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Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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Mitch Cleary: "St Kilda is in talks with Haileybury to allow Josh Battle to play for his school in a top of the table match against Carey"


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

Post: # 1672725Post saintbob »

I personally haven't got a problem with it, and it would be great for Josh to play with his school mates again!!!


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

Post: # 1672726Post Con Gorozidis »

Absolutely no issue with it.
Let the kid have some fun with his footy this year and finish off school. If he trains 3 nights a week and plays 5 games for his school and 5 games for Sandy that would be enough for 2017 imo.


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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GT allowed Luke Ball to play for his school


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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In principle I haven't got a problem with it. In fact I'm all for it. The thing that erks me is the double standards re the Old School tie thing. If Josh went to say Boronia High School would the club be happy for him to play with his mates.

I'll give you an example. About 10yrs ago a local high school in my area were playing in the Herald Shield final against Essendon Grammar (I think) It was the biggest thing going around for this school at the time. The game was being played at the G before an AFL game. The local TAC Cup team discouraged a certain player (who now plays AFL footy) from playing. I mean after all he only went to a high school. Yet the TAC virtually comes to a grounding halt so that boys can play for their local private school during the year - obviously grammar school footy is sooo important isn't it?

We are paying Josh 80k a year to be on our list. I see the benefits of him still playing for his school and enjoying his footy while he can, but I also wonder how powerful the old school tie pull within the AFL.


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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Moods wrote:In principle I haven't got a problem with it. In fact I'm all for it. The thing that erks me is the double standards re the Old School tie thing. If Josh went to say Boronia High School would the club be happy for him to play with his mates.

I'll give you an example. About 10yrs ago a local high school in my area were playing in the Herald Shield final against Essendon Grammar (I think) It was the biggest thing going around for this school at the time. The game was being played at the G before an AFL game. The local TAC Cup team discouraged a certain player (who now plays AFL footy) from playing. I mean after all he only went to a high school. Yet the TAC virtually comes to a grounding halt so that boys can play for their local private school during the year - obviously grammar school footy is sooo important isn't it?

We are paying Josh 80k a year to be on our list. I see the benefits of him still playing for his school and enjoying his footy while he can, but I also wonder how powerful the old school tie pull within the AFL.
+1. Good point. Agree 100%. Such a wank. Happy for him to play his school footy this year in the current circumstances but agree we should not have double standards based on what kind of school it is.


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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loris wrote:GT allowed Luke Ball to play for his school
GT would.
Absolutely wanked himself about Luke Ball. It was a catholic school boy thing. The fact LB went to Xavier made GT positively hard.


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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Con Gorozidis wrote:
loris wrote:GT allowed Luke Ball to play for his school
GT would.
Absolutely wanked himself about Luke Ball. It was a catholic school boy thing. The fact LB went to Xavier made GT positively hard.
If GT had been a Protestant, he would've drafted that Cauldield Grammarian, Chris Judd, and he and Judd would've been multiple premiership heroes. Alas, he went the typical Catholic suffering route and we chose Ball.


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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I remember when I was doing Year 12 a fellow class member got selected to play for Melbourne firsts and they told the school he could not play for them from then on. The school said he plays for us or he leaves. He completed his Marticulation at a Private College in the city. That was CBC St Kilda; very Christian of them.


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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I remember when I was doing Year 12 a fellow class member got selected to play for Melbourne firsts and they told the school he could not play for them from then on. The school said he plays for us or he leaves. He completed his Matriculation at a Private College in the city. That was CBC St Kilda; very Christian of them.


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saints66 wrote:I remember when I was doing Year 12 a fellow class member got selected to play for Melbourne firsts and they told the school he could not play for them from then on. The school said he plays for us or he leaves. He completed his Matriculation at a Private College in the city. That was CBC St Kilda; very Christian of them.
I believe that was Brian Dixon was it not? Who became our steemed local MP for St KIlda.....


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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Moods wrote:In principle I haven't got a problem with it. In fact I'm all for it. The thing that erks me is the double standards re the Old School tie thing. If Josh went to say Boronia High School would the club be happy for him to play with his mates.

I'll give you an example. About 10yrs ago a local high school in my area were playing in the Herald Shield final against Essendon Grammar (I think) It was the biggest thing going around for this school at the time. The game was being played at the G before an AFL game. The local TAC Cup team discouraged a certain player (who now plays AFL footy) from playing. I mean after all he only went to a high school. Yet the TAC virtually comes to a grounding halt so that boys can play for their local private school during the year - obviously grammar school footy is sooo important isn't it?

