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[smish]

Crows are the anti-hok

Nicks addresses Round 24 selection

Nicks spoke to the media on Friday morning

www.afc.com.au

 

[Braidz]

Luke Ryan is my number one "I just don't get what people see in him" player.

Great for a fantasy team. Gets a lot of cheap uncontested possessions

 

[Yardie]

Crows are the anti-hok

Nicks addresses Round 24 selection

Nicks spoke to the media on Friday morning

www.afc.com.au

Some people really struggle with interacting with the younger generations.

 

[smish]

Some people really struggle with interacting with the younger generations.

No better way to turn targets away from the club. It could cost them Lukosius this year.

 

[Fleabane]

Even Ricciuto calls him 'RaShelly'

coz we're in 'straya mate

Yep. Laboo Shane for Labuschagne is always a bit unnerving to hear but the man himself sticks with it.

 

[QuietB]

Jeez, Adelaide are in shambles. Not reading the room at all here. Whole leadership group thrown him under the bus, for what, celebrating and making a joke? Crazy

Adelaide will be fine. Nothing a good camp can't fix

 

[Brishawk]

Here is the 22 under 22 team which includes Josh Weddle, Jack Ginnivan And Massimo D'Ambrosio from the mighty Hawks.

So potentially a top 2 wingman in the comp cant wven make the field in a best under 22? I guess we can kiss aa goodbye lol

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Is that the criteria for having an opinion on AA now?

Even most of those on the panel watch in on TV. The Fox footy panel (johnson included) call games from a studio.

It's not - but you absolutely do get a better idea of how a player is going at the ground a lot of the time.

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

Every year, without fail, Brad Johnson has the worst media pundit AA side.

FB: Lachie Whitfield (GWS) / Harris Andrews (BRI) / Luke Ryan (FRE)
HB: Dayne Zorko (BRI) / Jeremy McGovern (WCE) / Nick Blakey (SYD)
C: Errol Gulden (SYD) / Patrick Cripps (CAR) / Zach Merrett (ESS)
HF: Dylan Moore (HAW) / Jeremy Cameron (GEE) / Chad Warner (SYD)
FF: Charlie Curnow (CAR) / Jesse Hogan (GWS) / Tyson Stengle (GEE)
FOL: Tristan Xerri (NM) / Nick Daicos (COL) / Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
I/C: Isaac Heeney (SYD) / Lachie Neale (BRI) / Caleb Serong (FRE) / Adam Treloar (WB)

Zorko ahead of Dale, Holmes, Sinclair or Houston.

Luke Ryan similarly confusing, picking a defensively poor accumulator as a third tall. The fact that he's taken the most marks all season despite taking only .4 contested marks and 1.8 intercept marks a game speaks to how little he impacts a game.

Whitfield has had a good patch of footy but has been underwhelming most of the season, so to include him in the first place and in the back pocket???? For another year the only time Zach Merrett is selected as an outside mid is in the AA side. Four inside mids on the bench too.

There isn't much of a brain left behind that vacant smile, I fear.

I think the HBF choice is a pretty tough one. Whit, Houston, Dale and Zorko have all had really good years. Sinclair has been awesome but plays a lot more mid than the others. Holmes great but has dropped off the last six weeks or so and you could probs say the same about Dale (relative to their early season form).

I'd probably go Whitfield and Houston as my two but it's not like I watch that much GWS or Port. I just watch Whitfield's numbers pump my fantasy team every game and let the dopamine do its thing

The lack of goals might hurt Whit's argument but he's also the biggest possession winner by a long way

 

[KermitJagger]

I think the HBF choice is a pretty tough one. Whit, Houston, Dale and Zorko have all had really good years. Sinclair has been awesome but plays a lot more mid than the others. Holmes great but has dropped off the last six weeks or so and you could probs say the same about Dale (relative to their early season form).

