Damien Squire

[drebin]

Just wondering what you all think about this, was out on Friday nite after the North Adelaide Gala Dinner at the Marble Bar and saw Damien Squire, this would have been about 2am i would say and he was absolutely smashed dancing around all over the place. Now i thought he was out with a neck injury that doctors have told him he cannot play for three weeks. Just wondering if you'd like to see one of your senior players who'd been ruled out through injury absolutely blind on a friday nite??? Just stirred some thoughts when i saw him!! Just wondering what everyone thinks cos i didnt really like seeing it....

Heard of the real world! He is out injured for Christ sake! I suppose the Roosters players were alll home in bed by 8.00p.m. in their flannny's and reading Jars' bedtime stories!!!

Jar's stories would make much better reading than Ronnie's - which no doubt despite plenty of promise through the chapters always end's in tears at the conclusion! Now can you edit that seeing as your so creative with your own lines?

How about...

Ronnie's stories would make much better reading than Jars' - which no doubt despite a minimal amount of promise through the chapters always ends in tears a few chapters before the conclusion!

Not bad - but Jar's book is not yet finished whereas Fullers collection of encyclopedia sized failures in GF's looks about done if you fail this year from what I can see!

Sorry forgot - "It's the year of the Eagle" isn't that the yearly catch cry? Would be true if the season finished before the first weekend in October though

Playing with fire drebin even though you are stirring. Dont give fete the opportunity.

I'm only stirring but if they win good luck to them - they will say about bloody time and Centrals always winning is getting a little boring! I haven't said we are favourites - far from it - I think until we can beat both the dogs and the eagles and convincingly then we sit 3rd in line!

[rod_rooster]

Eagles might well conquer their hoodoo on the first weekend in October this year. Their big challenge will come the week after this year though.

It is amusing to hear the Eagles supporters trying to put pressure on North and deflect the attention. North finished last in 2003, 4th in 2004 and 2005. The Eagles have been up there and had a good side for years and not capitalised. Pressure surely is on the Eagles to produce this year.

Either way this is off topic. If Squire is finished congratulations on a fine career. If not good luck for the rest of 2006. Leave the bloke alone though. Getting pissed on a Friday night isn't a crime especially when your not playing the next day.

[Jimmy]

From what I have read Jimmy it sounds very much like that is the case. I think he may have been drowning his sorrows when Rooster Chic saw him.
This year was apparently a bonus for Sturt from Squire, Feast convinced him to have one more season, or something along those lines. If this is the last we have seen of him I'd like to say thanks for a fantastic career. One of the greats of the game, a match winner in the true sense of the word, thoroughly deserving of that Magarey and the Premiership medallion he won.

And you should all thank that f*#kwit McDermott for allowing him to leave North!

Bloody terrible isnt it. who knows we might be 13-12 ahaed still.

haha, your STILL going on about that...build. a. bridge

[zipzap]

An interesting thread. About role models, what about Westies' coach who was smoking rollies (Weeeeeddd!) in front of the members stand about 20 minutes before the league game began? Hardly sending out a good message for his team, his supporters, kiddies and the SANFL major sponsor.

[Booney]

An interesting thread. About role models, what about Westies' coach who was smoking rollies (Weeeeeddd!) in front of the members stand about 20 minutes before the league game began? Hardly sending out a good message for his team, his supporters, kiddies and the SANFL major sponsor.

Do the bracket's denote who it was or what it was?

[Footy Chick]

Squiz has always liked a drink (or ten)and a night out, its the way he's always been as far back as I can remember , but it has NEVER made him any lesser a player.

I do however, see RC's point of view, especially when I put my trainers hat on, not so much that it may have looked bad in front of others(or the Sturt fans wondering why an injured player is not taking the correct precautions to make himself right to play) but for someone with a neck injury, one wrong move could do more harm. Perhaps if he was playing on he may not have been out and about, so I would tend to agree with those that suggest that "its time".

Best of luck to Squizzy whatever he chooses to do...

[zipzap]

An interesting thread. About role models, what about Westies' coach who was smoking rollies (Weeeeeddd!) in front of the members stand about 20 minutes before the league game began? Hardly sending out a good message for his team, his supporters, kiddies and the SANFL major sponsor.

