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Post: # 1050713Post stkildathunda »

BigMart wrote:Which tommy?....

We have 4........
Im pretty sure its Tommy Ledger that needs to learn to block :lol:


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Post: # 1050714Post jonesy »

Who was Lyon getting into about always having there hands on there hips first at training? I missed who it was


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Post: # 1050715Post I Love Peter Kiel »

You little beauties!

Loved the show.
Have to admit have been really busy at work, tired, just a bit jaded about the whole thing.

This doco was a real glimpse inside the bubble experienced by those who play at the highest level.

I'll be there on "Fridee night" shouting myself hoarse! Just love the boys!


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Enjoyed it, really well put together.

Things I picked up from it that we probably already knew.

Blake is very highly regarded internally
Roo understands the pressure he is personally under as captain
Gilbert's body language indicated is very uncomfortable about it all
Ross strikes me as someone who would instill calm when required
The new facilities are really going to be significant
Lenny is the teachers pet
I think I finally reckon I worked out why Dal looks different, he has had some kind of mouth operation, or removal of braces/plate
Lenny has great eyes
Loved Dal's comments about Grammy's floaters :)
Joey is a smart alec :wink:
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Post: # 1050717Post saintbrat »

BigMart wrote:Which tommy?....

We have 4........
5 actually-
bit like when I was a kid and my mother used to call my brother or I- 'I'm sure it was you she was after'--- they could take it in turns

Ledger could be the new Coaches Pet...


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Post: # 1050718Post Sam23 »

loved dals

"We've been practicing out floaters to get used to Grammys throughout the year"

:lol:


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Post: # 1050720Post BigMart »

Walsh, simpkin, curran, ledger??.......lynch....ffs


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Post: # 1050721Post SainterK »

Sam23 wrote:loved dals

"We've been practicing out floaters to get used to Grammys throughout the year"

:lol:
:)

Ouch :wink:


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Post: # 1050723Post BigMart »

P66.....doco may help you understand why people who have been on the inner sanctum of the real deal....have more of an idea than people give opinion largely based on perceptions and basically chinese whispers....

Ross lyon know stk players better than all
The ass. Coahes and team mates
Current coaches and players next
Former coaches and players next
Local footy coaches next
Forum fans next
Forum fans wives next
Immigrants next
Mike sheahen somewhere after that...


He, like us would have loved that.....to those on the inside...thats everday


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Post: # 1050724Post matrix »

yeah just watched it
pity it was only half hour!!!
loved it


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Post: # 1050726Post Moccha »

Typical farken Perth aren't showing it on free to air. WCE and Docker mentality smells like s***. Sorry for the language but this town stinks in footy season!


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Post: # 1050731Post Con Gorozidis »

stkildathunda wrote:
BigMart wrote:Which tommy?....

We have 4........
Im pretty sure its Tommy Ledger that needs to learn to block :lol:
simpkin i think


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Post: # 1050736Post bigred »

I honestly found myself holding my breath throughout the first fifteen minutes.

I was expecting some creative editing to show us up as a bunch of deviants.

I liked how a lot of Ross was just from the same trip to work in his car. Quite candid.

"It creeps into your subconcience" when talking about the GF losses.

Damn straight it does...just the other day driving home from work, I had a total flashback to GF 1 from last year......when we were a couple of points up and I thought we had it won.....

I want to win a flag so much...have had the slightest, the tiniest taste of it.

Was a good little doco.

Anyone seen any of the "Hard Knocks" series from ESPN. Where they follow a club through preseason training camp.
NFL clubs beg to be the focus of the show as they are generally a very positive thing for the franchise. We should do something similar. The New Orleans Saints might be the 2011 club.


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BigMart wrote:P66.....doco may help you understand why people who have been on the inner sanctum of the real deal....have more of an idea than people give opinion largely based on perceptions and basically chinese whispers....

Ross lyon know stk players better than all
The ass. Coahes and team mates
Current coaches and players next
Former coaches and players next
Local footy coaches next
Forum fans next
Forum fans wives next
Immigrants next
Mike sheahen somewhere after that...


He, like us would have loved that.....to those on the inside...thats everday
Well the last I heard from you on this you wanted to pick the best players on club best and fairest even though he is picking them for the following year. Got to laugh at that.

Anyway the show was great. Sometimes you wish you could just spend the whole day at the club to see exactly what does happen.


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Post: # 1050745Post Wrote for Luck »

love the doco! shows you how articulate Rossy is. true leader
and i loved the hip and shoulder he put on someone during training. who copped it?


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Post: # 1050746Post saintbrat »

millarsaint wrote:love the doco! shows you how articulate Rossy is. true leader
and i loved the hip and shoulder he put on someone during training. who copped it?
Tom Simpkin -- I thought..


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I liked BJ's comment to a Lions player...

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'Have you loaded up on "Hero pills"?' :lol:


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Stayed up to watch it and damn glad I did.
I thought it was brilliant. Seeing the raw emotion from the boys was tough and brought a few tears to my eyes for sure. Especially the footage of BJ upset and pacing like he didnt quite know what to do and when Lenny teared up :cry:
I loved seeing the lighter side too of them interacting with each other and Ross. Being that bit further away and not able to get to live games often this sort of thing is important for me.

Remminds me why I love this club.

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Post: # 1050756Post markp »

It was brilliant.

The new facilities and ground look awesome... I'm a big believer in the transformative powers of inspiring surroundings, and this has to help.

Even though it was at the tail end of a very ordinary patch off-field , it still seemed like a great and positive environment to be around.

Lenny Hayes, what can you say??

And I do really hope Lyon becomes a 10+ year coach for us....


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Post: # 1050757Post bergholt »

the gilbert and riewoldt "everything's ok" scene is a bit awkward. gilbo really just seems like a kinda big, dumb puppy dog. he doesn't really understand what went wrong or why, but he's real eager to please his master.


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Post: # 1050763Post Dr Spaceman »

bergholt wrote:the gilbert and riewoldt "everything's ok" scene is a bit awkward. gilbo really just seems like a kinda big, dumb puppy dog. he doesn't really understand what went wrong or why, but he's real eager to please his master.
Many people will view that scene in many different ways - some not complimentary.

To me it came across as Sam being very embarrassed by the whole ordeal.

I hope I'm right and I really hope he's pulled his head in.



PS: Probably would have been better in the circumstances if he had put a shirt on first!


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Sam probably liked the irony...

Post: # 1050764Post Stjohn »

of him being caught (semi) naked :oops:


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Post: # 1050766Post Behind Play »

Lenny wasn't the only one getting emotional.


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Post: # 1050770Post bergholt »

Behind Play wrote:Lenny wasn't the only one getting emotional.
yeah. i always respected banger, but you have to just out and out love lenny.

i didn't realise gamble's nickname was "vegas".

i like the ross lyon quote when ledger did something good: "tommy ledger, update your status mate!"


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Post: # 1050771Post IluvHarvey »

bergholt wrote:the gilbert and riewoldt "everything's ok" scene is a bit awkward. gilbo really just seems like a kinda big, dumb puppy dog. he doesn't really understand what went wrong or why, but he's real eager to please his master.
I get the feeling that Gilbert is just incredibly shy. Even when interviewed after games he comes across awkward.


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