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Reece Conca admits hit on Devon Smith ‘wasn’t my greatest moment’
Sam Edmund
Herald-Sun
December 06, 2014
BROKEN ankle, three stress reactions, hip surgery, groin issues and a ripped hamstring tendon.
That’s the list of problems Reece Conca has had to deal with in his first four years as an AFL player.
Throw in the biggest problem of all — the behind-the-play hit on Giant Devon Smith — and you start to understand why things haven’t all gone according to plan for Richmond’s 2010 No.6 draft pick.
But after the most tumultuous season of his young career, Conca has wiped the slate clean. Fit and motivated and ready to turn promise into performance, the midfielder is relishing the prospect of delivering in 2015.
“Next year I’m hoping to make some big strides in my football with my first full pre-season,” Conca told the Herald Sun from the Tigers’ Townsville training camp.
“Last season is behind me now and I’m just looking forward to the next one and improving and hopefully getting some more wins for the team. There’s always room for improvement, especially for me, in all aspects of footy.”
Conca’s roller-coaster 2014 found its low point in the Round 19 meeting with GWS. Boiling with rage, he chased an unsuspecting Smith to the boundary where he thrust a forearm into the back of his head.
He copped a two-match suspension, but everyone from AFL boss Gillon McLachlan to boxing champion Danny Green slammed the incident.
Conca believes he has a pretty thick skin and avoids most of the footy media chatter, but he admitted the reaction took its toll.
“Initially it was pretty confronting,” Conca said. “It wasn’t my greatest moment, but I didn’t think about it too much afterwards and I just tried to move on and get back to training. I’ve copped my punishment and that’s behind me now.
“I’ll continue to play tough football, but obviously fair football. I’m certain an incident like that won’t happen again.”
Conca is also hoping the injury curse doesn’t strike again and he can finally prepare for an AFL season without the nasty setbacks.
“The (injury) list is growing, unfortunately, at such a young age, but hopefully it’s all behind me now,” he said.
“I was a little inconsistent last season and not having any training done before Christmas last year and having interrupted pre-seasons prior to that has hurt me a bit. It’s one of those things I’ve never really had the benefit of.
“But at this stage I’m running well and feeling fitter than ever, so I’ve just got to stay healthy, which is the focus now.”
Conca is contracted to the Tigers until the end of 2016, and if words mean anything, his commitment will eventually stretch beyond that.
Fremantle inquired about him during trade talks, but no move got off the ground. Conca, for his part, isn’t thinking about returning home to Perth.
“No, not at all to be honest. I’m loving Richmond and that’s why I committed to the three years because I don’t intend to go anywhere anytime soon,” he said.
“I love Perth, I love home and I’m sure at some stage I’ll get back there, but I’ve been gone a while now. Calling Perth home is a bit behind me. At this stage Melbourne is my home and Richmond is my home and I’m loving it.”
He said Richmond’s back-to-back elimination final losses — the most recent a 57-point humiliation at the hands of Port Adelaide — would be educational rather than mentally scarring.
“Last year will hold us in good stead, especially the back end of that season. People seem to forget the nine games we won prior to that final and you’re going to have your off days,” Conca said.
“Next season we’ve got to strive for finals again and make sure we’re better prepared for those big games. We’ve proven we can play good footy during the year and get to finals, but now we have to prove we’re better than that and ruffle a few feathers in September.”
http://www.news.com.au/national/reece-conca-admits-hit-on-devon-smith-wasnt-my-greatest-moment/story-e6frfkp9-1227146007095
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"...People seem to forget the nine games we won prior to that final and you’re going to have your off days,” Conca said.
Mostly fluff but this bit irks me. What about the rest of the games before the 9 wins? Are you just choosing to ignore the fact it was a horrible start to the season?
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"...People seem to forget the nine games we won prior to that final and you’re going to have your off days,” Conca said.
Mostly fluff but this bit irks me. What about the rest of the games before the 9 wins? Are you just choosing to ignore the fact it was a horrible start to the season?
I'm guessing he was asked about the elimination final disaster and he was using the 9 wins to balance the poor loss with what they had been capable of doing prior to that abomination.
I'm sure if we was asked about the entire season the first half would've come up.
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stuff this loser idiot
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wish he could hit a target with the pill like he did that opposition player
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Slow dud who can't even kick
Nice recruit tigers
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Slow dud who can't even kick
Nice recruit tigers
He is not slow. He has been unfit though because of injury.
