Banter Banter thread Part 1 - Opposition fans welcome - let's have fun

[Dramoth]

I do believe that is what I said, yes.

They came out here in 1907, in a cargo hold of a large ship bound for Melbourne that took off from what was then Danzig, Germany; Poland as an independent country didn't exist then. But they were definitely ethnic Poles.

My German part of the family came out in the 1800s... from Riga in what was then Prussia.

 

[Aphrodite]

Reported by AFL Trade Whispers, Paige Whatshername, Brian Speaking and Red Sash. All super reliable types.

#aspiringjourno

 

[Doss]

My German part of the family came out in the 1800s... from Riga in what was then Prussia.

Now Latvia.

I can only conclude that my great great grandparents and great grandmother must have been on the good stuff to survive that long a voyage in a ship cargo hold. Pretty brutal conditions you'd imagine.

 

[Dramoth]

The only thing that could make that better would be if he went full rat and had an Alan Didak-style mouthguard.

Didak used a mouth guard? I just thought he took his false teeth out.

 

[Dramoth]

Now Latvia.

I can only conclude that my great great grandparents and great grandmother must have been on the good stuff to survive that long a voyage in a ship cargo hold. Pretty brutal conditions you'd imagine.

Yup... the oldest part of my family came out from Ireland during the potato famine, they would have been in the cargo hold as well!

 

[Doss]

Didak used a mouth guard? I just thought he took his false teeth out.

It's a fair point. He probably had to remove his own teeth with pliers as part of some initiation ceremony to prove himself when he was hanging around with those underworld types.

 

[Dramoth]

It's a fair point. He probably had to remove his own teeth with pliers as part of some initiation ceremony to prove himself when he was hanging around with those underworld types.

He just punched himself in the mouth until they fell out... I doubt he would know how to use a pair of pliers

 

[Aphrodite]

Procrastinator35 can we please have Luke Breust. Thanks!

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Yes you should have. Shame on you.




He missed. He's not the 1st and won't be the last.

That reaction is very much like me when I know I have no chance of doing something, I am absolutely shitting myself and wish the ground would open up and swallow me!

 

[Doss]

That reaction is very much like me when I know I have no chance of doing something, I am absolutely shitting myself and wish the ground would open up and swallow me!

My theory is that maybe Smiffy just had particularly bad gas.

 

[Procrastinator35]

Procrastinator35 can we please have Luke Breust. Thanks!

Sure....Straight swap for Cripps....And Done.

Also, feel free to curse & hang shit on Issac ad nauseum....God knows I have.

 

[HBF]

Just to clear this up, Aphrodite is not a male.

I repeat, Aphrodite is not a member of that hideous species known as males.

No male bashing in here pleeeeease.

 

[Procrastinator35]

My theory is that maybe Smiffy just had particularly bad gas.

He has a 'Smart-arse' personality; & he was duly punished by not giving the opposition, the game & the circumstance, the respect, focus & concentration that was warranted.

'Comeuppance' comes to mind.

Anyways it's history now....The boy will go down in the Hawk annuls, as the reason for blowing an opportunity, that comes but once in a millennium....A fitting legacy indeed.

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

He has a 'Smart-arse' personality; & he was duly punished by not giving the opposition, the game & the circumstance, the respect, focus & concentration that was warranted.

'Comeuppance' comes to mind.

Anyways it's history now....The boy will go down in the Hawk annuls, as the reason for blowing an opportunity, that comes but once in a millennium....A fitting legacy indeed.

If only Buckenara had the ball in his hands.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Those were the days. When the game was great and you'd go to a game when Carlton was not playing.

 

[BlueTongue]

I make a ripping potato salad.

Secret? Lots of pancetta, a good mayo, and fried shallots.

I use 'whole Egg mayo and Red Onion instead of shallots, gives it an onion tinge without killing the other flavors, and a tablespoon of Whole-seed Mustard! ;-p

 

[TheCoach16]

He has a 'Smart-arse' personality; & he was duly punished by not giving the opposition, the game & the circumstance, the respect, focus & concentration that was warranted.

'Comeuppance' comes to mind.

Anyways it's history now....The boy will go down in the Hawk annuls, as the reason for blowing an opportunity, that comes but once in a millennium....A fitting legacy indeed.

I know this isn't the thread for any serious discussion, but the talk about Issac Smith over the last week has been unfair.

I'm happy the Hawks are out, and I'm not fussed either way about their players. But Smith's miss has nothing to do with Hawthorn's quest for a "fourpeat" coming to an end. Two reasons...

1. There are literally hundreds of actions in a game of footy that help determine the outcome. We focus on the after the siren kick, but the reality is, so much has already happened to determine the outcome. Easier shots at goal were missed during the game, harder shots were successful. Simple skill errors, moments of brilliance. Is it really Smith's fault that the Hawks let go a three goal lead just before 3/4 time, when they had all the play? Or is that a team thing? It's also quite possible, Smith's efforts during the game are part of the reason the Hawks were still within a kick at the end and not down by 3 or 4 goals...

