Discussion 2024 General AFL Discussion

[austinnn]

He is the gift that keeps on giving, Jobe, where you always have to second guess "did he actually just say that?". Right up there with Trav Cloke window shopping shadows.

The all-time top Colemanballs - as selected by 'Private Eye'

"... some names to look forward to - perhaps in the future."

www.independent.co.uk

David Coleman's best 'Colemanballs' - and those of his inadvertent imitators

A selection of the commentator's most famous verbal gaffes - and a selection of choice quotes from other sporting pundits

www.theguardian.com

The next David Coleman

 

[hayes]

Melbourne are about as exciting as us.

 

[StFly]

Oh it's still going, I had the 80's Foxtel music channel going for background sounds.

Riveting game huh? Just checked the scores, seems like both sides are as bad as each other going by that.

 

[austinnn]

That dastardly Ross Lyon is casting his evil Anti-football seed all over the league, not one club that we've played who hasn't been infected with the dispicable Scruffy Football virus created in the Moorabbin labs of AFL's Rasputin. #StopThisRot

 

[saintbill]

Dees and Bombers will miss finals. Take it the bank. Would not be surprised to see Cats drop out.

Lions will make the 8.

 

[austinnn]

Here's a tip for AFL broadcasters: after each goal before the replay, show us a wide shot of the field and of both the teams setting up for the next play, or an ad, or the coaches box reaction... ANYTHING EXCEPT a 10 second close up of the goal kicker looking up at the big screen waiting to see the replay of his goal, which makes them look vain and is totally boring and useless.

 

[Nutsngum]

Here's a tip for AFL broadcasters: after each goal before the replay, show us a wide shot of the field and of both the teams setting up for the next play, or an ad, or the coaches box reaction... ANYTHING EXCEPT a 10 second close up of the goal kicker looking up at the big screen waiting to see the replay of his goal, which makes them look vain and is totally boring and useless.

How about 20 seconds of the coaches looking a particular way whilst a boundary throw in is occuring? Thats always fun.

 

[pebblesofsand]

Apparently the Dee's had an i50 efficiency of 51% today.

Lies, damned lies and statistics.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Here we go...

Subs. Billings. Bytel.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Haha just remembered I'm watching the replay many hours later

 

[seasonedsainter]

Wow the Melbourne board are NOT happy! Fatty Oliver, spud Billings, fish rotting at the head with Goodwin & Kate Roffey, someone even made the sacking Norm Smith comparison in terms of ruining the Club rofl rofl

 

[sammm]

Absolutely disgraceful from the panel on Sunday footy show. Didn’t even play one highlight from our game and then just potted us for winning. I hope Kane fall down the stair. Fair dinkum they hate us.
No positive at all apparently

there wasn't much to be positive about,

 

[Miha]

there wasn't much to be positive about,

I didn’t find their review bad at all tbh. They don’t really care about StK

 

[seasonedsainter]

I've not studied the footage, seen it maybe twice, but -- was Moore actually going for the ball, or was that knee to Trac's ribs accidentally on purpose?

 

[phantom13]

I've not studied the footage, seen it maybe twice, but -- was Moore actually going for the ball, or was that knee to Trac's ribs accidentally on purpose?

Pretty sure he wasn’t just going for the ball, he got the ball.

Absolutely not on purpose imo. If he had knees sharp enough and aim good enough he’d do that every week I reckon.

 

[seasonedsainter]

Pretty sure he wasn’t just going for the ball, he got the ball.

Absolutely not on purpose imo. If he had knees sharp enough and aim good enough he’d do that every week I reckon.

Tend to disagree there, just had another look, he was the third man to the contest, #14 for Collingwood and Trac were already going up for the ball, #14 got his hand to it first and Darcy's fist made some contact after that.

However to me it seems there was just no reason for him to throw his knee into Trac like that. To me it looked deliberate, his body was miles away from Trac yet his knee hit the bullseye with maximum force. Much more force than his fist hit the ball with.

It's a dicey one I reckon, to me it seemed he knew Trac was there and knew what he was doing too.

I could be wrong

 

[phantom13]

Tend to disagree there, just had another look, he was the third man to the contest, #14 for Collingwood and Trac were already going up for the ball, #14 got his hand to it first and Darcy's fist made some contact after that.

However to me it seems there was just no reason for him to throw his knee into Trac like that. To me it looked deliberate, his body was miles away from Trac yet his knee hit the bullseye with maximum force. Much more force than his fist hit the ball with.

It's a dicey one I reckon, to me it seemed he knew Trac was there and knew what he was doing too.

I could be wrong

You are wrong.

 

[seasonedsainter]

You are wrong.

I'd wager I'm not.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Just reading an article about the Harley Reid suspension, says that game against the Saints basically cost him more than $50000. The Rising Star winner gets $20000, plus another $20000 added to next year's contract. He'll then miss out on match payments of $10000 due to the suspension, and he was also fined twice for umpire contact in that game, bringing the total up above fifty grand. FIFTY GBANGERS!!!

 

[bergholt]

I'd wager I'm not.

I had a chat to an AFL player a couple of months ago and this sort of incident came up. As he said, you always want to make them earn it, so there’s definitely a choice players make to hit more of the opposition player with more of their body when possible - if they see it’s their own player they can easily protect them more.

So it’s not completely “intentional” but it is maybe “reckless”, if you like. They hit the contest hard without regard for the safety of the other player.

 

[seasonedsainter]

Just reading an article about the Harley Reid suspension, says that game against the Saints basically cost him more than $50000. The Rising Star winner gets $20000, plus another $20000 added to next year's contract. He'll then miss out on match payments of $10000 due to the suspension, and he was also fined twice for umpire contact in that game, bringing the total up above fifty grand. FIFTY GBANGERS!!!

Good. His ego deserved that.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Been enjoying the Thursday night games at home with dinner and drinks. This morning I got myself organised with some pork ribs slowly braising in the oven, popped out to grab some bourbon (for the bbq sauce of course!), beers and red, got back, busted out the sauce and a slaw then cracked a beer. So just some jacket spuds and finishing with the basting of the ribs, all ready to be served around 7 just before the first bounce. Wandered outside with another beer, sat down to check the teams and came to a rather unfortunate realisation.

No more Thursday night games this year.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Melbourne looking pretty dodgy with Petracca out for the season

 

[bergholt]

Melbourne looking pretty dodgy with Petracca out for the season

Think they want our draft pick

 

[Brian Oblivion]

Good. His ego deserved that.

Water off a ducks back I would hope mate.

As it should be actually. He’s a fair player. It’s BS he is ineligible imo.

It’s a rubbish rule.