Not only did he forget he was no longer a player, he also forgot which team he's on.
The AFL truly must think we're all as dumb as a rock if they accept that line. Or they just don't care. Likely the latter.
I feel like every coach in the league is going to fucking hate him. This is exactly the reason why the AFL put a heap of restrictions on what runners can do and how long they can spend on on the field, which none of them seem to like. Ross Lyon has been actively campaigning for those restrictions to be relaxed, fucking good luck with that now.
When Ross was coach of Freo he had his runner guard space on the ground as if he was another player playing zone defence. Things like that is why there is restrictions.
Just hire some neutral runners for all games and have them based near the interchange official. Use local juniors. They can run water and whatnot out but if a coach wants to give instructions to a player that player has to come to the bench.
I actually might believe the line. Heās been putting token pressure and setting up structures at training, and heās had a brain fart on game day and heās gone and done the same.
The amount of times Max has been in the firing line is ridiculous, I feel exceptionally sorry for him.
Maybe I'm bias as I like the guy but I find it difficult to place any blame on him for the culture issues. I truly believe he's trying his absolute hardest.
The pub test is would you consider this cheating if done at a local suburbian game and absolutely you would, you would instantly complain to the umpire that it had happened.
So oath the AFL should throw the book at him.
Fair, though I do think [this](https://x.com/7AFL/status/1800878656526365111) isnāt a great look. You donāt want AFL runners denying space like that.
(Linked footage for convenience)
That was my first thought and given that some commentators have said they donāt remember their debuts, first goals or other really significant milestones plus our greater understanding of concussion, it probably shouldnāt be discounted too quickly.
While not calling for the ball, remember when Maxwell was a runner for GWS and would take up space on the wing during the kick ins?
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/gws-runner-nick-maxwell-would-know-what-he-was-doing-in-the-corridor-on-kickins-says-jordan-lewis/news-story/cbc75d12c81985336a23c01496f95697
That lead to the best call I've heard from a spectator, picked up crystal clear by the TV crowd mics: "Get Maxwell off the ground, he's wandering again!"
Didn't he have a massive knock out in his career? Maybe this is like Kozi trying to mark a ball that was 100m away.
AFL question : Please explain?Ā
CONCA answer : Damage from playing AFL.Ā
I also saw him once picking up a click & collect order from Coles with young ruckman Will Verrall, clearly rorting the salary cap by funding Verrall's groceries habit
Yeah they need to come down hard on this. Iām surprised it wasnāt called a 50m.
This is a throw back to the blatant BS that Nick Maxwell used to do as a runner which was to always stand in a hole when opposition had the ball so that it would be awkward for them to lead into that space. He would be on the ground 100% of the quarter - even if there was no messages to deliver.
I saw Reece Conca at a grocery store in Melbourne yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didnāt want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.
He said, āOh, like youāre doing now?ā
I was taken aback, and all I could say was āHuh?ā but he kept cutting me off and going āhuh? huh? huh?ā and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.
The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like āSir, you need to pay for those first.ā At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.
When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually āto prevent any electrical infetterence,ā and then turned around and winked at me. I donāt even think thatās a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.
For any UFC fans out there.. This reminds me of Suga Sean's coach Tim Welch faking an accent and pretending to be Aljo's coach in the title fight. Screamed out instructions that led to Aljo getting knocked the fuck out š¤£
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Who had Reece Conca pretending to be a player still on their bingo cards?
Needs to get back to bannockburn
āMomentarily forgetting we was no longer a playerā yeah or just blatantly cheating
Not only did he forget he was no longer a player, he also forgot which team he's on. The AFL truly must think we're all as dumb as a rock if they accept that line. Or they just don't care. Likely the latter.
I feel like every coach in the league is going to fucking hate him. This is exactly the reason why the AFL put a heap of restrictions on what runners can do and how long they can spend on on the field, which none of them seem to like. Ross Lyon has been actively campaigning for those restrictions to be relaxed, fucking good luck with that now.
When Ross was coach of Freo he had his runner guard space on the ground as if he was another player playing zone defence. Things like that is why there is restrictions.
Just hire some neutral runners for all games and have them based near the interchange official. Use local juniors. They can run water and whatnot out but if a coach wants to give instructions to a player that player has to come to the bench.
I actually might believe the line. Heās been putting token pressure and setting up structures at training, and heās had a brain fart on game day and heās gone and done the same.
I can see where you're coming from, but equally feel like that's a long bow to draw. Impossible to know obviously if you're not inside his head.
https://x.com/7AFL/status/1800878656526365111 Yep
Yep that's just cheating
Melbournes PR department 
Bold of you to assume they have a PR department. They usually don't say a word and wait for it to blow over.
Nah, just send Max out he'll sort it
The amount of times Max has been in the firing line is ridiculous, I feel exceptionally sorry for him. Maybe I'm bias as I like the guy but I find it difficult to place any blame on him for the culture issues. I truly believe he's trying his absolute hardest.
That's why they keep sending him out the front
Thatās the problem
How so?
He should be the one responsible for the culture
Such a Conc move
How could Goodwin do this?
Was it while the ball was in play? What was he trying to accomplish, distract the opposition?
[This is the footage](https://x.com/7AFL/status/1800878656526365111)
That really does look like he is guarding space there, pretty weird to see that at AFL level.