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My problem with Reece is not so much with his pace its more with his ability to think....He makes absolutely horrible decisions out on the park
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How many matches at Subiaco we playing this year? Let's hope he at least has blinders in them.
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His name is Devin. I would've punched him in the head too
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Phil..why?
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Phil..why?
He lifted up Reece's jumper and showed the whole world his puppy fat! ;D
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Actions is the best way to silence the critics.
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I'm happy to back Reece, not having a single per season since he started hurts big time, lets not forget Cotchin was in the same boat only a few years ago an in intetupted per season will go along way seeing him improve out of site this season. Whoa :shh
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Cotch was a jet with his injury but
That said, I do like Mr. Fatty, fatty. Fat. Fat.
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Conca can play great footy at the elite level and I have a feeling he will produce in 2015. Like Edwards people don't see his worth....I do :clapping
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Conca can play great footy at the elite level and I have a feeling he will produce in 2015. Like Edwards people don't see his worth....I do :clapping
X2
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x 3
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X 4 (if he stays fit)
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Are all those Xs on Edwards, Conca or both?
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That's twice now I've heard Conca asked about the Devon Smith incident. Both times he basically said ' it's done with now , time to move on '
I'm not sure he gets it ? That was a woeful , weak and embarrassing act. A contrite apology would've been the way to go.
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He's a fukwad.
Saying "it wasn't my greatest moment" reeks of cowardice and denial.
It was in fact, a disgraceful act , yet he can't seem to openly admit it.
Basically he's admitted nothing to suggest he isn't feeling justified in his action
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He's a stuffwad.
Saying "it wasn't my greatest moment" reeks of cowardice and denial.
It was in fact, a disgraceful act , yet he can't seem to openly admit it.
Basically he's admitted nothing to suggest he isn't feeling justified in his action
Get over it.
Plenty of Richmond blokes have done plenty worse but we laud them as tough. What Balme did to Southby was a dog act but he is celebrated for it. Windy Hill brawl "wasn't our greatest" either.
Reece made a blue, he didn't kill anyone and the victim was not injured but apparently Reece has a cross to bear for quite some time. "It wasn't my greatest moment" reeks of dry irony not cowardice too.
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He's a stuffwad.
Saying "it wasn't my greatest moment" reeks of cowardice and denial.
It was in fact, a disgraceful act , yet he can't seem to openly admit it.
Basically he's admitted nothing to suggest he isn't feeling justified in his action
Disagree. If Devon told him his mother was a so and so he should not have turned his back on him. Once people sledge personally they are open to any retaliation IMHO!
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If he's not a coward.
A- whyd he do it
B- Why not just say "it was a coward act" lol
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Whatever tho, he's a dud and a waste of time and money.
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If he's not a coward.
A- whyd he do it
B- Why not just say "it was a coward act" lol
A. Because he is human and responded in a way young people do from time to time.
B. "It was not my greatest moment" is without using the words, admitting it was not a very courageous thing to do.
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What more do you want? Move on and in-brace a fine Richmond representative.
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If he's not a coward.
A- whyd he do it
B- Why not just say "it was a coward act" lol
A. Because he is human and responded in a way young people do from time to time.
B. "It was not my greatest moment" is without using the words, admitting it was not a very courageous thing to do.
Yep. It's not that hard to work out.
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He's a stuffwad.
Saying "it wasn't my greatest moment" reeks of cowardice and denial.
It was in fact, a disgraceful act , yet he can't seem to openly admit it.
Basically he's admitted nothing to suggest he isn't feeling justified in his action
Disagree. If Devon told him his mother was a so and so he should not have turned his back on him. Once people sledge personally they are open to any retaliation IMHO!
Ooh poor boy couldn't handle getting sledged
Give me a spell
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Are all those Xs on Edwards, Conca or both?
My x is for both.
And the Conca 'hit' is massively overrated for mine, was like a play wrestle elbow.
More like something you'd do to your brother than your enemy.
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Yeh
It is overrated but great for teeing off of. ;D
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Are all those Xs on Edwards, Conca or both?
My x is for both.
And the Conca 'hit' is massively overrated for mine, was like a play wrestle elbow.
More like something you'd do to your brother than your enemy.
