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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on July 13, 2008, 04:48:39 AM
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There should be a fair bit of motivation for Mitch to perform well today against his old side that traded him away.
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Good to start him off at HF or even wing just to get his hands on it early to set him up for the rest of the game. Hope he has a blinder.
Stripes
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Maybe a bit silly to post this but i reckon Morton reminds me of Browny. Skills are deadly around goals and is brilliant on both sides of the body!
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Did anyone else hear Mitch interviewed after the game? He said it took him a quarter to adjust and he even went through the West Coast interchange at one stage which he copped a blast for :wallywink :lol.
Not a big stats game from him but any small forward who kicks 3 goals and applies forward pressure has at least done his job. I bet he feels pretty satisfied he moved after today.
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If Mitch can maintain his 2 goal per game average for the last 6 games he'll finish in the top 10 goalkickers for Richmond in their debut year. At the moment he has 26 goals.
Here’s how the Tiger debut season goalkicking list stacks up . . .
68 goals – Doug Strang (1931)
55 goals – Royce Hart (1967)
55 goals – Ricky McLean (1972)
51 goals – Dick Harris (1934)
49 goals – Sel Murray (1945)
49 goals – Stephen James (1985)
37 goals – Michael Mitchell (1987)
37 goals – Jack Baggott (1927)
32 goals – Mick Erwin (1965)
31 goals – Matthew Richardson (1993)
31 goals – Allan Edwards (1975)
30 goals – Neville Roberts (1975)
30 goals – Bruce Monteath (1975)
29 goals – Paul Sproule (1973)
28 goals – Robert Lamb (1973)
28 goals – Stephen Ryan (1990)
27 goals – Peter Wilson (1987)
26 goals – Bob Heard (1976)
26 goals – Matthew Rogers (1994)
26 goals – Nathan Brown (2004)
26 goals – Mitch Morton (2008)
Morton makes his move
By Tony Greenberg
Thu 24 July, 2008
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/6301/Default.aspx?newsId=64012
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Maybe a bit silly to post this but i reckon Morton reminds me of Browny. Skills are deadly around goals and is brilliant on both sides of the body!
Actually reminds me a bit of Steve Johnson. Whenever he gets near the ball you get the feeling that something is going to happen. Is agile and slippery at ground level and with the same smarts around goals. Gem.
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Maybe a bit silly to post this but i reckon Morton reminds me of Browny. Skills are deadly around goals and is brilliant on both sides of the body!
Actually reminds me a bit of Steve Johnson. Whenever he gets near the ball you get the feeling that something is going to happen. Is agile and slippery at ground level and with the same smarts around goals. Gem.
Do you think he is the best trade we have made?
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Next up is Morton entering his 2nd year at Punt Rd.
What are your expectations for Mitch this year and what would be a good return from him?
Career so far
Games Disposals Marks Tackles G.B In50 1%ers
WCE 2005 3 6.7 3.0 0.0 1.1
WCE 2006 1 11.0 4.0 3.0 1.0
WCE 2007 8 13.3 4.6 1.4 9.1
RICH 2008 17 11.2 4.7 2.1 35.16 2.8 2.4
http://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=1607&SeasonID=ALL
http://www.pro-stats.com.au/psw/web/player_profile?pid=2005114
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Mitch will be a better player again in 2009 but how he performs will depend upon the success of the forwardline as a whole. He was our go to forward last year and was our only stay at home option that continued to present and looked dangerous. This year though he will recieve a lot more attention by defenders unless Jack and Cleve start to step up and provide options and more scoreboard pressure.
As a mid-sized forward Mitch shouldn't be ahead of our tall forwards in terms of goals and hopefully we see this trend reversed.
By all reports Mitch is fitter this year and has spent more time focusing on his defensive efforts which will make him even more valuable. With Jack and Mitch applying tackles, blocking and looking to bring others into the game I can see us continuing to increase our average scores every week.
Mitch is a tremendous asset to the team and at 21 he may soon gain a cult following if he continues to improve.
Stripes
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Must be our leading goalkicker i believe, can't believe he spent games in the two's last year and i believe he has filled that gap we have wanted for years, ie a solid forward that will free richo up.
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Agree with Stripes that it is important that a KPF steps up as Mitch shouldn't be our hit up target. He must be allowed to develop without being the oppositions No 1 target in defence.
Very impressed with last year and would like to see 50+ goals this year, can't wait for Cuz to serve up some pin point passes to Mitch and our other forwards.
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22 games
40-50 goals
and more consistency... when he was "Off the boil" he was really "off the boil"
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22 games
40-50 goals
and more consistency... when he was "Off the boil" he was really "off the boil"
Ditto. A massive improvement on his time at the Eagles and a great get for pick 35 but yep Mitch needs to eliminate those quite games which cost him his spot in the side. Those zero tackles games. Like most of our younger forwards that requires building up his fitness further and staying in the game via defensive efforts keeping the ball in the forward line as much as just being a goalkicker. Mitch's best games were when his tackling stats were up with his goal stats. He should be aiming to play every game and kicking 2-3 goals per game which equals around 50 goals over the whole season.
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I love the strut Mitch but this year consistency is a far more valuable asset to bring to the table.
I just hope he doesn't end up as that annoying small forward that is plaqued with issues drifting in and out of games.
To me, he looks to have all the talent in the world, just what he does with it, plenty at Tigerland have this in common.... :pray
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plenty at Tigerland have this in common.... :pray
There certainly are.
Can our coach extract their best? If not someone else gets a crack.
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Morton snaps up tips from Brown
By Craig O'Donoghue, Inside Football
Wed Feb 18, 2009
Richmond forward Mitch Morton credits working closely with star Nathan Brown as the key to his promising start to the year.
Morton kicked three goals in the club's three-point NAB Cup win over Fremantle on Sunday night and helped Matthew Richardson to put the Tigers in front late in the match.
The former Eagle had 17 disposals and his ability to hit targets from difficult positions stood out.
Morton followed his mentor's lead by playing on after taking marks instead of taking the set shot and said snapping the ball around his body gave him less margin for error.
"I kick about 300 snaps a week," Morton said. "I think it gives you a higher percentage to go for the goal face. I might be on my own with that thinking.
"I've learnt a lot from Nathan Brown. He does it a lot and I look up to him. I practise it and pride myself on my goalkicking."
"I never want to kick more points than goals. I work hard on it. As long as I kick them, the coaches are happy."
With Morton, Brown and Richardson each kicking three goals and Jack Riewoldt booting two, the Tigers had plenty of firepower in attack against the Dockers.
Morton said the squad understood that goals would only come from working hard when they didn't have the ball. .
"We've really put an emphasis on our defensive pressure," he said.
"It was something we lacked. We've been 15th and 16th in tackles inside 50. It's something we need to improve to take the next step as a club.
"We've sat down as a forward group and said that's our barometer for the year.
"When you've got guys like Browny, Richo, Riewoldt and Cleve Hughes down there, the goals will come. It's more the defensive actions you need to work on."
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Great to hear Mitch, and in fact all the forwardline, have identified a major weakness in his and our game -forward defensive pressure. This would also explain why Nahas was picked up and is likely to join the list and forwardline sooner rather than later given the comparisons to his game and the Davey brothers.
Hope it pays off
Stripes
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You can't beat having a classy smart kick around the goals. The Eagles would be kicking themselves.
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Nahas = Naish
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You can't beat having a classy smart kick around the goals. The Eagles would be kicking themselves.
Yep, reckon he was THE bargain of the year last season.
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Nahas = Naish
Elaborate?
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same role
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same role
Thanks, short but sweet! I wonder how many people are thinking ...Naish?
If Nahas ends up a Naish type player then i think that will be a positive!
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i agree :lol
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Ox your stuck in the 80's mate! Move on with life would ya :lol
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Ox your stuck in the 80's mate! Move on with life would ya :lol
Good decade the 80's..... at least the start of it anyway :banghead
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Ox your stuck in the 80's mate! Move on with life would ya :lol
Naish was circa 95 ?
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Your right ox it was the 90's.
I think Richmond deserve a to have genuine goalsneak emerge at our club, Naish was our last decent one, we sat on Krak for so long waiting for something to happen and it never did.
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Naish dudded us after like 2 years didn't he?
Went off the boil after hanging around the like of daffy,laffy.bullus,.
We let him go to Sydney,was it,or someone,where he proved we made the right decision.
Hope No-horse can give us at least 3 years of something
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"I kick about 300 snaps a week," Morton said. "I think it gives you a higher percentage to go for the goal face. I might be on my own with that thinking.
"I've learnt a lot from Nathan Brown. He does it a lot and I look up to him. I practise it and pride myself on my goalkicking."
"We've really put an emphasis on our defensive pressure," he said.
"It was something we lacked. We've been 15th and 16th in tackles inside 50. It's something we need to improve to take the next step as a club.
Impressive stuff. Certainly saying all the right things.
Morts played pretty well the other night.
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Naish dudded us after like 2 years didn't he?
Went off the boil after hanging around the like of daffy,laffy.bullus,.
We let him go to Sydney,was it,or someone,where he proved we made the right decision.
Hope No-horse can give us at least 3 years of something
Naish played 8 seasons for us (143 games averaging 15 disposals and 1.5 goals) and 2 seasons with Port Adelaide (18 games @ 12 disposals and 0.9 goals).
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I dont know how this Morton thread got on to Chris Naish but I will add my two cents.
Naish was a one season wonder (95)...Apart from that he was an average AFL player.
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I dont know how this Morton thread got on to Chris Naish but I will add my two cents.
Naish was a one season wonder (95)...Apart from that he was an average AFL player.
