His three seasons at Rangers after Lazio were pretty remarkable, but he was definitely a big fish in a small pond up there. Having said that, Scottish football at that time was much stronger than it is at the moment.
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Sydney Stack
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No doubt Tigers will " look after our own " . With Marlon there he should be a good role model for our prodigal son. One solution but not permitted these days is for say Marlon, Rioli, Shane, Shai with Dusty is to take him down behind the back shed & you know what happened there.
Some haven’t worked out their lives when they’re young and lose a career in footy. Some wait till after their careers to fall apart.
I just hope he works it out and doesn’t live a life of aching regret .
I just hope he works it out and doesn’t live a life of aching regret .
People are still acting like it’s 2016.
A downtrodden club with a group looking to establish winning standards. What’s good for one is good for all, etc.
We’re well past that. We’re in the stratosphere.
On the field, Dusty is given full autonomy. Full cold-eyed shark.
Off the field we have a mosaic of players, backgrounds, creeds. Everyone is celebrated.
It works and we have the best culture in the league.
Don’t talk to me about double standards.
Where we are, maintaining the rage, fine-tuning the V12 engine, that *smile* is under 10s talk.
As of 2020, we do what we do to *smile* win. The players understand that.
A downtrodden club with a group looking to establish winning standards. What’s good for one is good for all, etc.
We’re well past that. We’re in the stratosphere.
On the field, Dusty is given full autonomy. Full cold-eyed shark.
Off the field we have a mosaic of players, backgrounds, creeds. Everyone is celebrated.
It works and we have the best culture in the league.
Don’t talk to me about double standards.
Where we are, maintaining the rage, fine-tuning the V12 engine, that *smile* is under 10s talk.
As of 2020, we do what we do to *smile* win. The players understand that.
One of those flights that has a brief stop in Adelaide. Hop off, sit in the terminal for half and hour and hop back on. Might have been all he could get tickets for
Folks, let's remember that a couple of months ago he almost cost us premiership points, draft picks etc.
Right now, we're going to have a dent in the Football department cap partly as a result of Stack.
Now, what happens if we end up in a hub again next year? Do you trust he won't jeopardise the well being of the entire club?
I love "Stacky". I love his toughness, his charisma. The hit on Viney, the dance during the Indigenous round, he's a joy to watch. But the risk v reward ratio is balanced too far the wrong way now.
Right now, we're going to have a dent in the Football department cap partly as a result of Stack.
Now, what happens if we end up in a hub again next year? Do you trust he won't jeopardise the well being of the entire club?
I love "Stacky". I love his toughness, his charisma. The hit on Viney, the dance during the Indigenous round, he's a joy to watch. But the risk v reward ratio is balanced too far the wrong way now.
I'm no where near Sydney Stack and reading about his wrong doings suggest to me the kid has never had a life male mentor or role model. He's lost and looking for a reason why he exists.
We would all say an AFL footy career is a great reason to exist, but a vast majority of us have family support, role models and mentors we can look to for life's decision. It reads to me Sydney has never really had that and now he has it, albeit focused solely on an AFL career he doesn't know how to listen to the mentorship or learn from it. Because mentoring is a process that is foreign to him.
He reverts to his old ways when put under pressure - fight back with your fists. Gets into trouble and here he is being spoken about as a has been or wasted talent at a very young age.
Just maybe we need to get to him via a live in mentor for a year or two, who can guide him through his restlessness. Teach him about making adult decisions, and stop the adolescent thinking of fight or flight.
Maybe the kid just needs help in the fundamentals of growing up!
We would all say an AFL footy career is a great reason to exist, but a vast majority of us have family support, role models and mentors we can look to for life's decision. It reads to me Sydney has never really had that and now he has it, albeit focused solely on an AFL career he doesn't know how to listen to the mentorship or learn from it. Because mentoring is a process that is foreign to him.
He reverts to his old ways when put under pressure - fight back with your fists. Gets into trouble and here he is being spoken about as a has been or wasted talent at a very young age.
Just maybe we need to get to him via a live in mentor for a year or two, who can guide him through his restlessness. Teach him about making adult decisions, and stop the adolescent thinking of fight or flight.
Maybe the kid just needs help in the fundamentals of growing up!
This is well put. My only retort to this is Stack is having COVID related issues, it's strange times, I'm not sure anything in 2020 can be judged by normal standards. I'm completely torn about what to do. The club is up against it either way. Tremendously tough call to have to make.
My primary concern is the kids welfare behind bars, Jesse Hogan broke COVID regs twice and never ended up behind bars.
The Sydney Stack story tells us heaps about not only football but life in Australia.
2020 and its assault on the normality of our lives has resulted in increased suicides and mental health issues across the population.
People have dealt with stressors thrust upon us in many ways. I know I struggled at times with lockdown here in Victoria and I am a mature man with a wealth of life experience and good people in my life.
Stacky has had very little mentoring or guidance in his short life to draw from, and he constantly , at this stage in his life,makes poor decisions. He really defaults to what he knows which isn't much. Marlion did the same thing for many years too. Stacky is still learning and this is a huge learning curve for him (I hope). Keep him close and set tight boundaries. Only of course if he decides he does want to be a footballer, and not just a celebrity.
Depends. Do other players want him to stay?
the rumour is certain players at the club are sick of him.
If that is true, move him on.
rather keep the team happy then 1 player happy.
Hopefully there isn't any pressure being applied in relation to the Punt Rd redevelopment funding and we can make a decision unencumbered.
Yep, leadership group at the club have a big role to play in deciding what the club should do.
Regarding your point about keeping one player happy or the group, I get the feeling now that nothing the club does will make Stack happy. And if that is the case, the decision here is pretty straight forward.
Just hypothesising. May not be perceived in the best light if we cast a young Aboriginal lad adrift when he's at a low ebb while receiving a $15m gift of public money for the William Cooper Centre.
His manager said he's doing it very tough in lockup, so it's possible the club doesn't want to make a call while he's emotionally wrought.
Reiwoldt and Rance spoke about how they thought each other were complete dicks when they started.
both later conceded the other wasn't too wrong.
I don't think there has been more apt a description, Carter.
The Full Cold-Eyed Shark. Even Rodney Fox wouldn't have survived a Martin attack.
Thats fine. Not all players get along.
But i never read about either one of those guys breaking curfew and going outside the team rules.
