Opinion Commentary & Media VI

[shinboner magic]

Anyone that knows where Caro lives go play the nmfc on repeat at max volume

 

[Sillygit]

I love how damo’s was the first post.
And all negative to north Crystal Ball: Our predictions for the 2023 AFL season are in

Josh Gabelich...​

Premier: Melbourne
Runner-up: Brisbane
Wooden spoon: West Coast...

13. Adelaide
14. St Kilda
15. Essendon
16. Hawthorn
17. West Coast
18. North Melbourne

Well, at least Josh reckons we won't get the spoon while finishing last, silver linings.

 

[hilly]

We just seem to attract the haters. Maybe we are just an easy target. Our future success will bite hard.

Most of that AFL.com piece was fine. Just Damo for some weird reason.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Given how the media views us we may as well start lobbying for our priority pick(s) now!

One after our first and the start of round 2 thank you very much!

No I think we should save them the trouble of waiting to place it after our first and just give us the number one pick in addition to our first round pick. They are all so sure we come last, we should be given the #1 regardless. Put up or shut up.

 

[Tectonic]

Josh Gabelich...​

Premier: Melbourne
Runner-up: Brisbane
Wooden spoon: West Coast...

13. Adelaide
14. St Kilda
15. Essendon
16. Hawthorn
17. West Coast
18. North Melbourne

Well, at least Josh reckons we won't get the spoon while finishing last, silver linings.

He also has
Coleman Medal: Aaron Naughton
Big call: Curnow and McKay share Coleman with 75 goals each.

Quality afl journalism

 

[The acurate one]

Josh Gabelich...​

Premier: Melbourne
Runner-up: Brisbane
Wooden spoon: West Coast...

13. Adelaide
14. St Kilda
15. Essendon
16. Hawthorn
17. West Coast
18. North Melbourne

Well, at least Josh reckons we won't get the spoon while finishing last, silver linings.

Not sure where you lot get your stories, but I'm only hearing good things, clearly Mr McGinity is torn between Poort and * finishing last, kind of understandable. He does seem fairly level-headed with his crystal ball approach, his mum is half Gypsy fwiw

He may be writing the occasional article during the season from what I am believing

 

[see see]

He also has
Coleman Medal: Aaron Naughton
Big call: Curnow and McKay share Coleman with 75 goals each.

Quality afl journalism

I get the feeling that Josh phoned his contribution in from the pub late on Friday afternoon aka "Doing a Robbo".

 

[Danni_Benson]

The more sh** they throw at us, the angrier and hungrier Clarko will get.

Bring it on.

This. Sums. It. up.

Thank you Caro, thank you.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Never fully understood the special hate boner some of the media have for Phillips and this faux Phillips v McDonald debate. Just seems so very fake and designed to generate outrage/attention, rather than allowing the average fan to enjoy watching two very young talented players.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Never fully understood the special hate boner some of the media have for Phillips and this faux Phillips v McDonald debate. Just seems so very fake and designed to generate outrage/attention, rather than allowing the average fan to enjoy watching two very young talented players.

Good on Josh for responding so sensibly but they are doing this rubbish for the reaction so the less they get, the better.

 

[Shermanator]

We just seem to attract the haters. Maybe we are just an easy target. Our future success will bite hard.

It’s like Croc-a-shit Media are trying to create a ‘bad guy’ persona for the clicks..

Croc-a-shit Board Meeting circa 2021

Jabba The Hutch: “ok folks, in between my bed wetting and glass-shattering snoring last night I had an epiphany.. we need to create a ’bad guy‘ of the AFL.. a Darth Vader, a Lord Voldemort, a Dave Warner or Nick Krygios if you will, to create some more click dollars baby!!.. suggestions?..

USC: “thisth is a no brainer, the Roosth I sintherley hate thoseth ****erths sinceth the theventies”..

Corn-Francis: patting Jabba’s back “yeah brilliant call boss, have I ever told you you’re a genius and my favourite all time boss?.. I just love you.. anyway, those pricks the Roos did the dirty on my pappa, so I agree with USC lets knife Roo Ruckle and his mates.. oh and I put a box of Cadbury Favourites on your desk too boss”..