Naish played 8 seasons for us (143 games averaging 15 disposals and 1.5 goals) and 2 seasons with Port Adelaide (18 games @ 12 disposals and 0.9 goals).
One hit wonders rarely last 10 seasons with stats like that! Anyway back to Mitch......
I like his prospects and if he ends up a Nathan Brown type type player minus the injuries then that would be the best case scenario and not out of the realm of possibilties
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GoRicho12
Just want to clarify....IMHO chris was an average player not a poor player.He was like many Richmond players at the time-Over Rated.He may of struggled to play 140 games at another club....maybe not Fitzroy.
Back to Mitch.....One of the reasons we went from 16th to 9th last year.Thank you West Coast.
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Yeh,back to Mitch....
300 snaps at practice a week equates to great odds on match day,given you're a smart footballer,
which he seems to be.
Good dedication and has something to prove. :thumbsup
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Morton frees up Browny to push into the midfield without robbing us of goalscoring potency. Cuz will do the same as he'll be playing mostly on a HFF.
Re: Naish - never was the same player after that miss after the siren down at the cattery in 1996. I reckon it got to him mentally as if we had won that game we would've played finals. Also he was one of those players that played well under Northey's simple and direct gameplan then struggled under Walls.
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Morton targets his next goal
By Adrian Ceddia
Fighting Tiger Bulletin, March 2009
Mitch Morton's debut season with Richmond had plenty in common with the team's standing in the AFL competition.
It had steep improvement, plenty of excitement, and the promise of much more to come.
It also marked his arrival on the big stage after three years of limited chances with the West Coast Eagles.
Morton finished equal second on Richmond's goal kicking list in 2008, level with Nathan Brown, and behind only Matthew Richardson. His 35-goal return was the ninth best of all time by a Tiger in his debut season with the Club.
"I was pretty happy with it, but I look at other guys my age, guys like Jarryd Roughead and Lance Franklin . . . I judge myself against those guys," he said.
"I'm not quite where I want to be, but at the same time I've got to realise I went from kicking five or six goals in a year to kicking 35, which is a huge improvement."
"For me, it's about continually going up that ladder."
At West Coast, injuries and limited opportunities restricted Morton to just 12 games and 11 goals in three seasons, during a period when the Eagles played off in two consecutive Grand Finals (2005 and 2006). But since making the decision to find a new football home at the end of the 2007 season, he hasn't looked back.
"When I got drafted, I always thought I wanted to be a one club player; but after a while at West Coast, I felt like it wasn't my club," he said.
"When you leave your first club, you really want to have an impact at your second club.
"For some reason, Richmond was a club I always wanted to go to. I love the list, I love Terry Wallace as a coach, and the players just made it so easy for me.
"I consider myself very lucky just to be given the opportunity."
Injuries at his former club pigeon-holed Morton into a forward role, but he intended to start fresh at Richmond as a defender. The Tiger coaching staff, however, had other ideas, and their better judgement has, so far, been vindicated.
"All the coaches - 'Plough' (Terry Wallace), Jade (Rawlings) and 'Choc' (Brian Royal) - they've pretty much taught me from scratch how to be a forward. I just listen to them and get as much out of them as I can," Morton said.
Since arriving at Punt Road, Morton has quickly become settled and stable, both as a player and as a person.
"I've had a good 18 months to two years without injury, so I'm starting to get the rewards of the prolonged training," he said. .
"Matt Hornsby (the Club's Elite Performance Manager) has done a fantastic job getting me in the shape to impact on AFL games. .
"Internally, I've really worked hard at trying to learn more about myself.
"I ask guys like Joel Bowden and Matty Richardson a lot of questions. They probably get sick of it at tirnes, but I think you can learn so much from great players.
"They're great players for a reason. I'm always trying to find out the little things they've got that others haven't."
Like many of his Richmond teammates, Morton is looking forward to experiencing team success after last year's ninth-place finish, no matter what role he is asked to play.
"I really want to be a part of success. I've seen it at West Coast, but I wasn't a part of it. I really want to be a part of it here," he said.
"I just want to play my role and if that helps in our team success, I don't care if I'm on the bench or forward pocket or back pocket."
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Good start to the season for Mitch, lets just hope he carries consistency throughout the season.
Although if Schulz or Hughes stood up at FF it would take some pressure off him from the defenders.
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What a great pick up Mitch has been.Against Geelong he showed that he be quiet all day and then turn the game on its head with 5 minutes of brilliant play.Keep it up Mitch
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Mitch's OOTF kick was brought up on Mark Doran's show with Robbo on SEN today and Doran couldn't understand why Morton was dropped last time.
It was claimed by a caller that whenever Morton gets dropped from the side it's for not following team rules. Specifically him not kicking back into the corridor when he is out wide near the boundary inside 50.
It could be a load of rubbish but that's what the caller said.
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Morton frees up Browny to push into the midfield without robbing us of goalscoring potency. Cuz will do the same as he'll be playing mostly on a HFF.
Re: Naish - never was the same player after that miss after the siren down at the cattery in 1996. I reckon it got to him mentally as if we had won that game we would've played finals. Also he was one of those players that played well under Northey's simple and direct gameplan then struggled under Walls.
fwiw, it was after his mum died suddenly, was never any good after that, I reckon Nahas is like Naishy
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He's right, OER. That's what he said at the Richmond dinner.
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Snap-happy Richmond Tiger Mitch Morton thrives by sword
Braden Quartermaine | June 01, 2009
RICHMOND'S Mitch Morton was grateful he was able to pay the Tigers back with the winning goal on Saturday night. It came two weeks after unwittingly igniting the controversy that brought the club to its knees
The former Eagle kicked Richmond's winning goal 29 minutes into the final term, his accurate snap after playing on ensuring the 17.13 (115) to 17.10 (112) victory against Fremantle at Subiaco Oval.
It completed a head-spinning turn of events for Morton, who was blamed for the three-point loss to Port Adelaide in Round 8 after he played on in the dying stages and kicked the ball out on the full.
After marking deep into time-on on Saturday night, he backed his instinct and played on again and his goal this time sealed a three-point win.
"It was (poetic). It's funny how life turns out," Morton said. "I've got to play on instinct . . . but every now and again you've just got to be able to cop that. You've got to live and die by the sword.
"Basically it's general mathematics. I've got a left to right ball flight so from that side of the ground I've really only got half the goals to kick it in.
"Whereas if I run around and snap it it opens the whole goal face up. That's the reason I do it, I don't do it for any other reason and I'd kick more of them than I would a set shot.
"We've got pretty strict team rules and I'm allowed to (play on) from pretty much inside 30m. I probably took a few liberties earlier in the year when I was a bit further out and I was pretty upset at myself for that and so was Terry (Richmond coach Terry Wallace).
"The most disappointing thing about all of that was that it got out. If you don't follow the rules like I didn't then you're putting your hand up to cop a spray."
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25564850-19742,00.html
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Players share the blame: Morton
richmondfc.com.au
By Mic Cullen 12:00 PM Wed 03 June, 2009
RICHMOND forward Mitch Morton says the players, not the coach, are to blame for the club's poor start to the season.
Terry Wallace paid the price when he announced on Monday that he was parting ways with the club after this weekend's clash with the Western Bulldogs, but Morton said he and his teammates were the culprits in the 2-8 start.
"Obviously its a weird feeling,'' Morton said today.
"A lot of the guys, myself included, have never been in this situation before so it is a weird feeling, but at the end of the day this week is just one of 22 weeks for the year and we have to prepare as if we're playing any of those games.''
"I think the players take on as much of the blame as anyone for the season we've had. We've only had two wins for the year; that's no-one's fault but our own," Morton said before the club trained at a closed session at Victoria Park on Wednesday morning.
"We take a lot of that responsibility on. I know I do personally, and I know nearly every player does.
"I keep saying to people close to me that I think we're very close to turning it around, it's just a matter of when, and hopefully last weekend was the spark we needed."
The 22-year-old said Wallace was upbeat when he told them he was leaving.
"We found out a couple of hours before everyone else did, and it was very positive – Terry just said he believes in where we're going, and he wants to see us do well over the next couple of years,” Morton said.
"He put together what he thinks is a pretty good list, and he wants to see us have success as a team, and see us get to live those highs that he believes we can live."
Morton said the week, shortened by the return flight from Perth and a six-day turnaround, would be very similar to normal despite Wallace's departure, and he expected gameday to be the same as well.
"Terry's such a professional person that it won't affect him when it comes to game day," he said.
"This is his 501st game, so I think he'll just go about it the same way he has every week.
"After the game, who knows, he might be a bit more emotional, he might not be, but I think his professionalism will stand out."
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/78144/default.aspx
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25581036-19742,00.html
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Morton knows tide can turn
richmondfc.com.au
By Mic Cullen Wed 03 June, 2009
MITCH Morton isn't getting carried away with his reversal of fortune.
A mere fortnight ago he was in the hot seat after playing on in the dying minutes against Port Adelaide, kicking the ball out on the full and seeing the Power take it down the ground to kick the winning goal.
In the days that followed, it was incorrectly reported that Terry Wallace had lost his job but confirmed that Morton had felt the wrath of his coach after that game.
On the weekend it was a different story, as Morton played on to win the match against Fremantle.
Such are the vagaries of football, but the 22-year-old was keeping the lid welded shut.
"Like I said after the game, it's funny how quickly things can turn around in footy," he said before training on Wednesday.
"I'm not getting too hyped up about it, because at the end of the day I could make a big blue this week and we're back to square one.
"That's footy, you know – you've got to take the highs with the lows, and I guess I was just lucky on the weekend that I got the ball at the time I did."
Morton said he was always going to play on.
"I don't know if you saw my first three or four set shots on the weekend, but they weren't too flash, so I said to our captain Chris Newman there was no way I was going back and having a set shot," he said.
