Was just wondering what players people have met and who they thought were good blokes and the ones that didnt quite get there.
For mine Harvey,Winmar,Gtrain and Voss are top blokes with Burke topping the bunch, great bloke.
Not quite so nice in my opinion when i met them were the likes Smith,Max and Goddard.
Most of the time Ive met these blokes are at after match functions at AAMI stadium after a loss, that might be the reason for some behaviour,I dont know.
Would be very intrested in hearing from people that frequent the club and see the boys often.
Nice blokes or a bit up themselves?
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peter lockwood
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very harsh to judge a players personality on one meeting I reckon..far too easy to misjudge shyness as being "up himself"
Having said that..I will not hear a bad word against Max. My daughter took him flowers and a teddy bear to training afer "that" game v the Bulldogs in 2000
Was a total gentleman, genuinely chuffed to get them, posed for photos and chatted to her for ages. All with the opposite end of the spectrum, Spoider, yelling smutty comments from afar.
Having said that..I will not hear a bad word against Max. My daughter took him flowers and a teddy bear to training afer "that" game v the Bulldogs in 2000
Was a total gentleman, genuinely chuffed to get them, posed for photos and chatted to her for ages. All with the opposite end of the spectrum, Spoider, yelling smutty comments from afar.
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I have met a number of players over the years in different forums. I know Stewie Loewe well as his boy Sam went to creche with my boy and we did the birthday party thing for awhile and actually at one of the parties Harvey was there so had a good conversation with him.Went out to a Indian restaurant with my wife and Stew and Annie when they where together . Stew is a great guy and does'nt mind chatting about the old days. Also I have spoke to Max a number of times when I have bumped into him at a local timber place (he is a part time builder and I run a landscaping business) and he has remembered me and been kind enough to say g'day. And i once had a great chat to Sammy Hamill on a plane flying back from Fremantle back in 2004 when we gave the dockers a caning and he was an awesome guy to chat to. And my next door neighbor's daughter is married to David Grant who I see on a regular basis and he allways says hello. Hey they are all people like you and me and I think they actually like it when you treat them that way rather than as a demi god
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Barry Hall top bloke he actually rang me after meeting my daughter (dont read that the wrong way she was 9) and invited me for a drink at the club
Some drinks with Winmar and Lockett at the club (nice guys) and met plugger at some BBQ's, he was alway good for a chat
Joffa Cunningham nicest bloke youd ever want to meet
Ian Cooper at the tip nearly every day always had time for a chat, he had Coops Scoops back them
Gilbert Mc Adam real nice bloke
When i was a kid i met Carl Ditteritch and Doc Baldock they became my heroes after that meeting and we went on to win a flag
Nathan Bourke how genuine do you want, another Banger with his modesty
and lots more, very few were bad, mostly all good
Trevor Barker was real up himself on the number of occasions i met him
but it was still sad to see him go so young
Some drinks with Winmar and Lockett at the club (nice guys) and met plugger at some BBQ's, he was alway good for a chat
Joffa Cunningham nicest bloke youd ever want to meet
Ian Cooper at the tip nearly every day always had time for a chat, he had Coops Scoops back them
Gilbert Mc Adam real nice bloke
When i was a kid i met Carl Ditteritch and Doc Baldock they became my heroes after that meeting and we went on to win a flag
Nathan Bourke how genuine do you want, another Banger with his modesty
and lots more, very few were bad, mostly all good
Trevor Barker was real up himself on the number of occasions i met him
but it was still sad to see him go so young
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yeah, he is, along with rocca and archer!ausfatcat wrote:Controvercial but Barry Hall good guy.
nice guys from the club...
Milne, x.clarke, c.jones, rix, joey, and fraser, but Dal leading them by far!
some guys who can be a bit rude sometimes...
bj, riewoldt, and thats about it
i didnt really like kosi at the start of the year, until i went to a training session and went on the other side of the oval where there is no grand stand, and him and rix were doing some running skills, like a beep text, and i said hi to him and wanted to know how he was, and he chatted away for about 5 mins telling me about how he is not good because the trainers are making him do this rubbish etc....and after the training was over i got to have a kick with him!
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I just want them to stay out of the news for bad media, and dominate on the football oval.
There is such a fine line.
These are normal people in very exposed positions.
All it takes is for a misunderstanding of a fan about a player's attitude, to turn to everyone that the fan talks footy to thinking that player is a bad bloke.
Hell, I am sure some peoples' opinions on players have changed by just reading this thread. Nobody really even knows anyone here.
I think it is really harsh to judge a player unless you know them or they have done something really major to warrant a decision about them being based.
I think people, just like in real life, receive vibes of certain players and naturally, maybe sub-consciously, feel negatively towards them.
I've been guilty of this and I'll admit that although Riewoldt is one of my favourite players - if not my favourite - there is just something I don't like about his attitude I have seen away from the football field and I naturally agree to someone elses negative opinion about him when it could be a complete mistake of a situation.
Then I am sure someone would think quite the opposite about Riewoldt or other players.
These are normal people in very exposed positions.
All it takes is for a misunderstanding of a fan about a player's attitude, to turn to everyone that the fan talks footy to thinking that player is a bad bloke.
