No Oppo Supporters General AFL and other clubs discussion thread. **Opposition fans not welcome** Part 3

[HairyO]

Agreed. Ordinary team with three good players.

Duncan
Danger
???

 

[Ned Ryerson]

I agree, and was wondering why the media tries to single out Mitchell for ineffectual stats padding when Ablett (and Dangerfield) are guilty of the very same thing. Ablett's on the slide and his days as a bona fide match winner are a thing of the past. He's no longer the big dog and has to play third fiddle to Selwood and Dangerfield.

If you follow the NBA at all, Geelong remind me off Oklahoma City Thunder. A team with three "superstar" players but it doesn't work.

While the mighty Celtics will get second seed in the east with a depleted teams because they have the best coach in the league!

 

[nickrebellious]

I don't think Geelong have their midfield mix right. Ablett should be playing more forward not Dangerfield but I guess they've got Menzel and Hawkins not putting on any pressure so they can't afford to.

 

[QuietB]

Yep that was a weird moment, second time this season Shiels has taken advantage of being left open around 50.

I honestly did not know Shiels could kick a football like that.

I thought it was Henderson initially - Shiels never entered my mind as an option

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

While the mighty Celtics will get second seed in the east with a depleted teams because they have the best coach in the league!

You may be right

 

[HairyO]

I honestly did not know Shiels could kick a football like that.

I thought it was Henderson initially - Shiels never entered my mind as an option

Shiels kicks a few running goals. Truly horrible set shot though.

 

[Rushed_Behind]

I’m slowly warming to the idea of them getting beat this week out west. Darling and Kennedy with lecras, Ryan and co will cause their defence all sorts of issues.

Don’t rate WCE mids but their defence should handle cats forwards.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

I’m slowly warming to the idea of them getting beat this week out west. Darling and Kennedy with lecras, Ryan and co will cause their defence all sorts of issues.

Don’t rate WCE mids but their defence should handle cats forwards.

It’s quite possible - they always go up a few cogs against us, but the reality is that a third of their 22 have played a season or less and that kind of team composition will always struggle with a Perth trip

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Shiels kicks a few running goals. Truly horrible set shot though.

Better than Roughead atm

 

[Great 2008]

I don't think Geelong have their midfield mix right. Ablett should be playing more forward not Dangerfield but I guess they've got Menzel and Hawkins not putting on any pressure so they can't afford to.

Agree. When the three played together they rendered Menegola obsolete. Kelly combined well. Not even sure how Duncan will fit in or improve them? I think the Ablett addition may hurt the Cats as the year goes on with his inability to tackle or provide forward pressure. It definitely limits his ability to spend stints in the forward line.

 

[IdiotBox]

And Whateley has just referred to them as the holy trinity

I refer to them as the ménage a trois

Or a spit-roast?

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

I’m slowly warming to the idea of them getting beat this week out west. Darling and Kennedy with lecras, Ryan and co will cause their defence all sorts of issues.

Don’t rate WCE mids but their defence should handle cats forwards.

Traditionally Geelong have struggled in games after Hawks games, so with travel it's every chance they might struggle again.

West Coast look up and about thus far.

 

[PT Bar None]

I don't understand Kane Cornes.

Last I heard, he'd gone off to invent fire or somesuch.
But now all of a sudden he's apparently the unified opinion of football. It seems every second article that crosses my desk is Kane expressing a view, or someone else commenting that Kane has expressed a view. I anxiously await his dossier on North Korea and housing affordability. And these views don't appear to be particularly well reasoned. Indeed they resemble many of the hypotheses you will hear from that drunk bloke in the front bar at Young and Jacksons. On the odd occasion I've found myself in agreement with young Kane, it's given me pause to go back and think further on the topic because I've obviously missed something.

Look, I get why Tim Watson. I understand why Chris Judd. I even think I understand Matthew Lloyd, and the warrior has become an ironic guilty pleasure. But who on Earth thought having Kane Cornes front and centre on "all the issues" was a good idea?

Guessing he caught someone's hand in the nookie jar?

 

[Thaihawk]

Brisbane are the only trio where each player contributes at least one to the total every category.

Haven't included Hawthorn in this comparison.

Of course not, Scott Tuck and Matthews with 14 premierships between them really embarrasses the pussies, doesn't it?

 

[Hawk Hawkins]

I don't understand Kane Cornes.

Last I heard, he'd gone off to invent fire or somesuch.
But now all of a sudden he's apparently the unified opinion of football. It seems every second article that crosses my desk is Kane expressing a view, or someone else commenting that Kane has expressed a view. I anxiously await his dossier on North Korea and housing affordability. And these views don't appear to be particularly well reasoned. Indeed they resemble many of the hypotheses you will hear from that drunk bloke in the front bar at Young and Jacksons. On the odd occasion I've found myself in agreement with young Kane, it's given me pause to go back and think further on the topic because I've obviously missed something.

Look, I get why Tim Watson. I understand why Chris Judd. I even think I understand Matthew Lloyd, and the warrior has become an ironic guilty pleasure. But who on Earth thought having Kane Cornes front and centre on "all the issues" was a good idea?

Guessing he caught someone's hand in the nookie jar?

The fact he named Danger ahead of Mitchell in his team of the week shows he doesn’t football good.

 

[Goldhawk]

Been announced on C7 that Melbourne F.C. have decided to get rid of the pokies

 

[Gralin]

Been announced on C7 that Melbourne F.C. have decided to get rid of the pokies

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/demons-announce-gaming-industry-exit-20180404-p4z7p7.html
Selling half off this year, keeping the other half for another four years

 

[Off The Couch]

I wish the hawks would do that

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

I wish the hawks would do that

Jeff will probably try picking up the free pokies

 

[brew]

It’s ok.... they figured they can scab money off clubs that are making profits

 

[beta_condition]

Jeff will probably try picking up the free pokies

Hope he does, some organisation will might as well be to the benefit of Hawthorn.

 

[kazzooka]

I wish the hawks would do that

Nah, we need the money so that we can pay to keep Melbourne afloat while they can claim moral high ground.

 

[Books]

Melbourne will always have AFL cash on call.
We don't.
Big difference.

 

[EIGHTYEIGHTEIGHTYNINE]

It’s ok.... they figured they can scab money off clubs that are making profits

Awesome avatar brew

 

[Whistling Hawk]

Last year, I listened as Tim Watson confidently proclaimed that Hawthorn wouldn't make finals for 5 years. About 14 games later, we're a top 4 side.

The "opinion business"...He's a *******

I think the media members are trained to have strong opinions. They’ve done research that sports audiences prefer presenters to be strongly opinionated rather than sit on the fence and be correct.

Wayne Carey is the best example of this. You can see his mind ticking over like an incredibly slow metronome before he randomly takes a particular side of an argument.