Do the bracket's denote who it was or what it was?

'Who' it was.

[drebin]

An interesting thread. About role models, what about Westies' coach who was smoking rollies (Weeeeeddd!) in front of the members stand about 20 minutes before the league game began? Hardly sending out a good message for his team, his supporters, kiddies and the SANFL major sponsor.

Some of you people seriously?. So f#&kin what if he had a smoke before the game and ohh my god in a public place too!!! They haven't banned smoking yet at Suburban Grounds (and I hope they don't) so big deal re who sponsors the league. The Govt. and their anti-smoking stuff is hypocritical because of the amount of tax they get from smokers yet barely any goes back to campaigns like Quit SA!!! They don't give a shit (Just like the current petrol price increases, do we see them reducing their cut? - NO!)

Quick someone fire off an email to the WAFC and the SANFL about this "disgraceful" behaviour!!!

What next - footballers swearing on/off the field?

[mal]

Show em' your medals Squizzy.
What a star, great career.
At the moment has a serious neck injury which might explain
why the champ is strutting his stuff at the venues, he may be
thinking of retirement.
Norths loss Sturts gain.

[drebin]

Show em' your medals Squizzy.
What a star, great career.
At the moment has a serious neck injury which might explain
why the champ is strutting his stuff at the venues, he may be
thinking of retirement.
Norths loss Sturts gain.

We made that very clear and we are still pissed off with that piece of Mcdermott player management!

[zipzap]

An interesting thread. About role models, what about Westies' coach who was smoking rollies (Weeeeeddd!) in front of the members stand about 20 minutes before the league game began? Hardly sending out a good message for his team, his supporters, kiddies and the SANFL major sponsor.

Some of you people seriously?. So f#&kin what if he had a smoke before the game and ohh my god in a public place too!!! They haven't banned smoking yet at Suburban Grounds (and I hope they don't) so big deal re who sponsors the league. The Govt. and their anti-smoking stuff is hypocritical because of the amount of tax they get from smokers yet barely any goes back to campaigns like Quit SA!!! They don't give a shit (Just like the current petrol price increases, do we see them reducing their cut? - NO!)

Quick someone fire off an email to the WAFC and the SANFL about this "disgraceful" behaviour!!!

What next - footballers swearing on/off the field?

Calm down tiger. Of course it's not disgraceful behaviour. But do you think it sets a good example, especially at a club where you're trying to establish an air of pride and professionalism? And don't give me any tripe about a coach not needing to set an example because that's exactly what he is expected to do.

[sus]

An interesting thread. About role models, what about Westies' coach who was smoking rollies (Weeeeeddd!) in front of the members stand about 20 minutes before the league game began? Hardly sending out a good message for his team, his supporters, kiddies and the SANFL major sponsor.

Some of you people seriously?. So f#&kin what if he had a smoke before the game and ohh my god in a public place too!!! They haven't banned smoking yet at Suburban Grounds (and I hope they don't) so big deal re who sponsors the league. The Govt. and their anti-smoking stuff is hypocritical because of the amount of tax they get from smokers yet barely any goes back to campaigns like Quit SA!!! They don't give a shit (Just like the current petrol price increases, do we see them reducing their cut? - NO!)

Quick someone fire off an email to the WAFC and the SANFL about this "disgraceful" behaviour!!!

What next - footballers swearing on/off the field?

Agree with zz! The social and moral arguments of smoking in this context are irrelevant here. The point is it detracts from a professional athletic culture which a coach should be trying to develop at a high performance sporting club.

[drebin]

Well zipzap what is your moral stance on Damian Squire going before the courts on more than one occasion for "domestic violence" issues? Shouldn't he also be a role model and be setting an example for the younger ones of our community given he is a well respected dual MM?

I should also say re the cig before the game issue - Is it any different to players or coaches for that matter having a beer (and in some cases a cig) after the games back at Presentations when kids are present? I have never heard of a complaint about role models re the coaching staff or the players who have a beer or cig (or two or 3!) at North after a game. So does it really matter whether the coach has a cig before or after the game or players a beer and cig after?

[RM]

Well zipzap what is your moral stance on Damian Squire going before the courts on more than one occasion for "domestic violence" issues? Shouldn't he also be a role model and be setting an example for the younger ones of our community given he is a well respected dual MM?

