General off-season footy chat

[Rod_]

I am starting a rumor. Collingwood reported him in the US authorities, to make him pull his head in!

Hope it works..

LOL

[707]

Apparently has engaged the law firm Harvey Weinstein has been using. Wonder who is putting up the money for that?

A reputable firm of lawyers? De Goey will look funny wobbling into court with a walking frame!

Much to have a chuckle about at the Pies expense at present. I so want for GWS to bid on Daicos at pick 2, the pick they got cheap from the Pies in last years ND. That Ned Guy was a scream last year, I'm missing him

[KSAS]

Been watching quite a bit of Bert Newton specials highlighting his magnificent TV and stage career. A true entertainer which the likes we won't see again. I'd forgotten what a proud Fitzroy supporter he was being born and bred in Fitzroy. He wore the Guernsey and gave the club a few plugs on live TV on several occasions. Made me think how he felt when the club moved/merged with the Brisbane Bears and if he'd still followed them passionately thereafter?

P.S. The Don Lane Show was compulsive viewing in my family back in the day. I always thought "Hey Hey it's Saturday" and then the "Footy Show" filled that evening live TV void which Ch 9 seemed good at producing. Sadly now days it seems like an endless procession of mindless reality tv shows.

[NeonBible]

Hi all,

Hope everyone is enjoying their newfound freedom - I know I have been! I've been up the coast for the last few weeks and booked my youngest in for specialised footy training classes under Matthew Scarlett. Wasn't sure what to expect, had heard great things from a few friends whose kids had been part of the program.. so i turn up and who should I see? Tom McCartin! Apparently he's been lending his Sundays to help out and coach. I got to have a chat with him and he mentioned he was in great knick and was planning to head back up to Sydney in a fortnight. Seemed like a friendly enough young man. He was fantastic with the kids, had a great sense of humour, a lot wittier than when he was talking to me, the other coaches and even from what I've seen in his interviews. Must be the kids that bring it out of him!!

Wonderful to see one of our players giving back to the community a bit and making himself a great model for the next generation!!

A few other off-season sightings so far that might be of interest to RWOers:

- Hayden McLean has joined a family friends' fitness program down in Moorabbin, focusing on speed and endurance work.

- I'm reliably informed a handful of Victorian-based players, at least two of who are Oli Florent and Joel Amartey, relocated their off-season fitness regimes to Sydney, to train at the club.

- And as some of you might've seen on the Swans' Twitter account, Logan McDonald seems to be doing some intense physical training of his own over in Perth.

Great to see the players taking things so seriously and not letting things opening up again get in the way of their hunger! We have a fired up group ready for what 2022 will bring!!

CHEER CHEER

[The Big Cat]

Hi all,

Hope everyone is enjoying their newfound freedom - I know I have been! I've been up the coast for the last few weeks and booked my youngest in for specialised footy training classes under Matthew Scarlett. Wasn't sure what to expect, had heard great things from a few friends whose kids had been part of the program.. so i turn up and who should I see? Tom McCartin! Apparently he's been lending his Sundays to help out and coach. I got to have a chat with him and he mentioned he was in great knick and was planning to head back up to Sydney in a fortnight. Seemed like a friendly enough young man. He was fantastic with the kids, had a great sense of humour, a lot wittier than when he was talking to me, the other coaches and even from what I've seen in his interviews. Must be the kids that bring it out of him!!

Wonderful to see one of our players giving back to the community a bit and making himself a great model for the next generation!!

A few other off-season sightings so far that might be of interest to RWOers:

- Hayden McLean has joined a family friends' fitness program down in Moorabbin, focusing on speed and endurance work.

- I'm reliably informed a handful of Victorian-based players, at least two of who are Oli Florent and Joel Amartey, relocated their off-season fitness regimes to Sydney, to train at the club.

- And as some of you might've seen on the Swans' Twitter account, Logan McDonald seems to be doing some intense physical training of his own over in Perth.

Great to see the players taking things so seriously and not letting things opening up again get in the way of their hunger! We have a fired up group ready for what 2022 will bring!!

CHEER CHEER

Did you ask Paddy if the Swans had promised him anything?

[bloodspirit]

Hi all,

Hope everyone is enjoying their newfound freedom - I know I have been! I've been up the coast for the last few weeks and booked my youngest in for specialised footy training classes under Matthew Scarlett. Wasn't sure what to expect, had heard great things from a few friends whose kids had been part of the program.. so i turn up and who should I see? Tom McCartin! Apparently he's been lending his Sundays to help out and coach. I got to have a chat with him and he mentioned he was in great knick and was planning to head back up to Sydney in a fortnight. Seemed like a friendly enough young man. He was fantastic with the kids, had a great sense of humour, a lot wittier than when he was talking to me, the other coaches and even from what I've seen in his interviews. Must be the kids that bring it out of him!!

Wonderful to see one of our players giving back to the community a bit and making himself a great model for the next generation!!

A few other off-season sightings so far that might be of interest to RWOers:

- Hayden McLean has joined a family friends' fitness program down in Moorabbin, focusing on speed and endurance work.

- I'm reliably informed a handful of Victorian-based players, at least two of who are Oli Florent and Joel Amartey, relocated their off-season fitness regimes to Sydney, to train at the club.

- And as some of you might've seen on the Swans' Twitter account, Logan McDonald seems to be doing some intense physical training of his own over in Perth.

Great to see the players taking things so seriously and not letting things opening up again get in the way of their hunger! We have a fired up group ready for what 2022 will bring!!

CHEER CHEER

Thanks for that great sharing, NB! Very interested to hear all that. Where are Matthew Scarlett's footy classes?

[rickmat]

One of the champions of the game, Russell Ebert, has passed away at 74 of cancer. Russell was an unbelievable player for Port in the SANFL and never played in the VFL which was a pity.

[rickmat]

Spent a year with North Melb, I forgot

[Blood Fever]

One of the champions of the game, Russell Ebert, has passed away at 74 of cancer. Russell was an unbelievable player for Port in the SANFL and never played in the VFL which was a pity.

Believe he and Graham Cornes played at Nth Melb late in their careers. Sad news.

[TheBloods]

JMac wasn't rated as he had not really been in the development pathways. He wasn't playing in his school side's first XVIII and it wasn't until one of the Nthn Knights coaches spotted him playing in the local comp and asked the school coach why he wasn't playing in the firsts. They played him and he did well and he finished off his u18 year with the Nthn Knights where he did ok. I think the Swans saw him play in a rep game between AGS v APS schools where he was apparently BOG. He wasn't on the radar because of his non traditional pathway

Ha , if by non traditional you mean not a rich kid who was in the boys club as a junior then yep . How sad for the game

[Bloods05]

Ha , if by non traditional you mean not a rich kid who was in the boys club as a junior then yep . How sad for the game

Which boys' club? Can you be more specific? There are lots of them.

[NeonBible]

Thanks for that great sharing, NB! Very interested to hear all that. Where are Matthew Scarlett's footy classes?

Hi bloodspirit,

The specific sessions my son attended with Scarlett were in Newtown up in Geelong. Brendan McCartney is the usual coach but Scarlett is the new addition. Not a bad one at that!! Bonus seeing a Blood there on the day