We are paying Josh 80k a year to be on our list. I see the benefits of him still playing for his school and enjoying his footy while he can, but I also wonder how powerful the old school tie pull within the AFL.
He does not wear an old school tie.
It is the normal Haileybury College tie that he wears.
He is not a full time AFL player yet.
He is still a schoolboy completing his VCE
St Kilda FC knew this when they drafted him.
Carey need to lose anyhow.

A bit technical but Haileybury is not a grammar school, they even call themselves a public school.
They are a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria
(They take in a few public students).

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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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Con Gorozidis wrote:
loris wrote:GT allowed Luke Ball to play for his school
GT would.
Absolutely wanked himself about Luke Ball. It was a catholic school boy thing. The fact LB went to Xavier made GT positively hard.
Pretty offensive post there Con.


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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saints66 wrote:I remember when I was doing Year 12 a fellow class member got selected to play for Melbourne firsts and they told the school he could not play for them from then on. The school said he plays for us or he leaves. He completed his Matriculation at a Private College in the city. That was CBC St Kilda; very Christian of them.
I remember De La Salle allowed Barry Breen to play for St Kilda whilst he was still a 17 year old school boy. Christianity didn't come into it.


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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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saynta wrote:
saints66 wrote:I remember when I was doing Year 12 a fellow class member got selected to play for Melbourne firsts and they told the school he could not play for them from then on. The school said he plays for us or he leaves. He completed his Matriculation at a Private College in the city. That was CBC St Kilda; very Christian of them.
I remember De La Salle allowed Barry Breen to play for St Kilda whilst he was still a 17 year old school boy. Christianity didn't come into it.
Too bloody right.
He had the chance to play for a St Kilda team (even if it was a Christian Brothers College) but choose to play for Melbourne FC.
Traitor.
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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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I'm all for it. A mixture of dominating school footy and working hard against grown men in the VFL is fine by me.


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Post: # 1672850Post Wombat15 »

Why not, he's still enrolled in Year 12 on Scholarship. Fair game really.


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ace wrote:
saynta wrote:
saints66 wrote:I remember when I was doing Year 12 a fellow class member got selected to play for Melbourne firsts and they told the school he could not play for them from then on. The school said he plays for us or he leaves. He completed his Matriculation at a Private College in the city. That was CBC St Kilda; very Christian of them.
I remember De La Salle allowed Barry Breen to play for St Kilda whilst he was still a 17 year old school boy. Christianity didn't come into it.
Too bloody right.
He had the chance to play for a St Kilda team (even if it was a Christian Brothers College) but choose to play for Melbourne FC.
Traitor.
WTF are you smoking there ace boy. He played for the Saints.
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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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White Winmar wrote:
Con Gorozidis wrote:
loris wrote:GT allowed Luke Ball to play for his school
GT would.
Absolutely wanked himself about Luke Ball. It was a catholic school boy thing. The fact LB went to Xavier made GT positively hard.
If GT had been a Protestant, he would've drafted that Cauldield Grammarian, Chris Judd, and he and Judd would've been multiple premiership heroes. Alas, he went the typical Catholic suffering route and we chose Ball.
If GT was a Muslim.....

OK let's stop right there!


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I did not delete your post.
It should have read like this.
saints66 wrote:I remember when I was doing Year 12 a fellow class member got selected to play for Melbourne firsts and they told the school he could not play for them from then on. The school said he plays for us or he leaves. He completed his Matriculation at a Private College in the city. That was CBC St Kilda; very Christian of them.
Too bloody right.
He had the chance to play for a St Kilda team (even if it was a Christian Brothers College) but choose to play for Melbourne FC.
Traitor.


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Post: # 1672860Post loris »

John Ronaldson, when taken as a schoolboy by the Richmond Football, wasn't allowed to play for the Jordanville Technical School Football team............. I can understand why, the technical school competition, was way way way tougher & fiece than any private school competition in dem, dere days, so any player that was on an VFL list had to be taken down a peg or two in the tech schools comp.

The Catholics and private school proddies, would practically jump off moving trains and buses, if any Jordy Tech school boys got on.


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loris wrote:GT allowed Luke Ball to play for his school
From memory Luke stated pre draft he would not play AFL that season and would concentrate on school that year.
He effectively stood out his first season though did train at the club and play school footy.
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Re: Battle to Play for Hailebury?

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The game concerned is a BYE for Sandi is it not?

If so, why the concern?


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We need a report as to how he goes. I don't know if it's the name but I reckon this kid will be a gun.


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magnifisaint wrote:We need a report as to how he goes. I don't know if it's the name but I reckon this kid will be a gun.
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