SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Don't see the Dons going anywhere near the eight.
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A.F.L Thread
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vic_orthdox
Global Moderator
Essendon to finish above Richmond.
Probably 15th.
Probably 15th.
pasag
RTDAS
If they're lucky.Probably 15th.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
Hey hey, 16th is ours.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
You still won't have enough to get over me in the semi's.I have to admit, tragically sad person that I am, I'm keeping half an eye on the draft this year with a view to picking up bargains for next season's dream team.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Still in therapy over it now, tbh. My shrink says I need to let it go.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
The kind of thing it takes years to get over. In time, my friend. In time.
Smudge
Hall of Fame Member
howardj
International Coach
Yeah, I have this fascination with fallen stars...Ben Cousins, Mark Latham etc.
To me, you can go on about Cousins' drug addiction, but his real problem and I think a barrier to overcoming his illness, is that he has an attitude problem. I mean, leaving aside his smirk, after being denied doing what he loves for 12 months, you would think upon being let back into the fold by the AFL last week, that the guy would show some humility and be grateful.
But the first thing he does is threaten to walk away because the drug testing regime is too stringent. Then we learn that he's shaved his head, to my mind in defiance of the AFL drug testers. To me, there is no remorse or humility, just defiance. And, when you haven't got much bargaining power and you're not trusted, then you need to show prospective suitors that your attitude is spot on and that you've learned your lesson.
Guys like Symonds and Cousins, in 20 years time when they've grown up they will look back and realise that they're frittering away some of the best years of their life.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Jeez, innocent until proven otherwise obv, but as circumstantial evidence goes that's good stuff.
Fully expect to see him be lead away in handcuffs, photogenically stripped to the waist, sometime soon.
howardj
International Coach
Not saying that he shaved his head to avoid a positive test (apparently he passed several pee tests) but just as an act of defiance.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
Fair enough.
I think I vaguely remember from a psychology EDO back in my stude days that often people who are borderline mentally unbalanced will shave their head or have some other drastic appearance-altering haircut before a suicide attempt or other episode tho, so either way it doesn't speak wonders of his mental state just now.
superkingdave
Hall of Fame Member
Just shaved my head last week, meant to be going home in less than 2 weeks. coicidence? keep checking the newspapers over the coming weeks
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Cuzzz the Lion, maybe. Mixed feelings the more I think about the possiblitly of the Lions picking him up in the draft. If he can regain anything close to his top form, it would be a huge bonus to the team. But by the same token, if he goes back to his old ways, the turnmoil surrounding it would be a huge burden on the club and it's players. Lots of ifs and buts about it all, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see how it turns out.
Don't want to see us wasting anything earlier than round 4 picks on getting him though.
Don't want to see us wasting anything earlier than round 4 picks on getting him though.
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