Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVI

[Beerfish]

I'm surprised he got a week.

 

[andleanback]

Sheezel is obviously an absolute screaming jet but there’s something objectively funny about him getting awarded the first Rising Star nom of the ‘no corporate sponsorship’ era

Have nab pulled all their money out of footy? No longer sponsor elite junior footy the u18 league in Victoria and also the rising star award.

 

[Lore]

Have nab pulled all their money out of footy? No longer sponsor elite junior footy the u18 league in Victoria and also the rising star award.

Auskick and AFLW

 

[citizen-erased]

Auskick and AFLW

Still a partner too.

 

[Lore]

 

[Lore]

 

[Ati Tude]

Hmmm, storms and teacups. Hawks seem to have made aggressive changes to be ahead of the concessions to a new Tassie team, which seems like good planning. Plus, they built their premiership team of 2008 (I think that was the first under Clarkson) from early draft picks and a priority pick. Dont blame them for trying to ensure they properly bottom out and rebuild from there. Beats the almost 20 years of mediocrity we have had by being regularly middle of the road. Going to be a tough next year or two for them and their supporters but if you can do a proper rebuild and get 4 premierships over 20 years again, it would be terrific. Kangas and Eagles should beat them. They might beat GC in Tassie or something like that.

 

[yodellinhank]

So Smith would rather his kid plays for geelong, and the aboriginal flag is banned at games?

 

['51 Bewick]

IMHO opinion there is an easy fix. Run a lottery for all teams under a predetermined number of wins for 1st round pick positions.

 

[Beerfish]

IMHO opinion there is an easy fix. Run a lottery for all teams under a predetermined number of wins for 1st round pick positions.

The afl could make a 2 night show out of it.

 

[rumply]

The afl could make a 2 night show out of it.

The melts would be something.

 

[Tas]

IMHO opinion there is an easy fix. Run a lottery for all teams under a predetermined number of wins for 1st round pick positions.

Pick 1 has rarely ever been the best player in the draft pool, it is already a lottery in terms of who is going to be the best player.

I think Hawks realised that they were going to implode in a few years time had they not made the changes they did and that would just add a few extra years to the age of players they had recently recruited so they opted for a controlled detonation of their list to speed up that process from a few years to this year.

 

[Beerfish]

Pick 1 has rarely ever been the best player in the draft pool, it is already a lottery in terms of who is going to be the best player.

I think Hawks realised that they were going to implode in a few years time had they not made the changes they did and that would just add a few extra years to the age of players they had recently recruited so they opted for a controlled detonation of their list to speed up that process from a few years to this year.

It's called tanking.

 

[Lore]

It's called tanking.

The Tasmania theory above makes me wonder if they're trying to manufacture another accident of history

 

[Tas]

It's called tanking.

Of course it is. Richmond tanked and ended up with 3 premierships. Melbourne tanked and ended up with a 1 premiership so far. You either have to be dysfunctional (like my club has been) for some time, or you need to orchestrate to acquire a significant pool of top end picks.

As many clubs have shown, it is pretty easy to be a mid-table side by just stacking the side with good ordinary solidly built players, but you are zero chance of winning a flag doing that.

 

[Lore]

'Breaks everywhere': Full extent of horror injury

'Looked like a cartoon picture'

wwos.nine.com.au

One of the best bone healers around.

 

[ghostdog]

Hmmm, storms and teacups. Hawks seem to have made aggressive changes to be ahead of the concessions to a new Tassie team, which seems like good planning. Plus, they built their premiership team of 2008 (I think that was the first under Clarkson) from early draft picks and a priority pick. Dont blame them for trying to ensure they properly bottom out and rebuild from there. Beats the almost 20 years of mediocrity we have had by being regularly middle of the road. Going to be a tough next year or two for them and their supporters but if you can do a proper rebuild and get 4 premierships over 20 years again, it would be terrific. Kangas and Eagles should beat them. They might beat GC in Tassie or something like that.

I take Jimmy's point though; it's the development coaches and program being in place that would ultimately be the difference. Should have been in place at Essendon when Truck started.

 

[ghostdog]

Pick 1 has rarely ever been the best player in the draft pool, it is already a lottery in terms of who is going to be the best player.

I think Hawks realised that they were going to implode in a few years time had they not made the changes they did and that would just add a few extra years to the age of players they had recently recruited so they opted for a controlled detonation of their list to speed up that process from a few years to this year.

Except this time the consensus seems to be that Harley Reid is head and shoulders beyond the rest and could be a once-in-a-generation KPP, if you believe the conjecture going around.

 

[ghostdog]

Yep, I'll definitely barrack for Carton.

...but I reckon they may find themselves boxed in.

 

[Zach Package]

Hollands looks really impressive unfortunately. Very light but Holds width super well and is neat with the footy and obviously him being there makes Carlton front runners when Elijah Hollands requests a trade.

 

[scythe]

Game over I’d say.

 

[84859300]

No Higgins - no Geelong

 

[Blind Turn]

Cats look hurried/lacking composure in possession. Carlton would need to stray from their structure badly to let this slip.

 

[Albertross]

Cats with a 6 month hangover!

 

[Zach Package]

Saad is a walking arse clench.

You take your life your in your hands sometimes.