Opinion Non-Crows AFL 4: The Centre Cannot Hold

[Scorpus]

Geez West Coast are a smart club

No chance of making finals so they're ensuring they play rubbish football and finish as low as possible

 

[rocket18]

“Can someone explain to me why we can't take back our zones, have a reserves side and develop our own kids?

I'd rather watch that than AFL.”

Either they don’t know much about their club or just dirt stupid.

Lock in "C" Eddie, they dont know much about their club AND they are dirt stupid.

 

[MatthewB]

Start of the year they probably thought this game might have been alright

North vs Bullies was never gonna be good

I heard early, North's average losing margin in good Friday games is 64 points

 

[George Kramer]

Geez West Coast are a smart club

No chance of making finals so they're ensuring they play rubbish football and finish as low as possible

Not the first time

 

[Slippery Pete]

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Elite troll surely

Subtle genius.

If he had’ve said “Where was Brayden Lyle?” then you’d know he was trolling

 

[Sanders]

So Gillon McLachlan is pulling up stumps at season's end.

Wonder who'll be his successor?

Travis Auld?

No way that’s voluntary

 

[Sanders]

Signing a 50 year GF contract with a cricket club undoes most of the good stuff for me

Mick Warner has done Gillon like a kipper.

Overseen a brutish, ugly male entitlement culture at AFL house that neglected and overlooked female employees - and the AFL commission couldn’t look past that any longer

Gale will get it

 

[1970crow]

They have a tendency to start well, but completely fall away.

That might change and I hope it does, I'm just not convinced yet.

West Coast and Hawthorn will be down there with us too more than likely.

Still reckon Eagles will get a few wins in the back half of the year. Just looked at Hawks draw, on current form (4 games in LOL) they've got quite a few winnable games later in the year. Could push for finals if they snatch a couple against the odds over the next couple of months. Port need to get moving, last chance tomorrow, which is why I think they'll be right in it. But if they go 0-5 with a drubbing, they could drop the bundle.

 

[pjcrows]

Geez West Coast are a smart club

No chance of making finals so they're ensuring they play rubbish football and finish as low as possible

Not sure why they don't push for 8th. Anything can happen.

 

[kirky]

Boy the AFL really nailed their good friday fixture.

Remember we got a gig last year vs Gold Coast and was a good game.

 

[kirky]

Not sure why they don't push for 8th. Anything can happen.

If we jag a win today, the team sitting in 8th will be 2-3 (unless Gold Coast knock off the Saints and Hawks knock off Geelong - both unlikely).

The only stand out team is Melbourne and they are barely out of second gear.

 

[Redline]

Also, North are...... Utterly putrid

I agree, overall I think the standard of the overall comp has gone down a bit, maybe stayed the same but not improving every year like it used to.

There has always been good and bad teams but now a days with professional football it feels like teams shouldn't be this bad. I acknowledge we have been just as poor at times.

 

[Gtowncrow]

The official reason was to not compete with the Victorian's Good Friday Appeal wasn't it?

And yes, it's a good cause, but we couldn't possibly have a game on here, or WA, or QLD or NSW or anywhere else?

Imagine we started a Queens Birthday appeal here in SA in June or an Easter Monday telethon or something.

The AFL aren't calling off all football on that day across Australia just so us South Australians aren't tempted to watch the football instead of a telethon.

I like my footy as much as anyone on here.
The AFL however, would not try to compete in any way with a SIGNIFICANT fundraiser for a children's hospital. Extremely bad PR if they tried.

Outside of Victoria, it might be a different story but here in Victoria, given it being good Friday and a long established and hugely respected fundraiser, only bad outcomes will result for the AFL if they try to compete.

Question... What is your local good Friday TV? Do you have a local telethon or something else that would cause similar "competing against a good cause" issues?

 

[Bay62]

I like my footy as much as anyone on here.
The AFL however, would not try to compete in any way with a SIGNIFICANT fundraiser for a children's hospital. Extremely bad PR if they tried.

Outside of Victoria, it might be a different story but here in Victoria, given it being good Friday and a long established and hugely respected fundraiser, only bad outcomes will result for the AFL if they try to compete.

Question... What is your local good Friday TV? Do you have a local telethon or something else that would cause similar "competing against a good cause" issues?

Not in SA

We used to have an Easter telethon IIRC but that was many years ago. No other competition for people but it’s taken a while to make the decision to play on Good Friday

 

[Gtowncrow]

So you can go to church instead and celebrate the death of a fictional character.

On SM-A325F using BigFooty.com mobile app

Very harsh. I thought the shinboner spirit was real!

 

[Gtowncrow]

Not in SA

We used to have an Easter telethon IIRC but that was many years ago. No other competition for people but it’s taken a while to make the decision to play on Good Friday

I think a good Friday showdown could work as a night game.
However, I've always wanted ANZAC day to host one of our two showdowns. And lock it in each year...

 

[Bay62]

I think a good Friday showdown could work as a night game.
However, I've always wanted ANZAC day to host one of our two showdowns. And lock it in each year...

Both excellent ideas

 

[FR0GGY]

So I’m assuming Luko didn’t end up doing his knee?

 

[hey shorty]

So I’m assuming Luko didn’t end up doing his knee?

Not a bad one, but he's not playing.

 

[FR0GGY]

How much do we offer Touk Miller

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Touk Miller

Age

28

Ht

178cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.7

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

12.3

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

5.4

5star

CL

4.2

5star

D

22.0

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

10.6

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

4.8

5star

CL

4.1

5star

D

17.8

5star

K

5.8

3star

HB

12.0

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.0

5star

?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

My kingdom for a mid like Miller.

 

[Scorpus]

How much do we offer Touk Miller?

Signed until the end of 2027

If we offer 5 first round picks we'd be in with a chance

 

[FR0GGY]

Signed until the end of 2027

If we offer 5 first round picks we'd be in with a chance

McAsey, Jones, McHenry, Milera and Pedlar fog?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

mcasey, Jones, Mchenry, Milera and Pedlar?

We might be able to bring Sam Day home with that.

 

[Scorpus]

mcasey, Jones, Mchenry, Milera and Pedlar?

Swap Pedlar for Hately and you have a deal