Mega Thread Non-Freo AFL Discussion 2023

[FreoGirl]

How would one go about putting this on the eagles board without getting a ban.

I have a clean record... would that work in my favour?

isn't their board a ghost town by now?

 

[Ge3ks]

Gee that'd set back the rebuild. Great for Barrass. Devastating for West Coast.

Clubs circle Eagles star defender despite monster contract

West Coast face a fight to retain one of the most important pillars of their rebuild in reigning club champion Tom Barrass.

thewest.com.au

 

[Scham]

This crack down on tackling is becoming more and more of a joke every week. The AFL truly have no idea what they're doing.

And the 3 weeks given to the Aish collision is also a joke. I see Richmond are disputing it and I hope they succeed.

 

[Scham]

I agree, there needs to be more fundamental change. Recent changes in what is getting suspended and for how long is making a difference, but it is only a small difference.

I hope that we never get to the point of extra protective equipment (especially helmets) because the NFL experience in the USA is that this just encourages players to be even more reckless -- to lead with their head in the mistaken belief that protective equipment will, well, protect them.

I'm going out on a limb -- and a lot of people here will fully think I am an idiot I know -- but for mine one of the huge changes in the game that has absolutely added to the risk of injury over the last two decades is "prior opportunity", knock-the-ball-out-and-it-is-play-on and the refusal to pay holding the ball decisions. Players are coached to really effing stick the tackle because that is the only way to get holding the ball.

If the rules were changed so that any tackle required an immediate correct disposal otherwise holding the ball was immediately and consistently called, then there is less need for big ferocious tackles. Impede the player, if the isn't an immediate disposal, you get the kick.

If you go back to WAFL footy in the 1970s (plenty of Youtube replays) it is really obvious how quick umps were to blow the whistle. Many 'limp' tackles got rewarded with frees. As soon as two guys were on the ground scrapping for the ball it was a ball up.

A difference from today was when the whistle was blown, umps didn't give players time to reset. In 1970s WAFL footy you were expected to kick from a free kick quickly. Umps expected to bounce the ball quickly -- not wait for lumbering rucks to jog in from 40m away.

The ball was always moving.

I've been calling for getting rid of prior opportunity for years.

 

[Taylor]

Gee that'd set back the rebuild. Great for Barrass. Devastating for West Coast.

Clubs circle Eagles star defender despite monster contract

West Coast face a fight to retain one of the most important pillars of their rebuild in reigning club champion Tom Barrass.

thewest.com.au

Watch for Barrass and pick #1 to head to the Dogs for two of their WA talls returning here.

 

[Ge3ks]

Watch for Barrass and pick #1 to head to the Dogs for two of their WA talls returning here.

Yep, Lobb and....Naughton or English?

 

[ilikepotatoes]

I've been calling for getting rid of prior opportunity for years.

Don't need to get rid of prior opportunity, just get rid of it not being holding the ball if you make a genuine attempt.

 

[Joao]

Lobb has 3 years on his deal. Pick 1 straight swap.

 

[Purple Jesus]

I legit had no idea Barrass was 27 already.

 

[Taylor]

Yep, Lobb and....Naughton or English?

It would be hilarious for Lobb to request a trade to West Coast after all that last season. He might get booed everywhere he plays after that.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I swear you did the same thing but with Naughton 4 or 5 weeks back, but the BF search function is coming up zilch, so I guess I was wrong.

Either that, or you've used your secret Mod powers to permanently erase the incriminating post from the database.

Nah, I always wanted Naughton WITH Amiss

 

[freo1]

Gee that'd set back the rebuild. Great for Barrass. Devastating for West Coast.

Clubs circle Eagles star defender despite monster contract

West Coast face a fight to retain one of the most important pillars of their rebuild in reigning club champion Tom Barrass.

thewest.com.au

i think trading him would be great for the club. He's not going to be a part of their next premiership tilt - he's probably their only fella with trade currency so trading him would be a great move. They cant get any lower down. Only thing is with all his injuries his trade value wont be at the level they would expect

 

[freo1]

Nah, I always wanted Naughton WITH Amiss

Dont want Naughton anywhere near our club. his kicking at goal is downright McKay like - horrible. We lost our only flag through bad kicking - i dont want bad kicks at goal anywhere near our club unless they play in defence!

 

[masai tu]

Paywalled so I can’t show the full article but the headline is enough!! Oh dear

Toughen up buddy, is what I was regularly told.

Yes, mental health is an important issue, but following an “entitled footy club” is not a mental health issue.

 

[Purple Suit]

Watch for Barrass and pick #1 to head to the Dogs for two of their WA talls returning here.

I would watch and oh how I’d laugh.

