Re: Open Mike
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surely most of it was about his illustrious Freeling coaching career?
daysofourlives wrote:The Dark Knight wrote:John Platten is on Open Mike tonight, definitely worth a look I reckon!
Comfortably sits top 3 South Aussies in the last 30 years and probably number 1.
JK wrote:Agree with all said about Platts, ripper bloke, absolute champion of the game
Rik E Boy wrote:Platten was skilled of course but man how tough was he? The little fellow copped a lot of punishment and kept getting back up and putting his head over the nut. Impossible for any football fan to not respect and admire Platts.
regards,
REB
Dogwatcher wrote:Did he actually say that on the show (I'll be watching it later)?
Because after those original articles were written he and his family were saying that his words had been misconstrued by the journo in regards to how badly he'd been impacted by his concussions.
The times I've spoken to him in the past, I get no sense of those ramifications (that's not to say they're not there).
Booney wrote:Rik E Boy wrote:Platten was skilled of course but man how tough was he? The little fellow copped a lot of punishment and kept getting back up and putting his head over the nut. Impossible for any football fan to not respect and admire Platts.
regards,
REB
As tough as they came, the Rat. His hard edge has cost him over time, like Diesel Williams he has suffered the effects of post concussion symptoms and is unsure what the future holds for him because of it.
bennymacca wrote:The way he talks about it on open Mike is quite scary still, especially the stuff about the 89 gf.
You can see why the afl want to avoid concussions at all costs and it certainly puts the recent suspensions in perspective.
Rik E Boy wrote:bennymacca wrote:The way he talks about it on open Mike is quite scary still, especially the stuff about the 89 gf.
You can see why the afl want to avoid concussions at all costs and it certainly puts the recent suspensions in perspective.
That was a brutal game of footy. Geelong through the kitchen sink at Hawthorn that day and it nearly worked. Although in hindsight that first quarter the Hawks played the ball and the Cats the man and that was the game right there. That Hawthorn side was one of the best teams I've seen. It's laughable such an inferior unit as the recent Hawthorn side won three in a row and that great side did not. I suppose back then there was actually other good teams on the scene.
regards,
REB
valleys07 wrote:Rik E Boy wrote:bennymacca wrote:The way he talks about it on open Mike is quite scary still, especially the stuff about the 89 gf.
You can see why the afl want to avoid concussions at all costs and it certainly puts the recent suspensions in perspective.
That was a brutal game of footy. Geelong through the kitchen sink at Hawthorn that day and it nearly worked. Although in hindsight that first quarter the Hawks played the ball and the Cats the man and that was the game right there. That Hawthorn side was one of the best teams I've seen. It's laughable such an inferior unit as the recent Hawthorn side won three in a row and that great side did not. I suppose back then there was actually other good teams on the scene.
regards,
REB
7 GF's on the trot between 83-89.
Shouldn't have lost the 84 GF, but were pumped in 85 and comfortably beaten in 87.
What was the competition like in 84, 85 & 87? There didn't appear to be a stand out side in either season?
Rik E Boy wrote:
That was a brutal game of footy. Geelong through the kitchen sink at Hawthorn that day and it nearly worked. Although in hindsight that first quarter the Hawks played the ball and the Cats the man and that was the game right there. That Hawthorn side was one of the best teams I've seen. It's laughable such an inferior unit as the recent Hawthorn side won three in a row and that great side did not. I suppose back then there was actually other good teams on the scene.
regards,
REB
Rik E Boy wrote:bennymacca wrote:The way he talks about it on open Mike is quite scary still, especially the stuff about the 89 gf.
You can see why the afl want to avoid concussions at all costs and it certainly puts the recent suspensions in perspective.
That was a brutal game of footy. Geelong through the kitchen sink at Hawthorn that day and it nearly worked. Although in hindsight that first quarter the Hawks played the ball and the Cats the man and that was the game right there. That Hawthorn side was one of the best teams I've seen. It's laughable such an inferior unit as the recent Hawthorn side won three in a row and that great side did not. I suppose back then there was actually other good teams on the scene.
regards,
REB
valleys07 wrote:Rik E Boy wrote:bennymacca wrote:The way he talks about it on open Mike is quite scary still, especially the stuff about the 89 gf.
You can see why the afl want to avoid concussions at all costs and it certainly puts the recent suspensions in perspective.
That was a brutal game of footy. Geelong through the kitchen sink at Hawthorn that day and it nearly worked. Although in hindsight that first quarter the Hawks played the ball and the Cats the man and that was the game right there. That Hawthorn side was one of the best teams I've seen. It's laughable such an inferior unit as the recent Hawthorn side won three in a row and that great side did not. I suppose back then there was actually other good teams on the scene.
regards,
REB
7 GF's on the trot between 83-89.
Shouldn't have lost the 84 GF, but were pumped in 85 and comfortably beaten in 87.
What was the competition like in 84, 85 & 87? There didn't appear to be a stand out side in either season?