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Arch@M32
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Gold Coast = Great lifestyle??? Have you lived there. If you want an un cultured, non AFL, tourist strip with shit restaurants and neon lights, then yes, it may be wht you would call a great lifestyle.
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Arch@M32
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That being said i'd still trade living in Darwin to be back on the Gold Coast driving two hours to get home each night.
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John Wren
"Look after the game. It means so much to so many."
Joined: 15 Jul 2007
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The Prototype wrote: | Quote: | Collingwood’s Dale Thomas is the player on the Greater Western Sydney radar, after it was recently revealed that he was the Number One target of the Giants, Sheedy has identified that the premiership stars’ marketability and skills are enough to see him as a wanted man by the Giants. The focus has shifted from other premiership stars in Scott Pendlebury, and the recently signed Dane Swan.
the Pies have managed to secure premiership stars Swan and O’Brien already to contracts, and by all reports they are close to signing Scott Pendlebury to a contract, according to Player Manager of Pendlebury’s Liam Pickering. Pickering was interviewed at half time of the Collingwood/Port Adelaide game about whether or not Dane Swan had gotten a bigger payday for staying loyal to Collingwood.
Thomas now faces the same challenge as former Geelong Premiership player Garry Ablett Junior, Ablett was the focus of speculation all season on whether or not he’d leave, questions were asked repeatedly to former coach Mark Thompson. |
http://www.magpies.net/nick/?p=724
My latest article, this time, it's on the front page of Nick's. |
13 months ago.
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john b
Joined: 15 Aug 2006 Location: melbourne(north)
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Common John,
Do you really think that any of us Collingwood supporters are going to learn our lessons.
We are creatures of habit.
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think positive
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Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Location: somewhere
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the difference being, Dales management were not running to the newspapers everytime he cut his toe nails.
the difference is, Dale was still performing on the field.
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neil
Joined: 08 Sep 2005 Location: Queensland
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Amazing the same posters sticking the knife into Thomas are sticking the the knife into Travis.
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What'sinaname
Joined: 29 May 2010 Location: Living rent free
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think positive wrote: | the difference being, Dales management were not running to the newspapers everytime he cut his toe nails.
the difference is, Dale was still performing on the field. |
Spot on about the management
Almost about Dale's form. He's been un-Dale like this year. Have been a bit disappointed with his inconsistency. I thought he was on the verge of becoming one of the AFL's Top 10 players, but he's fallen back a bit from such a great 2 years.
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Collingwood Crackerjack
Joined: 28 Jul 2008 Location: Canberra
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DaVe86 wrote: | I'm sure we'll have learnt from Geelong's mistakes.
The point is that if Thomas makes his decision to go...or refuses to announce his decision...it makes no difference to our 2011 campaign.
Too many people inside Geelong's camp criticised Gary for his decision. Ultimately, anyone in his position would've left.
Focus on 2011. If Daisy decides to leave, we'll deal with it in the off-season. The best we can do is put the best possible offer on the table for Dale, make the strongest case possible and hope his loyalty shines through.
I doubt Thomas will drop off in terms of his form due to this. He has another premiership to win. |
Words of wisdom from diggity Dave that we could do well to learn from in light of the Cloke Wont SIGN! situation
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think positive
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What'sinaname wrote: | think positive wrote: | the difference being, Dales management were not running to the newspapers everytime he cut his toe nails.
the difference is, Dale was still performing on the field. |
Spot on about the management
Almost about Dale's form. He's been un-Dale like this year. Have been a bit disappointed with his inconsistency. I thought he was on the verge of becoming one of the AFL's Top 10 players, but he's fallen back a bit from such a great 2 years. |
yeah true this year, hes a bit down, who isnt, but this was last year about his contract, and he was just fine!!
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stui magpie
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neil wrote: | Amazing the same posters sticking the knife into Thomas are sticking the the knife into Travis. |
What's amazing about it?
Shows a simple pattern of behaviour.
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pietillidie
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stui magpie wrote: | neil wrote: | Amazing the same posters sticking the knife into Thomas are sticking the the knife into Travis. |
What's amazing about it?
Shows a simple pattern of behaviour. |
Nice get from the vault. And so the cycle continues.
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John Wren
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Joined: 15 Jul 2007
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pietillidie wrote: | stui magpie wrote: | neil wrote: | Amazing the same posters sticking the knife into Thomas are sticking the the knife into Travis. |
What's amazing about it?
Shows a simple pattern of behaviour. |
Nice get from the vault. And so the cycle continues. |
like sands through the hourglass ...
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Troppo
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Joined: 03 Apr 2006 Location: Singleton, WA
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The Prototype
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Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Location: Hobart, Tasmania
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Jezza
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Joined: 06 Sep 2010 Location: Ponsford End
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think positive wrote: | What'sinaname wrote: | think positive wrote: | the difference being, Dales management were not running to the newspapers everytime he cut his toe nails.
the difference is, Dale was still performing on the field. |
Spot on about the management
Almost about Dale's form. He's been un-Dale like this year. Have been a bit disappointed with his inconsistency. I thought he was on the verge of becoming one of the AFL's Top 10 players, but he's fallen back a bit from such a great 2 years. |
yeah true this year, hes a bit down, who isnt, but this was last year about his contract, and he was just fine!! |
I think from time to time, great players can have a poor year where there form just isn't up to scratch and they aren't on fire as they were in the previous years.
I may be wrong, but I think Dale's form may have something to partly do with Mick's departure and Bucks being the coach now. I know that Mick and Daisy had a very strong player-coach relationship. Maybe it's affecting him somewhat.
We also have to remember that whenever Daisy has an injury or is suspended for a match, his first match back is always poor. I've noticed this trend on several occasions. For example, the Geelong match in Round 8 was one of his poorer matches of the year and his match against Hawthorn in the Prelim last year was also very average after he had been suspended for rough conduct against Garrick Ibboston from Fremantle.
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