"If there was someone standing there, I was going to go there and stand as if I was going to snap it, and have a snap.
"You have weeks where things just aren't going your way, and I wasn't kicking the ball very well from a set shot point-of-view, so I was always going to play on at that stage."
The match will be Wallace's last game in charge of the team, but Morton said it would be business as usual.
He added it was a weird feeling because a lot of Tigers, himself included, had not been in the situation before.
"At the end of the day, this week is just one of 22 games for the year," he said.
"We've got to prepare as if we're playing any of those games.
"We've got the Bulldogs this week and we've always paid them a lot of respect, and it's going to be a big game.
"I don't think you can ever have any more motivation than normal – as a team we go out there every week trying to win, and we'll be trying to do the same thing this week."
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/78166/default.aspx
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Mitch Morton is learning the hard way
Michael Gleeson | June 13, 2009
AFTER Richmond lost to Sydney a statement was made at selection and Mitch Morton, one of the Tigers' more goal-efficient forwards, was dropped. It was not as savage and pointed as the selection decisions made by "Jade the Blade" this week, but it was notable and pointed.
Morton might have been kicking goals, but it seemed to be all he was interested in doing. It was a football equivalent of the batsman who is more worried to have the "not out" in red ink next to his name than winning the game.
What was interesting about the decision was not only that Morton was dropped, but that the decision was made by the leadership group. The leaders at Richmond have been criticised this year for sundry things, but the Morton decision was a moment of admirable assertiveness.
They were annoyed Morton had been allowed to be more onlooker than participant with some aspects of the game as long as he kicked goals. A message needed to be sent, not only to Morton but the remainder of the group.
"I got dropped and I learnt my lesson from that," Morton said. "I learnt that my way of helping the team and having an impact is not so much whether I kick goals as set them up for others and apply defensive pressure …
"I didn't have an issue with being dropped. You have to take responsibility for it, and it doesn't matter who it is that makes the decision, it is the decision that counts and I knew what I had to do.
"I think it is just a trap that inexperienced players like myself fall into. You don't have that security in your ability that a 150-game player has. It makes you think 'I had better kick goals here' because you think you might not get another chance. Chances are hard to get in games, but the harder you work the more confidence you get and chances come up."
After Morton's return to the side he wore much of the blame internally, and then very publicly, for the agonising last-minute loss to Port Adelaide. With his side ahead with a minute to go Morton marked and, rather than hold and ice the clock, played on and ambitiously attacked the goals from outside 50 in the wet. The ball went out on the full and, more important, possession was lost. Port goaled within seconds and a win that was within touching distance was lost.
Terry Wallace singled out the moment after the game for a stinging attack, declaring that such moments would cost him his job. Many players figured the attack was worse than Morton's behaviour for it revealed the coach's selfishness.
"Like I said at the time, you have to take the emotion out of it and look at the facts, and the facts are that that day I made a mistake. Did it cost us the game, did it not? I think about the mistake more than what was said," Morton said.
Interestingly Morton has since been in a similar situation and again played on — this time 30 metres out — and kicked the goal.
"Footy is a game where you have to play to your strengths and back yourself and one of my strengths is snapping goals and I practise it a lot, so I have to back myself to kick the goal. It's like the great Babe Ruth saying 'don't let the fear of striking out stop you trying to hit'. I can't let the fear of missing stop me trying to kick a goal," he said.
It was also an understandable desire to seize the moment for a player who had spent his career trying to do just that, between adversity's strikes.
Morton was taken by the Eagles as a father-son selection before the rules were altered to ensure that his talented younger brothers, Jarryd and Cale, could not also be priority selections. After three years the sentiment of taking a former WAFL star had gone. Thus Ben Cousins will not be the only player running onto the ground tonight wanting to show his former club what they are missing out on.
"When I stepped into the AFL I was light and I tried to put weight on and I got a lot of injuries — the first two years there I was the most injured player at the club — and West Coast in that period were very strong and dominant and they didn't have the luxury of playing kids for extended periods of time to develop them," he said.
"I just wanted to get away and get back to being me and playing like me. There was no tension about it; I spoke with John Worsfold about it and we shook hands and went our ways.
"It's hard because when you leave a club after 12 games in three years are you treated as a player who has played 12 games? Or are you treated as a fourth-year player? I am in my fifth year now but I have only played 40 games, I have a lot of catching up to do with the players of my era.
"I always compare myself to the guys I was drafted with — Brett Deledio and Buddy and Jarryd Roughead — and I know I am a long way behind them. I don't see myself as fulfilling my potential until I can influence games the way they do. Maybe it will never happen, but that is the way I measure myself."
http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews/mitch-morton-is-learning-the-hard-way/2009/06/12/1244664851205.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1
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Mitch could/should have kicked 8 but a sweet 5 time 'up yours' to his old side. Since he got dropped and then that blast from Plough he's been on fire when we get the ball in quickly into our forward line. Mitch is a top mark for his size.
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If we could put 1 big power forward (not Richo) next to Morton and Riewoldt we might actually go forward quicker than everyone thinks.
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If we could put 1 big power forward (not Richo) next to Morton and Riewoldt we might actually go forward quicker than everyone thinks.
Butcher????
Morton is the best thing that Greg Miller did while he was at the RFC. Sadly it was the only good thing he did.
Mitch is part of our future no question about that. Great game.
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Mitch has now kicked 59 goals in 28 games for Richmond.
Still only 22....we gave up pick 35 for him......Compare that to McMahon who we gave up pick 19 for.
Sometimes you win ...sometimes you lose.
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My fave players are,Tuck,Morton and Cuz.because they're footballers.
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Another Tiger article not on the web....
NO HITCH FOR MITCH AFTER SWITCH
By BRADEN QUARTERMAINE | Sunday Herald-Sun | 21 June, 2009, pg S06
MITCH Morton is one who got away from West Coast.
Traded to Richmond at the end of 2007, Morton played 12 games for the Eagles over three injury-cursed seasons between 2005-07.
While Morton agrees he didn't fulfil his potential at the Eagles, he said he had no regrets about the move.
"None at all,'' he said.
"I left West Coast to try to slowly get some respect in the footy world and I think slowly I'm doing that.
"It's something I'm going to have to do over time and hopefully I can have a good career.''
The 22-year-old has kicked 24 goals this season -- including five against the Eagles last Saturday night -- to become the Tigers' go-to man in attack.
Morton will face the Eagles again when Richmond travels to Subiaco Oval for a Friday night clash in Round 22.
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Morton makes his mark
By Tony Greenberg 9:34 AM Mon 22 June, 2009
You have to go back to the early 1970s to find the last time a player recruited from another league club has had a quicker goalkicking impact at Richmond than Mitch Morton.
The ex-Eagle has booted 59 goals in just 28 games with the Tigers. He equalled his highest match tally of five goals, against his old club West Coast at Etihad Stadium last Saturday night. Previously, he scored five goals against Port Adelaide in Richmond’s thrilling win at AAMI Stadium, in Round 13 of the 2008 season.
Morton has registered multiple goals 18 times in his brief career at Tigerland. He’s had those two bags of five, two of four, six of three and eight of two (along with seven single efforts). Only three times in his 28 games for Richmond has Morton failed to score a goal.
Ricky McLean, in 1972-73, has been the only player from another club to kick more goals in a shorter space of time upon arrival at Punt Road.
The powerfully-built former Carlton full-forward scored his first 59 goals with the Tigers in just 19 matches, going on to finish with 103 in a 39-game career with the Club.
Not even another gifted goalkicker of more modern times, in Nathan Brown, can boast a better return of six-pointers in his first 28 games for Richmond.
The former Bulldog had booted 54 goals to that point in his career as a Tiger.
After 12 rounds of the ’09 season, Morton has taken a decisive lead in the race to win the Michael Roach Medal as Richmond’s leading goalkicker. He has 24, which is 11 clear of Jack Riewoldt in second place, with Nathan Brown third on 11.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/79121/default.aspx
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McMahon :banghead Knoble :banghead Graham :banghead Kingsley :banghead Morton :thumbsup
1 out of 5 aint bad....... :o
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I thought they had moved over a while back but the Herald-Sun mentions Mitch's mum and dad have moved over from Perth with all three brothers playing at Melbourne clubs.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-demons-have-run-out-of-excuses/story-e6frf9jf-1225791120175
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I thought they had moved over a while back but the Herald-Sun mentions Mitch's mum and dad have moved over from Perth with all three brothers playing at Melbourne clubs.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-demons-have-run-out-of-excuses/story-e6frf9jf-1225791120175
Correct Mr One-Eyed the Morton folks moved over early in 2009
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How is the kid going this preseason? Are we in for a stellar season?
Its been rather quiet on the media front so all I have heard is that Mitch has bulked up and is looking good, sending bullet passes here there and everywhere!
Can anyone else add anything?
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How is the kid going this preseason? Are we in for a stellar season?
Its been rather quiet on the media front so all I have heard is that Mitch has bulked up and is looking good, sending bullet passes here there and everywhere!
Can anyone else add anything?
is hardly a kid in the footy sense anymore. he turns 23 in a few days time.
im not worried bout his bulk, has he built up his motor so he can be used in rotations.
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How is the kid going this preseason? Are we in for a stellar season?
Its been rather quiet on the media front so all I have heard is that Mitch has bulked up and is looking good, sending bullet passes here there and everywhere!
Can anyone else add anything?
is hardly a kid in the footy sense anymore. he turns 23 in a few days time.
im not worried bout his bulk, has he built up his motor so he can be used in rotations.
Rotations through the midfield? Interesting. The Eagles did try him there and he did do quite well. It could be good.
