Football Related Random Thread - PART 2

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I think the Melbourne centric will give it to cheesel anyway.
Or the Suns Flecther - it seems they are salivating over what he will become, which i think the selectors mostly do - accept for Lewis winning it over Bont, so yes, I dont expect Will to win it despite being more influential in my bias opinion. Sheezel is very good, but less is being asked of him
 

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Or the Suns Flecther - it seems they are salivating over what he will become, which i think the selectors mostly do - accept for Lewis winning it over Bont, so yes, I dont expect Will to win it despite being more influential in my bias opinion. Sheezel is very good, but less is being asked of him
Humphrey.
 
Or the Suns Flecther - it seems they are salivating over what he will become, which i think the selectors mostly do - accept for Lewis winning it over Bont, so yes, I dont expect Will to win it despite being more influential in my bias opinion. Sheezel is very good, but less is being asked of him
Bailey Humphrey is very good, would love to have him here at the Lions.
 
id probably prefer it if sheezel wins so the insufferable north fans arent crowing about how he was robbed for the entire off season

id probably prefer it if ashcroft wins so the insufferable north fans are crowing about how he was robbed for the entire off season
 
Said a few months back that footy needs a "Bazball" equivalent to break out of its current tactical and philosophical funk. Wish Fages had picked McCullum's brain while he was playing at the Gabba.


We had it 30 years ago when Malcolm Blight coached Geelong
 
That was when most teams generally played an attacking brand, so it wasn't so out-of-the-box. If someone attempted it now...

Yeah it's interesting how right now everyone thinks it's Collingwood...

Collingwood are #8 for scoring (ie bog average) and #1 for defence. It's basically the exact opposite of Bazball. Don't let their peaks fool you... They have plenty of troughs as well.
 

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All I've heard about in recent days is bazball...

...what on earth is Bazball?:confusedv1:
"Bazball" is a name given to the approach adopted by sides coached by former Kiwi International and noted T20 Player Brendon McCullum ie. he is Baz.

McCullum was at the forefront of T20 attack from ball one and discarded the traditional approach to batting. He scored the fastest double century in Test Cricket and as he got older he gave less regard to conventions.

Now as coach of England and with a willing accomplice as Captain in Ben Stokes, they have adapted this to Test Cricket with to this date stunning results. They aim to score extremely quickly and attack at all costs, preferring attacking daredevils to the traditional test match batsmen, which tend to be more conservative. The press love it so everything is "Bazball" this "Bazball" that.

In order to accommodate this, the pitches in England have been dialled down from their traditional green seamers to barren roads to negate any sideways movement and allow the Bazballers to come out and swing hard from ball one. Last evening, Joe Root, the former England Captain and one of the last true traditional Test Match technique players attempted a ramp shot on the first ball of the days play, which defied his normal style and any form of conventional approach to batting. He missed and narrowly avoided being bowled. But a few balls later he played it again and again with the result being a 4 and a 6, in between was a glorious on drive that was straight out of the coaching manual.

This approach makes the current series intriguing from many angles.
 
In order to accommodate this, the pitches in England have been dialled down from their traditional green seamers to barren roads to negate any sideways movement and allow the Bazballers to come out and swing hard from ball one. Last evening, Joe Root, the former England Captain and one of the last true traditional Test Match technique players attempted a ramp shot on the first ball of the days play, which defied his normal style and any form of conventional approach to batting. He missed and narrowly avoided being bowled. But a few balls later he played it again and again with the result being a 4 and a 6, in between was a glorious on drive that was straight out of the coaching manual.

This approach makes the current series intriguing from many angles.

Hope it backfires in this series!
 
Hope it backfires in this series!
On the usual pitches you'd get in England for an Ashes series they'd struggle to make 100 trying to do the things Root was doing.

On the way this pitch has been uncharacteristically prepared it's line ball but seeing they're not batting last setting a target if you can usually works.
 
On the usual pitches you'd get in England for an Ashes series they'd struggle to make 100 trying to do the things Root was doing.

On the way this pitch has been uncharacteristically prepared it's line ball but seeing they're not batting last setting a target if you can usually works.

I would say they are only doing what India do, but this is a footy forum.
 
These long deals can backfire.
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Crows young gun Josh Rachele has signed a monster contract extension with the club until the end of 2029.

Already contracted at West Lakes until 2024, Rachele, 20, added another four years to his deal in one of the longest contracts in the AFL.

Only Sydney’s Nick Blakey (signed until 2031), Carlton’s Harry McKay and Melbourne’s Clayton Oliver (both signed until 2030) have longer deals.
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These long deals can backfire.
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Crows young gun Josh Rachele has signed a monster contract extension with the club until the end of 2029.

Already contracted at West Lakes until 2024, Rachele, 20, added another four years to his deal in one of the longest contracts in the AFL.

Only Sydney’s Nick Blakey (signed until 2031), Carlton’s Harry McKay and Melbourne’s Clayton Oliver (both signed until 2030) have longer deals.
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Eric Hipwood contracted to the end of 2029, Josh Dunkley 2028.
 

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