Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVII

[JayJ20]

Eh. Might not be 1. Will be top 4.

Might not be selected at 1 on draft night, but he'll be another Daicos "pick 4". He's the best talent in the draft.

 

[HirdyLannister]

That is 3 more grand finals pretty much all of our players!

I liked his speech after the game - it was pretty classy. It is harder to dislike him.

Here I'll help you

 

[Call Me Cake]

Many will say Brisbane finally earned the flag they were chasing, but some will say in hindsight they probably underachieved and should've won more.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Fair point. But Ashcroft got 13 votes which suggests that the judges (as a collective) thought his game was 13x better than Lohmann's game. Don't think so.

Not sure that’s the right maths

More like there were 46 players to choose from and Ashcroft was number 1 and Lohmann was number 4 (or whatever) out of those 46.

 

[BrunoV]

Out comes Katy Perry singing into a metal dick

On a platform which is a 69

 

[brutus76]

That Lions team has Doedee, Big O, Gardiner, Levi Ashcroft, Academy kid Marshall, Kiddy and McCarthy to get into the 23 next year

 

[Call Me Cake]

When you look at Brisbane's season up against Sydney's it is almost a near perfect inverse in the way it panned out. The Lions also didn't lose by 100 at any point this year. Was not surprised by the result.

 

[BrunoV]

Today is another example of the tension between ball movement/turnover and clearance/ball retentions teams.

It's sort of like the difference you see in the way teams dominate leagues vs cup competitions.

In the league ball possession and chance creation reign supreme but in cup tournaments man making/clear defensive organisation and the counter tend to dominate.

We've seen Sydney get exposed inside. I'm happy that teams can still go to work around the ball and win flags.

 

[ghostdog]

You mean when he was kicking goals that set the trend for the Lions?

Ah Chee also kicked 4.

Lohmann's goals early were great but it was the work further up the ground that was relentless and set the trend. Andrews was massive and more consistent.

 

[ghostdog]

both can be true, lohmann got 1 vote which means he was at least recognised. i think that starcevich absolutely deserved to win it, played fantastically all game, kept one of the best small forwards in the game to 1.1 and had little effect on the game. i just think ashcroft tore the game apart when it was on the cusp of breaking even and demonstrated just how high his skill ceiling can be. Ah Chee & Neale were the other players in the votes.

Ashcroft had a great game but he's probably lucky to have been the beneficiary of a Neale-conscious Swans midfield.

 

[ghostdog]

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53 year old man, in his professional capacity, referring to a man 30 years younger than him as The Chad

What we see here is a very young player who was having some very simpish words said to him by a much older man who has been in the game a long time.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

Not sure that’s the right maths

More like there were 46 players to choose from and Ashcroft was number 1 and Lohmann was number 4 (or whatever) out of those 46.

Damn your logic.

 

[BOMBERBLITZ]

So did Joe actually retire>?

 

[doug85]

Ashcroft had a great game but he's probably lucky to have been the beneficiary of a Neale-conscious Swans midfield.

I reckon Neale got a lot of cheapies in the last quarter. I had money on Ashcroft, but the medal could’ve fairly been awarded to about 5 different players.

On another note, Harris Andrews is a ****ing wall. Was never going to win the NS, but he was impassable today. Best defender in the AFL by miles.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Guy who really impressed my in the finals ..and there were quite a few for the Lions ..was Starcevich, so bloody impressive with his positioning, balance and marking. Used the ball well. Never realised he was that good

 

[BomberManU]

Just pointing out that Rampe is zero - three in Grand Finals

0 - 4, I think.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Never had much of a problem with Sydney, pretty well run joint and inoffensive.

Not sure what it is but **** they’ve turned into a bunch of unlikeable turds. Heads you’d love to punch on each line.

Must admit I enjoyed seeing them turn to water once again.

 

[Lore]

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53 year old man, in his professional capacity, referring to a man 30 years younger than him as The Chad

Isn’t ‘Chad’ some sort of incel slang?

 

[jannissary]

Isn’t ‘Chad’ some sort of incel slang?

yes and no. heavily depends on the context. sometimes describing something as “chad” means that it’s masculine or “brave” to do it. like running back with the flight of the ball into contact, or picking hipwood and daniher as your starting talls. in this case, it’s just chad warner’s name.

what you’re thinking of is more so how incels view popular, attractive men, chads (and stacie’s for women) all kind of similar but very big separation

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

Yeah, usually that’s what gets pointed out.

I’ve got no doubt he doesn’t really like footy.

But it’s always the money.

Don't know if I agree he doesn't like footy. I think he has probably always seen footy as a fun thing to do with your mates but has had trouble buying into the commitment and compromises demanded by clubs to play elite level football. But you're right, very few people would pass up the offer of the money a player of his talent can command so has bought in against his instincts
But he would already, assuming he received and accepted sound advice, have accumulated enough money to have a very nice lifestyle, and for some that's enough.

 

[bommer16]

yes and no. heavily depends on the context. sometimes describing something as “chad” means that it’s masculine or “brave” to do it. like running back with the flight of the ball into contact, or picking hipwood and daniher as your starting talls. in this case, it’s just chad warner’s name.

what you’re thinking of is more so how incels view popular, attractive men, chads (and stacie’s for women) all kind of similar but very big separation

I had to do some research on this. Learning lots on BF.

 

[IHurley]

Isn’t ‘Chad’ some sort of incel slang?

What's an incel?

 

[Kong]

What's an incel?

what's a Twinkversatile?

 

[raskolnikov]

Never had much of a problem with Sydney, pretty well run joint and inoffensive.

Not sure what it is but **** they’ve turned into a bunch of unlikeable turds. Heads you’d love to punch on each line.

Must admit I enjoyed seeing them turn to water once again.

Same. I've always had a soft spot for the Swans as I grew up in Sydney but the last few years, as you said, they've become really unlikeable. Was happy to see them fail yet again.

 

[Nicholas61]

Never had much of a problem with Sydney, pretty well run joint and inoffensive.

Not sure what it is but **** they’ve turned into a bunch of unlikeable turds. Heads you’d love to punch on each line.

Must admit I enjoyed seeing them turn to water once again.

Agreed, and I didn't mind the mid-2000s Swans for instance. The French have a specific phrase for punchable heads: "tetes a claques", this Sydney team is stacked with them, their smugness would have been a few extra levels if they won yesterday.