"Unmanly"...what a disgrace

Harvey To Hayes · Wed 30 Jun 2010 1:20pm

Bakes copped that elbow to the face, got stitched up and came straight back for more. As mentioned earlier in this debacle he's exactly the guy you'd want fighting next to you in the trenches if a war broke out. Tough as nails, for that silver-haired nancy to call him unmanly is an absolute disgrace. Hope they run into each other one dark night a few years from now...

Thinline · Post: # 950622Post **Thinline** » Wed 30 Jun 2010 1:42pm

Harvey To Hayes wrote:Bakes copped that elbow to the face, got stitched up and came straight back for more. As mentioned earlier in this debacle he's exactly the guy you'd want fighting next to you in the trenches if a war broke out. Tough as nails, for that silver-haired nancy to call him unmanly is an absolute disgrace. Hope they run into each other one dark night a few years from now...

The thing about this...Despite all the bleating of opposition clubs, EVERY club has a Stevie Baker of sorts on it's list but they ALL wish they had the real one in their 22.

saintbrat · Post: # 950695Post **saintbrat** » Wed 30 Jun 2010 3:16pm

Harvey To Hayes wrote:Bakes copped that elbow to the face, got stitched up and came straight back for more. As mentioned earlier in this debacle he's exactly the guy you'd want fighting next to you in the trenches if a war broke out. Tough as nails, for that silver-haired nancy to call him unmanly is an absolute disgrace. Hope they run into each other one dark night a few years from now...

In fact Bake spent half the 2nd and most of the 3rd quarter off the ground with concussion and then was moved to the forward line due to the injury.

bendigo bob · Wed 30 Jun 2010 5:33pm

Will have to watch the replay again but did Bakes receive any frees for head high tackles after he came back onto the ground? If the answer is yes then surely the Geelong player would have to be reported for attemting to harm an injured player. Will this also be the case when any player comes back onto the ground with a bandage around their head? What about players who have tape on their shoulders or any other part of their body?? This decision and ruling is a complete farce.

older saint · Wed 30 Jun 2010 6:44pm

This clearly shows to me the AFL contacted him and said "Make sure this sticks"

Great PR for them they distance themselves from the MRP ( who they created and control the appointment of - but do not influence?), they get a statement made for all the mums etc who do not like the unsociable style of football, and they have a great patsie in Steven Baker - tagger , bad record , not liked outside his club . Perfect for Andrew "the dinner" Demetriou and his own version of Smithers Adrian "lap dog" Anderson.

Must remember he IS a lawyer and the only difference between lawyers and lab rats is there are some things even a lab rat won't do.

ozrulestrace · Wed 30 Jun 2010 7:01pm

Satements by Mr Tinney were
"Written and authorised by A Demetriou for the AFL".

Written and authorised by a bloke who paid $680 to see George Michael.

I rest my case.

Dr Spaceman · Wed 30 Jun 2010 7:21pm

ozrulestrace wrote:Written and authorised by a bloke who paid $680 to see George Michael.

What a waste of money!

Especially considering George Michael charged nothing for his 1998 LA Toilet performance.

The again, that performance was most "unmanly"

Milan Faletic · Wed 30 Jun 2010 7:41pm

Of course it's un-manly.

They are a team in the NRL.

We are St Kilda are play Saints Footy.

Manly Sea Eagles can do what they like, Bomber, which by the way is a very un-Geelong nickname

White Winmar · Wed 30 Jun 2010 8:13pm

What you have to remember about lawyers in general is that they are for hire to anyone who pays to engage them. They will argue a case according to who their client is, not according to the facts or any objective morality. They are whores. I rank them below prostitutes, because at least prostitutes know, and acknowledge what they are. The lawyer will simply argue what is in his/her's clients interests. Tomorrow Tinney could be hired by St.Kilda to defend Baker, and he would do so with vigour. Go figure. They are overpaid, overrated and a blight on the community. As Shakespeare famously wrote,"Come the revolution, kill all the lawyers first." I wonder what the "courageous" Tinney would say to Baker if they met on a football field or in a dark alley. Not too much, I'd suggest. Absolute filth. Don't worry about him.

Bardon Saint · Wed 30 Jun 2010 8:21pm

Now now, it would have been more manly to knock someone out hall vs staker style than give your opponent some chin music that doesn't even register as low impact. Less of a suspension and your opponent is off the ground. A pretty clear message has been sent by the AFL.

SaintWal · Post: # 950977Post **SaintWal** » Wed 30 Jun 2010 10:03pm

Thinking about this last night SB and I wonder when a player or the AFLPA will take one of these cases to court.

It Will happen I am sure.

saintbrat wrote:restraint of trade?
work place bullying?
personal damages?

saintbrat · Post: # 950986Post **saintbrat** » Wed 30 Jun 2010 10:20pm

SaintWal wrote:Thinking about this last night SB and I wonder when a player or the AFLPA will take one of these cases to court.

It Will happen I am sure.

saintbrat wrote:restraint of trade?
work place bullying?
personal damages?

I'm sure if it was black and white No 12 it may hold a hope of being taken further.....

all they would comment on today was the name calling..