Mega Thread Non-Freo AFL Discussion 2023

[King Huskii]

Pretty much. Pretty reprehensible behaviour and while people need to be given the opportunity to rehabilitate and become productive members of society, being given high profile jobs such as a senior AFLW coach (without any experience for the last 10 years) is not the PR win the AFL should be going for.

The same as given someone with a similar background a cushy newsreaders gig. A gig many people can do, and they should probably not have a history of domestic violence.

Woke culture the afl have become

 

[MadMac]

Didn't Laidley coach North Melbourne over a decade ago. How did that turn out?

I thought he wasn’t that bad a coach tbh. That NM team wasn’t exactly great

 

[DQ 4EVER]

I thought he wasn’t that bad a coach tbh. That NM team wasn’t exactly great

didn't the players nickname her "the bible" because she was hard to read?

 

[freodog]

I think he had some good success considering North didn't have great resources. From memory he was very intense and burned players out after a while.

 

[Tundrawolf]

didn't the players nickname her "the bible" because she was hard to read?

She'd certainly be better than Prior or Michelle Cowan.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Come on peeps, it’s not hard to call her ‘she’, from even before she transitioned. If it’s a genuine error on your part, I apologise, but just so you know, the trans community asks for their new pronouns to be applied pre-transition also.

 

[freo_leo29]

Laidley would be more than qualified to take over that role, the coaching situation at the womens level is dire, AFL experience straight into the role would be great for the system.

 

[Lach72]

Today marks 7000 days since Essendon won a final.

There’s something very Dockery about the last win being against us in our first

 

[Chicken Treat]

Their last win was a year later v Melbourne.

 

[Spirit Level]

I think he had some good success considering North didn't have great resources. From memory he was very intense and burned players out after a while.

He did take them to a top 4 finish in 2007 when they were widely predicted to be bottom 4, guess that's something

 

[Piggy Smalls]

She*

 

[Taylor]

It was he at the time. Play on.

 

[wakojako]

Can someone remind me how Carlton can afford Orazio Fantasia

14

Orazio Fantasia

Age

29

Ht

180cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.1

5star

G

1.4

5star

D

9.8

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.4

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

2star

G

0.2

3star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.0

1star

? The forked out big money to keep their stars and keep adding big talent every season.

 

[gaskin]

Probably on peanuts in accordance with his talent level.

 

[Taylor]

Can someone remind me how Carlton can afford Orazio Fantasia? The forked out big money to keep their stars and keep adding big talent every season.

He wouldn't be paid much, but it helps having more than half their squad "working" for Visy, while the owners' family of that company are on the footy board

 

[The Feeder Club]

Garlick's idea of a three game grand final series anyone?

 

[Purple Kermit]

He wouldn't be paid much, but it helps having more than half their squad "working" for Visy, while the owners' family of that company are on the footy board

This ended ages ago—time to move on from this hobby horse

Outside their big names, Carlton’s list is filled with a lot of average footballers (similar to the Bulldogs) who would be on peanuts. Fantasia is part of this latter group. No great mystery.

 

[Dockeroo]

Garlick's idea of a three game grand final series anyone?

Absolutely stupid. More American shite.
One grand final is enough

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Garlick's idea of a three game grand final series anyone?

We haven’t won a grand final in 29 seasons and our CEO wants us to win two so we can claim a premiership?

 

[The Feeder Club]

Absolutely stupid. More American shite.
One grand final is enough

I think he's being clever.
Throws in a bunch of real demands (more home games, less travel, the fixture is rigged) along with some ridiculous suggestion for three grand finals.
He's working on the principle that you put in one stupid furphy with your actual wants, because when your Freo they'll always reject your first request before at least looking at your second one

 

[DeanS]

It was he at the time. Play on.

She isn't now and we're having the discussion now.

 

[ImperialPurple]

It was he at the time. Play on.

Not how it works.

 

[Nothing]

Garlick's idea of a three game grand final series anyone?

It would be a great way to remove the MCG bias whilst keeping it in place. Highest placed hosts GF1 then GF2 at the other team. Then decider at MCG.

 

[DeanS]

It would be a great way to remove the MCG bias whilst keeping it in place. Highest placed hosts GF1 then GF2 at the other team. Then decider at MCG.

So nothing at the MCG if it's decided after the first 2 games?

 

[King Huskii]

Come on peeps, it’s not hard to call her ‘she’, from even before she transitioned. If it’s a genuine error on your part, I apologise, but just so you know, the trans community asks for their new pronouns to be applied pre-transition also.

Biologically you are incorrect

It's become a thing these days to call people what they want to be called even when they are clearly not that. He has male genitalia and can grow a beared sp he is still a he.

Good luck to him though