Fletcher played for so much longer after Alessio finished.
Zach should get it before Parish, under any view.
They were both still playing when they received their life memberships.
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I donāt think it is an issue.
Zach will eventually receive his. He may not want it yet. Parish met eligibility criteria and accepted it.
In the last 7 years, heās been a 3 time All Australian and is currently 11th highest of active players in career Brownlow votes. Regardless of playing in a horrible team, heās been a star and I know Iāll consider him as one of the best Bombers ever once itās all said and done.
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Merrett deserves it before Parish. It isnāt even close. AA and B&Fās. Captainā¦
Well yeah I think we can all agree on that, which make a me suspect there is an alternate reasoning.
I strongly suspect it is actually a non issue that you have decided is an issue.
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Iām just perplexed. Itās odd thatās all. Maybe Merrett deferred it. But us fans who are really interested in the clubs history are scratching our heads. And people at the club are now following it up too.
In general, I find it a bit weird awarding life memberships to players mid career.
Agree it may just be a personal preference that some players accept it when itās offered, where as others opt to put it off until their playing days are finished.
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I believe it should be an award you qualify for post your last game for the club. It should be recognised as being about the total impact you have had on the club (not only part of it).
The criteria could remain but by granting to all retirees & eligible delisted players post allows players who finish at the same time to be recognised together.
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Zerrettās time will come - a true legend deserving of Life Membership.
Hope we win a bloody flag for him soon bloke is hungry for one not getting any younger Zac
Iāll probably shed a tear seeing him holding the cup on GF day haha
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Put him in a mid-field that looks after him might change things up a bit
Wrong. Hes acrually top 6 in brownlow votes over the lasy 5 years. Please see the following link
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I agree, noting the sensible arguments against.
Merrett said the Bombers accepted their winless finals run would be a talking point this season whether they made the top eight or not, but said he took confidence from rival coachesā comments that the gap between them and the top teams was narrow despite their dismal finish to 2023.āItās going to be talked about until we win one, isnāt it? So I wouldnāt say it hangs over our head, I think we know itās there, itās real, itās not going away,ā he said.
āI think itās great listening to Craig McRae, Chris Fagan, (Adam) Kingsley ā¦ these coaches talking about I guess how close they feel the competition is.
āThat little gap also feels massive at times ā¦ winning two or three more of those games all of a sudden slingshots you up pretty quickly, but you lose them and youāre obviously sitting in that middle pack.ā
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So glad this guy is captain
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I just cannot ever imagine Zach saying āI feel content with my career, and the fact that we never won a final whilst I was playing there sits really well with me, and iām really satisfiedā
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Zach mate, just shut the hell up. Fans are cautious for a reason. Put your nose down and concentrate on actions, not words.
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Nahh, good on him.
If it blows up in his face, fine. But at least there is an internal expectation of a much better showing. Isnāt that what you want?
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