'Stirling'gate

[Big Phil]

Interesting...

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 5913471844

[JK]

Whilst less accepted in society these days, a decent blue with your mates while on the gas certainly is a bonding exercise.

[devilsadvocate]

Whilst less accepted in society these days, a decent blue with your mates while on the gas certainly is a bonding exercise.

Sorry mate, disagree. I know the other side of the story and North's involvement is a disgrace. If it was a fair, even fight then I might be able to understand, but what actually happened was far from.

The article fails to mention what happened to the other involved parties in all this.

Glen Elliot has a vested interest obviously. His son works at the hotel and he is good mates with the owner apparently. This will no doubt be swept under the carpet and kept as quiet as possible.

[JK]

Whilst less accepted in society these days, a decent blue with your mates while on the gas certainly is a bonding exercise.

Sorry mate, disagree. I know the other side of the story and North's involvement is a disgrace. If it was a fair, even fight then I might be able to understand, but what actually happened was far from.

The article fails to mention what happened to the other involved parties in all this.

Glen Elliot has a vested interest obviously. His son works at the hotel and he is good mates with the owner apparently. This will no doubt be swept under the carpet and kept as quiet as possible.

My point wasn't necessarily about the Stirling situation, I guess more a hark back to the old days when a bit of a dust up alongside your teammates certainly contributed to the bonding process.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Sorry mate, disagree. I know the other side of the story and North's involvement is a disgrace. If it was a fair, even fight then I might be able to understand, but what actually happened was far from.

The article fails to mention what happened to the other involved parties in all this.

Glen Elliot has a vested interest obviously. His son works at the hotel and he is good mates with the owner apparently. This will no doubt be swept under the carpet and kept as quiet as possible.

Perhaps you could fill us in then. The article also failed to identify the other parties, let alone what happened to them or their role in the fracas, and I'm mystified as to why you would think Glen Elliot's "vested interest" would be swept under the carpet.

[darley16]

This is a big deal ? Hardly, this is M Rucci's baby to attack NAFC while promoting PAMFC and Power merger painting NAFC as the enemy of both Port's in his pathetic style of seeking revenge on all those that simply question or resist propping up a club with SANFL monies or merging the two Port's to the possible detriment of the entire comp. Footy club punch ups are not a good look but it's been happening ever since mixing too many young blokes with too many beers.

[hawkseye]

From what i have been told some of the locals up there didnt like the way the boys took over their pub and decided to belt one of them from behind and it escalated from there with a few of the bigger rooster boys sorting a few locals out.....

[Royal City]

Interesting...

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 5913471844

Oh Rucci. You make it so obvious.

[The Apostle]

This is a big deal ? Hardly, this is M Rucci's baby to attack NAFC while promoting PAMFC and Power merger painting NAFC as the enemy of both Port's in his pathetic style of seeking revenge on all those that simply question or resist propping up a club with SANFL monies or merging the two Port's to the possible detriment of the entire comp. Footy club punch ups are not a good look but it's been happening ever since mixing too many young blokes with too many beers.

Exactly!!!

[Ronnie]

This is a big deal ? Hardly, this is M Rucci's baby to attack NAFC while promoting PAMFC and Power merger painting NAFC as the enemy of both Port's in his pathetic style of seeking revenge on all those that simply question or resist propping up a club with SANFL monies or merging the two Port's to the possible detriment of the entire comp. Footy club punch ups are not a good look but it's been happening ever since mixing too many young blokes with too many beers.

I tend to agree, put it this way, the prominence it was given the other day by the paper (was it Tuesday?), seemed very surprising to me. Rucci was in full flight yet normally can't get a sliver of SANFL news in the paper unless it is related to Port merger efforts. The comibination of North and negativity was too much.

[devilsadvocate]

From what i have been told some of the locals up there didnt like the way the boys took over their pub and decided to belt one of them from behind and it escalated from there with a few of the bigger rooster boys sorting a few locals out.....

Didn't happen

[devilsadvocate]

Perhaps you could fill us in then. The article also failed to identify the other parties, let alone what happened to them or their role in the fracas, and I'm mystified as to why you would think Glen Elliot's "vested interest" would be swept under the carpet.

GE is mates with the hotel owner and his son works there. A huge street fight out the front of the Stirling is Bad publicity for both the NA and Stirling hotel.

Why wouldn't he want to sweep it under the carpet?

[Adelaide Hawk]

From what i have been told some of the locals up there didnt like the way the boys took over their pub and decided to belt one of them from behind and it escalated from there with a few of the bigger rooster boys sorting a few locals out.....

Didn't happen

Don't tell us what didn't happen, tell us what did.

[Adelaide Hawk]

Perhaps you could fill us in then. The article also failed to identify the other parties, let alone what happened to them or their role in the fracas, and I'm mystified as to why you would think Glen Elliot's "vested interest" would be swept under the carpet.

GE is mates with the hotel owner and his son works there. A huge street fight out the front of the Stirling is Bad publicity for both the NA and Stirling hotel.

Why wouldn't he want to sweep it under the carpet?

You honestly think a couple of footballers getting into a scrape would prevent people from attending the pub? If that were the case, most pubs in Australia would have closed down by now.

[mick]

A storm in a tea cup stirred with a Stirling silver teaspoon. In today's Advertiser it says the SANFL is happy with North's response so far. What possible influence this could have on the merger of the two Port entitities is beyond me? I don't think NAFC or anyone else will be changing their minds over this minor incident. Mr Rucci is simply maintaining his reputation as a hard hitting contraversial football journalist

[hawkseye]

From what i have been told some of the locals up there didnt like the way the boys took over their pub and decided to belt one of them from behind and it escalated from there with a few of the bigger rooster boys sorting a few locals out.....

Didn't happen

Right then. I will go back to my source and he can tell the rooster involved he is a liar.

[EAGLES]

any truth that one of the north players involved was not of legal drinking age?

[topsywaldron]

Stirling silver teaspoon

We're good honest working class types up here Mick.

[devilsadvocate]

Perhaps you could fill us in then. The article also failed to identify the other parties, let alone what happened to them or their role in the fracas, and I'm mystified as to why you would think Glen Elliot's "vested interest" would be swept under the carpet.

GE is mates with the hotel owner and his son works there. A huge street fight out the front of the Stirling is Bad publicity for both the NA and Stirling hotel.

Why wouldn't he want to sweep it under the carpet?

You honestly think a couple of footballers getting into a scrape would prevent people from attending the pub? If that were the case, most pubs in Australia would have closed down by now.

Most people no. But have you been to the Stirling recently? It's not really pitching at the outback-punchon-with-ya-mates-Walkabout type clientelle.

The place has been upgraded significantly to attract non fighting patrons, so any news of a massive fight out the front is hardly going to bring these people rushing through the doors is it.

I hope it doesn't impact the Stirling's business as the owner has done a lot of hard work to bring the place up to the standard it is today.

[CUTTERMAN]

What I want to know is where was Leigh Treeby when this was happening