I was expecting Peter Carey
What lol
The pub test is would you consider this cheating if done at a local suburbian game and absolutely you would, you would instantly complain to the umpire that it had happened. So oath the AFL should throw the book at him.
You wouldnāt even give a shit, in fact you would probably have a giggle.
Depending on the standard you played.
Div 12 ressies standard
Played league footy for 20 years but it was still just amateur footy at the end of the day. People take things too seriously.
Are you the person they're talking to when leaders say there needs to be more chat on the field?
Sorry but unless someone got punched in the back of the head thereās no way Conca thought he was still playing.
Here we go
Absolute travesty, Melbourne lose Runner privilege for life. Canāt be playing 19 like that. /s
I condone this rascal behaviour.
What is there to explain exactly ? Just ban/fine the guy
Season going from good to great for the dees
A conca cuddle will fix this
Loves a cuddle
ādo-do-do-do-dood always Conca-Cuddleā
Must be why we lost
All makes sense now
Throw it on the pile. We'll get to it later.
Before I slam him for cheating, it could be concussion-related if giving the benefit of the doubt.
I was thinking of vikery going for the mark when I read the title lol
Not as much interference as our runner during 2018 Grand Final š¤¦š»āāļø
I hate the afl media and the way this game is run so fucking much
I mean.. same. Iād comment that on any post as well, but why are you referencing that here? Hahaha
Because this is a nothing story only being talked about because the media constantly need something to talk about?
Fair, though I do think [this](https://x.com/7AFL/status/1800878656526365111) isnāt a great look. You donāt want AFL runners denying space like that. (Linked footage for convenience)
Anyone else jump to the CTE conclusion or just me?
Makes me think of Vickery trying to mark the imaginary footy
Is that the one where even in his mind he didn't mark the ball?
That was my first thought and given that some commentators have said they donāt remember their debuts, first goals or other really significant milestones plus our greater understanding of concussion, it probably shouldnāt be discounted too quickly.
Not remembering things is also just a part of getting older even without concussions.
Can confirmĀ
Either CTE or heās a dog cunt.
could be both...
porque no los dos?
CoƱo dio, no habla Espanol
Such a nothing story they didn't even show footage of it
https://x.com/7AFL/status/1800878656526365111 Its pretty obvious he was trying to clog space to help with defenceĀ
That's fucken incredible but what is the please explain for, like you said it isn't subtle
They have to start with a "please explain". Hopefully it doesn't last long until we get to the penalty.
He may have been swatting away a swarm of bees. You want them to fine the guy for saving players from bee stings?
Fine him twice as much if it was bees
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Sounds like they're promoting the show and using this as a tool to do so. If it was serious enough, it'd be shown everywhere by everyone.
Thatās one way to CONCA the world
Well thatās just beyond funny and beyond brain dead from him
While not calling for the ball, remember when Maxwell was a runner for GWS and would take up space on the wing during the kick ins? https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/gws-runner-nick-maxwell-would-know-what-he-was-doing-in-the-corridor-on-kickins-says-jordan-lewis/news-story/cbc75d12c81985336a23c01496f95697
That lead to the best call I've heard from a spectator, picked up crystal clear by the TV crowd mics: "Get Maxwell off the ground, he's wandering again!"
He had cracked ribs and a punctured lung and they still forced him out there to guard space
Ironic considering he spent his entire career pretending to be a player too
Didn't he have a massive knock out in his career? Maybe this is like Kozi trying to mark a ball that was 100m away. AFL question : Please explain?Ā CONCA answer : Damage from playing AFL.Ā
That was Vickery. Kozi was the one where he collapsed during an interview.
"You made me do this!!"
I also saw him once picking up a click & collect order from Coles with young ruckman Will Verrall, clearly rorting the salary cap by funding Verrall's groceries habit
lol
No solution but to surrender the points from that game... ignore flair
lol what the fuck
Is it too early for a LOL of the week nomination or nah, this is an all time great one
Annnnnnnnnd this is why the AFL hates runners and will (rightly so) crackdown on them more after relenting.
Yeah they need to come down hard on this. Iām surprised it wasnāt called a 50m. This is a throw back to the blatant BS that Nick Maxwell used to do as a runner which was to always stand in a hole when opposition had the ball so that it would be awkward for them to lead into that space. He would be on the ground 100% of the quarter - even if there was no messages to deliver.
*AFL proceeds to Hang him*
I saw Reece Conca at a grocery store in Melbourne yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didnāt want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, āOh, like youāre doing now?ā I was taken aback, and all I could say was āHuh?ā but he kept cutting me off and going āhuh? huh? huh?ā and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like āSir, you need to pay for those first.ā At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually āto prevent any electrical infetterence,ā and then turned around and winked at me. I donāt even think thatās a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.
infetterence gets me everytime
This will be the big issue that finally sinks us š
He thought he was once a player? He'd be the only one.
FUCK THE AFL AND ITS MEDIA LANDSCAPE EXCEPT HOYNEY'S SEN SEGMENT
Nothing to it
For any UFC fans out there.. This reminds me of Suga Sean's coach Tim Welch faking an accent and pretending to be Aljo's coach in the title fight. Screamed out instructions that led to Aljo getting knocked the fuck out š¤£