I'd probably go Whitfield and Houston as my two but it's not like I watch that much GWS or Port. I just watch Whitfield's numbers pump my fantasy team every game and let the dopamine do its thing

I'd be fine with Whitfield on the back flank but he still seems to be rated much lower by Champion Data than other half backs, lots of meaningless touches. Back pocket is what baffles me.

 

[The Spirit of Cricket]

I'd be fine with Whitfield on the back flank but he still seems to be rated much lower by Champion Data than other half backs, lots of meaningless touches. Back pocket is what baffles me.

realistically you need to watch every disposal and contest involvement on the AFL site to gauge these things and who the **** wants to do that lol

then there's all the off-ball work particularly defenders and wingers do

footy isn't that complex of a game at its core but without context ranking players in a 22-man team is extremely difficult

 

[barbster]

Is that the criteria for having an opinion on AA now?

Even most of those on the panel watch in on TV. The Fox footy panel (johnson included) call games from a studio.

Yes, it definitely helps
Seen half a dozen live Freo games this year and Ryan is a lot better than what I had previously viewed on the TV

 

[scrim reaper]

Yes, it definitely helps
Seen half a dozen live Freo games this year and Ryan is a lot better than what I had previously viewed on the TV

Interesting. Anything in particular stand out to you that is missed on TV?

 

[barbster]

Interesting. Anything in particular stand out to you that is missed on TV?

Can’t say I’ve watched a live Freo game and then gone and rewatched it on TV.

 

[scrim reaper]

Can’t say I’ve watched a live Freo game and then gone and rewatched it on TV.

I'm not talking about specific plays I'm talking about traits or aspects of his game.

 

[barbster]

I'm not talking about specific plays I'm talking about traits or aspects of his game.

He is very Sicily like for mine, commands the backline. Maybe that has increased from previous years with Young now playing as a mid.

 

[Atch]

Jeez, Adelaide are in shambles. Not reading the room at all here. Whole leadership group thrown him under the bus, for what, celebrating and making a joke? Crazy

Na I've watched him a couple of times and he genuinely stuffs up alot, for every flashy thing he does there are 5 stuff ups to go with it, a poor man's wizard Watson.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Yes, it definitely helps
Seen half a dozen live Freo games this year and Ryan is a lot better than what I had previously viewed on the TV

I missed seeing Hawthorn play live from 2017 until 2021.

The one thing that stood out to me after that gap was just how unbelievably good Blake Hardwick is.

Some players, especially defenders, do a lot of their good work outside the cameras eye-line.

 

[Slaatybaadfaast]

The thought of Bazlenka and Oliver in the centre for Geelong, with egos and a multitude of high-strung issues tripping over each other, fills me with a sort of popcorn-chewing glee. Let's hope they get what they want....

 

[Buzz Hawk]

So Collingwood need to win by plenty tonight and hope we, or more likely Carlton, get smacked by a similar amount.
I think.

 

[I got the outside word]

So Collingwood need to win by plenty tonight and hope we, or more likely Carlton, get smacked by a similar amount.
I think.

There was a graphic earlier in the week that I can’t seem to find anywhere that had the results the Pies need to make the 8 (I did not fact check). There were some silly numbers involved.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson

Age

48

Ht

182cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.7

5star

K

14.1

5star

HB

5.6

4star

M

5.9

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

12.8

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

2.6

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.6

3star

is a half wit! An absolute buffoon .

 

[DogDaySonny]

Brad Johnson is a half wit! An absolute buffoon .

Accepted. No further comment necessary.

 

[Changa10]

There was a graphic earlier in the week that I can’t seem to find anywhere that had the results the Pies need to make the 8 (I did not fact check). There were some silly numbers involved.

Ladder predictor with Collingwood winning by 100 and Carlton losing by a 100 sees Collingwood in the 8 by 0.3%

Of course they also need Fremantle to lose

 

[PenAndPaper]

Ladder predictor with Collingwood winning by 100 and Carlton losing by a 100 sees Collingwood in the 8 by 0.3%

Of course they also need Fremantle to lose

Guessing that is winning 100-0 though