2024 VFL thread

[Trever]

I think the above commentary demonstrates the amount of respect and adulation that Swans fans have for Parker. It reminds me of the downplaying we do when our children misbehave at school. We find a way to downplay or excuse their behaviour.

People on here are finding a way to excuse Parker. I saw the incident as the actions of an internally frustrated man who is struggling to cope with his current situation. Parker at his best with a clear state of mind goes straight for that ball at full pace. He either picks it up or he paddles it towards the boundary line. In this instance he slows down, turns towards the Franston player who was 8 meters away from the disputed ball and delivers a hit. The Swans didn’t have possession.

The fact that people are saying that Parker has a good record and is not a dirty player tells us that this action was born of pure frustration and anger.

I think Parker needs fresh air and a new start with a team that will appreciate what he has to give at this stage of his career. It feels like Barry Hall at the end of 2009. He went to the Bulldogs and had two enjoyable years there where he played really well.

[BRS328]

Ridiculous comment to compare Parker with Barry Hall. There was no malice in what Parker did, but the fact he chose to bump he will get his fair due.
Luke Parker is a club champion and still has much to offer. The Swans will rap their arms around him and he will do us proud once again.

[liz]

Ridiculous comment to compare Parker with Barry Hall. There was no malice in what Parker did, but the fact he chose to bump he will get his fair due.
Luke Parker is a club champion and still has much to offer. The Swans will rap their arms around him and he will do us proud once again.

I'm not convinced there was malice, per say, in any of Hall's indiscretions. Especially the infamous Staker blow. I just think he had a brain snap. But he was a recidivist. He kept repeating his brain snaps. To this stage, at least, Parker is not.

I find it hard to label any onfield indiscretion these days as a "dog act" (a phrase that some have used). Very few are. For the record, I didn't think Brown's bump on McCartin or Wright's on Cunningham were close to deserving such a label. Even Webster clattering into Simpkin I'm inclined to think of more as a brain fade than a dog act. Similarly, Gaff's strike that broke Brayshaw's jaw.

Of recent incidents that spring to mind, Nankervis cleaning up Lloyd last year comes the closest. I suspect Nankervis knew exactly what he was doing. And maybe some of the behind the play hits could be assessed that way, such as Schultz's punch to the back of someone's head a couple of weeks ago. But those are usually of insufficient force to do immediate damage.

[Kafka's Ghost]

Ridiculous comment to compare Parker with Barry Hall. There was no malice in what Parker did, but the fact he chose to bump he will get his fair due.
Luke Parker is a club champion and still has much to offer. The Swans will rap their arms around him and he will do us proud once again.

100%.


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