More than 10, he went to St Pats Balla-bloody-Rat! Melbourne is like the Bahamas after that!
But yeah.
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But yeah.
You've "accepted it" but you still want an explanation because if you don't get it that means you will believe anything? Tells me you haven't accepted it.
It is for another thread, but Buddhism and other virtue philosophies don't try to eliminate all emotion - in fact they suggest you should experience joy in all that the universe gives you, but dont be surprised when the universe takes those things away, and don't unduly desire things that you don't have.
So enjoy the three flags and Rioli snapping that goal in the GF, but don't be sad that we are now in a rebuild, there is joy in that too. Totes applicable to footy Snakey.
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No worries Tripitaka.
My ego wants to see misery heaped on geelong, and no amount of Buddhism is gunna change that!
Both arguments for him leaving or for him staying are valid and it's an eachway bet. My say on it is i was angry that it was organised in May this year and then we copped denial from him with limp excuses.
Positives are we're doing a proper rebuild now and if he'd had enough for whatever reasons then it's best we got the picks. We can set ourselves up for another launch now providing we draft well in the next 3 years with some big fish added later.
We have to be realistic our list was going nowhere with Graham, Bolton, Rioli and Baker as we only won 2 games all season. Bolton is the only player than can be a damaging mid /Forward which are worth their weight in gold. SO we get 8 cracks inside P25 to nail FOUR gun mids , kpf , a kpb back, a HBF and maybe a ruck.
We are really so lucky this has happened as old Richmond would've kept them going until they were worthless.
Let's all be content bc after a year of hell the God's are starting to smile on us.
Positives are we're doing a proper rebuild now and if he'd had enough for whatever reasons then it's best we got the picks. We can set ourselves up for another launch now providing we draft well in the next 3 years with some big fish added later.
We have to be realistic our list was going nowhere with Graham, Bolton, Rioli and Baker as we only won 2 games all season. Bolton is the only player than can be a damaging mid /Forward which are worth their weight in gold. SO we get 8 cracks inside P25 to nail FOUR gun mids , kpf , a kpb back, a HBF and maybe a ruck.
We are really so lucky this has happened as old Richmond would've kept them going until they were worthless.
Let's all be content bc after a year of hell the God's are starting to smile on us.
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Who the hell is anybody to judge his motives for leaving? Or even knowing them. Unbelievable.
I’d just like to know. I must be a horrible person. He’s gone and nothing anyone can say now will change that, so the subject is ended.
Or maybe they are in a mature, equal relationship where they make decisions about where they live together, as a couple.Wife or gf wanted to move to GC I think work opportunity honestly who wears the.
Its how the modern world is meant to work, but i do understand not all men are ready for it.
Yeah. I also think attaching too much weight to what footballers say when they sign or don't sign contracts is a mistake - some are articulate and speak for themselves, others just say what the club/management tell them to say because, let's face it, they arwnt really comfortable with public or camera-in-face speaking.
Anyways I'll shut up now.
Uncle Maurice nearly left the Tiges, Edelsten signed him Summer 1985-1986, but Geoffey was signing everybody and salary cap saved us.
Only needs one reason n that's exactly the same as for everyone. It's his life n he's entitled to do what he thinks feels best for his life. Everything else is just window dressing.
Yeah, agree with this.
You don't really need a public reason. It's what he wanted to do with his life.
I don't know who we are to value judge that being homesick is noble and everything else is traitorous.
3 time premiership small forward , yet DRiolis true trade value and only increased when he went to half back , well played Dimma 
I'm thinking maybe let the dust settle (in 25 and with Moju on the comeback), then in 26 Moju to slide into 17.
I know The Great Titch handed him 10 but by then time will be the right to make the move.
17 Like Father.
17 Like Son.
The Prince has abdicated. Boo.
Hail The Son King!
I know The Great Titch handed him 10 but by then time will be the right to make the move.
17 Like Father.
17 Like Son.
The Prince has abdicated. Boo.
Hail The Son King!
It felt like to me, when he moved from the forwardline to the backline, he had a new contract soon after.
That move to me was about him being given the chance to shine as a running back, rather than in the publically undervalued role of pressure forward.
He was done with the team requirement, it was the Daniel Requirement. I didn't begrudge him at the time, as I've wanted to change roles at work before
myself. I needed a new challenge etc cause I was feeling stale. But it seemed more about Rioli needing the bigger profile to get more money. I get it, but
it seemed a very selfish approach. Always made me wonder whether it was a trait of his or not.
I'll genuinely miss him playing for us. Was resigned to him going a while ago, and excited about the potential picks we may get back in his place. As others have
said, not sure there's a "virtuous" (can't think of a better word, it's not what I really want to say!) reason for him choosing GC and this isn't pure self interest coming through. Previous behaviours leave me suspicious though.
