Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 1 - Pies v Swans Friday March 15th 7:40pm AEDT (MCG)

[Osho]

Pendles showing his age for a rare time here. Obviously it's easier to play better in wins than loses, but he has been caught HTB once (that I saw), and flopped around a fair bit looking for soft holding or high free kicks. Looks like the signs of age catching up with him a bit. Still a champion player, but the signs of decline are there.

He's slower, we know that. But his disposal has been shiite tonight.

 

[YeoShuey]

Pies have Saints next week. I think that could be an OUCH.

And then, Brizzy.

Geewizz.

Someone mocked me for saying they would go 0-5 a week ago. It is looking incredibly likely.

Brisbane should beat them. Saints I would have as favourites too. If last game against Hawks is anything to go by, they will lose that too.

Next week will be the telling sign.

 

[windyhill]

Fire drill.

 

[BarryMorgan]

IS THAT ANOTHER DIVE FROM THE SEAGUL?

Bigger flop than 1995 box office bomb Cutthroat Island.

 

[Del208273]

Shame Ch7 doesn't show Peter Daicos on screen when Nick throws his head back and dives.

 

[Merrett2Daniher]

Josh Daicos

7

Josh Daicos

Age

26

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.6

5star

CL

1.3

3star

D

16.2

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.5

4star

CL

1.5

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

1.2

4star

effort has been terrible the amount times he has jogged after Swans players has been alarming.
Maybe a bit too much of his own bath water

 

[ashep]

lmao Hodgey shutting Brayshaw up trying to make excuses

 

[Sector 7G]

By the looks of it Pies are going to have to gift Pendles his 400 games Marc Murphy at Carlton style

Will he get the Teague treatment and get the red vest treatment

 

[Osho]

Someone mocked me for saying they would go 0-5 a week ago. It is looking incredibly likely.

Brisbane should beat them. Saints I would have as favourites too. If last game against Hawks is anything to go by, they will lose that too.

Next week will be the telling sign.

Just adding extra joy for the Blue Baggers!

 

[Back One Out]

Premiership hangover for the Pies

They got drunk on their own bathwater

 

[Kapow!!!]

I don’t disagree. I just think that the reason it is like this is because of the history of the sport (E.g. VFL turning into AFL).

Fixing the commentary would be a huge issue unless people are found who have no team support or allegiance. Only issue with that is that a incredibly small minority of AFL fans would fit that criteria.

I think it's more basic than just removing people with past affiliations: It's just enforcing professionalism to look past them. Richie Benaud used to captain Australia yet was roundly regarded as the most impartial commentator to grace the game.

Using AFL examples the best have been those who may have past affiliations but are professional enough to put their current job and the quality of their performance above their unconscious bias (well, that's being generous with the current crop as it's overtly a conscious bias): Dennis Commetti, Drew Morphett, Tim Lane, Steve Quartermaine, Anthony Hudson (most of those in their 00s and earlier form). It's doable, it just requires some really, really basic discipline.

Unless of course it's a business directive to be like this. That of course is another, more egregious issue/debate

 

[brmi]

Ginnivan isn’t any good

Neither is Schultz

 

[Erakor]

Gulden is better than Daicos

 

[smeggaz]

I think Daicos may cry

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[mick500]

woeful woods

Masturbating magpies. Wait. What?

 

[Steele13]

I perform way better than this with a hangover.

Collingwood need some KFC maybe?

 

[hawkman]

Even BT couldn't get excited for that goal

 

[smeggaz]

So both are squibs

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[Coolangatta]

Someone mocked me for saying they would go 0-5 a week ago. It is looking incredibly likely.

Brisbane should beat them. Saints I would have as favourites too. If last game against Hawks is anything to go by, they will lose that too.

Next week will be the telling sign.

It was me. Still think Pies won’t be 0-5 and Carlton won’t be 5-0.

If I’m wrong, tag me and I’ll concede that you were spot on mate.

 

[Saint12]

Is that fake crowd noise I hear

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

78,933 people going home at 3 quarter time lol

 

[ams4crows]

Collingwood could be 0-4 and we have a good record against them

Can you imagine! Would be glorious

 

[Supersuns]

BT sounds depressed

 

[Rustica]

Back to 45 points

cAN tHe pIeS mOuNt a COmEbaCK???!

 

[Sector 7G]

Thanks Wikipedia.

Guess you don’t notice the obvious bias. May as well be on press red for Ed on Pies games.