Yer I totally agree, and I have said it before. Didn't look great but not really much in it. Vickory's was worse. But at the end of the day they happened, but surely it's over now?!
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He's a stuffwad.
Saying "it wasn't my greatest moment" reeks of cowardice and denial.
It was in fact, a disgraceful act , yet he can't seem to openly admit it.
Basically he's admitted nothing to suggest he isn't feeling justified in his action
Disagree. If Devon told him his mother was a so and so he should not have turned his back on him. Once people sledge personally they are open to any retaliation IMHO!
Ooh poor boy couldn't handle getting sledged
Give me a spell
He handled being sledged, just didn't handle it that great.
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I get the 'sticking up for our own' thing , and Reece does need to move on...and play some good footy...and u guys can stick up for him all u want but deep down u know it was a dog's act.
The Balme / Southby thing and the Windy Hill brawl are ridiculous comparisons.Different times and not even in the same ball park.
Hitting someone who has his back turned is as low as it gets.Worse than that Smith was almost off the ground and Conca had to run 20 meters to commit that dog act.
He should've apologised that very day. Instead he was interviewed getting out of his car the next day and had no remorse. PI$$ POOR.
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Are all those Xs on Edwards, Conca or both?
My x is for both.
And the Conca 'hit' is massively overrated for mine, was like a play wrestle elbow.
More like something you'd do to your brother than your enemy.
If I had a brother and he did that to me, I'd kick the idiot out of him
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Agree. Conca's hit on Smith was blown waay out of proportion. Reece is right to move on.
Some nannies on here.
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I get the 'sticking up for our own' thing , and Reece does need to move on...and play some good footy...and u guys can stick up for him all u want but deep down u know it was a dog's act.
The Balme / Southby thing and the Windy Hill brawl are ridiculous comparisons.Different times and not even in the same ball park.
Hitting someone who has his back turned is as low as it gets.Worse than that Smith was almost off the ground and Conca had to run 20 meters to commit that dog act.
He should've apologised that very day. Instead he was interviewed getting out of his car the next day and had no remorse. PI$$ POOR.
So round arming someone from behind and breaking his jaw, and an all in brawl where officials king hit each other and so did players is acceptable yet Reece's is a dog act because they happened in different eras?
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LOL Dooks that is really scary
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Reckon Reece would like to elbow a few others in the head if given a chance.
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How many head injurya has conca got playing afl?
He's a good boy fat Reece. Puts his fat head over the pill. More than some others
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All it was was a lack of discipline on Conca's part. Smith was not injured and it was clear that if Conca wanted to really hurt Smith he would have used his fist. Dog act??? Stuff me what planet are you guys on if you think it was a dog act. Bunch of whining Nanna's. Blame's hit on Southby was far worse. Fist to the head and severe concussion as a result! And that's a 70's concussion which was one step away from a fractured skull. Harden up school girls.....
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"...People seem to forget the nine games we won prior to that final and you’re going to have your off days,” Conca said.
Mostly fluff but this bit irks me. What about the rest of the games before the 9 wins? Are you just choosing to ignore the fact it was a horrible start to the season?
I'm guessing he was asked about the elimination final disaster and he was using the 9 wins to balance the poor loss with what they had been capable of doing prior to that abomination.
I'm sure if we was asked about the entire season the first half would've come up.
Why stop there though? Don't need the cop out of backing up the loss with their 9 wins when overall the season was pretty bad despite making finals (which we got belted in too). Sorry but for me it's all part of the spin
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I get the 'sticking up for our own' thing , and Reece does need to move on...and play some good footy...and u guys can stick up for him all u want but deep down u know it was a dog's act.
The Balme / Southby thing and the Windy Hill brawl are ridiculous comparisons.Different times and not even in the same ball park.
Hitting someone who has his back turned is as low as it gets.Worse than that Smith was almost off the ground and Conca had to run 20 meters to commit that dog act.
He should've apologised that very day. Instead he was interviewed getting out of his car the next day and had no remorse. PI$$ POOR.
What do you think of people that pull jumpers over peoples heads and run away? May not be as dog but for me that is much more cowardice
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It you reply the incident, smith actions were hardly thatof a ggentleman
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He's a stuffwad.
Saying "it wasn't my greatest moment" reeks of cowardice and denial.
It was in fact, a disgraceful act , yet he can't seem to openly admit it.