Purple: “Look yeah team, I tell people I’m a Rooboy but nothing gives me more pleasure than stepping on those minnows. It reminds me of when I used to pick on the captain of the Chess team at high school, it made me feel invincible.. good times”..

Jabba: “Weren’t you the captain of the Chess team?..”

Purple: “I was..”

Jabba: “ok my grubby little legends, North it is. Dig up the dirt, stir the pot, fling the mud, do whatever we need to do to belittle that stain of a club and keep our feet on their throats. Oh… and show me the ****in money!!”..

Corn-Francis: “Thanks boss, great meeting yet again.. you Chair these meetings like a pro, i’ll pick up your laundry on the way home today, love you..”

 

[LuvtheKangas]

^ scarily accurate.

 

[Rick18]

Just have to think about it like that Simpsons episode:



The less outrage a take generates, the more likely they move on to their next target. Easier said than done I know, but most of the time it's the only way to go.

 

[r00boy96]

Never fully understood the special hate boner some of the media have for Phillips and this faux Phillips v McDonald debate. Just seems so very fake and designed to generate outrage/attention, rather than allowing the average fan to enjoy watching two very young talented players.

I'll give Cornes one point in that. Will Phillips definitely should've handballed to LDU and I cringed watching that burn live.

 

[King Corey]

Never fully understood the special hate boner some of the media have for Phillips and this faux Phillips v McDonald debate. Just seems so very fake and designed to generate outrage/attention, rather than allowing the average fan to enjoy watching two very young talented players.

Full disclaimer: teenage boy humour incoming

If anyone can photoshop a dick into Kane Korso's hand, like he's giving it a thorough working over while doing this, that'd be great. Thanks.

 

[speedy]

corn-Francis clutching at straws. 2 years down the track and IMO there is more chance of McDonald being a bust still.

 

[Harris 10]

I'll give Cornes one point in that. Will Phillips definitely should've handballed to LDU and I cringed watching that burn live.

Show Jack Ziebell burning teamamtes and blazing away or Larkey not clunking grabs he should take, but to pull up footage from a 16 game player coming off a year out with illness in his first real hit out since is pretty poor form.

He could've pulled vision from a 100+ players who made multiple mistakes over the practice game, but he chose to target a young mid trying to find his way after a run of bad luck.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

One piece of footage in that montage shows what our issue is in the middle (Phillips the offender on that particular occasion).

Multiple players getting sucked into tackling, leaving spare men to sweep the ball away.

 

[big_e]

Kane Cornes thinks of himself as a tough guy but spends his days using wafer-thin analysis to take cheap shots at easy targets.

 

[speedy]

I'll give Cornes one point in that. Will Phillips definitely should've handballed to LDU and I cringed watching that burn live.

Are we sure there wasn’t any dog near LDU? Even so, it was probably a one-off. Will is a team first player and normally makes good decisions with the ball. Him burning team mates is the last thing we need to worry about.

 

[Ocha905]

Don’t mind Kane’s pettiness here tbh. Those were real examples that I’m sure he’s reviewed with the coaches.
Nonetheless, he seems like the type who will respond well to scrutiny and these call outs will only spur him on.

 

[shinboner magic]

Caro , corn and Barrett all work at 9 - they’d be there all at once on occasion.
Lee Harvey Oswald where are you

 

[Pres]

We just seem to attract the haters. Maybe we are just an easy target.

Very much this. Vic club with arguably the smallest supporter base so easy to pick on and upset relatively fewer people. It's a form of bullying.

 

[see see]

Never fully understood the special hate boner some of the media have for Phillips and this faux Phillips v McDonald debate. Just seems so very fake and designed to generate outrage/attention, rather than allowing the average fan to enjoy watching two very young talented players.

Says the words "He holds his feet ..." as the footage playing behind him literally shows the player he's talking about lying on the ground.

LOL Corn.

Kane Corn = The Hole.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

One piece of footage in that montage shows what our issue is in the middle (Phillips the offender on that particular occasion).

Multiple players getting sucked into tackling, leaving spare men to sweep the ball away.

If you can transport yourself back to around 2007, and pass this insight on to Clarko, then you might just be telling him something that he had never thought of himself. I am sure he is telling these mids not to get sucked into gang tackling and leaving their direct opponents free. But it takes more than a few weeks to reverse a lifetime of instinct.