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The Eagles did not give him enough time in the middle for him to actually achieve any form, then when he was in the side he was plonked in the forward line, rotated off the bench and the rest is history.
We recruited him as a midfielder/forward more as a midfielder though but again because our forward line lacked a bit of fire power with Petts and Brown down he was again managed poorly. IMO if we gave him time in the centre you never know.
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The Eagles did not give him enough time in the middle for him to actually achieve any form, then when he was in the side he was plonked in the forward line, rotated off the bench and the rest is history.
We recruited him as a midfielder/forward more as a midfielder though but again because our forward line lacked a bit of fire power with Petts and Brown down he was again managed poorly. IMO if we gave him time in the centre you never know.
Its interesting because I love watching him in the forward line. I would prefer him there than in the midfield! I watched him at the Eagles too and he didnt get alot of game time full stop let alone in the midfield or forward line. It was there mistake though, they will rue it for years to come I suspect. They gave that finals game to Jamie Macnamara instead of Morton and now look, Jamie has been delisted. What a waste!
Imo, he is too good infront of goals and just has too much flash to put him anywhere else. Might be interesting to see if a change of coach changes things at all. Hardwick might have an all together different opinon.
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The Eagles did not give him enough time in the middle for him to actually achieve any form, then when he was in the side he was plonked in the forward line, rotated off the bench and the rest is history.
We recruited him as a midfielder/forward more as a midfielder though but again because our forward line lacked a bit of fire power with Petts and Brown down he was again managed poorly. IMO if we gave him time in the centre you never know.
Don't feed the (WCE) troll.
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The Eagles did not give him enough time in the middle for him to actually achieve any form, then when he was in the side he was plonked in the forward line, rotated off the bench and the rest is history.
We recruited him as a midfielder/forward more as a midfielder though but again because our forward line lacked a bit of fire power with Petts and Brown down he was again managed poorly. IMO if we gave him time in the centre you never know.
Its interesting because I love watching him in the forward line. I would prefer him there than in the midfield! I watched him at the Eagles too and he didnt get alot of game time full stop let alone in the midfield or forward line. It was there mistake though, they will rue it for years to come I suspect. They gave that finals game to Jamie Macnamara instead of Morton and now look, Jamie has been delisted. What a waste!
Imo, he is too good infront of goals and just has too much flash to put him anywhere else. Might be interesting to see if a change of coach changes things at all. Hardwick might have an all together different opinon.
Yeah, I think we will find Hardwick will move a few of these players around a bit and take them out of their comfort zone, good thing too. I am also looking forward to seeing Morton this year I truely believe he is one player that can really turn into something...."special"... :thumbsup
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The Eagles did not give him enough time in the middle for him to actually achieve any form, then when he was in the side he was plonked in the forward line, rotated off the bench and the rest is history.
We recruited him as a midfielder/forward more as a midfielder though but again because our forward line lacked a bit of fire power with Petts and Brown down he was again managed poorly. IMO if we gave him time in the centre you never know.
Don't feed the (WCE) troll.
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That's a bit harsh '65. I get the feeling Number20 actually likes Mitch and is genuinely interested. They have made no secret that they followed him at WCE. I can't see anything offensive in any of Number20's posts.
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The Eagles did not give him enough time in the middle for him to actually achieve any form, then when he was in the side he was plonked in the forward line, rotated off the bench and the rest is history.
We recruited him as a midfielder/forward more as a midfielder though but again because our forward line lacked a bit of fire power with Petts and Brown down he was again managed poorly. IMO if we gave him time in the centre you never know.
the eagles didnt give a go fullstop and there was damn good reasons. squbbing out of contests is one thing few coaches would tolerate worsfold i expect would be less tolerant than most. without doubt mitch thought he had made it when at the eagles the reports on his big head are well known over here.
and if im not mistaken i believe we promised to play him of hb with midfield rotations when we drafted him. he didnt want to be pencilled in as a permanent forward.
it doesnt matter the player, weather it be a mid who has to go forward or back or a specialist forward who has to rotate thru the midfield all players should be expected to be able to rotate and share the mid field work load they have to be better players for it.
already theres been numerous games where morton has gone missing for huge chunks of games. or had poor ones full stop.
being able to go thru the midfield should free him up and keep him involved in games its got to be a good thing.its certainly got to be good for team mates. his foot skills when passing are very good he eases the work load and he will require attention because of his skills thus freeing someone else up.
leon davis anyone didak are examples of samall forwards getting time in the mid field you could even put ablett in that category if you want to stretch it a bit. chapman as well. any way i think people get the gist.
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Needs to become a 50 goal forward in 2010.
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Needs to become a 50 goal forward in 2010.
if he plays as a medium sized forward permanently i would be happy with 35 goals and thats far more realistic.yep 35 goals and a much bigger output in defensive pressure will do fine.
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Of all the RFC guys running around for Coburg today I'd reckon Hardwick will be watching Mitch the most. Not so to bring him in the side next week but whether he'll eventually adapt to a more team-orientated defensive-minded tackler and chaser when he/we doesn't have the ball.
Someone on the radio the other day made the interesting point that many of the players we offloaded and retired at the end of last year weren't known for their defensive side of their game. Even Richo as great as he was didn't have big tackling stats (probably didn't to but anyway). It seems Mitch is still struggling to come to terms with being use to the way our better forwards in past years use to play (all out offensively minded) and the way Hardwick wants our forwards now to play. Compare Mitch to Jack who is strong at ground level and team-oriented as shown by his game last week pushing up the ground. That's where Mitch has to get to before he comes back into the side.
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Of all the RFC guys running around for Coburg today I'd reckon Hardwick will be watching Mitch the most. Not so to bring him in the side next week but whether he'll eventually adapt to a more team-orientated defensive-minded tackler and chaser when he/we doesn't have the ball.
Someone on the radio the other day made the interesting point that many of the players we offloaded and retired at the end of last year weren't known for their defensive side of their game. Even Richo as great as he was didn't have big tackling stats (probably didn't to but anyway). It seems Mitch is still struggling to come to terms with being use to the way our better forwards in past years use to play (all out offensively minded) and the way Hardwick wants our forwards now to play. Compare Mitch to Jack who is strong at ground level and team-oriented as shown by his game last week pushing up the ground. That's where Mitch has to get to before he comes back into the side.
100% correct MT and if Mitch is able to adapt his game to meet those standards he will be a very very very good player - if not he will just be another on the scrapheap of unfulfilled potential.
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Didn't do himself any favours with today's effort.
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Should be left in the forward line at Coburg
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Should be left in the forward line at Coburg
A lot of people on her are saying his lack of defensive pressure is why he is back i the burbs.
Watching the game yesterday and talking to my son, i was wodering out loud if Dimma had any say in him playing up the ground more to try and get him playing the way Dimma would like.
If so it didnt seem to be working and this could well be the end of Mitch at RFC im afraid.
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Should be left in the forward line at Coburg
A lot of people on her are saying his lack of defensive pressure is why he is back i the burbs.
Watching the game yesterday and talking to my son, i was wodering out loud if Dimma had any say in him playing up the ground more to try and get him playing the way Dimma would like.
If so it didnt seem to be working and this could well be the end of Mitch at RFC im afraid.
Yeah, picked and set-up on the wing but noted that he managed to slip up forward to kick two goals.
While it might be good to be a goal-kicking midfielder I don't think they want him to be loose in the goal square which is where he kicked his first from memory.
He still seems to have the set in his mind that if he goes forward and kicks goals then that is what will save him.
Doubt that Hardwick agrees even though they did move him forward for a period in the third when they were in trouble for goal kickers.
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Escapes a lot of flack when compared to other whipping boys.
Mitch is our most disappointing player of 2010.
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Escapes a lot of flack when compared to other whipping boys.
Mitch is our most disappointing player of 2010.
Would have to agree with this comment, totally.
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Should be left in the forward line at Coburg
A lot of people on her are saying his lack of defensive pressure is why he is back i the burbs.
Watching the game yesterday and talking to my son, i was wodering out loud if Dimma had any say in him playing up the ground more to try and get him playing the way Dimma would like.
If so it didnt seem to be working and this could well be the end of Mitch at RFC im afraid.
Yeah, picked and set-up on the wing but noted that he managed to slip up forward to kick two goals.
While it might be good to be a goal-kicking midfielder I don't think they want him to be loose in the goal square which is where he kicked his first from memory.
He still seems to have the set in his mind that if he goes forward and kicks goals then that is what will save him.
Doubt that Hardwick agrees even though they did move him forward for a period in the third when they were in trouble for goal kickers.
Bit of a shame really that he cant/wont get his act together.
Watching him at training a while back and also in games, he is quick enough, also a nice pass of the ball and usually picks the right options. I said it when I posted on training at the start of the year he if he could improve the defensive side of his game he would be better further up the ground.
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Trade him to Port, Schulz and Morton would make a good pair in the forward line
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He's another Petiffer. Teased us for a couple of years, doesn't do the hard things and looks disinterested now he's been dropped.
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He's another Petiffer. Teased us for a couple of years, doesn't do the hard things and looks disinterested now he's been dropped.
Mid sized fowards have got to be exceptional (ala StevieJ) to be specialists.
Otherwise they need to transform to be able to play on the ball or up the ground as required.
Think of a sprinkling of good examples who've made that transition. Didak, Akermanis, Johnson, Hird, Rioli, etc.
Hardwick is rightly not happy that Mitch has shown himself to be pretty one dimensional and unable to show a rounded game.
He's talented but he's not elite & he'll go by the wayside if he can't round out his game pretty quickly.
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He's another Petiffer. Teased us for a couple of years, doesn't do the hard things and looks disinterested now he's been dropped.
