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Come on guys. Who could overlook our dismantling of North in 2012.
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Exhibit B: brayshaw and serong (if fremantle ever played finals)
Port are the quintessential downhill skiers. At least when we were downhill skiing we won finals as well
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Our 2018 prelim would like a word...
When you think about the history of INXS, it's rather apt that Port run out to one of their songs.
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Interesting to see Port are fudging membership numbers, wonder how widespread this is across the league.
I was interested in this too and did a quick flick around reddit and seems like clubs like Collingwood are doing something similar. One pies chap said he cancelled his membership and they sent him a Complimentary 4 game membership. Another person at GWS said they went to one game and then received a email saying they were a member.
GWS give theirs away for free, or people sign up digital memberships so they could get a chance of a grand final ticket should they make it
Got my GF ballot instructions email just this week as a matter of fact
Generous father/son benefits and consistently having among the lowest travel loads whilst maintaining a genuine home ground advantage each season are significant factors.
That said, C.Scott is by far and away the best coach in the competition and he is supported by arguably the best performing recruitment team around.
More than any other coach, he picks up on trends in the way the game is being played, and doesn't just copy success - he breaks it apart, adapts it, and turns it into something that is tactically superior.
Take this year - rather than just copy McRae's hyperaggressive "slingshot", where practically the whole team runs forward in numbers to support the attack at the risk of defensive naivety, the C.Scott version is only in the forward half of the ground and maintains defensive cohesion, particularly within the corridor.
Thus, a team that on average concedes more hitouts and clearances than any other in the competition also ranks no.1 for intercept differential and marks taken inside attacking 50.
He’s as useful as Levi Casboult if Levi Casboult couldn’t mark the footy and gave away undisciplined free kicks
Didn’t Steve Hocking work the afl as GM operations before heading to his role at Geelong as CEO as well. That’s reeks of conflict of interest, given he would have been privy to whatever bullshit rules the afl was concocting up. Should have had 2- 3 years gardening leave before he could take that role on. Same with the other Scott brother at Essendon!
Sounds like threepeat Richmond
I’d be interested in seeing the stats around stoppages/clearances for dominant sides in recent times.
Are we naturally biased to think that winning stoppage contests is critical, because it ‘looks’ critical, even though it ultimately doesn’t guarantee winning games?
Steve Hocking job was to recommend the rule changes. Stand the mark, No third man up and 666.
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F*ck Steve Hocking, he and Gil ruined the game and I'd like to send both of them off in a rocket to the sun.
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That Humphrey's guy was kicking left and right 40m+ passes
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Was thinking he must be the best coach going around, and for some time. The same with their recruitment, considering they're always high up the ladder and thus not getting top picks, amazing.
I heard on radio last night, someone mentioned they also get govnmnt funding for their facilities and essentially have 3 teams including the Falcons (?) and attract a lot of country players.
Whatever the reasons, and regardless of being a great coach with talented recruiting dept, their sustained (almost unbelievable) finals success also sends a red flag in the 'equalisation' dept? The same old trope that WA teams fly across the country almost every 2nd week, while many of the Cat's away games are just up the road in the same state, virtually the same city. Stinks.
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As should any AFL player. We were encouraged to develop our opposite side from juniors.
That's a very good point that has a degree of validity to it.
All Victorian clubs receive substantial state government funding for their facilities, and Geelong have received far more than most, due to the convenience they provide in being an excuse for showing money to going to "country" areas.
The latest upgrade to Kardinia Park alone cost $142M and was fully-funded by the Victorian government.
Last year's budget also saw $4M allocated directly to the club so they could get a new scoreboard.
And the Cats are currently in the process of attempting to secure two-thirds funding from the state government for their $60M training facility build adjacent to Kardinia Park.
And then you have the teams. Geelong obviously have the AFL team, and the reserves in VFL.
Then you get the Falcons in the Talent League, with exclusive access to developing talent in the area, with an administration stacked with ex-Cats players and training facilities located less than 1km from the Cats.
Prior to Covid they played their matches at Kardinia Park as well.
12 players in the current Cats squad came through the Falcons.
It's an academy in everything but name.
Yep and if you couldn't do it good, you post on BF rather than playing AFL (unless you scored a gig at WC).
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