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- Aug 15, 2021
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I didn’t want him back then either. I feel the same about us getting Smith.I was right about Bruhn
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I didn’t want him back then either. I feel the same about us getting Smith.I was right about Bruhn
That was the "after some time" part. And the difference is that Swans and Brisbane can (and do) get father/sons and their academy players. Other clubs do not.
In the absence of a Brownlow thread I just want somewhere to say: Sell The Farm for Harley Reid! Can't believe he just said he'd watch Hayley play (Carlton AFLW) , and take some of those things he sees into his own game.
What a supportive bloke/boyfriend, can't he see ours is the Culture he needs!
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It's that time of year again and with what seems like a dozen plus awards it seems to work with keeping discussion in a centralised location Yesterday it was the announcement of the AA Squad with Jezza, Holmes & Stengle named in the original 40 man squad Today it's the nominees for the AFLPA...www.bigfooty.com
Sports science is a lot better than it once was.He seems to show a lot more loyalty to senior players now than he used to in terms of list spots. That is what I was getting at.
Chapman, Bartel, Kelly, Stokes and SJ etc., were all booted out at around 31/32.
Yet, in more recent times, equal and often lesser players like Tuohy, Guthrie, Duncan, Stanley, etc., seem to be treated very differently and be allowed to play on into their mid thirties/announce their own retirements.
I did go back and watch his footage on the app. His best passage by far was in the 2nd where he took the running bounce throughout the middle and launch the i50 from the centre square to Neale's advantage deep directly out. Resulted in Dempsey's brilliant goal.Oh hurr hurr
I’m sorry, but Mullin was pretty invisible till later.
Thinking about things since Saturday, and although I had that horrible feeling all week that the result we got is what would happen, I concede that all teams this year have had their ups and downs, but as supprters we critique our own team more harshly- well I do.
I think this result hurts so much because of the joy we felt 2 years ago, and how great that was. And we were indeed close. A Holmes virus and injury, and that may have been the difference.
Who knows who was afflicted with Covid last week, but it sounds like there was a bit going on.
And S. King.
Some of our guns has poor games, none moreso than Stengle, and let's hope our young players that have experienced the pain of Saturday come back stronger and hungrier.
And hoping we can keep players like DEK, who will be disappinted but if honest with himself, should get that he was not an automatic selection last week.
And then those that will retire.
How long Stanley, who still has something, and Duncan, who looks cooked, stay on, will be interesting list management.
and we might have needed space, $ for guys like Danger, JC??Yeah but I also think the lack of list spots pressure plays a part. We don't exactly have three first rounders coming in every year
He seems to show a lot more loyalty to senior players now than he used to in terms of list spots. That is what I was getting at.
Chapman, Bartel, Kelly, Stokes and SJ etc., were all booted out at around 31/32.
Yet, in more recent times, equal and often lesser players like Tuohy, Guthrie, Duncan, Stanley, etc., seem to be treated very differently and be allowed to play on into their mid thirties/announce their own retirements.
And not sure Bartel was booted out either.Chappy wasn’t booted - we had a 1-yr contract on the table for him but he wanted 2 years which we weren’t going to offer
As such, the club advised him he was welcome to explore his opportunities & if he could get a 2yr deal elsewhere we wouldn’t stop him from leaving, which is the same situation that Stringer currently finds himself in at Essendon - he has triggered a 1yr extension but wants a 2yr deal which they won’t give him
Miers from the boundary to Henry was a thing of beauty.I actually feel like I want to. There were bad moments but also things to celebrate. It was a good game for the neutrals
There were a few. Loved Gryans and Dempsey's goals from the boundary too.Miers from the boundary to Henry was a thing of beauty.
What annoys me is that Miers goal assist is one of the greatest plays I have seen in football in 40 years of watching the sport but like you said since we lost it likely isn't on the highlights reel.Gees just saw the play where stewart runs down bailey and then sends the ball down the guts for henry to kick the snap from the pocket to put us back in front.
Absolute bone chilling moment.
If we won that game that play would be remembered for decades. Sadly it will now be forgotton by next week.
and thanks to GWS- the season's biggest underperformer, yet at the start of the season, I had Lions as my tip for GF, v GWS
For me 2008 GF, but I'd rank the 2013 QF at home the next worst. A true funereal atmosphere walking out of the ground that day, playing at KP and going down, a ghastly outcome and the noise after the game was just silence, we were all in disbelief.It's behind the 2019 and 2013 prelims as far as prelim losses go for me at least.
But it honestly hurts more than the 2020 GF tbh.
Love Dempsey but I think he needs to work on his decision making.There were a few. Loved Gryans and Dempsey's goals from the boundary too.
Yeah when it looks good it's great but you can get burned defensively. Still not bad for a 30ish gamerLove Dempsey but I think he needs to work on his decision making.
He prefers to sag off the contest which works amazingly if the ball ends up coming to him - he is a brilliant user.
But there are times when you need to commit and either halve the contest or win a hardball- he is poor in these situations, hope that’s a focus for 2025