Great call and good comparison.
Let's make sure we get rid of him while he still has value, rather than hold on to him way too long like we did with Patheticfer.
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Interesting interview with Mitch just then on 3aw. He said it was his decision to move into the midfield. It has been his life long dream to be a midfielder while playing in a forward pocket was someone else's dream. So he sat down with the coaches and they told him he'll need to go back to Coburg for 6 weeks to get the opportunity to do so and Mitch said he was happy to do that. He said others will say he's had his worst year but he believes he's had his best since he's now playing midfield and contributing. Mitch finished off with saying Judd beat him today but he didn't believe he disgraced himself.
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interesting to hear he made the call.....and sacrifice! My estimations of him as a person have gone up, takes a lot of courage to do what he did. Have been fairly impressed with what hes shown in the mid. Now what he needs to do is have a brutal preseason on the track to build up the tank some more and we could have ourselves another quality midfielder in the rotation nex year ans beyond
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I forgot to add before Morton developing real well in the midfield as well. Thats also a bonus I reckon.
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I forgot to add before Morton developing real well in the midfield as well. Thats also a bonus I reckon.
Big bonus Ramps. Especially given that most of us had written him off due to his extended stint at Coburg, not realising that the demotion was 'Mitch-driven' by request and that he had plenty to offer further up the ground. Almost like getting another free recruit in the 2nd half of the season and you would like to think that all parties involved will focus heavily on a pre-season more suited to a midfield role for him this summer.
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I forgot to add before Morton developing real well in the midfield as well. Thats also a bonus I reckon.
Certainly makes our need for an outside midfielder less than it was, he certainly fills part of that hole
Foley should step right in to take Cuz's spot
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Just split the posts about Morton from the Insipid thread to here :).
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Could very easily develop into our best player.
And I mean that.
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Played a good game against Port. Relishing his new role
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Might have just found an elite wingman :thumbsup
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A goal kicking midfielder,exactly what we have been crying out for
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Mitch is enjoying preseason training lol.
"WHAT A DAY. 10.5km of warm ups, training drills, running, push ups, etc- our fitness guy loves pre season way too much !!!!"
"sitting with one dustin martin after horrific running session, fitness guy thought itd be funny to add 2 x 1km TT after training- NOT FUNNY"
http://twitter.com/MitchMorton
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glad he is kicking on, shows a lot of leadership too, reminds of of JR8, wants to make things work and is willing to do what it takes to get there.
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Mitch on his twitter page. He's back training with the main group.
"2nd sess bak with main group.i made a million mistakes but hey that's why we train ! Great fun and everyone looking great for NAB cup"
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He's built like a tank.
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hoping for big things from Micth in 2011
Hello to everyone from Norhtern India (yes, i am a tiger addict) :whistle
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hoping for big things from Micth in 2011
Hello to everyone from Northern India (yes, i am a tiger addict) :whistle
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Mahatma Wilbur :bow
talk to Davey you old sock, he has insomnia
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It's true. 20 hours sleep in the last 10 days I reckon.
:angel:
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Interesting interview with Mitch just then on 3aw. He said it was his decision to move into the midfield. It has been his life long dream to be a midfielder while playing in a forward pocket was someone else's dream. So he sat down with the coaches and they told him he'll need to go back to Coburg for 6 weeks to get the opportunity to do so and Mitch said he was happy to do that. He said others will say he's had his worst year but he believes he's had his best since he's now playing midfield and contributing. Mitch finished off with saying Judd beat him today but he didn't believe he disgraced himself.
that is so correct.
i know when we recruited him one of the promises was he would be given a go at hb or in the midfield. obviously that went by the way side under wallace.
he was a very good junior mid.
his problems have always been a lack of appetite for the contest not going when its your turn and a lack of defensive pressure. these coupled with a poo attitude.mitch was one when he first got drafted who thought himself better than he was.
i know hes always wanted to play midfield and with his good delivery skills and a developing appetite for hard work i can see no reason why he cant play there.
to me though mitch must be prepared to also play forward ala the way geelong use chapman. cotchin is another who should be used in this way. primarily mids but do their fair share forward. we really do lack for quality sml forwards and have only just recently drafted a permanent medium forward in dean mcdonald.
i reckon macdonald who at 184 and 87kg a real good size already will surprise a few with games this yr.
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has some great unique qualities for a mid, a long hoof and better than average overhead mark..suprised me how well he went in the middle, averaging 25 possies a game...really adds to a rapidly improving midfield unit :gotigers
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How is the kid going this preseason? Are we in for a stellar season?
Its been rather quiet on the media front so all I have heard is that Mitch has bulked up and is looking good, sending bullet passes here there and everywhere!
Can anyone else add anything?
is hardly a kid in the footy sense anymore. he turns 23 in a few days time.
I'm not worried bout his bulk, has he built up his motor so he can be used in rotations.
never mind i was calling for this when we first got him.
must admit i had some serious concerns about us drafting him, one of those ones where your happy as larry because of his skills and the lack of good kicks in the team. but wary because it was a decent pick 35 and because of the attitude and lack of intestinal fortitude if you like.
the eagles didnt really want to trade him but in the end mitch was just to full of himself.
as its panned out he got the kick in the arse he needed.
someone said the eagles would be peeed at him being traded now. i reckon that would be right the dearth of decent ball users is killing them morton would certainly help them in that area.
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It's true. 20 hours sleep in the last 10 days I reckon.
:angel:
Watch a replay from round 1 last year, that should knock you out.
Warning...Nightmares may occur as a side effect.
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;D
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Temporary leave for Morton
richmondfc.com.au
8:16 PM Wed 01 Jun, 2011
Richmond Football Club advises that Mitch Morton has stepped away from the Club for a short period to deal with a personal issue.
Richmond will continue to support Mitch during this time and expect he will return to the Club in the near future.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/115311/default.aspx
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Huh? ???
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Hopefully everything is okay for Mitch and he can come back and have a real crack to end the season on a high.
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Don't tell me, we didn't give him a house
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Well there had a some reason behind his form slump, it's a pitty, if true, that the club did not identify it earlier instead of letting him play the football that he has played.
Good luck Mitch, lets hope you can sort it out!!!!
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They have only allowed because he is bla.... oh wait on!
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It's a war of attrition down at Tigerland.
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I hope Mitch hasn't spat the dummy after being dropped....
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Is there anything up with his brothers at Hawthorn on Melbourne to shine some light on whether it is a family issue or just something up with Mitch? Whatever it is good luck Mitch and hope it all works out for you. :thumbsup
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They have only allowed because he is bla.... oh wait on!
;D
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Next. :sleep
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I hope Mitch hasn't spat the dummy after being dropped....
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He hasn't played about 3 weeks but got dropped about 8 weeks ago
Very long bow I would have thought
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Won't Morton need to play a few more senior games this year to keep the currency up? You might get an early 2nd round for him
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at first i was ready to say good riddons but we just dont know. Could be anything really.
We gave Taylor 3 chances so we can at least here whats up with Morton after all could be serious for all we know, unlike Taylor who is just plain lazy and wants everything handed to him on a silver platter
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I hope Mitch hasn't spat the dummy after being dropped....
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He hasn't played about 3 weeks but got dropped about 8 weeks ago
Very long bow I would have thought
You'd have to admit though that it is very rare to see a player in the best 22 go 'on leave', especially if they have a nice streak of consecutive games under their belt.
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Won't Morton need to play a few more senior games this year to keep the currency up? You might get an early 2nd round for him
he would get picked up no doubt. I still think he has talent.
I think its something serious, just my guess
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We can't guess what is going on.
Could be something serious with his family for all we know.
Best wishes Mitch.
Hope it all works out.
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I think I heard it was a very ill family member but can't remember where I got that from
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You'd have to admit though that it is very rare to see a player in the best 22 go 'on leave', especially if they have a nice streak of consecutive games under their belt.
Agree totally.
It would have to be a very, very good reason to be absent for so long.
Hope we see Mitch back soon.
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Totally agree with sentiment "Hopefully everything is okay for Mitch and he can come back and have a real crack to end the season on a high." Also totally agree with sentiment "Well there had a some reason behind his form slump, it's a pitty, if true, that the club did not identify it earlier instead of letting him play the football that he has played.Good luck Mitch, lets hope you can sort it out!!!!" Agree with club's approach to give him personal leave.
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I hope Mitch hasn't spat the dummy after being dropped....
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He hasn't played about 3 weeks but got dropped about 8 weeks ago
Very long bow I would have thought
You'd have to admit though that it is very rare to see a player in the best 22 go 'on leave', especially if they have a nice streak of consecutive games under their belt.
Sorry I must not have explained myself
Stripes, asked if Mitch had cracked the sads about being dropped
I tried to point out that he has only been missing games for Coburg for about 3 games (4 weeks with all these stupid byes) and that he was dropped from the AFL about 8 weeks ago
So the suggestion that he may have cracked it for being dropped seems a very long bow to me
Whatever the reason for his leave - I wish him all the best
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Greg Denham says he has 'health issues'.
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I think I heard it was a very ill family member but can't remember where I got that from
If it was a very ill family member then you'd think all 3 brothers would be on special leave but it's only Mitch.
If it's health issues as wayne posted then it could anything from a physical illness through to depression which is sadly becoming more common in AFL footballers. Whatever it is all the best to Mitch for a speedy recovery.
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Daniel Bradshaw of the Swans has taken time away from football as well to consider his playing future.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/115318/default.aspx
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Greg Denham says he has 'health issues'.
thats very close
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Greg Denham says he has 'health issues'.
thats very close
All this speculation is quite distasteful to be honest.
Gee you would have hoped that because the Club said it was a "personal matter" that the media would just leave it alone.
