Team of the century slur

Badlands · Post: # 1111400Post **Badlands** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 8:08pm

Sorry if this has been covered... couldn't find anything about it in a (very brief, admittedly) search of the site.

Terry Wallace's current tweet which was first posted about 19hrs ago says: "Not convinced that it was a very good call to suggest that "all you needed was a pulse to be included in St Kilda's Team of the Century?"

Can someone kindly update me as to who made the comment that Wallace has quoted?

saintDal · Post: # 1111405Post **saintDal** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 8:14pm

I know Grant Thomas on FC said something along the lines of "1 premiership in X amount of years, can't have been too hard a team to get into". Something like that anyway.

Mr Magic · Post: # 1111415Post **Mr Magic** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 8:38pm

It was GT on Footy Classified.

He made the comment when they were discussing that some were calling fro Milne to be included in teh team of the century.

WHen Caro, Lyon adn Hutchy almost 'gasped' at the slur he then made the point of
1 premiership in over a hundred years' to (IMO) deflect from a very poor taste comment.

But I know that GT 'bleeds' for the CLub - so many on here keep posting it, so it muct be true.

It all came about becasue the other 3 were trying to get him to admit he was wrong about Milne (putting him up for trade).
Which he wouldn't admit - he said he would admit it when Milne performed well in a GF.

If it wasn't all contrived then it showed a side of GT that not often gets viewed in publuc.
A nasty, snarly, vindictive sneer.

If it was contrived then he's a bloody good actor.

plugger66 · Post: # 1111416Post **plugger66** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 8:40pm

Mr Magic wrote:It was GT on Footy Classified.

He made the comment when they were discussing that some were calling fro Milne to be included in teh team of the century.

WHen Caro, Lyon adn Hutchy almost 'gasped' at the slur he then made the point of
1 premiership in over a hundred years' to (IMO) deflect from a very poor taste comment.

But I know that GT 'bleeds' for the CLub - so many on here keep posting it, so it muct be true.

It all came about becasue the other 3 were trying to get him to admit he was wrong about Milne (putting him up for trade).
Which he wouldn't admit - he said he would admit it when Milne performed well in a GF.

If it wasn't all contrived then it showed a side of GT that not often gets viewed in publuc.
A nasty, snarly, vindictive sneer.

If it was contrived then he's a bloody good actor.

Knowing that show i will go with being a good actor.

ace · Post: # 1111425Post **ace** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:01pm

Terry Wallace would not even be considered to coach the kindergarten backyard leftovers team of the century.

Dr Spaceman · Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:06pm

Wasn't one of GT's finest moments.

Was a pure smartarse comment and an insult to the absolute champions that make up our Team Of The Century

plugger66 · Post: # 1111429Post **plugger66** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:06pm

ace wrote:Terry Wallace would not even be considered to coach the kindergarten backyard leftovers team of the century.

What does that have to do with anything? Still waiting for something funny. Surely you have something in you for a laugh.

markp · Post: # 1111430Post **markp** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:07pm

"All you needed was a pulse to be included in St Kilda's Team of the Century"

Those were GT's words?

Dr Spaceman · Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:08pm

markp wrote:"All you needed was a pulse to be included in St Kilda's Team of the Century"

Those were GT's words?

Yep!

Disgraceful when you consider those who were named. Premierships aren't everything!

BigMart · Post: # 1111433Post **BigMart** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:14pm

Didnt GT play for StK

He has a pulse, cant remember if he got a gig in the TOTC......maybe he should check the side out....he might change his mind...

Baldock, stewart, howell, smith, harvey, lockett, winmar, ditterich.....would make most TOTC's

markp · Post: # 1111437Post **markp** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:31pm

Disappointing... don't expect much from him, but I would've expected better than that.

InkerSaint · Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:34pm

Considering the number of coaches the club has had, we could safely say all you needed was a pulse to be one of them...

One premiership in X years, and this clown was in a position to influence that outcome otherwise. A man with a lower capacity for self-reflection you'll be hard pressed to find.