Basically he's admitted nothing to suggest he isn't feeling justified in his action
Disagree. If Devon told him his mother was a so and so he should not have turned his back on him. Once people sledge personally they are open to any retaliation IMHO!
Ooh poor boy couldn't handle getting sledged
Give me a spell
If Smith did indeed say something insulting to an Italian about his mother then I would suggest Conca probably held back.
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It you reply the incident, smith actions were hardly thatof a ggentleman
If you are a gentleman then you should be playing cricket or golf not AFL! :banghead
I go to watch football not netball!
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Dog act??? Stuff me what planet are you guys on if you think it was a dog act. Bunch of whining Nanna's. Blame's hit on Southby was far worse. Fist to the head and severe concussion as a result! And that's a 70's concussion which was one step away from a fractured skull. Harden up school girls.....
Sounds like you're as much in denial as Reece is ? It was a dog's act no doubt , and if I'm a schoolgirl for thinking that then half of Melbourne will need to order a new school uniform along with me.
As for harden up ? Well if someone did that to my kid playing local footy I'd be straight over the fence for retribution.
My whole point originally was that he should've apologised publicly the next day.
Anyhows , he's got more pressing issues....like getting a kick
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Dog act??? Stuff me what planet are you guys on if you think it was a dog act. Bunch of whining Nanna's. Blame's hit on Southby was far worse. Fist to the head and severe concussion as a result! And that's a 70's concussion which was one step away from a fractured skull. Harden up school girls.....
Sounds like you're as much in denial as Reece is ? It was a dog's act no doubt , and if I'm a schoolgirl for thinking that then half of Melbourne will need to order a new school uniform along with me.
As for harden up ? Well if someone did that to my kid playing local footy I'd be straight over the fence for retribution.
My whole point originally was that he should've apologised publicly the next day.
Anyhows , he's got more pressing issues....like getting a kick
Dice I had you down as the whining Nanna and not the schoolgirl as I know you don't have the legs for it. ;D
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What do you think of people that pull jumpers over peoples heads and run away?
Dunno , never thought about it. Wouldn't bother me if it happened to me so long as the bloke didn't start punching me in the head while my jumper was pulled over it.
May not be as dog but for me that is much more cowardice
Umm. No.
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Dice I had you down as the whining Nanna and not the schoolgirl as I know you don't have the legs for it. ;D
I got great pins :thumbsup
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Anyhows , he's got more pressing issues....like getting a kick
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It you reply the incident, smith actions were hardly thatof a ggentleman
If you are a gentleman then you should be playing cricket or golf not AFL! :banghead
I go to watch football not netball!
I just was getting at; isn't it funny conca was declared Satan. With half of the country demanding prision time and 15 werks off.
Yet not a sparrow fartrd about the guy that pulled the blokes shirt over his head before sprinting off the field of play. Hardly actions to write home to grand ma about
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It you reply the incident, smith actions were hardly thatof a ggentleman
If you are a gentleman then you should be playing cricket or golf not AFL! :banghead
I go to watch football not netball!
I just was getting at; isn't it funny conca was declared Satan. With half of the country demanding prision time and 15 werks off.
Yet not a sparrow fartrd about the guy that pulled the blokes shirt over his head before sprinting off the field of play. Hardly actions to write home to grand ma about
With the AFL there always has to be a saint and a sinner. Its their MO. Have to think of the kids, have to think of the mothers, therefore we have to have a scapegoat in the interests of political correctness. IMO If nobody gets hurt then it should all be left on the field.
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The ira are bad cause they did a bombing
Yes but why did they do the bombing?
Oh it matters not, the ira are bad - oh OK.
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I had less issues with Concas aggression that our feeble play in the first half of the year.
I reckon we had a "line in the sand" moment last year which meant some players went a little over the top. Concas reaction was a classic case of making sure he didn't let the twirp get away with his act.
No problem with that despite it being a little extravagant.
Having said that - Yes - Conca should worry about getting a kick
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Just let it go - if it was out of the blue I'd say yeah bit of a dog act, but the fact is he copped a cheapie himself and then smith ran off, fug him got what he deserved.
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Just let it go - if it was out of the blue I'd say yeah bit of a dog act, but the fact is he copped a cheapie himself and then smith ran off, fug him got what he deserved.
Disagree, its the worse act I've seen since JFK got shot from the book depository.......and the grassy knoll.
