Autopsy AFL 2023 Round 5 Gather Round - Dockers v Suns Fri April 14th 5:10pm AEST (Norwood)

[Zevon]

C'mon mate, It's a game of footy isnt it. Maybe not a good game of footy...but footy none the less.

Bah, get outta here with your facts and logic

(but yes)

 

[Boppo]

Can’t believe the Suns are 2.38 underdogs.

 

[Boppo]

Will be down at my second home to watch this live so would be great if the weather holds off. Beautiful day so far in Adelaide so the Parade will be doing a roaring trade. Hoping for a good game

Who knows, a couple of desperate clubs might turn out a ripper.

 

[Toump Ass]

SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!
GO SUNS!!!

I PROMISE IF YOU WIN TODAY I'LL NEVER CALL YOU "FOLD COAST" AGAIN!!

 

[schmuttt]

Bell and Longmuir should be sacked if they lose this.

 

[DanWA]

Can’t believe the Suns are 2.38 underdogs.

Dockers finished 5th last year and are pretty much full strength

It is understandable that the Dockers are favorites

 

[DanWA]

I think both teams are going to want this, should make for good viewing

Hopefully high scoring

 

[Big Animal]

expect more people on the ground than actually watching this one. Perth time, Freo supporters still working, GC have 14 supporters, and suburban ground with only the concrete stairs to the club house to perch on or bring your own Bunnings foldout.

Game's likely to get more interest after a poor player does his knee on a lonely tussock and the media spend all week challenging AFL house as to why a professional game of AFL is being played on a suburban paddock, only for AFL House's integrity commission to tick it off 12h later as completely acceptable/

 

[Freomaniac]

Dockers finished 5th last year and are pretty much full strength

It is understandable that the Dockers are favorites

Even at full strength, it means nothing. Dockers are not as good as they are in 2022

 

[The 747]

Suns are improving by about 5% a year, Freo have gone backwards about 40% this year. You do the math.

 

[Great8]

expect more people on the ground than actually watching this one. Perth time, Freo supporters still working, GC have 14 supporters, and suburban ground with only the concrete stairs to the club house to perch on or bring your own Bunnings foldout.

Game's likely to get more interest after a poor player does his knee on a lonely tussock and the media spend all week challenging AFL house as to why a professional game of AFL is being played on a suburban paddock, only for AFL House's integrity commission to tick it off 12h later as completely acceptable/

I take it you’ve never been to Norwood?
As someone who has been going to dozens of games every year for near on 50 years I can tell you there are plenty of places to sit. Both Grandstands are comfortable enough and will keep you dry. The Eastern wing has bench seating all the way and is great for families and then there is the standing terraces and bar areas. It’s a nice warm day currently so hopefully it’s full to the brim and with 4-5k it’s a pretty good atmosphere so with 10k plus it should be a fun night.

 

[Retzlaff]

I think both teams are going to want this, should make for good viewing

Hopefully high scoring

I don’t want to disappoint you but…

 

[timokane]

Tipping suns to win

 

[Squall]

How is the weather looking? Suns beat them in the wet last season and dockers struggled with wet weather footy in general.

 

[Osho]

Suns hot faves, should win by 5 goals minimum. They have more upside, and at least amongst the many poor qtrs they have occassionally shown some gusto and verve. Freo look to be playing scared, scared of losing, scared of the press, but prob not scared enough of their coach who my wife insists has a lovely angelic face just like myself before making that disasterous decision many decades ago.

 

[Jirik13]

Suns hot faves, should win by 5 goals minimum. They have more upside, and at least amongst the many poor qtrs they have occassionally shown some gusto and verve. Freo look to be playing scared, scared of losing, scared of the press, but prob not scared enough of their coach who my wife insists has a lovely angelic face just like myself before making that disasterous decision many decades ago.

21 year old 1 gamer Moyle vs Darcy says it all.

 

[rumply]

First real look at either side for me with this game so looking forward to it.

Suns by not a huge amount.

 

[Great8]

I’m on the Parade now and pubs are absolutely packed. A heap of Suns and Freo fans both inside and outside the pubs which is great. Line up of about 500m to get into the ground

 

[Drummond]

expect more people on the ground than actually watching this one. Perth time, Freo supporters still working, GC have 14 supporters, and suburban ground with only the concrete stairs to the club house to perch on or bring your own Bunnings foldout.

Game's likely to get more interest after a poor player does his knee on a lonely tussock and the media spend all week challenging AFL house as to why a professional game of AFL is being played on a suburban paddock, only for AFL House's integrity commission to tick it off 12h later as completely acceptable/

What, you think this is some local park where kids and dogs roam after school?

 

[Big Animal]

What, you think this is some local park where kids and dogs roam after school?

that was my experience of Adelaide

 

[Drummond]

that was my experience of Adelaide

Clueless. As Great8 stated above, obviously you’ve never been to Norwood Oval.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Dockers should win this only because it's Gold Coast. Two teams in poor form should be interesting to see if Sturt makes a difference and Jackson has a good game at CHF.

 

[Randomizor]

What the hell is this start time though?

 

[noise36]

Can’t believe the Suns are 2.38 underdogs.

Yeah bit strange considering they smashed us last time when were were actually having a good season.

 

[Big Animal]

Clueless. As Great8 stated above, obviously you’ve never been to Norwood Oval.

ease up. I'm sure your oval is lovely. Just joking around the fact an AFL game is actually being played away from the professional stadiums in season and it happens to be the most irrelevant teams (Port aside) who get the gig, during work hours on a Friday arvo.