Sad because I would have thought the word "personal" would make it pretty clear it aint no one's business but Mitch's and the Club's.
But no the media have to speculate which makes ever man and his dog want to speculate.
Leave the bloke in peace and let him have the time he bloody well needs :banghead ...... ooops how stupid of me it doesn't make for a good story does it
Pathetic by Denham to play "cloak & dagger" like this and by using a board brush term as all he's done is fired up the the vultures and rumour mongers. Well done Greg you goose your lack of respect for the person is noted :banghead
And sorry Jack but it's pathetic by you too by repsonding with "that's very close" in one post and a ;) in another - no need for it.
:banghead :banghead
Bottom line is we don't know, we (& that includes the media) dont' need to know
All the best Mitch
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I dont know whats wrong with the lad but good luck to him. Hopefully he gets over his issue really quickly and he can resume football.
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If it's health issues as wayne posted then it could anything from a physical illness through to depression which is sadly becoming more common in AFL footballers. Whatever it is all the best to Mitch for a speedy recovery.
Exactly - that's why what Denham said is distasteful - he has opened up a can of worms that he didn't need to
As a result all his media mates will be trying to outscope one another to get a story even if there isn't a story they will make one
Pounds to peanuts someone will announce the scope
I can just see the likes Hutchy & Barrett hiding out a rubbish bin to get the scope - they'd be in their element
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WP agree slightly but I think its fair to assume that Richmond supporters would be concerned for Mitch and for peace of mind would like to know the extent of his issues. Sure it's no-ones business but as a society you have to expect people would like the assurance that he's OK.
When something isn't explained at length it seems like there is something to hide, which ultimately leads the media to digging up as much detail as possible regardless of how interesting the story is.
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I hope Mitch hasn't spat the dummy after being dropped....
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He hasn't played about 3 weeks but got dropped about 8 weeks ago
Very long bow I would have thought
You'd have to admit though that it is very rare to see a player in the best 22 go 'on leave', especially if they have a nice streak of consecutive games under their belt.
Sorry I must not have explained myself
Stripes, asked if Mitch had cracked the sads about being dropped
I tried to point out that he has only been missing games for Coburg for about 3 games (4 weeks with all these stupid byes) and that he was dropped from the AFL about 8 weeks ago
So the suggestion that he may have cracked it for being dropped seems a very long bow to me
Whatever the reason for his leave - I wish him all the best
Sorry WP - I missed your reply. I was only being flippant - I thought perhpas he was suffering some type of depression based on struggling to make the team. Everyone wishes him the best I'm sure but when the truth is hidden it makes way for speculation. Fact of life.
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WP agree slightly but I think its fair to assume that Richmond supporters would be concerned for Mitch and for peace of mind would like to know the extent of his issues. Sure it's no-ones business but as a society you have to expect people would like the assurance that he's OK.
When something isn't explained at length it seems like there is something to hide, which ultimately leads the media to digging up as much detail as possible regardless of how interesting the story is.
Understand what you are saying Pope I rellay do but when it is said and done not everyone is Jim Stynes wanting to share their story. Sometimes people want to keep things private
Bottom line for mine is this: I dont care what the reasons are that Mitch has asked for this leave because that's none of my business.
But I certainly do care about the bloke and the fact that he has needed to take time off to deal with this personal matter. The whys and the whats are not the issue, the blokes well being is
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Benny Gale was asked about Morton in the live chat. Here's his response:
Mitch has had some personal issues which he's been dealing with for a while, the club decided in collaboration with Mitch that it would be in his best interests to get away from the day to day club environment as he manages these issues. I understand he is maknig good progress, he's following a fairly robust conditioning program and we are optimistic that he'll rejoin us in due course.
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Who knows what it is, so long as he gets better, hope its not family, maybe has something to do with Cale's slump..
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I don't agree WP, I reckon when you take the money you have to give up a bit as well.
Not suggesting his medical records be put on the table but I think some further info is called for.
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I don't agree WP, I reckon when you take the money you have to give up a bit as well.
Not suggesting his medical records be put on the table but I think some further info is called for.
Interesting way of looking at it TBR
Would we expect it any other work environment? I dont think so
So I will ask this
Most of us work and if you needed personal time away from your work wouldn't you expect your employer to tell the every single person in you company why you needed time off would you?
I know I wouldn't
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WP agree slightly but I think its fair to assume that Richmond supporters would be concerned for Mitch and for peace of mind would like to know the extent of his issues. Sure it's no-ones business but as a society you have to expect people would like the assurance that he's OK.
When something isn't explained at length it seems like there is something to hide, which ultimately leads the media to digging up as much detail as possible regardless of how interesting the story is.
Understand what you are saying Pope I rellay do but when it is said and done not everyone is Jim Stynes wanting to share their story. Sometimes people want to keep things private
Bottom line for mine is this: I dont care what the reasons are that Mitch has asked for this leave because that's none of my business.
But I certainly do care about the bloke and the fact that he has needed to take time off to deal with this personal matter. The whys and the whats are not the issue, the blokes well being is
Yeah I don't think there is a perfect way of handling private situations. I mean on one hand I want to respect and acknowledge Mitch and his right to his own privacy, but on the other hand as a Richmond member and a fan of Mitch's I want some assurance that he'll be OK. It's 100% none of my or anyones business but we're all apart of the Richmond family and wish him well and hope that it's nothing serious.
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Was he good mates with Cuz?
..... Maybe he's missing his mate or the warmer weather in Perth.
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I don't agree WP, I reckon when you take the money you have to give up a bit as well.
Not suggesting his medical records be put on the table but I think some further info is called for.
Interesting way of looking at it TBR
Would we expect it any other work environment? I dont think so
So I will ask this
Most of us work and if you needed personal time away from your work wouldn't you expect your employer to tell the every single person in you company why you needed time off would you?
I know I wouldn't
I don't think you can compare any other ordinary profession though WP.
Footballers get paid an exorbitant amount because the money is generated by the fans. Not sure you can put your hand out for the cheque and then claim privacy.
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Simple...If he was gettin a game he wouldn't have taken a hiatus. Pea heart...don't let let RFC door hit your a.rse on the way out Mitch.
Only thing that sh.its me is that we'll get nothin for him now
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The players get paid, via the fans, to provide entertainment to the fans. That entertainment does not include intrusions into their private lives.
That market is covered by Home and Away and Womans Weekly
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The players get paid, via the fans, to provide entertainment to the fans. That entertainment does not include intrusions into their private lives.
That market is covered by Home and Away and Womans Weekly
I don't see how it is an intrusion, I think it is just basic courtesy towards the members.
Why would saying Mitch Morton is on a leave of absence due to him suffering from an illness or due to an ill family member or due to what ever be an intrusion?
If anything keeping secrets leads to more speculation and greater chance for rumour and innunedo to be an intrusion.
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I understand that he could have a very valid reason to take time off, but I dont think it is a coincidence that the two players with arguably the biggest shall we say, 'disciplinary issues,' have both been granted leave from the club. Bit of a concern for mine.
While were at it, what the eff is going on with Dan Connors?
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The players get paid, via the fans, to provide entertainment to the fans. That entertainment does not include intrusions into their private lives.
That market is covered by Home and Away and Womans Weekly
I don't see how it is an intrusion, I think it is just basic courtesy towards the members.
Why would saying Mitch Morton is on a leave of absence due to him suffering from an illness or due to an ill family member or due to what ever be an intrusion?
If anything keeping secrets leads to more speculation and greater chance for rumour and innunedo to be an intrusion.
It's an intrusion if he doesnt want it to be made public.
Just like some people will not tell their friends and acquaintances about a serious illness, but others are happy to talk about it. it's an individual thing and if some one wants privacy we should respect that. If they are happy to tell the world, as Stynes has done to borrow Billy's example, then well and good.
I agree about it leading to speculation, but that it is human nature to gossip and speculate. It will happen to a certain degree anyway and really is not a valid reason to intrude upon an individuals privacy.
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Simple...If he was gettin a game he wouldn't have taken a hiatus. Pea heart...don't let let RFC door hit your a.rse on the way out Mitch.
Only thing that sh.its me is that we'll get nothin for him now
Harsh.
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Mitch was at Coburg on Saturday watching the game.
He was in good spirits and the break will do him well. Dont discount him being at Richmond next year.
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Just because we support a sport/club and pay money for the privilege, it gives us no right to demand information on any individual player's personal issues or condition. If the player wants their personal stuff kept quiet then they have the most basic of human rights to expect and demand that. Even though the self-serving interests of the amoral media vultures would have you believe otherwise doesn't make it right. I'm gobsmacked that people think otherwise.
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I don't agree WP, I reckon when you take the money you have to give up a bit as well.
Not suggesting his medical records be put on the table but I think some further info is called for.
Interesting way of looking at it TBR
Would we expect it any other work environment? I dont think so
So I will ask this
Most of us work and if you needed personal time away from your work wouldn't you expect your employer to tell the every single person in you company why you needed time off would you?
I know I wouldn't
I can't say there have been many instances where people at work have had a month off work - paid leave - for "personal" issues. It would want to be unique.
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Simple...If he was gettin a game he wouldn't have taken a hiatus. Pea heart...don't let let RFC door hit your a.rse on the way out Mitch.
Only thing that sh.its me is that we'll get nothin for him now
Harsh.
Blackie hasn't been happy with Morton since his last game when he spotted some ordinary efforts. Fair enough too.
And this is getting off topic but I don't think it is correct to say AFL players earn their money soley for the entertainment they provide on the field.
And when you take the money that comes because of public exposure then you take all that comes with it, good and bad.
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I understand that he could have a very valid reason to take time off, but I dont think it is a coincidence that the two players with arguably the biggest shall we say, 'disciplinary issues,' have both been granted leave from the club. Bit of a concern for mine.
