Sick of Rucci

[sjt]

I've posted this here because I believe it "smells" of Rucci.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/lif ... 6072039386

I'ts Tredrea bringing up the reserves argument. My response is below and they probably wont post it, as it refutes the article.

"So many holes in the above article. Interesting, so much emphasis put on what Malthouse has said. Collingwood, have won, one premiership in the last twenty years. If we're to believe Michelangelo it's been more due to their footy dept. spend. If St Kilda had kicked another point they would have won nothing.
You say it will create a greater interest level, more curtain raisers meaning more money spent. What rubbish. The curtain raisers this year have been a failure.
You fail to mention it looks like the WAFL clubs will reject the proposal.What about the fact 7 of the bottom 9 teams have reserves, 2 of the top 8 don't. Four of the past fourteen premierships have been won by teams without Reserves. Why destroy the integrity of the SANFL? Where will the extra players come from (earlier Fremantle only had 25 players to choose their team from)?
You say you played for the Maggies against Norwood and when you returned to the Power "the speed, skill and game style was incomparable." Wow that's surprising (and irrelevant), lol.
Brisbane, have a reserves team they're third to bottom.
Essendon, carlton, Melbourne, Richmond, St Klida, West. Bulldogs, Nth Melb has it worked well for them?"

[CENTURION]

I've posted this here because I believe it "smells" of Rucci.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/lif ... 6072039386

I'ts Tredrea bringing up the reserves argument. My response is below and they probably wont post it, as it refutes the article.

"So many holes in the above article. Interesting, so much emphasis put on what Malthouse has said. Collingwood, have won, one premiership in the last twenty years. If we're to believe Michelangelo it's been more due to their footy dept. spend. If St Kilda had kicked another point they would have won nothing.
You say it will create a greater interest level, more curtain raisers meaning more money spent. What rubbish. The curtain raisers this year have been a failure.
You fail to mention it looks like the WAFL clubs will reject the proposal.What about the fact 7 of the bottom 9 teams have reserves, 2 of the top 8 don't. Four of the past fourteen premierships have been won by teams without Reserves. Why destroy the integrity of the SANFL? Where will the extra players come from (earlier Fremantle only had 25 players to choose their team from)?
You say you played for the Maggies against Norwood and when you returned to the Power "the speed, skill and game style was incomparable." Wow that's surprising (and irrelevant), lol.
Brisbane, have a reserves team they're third to bottom.
Essendon, carlton, Melbourne, Richmond, St Klida, West. Bulldogs, Nth Melb has it worked well for them?"

Fantastic response, You MACHINE!

[sjt]

I also added a second post (ran out of characters). I mentioned how Tredrea say's the Crows and Power will be "massively disadvantaged", yet they haven't asked Neil Craig for his view. So I provided extracts of Craig's view from the West Australian.
Points like:

And rather than prove a coaching advantage, the fundamental reason that the Eagles and Dockers want to make the change, Craig warned that reserves teams could provide unforeseen problems in preparing players for AFL ranks.

"The thing that is really good about where we put our players at the moment is that they play in highly-competitive teams," Craig said this week.

"The last thing that I need is our players exposed in a SANFL team that gets belted.

"I think you need to be careful of all that (having a reserves team)."
"Let's say we are only going to be able to play seven or eight per game. Where am I going to draw the other guys from and where do they train?

Let's see if they continue with their selective censorship.
It should say down the bottom of each article: "Enter your comment here only if you agree

[heater31]

I have heard that those former sports stars do not write a single word for "their" column.... someone at the News Limited offices gives them a call and ask for a comment on the issue.

[saintal]

I've posted this here because I believe it "smells" of Rucci.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/lif ... 6072039386

I'ts Tredrea bringing up the reserves argument. My response is below and they probably wont post it, as it refutes the article.