SaintSimmo · Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:35pm

InkerSaint wrote:Considering the number of coaches the club has had, we could safely say all you needed was a pulse to be one of them...

One premiership in X years, and this clown was in a position to influence that outcome otherwise. A man with a lower capacity for self-reflection you'll be hard pressed to find.

BOOM!!!!!

Thinline · Post: # 1111441Post **Thinline** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:43pm

The bloke is trash.

If he hadn't lost me before, he has now.

Just another drunk bore.

Dr Spaceman · Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:50pm

Thinline wrote:The bloke is trash.

If he hadn't lost me before, he has now.

Just another drunk bore.

And why use the lack of Premierships to demean those selected?

Robert Harvey, Tony Lockett etc are not Premiership players. Tom Hawkins is

SainterK · Post: # 1111447Post **SainterK** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 9:56pm

I am not Pro-GT or anything, but in the context of the conversation I am not sure that is what he meant entirely (but then again maybe he did)

He just didn't want to be caught up in the discussion of elevating Milne to champion status, muttered something to Caro about how St Kilda has always been about champions rather than champion teams.

It was a more a jaded observation at our lack of success, and is it really significant to worry about who to put in and take out of the team of the century?

I think GT tried to fix the individualist nature of St Kilda and couldn't, I think Ross has.

You listen to his pressers after a match, very rarely does he elevate a player above another, something like 'after a performance like that, I am loathe to individualise'

Maybe there isn't a need for us all to hype up Milne so much, what's been so pleasing about his recent form is his team play, and tackling pressure. Maybe we should appreciate him as being an important part of what is such an even team, it's an interesting thought anyway.

I don't agree with his reluctance to acknowledge how Milne has turned his career around, but I sort of understand what he was getting at, if that is what he was getting at.

Maybe someone should invite him to come and tell us what it was he was thinking.

jonesy · Post: # 1111451Post **jonesy** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 10:09pm

Was a poor comment. Was to do with Milney,he won't ever back down on his reasonaing for sacking him if he was still in charge. He used to say he doesnt perform in big games,last night he said "grand finals".

He's a funny one,sometimes he comes across as very common sense against the grain when others are too scared to say the wrong thing,Dr Turf like,then other times he comes across as a bitter fool

whiskers3614 · Tue 26 Jul 2011 10:14pm

As much as I enjoy most of Milneys exploits and with all due respect to his goalkicking tally, I would find it extremely difficult to put him in a TOTC ahead of all the great resting rovers over the years or indeed ahead of Billy Young(given that FF is already spoken for).

whiskers3614 · Tue 26 Jul 2011 10:20pm

Milney reminds me of Stewie Loewe in that they both put the icing on the cake of already won games rather than turning games on their head(Plugger) great players just the same, and Milney's game has evolved over last few years, I actually quite enjoy some of his brief midfield spells!

bergsone · Post: # 1111462Post **bergsone** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 10:31pm

Tongue in cheek get over it

borderbarry · Tue 26 Jul 2011 10:36pm

What must be remembered about ther old time players, like Bill Mohr, they kicked their 100 goals in an 18 match season, not like today with 22 games.

bobmurray · Tue 26 Jul 2011 10:40pm

Lighten up you lot....

GT will never admit he was wrong about Milne.....it was probably a deflection...

there have been some real champions play for StKilda but 1 flag in over a 100 years...it's not a source of pride for Thomas...he doesn't try to hide that at all..

whiskers3614 · Tue 26 Jul 2011 10:47pm

Reckon Thomas is maybe more of a St.K tragic than some of us on here,have not ever heard him say the slightest negative thing about Lyon,so he doesn't rate Milney . Surely he is entitled to an opinion!

Winmar · Post: # 1111482Post **Winmar** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 11:09pm

I'm generally a supporter of GT, but that was a really poor comment. I couldn't believe he said it when I heard it.

Badlands · Post: # 1111485Post **Badlands** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 11:13pm

Thanks for the clarification everyone. Don't get footy classified north of the border, so I had no idea who had made the comment and in what context. The input on this thread has cleared it up - cheers.