While were at it, what the eff is going on with Dan Connors?
Mitch was acting as a bit of mentor (for want of a better word) for Troy before Troy's latest hiatus. Connors has been injured with quad. He's apparently 1-2 weeks away.
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I don't agree WP, I reckon when you take the money you have to give up a bit as well.
Not suggesting his medical records be put on the table but I think some further info is called for.
Interesting way of looking at it TBR
Would we expect it any other work environment? I dont think so
So I will ask this
Most of us work and if you needed personal time away from your work wouldn't you expect your employer to tell the every single person in you company why you needed time off would you?
I know I wouldn't
I can't say there have been many instances where people at work have had a month off work - paid leave - for "personal" issues. It would want to be unique.
I know a guy who's wife is suffering such severe depression that she was hospitalized because of it. His boss gave him as much time as he needed to help them out.
Great boss I reckon.
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Was he good mates with Cuz?
..... Maybe he's missing his mate or the warmer weather in Perth.
maybe
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Just because we support a sport/club and pay money for the privilege, it gives us no right to demand information on any individual player's personal issues or condition. If the player wants their personal stuff kept quiet then they have the most basic of human rights to expect and demand that. Even though the self-serving interests of the amoral media vultures would have you believe otherwise doesn't make it right. I'm gobsmacked that people think otherwise.
I wasn't saying it's right smokey, I'm saying its reasonable for the public, mainly Richmond and Mitch supporters wanting to know the reason for his hiatus. "Personal Issues" as the reason for his break was never going to satisfy everyone in the community.
This being on the back of Taylor leaving the club to go to NT indefinitely, people who invest in the club have every right to have concern and want more detail in a player, in Mitchs case - talented players break from the game.
I'm not suggesting the club should come out and disclose everything there is about Mitch, but you can't blame the public wanting to know more when the excuse is as vague as "personal issues".
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some of the stuff that has been written in here has been disgraceful. :(
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some of the stuff that has been written in here has been disgraceful. :(
Pot kettle big fella
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I know a guy who's wife is suffering such severe depression that she was hospitalized because of it. His boss gave him as much time as he needed to help them out.
Great boss I reckon.
Great example Mr Tigra
It does happen, more common than people think I reckon
I know someone within my own family who needed extended time off after their partner had an accident. Their work gave them as much time as they needed.
I'm not suggesting the club should come out and disclose everything there is about Mitch, but you can't blame the public wanting to know more when the excuse is as vague as "personal issues".
Isn't that part of the issue here; "the public wanting to know"? The public doesn't need to know unless the person concerned want the public to know.
I don't see how it is an intrusion, I think it is just basic courtesy towards the members.
I am not sure we are owed this so called courtesy TBR.
I see it as an intrusion because it's a private matter that at this time Mitch Morton doesn't want in a public forum. Isn't he entitled to that choice because when it is all said & done isn't this about what is best for him, not us?
If a senior manager (say CFO) of a publicly listed company takes time off for personal reasons are shareholders of entiteld to same the "courtesy"? Should the company just announce it?
Just last month the CEO of QANTAS was off work for a fortnight because he had surgery for prostate cancer but at the time it wasn't mentioned because he didn't want it in the public arena; he went public with it after returing to work. That was his choice and I'd argue it was his right to make that chocie
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I'm not suggesting the club should come out and disclose everything there is about Mitch, but you can't blame the public wanting to know more when the excuse is as vague as "personal issues".
Isn't that part of the issue here; "the public wanting to know"? The public doesn't need to know unless the person concerned want the public to know.
I don't know what the right answer is, I think it comes back to the 'drama' of the AFL media drumming stories up and trying to insinuate that clubs have something to hide.
Whether your a public figure or not you have every right to privacy but unfortunately that comes with a part of society wanting to know every bit of your life thinking there is some dramatic story in between the lines.
In no way am I suggesting the club have gone about this the wrong way, just making a point that there will always be people that are curious, nosey or believe they are entitled to know all details.
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some of the stuff that has been written in here has been disgraceful. :(
Pot kettle big fella
HRT what have I written in this thread that you consider to be disrespectful?
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Could we get a 2nd rounder for Mitch?
I think we could.
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I don't agree WP, I reckon when you take the money you have to give up a bit as well.
Not suggesting his medical records be put on the table but I think some further info is called for.
Interesting way of looking at it TBR
Would we expect it any other work environment? I dont think so
So I will ask this
Most of us work and if you needed personal time away from your work wouldn't you expect your employer to tell the every single person in you company why you needed time off would you?
I know I wouldn't
I can't say there have been many instances where people at work have had a month off work - paid leave - for "personal" issues. It would want to be unique.
I have seen it many many times in my industry, I have seen some people given up to 3 months off...it happens don't worry it just doesn't get brought to the public eye....unless of course you are in the public eye..
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And this is getting off topic but I don't think it is correct to say AFL players earn their money soley for the entertainment they provide on the field.
And when you take the money that comes because of public exposure then you take all that comes with it, good and bad.
Are you suggesting that becoming an AFL player, with all the other sacrifices made to do so , really entitles the public to pry into their personal lives? On what basis? They are paid to play footy, not be part of some poxy reality show
AS it is AFL players come under so much more scrutiny than the general public, but you are saying that they are not entitled to any privacy at all?
Your justifications reek of the tripe an editor of womans weekly or a so called current affairs show will put forward. Perhaps you are caro? :P
Why do so many people feel a need to have access to other people private lives? Is it to overcome a feeling of inadequacy in their own lives? Perhaps a need to see someone else's misery so they can feel good about themselves?
As i said, that market is already covered...and if you really need a footy flavour mixed in then caro and hutchy will come to the party. That sort of piffle is about all they are really any good for.
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Agree should respect a person's privacy. Agree it is not unsual for people to get leave for personal reasons such as depression. Depression is a very debilitating illness. The club would not have given leave unless it was something serious. Saying Personal issues is the club's way of protecting Mitch's privacy and good on them.
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some of the stuff that has been written in here has been disgraceful. :(
Pot kettle big fella
Still waiting ... can you tell me where I said anything disrespectful about Mitchell in this thread. I have been awaiting your response since yesterday! Look forward to seeing it and if not then an apology for your cheap and dishonest shot.
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Are you suggesting that becoming an AFL player, with all the other sacrifices made to do so , really entitles the public to pry into their personal lives? On what basis? They are paid to play footy, not be part of some poxy reality show
AS it is AFL players come under so much more scrutiny than the general public, but you are saying that they are not entitled to any privacy at all?
Your justifications reek of the tripe an editor of womans weekly or a so called current affairs show will put forward. Perhaps you are caro? :P
Why do so many people feel a need to have access to other people private lives? Is it to overcome a feeling of inadequacy in their own lives? Perhaps a need to see someone else's misery so they can feel good about themselves?
As i said, that market is already covered...and if you really need a footy flavour mixed in then caro and hutchy will come to the party. That sort of piffle is about all they are really any good for.
To me the players are merely commodities to be used and discarded, like so many empty stubbies.
I pay his wages and I believe I am entitled to an explaination as to why those wages are being paid without the employment being carried out.
As I said I don't want his medical records, but it would be nice to know a more specific reason than 'personal issue'.
As to whether or not I am in fact Caro, I am a 4"2, 230kg, bald headed man with prominent nasal and ear hair. Naturally I find the comparison unfair and offensive.
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I remember TBRs work from another site. He (or should I say she) is indeed Caro Wilson.......
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:cheers
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scrolling down slowly, i thought that pic was going to be a lot worse
scissor sister
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To me the players are merely commodities to be used and discarded, like so many empty stubbies.
I pay his wages and I believe I am entitled to an explaination as to why those wages are being paid without the employment being carried out.
The players are not paid by supporters.
The people that do pay the players, ie the board and their other officials, (who use membership fees and supporters' sponsorship) fully know the reasons behind any player needing to take special leave under the AFL EBA rules.
I take it that you are a taxpayer too TBR, but you are not entitled to know National Secrets or the reasons behind all Government purchases and you do not own the Government because you pay taxes.
Any employee, in any industry, that requires to take personal leave is entitled to PRIVACY.
Let's keep it that way in this current case.
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Like a bad case of herpes, Ekto is back... :-*
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:santa
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Like a bad case of herpes, Ekto is back... :-*
Did you miss me dear. :thumbsup
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Back to the topic ppl.
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some of the stuff that has been written in here has been disgraceful. :(
Pot kettle big fella
HRT what have I written in this thread that you consider to be disrespectful?
Nothing in this thread but sheesh you do pay out in other threads - I love some of it but reckon you should bak off the judgements calls on others in this thread.
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Are you suggesting that becoming an AFL player, with all the other sacrifices made to do so , really entitles the public to pry into their personal lives? On what basis? They are paid to play footy, not be part of some poxy reality show
AS it is AFL players come under so much more scrutiny than the general public, but you are saying that they are not entitled to any privacy at all?
Your justifications reek of the tripe an editor of womans weekly or a so called current affairs show will put forward. Perhaps you are caro? :P
Why do so many people feel a need to have access to other people private lives? Is it to overcome a feeling of inadequacy in their own lives? Perhaps a need to see someone else's misery so they can feel good about themselves?
As i said, that market is already covered...and if you really need a footy flavour mixed in then caro and hutchy will come to the party. That sort of piffle is about all they are really any good for.
To me the players are merely commodities to be used and discarded, like so many empty stubbies.
I pay his wages and I believe I am entitled to an explaination as to why those wages are being paid without the employment being carried out.
As I said I don't want his medical records, but it would be nice to know a more specific reason than 'personal issue'.
