eddie betts team

With AFLX, the AFL has gone down a very different path, which on the surface appears fine. The name itself, in isolation, speaks volumes, but when the draft rolled around and Eddie, with Shaun Burgoyne already named as his vice captain, selected only those with indigenous heritage, it became something a little more than just a name.

You see, having worked in the community sector for a long time now, I see the connection young indigenous people have to that name – ‘Deadly’. When Eddie Betts was named one of the AFLX team captains, and it was revealed that his team was named “Deadly” I started to wonder where it was going.

Of course, Betts won’t be the only one with an Carlton-Adelaide connection, partnering Mitch McGovern in the forward line with Bryce Gibbs on the other side in his final AFL game. Their legacies are set in stone, but they never got the chance to represent their people WITH their people. “I didn’t need tonight to know it was the right decision,” Teague said.

If the league really wants to support this weird kind of ‘inclusive division’ that Eddie’s Team Deadly is offering, give it the platform it deserves. And does it become somewhat of a token gesture when you have this side, ostensibly an indigenous all-star team, compete in a competition that simply does not matter? Kids where I work rattle off NBA statistics with uncanny accuracy – they watch so much US sport. Could it begin the push for an Indigenous All-Star team every year?

Keep The Mongrel alive in 2019. document.querySelector('.product-block .product-block').classList.add('is-first-product-block'); Cheers Martin – I doubt anyone with any influence would read it/can read. But if you’re paying attention, it’s happening anyway this season in AFLX – why not have it happen in a format that will actually matter. There will be those who bemoan the further ‘Americanisation’ of our sport, with the addition of an All-Star format. The All-AFL team against the All-Indigenous team annually, with players voted in by supporters. An All-Star format provides a platform that would capture the attention of the kids. Mongrel Punt Stubby Holders. Carlton’s forward line functions a hell of a lot better with Eddie Betts in it. Jack Martin has come from the side due to the calf injury which brought him from the ground in the win over Sydney, while Matthew Cottrell and Matt Owies have been omitted. Eddie Betts’ initiative to bring together the brotherhood of indigenous players to form a united team is the one positive that can come out of it. View the team for the Round 17 match against the Crows.

Grab a Mongrel Bumper Sticker – click the image, grab a sticker and help spread the Mongrel word. Another interesting and thought provoking article – thank, HB.Fundamentally – AFLX sucks!. That is what the AFL craves; the dedication of the next generation. But if Betts’ Team Deadly is pictured all together holding the trophy… that could be the start of something bigger. The Indigenous All-Stars versus the AFL All-Stars. If you’re thinking that’s too divisive, well… it probably is! These two teams could be selected from the non-playing Australian All Stars selections, with additional players as required.A worthy spectacle and a fantastic way to commence the Footy Season.Conversely, the match could be scheduled for the bye-round prior to the Finals. The All-Star format is interactive.

If the AFL are looking to get kids involved and keep them involved, they have to make it interactive and exciting. Is having this team as part of this AFLX pre-season sideshow actually watering down what could be – an indigenous all-star team as the marquee, pre-season spectacular?

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