The Score: Tom Browne way off the mark with his kicking skills
Kevin Sheedy and Robert Walls have never seen eye to eye throughout their playing, coaching and media careers. And when they get together tonight, the best of the aciton could be off the field.
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It’s one of the great rivalries in football.
Kevin Sheedy and Robert Walls have never seen eye to eye throughout their playing, coaching and media careers.
On Thursday the pair will be in the same room at Ikon Park for a Carlton Past Players’ fundraising function before the Blues’ pre-season game against Essendon.
Sheeds famously said of Walls: “Not all snipers were in Vietnam.”
Walls hasn’t hidden his hatred for the Bombers and never missed an opportunity to smash them in his various media roles.
We hear there are still seats available for the stoush in the George Harris Room.
It could be more entertaining than the game.
SEVEN JOURNO’S KICKING SKILLS WAY OFF MARK
It’s always risky business for media types to stray outside the boundary of what their roles are at football training.
There have been plenty who have been caught on camera coming unstuck with ball in hand.
At Moorabbin last week Channel 7’s Tom Browne found a Sherrin directed his way.
St Kilda football manager Simon Lethlean, a former VAFA legend, hit him on the chest after Browne had called for it as he walked off the ground after a press conference.
Naturally Browne went to reciprocate and all that was required was a regulation 20m pass.
It didn’t go according to plan and the Sherrin sailed wide right and way too high.
But instead of cutting his losses, Browne was given another shot from closer.
The 10m pass ended the same way as the first.
Lethlean then came within a few metres to help the embattled journo.
We can confirm Browne made the last kick, but he still had Lethlean reaching, much to the amusement of the crowd that had gathered to watch.
REV-HEAD SMITH NOW A REDHEAD
It’s become par for the course at AAMI Park.
Everyone knows when Storm captain Cameron Smith has either arrived or departed training because of the noise.
And this week the self confessed rev-head produced a new toy, a bright red HSV Chevrolet Camaro which could be even louderand faster than his previous cars.
Smith is a HSV Ambassador so he regularly gets to drive around in the latest hotted up imported vehicles.
Transformer fans will recognise the Camero from the latest Bumblebee movie and if you’re keen the price starts at $85,000.
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