I should also say re the cig before the game issue - Is it any different to players or coaches for that matter having a beer (and in some cases a cig) after the games back at Presentations when kids are present? I have never heard of a complaint about role models re the coaching staff or the players who have a beer or cig (or two or 3!) at North after a game. So does it really matter whether the coach has a cig before or after the game or players a beer and cig after?

Its no ones business if he had a cigy or not.

Hell, I was at dinner a couple of years ago and someone lit up behind me and as I gave up 8 years ago was not overly impressed. I turned around and it was Ben Hart from the Crows. Did I give a rats arse that he was an AFL footballer???? NO! He can do what he wants and its got nothing to do with me.....Apart from inhaling his bloody aftermath!

[sydney-dog]

Lets remember it is the SANFL which is a semi professional league, these guys have another job / income other then footy so a club has less control over their players then an afl club.

But in saying that, if he wasn't injured I would not have any issue at all, given that he is injured alcohol does impact your rate of recovery, especially with muscle or soft tissue injuries so you could argue that he does have some level of responsibility to his team mates and club

[Blue Boy]

Good on him for havin a good time when he doesnt have to play !!!

[zipzap]

Well zipzap what is your moral stance on Damian Squire going before the courts on more than one occasion for "domestic violence" issues? Shouldn't he also be a role model and be setting an example for the younger ones of our community given he is a well respected dual MM?

You're comparing domestic violence with smoking? Clearly you're missing my point.
(a) He's not the coach and (b) he wasn't doing it in front of the members stand on game day.

Each to their own I guess - to me it doesn't look good, that's all.

[RM]

Well zipzap what is your moral stance on Damian Squire going before the courts on more than one occasion for "domestic violence" issues? Shouldn't he also be a role model and be setting an example for the younger ones of our community given he is a well respected dual MM?

You're comparing domestic violence with smoking? Clearly you're missing my point.
(a) He's not the coach and (b) he wasn't doing it in front of the members stand on game day.

Each to their own I guess - to me it doesn't look good, that's all.

Thats what John Howards wife would have said to him regarding your avatar Zippy!

[drebin]

Well zipzap what is your moral stance on Damian Squire going before the courts on more than one occasion for "domestic violence" issues? Shouldn't he also be a role model and be setting an example for the younger ones of our community given he is a well respected dual MM?

You're comparing domestic violence with smoking? Clearly you're missing my point.
(a) He's not the coach and (b) he wasn't doing it in front of the members stand on game day.

Each to their own I guess - to me it doesn't look good, that's all.

Oh no difference hey? Nothing like getting your picture on the front page of the 'tiser for criminal behaviour! Even my 12 yr old daughter commented about him being a footballer and he should know better. But don't worry I set her straight - I said "That's what happens when you move to a club with the influences like those found at Sturt"! You have a crack at a coach for having a cig and bury your head in the sand over what Squire did???

No he wasn't doing it in front of the public and just as well but like all gutless men who intimidate and hit women - he hides it were he can be in control. Oh yeah not as bad as smoking a cigarette in public hey? Buy an Atlas and find your way to the real world!

[rod_rooster]

Well zipzap what is your moral stance on Damian Squire going before the courts on more than one occasion for "domestic violence" issues? Shouldn't he also be a role model and be setting an example for the younger ones of our community given he is a well respected dual MM?

You're comparing domestic violence with smoking? Clearly you're missing my point.
(a) He's not the coach and (b) he wasn't doing it in front of the members stand on game day.

Each to their own I guess - to me it doesn't look good, that's all.

Oh no difference hey? Nothing like getting your picture on the front page of the 'tiser for criminal behaviour! Even my 12 yr old daughter commented about him being a footballer and he should know better. But don't worry I set her straight - I said "That's what happens when you move to a club with the influences like those found at Sturt"! You have a crack at a coach for having a cig and bury your head in the sand over what Squire did???

No he wasn't doing it in front of the public and just as well but like all gutless men who intimidate and hit women - he hides it were he can be in control. Oh yeah not as bad as smoking a cigarette in public hey? Buy an Atlas and find your way to the real world!

Great post drebin.