2. The miss did not end Hawthorn's season, they had another game to play. An entire game to make up for the Geelong loss and go to a prelim. They did it last year. However, they failed on this occasion. As a team, they didn't get it done. That's not Smith's fault.

Maybe it's the coach in me, but I really feel for players who cop this stuff in these situations.
It's akin to blaming Ronald McDonald when you get a bad Quarter Pounder...

 

[Aphrodite]

Sure....Straight swap for Cripps....And Done.

Also, feel free to curse & hang shit on Issac ad nauseum....God knows I have.

I was thinking more on the lines of Liam Jones & Jason Tutt.

You get 2 for 1.

Bargain!

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

I know this isn't the thread for any serious discussion, but the talk about Issac Smith over the last week has been unfair.

I'm happy the Hawks are out, and I'm not fussed either way about their players. But Smith's miss has nothing to do with Hawthorn's quest for a "fourpeat" coming to an end. Two reasons...

1. There are literally hundreds of actions in a game of footy that help determine the outcome. We focus on the after the siren kick, but the reality is, so much has already happened to determine the outcome. Easier shots at goal were missed during the game, harder shots were successful. Simple skill errors, moments of brilliance. Is it really Smith's fault that the Hawks let go a three goal lead just before 3/4 time, when they had all the play? Or is that a team thing? It's also quite possible, Smith's efforts during the game are part of the reason the Hawks were still within a kick at the end and not down by 3 or 4 goals...

2. The miss did not end Hawthorn's season, they had another game to play. An entire game to make up for the Geelong loss and go to a prelim. They did it last year. However, they failed on this occasion. As a team, they didn't get it done. That's not Smith's fault.

Maybe it's the coach in me, but I really feel for players who cop this stuff in these situations.
It's akin to blaming Ronald McDonald when you get a bad Quarter Pounder...

Could not agree more Coach....that would be Mayor McCheese's fault!

 

[Procrastinator35]

I know this isn't the thread for any serious discussion, but the talk about Issac Smith over the last week has been unfair.

I'm happy the Hawks are out, and I'm not fussed either way about their players. But Smith's miss has nothing to do with Hawthorn's quest for a "fourpeat" coming to an end. Two reasons...

1. There are literally hundreds of actions in a game of footy that help determine the outcome. We focus on the after the siren kick, but the reality is, so much has already happened to determine the outcome. Easier shots at goal were missed during the game, harder shots were successful. Simple skill errors, moments of brilliance. Is it really Smith's fault that the Hawks let go a three goal lead just before 3/4 time, when they had all the play? Or is that a team thing? It's also quite possible, Smith's efforts during the game are part of the reason the Hawks were still within a kick at the end and not down by 3 or 4 goals...

2. The miss did not end Hawthorn's season, they had another game to play. An entire game to make up for the Geelong loss and go to a prelim. They did it last year. However, they failed on this occasion. As a team, they didn't get it done. That's not Smith's fault.

Maybe it's the coach in me, but I really feel for players who cop this stuff in these situations.
It's akin to blaming Ronald McDonald when you get a bad Quarter Pounder...

The make-up of our squad combined with our over-reliance on our vets, including the absence of Rough, meant that game was a Must-Win.....We all knew that.

The boy allowed himself to be distracted by the opposition while resting over the most important kick of our season....Thereupon losing focus & not going back for his usual run-up & goal-kicking routine....He punched the kick & it was lucky to make the distance from 35 out, dead in front.

The boy deserves every bit of the castigation that comes his way.

 

[TheCoach16]

The make-up of our squad combined with our over-reliance on our vets, including the absence of Rough, meant that game was a Must-Win.....We all knew that.

The boy allowed himself to be distracted by the opposition while resting over the most important kick of our season....Thereupon losing focus & not going back for his usual run-up & goal-kicking routine....He punched the kick & it was lucky to make the distance from 35 out, dead in front.

The boy deserves every bit of the castigation that comes his way.

He was actually "distracted" by Mitchell, not the opposition. It was Sam that spoke to him when he was going back for the kick. Mitchell told him to "enjoy the moment". Maybe it's his fault...

Anyway, I guess we see this situation differently.

 

[TheCoach16]

Could not agree more Coach....that would be Mayor McCheese's fault!

Idiot! Mayor McCheese isn't even a real person !

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Idiot! Mayor McCheese isn't even a real person !

How dare you be so incredibly disrespectful....he is the ****ing Mayor!!

 

[TheCoach16]

Is someone going to tell him?
I can't do it...

 

[Tony Lynn 15]

Is someone going to tell him?
I can't do it...

Don't even think about it...to me Grimace is so much more than a facial expression!