Posts Tagged "Jason Akermanis"

Brownlow Medallist Jason Akermanis, who publicly raised the issue of drug use in the AFL in 2007, says fringe players are more likely to use banned substances than top line stars.

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Akermanis dreams of V8 career

By Laine Clark, 17 Aug 2012

 

Often accused of being a motormouth, controversial ex-AFL footballer Jason Akermanis will hope to do most of his talking on the race track when he chases his V8 Supercars dream in Sydney next weekend.

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Outspoken former AFL player Jason Akermanis has been dumped by a radio station and savaged by the public for saying Jim Stynes had a nasty streak and for questioning his state funeral.

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There are opinions and then there are opinions. Some are great and should be heard by all, whereas others should be held to ones own.

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Jason Akermanis has done it again, this time putting the boot into in the late AFL legend Jim Stynes.

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No Barry Hall, no Cameron Mooney, and definitely no Jason Akermanis. All three have been ruled out as GWS Giants recruits by head coach Kevin Sheedy, who says his club’s four 30-plus signings – James McDonald, Luke Power, Chad Cornes and Dean Brogan – are enough.

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The entertaining, witty football personality is an endangered species. The days are numbered for men at the top the football club who speak their minds. Soon, they will be replaced by bland, lifeless apparitions.

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It’s not uncommon to see Jason Akermanis vent his bitterness against the Western Bulldogs through the media, but he took it too far yesterday afternoon.

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Every single time there is a drawn AFL game, fans, players and coaches come out saying, a draw is not a worthy option for our game.

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Everybody in the football universe is harping on about how bad the Demons were on Thursday. Past players are lashing out at the half-hearted underperformers, commentators are questioning the baffling “game plan”, and Facebook groups are calling for a clean-out of the coaching panel.

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A 119-point opening loss was bad enough. But Jason Akermanis has warned Gold Coast Suns captain Gary Ablett worse is still to come.

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What is it with people always applying the phrases “dreaded” or “silence” or “shocking” to a drawn Aussie Rules footy match? It happens, people, so you might as well figure out how to get happy about them.

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No matter how you spin it, 2010 has been a year of controversy and drama in the AFL, both on and off the field. Football has certainly been no stranger to the front page. Now, as the year comes to a close – fittingly, with a nude photo scandal still making headlines – it’s time [...]

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Barry Hall’s own performance was a strong one in his debut season for the Western Bulldogs. While the man himself had a great year personally, did he make the team a better side? Maybe not.

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We’ve had two Grand Finals, two Norm Smiths, the Brownlow, the Coleman, the Rising Star and the All Australian awards recognising the AFL’s best and brightest. But here at The Roar we are much more open-minded than just recognising the top echelon of talent.

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Sacked Western Bulldog Jason Akermanis says his former skipper Brad Johnson is selfishly playing injured and should be dropped.

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The expanded post-game huddle emphasised that this was a massive AFL win for the Western Bulldogs.

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Yesterday it was announced by the Western Bulldogs that Jason Akermanis had been given his marching orders due to a combination of broken confidences and his role in the media, and it remains to be seen why another club would risk taking on the controversy-ridden star.

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A defiant Jason Akermanis has disputed the Western Bulldogs’ claim the decision to sack him from the AFL club was unanimous.

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Last night on the Footy Show, it became clear that there are no winners in Jason Akermanis’ sacking. The often controversial and always outspoken Akermanis came out swinging and certainly landed a couple decent blows along the way.

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