Writing on the Wall

08 Jul

Posted in Random Rants tagged Barry Hall, Dean Laidley, Mark Williams by Dan

Writing on the Wall

This year we have already seen two retirees after coming up against the tri-colours. This should serve as a notice for all teams to beware when facing the mighty crows. Could we claim another scalp before the season is done?? Maybe the biggest prized scalp of them all would be the power head coach Mark ‘Choco’ Williams.

Case 1

Dean Laidley ended his reign at the helm of the Kangaroos as he no longer believed he was in a position to steer the club in the required direction. Well anyway that is what was reported in the media, the real reason was the disgraceful effort he 22 men on the field put in against the Crows… And one could even argue the pathetic stance the club president has taken in saying that the club will never leave Arden Street. Hoping to catch James Brayshaw out I did a quick google search only to find that their address was in fact Arden Street, NORTH MELBOURNE VIC 3051. So maybe there is nothing to pursue here, or maybe there is. Dean Laidley was one of the lowest paid of all AFL coaches and yet he was known for having one of the brightest game day minds in the business today. With that in mind we can’t really blame him from walking away from the club at the hands of a disgraceful effort scoring only 3 goals 6 to be defeated by 44 points in awful conditions. What made this even more special was the number of people who turned up to show Dean the door on the way out. 19th man, you should be very proud of your efforts.

Case 2

Big Bad Bustling Barry Hall had a short fuse at the best of times. Watching replay after replay of the beast turn and land a perfectly placed punch on Brent Staker enraged many, it should have made us all realise “Don’t mess with Barry Hall”. Some were slow to learn, a certain journalist was fixed on trying to interrupt the Swans forward at the airport before he received a stern look of “Ask me again and I will punch your lights out just like Brent Staker” must have created a need for a change of underwear for the poor guy. The ease and ability to get under Barry’s skin became evident when The Truck received a knock on the jaw from the loose cannon in the recent Crows match at the AAMI. Barry Hall received a two game suspension, but he knew better, if you mess with the tri colours it is in your best interests to retire.

Possible Case 3?

Mark Williams was offered a two year contract extension to which Ricky Nixon is apparently coming to Adelaide to smooth over some of the terms and conditions. Sadly for Chocco it is not some sort of competition or lottery where the terms and conditions can be rigged for success or are going to impact on his ability to win the job or another game of football. The head coach of Port Adelaide has seen the writing on the wall, two have gone before him and it is said that things happen in threes, so why not, after being handed an absolute belting by the tri colours in the Showdown on July 26, it is expected that Mark Williams will reject the offer of 25% less pay and join the growing list of casualties which have resulted from the Crow’s recent form. It would be an even sweeter moment if the AFL decided that same week that it would be beneficial for the ‘national game’ (used extremely loosely) to become truly national and move Port Adelaide to Darwin.