ShireShark said:
Last year our Dearly Departed Ando insisted that the guys not playing attend all games.
Fair enough, really. Cant have some blokes doing all the work and others bludging...quite commendable actually from a bloke who has long been accused of playing favourites.
Yes, fair enough call in most circumstances. But how about this hypothetical scenario. You're a first grade footy player. A good mate is getting married. The wedding has already been brought forward to January so that it's not in footy season, much to the Bride's horror, who wanted an Autumn wedding.
Your coach tells you to turn up to some irrelevant 7's comp or be dropped for the opening rounds, or some similar threat.
Or what about the player who had a christening for a neice? Basically the premise could be the same as the scenario above.
This is how Ando operated. It's half the reason he got the punt, in my book. No other coach would make demands like the possible scenarios I have put up here.
Hey, if the blokes have NOTHING important on, then YES they need to be at the ground cheering the 7's team on. But these guys already ask alot of their families and friends during the footy season proper, so some concessions need to be provided in the summer months.
