Football Related Random Thread - PART 2

[Elixuh]

Spied this on the live chat on foxsports...

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It both amuses and disgusts me how this is an open secret but the AFL is too gutless to do anything about it. Half the clubs in Melbourne will be doing similar things.

Didn’t Dangerfield go to Geelong for unders and was immediately building a new house on the oceanfront. It’s not even subtle.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Didn’t Dangerfield go to Geelong for unders and was immediately building a new house on the oceanfront. It’s not even subtle.

That was where he grew up though.

 

[M Malice]

Spied this on the live chat on foxsports...

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It both amuses and disgusts me how this is an open secret but the AFL is too gutless to do anything about it. Half the clubs in Melbourne will be doing similar things.

It is a rort that no one in the footy media what's to look into.

There was an article on IIRC foxsports yesterday saying that Clayton Oliver was willing to take a pay cut to get the the Cats, how the hell they get Oliver and Bailey Smith in with the draft hand they have ie. currently picks 17,38, 57 and a few picks over 70. You would think they would have to shed a decent player or two to get both done + give up next years 1st rounder.

YER! Not to mention how they fit them in their salary cap.

 

[RandomPest]

Slow work day today and in my Youtube browsing, ended up on this as a bit of a trip down memory lane. Highlights include just how young Harris and Dizzy look for their firsts, and everything about Motty's first goal; Richmond giving away a stupid free and then 50, Hardwick losing his shit, and of course Motty going nuts

 

[Chucky_23]

A couple of interesting bits about Lachie Neale

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Lachie Neale

Age

31

Ht

178cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

leaving Freo and flirting with a return here. You need to scan the comments for the info: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/6oEHkWT2PJ6SZ6Mb/?mibextid=WC7FNe

 

[McIvor]

Can only assume this is BRAB s handy work

 

[MSB ROYS]

Tickets are getting expensive.

 

[dlanod]

Can only assume this is BRAB s handy work

Sometimes he just doesn't want to answer his phone

 

[BRAB]

Can only assume this is BRAB s handy work

Please don’t dob me in to the cops mate. Nobody likes a snitch.

 

[Perrip]

SACKED podcast 2024: David Noble remembers the moment he heard Crows coach Phil Walsh had been stabbed to death

Noble believes if he had stayed at Adelaide he would have prevented the disastrous leadership camp fiasco of early 2018 that brought down the club, having knocked back the same group (Collective Mind) when it presented a proposal to Brisbane at the same time.

Good stuff by Noble here.

 

[Section 5]

I came across this YouTube video on the history of the MCG.
I found it quite interesting seeing there were a lot of things i did not know like about 90% of the content.
He does talk fast to compact the video to just 13 minutes.

 

[Nathan Barley]

SACKED podcast 2024: David Noble remembers the moment he heard Crows coach Phil Walsh had been stabbed to death



Good stuff by Noble here.

Weren't we using them for leadership meetings?

 

[Dalions]

Congrats Charlie!

 

[MacMum]

Congrats Charlie!

Gorgeous photo's. Logged in to say a big congrats to Charlie and Caitlin....and how beautiful Caitlin looked. Very classy. Loved the dress.

So often these days brides look very tacky but not Charlie's bride.

 

[Jim Stynes11]

SACKED podcast 2024: David Noble remembers the moment he heard Crows coach Phil Walsh had been stabbed to death



Good stuff by Noble here.

what a gross headline

 

[Section 5]

Big addition to AFL pre-season as Indigenous All-Stars event returns after decade-long hiatus

Indigenous All-Stars predicted as decade-long AFL hiatus comes to an end

www.foxsports.com.au

The AFL’s best Indigenous players will take the field together for the first time in ten years with the Indigenous All-Stars set to face Fremantle in an exhibition game on February 15 next year.
The pre-season match will be held at Optus Stadium in Perth with the AFL to release further details on Tuesday.

Each club will have two pre-season matches next year and if a player is selected in the exhibition game, they will miss one of their club’s pre-season contests.

 

[Section 5]

The Battle Of Finals Footy: NRL Kicks Streaming Goals As AFL Records Most Watched TV Program Of 2024

It's all the TV numbers from the last week's AFL and NRL's grand finals. With no noticeable impact following Katy Perry.

www.bandt.com.au

Ten largest TV events of 2024 (ranked by average audience)​

Network	Program	Total TV Reach	Total TV Average Audience
1. Seven	AFL Grand Final	6.09 million	4.02 million
2. Nine	State of Origin III	5.40 million	3.65 million
3. Nine	State of Origin I	5.31 million	3.44 million
4. Nine	NRL Grand Final	5.35 million	3.42 million
5. Nine	State of Origin II	5.19 million	3.26 million
6. Nine	Paris Olympics Day 2 Night	5.74 million	2.33 million
7. Nine	Australian Open Men’s Final	4.77 million	2.12 million
8. Nine	Paris Olympics Day 3 Night	5.69 million	2.06 million
9. Nine	Paris Olympics Day 4 Night	5.46 million	2.04 million
10. Nine	Paris Olympics Day 9 Night	4.98 million	1.97 million

 

[Perrip]

Hokball, 'Ginni' and the brown-and-gold grey area

Ginnivan is certainly not on his own when it comes to AFL players being approached by unauthorised groups seeking to make dollars off AFL names, images and likenesses. Brisbane premiership player Cam Rayner has in recent days received similar querying from the AFL and the AFLPA over products being marketed to celebrate the Lions’ 2024 flag

Anyone know what Barrett is referencing here with Rayner?