Hell, I am sure some peoples' opinions on players have changed by just reading this thread. Nobody really even knows anyone here.
I think it is really harsh to judge a player unless you know them or they have done something really major to warrant a decision about them being based.
I think people, just like in real life, receive vibes of certain players and naturally, maybe sub-consciously, feel negatively towards them.
I've been guilty of this and I'll admit that although Riewoldt is one of my favourite players - if not my favourite - there is just something I don't like about his attitude I have seen away from the football field and I naturally agree to someone elses negative opinion about him when it could be a complete mistake of a situation.
Then I am sure someone would think quite the opposite about Riewoldt or other players.
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Aaron Hamill, Dal, Milney and Bakes are on the top of my list for nicest a long with Rixy, Fergus was a top bloke as well.
I think its unfair on the players to say they are rude, up themselves or unfriendly. they have just as much right to have a bad day as anyone and unless they tell me to f*** off on a st kilda based event i can excuse them for being in a bad mood (this has never happened btw).
Hamill has always been super friendly, Dal has time for everyone any time, Milney is great to me and reallly good with the youngsters and Bakes treats you like his best mate. we're lucky to have such a decent bunch of blokes, hopefully this year they deliver as much on the field as off the field
I think its unfair on the players to say they are rude, up themselves or unfriendly. they have just as much right to have a bad day as anyone and unless they tell me to f*** off on a st kilda based event i can excuse them for being in a bad mood (this has never happened btw).
Hamill has always been super friendly, Dal has time for everyone any time, Milney is great to me and reallly good with the youngsters and Bakes treats you like his best mate. we're lucky to have such a decent bunch of blokes, hopefully this year they deliver as much on the field as off the field
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Nick Dal Santo tops my list anyday.
He just has so many good qualities, and is really well spoken.
He goes out of his way to talk to ya, even though club officials and staff are saying, alrighty ya better get going.. But he goes out of his way to make everyone feel wanted.
Bakes is also a top bloke. Funny, cracks a joke, has a chat. top bloke.
And of course Robert Harvey. He just can't do anything wrong... great guy, awesome player, will have a chat andis incredibly humble.
He just has so many good qualities, and is really well spoken.
He goes out of his way to talk to ya, even though club officials and staff are saying, alrighty ya better get going.. But he goes out of his way to make everyone feel wanted.
Bakes is also a top bloke. Funny, cracks a joke, has a chat. top bloke.
And of course Robert Harvey. He just can't do anything wrong... great guy, awesome player, will have a chat andis incredibly humble.
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Re: Nice blokes or a bit up themselves?
When I met Goddard at training once he was pretty nice to me and asking me questions and stuff. He must have been in a good moodpeter lockwood wrote:Not quite so nice in my opinion when i met them were the likes Smith,Max and Goddard.
Lenny and Dal were also pretty nice.
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met literally hundreds of st kilda footballers in my life time.......never met one i didn't like at the time.......including boofhead....
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i think they all go above and beyond
imagine how many random people they talk to every day, about the same thing over and over, maybe when they're in a hurry or bad mood, i know i would eventually just tell people to bugger off and let me get on with my business
of course there will be some bad meetings between player and fan, but it is more than understandable
as long as they're not on the front page of the paper, i'm happy
imagine how many random people they talk to every day, about the same thing over and over, maybe when they're in a hurry or bad mood, i know i would eventually just tell people to bugger off and let me get on with my business
of course there will be some bad meetings between player and fan, but it is more than understandable
as long as they're not on the front page of the paper, i'm happy
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Generally speaking, I don't think footballers are really bothered about the fans. IMO there is a very small percentage of players who honestly enjoy associating with them.
Most aren't interested in any of the lives which revolve around the club. They're protected from it by both the club and their own exclusiveness. It's a high-pressure job and they have their own things to worry about like their own routines and their form.
In many ways they're cautious of supporters. Nobody knows the real them besides their friends, family, teammates and coaches. What we see of the players is just their public face, they keep their real personalities to themselves.
When things start to go wrong, supporters are always the first to suddenly turn against them and they're all fully aware of that fact.
Most aren't interested in any of the lives which revolve around the club. They're protected from it by both the club and their own exclusiveness. It's a high-pressure job and they have their own things to worry about like their own routines and their form.
In many ways they're cautious of supporters. Nobody knows the real them besides their friends, family, teammates and coaches. What we see of the players is just their public face, they keep their real personalities to themselves.
When things start to go wrong, supporters are always the first to suddenly turn against them and they're all fully aware of that fact.
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NICE PEOPLE or UP THEMSELVES? !!
If this thread was on Forumites, and not players we could have another 20 page thread on our hands
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1st Vote:
LukeL26 is a nice guy
Rogerwa is a great guy (He paid me to say that) !!
If this thread was on Forumites, and not players we could have another 20 page thread on our hands
!!1st Vote:
LukeL26 is a nice guy
Rogerwa is a great guy (He paid me to say that)
!!
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LennyBoy, HD, TTSF and gosaintsgoEastern wrote:NICE PEOPLE or UP THEMSELVES? !!
If this thread was on Forumites, and not players we could have another 20 page thread on our hands
1st Vote:
LukeL26 is a nice guy !!
all very nice people
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