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I have seen all the teams in D3 play this season except Monash so I am in a position to make some relevant comments.
1. Hawthorn are a team of arrogant tossers. Their coach is a tool, Jackomos is a ****er but Lauletta is all class as a player and a good bloke on and off the field. Pity they can't all be like him. Ridley rules their defence with toughness and class but they are hard to like because of their attitude and disrespect of all opposition AFTER the final siren. Will lose another grand final.
2. Old Westbourne are easily the flag favorites with Jeka and Connors dominating and causing all opposition defences plenty of problems but their real strngth is their onballers and running halfbacks. They have an even spread of talent and contributors. A good team.
3, Elsternwick will win enough games to play finals but the big games that count in September are not played on their "postage stamp" ground and they will struggle. They are keen to make amends for their shock loss in last years preliminary final but can Grace keep his cool? Are they fit enough?
4. Latrobe Uni are a strange team. They have been smashed by the better teams (Hawthorn and Elsternwick) but beaten mediocre opposition easily. If they make the finals, they will not travel far.
5. Ivanhoe. They love a drink the boys from Ivanhoe but they will struggle on bigger grounds. Pace is a good target for them but in an ironic twist, his lack of pace on the big dry grounds in September (if they get there) will prove his undoing. Looks like he has been spending his training nights at the bar with a souvlaki in each hand and a slab to wash them down. Should win enough games at home to make the play offs but that's as far as they will go.
6. Swinburne. Higgins is injury prone and plays unfit and their lack of depth is obvious. Will be in relegation contention.
7. West Brunswick have 2 of the best midfielders in the competition (Irving and Gibson) but nothing else. Have had some shock losses (to Power House) and are the roller coaster side of 2007.
8. Power House are poor at the moment playing good quarters or halves but not 100 minutes. They are struggling to adjust to the tempo of D3. Edwards will kick another 100 this season but they have too many injuries to be a threat. Will do enough to survive and surprise a few sides but that's about it.
9. Kew has been hit with a great number of injuries but even with a full list still wouldn't trouble the top sides. The much vaunted pre season "merger" has proven a failure.
10. Monash. I can't comment as I wont get to see them until a few weeks.
As for the comments on umpiring, it will continue every week for ever and ever and ever, so get over it.
Don't worry about Hawthorn never drinking with any opposition because they are a terrible bunch of blokes to drink with.
I think the best drinking blokes are the Ivanhoe boys. Hate to drink, especially after they win.
And the best trainer award is the nice young lass from Power House.
10/10 quality so get on board!
I have seen all the teams in D3 play this season except Monash so I am in a position to make some relevant comments.
1. Hawthorn are a team of arrogant tossers. Their coach is a tool, Jackomos is a ****er but Lauletta is all class as a player and a good bloke on and off the field. Pity they can't all be like him. Ridley rules their defence with toughness and class but they are hard to like because of their attitude and disrespect of all opposition AFTER the final siren. Will lose another grand final.
2. Old Westbourne are easily the flag favorites with Jeka and Connors dominating and causing all opposition defences plenty of problems but their real strngth is their onballers and running halfbacks. They have an even spread of talent and contributors. A good team.
3, Elsternwick will win enough games to play finals but the big games that count in September are not played on their "postage stamp" ground and they will struggle. They are keen to make amends for their shock loss in last years preliminary final but can Grace keep his cool? Are they fit enough?
4. Latrobe Uni are a strange team. They have been smashed by the better teams (Hawthorn and Elsternwick) but beaten mediocre opposition easily. If they make the finals, they will not travel far.
5. Ivanhoe. They love a drink the boys from Ivanhoe but they will struggle on bigger grounds. Pace is a good target for them but in an ironic twist, his lack of pace on the big dry grounds in September (if they get there) will prove his undoing. Looks like he has been spending his training nights at the bar with a souvlaki in each hand and a slab to wash them down. Should win enough games at home to make the play offs but that's as far as they will go.
6. Swinburne. Higgins is injury prone and plays unfit and their lack of depth is obvious. Will be in relegation contention.
7. West Brunswick have 2 of the best midfielders in the competition (Irving and Gibson) but nothing else. Have had some shock losses (to Power House) and are the roller coaster side of 2007.
8. Power House are poor at the moment playing good quarters or halves but not 100 minutes. They are struggling to adjust to the tempo of D3. Edwards will kick another 100 this season but they have too many injuries to be a threat. Will do enough to survive and surprise a few sides but that's about it.
9. Kew has been hit with a great number of injuries but even with a full list still wouldn't trouble the top sides. The much vaunted pre season "merger" has proven a failure.
10. Monash. I can't comment as I wont get to see them until a few weeks.
As for the comments on umpiring, it will continue every week for ever and ever and ever, so get over it.
Don't worry about Hawthorn never drinking with any opposition because they are a terrible bunch of blokes to drink with.
I think the best drinking blokes are the Ivanhoe boys. Hate to drink, especially after they win.
And the best trainer award is the nice young lass from Power House.
10/10 quality so get on board!