No Oppo Supporters General AFL discussion and other club news

[macdaddio]

Did Hawthorn play Geelong into form?

 

[smeltitdeltit]

“IF hawthorn hadn’t of tanked THEN the cats wouldn’t have beaten the swans by more” - Bellend Barrett.

 

[killerspud]

The Geelong love in the broadcast just became too much. Had to turn it off it's ****ing awful amateur television from the shittiest media outfit in the country

 

[PT Bar None]

So I guess Sydney are tanking now?

 

[Dewnior]

Infuriating how players try to run through a player, drop the ball in the tackle and it's called play on

Only for some teams

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

It'll last for years, the media will praise it, when the culprits are about to retire you watch the rules get changed. #ProtectedSpecies

Like Murali in cricket. The moment he retired, cricket authorities started worrying about questionable actions.

I tried explaining to some Cats fans the art of ruck work and how Meek was entitled to raise his knee for protection at centre bounces, but I couldn't convince them that their darling coach was using an illegal tactic. It will take a ruck man from one of their favourite clubs to get injured and then watch the media and AFL spring into action.

 

[Dewnior]

Someone better tell Channel 7 commentators they don't have to suck up to Geelong because Steve Hocking isn't at AFL anymore.

Are you sure?

 

[Gaston]

Did Hawthorn play Geelong into form?

Where have you been? Hawks have been doing this for the last 6 years.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Horse looking a bit long in the face

I'm not one who looks for coaches to be sacked, but it is a favourite topic on this forum. I know Sydney played in last year's GF and they were horrible. After tonight's effort, you wonder what Sydney may be thinking about the coach in his 13th season.

 

[peetoo]

So I guess Sydney are tanking now?

They don’t need to

 

[cryptor]

Hawthorn’s effort against Geelong looks a lot better in retrospect.

Media suggesting we were “a big problem for the AFL”.

Hawthorn isn’t the common denominator.

 

[Flamin Joe]

Where have you been? Hawks have been doing this for the last 6 years.

I wish I had the stats but as I've mentioned many times before we have this uncanny knack of turning players into stars overnight (Ronke says hi) and breaking teams losing streaks. Geelong, Essendon in Adelaide a fews years back, Brisbane up here at the Gabba going a little further back to name a few.

Hell you can go further than 6 years as etched in my memory is a game vs Adelaide at Football Park in the 2000's which I also attended where the Crows had if I recall correctly a 0-5 start (or thereabouts) until we rocked up for a thumping.

 

[TylerDurden]

Swans. 0.3 in the 2nd half. Putrid.

 

[JoeHawk]

Swans. 0.3 in the 2nd half. Putrid.

So not so many Pappley celebrations this time ?

 

[HawthornHawk]

Would love to watch the entire replay of that game with Luke Parker

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Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

mic'd up.

 

[Ram-Man]

I think you have to factor in Duncan’s return also. Very important player for them.

Sydney‘s second half similar to ours … at least we were in front at half time … and fought it out in the last term.

Sydney had about 11 players with less than 50 games experience while Geelong had 10 with over 150 games. Very similar ratio when we played them.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

I think you have to factor in Duncan’s return also. Very important player for them.

Sydney‘s second half similar to ours … at least we were in front at half time … and fought it out in the last term.

Sydney had about 11 players with less than 50 games experience while Geelong had 10 with over 150 games. Very similar ratio when we played them.

Sydney did beat us by 14 goals though.

 

[Yardie]

Melbourne might get to add a Watson, A.Reid or Duursma at this rate.
Outrageous.

Imagine if Freo finish last!

 

[macdaddio]

All Geelongs wins were against sides that were decimated with injuries.
Wait till they play a full strength side

 

[Mitchell Madness]

All Geelongs wins were against sides that were decimated with injuries.
Wait till they play a full strength side

They're a confidence side.
They're in form now and will be hard to stop (at least until finals)

 

[Off The Couch]

The kiss arse this club gets from the media is unbelievable

 

[Mitchell Madness]

The kiss arse this club gets from the media is unbelievable

You know ralph wo6ld be going mental if it was anyone else

 

[peetoo]

Swans. 0.3 in the 2nd half. Putrid.

Worst since the seventies. Our second half v cats was the worst since the sixties

 

[Big Hotdog]

The kiss arse this club gets from the media is unbelievable

The last two steps he braces and looks at his target.
He had a choice to avoid the collision IMO.

Head is sacrosanct...at least for the past couple of weeks anyhow.

 

[grumbleguts]

The last two steps he braces and looks at his target.
He had a choice to avoid the collision IMO.

Head is sacrosanct...at least for the past couple of weeks anyhow.

4 weeks or there really is a conspiracy.