SA Footy

Is it just me or are other people sick of hearing how Buckley deserves a flag @ AFL level. Many players never see a GF in their careers. Buckley has a Senior Premiership (as we in SA know) and IMHO ran away from 3 more(Leaving Brisbane that is). It's fitting to me that it was Brisbane that denied him twice as he can be loosely quoted as leaving 'Brisbane to play finals footy.' I feel it would be footy justice for him to retire without that flag.
Any thoughts?

I agree, you make the bed you lay in it...If he stayed at Brisbane instead of "chasing" glory he would have three. Too bad he was greedy looking for glory and $$$$....

Buckley and the Pies can bite my shiny metal a55.

regards,

Bender.

I'm not sure premierships are deserved or not deserved to the individual. You either play in them or you don't. Whether Buckley gets a premiership or not shouldn't make a difference to how he is regarded as a footballer.

if he chose to stay at the lions (Bears), he would of had three premiership medals, however, in Buckley's eyes, the Lions were never going to win a flag

he made his bed, mow he can lie in it

Buckley's chance of getting any sympathy from me.

Rik E Boy wrote:Buckley and the Pies can bite my shiny metal a55.

regards,

Bender.

Good to see romance isn't dead in footy, bender.

I agree.

Buckley is no more deserving than any other player

hondo71 wrote:Buckley is no more deserving than any other player

Interesting POV.
To quote Feuhrer Hanson, 'Please explain'!

Mr66 wrote:

hondo71 wrote:Buckley is no more deserving than any other player

Interesting POV.
To quote Feuhrer Hanson, 'Please explain'!

I am agreeing with the consensus in this thread

I don't think that Bucks is any more deserving than anyone other player who makes a commitment and pulls on the boots.

As Aerie says, you don't get a premiership medal because you 'deserve' it, it either happens or it doesn't depending on a whole range of factors.

If 'deserving' it was how it worked then Aaron Keating would never have a medallian over guys like Scott West, Chris Grant, Robert Harvey, Bucks, Crawford

The thinking is that players who have 10+ playing years,250 games,Brownlows,
numerous club B&F's deserve it more than others who haven't done this.
The comparison with Aaron Keating is a good one.
Would it be fair to say that since Buckley has worked harder and contributed more to the game than Keating did,does that make him more deserving of a flag than what Keating was?

Mr66 wrote:Would it be fair to say that Buckley has worked harder and contributed more to the game than
Keating and therefore be more deserving of a flag than what Keating was?

Keating is almost a unique case tho it's difficult to justify the footy gods call there

But in most cases, any player commits a lot to play just one season, let alone 5 or 10 - and so is equally deserving IMO. Who's to judge who worked harder? Is Bucks more deserving because he's a better player?

hondo71 wrote: Is Bucks more deserving because he's a better player?

The Footy gods would say yes.
You would think that the best players would always have a better chance than hacks.
Good players tend to play in good teams and hacks tend to play in hack teams.(Generally speaking)

in my eyes robert harvey is more deserving the FIGJAM buckley

dinglinga wrote:in my eyes robert harvey is more deserving the FIGJAM buckley

It that because he is perceived as a nicer guy?
BTW, Harvey is the perfect example of champion player who had no hope at
a hack club.