training brawls

**vagary** · 14th January 2003, 11:54 AM

found this article this morning in the smh. this seems to be the third incident of brawls and punchups in training that i've heard in this year and last year combined. what are peoples opinion of it?http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/...990234789.html

**Mike_B** · 14th January 2003, 11:59 AM

Yeah I saw that this morning too....IMHO its just something being made out of nothing. Remember how competitive these guys are and how they are probably sick of pre-season training and want to get into the real stuff. So anything that they don't like is going to set them off....

**TheMase** · 14th January 2003, 01:32 PM

I saw the footage.
Under the hot adelaide sun, training their hearts out.

Guy got frustrated because of a tackle, and just through his fists around ... Hit smart .. so he had a dig ...

They got that out of their system...

**jude_boltons_babe** · 14th January 2003, 02:07 PM

i saw the adelaide boys fighting a freind of mine said that wayne carey would have to of been in that but he wasnt it was nigel smart nathan bassett

**TheMase** · 14th January 2003, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by jude_adams_babe
i saw the adelaide boys fighting a freind of mine said that wayne carey would have to of been in that but he wasnt it was nigel smart nathan bassett

You couldn't see the Swans doing it?

And why not? I dont think there are any ill feelings between Smart and Bassett, it was just in the heat of training, frustration will occur, and so will incidents like this.

I would have been surprised if I found out that it did happen at the Swans, and I would be 100% sure that a similar incident would have happened in the last 5 years, just the media is less likely to pick up on it in Sydney.

**Cheer Cheer** · 14th January 2003, 07:46 PM

Masey,

It has infact happened at the swans a few seasons back - maybe 4 I think

It was between scotty russell and johnny stevens

Same thing as usual - one guy put a tackle on too hard at training and its on for young an old

Thats just one example of it happening at the swans - i'm sure there are more occasions of it happening

**TheMase** · 14th January 2003, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by Cheer Cheer
Masey,

It has infact happened at the swans a few seasons back - maybe 4 I think

It was between scotty russell and johnny stevens

Same thing as usual - one guy put a tackle on too hard at training and its on for young an old

Thats just one example of it happening at the swans - i'm sure there are more occasions of it happening

Thanks mate

I knew someone would come along and back up my claims!

So you see, it happens at every club.
Thats not to see the players aren't mates, it just in the heat of the battle (much like a footy match, when a fight break outs, heat of the battle)

**Diego** · 14th January 2003, 10:34 PM

Did Russ mess up Stevens hair or something?

"Hey man not the hair..not the hair"
Stevens rips of his shirt to reveal a fine chisled body and starts slapping Russell.

A bit of a biff at training aint bad..used to happen when I played Soccer. Some guys just couldnt hack it. And when I used to play cricket, I used to bounce the bowlers when they were batting in the net sessions.

All fun really!