One thing I always find interesting is to take a look at how many of the AFL stars turn up to watch their fellow teammates in action in the VFL, and which coaches turn up regularly and which ones don't.
As much as people bagged Williamstown on here last week, Mick Malthouse seems to be one AFL coach that turns up at the Williamstown game week in, week out. And you always see a number of the Magpies players turn up as well.
On the other extreme I don't think I've ever seen Rodney Eade or any senior Bulldogs players down at Werribee.
Anyone got a comment on this topic?
At Port...
Paul Roos used to be at all the Port games when Sydney played in Melbourne, and was happy to talk to supporters in the Social rooms after the games.
Dean Laidley used to keep to himself, and would often leave at about 3/4 time.
At other clubs...
Yes Collingwood players and officials seem to be easy to spot at Williamstown games.
Haven't seen Daniher at Sandringham games but the Melbourne list seem to get along to watch the Zebras.
St.Kilda arn't too bad, you can nearly always see the blokes who have spent time at Casey/Springvale. It's good to see blokes like Nick Riewoldt, Lenny Hayes etc, turn out often enough despite, i'm not even sure if they have played at all for us.
A Lot of the Saints players made it to the Scorpions Gala Ball from reports, which is a great thing.
Don't think i've ever seen Grant Thomas, he usually sends assistants out.
I don't think where they're playing phases him too much, we saw Gwilt plucked from our ressies straight to the Saints line up and into finals last year!
Malthouse and or Balme are nearly always at our games,Buckley is seen quite often also.
I hope you dont mean that just because an Afl coach attends a Vfl match that he actually cares how his feeder side is going?
He is solely loking at it from an Afl perspective,nothing else.
Malthouse would not care about Heath Lawry or Brett Johnson or Andrew Williams or if Willy win.
He would not give a damn about Williamstown.
He cares about Collingwood and nothing else.
So what?
Thats his job!
The Bulldogs players do come down to Werribee, but I agree about Eade although at least one of the Bulldogs assistants is there every week as long as itsn't do clash with the AFL game.
Leon Cameron and Chris Bond are pretty regulat attendees to Werribee games, Leon is normally in the box.
I'd have to say the hawthorn players are always in the same spot, the top of the terraces. They are very approachable; sammy mitchell and zac dawson just sat down with a couple of kids and chatted, answering all sorts of questions, do you have a girlfriend etc. I think it's good, Hawthorn's always had former Box Hill players around to link the groups together, Doug Scott, McGlynn, Georgiadis, Heighty, the last two coming back to box hill when dropped by hawthorn. Mitchell seems to enjoy being there, having come from box hill, and seems to know a fair few. Winning a premiership must help players identify a bit better with the club.
When port were with the kangaroos most of the players from the kangaroos went up to bendigo to watch port .They were all on the sauce allafternoon..