08-02-2017, 05:03 AM
(08-02-2017, 03:21 AM)LP link Wrote:Sheedy is incredibly vindictive, he doesn't just want to defeat opponents, he wants to hurt them removing them from the game or even end their career.
One time Sheedy severely chastised David Hille after seeing Hille assist an opponent up off the ground. Hille thought that the player was seriously hurt after a collision, but coming to his aid did not wash as an excuse with Sheedy. The inference Hille took was that if an opponent was dying on the ground then Sheedy thought the team should use the number advantage to score a goal first, then call for help second!
I recall Hille's father, a life long CheatsFC supporter, hint to me that he lost all respect for Sheedy after that day!
But that is the way Sheedy played as well, those of us old enough know about the ankle taps, king hits and corkies that Sheedy would hand out with monotonous regularity!
I think Sheedy was a typical player from his era in this respect. Balme, Nicholls, Rob Walls, plenty of them could dish out thuggish acts. Clearly anything to do with Essendon puts you into hyperbolic overdrive - my guess is that plenty of other coaches would have had issues with the David Hille incident - Leigh Matthews, the Kray twins, Clarko just off the top of my head.