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Reply #90 –
Quote from: LP – on
So you think one of the reasons Dalton played Australian Rugby for the gold medal loot, it's an absurd argument and ignorant of what it costs to be an Olympian!

I've read before that the swimmers need $10 in sponsors for every $1 they can earn just to get there!
I think you need to reread before you go off half cocked.

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Obviously we lost Chloe Dalton because she could earn more money/satisfaction outside of AFLW circles (in rugby 7's) and we lost her as a result. If we gave her more uncertainty, she could still be with us, and potentially never sat out to begin with.
The satisfaction is the gold medal....thats what she was chasing....as i said, it also come with more money. So why would she stay?

Implication being, if we paid her MORE money to stay in the AFLW, then perhaps that would override the 'money/satisfaction' combination and she wouldn't have left. As it stands, it was never in doubt.

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Reply #91 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
I think you need to reread before you go off half cocked.
I read all of what you wrote, your closing sentence doesn't erase the rest of what you wrote.

It costs most of the athletes far more than they ever earn in reward, a handful, just a few go onto post Olympic Corporate careers, but very very few profit or even break even.

While they want to win, they aren't arrogant enough to think they are guaranteed the token rewards that comes with a slight chance of gold!

Your argument is just absurd, you didn't think about it before your wrote it, and now your trying to drive the bus over the dying remnants of respectability.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"
 

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Reply #92 –
Quote from: LP – on
I read all of what you wrote, your closing sentence doesn't erase the rest of what you wrote.

It costs most of the athletes far more than they ever earn in reward, a handful, just a few go onto post Olympic Corporate careers, but very very few profit or even break even.

While they want to win, they aren't arrogant enough to think they are guaranteed the token rewards that comes with a slight chance of gold!

Your argument is just absurd, you didn't think about it before your wrote it, and now your trying to drive the bus over the dying remnants of respectability.

I've written the same thing several different times throughout the site. It's relatively public knowledge. If you got a different meaning from it, thats on you.
You can't paraphrase a sentence which ignores key parts of that sentence and start an argument.

Even if you want to continue down this path and nitpick an irrelevent point, the overall point holds true. She didn't leave because of Half.

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Reply #93 –
Dees made it through reigning premiers Brisbane today by 4 points.

How did star recruit Tayla Harris go?
3 touches. 0 goals.
Least amount of touches on the ground.

All the talent in the world, but can't put it together when it counts.
She'll have 1 more match next week to prove the doubters wrong.

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Reply #94 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
Dees made it through reigning premiers Brisbane today by 4 points.

How did star recruit Tayla Harris go?
3 touches. 0 goals.
Least amount of touches on the ground.

All the talent in the world, but can't put it together when it counts.
She'll have 1 more match next week to prove the doubters wrong.
Somehow I think she will disappoint. But I hope not. I really dislike Adelaide.
Live Long and Prosper!

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Reply #95 –
Harris not doing much in the GF, but I have to say the Crows basically throw themselves to ground whenever they get contact from Harris and they get given a free.

It's like the reverse of Prespakis being smashed week after week and not getting a free kick.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

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Reply #96 –
An exchange over at Talking Carlton re the B& F


ianh wrote:
Had the pleasure of attending the AFLW B&F last night which was again held at the Aviary at Crown. Last year was a cocktail style event (minus the cocktails dammit) but this year they went all out and provided a 3 course meal. In my view far better as you got to meet others at your table (unless of course you booked a whole table) whilst still being able to mingle and catch up with familiar faces. My daughter is due any day now and there was a chance that she might be induced this week, so we didn't know if we would be attending until Tuesday, then discovered tickets had stopped selling on the Monday - presumably so numbers could be finalised for catering. Lucky I have Diesel's number and all got sorted out pretty quickly w3hen he intervened. As a bonus got to thank him directly on the night and have a good chat.

The night was as enjoyable as these sorts of things can be. The count itself is always a bit tiresome but this time there3 was an early bolter in Harrington and a lot rush from Prespakis to keep the count interesting at least. And Mimi the Magnificent (not to be confused with our new car Mimi the MGnificent) came home with a rush that suggests with as full season she probably would have taken the prize from them. And the event was well hosted, Harford though he went on a long while was nevertheless entertaining and informative and Mua kept the crowd entertained.

The players were very available to the fans for a chat, a photo and a genuine thankfulness for the support the fans are giving to the program.

All in all a great night and well worth the $190/head.

Lastly and by no means least noticed that Maddie Prespakis had 2 guests with her both being Brisbane players. I wonder what that might mean - are they possibly coming to the Blues? Are all 3 headed to Essendon****? Will watch that space with interest.


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Thanks Ian... More of a wordsmith than me
:thumbsup:

Go Blues


I went to the B&F Thursday night
And I'm convinced that the future is bright
With Mimi the Great
And the brain under Harford's bald pate
They'll make all the others look crape.

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Reply #97 –
For those who don't know, Maddy P and Georgia Gee are very close. They have matching tattoos that say "Velcro" which is the nickname their teammates gave them because they are always found together.

I'd like to think that money isn't everything with Maddy, with that in mind, i doubt she'd get up and leave because of the coach, the players or the club....so as long as we don't insult her by giving her unders, i think she'll be in Navy Blue next season.