Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVII

[ant555]

So the Blues are not really much more advanced than us.

 

[andleanback]

So the Blues are not really much more advanced than us.

And they’ve got 6 a graders to our 1

 

[eth-dog]

And they’ve got 6 a graders to our 1

Cripps, Curnow, McKay, Weitering and then who?

 

[MiguelM]

Cripps, Curnow, McKay, Weitering and then who?

TDK. I rate him as second to Cripps in importance to the Blues.

He was the single reason they beat us.

 

[eth-dog]

TDK. I rate him as second to Cripps in importance to the Blues.

He was the single reason they beat us.

Mate, anybody who has Weitering below #1 for the Blues is crazy. Their defence is bottom 6 level with him in, let alone without.

Also TDK is not an A Grader. A Grade talent, yeah, but Darcy, Jackson, Briggs, Gawn, Xerri, Marshall and Grundy are all still ahead for me.

 

[TheBrightSide]

For those who missed the Brisbane/Carlton game, I’ve put together a short highlights package you might enjoy.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

PEDRO PEDRO PED!

What a ledge.

 

[BomberFan355]

I missed it live so watched the first half replay, not sure if it’s Carlton getting flogged or it being in 4K that makes it look so damn good to watch.

 

[justlookingaround]

Not that we’re in a position to really look down on any other club in 2024…
But tonight’s game couldn’t have happened to a more deserving bunch of supporters than the Blues. Rapt for them.

 

[JayJ20]

For all of our disappointment that Hawthorn yet again built a good list before us, at least Carlton are a reliable disappointment. Thanks for making the last 20 years somewhat bearable Carlton

 

[Agronomus]

The bluesers did score in more quarters than they didn't, so they finished out 2024 on a positive note at least

 

[Happyskeret]

The bluesers did score in more quarters than they didn't, so they finished out 2024 on a positive note at least

No one is going to remember that.

 

[Agronomus]

No one is going to remember that.

I will

 

[Happyskeret]

I will

Good for you.

 

[Agronomus]

we need a time machine to go back to 2004, lol..

And back Sheedy instead of looking for that ever elusive shiny new toy that will take us to the promised land?

 

[raskolnikov]

Carlton supporters think they came back in the second half. Cute. Brisbane took their foot off the accelerator to save themselves for next week.

 

[mike14]

And back Sheedy instead of looking for that ever elusive shiny new toy that will take us to the promised land?

We backed him for 3 more seasons (or 2.5 depending on how view 2007), which was probably two too many...

 

[Agronomus]

We backed him for 3 more seasons (or 2.5 depending on how view 2007), which was probably two too many...

Then threw him away because Knights was a better option? Or was anyone not called Kevin Sheedy the better option?

 

[Agronomus]

I wonder if Geelong people will treat Chris Scott

Chris Scott

Age

48

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

as shabbily as Essendon "people" treated Sheedy?

 

[mike14]

Then threw him away because Knights was a better option? Or was anyone not called Kevin Sheedy the better option?

Knights was certainly not the option I would have gone with. It did seem at the time though that he was picked as a guy that could be 'sacrificed' while they worked out who they wanted next.

By 2006 you could see that the game had evolved away from Sheedy. He was trying to play mid-90s football in a new world.

 

[dank420_]

I wonder if Geelong people will treat Chris Scott as shabbily as Essendon "people" treated Sheedy?

If he stays too long maybe

 

[Vindicater]

The Hawks could generally go all the way...

Geelong the only team I am confident beats them.

 

[ant555]

And back Sheedy instead of looking for that ever elusive shiny new toy that will take us to the promised land?

No way. Sheedy should have gone at the end of the prvious contract. He had run his race then and wasted our time with a line of average top up players between 2003 and 2005.

 

[MiguelM]

Mate, anybody who has Weitering below #1 for the Blues is crazy. Their defence is bottom 6 level with him in, let alone without.

Also TDK is not an A Grader. A Grade talent, yeah, but Darcy, Jackson, Briggs, Gawn, Xerri, Marshall and Grundy are all still ahead for me.

Yeah, fair call.

Still think he is in the top 6 for the Blues. Wasn't comparing to other players on a skill level was more what his value is to HIS team.

Blues fell off the cliff when he was injured. Brings others into the game.

 

[Yoda_]

last night showed that the gap from 8th to 5th is to large and a wildcard round will not work. I get the commercial marketing the AFL love$, why decrease the value of the product for $ome extra dollar$

Yes, up to a dozen teams were still in the hint late into the season, make sure this is the case for 3 0 5 consecutive seasons before pulling the punch on it.