"So many holes in the above article. Interesting, so much emphasis put on what Malthouse has said. Collingwood, have won, one premiership in the last twenty years. If we're to believe Michelangelo it's been more due to their footy dept. spend. If St Kilda had kicked another point they would have won nothing.
You say it will create a greater interest level, more curtain raisers meaning more money spent. What rubbish. The curtain raisers this year have been a failure.
You fail to mention it looks like the WAFL clubs will reject the proposal.What about the fact 7 of the bottom 9 teams have reserves, 2 of the top 8 don't. Four of the past fourteen premierships have been won by teams without Reserves. Why destroy the integrity of the SANFL? Where will the extra players come from (earlier Fremantle only had 25 players to choose their team from)?
You say you played for the Maggies against Norwood and when you returned to the Power "the speed, skill and game style was incomparable." Wow that's surprising (and irrelevant), lol.
Brisbane, have a reserves team they're third to bottom.
Essendon, carlton, Melbourne, Richmond, St Klida, West. Bulldogs, Nth Melb has it worked well for them?"

Good stuff sjt. More hysteria and passing the buck as to why the state's two AFL teams are presently junk.

[nickname]

Even if you conceded (and I don't) that Tredrea's article was a reasonable argument for Adelaide and Port to have Reserves teams, it's absolutely no argument for having them in the SANFL and ruining the integrity of a highly-valued competition for the benefit of a handful of players.

[CENTURION]

Even if you conceded (and I don't) that Tredrea's article was a reasonable argument for Adelaide and Port to have Reserves teams, it's absolutely no argument for having them in the SANFL and ruining the integrity of a highly-valued competition for the benefit of a handful of players.

exactly. Why should We come to the rescue? He says he loved going to watch the reserves, what a load of biased bollocks. NO-ONE (well, nearly no-one) loves to go watch the reserves. Let's see an article from an objective, non-biased point of view.

[sjt]

Even if you conceded (and I don't) that Tredrea's article was a reasonable argument for Adelaide and Port to have Reserves teams, it's absolutely no argument for having them in the SANFL and ruining the integrity of a highly-valued competition for the benefit of a handful of players.

exactly. Why should We come to the rescue? He says he loved going to watch the reserves, what a load of biased bollocks. NO-ONE (well, nearly no-one) loves to go watch the reserves. Let's see an article from an objective, non-biased point of view.

Why don't one of the "local" SANFL Advertiser writers put something together?

[Pseudo]

Why don't one of the "local" SANFL Advertiser writers put something together?

It wouldn't get past the editor.

[Mr Irate]

Even if you conceded (and I don't) that Tredrea's article was a reasonable argument for Adelaide and Port to have Reserves teams, it's absolutely no argument for having them in the SANFL and ruining the integrity of a highly-valued competition for the benefit of a handful of players.

exactly. Why should We come to the rescue? He says he loved going to watch the reserves, what a load of biased bollocks. NO-ONE (well, nearly no-one) loves to go watch the reserves. Let's see an article from an objective, non-biased point of view.

particularly when the bar doesn't open 'til 1:15

[CUTTERMAN]

Warren Tredrea YOU TWIT!!
1. Crows and Port would be no further up the ladder if they had reserves teams in the SANFL, the problems lie within!
2. These reserves teams will undermine the status and validity of the SANFL.
3. SANFL SUPPORTERS DON'T WANT AFL CURTAIN RAISERS!!!
4. The 2 WA AFL clubs are financially viable and CAN offer a monetary gain to the WAFL clubs for having reserves teams, YOUR club however IS NOT FINANCIALLY VIABLE thus cannot offer this let alone afford to fund more players, more staff, more insurance and more hospital fees.
FFS!

[CUTTERMAN]

WARREN TREDREA. YOU WERE WRONG!!!!!!!

[gossipgirl]

Warren Tredrea YOU TWIT!!
1. Crows and Port would be no further up the ladder if they had reserves teams in the SANFL, the problems lie within!
2. These reserves teams will undermine the status and validity of the SANFL.
3. SANFL SUPPORTERS DON'T WANT AFL CURTAIN RAISERS!!!
4. The 2 WA AFL clubs are financially viable and CAN offer a monetary gain to the WAFL clubs for having reserves teams, YOUR club however IS NOT FINANCIALLY VIABLE thus cannot offer this let alone afford to fund more players, more staff, more insurance and more hospital fees.
FFS!

1. you have crystal balls to support this ? you are probably correct
2. makes no sense as to what this is and how would it be impacted ?
3. how many people did you survey ?
4. cant argue that point

[gossipgirl]

ps rucci is a very very funny man. what would we do without him ?

