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[Moti]

That's the Hawk report


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[DarkPhoenix]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/nor...t/news-story/cde4d9f8178d68315cc95c519ebd71d2

If you want a decent writeup. Riley Beveridge.

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/nor...t/news-story/cde4d9f8178d68315cc95c519ebd71d2

If you want a decent writeup. Riley Beveridge.

This is a really good wrap up. Unfortunately for us, Hawthorn get clicks and we don't.

 

[Passmore]

For the second week in a row, we win the game and 90% of the write-up praises the opposition:

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/ha...e/news-story/67779a17a46fe4f100ab0ce22e4d62eb

I though Heath kicked those d*ckheads last week, but they've learned nothing. If anything, it's even worse this week. The offending party is Jay Clarke.

That match report is a disgrace.

 

[Phillyroo]

That match report is a disgrace.

Tweeted jay Clarke about it, and to be fair he responded.

The link to the north perspective: http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/no...t/news-story/38b95f3e349f5897fe5a1cd12f891fa1

 

[Arden]

For the second week in a row, we win the game and 90% of the write-up praises the opposition:

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/ha...e/news-story/67779a17a46fe4f100ab0ce22e4d62eb

I though Heath kicked those d*ckheads last week, but they've learned nothing. If anything, it's even worse this week. The offending party is Jay Clarke.

FMD.

Time to go all Trumpster and ban Jay Clark from Arden St.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

OK, synthesising the above, it seems that they (AFL? Foxtel?) commission two match reports - one each from the viewpoint of each team. Perhaps they should make that a bit clearer to the readers.

It's a bit like Mitch Starc being awarded Man of the Match yesterday, before they decided to award Steve OKeefe the, um, Man of the Match.

 

[Firestarter]

OK, synthesising the above, it seems that they (AFL? Foxtel?) commission two match reports - one each from the viewpoint of each team. Perhaps they should make that a bit clearer to the readers.

It's a bit like Mitch Starc being awarded Man of the Match yesterday, before they decided to award Steve OKeefe the, um, Man of the Match.

There shouldn't be a need. I'm still calling nonsense.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

 

[LT Smash]

**** OMeara exploded!! How many weeks they reckon?

O'Meara touched the ball just 7 times in the second half after a first gamer was moved onto him.

 

[kangaspurs]

Tweeted jay Clarke about it, and to be fair he responded.

The link to the north perspective: http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/no...t/news-story/38b95f3e349f5897fe5a1cd12f891fa1

Even then, there are a few errors in that article.

Goldy isn't the reigning BnF, Mitch Hibberd wasn't the highest possession getter for North, let alone on the ground, Ziebell only played a half so I'm not sure how he was in the bests and Dumont was North's highest possession winner and clear BOG but wasn't in the bests.

 

[naturally north]

O'Meara touched the ball just 7 times in the second half after a first gamer was moved onto him.

Must say i didnt really notice as I was busy watching Dumont get it 26 times along with five tackles , five marks and a goal. Given the choice between the two with injuries and draft/trade taken into consideration. I know who I'd take.

 

[Orange Peanut]

 

[Dodecahedron]

Pretty sure Sandy called Corey Wagner McDonald in the first quarter. He then was quiet as Wagner got two more possessions before obviously fumbling through his notes and finding his name. Do your job idiot. I just rolled my eyes at my iPhone-sized AFL livepass screen.

 

[Ahern2Boof]

Is there video of the Lake/Preuss interview?


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[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

RoCo's been saying this all pre-season. Credit to him for not subscribing to the prevailing opinion of us. Good journo.

 

[Twinkletoes]

I just realised this username is in the worst taste as a North supporter...

 

[boneofshin]

Pretty sure Sandy called Corey Wagner McDonald in the first quarter. He then was quiet as Wagner got two more possessions before obviously fumbling through his notes and finding his name. Do your job idiot. I just rolled my eyes at my iPhone-sized AFL livepass screen.

Definitely called Simpkin McDonald at one point. Can't keep up with the number changes old Sandy.

 

[Black2Blue]

Just listening in to Alistair Nicholson on the John Faine show on radio suggesting that he is not convinced by those who have written North off as potential finalists.

 

[Firestarter]

How predictably crummy. Glad I don't pay these morons a dime.

 

[Digga Hole]

Also got to love Kingy's input that the Hawks only played with 22 each half.... they somehow amazingly only had 6 players play less than 50% game time when 8 of them missed a whole half???

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it relates to O'Meara so here will do.

There have been a lot of recent rumblings about the North medical team and Saunders in particular, mainly based on the growing incidence of soft tissue injuries (especially hammies) and very long recovery times. Before last year, I never really paid much notice to the negative comments, writing it off as the nature of the game means that there will be injuries and it's a bit unfair to blame the medicos. Last year, and especially this pre-season, has me re-thinking the matter. I'm now more open to the suggestion that there is a problem with injury prevention and management at NMFC.

All that is background to the main point - who the f*** rejected O'Meara when he had his (alleged) medical with us last year? Recall that this was at a time when he hadn't even started talking to Hawthorn (or at the very least, we were in more advanced talks if O'Meara tested with us first). If we had in him the box seat then lost him due to an incorrect medical decision, then surely this needs to be investigated.

 

[muttley45]

Definitely called Simpkin McDonald at one point. Can't keep up with the number changes old Sandy.

Heard that too, think it was Gerard Healy though.

 

[SMaturin]

Heard that too, think it was Gerard Healy though.

Definitely Healy.

 

[big_e]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but it relates to O'Meara so here will do.

There have been a lot of recent rumblings about the North medical team and Saunders in particular, mainly based on the growing incidence of soft tissue injuries (especially hammies) and very long recovery times. Before last year, I never really paid much notice to the negative comments, writing it off as the nature of the game means that there will be injuries and it's a bit unfair to blame the medicos. Last year, and especially this pre-season, has me re-thinking the matter. I'm now more open to the suggestion that there is a problem with injury prevention and management at NMFC.

All that is background to the main point - who the f*** rejected O'Meara when he had his (alleged) medical with us last year? Recall that this was at a time when he hadn't even started talking to Hawthorn (or at the very least, we were in more advanced talks if O'Meara tested with us first). If we had in him the box seat then lost him due to an incorrect medical decision, then surely this needs to be investigated.

It's still February.

If he spends the next two years in and out of the side with recurrences of the same injuries he's had, then it's a good call. If not, well, you may have a point.

Also don't put too much stock into what is said by clubs and players at trade time. There is a possibility that we thought he was a t*sser or he made some disparaging comment about the club so we threw out the failed medical thing.