One-Eyed Richmond Forum
Football => View from the Outer => Topic started by: one-eyed on July 21, 2010, 03:59:43 PM
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SEN saying Aker is gone.
Bulldogs Press conference at 4.45pm
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The Gay player was sacked - lol
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real footy
The Western Bulldogs have terminated Jason Akermanis’s contract just six weeks before the end of the home-and-away season and with a finals campaign awaiting the club.
President David Smorgan confirmed to The Age that the footballer and the club part company after it had become apparent that the two were on different paths.
Akermanis was told of the club's decision at the Whitten Oval this afternoon after training. He was called to a meeting with club president Smorgan, coach Rodney Eade, football boss James Fantasia and club director Simon Garlick. It is understood the club chief suggested to Akermanis that he announce his retirement — an offer he refused.
Akermanis was said to have been extremely disappointed at the decision.
It is understood that the playing group and the Bulldogs coaches felt strongly that the veteran former Brisbane Lion did not consider the club a priority and were united in their belief that Akermanis woud only prove a distraction as the Bulldogs headed toward September still hopeful of a top-four position. The fifth-placed Bulldogs play four-placed Fremantle on Sunday at Etihad Stadium in a crucial encounter.
‘‘He hasn’t earnt the trust of the group,’’ a source told The Age.
‘‘It’s a pattern of behaviour. You can’t put it down to one thing. It has just gone on for so long. And we don’t want it to keep going.
‘‘It’s a sad day because he’s a marvellous footballer and he’s been a good contributor to our footy club, but given recent events and the continual breaches, we just decided that for the betterment of the football club going forward we need to make a stand, and we have.’’
Although coach Rodney Eade told the media earlier today that Akermanis was ‘‘in the mix for selection’’ this week and that his form had been ‘‘reasonable’’, it is understood the decision had already been made but had not become official. Eade had noted that there were still some boxes to be ticked.
Akermanis was suspended by the club in June after a furore eminating from a column in which he advised gay AFL footballers to stay in the closet.
Last week, The Age revealed that the Brownlow Medallist had again attracted the ire of his teammates and coaches after he had revealed private details of a player meeting to the media.
For the second time, the 33-year-old departs his AFL club amid acrimony and before the end of his contract.
Akermanis has been on a collision course with the Western Bulldogs for several months and not for the first time after ramping up his media commitments to include a daily breakfast radio spot with along with his lucrative Herald Sun newspaper column.
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Ch 7 news blaming the sacking on a book Aker has written about his career/life and it's not so complimentary about certain Bulldog teammates.
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Smorgon blaming Aker for continually breaching and leaking inner sanctum details out (over a period of 18 months I think he said). He said Aker has been counselled numerous times about a pattern of behaviour and number of instances but it hasn't worked. Aker lost the trust of the group six weeks ago so he was sent back to Willy and since then in fact it's got worse with further instances of breaches. "We don't tolerate unique individuals who don't play by team rules."
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In the end axed for the same reason he got the flick from Brisbane. Aker being too loud, unpredictable and a constant headline maker for both clubs' liking. You'd reckon the thing with Sam Newman telling the world Aker was made to stand in front of the Bulldog playing group was the last straw. If you believe Sam though it wasn't Aker who told him about it.
The issue for the Bulldogs now is Aker is now free to say what he really thinks and go to town on the Bulldogs and has a open vehicle to do so on MTR. This won't go away for a while.
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The Gay player was sacked - lol
Nah, he plays with the bummers ;)
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The Gay player was sacked - lol
Nah, he plays with the bummers ;)
Aker sucks on the cabana too.
lol
No wonder the game is so soft :-* :-* :-*
APL Australian Poofter League
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Brackets go and answer in the black guy with the white kid and the idiot is smiling thread ;D
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Aker is on the footy show tomorrow night so he'll another open forum egging him on to dish up the dirt. A public war of words that last for days/weeks could make the whole Bulldogs season unravel. In any case I doubt now they have the cattle to win a flag and have a feeling deep down the Dogs know it too. Not all is well at the kennel.
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MTR talkback should be a good listen in the morning as well
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Johnno turned players against me: Akermanis
SACKED Western Bulldog Jason Akermanis has fired a handful of parting shots at individuals at his former club, with captain Brad Johnson at the top of his list for not being “open and honest” with him.
Full article here:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/98722/default.aspx
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(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:aOjRycwLXLYonM:http://southofheaven.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451960269e2010535cbe921970c-320wi)
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my mail is this
apparently, reporter with the initials MS and its not Mike Sheehan, got hold of extracts from the Aker book.
He went straight to Brad Johnston and put Aker in.
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and the journo is a big sissy himself.
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and the journo is a big sissy himself.
Little , as he is only 5ft 3ins tall
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I'd go as far as saying it was a bizzare love triangle.
LMAO @ Poofters scurrying for the nearest exit - pun intended !
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Akers book should be titled,
"Married and rooting my team-mates and HUN Journos"
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Aker's book out now on how to make friends lol :wallywink
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/akas-book-silent-on-drug-use-20100912-156ye.html
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Caro on Footy Classified tonight should be wound up after Aker paid out on Caro on the radio this morning.