The Duke wrote:
MCG - Round 22 - 2001 was the birth place of tanking. Scum v richmond which ninthmond won.
Hird was removed from the ground at the 15 min mark of the last while scum were down by 15 points.
After the match Hird said it was a discipline thing, sheedy said it was because the game was beyond reach(get your stories straight boys). It ensured the scum didn't have to play their bogey team in the first round of the finals - TANK!
It was born in 1999 when Fremantle came up against Geelong in round 22. If they won they wouldn't have got the picks which secured them Hasleby and Pavlich
North Melbourne in 2006 put Shagga and Simmo in for surgery, but North didn't divulge what was wrong with one of the players. Just that it was best to put them in for surgery and get them ready for season 2007.
Collingwood in 2005 3 goals up against North Melbourne with a few minutes remaining somehow got beaten. Coincidentally in the week leading up to the game Chris Tarrant had scans on his knee and the club decided to book him in for surgery.
Hawthorn in 2005 7 goals up at one stage against Richmond in the Round 21 game, yet, just like Collingwood they ended up losing. Where was the outcry? Why weren't there any calls then for their picks to be taken off them?
I guess you can always count on people bashing Carlton; the problem is that many of these are Filth and Hawthorn supporters.
And why was Libba approached about the story? Eddie wouldn't be interested in getting some 'dirt' on Carlton would he? He must still be VERY bitter about what happened. Swann executed the plan perfectly at Collingwood in 2005 and did the same last year with us; yet Swann was able to lure JUDD to the club Eddie hates most. I know it hurts Eddie for you to miss out on JUDD with Swann a key factor in the deal but you have to get over it
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,865 ... 09,00.htmlhttp://www.finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.a ... sonID=2005Quote:
And Magpies full-forward Chris Tarrant may be in line for season-ending surgery, depending on the result of a knee scan tomorrow.
It is alright for Tarrant to have season ending surgery isn't it KB but not ok for Thornton and Fevola.
Tarrant's last game for season 2005 was the week before the uber tank against North Melbourne
http://www.injuryupdate.com.au/forum/ar ... -2057.htmlQuote:
Dean Laidley has foreshadowed a radical change in how the Kangaroos approach their pre-season training programme with Shannon Grant, Adam Simpson and Daniel Pratt all set to undergo season-ending surgery in order to be ready for an early October return to Arden St.
"One or two guys probably played their last games of the year today, but we'll have a look at that a little bit more closely (during the week)," he said.
"Simmo more than likely, Shannon we'll have to wait and see, we don't know how long his rehabilitation time is and until we actually see our specialist during the week, that'll determine when he finishes playing."
The Kangaroos' coach would not divulge the nature of the players' respective injuries, but did describe Simpson's issues as "wear and tear on other parts of his body" and not the foot injury that has bothered the skipper this season.
Where was the outcry. "wear and tear" It's ok for Simmo and Shagga but not for Thornton or Fevola
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