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Just let it go - if it was out of the blue I'd say yeah bit of a dog act, but the fact is he copped a cheapie himself and then smith ran off, fug him got what he deserved.
:clapping can't believe how long people hang on to nothing.
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:clapping can't believe how long people hang on to nothing.
Oh ffs ! Who's hanging on to nothing ?? Frickin drama queens on here seriously.
The reporter brought it up , Reece responded and so I commented on it. I don't really give a **** ! I Just stated my opinion which , as weird as it might be to some of you , happens to be the same opinion most people who don't barrack for the tiges have about that incident.
All I'm sayin is , when you do something like that on a sporting field these days, you apologise and then move on.
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:clapping can't believe how long people hang on to nothing.
Oh ffs ! Who's hanging on to nothing ?? Frickin drama queens on here seriously.
The reporter brought it up , Reece responded and so I commented on it. I don't really give a **** ! I Just stated my opinion which , as weird as it might be to some of you , happens to be the same opinion most people who don't barrack for the tiges have about that incident.
All I'm sayin is , when you do something like that on a sporting field these days, you apologise and then move on.
Dice, he did apologise after the incident.
He is trying to move on.
It's the reporter and this thread that aren't able to move on.
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I get the 'sticking up for our own' thing , and Reece does need to move on...and play some good footy...and u guys can stick up for him all u want but deep down u know it was a dog's act.
The Balme / Southby thing and the Windy Hill brawl are ridiculous comparisons.Different times and not even in the same ball park.
Hitting someone who has his back turned is as low as it gets.Worse than that Smith was almost off the ground and Conca had to run 20 meters to commit that dog act.
He should've apologised that very day. Instead he was interviewed getting out of his car the next day and had no remorse. PI$$ POOR.
Seriously? Balme broke Southby's jaw and I was at Windy Hill that day and it was a feral all-in. Conca's p-poor tap to the back of Smith's head was a weak act but soooooo innocuous that the comparison is embarrassing. "A dog's act"? It was a p-weak soft-on love tap that both parties should have been embarrassed about - Conca for doing it and Smith for reacting so much. Ridiculous comparisons? Yep, by so much it's not funny.
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As for harden up ? Well if someone did that to my kid playing local footy I'd be straight over the fence for retribution.
To clock him in the back of the head? ;D
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I get the 'sticking up for our own' thing , and Reece does need to move on...and play some good footy...and u guys can stick up for him all u want but deep down u know it was a dog's act.
The Balme / Southby thing and the Windy Hill brawl are ridiculous comparisons.Different times and not even in the same ball park.
Hitting someone who has his back turned is as low as it gets.Worse than that Smith was almost off the ground and Conca had to run 20 meters to commit that dog act.
He should've apologised that very day. Instead he was interviewed getting out of his car the next day and had no remorse. PI$$ POOR.
Seriously? Balme broke Southby's jaw and I was at Windy Hill that day and it was a feral all-in. Conca's p-poor tap to the back of Smith's head was a weak act but soooooo innocuous that the comparison is embarrassing. "A dog's act"? It was a p-weak soft-on love tap that both parties should have been embarrassed about - Conca for doing it and Smith for reacting so much. Ridiculous comparisons? Yep, by so much it's not funny.
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Seriously? Balme broke Southby's jaw
I get that. He belted a few others too. He was scary. I don't think he even got reported did he ? The 'great' EJ Whitten was a dirty thug and did things like that every week but they named an oval and a bloody bridge after him ;D... Carl Ditterich !! lol. AFL player of the century Leigh Matthews haha ! He was an animal.
It was just different times. You might go to jail if you did that today ?
And I was at Windy Hill that day
You and 250,000 others apparently. ;)
Ridiculous comparisons? Yep, by so much it's not funny.
We agree on something then. :cheers
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Seriously? Balme broke Southby's jaw
I get that. He belted a few others too. He was scary. I don't think he even got reported did he ? The 'great' EJ Whitten was a dirty thug and did things like that every week but they named an oval and a bloody bridge after him ;D... Carl Ditterich !! lol. AFL player of the century Leigh Matthews haha ! He was an animal.
It was just different times. You might go to jail if you did that today ?
Probably would and deservedly so, but none of it makes Conca's hit a "dog act". It was a p-weak shove that both players should be embarrassed about and nothing more. Looking at a molehill and seeing a mountain.
