Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVII

[nylexbandit]

Could you ever imagine Essendon beating anyone by 70+ points to take their spot in the 8? Be for real.

As for Hawthorn, I legitimately think they can win the premiership. They only need to make the top 8 and they can beat anyone. They've been the best team since about round 9.

Brisbane has by far been the best team since around that point. I could see hawks sneaking a finals win, but if they won the premiership it might be the most shocking football outcome of all time, even with their form.

 

[JayJ20]

Brisbane has by far been the best team since around that point. I could see hawks sneaking a finals win, but if they won the premiership it might be the most shocking football outcome of all time, even with their form.

Technically yes given Brisbane have 2 losses and a draw since round 9 and Hawthorn have 3 losses, but I think Hawthorn has been better when you factor in where they came from. If they were to square off next week, I'd back Hawthorn to win that.

 

[andleanback]

Will never forgive Scott for what he did to massimo

 

[mcgrath_truther]

Could you ever imagine Essendon beating anyone by 70+ points to take their spot in the 8? Be for real.

As for Hawthorn, I legitimately think they can win the premiership. They only need to make the top 8 and they can beat anyone. They've been the best team since about round 9.

bulldogs are mine to win, tough beat right now

 

[mcgrath_truther]

not keen on barracking for the pees and poos but that was a very, very funny game

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Soligo just got pushed in the back when running into goal and kicks a point. Gresham pushes a Sun under the ball...in the back, free and no goal. The inconsistencies in AFL are terrible.

 

[doug85]

Could you ever imagine Essendon beating anyone by 70+ points to take their spot in the 8? Be for real.

As for Hawthorn, I legitimately think they can win the premiership. They only need to make the top 8 and they can beat anyone. They've been the best team since about round 9.

With that many injuries?

Yeah, maybe.

 

[JayJ20]

With that many injuries?

Yeah, maybe.

And would we have beaten Collingwood and Adelaide (away) by 66 points each back to back to even put ourselves in that position?

Injuries never stopped us from keeping a game close when it shouldn't have been.

 

[doug85]

And would we have beaten Collingwood and Adelaide (away) by 66 points each back to back to even put ourselves in that position?

Injuries never stopped us from keeping a game close when it shouldn't have been.

Carlton had no bench.

 

[JayJ20]

Carlton had no bench.

Hawthorn have beaten plenty of teams by that much with a full bench.

 

[silk]

Essendon - "biggest capitulation ever"

Carlton - "Hold my beer"

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

bulldogs are mine to win, tough beat right now

Unless you're Adelaide playing in Adelaide. But early days, yet.

 

[JayJ20]

Of course Bulldogs are getting smashed the day after we choke a finals spot.

 

[Yoda_]

**** Carlton


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[SpeckieMcVeigh]

Hawthorn are a blueprint of how we should run our recruitment and development. They've won premierships, bottomed out and overtaken us without us winning a final in that same period.

They're bloody good to watch too.

 

[mIKe9441]

So with the Bulldogs bottling it we could have been 7th, if we could kick straight, even though we are so bad. What a season

 

[andleanback]

Classic dogs have an unreal month then don’t turn up when they can almost taste a top 4 spot. Been the same every year under bevo.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Who was I debating with maybe a year ago or so - who was the better ruckman out of Draper and Marshall?

I think we've solved that one by now...

 

[BomberTime]

****ing Hawthorn. Pains to watch that, they are so successful and have a clear drafting recruiting and development plan. None of this “from good families” rubbish…

Now they add Battle and Barass.

We are so far away from this kind of long lasting success.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Who was I debating with maybe a year ago or so - who was the better ruckman out of Draper and Marshall?

I think we've solved that one by now...

Let me know who said Draper is better than Marshall so I can give them a permanent red for lack of brain

 

[div12ressie]

bulldogs losing, we can still make finals boys!!

/s

 

[Old Campaigner]

Hawthorn are a blueprint of how we should run our recruitment and development. They've won premierships, bottomed out and overtaken us without us winning a final in that same period.

They're bloody good to watch too.

I don't think we can use them as a blueprint. We are generations of players and football department staff removed from any sort of success and everyone has forgotten what they actually need to do to bring it about.

We are more like one of the expansion sides, building a functional culture almost from scratch.

 

[Zach Package]

Blues have seen Collingwood and Essendon implode and thought ‘how can we do this, but with more Italianate passion and drama’.

So much for the big 4 being back, Essendon and Collingwood will miss, Carlton may miss and Richmond are about to finish comfortably behind the worst team of my lifetime.

 

[Yoda_]

****ing Hawthorn. Pains to watch that, they are so successful and have a clear drafting recruiting and development plan. None of this “from good families” rubbish…

Now they add Battle and Barass.

We are so far away from this kind of long lasting success.

goes back to Hawthorn having an honest conversation with two all time club champions (Hodge, Lewis, Mitchell) and seeing if they would go elsewhere. They did

meanwhile we are quick to resign gun players like Jye Menzie to contracts so other clubs don't each them.

 

[Goat Hird]

As soon as I started believing the Blues could do something, they implode. As for the Hawks, they created a dynasty, they know what they're doing. I haven't watched them though since we played them, whereby their mids dominated in stages but overall as a team, nothing special, at least on that day. Don't think anyone predicted this run of form.