ANZAC SPIRIT & SWINE FLU
April 29th 2009 12:27
Patrick Smith was so wrong to condemn Field Marshall Bakehouse for comparing footy on Anzac day to war, Pat reckons it is disrespectful, well I think if he closely examined the detaills of the day he would see the synergy. Cast your eye over the winner of the Anzac Medal in Patrick Ryder and stands the embodiment of the parallel between footy and war.
Where else but on a footy field can an indigenous Australian lead his comrades by example and deed and be feted for such in the form of the medal, yet know inevitably that when his playing days are over his credibility will hang with his boots, unless of course he puts them back on for a "long walk" ala Michael Long to highlight the plight of the indigenous population. Where else but on a footy field will you see Messers Lovett, Lovett-Murray,Dempsey, Ryder and Jetta linking arms with there caucasian brothers (and ditto for Davis and Co. on the Pies side), as they blast out Advance Australia Fair as they await battle, other than on the actual battlefield. Ask descendants of Reg Saunders the subject of "The embarrassing Australian" by Harry Gordon, an indigenous war hero and veteran of WW II and Korea who was not served in Melbourne Pubs on his return, and despite being the first indigenous NCO in Australian army he was never considered a suitable employee for anything other than menial jobs on his return to civvy life. What would Reg reckon of the chances of Patrick Ryder walking into a coaching job after his playing career like Michael Voss?
Probably just like his own chances, despite what heroics are performed in the trenches, once back in civvys its is assumed he will return to type no doubt. A "progressive" thought process reinforced by Dermie on SEN when he revealed that Hawthorn did not draft Ryder as there "psych" evaluation suggested that he would buddy up with "Lance Franklin" and perpetuate the laziness. Attempts to talk with the Psych evaluer were thwarted by his disappearance, he was last seen in a car with a bumper sticker which inside the map of Australia has the lovely little catch phrase "Fuck off we are Full" on his way to do some work for Pauline Hanson's next attempt at the ballot box.
Alternatively there is the Grunt (Call me controversial) Thomas view on Football and by the Thomas principle Ryder was not such a success as he only beat the newly monikered Josh "dogged it" Fraser. Gallingwood undeterred by the sight of the red herring jumped at the bait and retorted with the illustrious "it takes one to know one" and promptly despatched the vaccine for the Mexican Swine Flu to SEN for Grunt to chow down on, but SEN sent the courier on his way with the "don't you mean Footy Classified's Grunt Thomas?" redirection.
Anyway Patrick where were we? Yes, where else but a footy field would you find a platoon of men poorly directed lacking in appointed leaders and following defeat being reminded of how ineptly they performed by the man who sent them there. Are we talking about 1942 Kokoda and General "I take no blame" Blamey or Field Marshall Bakehouse of Gallingwood grandising over the lack of Anzac spirit.
See what I mean Patrick you can hardly tell them apart.
Where else but on a footy field can an indigenous Australian lead his comrades by example and deed and be feted for such in the form of the medal, yet know inevitably that when his playing days are over his credibility will hang with his boots, unless of course he puts them back on for a "long walk" ala Michael Long to highlight the plight of the indigenous population. Where else but on a footy field will you see Messers Lovett, Lovett-Murray,Dempsey, Ryder and Jetta linking arms with there caucasian brothers (and ditto for Davis and Co. on the Pies side), as they blast out Advance Australia Fair as they await battle, other than on the actual battlefield. Ask descendants of Reg Saunders the subject of "The embarrassing Australian" by Harry Gordon, an indigenous war hero and veteran of WW II and Korea who was not served in Melbourne Pubs on his return, and despite being the first indigenous NCO in Australian army he was never considered a suitable employee for anything other than menial jobs on his return to civvy life. What would Reg reckon of the chances of Patrick Ryder walking into a coaching job after his playing career like Michael Voss?
Anyway Patrick where were we? Yes, where else but a footy field would you find a platoon of men poorly directed lacking in appointed leaders and following defeat being reminded of how ineptly they performed by the man who sent them there. Are we talking about 1942 Kokoda and General "I take no blame" Blamey or Field Marshall Bakehouse of Gallingwood grandising over the lack of Anzac spirit.
See what I mean Patrick you can hardly tell them apart.
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