And I was at Windy Hill that day
You and 250,000 others apparently. ;)
I take offence to that - are you saying I'm lying?
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EJ Whitten was a hole.
Deal with it.
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Looking at a molehill and seeing a mountain.
Nope , I , like pretty much the rest of the poulation of Melbourne saw a dog's act and no remorse shown at all.
I take offence to that - are you saying I'm lying?
You're easily offended then. I was joking.... and FWIW I was there too.
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Move on it was a lame act that is hardly worthy of a moments thought and if we are rehashing it for years to come I will be mightily peeved
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Looking at a molehill and seeing a mountain.
Nope , I , like pretty much the rest of the poulation of Melbourne saw a dog's act and no remorse shown at all.
I take offence to that - are you saying I'm lying?
You're easily offended then. I was joking.... and FWIW I was there too.
You hid behind ya dad you were that scared!! One of the last times the 4 of us went together
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You hid behind ya dad you were that scared!! One of the last times the 4 of us went together
You have an excellent memory. I woulda hidden behind you if you hadn't been at the bar all day ;D
Nah , truth is I was 7 years old and stood behind the goals at the Essendon end. I don't recall much about the day coz I was in the standing room area and I was a midget and was so squashed in amongst the Essendon numbskulls that I couldn't move or see , but I do remember all hell breaking loose at half time.
Only other thing I remember is the old man basically carrying you out the bar and to the car. Then we went home and watched it on ' The Big Replay' lol
It was on the old black and white tv ( the one we had before you mysteriously 'found' us a color telly from down the docks )
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You hid behind ya dad you were that scared!! One of the last times the 4 of us went together
You have an excellent memory. I woulda hidden behind you if you hadn't been at the bar all day ;D
Nah , truth is I was 7 years old and stood behind the goals at the Essendon end. I don't recall much about the day coz I was in the standing room area and I was a midget and was so squashed in amongst the Essendon numbskulls that I couldn't move or see , but I do remember all hell breaking loose at half time.
Only other thing I remember is the old man basically carrying you out the bar and to the car. Then we went home and watched it on ' The Big Replay' lol
It was on the old black and white tv ( the one we had before you mysteriously 'found' us a color telly from down the docks )
I was 16 at the time and at the game with my old man. We were about halfway between the fence and the stand, 30 mts to the left (looking at the ground) of the players race when it broke out and had a bird's eye view (not that influenced my opinion of what happened, I was just lucky to see it up close). It was all the talk when we went home on the tram (lived at Niddrie at the time) and like you, watched it on the replay that night. If you talk "dog's acts" , then Parson's was a dog act with far greater effect and ramifications than Conca's ever was/is. I don't for a moment condone what Conca did but it was just a p-weak knock that was overplayed by Smith in effect and as I've said already, imho both of them should be embarrassed by their respective roles in it and leave it at that, no more contrition, repentance or forgiveness needed.
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Good post Smokey
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If you talk "dog's acts" , then Parson's was a dog act
Years later I played a couple of seasons cricket in the same team as Mark Jackson and one of his mates was Steve Parsons. He used to come down for card nights. I spoke to him about his part in that day's events and he told me a couple of things that I'm sure nobody heard or saw about that day and the lead up. Also said it's the most scared he'd ever been on a footy field.
The other thing I recall is that Whale Roberts copped a full beer can in the face thrown from someone in the crowd that broke is nose. Talk about cowardly dog's acts.
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Have we determined if it was Reece's greatest moment yet?
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Let's move on, but the worst act I saw was Dermot Brereton king hitting Tony Free from behind 50 metres off the play. No one talks about that one, Tony didn't do much after that and I have spoken to him about it ...he was philosophical about it and pretty well said that is one of the parts of football, as should this Conca incident be looked at
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Brereton the golden boy of Fox Footy was one of the biggest dogs to take the field ever. Time has been kind to him.
Check out this act @1.27 where he stomps on the Hawks players head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H__eNg_bgiY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H__eNg_bgiY)
Everything is relative. Reece's act was low no doubt but it's been blown way out of proportion and will soon be forgotten.
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Let's move on, but the worst act I saw was Dermot Brereton king hitting Tony Free from behind 50 metres off the play. No one talks about that one, Tony didn't do much after that and I have spoken to him about it ...he was philosophical about it and pretty well said that is one of the parts of football, as should this Conca incident be looked at
I remember that too well. Typical Brereton. He was a total dog. Freeza didn't forgive him for a long time I know that much.
