exactly ... thats the disappointing thing with Melbourne - they clearly have talented, hard working players who can win it all on ability alone - yet they have to come out with all these crap tactics which are just f'n low acts .... they are bringing the sh*t on themselves - if they played fair they'd probably be everyone's 2nd favourite team with the talent they have brought throughB-Tron 3000 said:I don't hate the Storm.
If they stop their disgraceful tactics, get back to playing football, can get a decent fan base that turn up to games that aren't Prelim Finals, create some decent juniors, and stop bleating about how everyone hates them for no good reason, then I will actually like them.
Plenty of things wrong with the AFL (drug code for one). Bury their heads in the sand and pretend it's not happening._Johnsy said:I was talking about the culture in vic, wa and sa (AFL in general to protect the games image, and players names)
_Johnsy said:Those two players fee up a bit of money, the others not much at all. I suppose it helps when you sign them young on long term deals on not much $$ at all. More than lkely VG club management.
Ziggy the God said:Answer me this Phil:
Would you be happy, and say nothing, if instead of White ripping Cayles, it was, say Moi Moi* doing the same to Inglis?
(* only using him for the example, no implication).
philstorm said:Hill, Webster and particularly King weren't on big money?
But you've made a good point in regards to club management. Dean Lance mentioned a while ago that the Storm retainment policy is simple.
a) Get players who want to play at the club
b) Sign them on long-term contracts when they're young (example being Inglis)
c) Promote team unity as best as possible - and in a 'one-club' town like Melbourne, it's not really hard to do when all the boys spend their spare time with each other.
_Johnsy said:What, no little tantrums phil, or is that only when I don't have praise for your club ?
philstorm said:Do you think Luke O'Donnell blames those players who got him in the awkward position (which was dubbed as deliberate at the time) for ruining his season?
Le KooK said:Storm fans:
Embrace the hate.
Enjoy it.
Simple.
forward pass said:So lets go through the reasons people hate the Storm -
1) Don't and never will produce their own juniors, instead they poach players from other junior areas.
2) Think wrestling is as important as playing footy
3) Have now resorted to ripping players arms back
4) Grapple tackles
5) Had a known drug cheat in their side for years
6) Tried to cheat by changing the size of their field
7) John Ribot
8) News Limited
Thats a fair list !