 

[Sumwun]

AFL officials bring out green curtain to finally deal with West Coast Eagles – The Chaser

“I feel Ben Cousins is to blame.”

chaser.com.au

AFL officials bring out green curtain to finally deal with West Coast Eagles

After another drubbing on the weekend, AFL officials have corralled the West Coast Eagles players behind a privacy screen to put them out of their misery.
Lovingly constructed by their match day cheer squad from crepe paper and sticky tape, the privacy screen displayed a simple, encouraging message of finality: “Enough’s enough.” Once in place, AFL Commissioner Gillon McLachlan, a leader never afraid to get his hands dirty, told the press, “The torture has to end,” before donning a black hood and stepping behind the shield.
The crowing Adelaide supporters singing “We’re the pride of South Australia” drowned out the sound of eighteen individual shotgun blasts which thankfully put an end to the Eagles’ season, the potential for future nightclub incidents or racist slurs, and having to hear ad nauseum about their one-point 2006 grand final win over the Swans.
It was later revealed that AFL integrity officials quashed initial plans to euthanise by lethal injection as they feared using needles would just remind too many diehards of the good old days.
At the post-putting down media conference, head coach Adam Simpson struggled to find answers stating, “I feel Ben Cousins is to blame.”
Fittingly, the West Coast Eagles’ remains are to be scattered across Subiaco Oval, another forgotten relic of Western Australian AFL history. The green curtain was reportedly rolled up and sent on its way to North Melbourne.

 

[Retzlaff]

Paywalled so I can’t show the full article but the headline is enough!! Oh dear

So that’s where all the fans go at 3 qtr time

 

[G Mus]

The current players might not be asking for it, but those with CTE are making a compelling argument that the AFL should have done it earlier.

To Taylor's point, the AFL is almost certainly looking at this through the lens of how they will defend the 2033 class action from players with CTE. Taking a belligerent stand on any head-high contact will play favourably with an argument that they were not negligent in looking after the players this season and for seasons to come.

Scenes like the Ollie Wines one from the weekend when he got up from a head knock wobbly and dazed, and ran away from the doctor who was trying to organise a HIA are the real lawsuit issue. He refused to get one and played out the game - not the first time this has happened

 

[Dockeroo]

Warning - vomit inducing shite incoming from Eddie



Ed has a few clubs he wants “up and about” for the good of the game.
I’m pretty certain Fremantle aren’t one of them though.

WCE and their priority pick can **** right off. I hope they don’t play finals between now and 2040. The comp would be just fine without them thanks very much.

 

[SiempreFreo]

AFL officials bring out green curtain to finally deal with West Coast Eagles – The Chaser

“I feel Ben Cousins is to blame.”

chaser.com.au

AFL officials bring out green curtain to finally deal with West Coast Eagles

After another drubbing on the weekend, AFL officials have corralled the West Coast Eagles players behind a privacy screen to put them out of their misery.
Lovingly constructed by their match day cheer squad from crepe paper and sticky tape, the privacy screen displayed a simple, encouraging message of finality: “Enough’s enough.” Once in place, AFL Commissioner Gillon McLachlan, a leader never afraid to get his hands dirty, told the press, “The torture has to end,” before donning a black hood and stepping behind the shield.
The crowing Adelaide supporters singing “We’re the pride of South Australia” drowned out the sound of eighteen individual shotgun blasts which thankfully put an end to the Eagles’ season, the potential for future nightclub incidents or racist slurs, and having to hear ad nauseum about their one-point 2006 grand final win over the Swans.
It was later revealed that AFL integrity officials quashed initial plans to euthanise by lethal injection as they feared using needles would just remind too many diehards of the good old days.
At the post-putting down media conference, head coach Adam Simpson struggled to find answers stating, “I feel Ben Cousins is to blame.”
Fittingly, the West Coast Eagles’ remains are to be scattered across Subiaco Oval, another forgotten relic of Western Australian AFL history. The green curtain was reportedly rolled up and sent on its way to North Melbourne.

Oooh you are awful Muriel

 

[E Shed]

Warning - vomit inducing shite incoming from Eddie



Ed has a few clubs he wants “up and about” for the good of the game.
I’m pretty certain Fremantle aren’t one of them though.

WCE and their priority pick can * right off. I hope they don’t play finals between now and 2040. The comp would be just fine without them thanks very much.

Yeah, nah. They have no one but themselves to blame. Nisbett and his cronies have run the joint into the ground and now they should get rewarded for that? F right off. Did Anyone else who hit rock bottom lately get one? Its a nonsense.

 

[Purple Jesus]

Yeah, nah. They have no one but themselves to blame. Nisbett and his cronies have run the joint into the ground and now they should get rewarded for that? F right off. Did Anyone else who hit rock bottom lately get one? Its a nonsense.

It's not like your average numpty (us) couldn't have seen this coming 3-4 years ago.

 

[FreoGirl]

Warning - vomit inducing shite incoming from Eddie



Ed has a few clubs he wants “up and about” for the good of the game.
I’m pretty certain Fremantle aren’t one of them though.

WCE and their priority pick can * right off. I hope they don’t play finals between now and 2040. The comp would be just fine without them thanks very much.

They shouldn’t be rewarded for being so stupid, when the club has so much $$$

 

[FreoGirl]

Dont want Naughton anywhere near our club. his kicking at goal is downright McKay like - horrible. We lost our only flag through bad kicking - i dont want bad kicks at goal anywhere near our club unless they play in defence!

And he’s arrogant

 

[FreoGirl]

It would be hilarious for Lobb to request a trade to West Coast after all that last season. He might get booed everywhere he plays after that.

He’s feeling homesick, and all of his besties are in WA lol