Off the ball incidents began to be more heavily scrutinised because of that dirty dog.
I recall a day when Bartlett was coaching and Brereton king hit and ko'd two totally unsuspecting Richmond players in seperate off ball incidents. One was Peter Czerkaski. Can't remember the other one.
Agree with Mr.Magic. Brereton is now looked at as some 80's tough guy when the reality was he was no more than a cowardly thug
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he was both, but to me its the cowardly thug that prevails.
pure scum, he can eat poo and die
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I like it when he fondly reminisces about his old man....sounds like he was top bloke...well except ...
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Let's move on, but the worst act I saw was Dermot Brereton king hitting Tony Free from behind 50 metres off the play. No one talks about that one, Tony didn't do much after that and I have spoken to him about it ...he was philosophical about it and pretty well said that is one of the parts of football, as should this Conca incident be looked at
I remember that too well. Typical Brereton. He was a total dog. Freeza didn't forgive him for a long time I know that much.
Off the ball incidents began to be more heavily scrutinised because of that dirty dog.
I recall a day when Bartlett was coaching and Brereton king hit and ko'd two totally unsuspecting Richmond players in seperate off ball incidents. One was Peter Czerkaski. Can't remember the other one.
Agree with Mr.Magic. Brereton is now looked at as some 80's tough guy when the reality was he was no more than a cowardly thug
Didn't he knock out one of the Ryan boys at the 'G?
He should've retired in 91
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If you talk "dog's acts" , then Parson's was a dog act
Years later I played a couple of seasons cricket in the same team as Mark Jackson and one of his mates was Steve Parsons. He used to come down for card nights. I spoke to him about his part in that day's events and he told me a couple of things that I'm sure nobody heard or saw about that day and the lead up. Also said it's the most scared he'd ever been on a footy field.
The other thing I recall is that Whale Roberts copped a full beer can in the face thrown from someone in the crowd that broke is nose. Talk about cowardly dog's acts.
That's interesting for sure. I wouldn't be at all surprised to know there was other stuff that led to it happening because it just exploded seemingly out of nothing and when that happens there is almost always an underlying cause. And even though I have fond memories of constructing beer can grandstands (steel cans of course) so I could see the game better, it was no surprise that they got banned from events. Very dangerous missiles in the hands of cowardly feral drunks - just what the game doesn't need!!
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Just in case anyone's forgot an article about new MRP placements features a picture of Concas love tap
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/premiership-stars-luke-ball-and-brad-sewell-join-new-look-afl-match-review-panel/story-fni5f22o-1227217727801 (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/premiership-stars-luke-ball-and-brad-sewell-join-new-look-afl-match-review-panel/story-fni5f22o-1227217727801)
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Geez this was bloody funny. Not as funny as vickery but still had a good laugh. :lol
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The amount of times that image has been reproduced is hysterical.
Conca should have put Smith in hospital and made it worthwhile given the way soccer mums have carried on about it.
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With apparently his first full preseason at Richmond, will he finally be better than Heppell?
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Sadly, no.
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With apparently his first full preseason at Richmond, will he finally be better than Heppell?
full pre season my foot, he hasn't trained for weeks
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Weirdly, Marracas is right.
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At this point in time theres no point comparing Reece and Heppell,the chasm between them is so vast .
One is an absolute superstar and the other to me anyway appears clumsy and awkward on the football field.
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At this point in time theres no point comparing Reece and Heppell,the chasm between them is so vast .
One is an absolute superstar and the other to me anyway appears clumsy and awkward on the football field.
Heppell is not THAT clumsy! ;D
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At this point in time theres no point comparing Reece and Heppell,the chasm between them is so vast .
One is an absolute superstar and the other to me anyway appears clumsy and awkward on the football field.
Heppell is not THAT clumsy! ;D
Exactly...
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Wouldn't be calling Heppel an 'absolute superstar' yet. Still vastly better than Conca unfortuantly
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Reece coming out and saying this has really changed my opinion of him.
He seems like a good guy as well as talented up the Kyber pass.
Well done Reece.
I'm a fan !!!
Pigs stuffen arse.
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Wouldn't be calling Heppel an 'absolute superstar' yet. Still vastly better than Conca unfortuantly
agreed