Nixon on 3aw now

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i doubt he'd want to after being publicly sacked. he had to go for so many reasons, but he didn't need to be humiliated. he should have been allowed the dignity of retiring. He was our captain, regardless of how poorly he did it.

Maybe he didn't see the writing on the wall. He has been so delusional about things for so long, why does this surprise you?

I doubt that he wants to retire, which is the issue here.

He still thinks that he can cut at the highest level.

If his troll of a manager had a half a brain, he would tell him to hang his boots up but instead, he is trying to wring more money out of him.

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fair point, i agree that he and his manager are both terribly wrong if they honestly thought he could go on. Nixon probably tried to screw some hush money and blew it.

but my point is that surely as the captain of a club he should've been told he needs to retire rather than be pushed out the door. if he stood his ground though, fair enough to sack him.

i guess it doesn't matter now

Heard Both Ricky Nixon interviews.
SEN and AW.
AW was a far more honest interview. Knew that Swannie had just explained things from the Club's point of view and couldn't state garbage.

Club offered him plenty of roles and asked him to resign ( reading through the lines) including $$$ for many years.
He declined dug up his heals and now is an ex player.
He has ceased to be
He is a stiff.

But on a lighter note... pardon the pun?

What weight will he balloon out to before april. - nearest this pin here? anyone??

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Oh well, if that's true he has let himself and his club down - yet again.

Poor dumb bastard. How can he have such a 'wonderful football brain' yet be so stupid?

I couldn't agree more. He could have been told privately so as to give him the opportunity to say, "Don't do it, I'll just retire gracefully and blame my knees," and we would all have felt a bit better. Regardles of anything, he played a lot of good footy for us over the years and should be remembered as a great player who was passd by, by the speed of the game. I hate to say this because I reckon Big John is the greatest of all Carlton players but if Lance had played in the fifties, sixties and seventies, and John Nicholls had played in the nineties and naughties, perhaps Lance would have played 300+ games and Big John 200ish.

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If this is true, my past post was a bit premature

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I wish he had just retired gracefully. You could say he wanted to play on to prove people wrong and not go out so soon after being annointed captain of the greatest AFL club, he wanted another chance. But that's the thing, he had been given several chances.

He has been a great servent, played over 200 games, the worst possible thing that can eventuate from this is for the club to be dragged through the mud by Lance or Nixon, who doesn't seem to be doing the right thing in terms of the legacy Lance holds at the club. Irresposible management.

Stuff him. Lance was good in his younger days. Lance today deserves the public shame, he is the one responsible for year after year of turning up out of shape, joke after joke about who ate the pies. If anything Lance should be ashamed that he was told to go away mid-season and worked his arse off when it counted least.

Nixon can get over himself, if he was a decent player manager he would of been in Lance's ear constantly about his weight and seen the writing on the wall.

Why the Club elected him Captain who knows!!

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Another jigsaw puzzle piece falls into place.

As much as I like Lance, the sad truth is that his time is up.

I always felt that Lance would not be a part of the mighty Carlton resurgence that is to come. And so it has come to pass..

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That's still a valid argument for trading Waite and Fevola because other parts of their game aren't up to scratch. For all his faults, Lance has achieved more than Waite at the same stage in their careers and was a better footballer than Jarred.

The game has changed like Nixon said on 3AW today and left him behind.

Kennedy wouldn't have been traded if his first two seasons were as good as Whitnall's.

His body has failed him? Come on, be serious. If you're playing AFL, you have no excuses. He was a fat, lazy prick. Simple as that.

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Hey Ricky,

What about Whitnall showing respect to the club that has paid him well even when he has been struggling. To me, someone who is appointed captain when we were in the position we were should lead by example.

He didn't, to present himself at the fitness level he did was unforgiveable.

Ratts & Carlton have made the right decision, hard but correct!

Nixon before you cast aspersions about leaks - have a look at who was at the meeting with Lance - and the club - I believe Mrs Whitnall was there and I'm not talking about Graeme's or Shane's wife.

And next time you cast shit on this club remember what happened to the last player manager who trampled this club's reputation through the mud for his own gains.

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I liked Lance sad to see him go but it is a professional game and you have to take the good with the bad


Having struggled with weight all my life I know how he feels and how hard it is to lose weight. some people lose it alot easier than others and unfortunately Lance like many other people struggles

Good luck with the Dish Lickers Lance

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farewell big red...always remembering the good times buddy...

thanks for 99...will never forget it

Farewell to Whitnall, got to play over 200 games a achievement that many would never do. The old saying from previous Footballers who got forced to Retire or delisted. I wish i prepared for the season the best i can, to give me the best chance for the season, but i took it too easy during the season instead of doing the best,now it cost my season and on the list.

Whitnall did some good things, but the fact is you need to develop your team and get some more extra kids each year in the draft. It doesn't matter even if it's pick 50+ if you only have a few picks. There will be someone that will make it and a couple of uncontracted players will make way for it.

I feel sorry for him especially how some supporters are really digging at him after the delisting and really putting the foot to him

I know he has had a tough year and probably never read those comments about him,but if he is so devastated, he could get very depressed and who knows things do happen to people no matter how rich or poor they are.

I don't want another tragedy football story so let him be and let him recover from the decision but go bag his manager as much.