 

[Grasshopper17]

Hokball, 'Ginni' and the brown-and-gold grey area



Anyone know what Barrett is referencing here with Rayner?

Could it be those cartoonish t-shirts he was wearing straight after the GF?

 

[McIvor]

Paywalled - anyone with access able to post the article?

 

[McIvor]

Love Levi's attitude

 

[Grasshopper17]

Paywalled - anyone with access able to post the article?

Below. Contains a couple of links to other random articles.

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Forward planning: Lions meet to craft plan for flag defence without Joe Daniher​

ByMichael Gleeson​

October 28, 2024 — 5.00am
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• Star forward Joe Daniher retired after the Brisbane Lions’ emphatic grand final win over Sydney.
• With 58 goals and 51 behinds, Daniher kicked the third most goals of any AFL player in the 2024 season.
• The Lions did not recruit any key forwards to replace Daniher during this month’s trade period.
• The club is meeting on Monday to decide what options it has to fill the void he will leave in its forward line.

The Brisbane Lions will meet on Monday for the first serious time since the grand final and Joe Daniher’s surprising, but not shocking, decision to retire to decide what life will look like next year without their star full-forward.
After Joe “said it was so” days after the premiership and confirmed the pre-grand final rumours that he would retire, despite having another year at roughly $900,000 on his contract, the Lions have spent the past month celebrating the flag and digesting the Daniher news before meeting to craft a way forward.

Joe Daniher celebrates one of his two goals in this year’s grand final.Credit:Getty Images
Finding a like-for-like replacement is not really possible for a player of Daniher’s rare ability, even so the Lions did not target a ready-to-play key forward in the recently completed trade period.
Sam Day presents as the most likely prospect to be considered as a delisted free agent whom they could bring in to the club for nothing (in a trade sense), should the Lions decide to recruit a player who is ready to play a role.

The Lions have long been admirers of the Gold Coast big man, who was only recently cut by the Suns after he became surplus to requirements in a forward line that boasts Ben King, Jed Walter and Ben Long with young elite talents Mac Andrew and Ethan Read as options for key positions at either end of the ground.

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A 32-year-old forward and second ruck, Day played 155 games in 14 seasons for the Suns and booted 117 goals. He only played five games this season but did rank first in the AFL for contested marks per game and marks inside his team’s 50-metre arc this year.
If the Lions go outside their list for a ready-made role player Day is the most likely choice. However, the success of ruckman Darcy Fort coming into their team for their grand final win will have them contemplating whether they could utilise Fort and Oscar McInerney in a tandem ruck-forward role.
The Lions’ general manager of football Danny Daly said there were existing options in the club’s playing group to complement talls Eric Hipwood and Logan Morris.


The intent, Daly said, was to keep the same structure and find someone to play the Daniher role, rather than change the system to match personnel.
“We will meet on Monday to discuss it properly for the first time and consider all of the options,” Daly said.

Sam Day is a versatile ruck and key forward the Lions will consider as a delisted free agent. Credit:Getty Images
“We obviously didn’t do anything in the trade period about bringing someone in (experienced and ready to play), but we might look at a delisted free agent.
“That is an option, but we are also pretty comfortable with some of the options we already have internally that can play that role. Darcy Fort obviously came in for the grand final, and we think he has scope to play forward. Oscar plays well as a forward. We (also) have young Henry Smith who we think can play that role.

“And we have Cam Rayner, who we think can play as permanent marking forward.”
The 22-year-old Smith, who stands 206 centimetres, made his debut this season, playing four games.
“We think we have some flexibility there and a few options internally so we will discuss that and which way we think we might go,” Daly said.

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Celebrations are continuing for the Brisbane Lions thumped the Sydney Swans in a stunning AFL Grand Final win.
Daniher was outstanding in both of the Lions’ past two grand finals and at points of both games was a contender to win the Norm Smith Medal.

He was drafted to Essendon in 2012 as a father-son selection before making his AFL debut the following season when the Bombers were embroiled in a drugs scandal. Daniher was not one of the 34 players suspended for their part in the scandal, as he arrived after the 2012 season, but he had to endure the difficulties of that period at the club. He crossed to Brisbane for the 2021 season after seeking a trade away from the Bombers the year prior.

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While they have lost Daniher, the Lions will be strengthened next year by former Adelaide defender Tom Doedee and rebounding defender Keidean Coleman, both coming back from long-term injuries. They will also secure another boom father son in Levi Ashcroft, who will join his Norm Smith Medal-winning older brother Will at the Lions after next month’s national draft.