Sounds like he's one of those chemistry cancers. If thats so, New York won't waste any time in signing him up.

Anyone surprised? They're already spending a lot of money - no point in abandoning the season. Just need a small forward and they could get things back on track. I dare say they really only signed him because he was a rare 9 point import.

Obviously he is still missing the point .

This issue has been raised before, but I would like to see Adelaide take a gamble this season. Cut Mike C and sign someone like Tucker. Sitting at 5-6, we will most likely be setting ourselves up for another first round exit, so why not take a chance? If Tucker gets rolling, his play can fill a few seats as well. Phil may have to realise that you cannot always coach model citizens - sometimes you have to take risks with character.

Actually I like the fact All Adelaide Clubs set high expectations of their players behavior, we dont have the problems of West Coast or Carlton and the players can be relied upon to be a positive rolemodel to kids. To be honest I would rather this than a winning season with a bunch of bad attitude players.

The 36er's have always had players that have been loved, Maher, Ree's, Davis..All good rolemodels and great to watch for the sentimental value, even if they werent big impact players. They are just the few I could name now, obviously alot more players in that list.

I'm surprised Rees hasn't been picked up by one of the Banks to help promote saving to the kiddies. Such a tight arse would make a great role model for Bank SA to bring back their `saving makes sense' campaign of the 80's.

Maher & Davis not big imapact players Skud?
Are you serious ?

Two of the biggest names in NBL over the last 25 years !

Respect.

"we dont have the problems of West Coast or Carlton"

CARLTON?......WTF did they do wrong?

They had a drug problem with 2 of their players a few years back. They gave each of them a 2nd chance.

1 (Lawrence Anguin) blew it almost immediately and got sacked.

The other (Ken Norman, from memory) took a while longer but also got sacked.

What are you on about?

Sorry Skud , but i would not be praising the angels of adelaides sporting teams without knowledge of what goes down .
I could tell you stories and alot firsthand that would blow the roof of your little theory .

Yes we do have great role models like Brett Maher , and great leaders like Mark Ricciuto , two fantastic fellas and SA sporting legends but they live different lives to a point . Which is right or wrong , no need for my judgement .

Mark Davis was a great captain and teriffic bloke but no angel off the court .

Then you have clean living little brats like Leyton Hewitt who has achieved a hell of alot in his chosen sport but comes across to be a bit of a knob .

Every sporting team has both a culture and sub cultures just like the rest of society , it's all relevant and somewhat out of control .

Skud

I have a couple of words for you....

Byron Pickett
Simon Goodwin

Mark Davis' record isn't quite clean!

Wouldn't want to see Tucker replace Chappell - might be entertaining, but would be a mistake IMO.

i dont care what everyone else thinks but id take willie farley over chappell.

Hey Rotate on this,
Everyone I know who's had dealings with Ricciuto outside of football would also place him in the`bitr of a knob' basket.
As business owners we're all expected to give him a good deal, and the `Don't you know who I am?' card get's played all too often.
Can't see him giving me a cheap meal or free drink next time I go to the Alma....

Interseting and Fair call Hood91 .

Dicko,
I could be wrong but i think the other carlton player was Karl Norman not Ken but correct me if im wrong.

Last I heard Tucker's gf's family live in SA, so that may be some incentive for him to "keep his nose clean" and knuckle down to some team ball - secure a future here with some family support .. just a thought. Though a case could be made - if you're gonna take a risk on Shard, you may as well take a risk on Leven (younger, Aussie - so less points under cap rules etc).

Correct AK -47, it was Karl Norman...and he was given a second chance after Kouta and the Snr Boys, sat down with Pagan to give him another chance

Then the fool went out on a drugged up rampage and broke into a mates place stealing his stuff from memory..lol

Apart from that......the only other altercations have been from Fev and Lappin

Hood 91 my comment on not being big Impact players was aimed at Ree's i jsut didnt wish to point that out.
Whether player are considered Nobs of the field or not isnt really what your worried about when it comes to a role model, its how they conduct themselves in the public eye, Kids arent going to pubs and seeing their off court antics.

Byron Pickett player for port, no further comment needed, its port adelaide did you expect less than ferral players?? they also had a few rapists didnt they.

Simon Goodwin until his gambling problem has been an upstanding member of the community, by admitting his problem and hopefully dealing with it his charector will stand.

Carlton not having problems, geez cause everytime i look they are suspending Fervola

Skud , that is both the most inflammatory and contradictory load of garbage i have heard in a while .

You are basically subscribing to the rule of if you have a good public persona then you can be a complete f..kwit away from prying eyes .
That is half the problem in this world . People in a position of privelege can hide their skeletons while abusing the very system that allows them this lifestyle .

I am not talking about having a few too many sherbets , a bong or 2 or even a few lines of whatever tickles your nostril hairs , but if we the public want to pedestal athletes we are only ever going to be dissapointed .

Goodwin is both a loose cannon and in your eyes a role model . Did you happen to forget him grabbing a journo by the throat and threatening to kill him if he released photos of him and the boys on a massive bender at the now marble bar .
There have been other incedents kept in house .

There is also debate about who was driving Picketts car when it was written off on one occasion of the few times this has happened . Without naming anyone speculation survives that it may have been a crows player who is held in the highest regard .

The crows culture and previously port adelaides do not differ that much from west coasts or many other clubs .

So skudpud keep the blinkers on and continue living your mainstream fairytale existance .

Skud....he was suspended by the club this season for his on field actions

At that was under Pagan, who no one wanted to play for