[Ronnie]

ps rucci is a very very funny man. what would we do without him ?

stand by for more fun and games in tomorrow's paper

[The Sleeping Giant]

Warren Tredrea YOU TWIT!!
1. Crows and Port would be no further up the ladder if they had reserves teams in the SANFL, the problems lie within!
2. These reserves teams will undermine the status and validity of the SANFL.
3. SANFL SUPPORTERS DON'T WANT AFL CURTAIN RAISERS!!!
4. The 2 WA AFL clubs are financially viable and CAN offer a monetary gain to the WAFL clubs for having reserves teams, YOUR club however IS NOT FINANCIALLY VIABLE thus cannot offer this let alone afford to fund more players, more staff, more insurance and more hospital fees.
FFS!

1. you have crystal balls to support this ? you are probably correct
2. makes no sense as to what this is and how would it be impacted ?
3. how many people did you survey ?
4. cant argue that point

Quiet you. The adults are talking.

[gossipgirl]

more like old woman gossiping

[CUTTERMAN]

Warren Tredrea YOU TWIT!!
1. Crows and Port would be no further up the ladder if they had reserves teams in the SANFL, the problems lie within!
2. These reserves teams will undermine the status and validity of the SANFL.
3. SANFL SUPPORTERS DON'T WANT AFL CURTAIN RAISERS!!!
4. The 2 WA AFL clubs are financially viable and CAN offer a monetary gain to the WAFL clubs for having reserves teams, YOUR club however IS NOT FINANCIALLY VIABLE thus cannot offer this let alone afford to fund more players, more staff, more insurance and more hospital fees.
FFS!

1. you have crystal balls to support this ? you are probably correct
2. makes no sense as to what this is and how would it be impacted ?
3. how many people did you survey ?
4. cant argue that point

Call it an opinion piece then. At least it's an opinion piece without hidden agendas and irrational bias.....and I wrote it myself. Already it has 3 times more validity than Wawwen Twedwea's.....or Wuccie's

[FlyingHigh]

I've posted this here because I believe it "smells" of Rucci.

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/lif ... 6072039386

I'ts Tredrea bringing up the reserves argument. My response is below and they probably wont post it, as it refutes the article.

"So many holes in the above article. Interesting, so much emphasis put on what Malthouse has said. Collingwood, have won, one premiership in the last twenty years. If we're to believe Michelangelo it's been more due to their footy dept. spend. If St Kilda had kicked another point they would have won nothing.
You say it will create a greater interest level, more curtain raisers meaning more money spent. What rubbish. The curtain raisers this year have been a failure.
You fail to mention it looks like the WAFL clubs will reject the proposal.What about the fact 7 of the bottom 9 teams have reserves, 2 of the top 8 don't. Four of the past fourteen premierships have been won by teams without Reserves. Why destroy the integrity of the SANFL? Where will the extra players come from (earlier Fremantle only had 25 players to choose their team from)?
You say you played for the Maggies against Norwood and when you returned to the Power "the speed, skill and game style was incomparable." Wow that's surprising (and irrelevant), lol.
Brisbane, have a reserves team they're third to bottom.
Essendon, carlton, Melbourne, Richmond, St Klida, West. Bulldogs, Nth Melb has it worked well for them?"

I tried to post something there this morning too, but hasn't been posted.
Have noticed that it is only in the last hour they have started to add some posts to it.

Agree, seems very dodgy the posts that get through and those that don't.

[Gozu]

I have heard that those former sports stars do not write a single word for "their" column.... someone at the News Limited offices gives them a call and ask for a comment on the issue.

Always the way. I've lost a lot of respect for Roo and some of the garbage he's put his name to in the paper and now this "Tredrea" article has really pissed me off, while his ghostwriter is pumping up how oh so important it is for the Crows/Power to need reserves teams in the SANFL for future development, a chance to show Bickley what he's got blah blah blah what he fails to mention is the Crows won two flags and the Power won one without any reserves teams in the SANFL.

It's obvious to anyone these guys like Roo, Tredrea etc live off of the AFL in this state and it is in their best interests to have as strong as possible Crows/Power teams to keep their jobs in the media not just print but TV and radio. If the public start losing too much interest in the SA AFL teams the not so relevant commentators might be culled. Rucci should go back to writing his real estate columns for the paper he's not cut out for this football caper.