknowledge Chris Scott is an awesome coach but does he have to be so SMARMY when explaining to anyone who dares ask a question that if they truly understood the game at the level he did that they wouldn't ask such STUPID questions - all whilst refusing to acknowledge the Cats serious home ground advantage both in terms of playing venue and recruiting...I enjoy Dangerfield the player but am just so exhausted by his "Number 1 citizen" points of view expressed via the AFLPA - and he's not even PLAYING tonight. Smith aside, most of my hatred is reserved for Tom Stewart - I admire him possibly above all others as a player - skipping the pathway and coming through country footy to become a perennial All Australian is simply incredible - but somehow he Jedi mind-tricks our players into thinking he's wearing RWB and we fall for it EVERY BLOODY TIME. Man I HATE Tom Stewart. Anyway - I digress.
No talk about 4-points or good efforts please. Win or be damned. If it means you need to elbow someone off the ball, honestly, regardless of what my Nan says I'm all for it - as long as the white headband is removed along with the head - and Chris Scott makes that "We're Geelong - I can't believe that just went against us" face that he was making back in the COVID Grand Final during the Richmond come-back. I would LOVE to see him make that face tonight.
Win.
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