As to whether or not I am in fact Caro, I am a 4"2, 230kg, bald headed man with prominent nasal and ear hair. Naturally I find the comparison unfair and offensive.
Just cant agree with you on this, but you get that.
As for your description of yourself, i can understand why you would find that unfair and offensive, being so much easier on the eye than caro.
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The players are not paid by supporters.
The people that do pay the players, ie the board and their other officials, (who use membership fees and supporters' sponsorship) fully know the reasons behind any player needing to take special leave under the AFL EBA rules.
I take it that you are a taxpayer too TBR, but you are not entitled to know National Secrets or the reasons behind all Government purchases and you do not own the Government because you pay taxes.
Any employee, in any industry, that requires to take personal leave is entitled to PRIVACY.
Let's keep it that way in this current case.
Comparison is flawed. A better comparison would be a politician taking leave without giving a basic reason why. Wouldn't happen.
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The players are not paid by supporters.
The people that do pay the players, ie the board and their other officials, (who use membership fees and supporters' sponsorship) fully know the reasons behind any player needing to take special leave under the AFL EBA rules.
I take it that you are a taxpayer too TBR, but you are not entitled to know National Secrets or the reasons behind all Government purchases and you do not own the Government because you pay taxes.
Any employee, in any industry, that requires to take personal leave is entitled to PRIVACY.
Let's keep it that way in this current case.
Comparison is flawed. A better comparison would be a politician taking leave without giving a basic reason why. Wouldn't happen.
What about the shareholder argument though?
Ultimately we are shareholders (owners) of the club
In other publicly listed companies shareholders aren't privy to this sort of info, they cannot demand it because privacy comes into play. Why whould this scenario be any different?
I appreciate your point TBR, I do and it's obvious we'll have to agree to disagree
Enjoy the discussion though - been great and BTW welcome to OER :thumbsup
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Like a bad case of herpes, Ekto is back... :-*
Did you miss me dear. :thumbsup
You know I will always love you...yes yes?
(http://images.ctvdigital.com/images/pub2upload/45/2008_7_31/crankcast_niles.jpg)
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The players are not paid by supporters.
The people that do pay the players, ie the board and their other officials, (who use membership fees and supporters' sponsorship) fully know the reasons behind any player needing to take special leave under the AFL EBA rules.
I take it that you are a taxpayer too TBR, but you are not entitled to know National Secrets or the reasons behind all Government purchases and you do not own the Government because you pay taxes.
Any employee, in any industry, that requires to take personal leave is entitled to PRIVACY.
Let's keep it that way in this current case.
Comparison is flawed. A better comparison would be a politician taking leave without giving a basic reason why. Wouldn't happen.
Makes sense :clapping
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What about the shareholder argument though?
Ultimately we are shareholders (owners) of the club
In other publicly listed companies shareholders aren't privy to this sort of info, they cannot demand it because privacy comes into play. Why whould this scenario be any different?
I appreciate your point TBR, I do and it's obvious we'll have to agree to disagree
Enjoy the discussion though - been great and BTW welcome to OER :thumbsup
Cheers, WP, agree with that and thanks. :thumbsup
Nice place you have here, bit of riff raff finds it's way in but no doubt you will ban them soon, as have most other sites. ;)
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Did anyone hear what else Caro was saying about Mitch Morton last night on 3aw?
I caught the end of it and she mentioned something like he's been on the outer since the day Hardwick arrived 18 months ago so he's unlikely remain on our list.
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What about the shareholder argument though?
Ultimately we are shareholders (owners) of the club
In other publicly listed companies shareholders aren't privy to this sort of info, they cannot demand it because privacy comes into play. Why whould this scenario be any different?
I appreciate your point TBR, I do and it's obvious we'll have to agree to disagree
Enjoy the discussion though - been great and BTW welcome to OER :thumbsup
Cheers, WP, agree with that and thanks. :thumbsup
Nice place you have here, bit of riff raff finds it's way in but no doubt you will ban them soon, as have most other sites. ;)
OI! I resemble that comment!
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Did anyone hear what else Caro was saying about Mitch Morton last night on 3aw?
I caught the end of it and she mentioned something like he's been on the outer since the day Hardwick arrived 18 months ago so he's unlikely remain on our list.
poo, aint Caro a good source :thumbsup she's probably right anyway.
What about the shareholder argument though?
Ultimately we are shareholders (owners) of the club
In other publicly listed companies shareholders aren't privy to this sort of info, they cannot demand it because privacy comes into play. Why whould this scenario be any different?
I appreciate your point TBR, I do and it's obvious we'll have to agree to disagree
Enjoy the discussion though - been great and BTW welcome to OER :thumbsup
Cheers, WP, agree with that and thanks. :thumbsup
Nice place you have here, bit of riff raff finds it's way in but no doubt you will ban them soon, as have most other sites. ;)
OI! I resemble that comment!
:lol
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Did anyone hear what else Caro was saying about Mitch Morton last night on 3aw?
I caught the end of it and she mentioned something like he's been on the outer since the day Hardwick arrived 18 months ago so he's unlikely remain on our list.
:lol :lol
Caro is clueless ;D
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Mitch is playing for Coburg this week.
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seriously does anyone know what his problem was.
was it family was it the RFC
???
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GWS?
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Mitch Morton (Rich)
Potential new homes: Syd, Gold Coast
THE Swans desperately need an X-factor up forward.
Would they punt on re-generating another recycled player's career?
Morton is out of contract at the end of the season and back playing for Coburg in the VFL after personal problems, giving him the opportunity to sell himself with some decent numbers.
He is a natural goalkicker with a massive leap. Just needs to learn the exact meaning of "team" - even if he was more selfless up the ground late last year.
Simply too talented to squirt out of the system completely.
John Longmire might back himself to change Morton's ways with some "Bloods" philosophies.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/which-players-couldl-be-trading-places/story-e6frepf6-1226088308539
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Brendon Lade was just on 3aw talking about Morton. He said Morton needed to go away and find out where he was as a footballer and moreso as a person. Mitch has spent a lot of time with the Club's psychologist. Lade said he's now never seen Mitch so up and about and wanting extra stuff to do from the coaches. He's past 3 weeks at Coburg have been great so he gets his opportunity on the wing today.
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My mate says he is our most skillful player and makes the ball "talk". Hmmmmmm
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Brendon Lade was just on 3aw talking about Morton. He said Morton needed to go away and find out where he was as a footballer and moreso as a person. Mitch has spent a lot of time with the Club's psychologist. Lade said he's now never seen Mitch so up and about and wanting extra stuff to do from the coaches. He's past 3 weeks at Coburg have been great so he gets his opportunity on the wing today.
Maybe he knows he is on his last chance possibly. :-\
Given today's effort so far and opposition may well be the case.
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He is still a idiot on the field.
Time to head back to the shrink.
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Good move Tiges. We've just halved his value by playing him!!
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Has been garbage today.
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Real lazy game today.
No shepherding no smothers no tackles and few possessions.
Nothing with the ball and nothing without it.
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Real lazy game today.
No shepherding no smothers no tackles and few possessions.
Nothing with the ball and nothing without it.
he did so tackle, I recall one late in the game on the wing...he needs to persisted with , with the same number of opportunities given to the likes of hislop et al
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Real lazy game today.
No shepherding no smothers no tackles and few possessions.
Nothing with the ball and nothing without it.
he did so tackle, I recall one late in the game on the wing...he needs to persisted with , with the same number of opportunities given to the likes of hislop et al
Check the time of my post BJ. The dye was cast early in his game. :thumbsup
If Morton who was woeful today isn't dropped on the basis that Hislop was given a block of a few games earlier in the year then we are rewarding mediocrity and therein is the reason why we are skata.
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The SEN rumour mill is obviously in full swing ....
"Just heard on SEN that Morton could be off to GWS"
http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showpost.php?p=22180664&postcount=34
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and so he should be, overated down hill skier,
Chasing the $$$$$ no doubt
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You'd get a 2nd rounder for Mitch .... ;D
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which is worth sweet FA.
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which is worth sweet FA.
If it's a compo pick we can bank for next year, it's worth a little more.
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Take any compo pick we can possibly get, the more players they take the better! 2nd, 3rd and 4th rounder compos, I'll take them for our trash!
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which is worth sweet FA.
If it's a compo pick we can bank for next year, it's worth a little more.
Correct - it would be a comp pick if they (GWS) signed him as an "un-contracted" player like the did with Ward
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morton while classy lacks the intensity and pace to make it with Dimmas gameplan, very much an unfulfilled talent
GWS would make a lot of sense for noth richmond and morton.
Hope it happpens, would love to bank another draft pick in the 2012 super draft.
Fingers crossed, but i would say this would be unlikely at this stage
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Won't mind seeing him go.
One of those talented but lazy players.
Bank the pick for the superdraft next year if it happens.
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We need players who run hard both ways, all day. Mitch doesn't have the tank for that. If we can get something worthwhile in exchange for him, we should take it.
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Not announced as a re-signing today..
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woukd not suprise, shame if so, I always rated him but gone backwards at a rate of knots
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the problem is all clubs need that now...
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woukd not suprise, shame if so, I always rated him but gone backwards at a rate of knots
I can see him being delisted.
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woukd not suprise, shame if so, I always rated him but gone backwards at a rate of knots
I can see him being delisted.
Yes but you name should be "Mr Doom and Gloom"
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morton while classy lacks the intensity and pace to make it with Dimmas gameplan, very much an unfulfilled talent
GWS would make a lot of sense for noth richmond and morton.
Hope it happpens, would love to bank another draft pick in the 2012 super draft.
Fingers crossed, but i would say this would be unlikely at this stage
Dimma's gameplan ?
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha