In a team already blessed with key position players, Darcy's shaping up to be the best of them. Reckon it's about time to do away with father-son. Way too much of an advantage. Right after we get a couple of Crawfords, Hodges and Burgoynes, that is.
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They won a premiership two years ago with the oldest team on record if I am not mistaken.
Theirs to lose this year I'd say (as much as it pains me to admit it).
Its a trend this year I am noticing, the well coached / well drilled teams like Geelong, Sydney, Melbourne are winning games of footy even when they have been outplayed via their systems.
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Their kids who we all mocked in the off season have been really good so far this year.
Their ability to score from defence, plus their forward half pressure is as good as any team I’ve seen this year.
Still early and I hate to admit it but they’ll be there abouts towards the end of the season.
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Bevo playing Richards as a midfielder is another crazy move, IMO.
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I see a definite trend....
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Carlton are mid tier will lose 4 of the next 5
extractasam
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The comp is so even these days that I think experience in pressure games is more important than it’s ever been. There’s not really any teams that really bully you with star power like the eagles of 2005/6 etc
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Not sure about that, GWS look like they are on a mission.
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Looking at jezza Cameron’s face pulling, is he getting more unlikeable the longer he’s at Geelong?
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So the cats are 7-0 and prior to the season I posted that their best 22 looked pretty good and that they would rise significantly for which I was widely lambasted. It gives me no joy to say I was right. God they just seem to have everything go their way. And I think we need to get more commentary options I can’t spend the next 20 years listening to dangerflog.
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They do say players begin to imitate their coach
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They can do that because they have an older experienced list.
The coach can spend more time tactically which is Scotts strength while a lower side will need most time on player development etc
Older teams certainly can win it ......it more how they fare in the 2-3 seasons post that .
Don’t quite agree with that - their player development is absolutely first rate. They routinely turn bog average players like Miers and underperforming blokes at other clubs like Bruhn and Bowes into genuinely good players.
Mercy Seat
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It’s all about their systems, the culture and the experiences players they have around them that gets the best out of these previously average players. How many times have we seen a Geelong player go to another club and then suddenly become next to useless.
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It helps when one of your tactics is "Kick it to Jezza!". Few can turn a game like that bloke.
Ned Ryerson
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If NRL commentators can correctly (mostly) pronounce the Polynesian player names then BT has no excuse on not being able to pronounce something as simple as ‘Jiath’.
Ned Ryerson
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A GWS v Geelong grand final would be so bloody dismal. Having to support GWS on the day would be horrible.
Cleavy
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lesser of 2 evils though
Ned Ryerson
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Oh undoubtedly - and even though I like some GWS players I really don’t want to see the AFL rewarded by either of the plastic franchises getting a flag I’d still want them to get one before Geelong or Essendon.
Nah GWS are fine - no supporters to annoy me, cool theme song and Toby Greene as premiership captain. Much better than the other plausible alternatives at this stage
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Especially because it isn't even that hard of a name to pronounce if you just take the time to educate yourself.
Pathetic what we are willing to accept from these clowns.
