Mega Thread Non-Freo AFL Discussion 2024

[Chicken Treat]

Every team that has played Freo this year has lost the following week.

All 7 teams so far.

 

[freo84]

Every team that has played Freo this year has lost the following week.

All 7 teams so far.

So the Dogs will lose to the Hawks then?

Interesting

 

[Quazar2]

Any chance of Hawthorn causing an upset is gone with Lewis out unfortunately

absolute rabble under Mitchell who was pitched as the next Messiah of modern day coaching. Hilarious really, can't say which I've enjoyed more their downfall or, until recently, West Coast's. I love the delicious irony of Hawthorn and North being in the bottom 2 or 3 and both being the former arrogant 3peat coach and the other the "young mastermind" they punted him for!!

 

[Purple Jesus]

So the Dogs will lose to the Hawks then?

Interesting

We didn’t do the Freo Grind (tm) on them.

 

[stax on the mull]

3 weeks for Jack Higgins for his tackle on Aliir Aliir

21

Aliir Aliir

Age

30

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.2

4star

K

9.3

4star

HB

5.9

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.9

4star

MG

240.9

4star

D

11.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

5.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

3star

D

13.0

4star

K

6.4

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

158.4

3star

would rule him out of the St Kilda game against us in Round 10 at Marvel but some of the commentators I've heard today on radio and TV want St Kilda to challenge it and get it reduced or even dismissed.

 

[sumavich]

3 weeks for that is very excessive imo

 

[E Shed]

absolute rabble under Mitchell who was pitched as the next Messiah of modern day coaching. Hilarious really, can't say which I've enjoyed more their downfall or, until recently, West Coast's. I love the delicious irony of Hawthorn and North being in the bottom 2 or 3 and both being the former arrogant 3peat coach and the other the "young mastermind" they punted him for!!

Yes its such a shame we don't have an exciting young list like North and Hawks.

Clarkson seems to be finding coaching a little more challenging when he doesn't have one of the greatest teams assembled in the modern era.

 

[poshman]

Yes its such a shame we don't have an exciting young list like North and Hawks.

Clarkson seems to be finding coaching a little more challenging when he doesn't have one of the greatest teams assembled in the modern era.

Yes, prior to the season there was a lot of talk about the Hawks young talented list and strategical genius of a coach. Freo... bottom three or four team at best.

Hawks have a couple of good pieces but nothing like what they had with Franklin, Roughy, Hodge, Lewis, Birchall, Mitchell etc etc.

 

[gaskin]

3 weeks for that is very excessive imo

It is the new sanction. The AFL changed it so that instead of being referred directly to the tribunal as it has been in the past the MRO can hand down a 3 week ban if it fits certain criteria which it does since Allir was concussed.

 

[freo84]

Yes, prior to the season there was a lot of talk about the Hawks young talented list and strategical genius of a coach. Freo... bottom three or four team at best.

Hawks have a couple of good pieces but nothing like what they had with Franklin, Roughy, Hodge, Lewis, Birchall, Mitchell etc etc.

It frustrated me to no end to be compared to the Hawks all preaseason. We are so much better than they are.

 

[pK75]

It frustrated me to no end to be compared to the Hawks all preaseason. We are so much better than they are.

We danced underneath the radar

 

[freo84]

We danced underneath the radar

We're in full camo.

They won't see us until it's to late.

 

[malpaso]

We danced underneath the radar

See ya later, See ya later

 

[largebus]

Mainboard thread for the Hawthorn game is just a massive shitfight between Hawks supporters over Mitchell.
Hugely entertaining reading

 

[Freomaniac]

I'm enjoying watching Carlton fans have a whinge about the umpiring against the Cats.

I agree the Carltonistan fans are a bunch of arrogant flogs, especially the young ones aged 25 or under.

I love the free kick count....

14 free kicks to 10 and they still couldn't win

 

[poshman]

I'm enjoying watching Carlton fans have a whinge about the umpiring against the Cats.

Where is this happening.. I am going to go a post about how free kicks don't influence games and how a free kick 20m out isnt more important than one on the wing.

 

[Freomaniac]

How he gets Eagles games. Grew up barracking for the WCE and practising bouncing the ball at recess and lunch.

So .... He is a wannabe Dean Margetts?

Bwahahaha the West coast eagles complain about the Free kick count vs the suns.



No issues with the free kick count when the eagles beat the dockers 11 times in a row from 2015-21.

Dean Margetts had a hand in all those derby wins too.

Is it a coincidence that when Dean Margetts retired at the end of 2021, the eagles struggled? LoL

 

[Freomaniac]

Free kicks 12 to 3 against the eagles, they must be wondering why the rules have changed since last week

Because Dean Margetts isn't an umpire at eagles games anymore!

Dean Margetts retired at the end of 2021.

Eagles... How many games have they won since round 1 of 2022?

 

[FreoGirl]

3 weeks for Jack Higgins for his tackle on Aliir Aliir would rule him out of the St Kilda game against us in Round 10 at Marvel but some of the commentators I've heard today on radio and TV want St Kilda to challenge it and get it reduced or even dismissed.

first time I have ever agreed with Kane Cornes - he thinks that 3 weeks is fair

they have nothing to lose my contesting it

 

[Freomaniac]

Williamson isn't umpiring today

Is Williamson another Dean Margetts wannabe?

Kram do you know this? We don't get umpires that barrack for Freo in derbies. LoL

 

[Deathly]

Mainboard thread for the Hawthorn game is just a massive shitfight between Hawks supporters over Mitchell.

Media actually told them all that they had a good list and would be contending finals. I'm enjoying watching those losers suffer.

 

[Freomaniac]

Mainboard thread for the Hawthorn game is just a massive shitfight between Hawks supporters over Mitchell.
Hugely entertaining reading

I saw that.

I wished we had the hawks problems. Argue about the current coach 15 or 20 years from now after Justin Longmuir gives us 2 or 3 Premierships in a 10 or 12 year period

 

[Mags98]

Rory Sloane

9

Rory Sloane

Age

34

Ht

183cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

11.9

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

6.6

5star

CL

5.7

5star

D

15.3

4star

K

7.3

3star

HB

8.0

4star

M

1.3

1star

T

3.3

4star

CL

4.2

5star

D

22.2

5star

K

8.6

4star

HB

13.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

6.0

5star

CL

4.6

5star

hanging up the boots, good player and good career! bit of a shame to go out this way though

 

[Quazar2]

Rory Sloane hanging up the boots, good player and good career! bit of a shame to go out this way though

so many issues with the eye, you just can't risk it. Top player and an absolute shame to be forced to retire, like Gus Brayshaw. The sadder part of this sport...

 

[largebus]

He was cooked but that's a sad way to go out.

Detached retinas are no joke, a workmate got one without warning and if he hadn't had surgery quickly he wouldve lost sight in that eye for good. On the footy field it would've been a matter of time.