Oppo Camp Non Geelong football (AFL) discussion 2025, Part 1

[Cataholic]

Still, we got a decade without a Hawks prelim.

They have won a single final since 2015.

Yeah, that's one consolation.

I just wanted to see them become a basket case for a while.

 

[Mr Meow]

Yeah, that's one consolation.

I just wanted to see them become a basket case for a while.

Well let's put it this way, if we don't make a prelim between now and 2034 we'd be pretty disappointed. They've gone through that. Let's see how they go now they're finally back in the mix.

 

[Cataholic]

Well let's put it this way, if we don't make a prelim between now and 2034 we'd be pretty disappointed. They've gone through that. Let's see how they go now they're finally back in the mix.

No, they wouldn't be happy, but I want them to wallow in abject misery for just a bit.

Not for too long though, mind you. Just the next decade or so would be ok.

 

[Mr Meow]

No, they wouldn't be happy, but I want them to wallow in abject misery for just a bit.

Not for too long though, mind you. Just the next decade or so would be ok.

We owe them in a grand final. Maybe 2025 will be the year.

 

[Cataholic]

We owe them in a grand final. Maybe 2025 will be the year.

That'd be the sweetest of all in my eyes.

 

[The rabbi]

Not a single person can fight just wild haymakers

At least over at Richmond they are training in grappling.
It looks like a bit of 'guard pass' training.

 

[Strange Cat]

At least over at Richmond they are training in grappling.
It looks like a bit of 'guard pass' training.

Hey it looks like my gym isn’t the only one having white belts month in grappling

P.S to the Tiger players move your feet back when standing up in closed guard passing

 

[Hamingja]

At least over at Richmond they are training in grappling.
It looks like a bit of 'guard pass' training.

Who are the players?

 

[cats_09]

7 news just mentioned that as well as Phillipou now managing a stress fracture in his femur, Rowan Marshall is dealing with a stress fracture in his pelvis

 

[patience]

It feels like a lot of players are breaking before the season even starts.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

It feels like a lot of players are breaking before the season even starts.

Not ours though which is a refreshing change of pace...

.... touch wood

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Not sure if it belongs here but Joel was at my local.cafe in Adelaide today catching up with Erin Phillips. Not sure what was on the agenda. Might be they are about to get expanded roles in the media.

Also, some idiot kept trying to talk to him about Ken Hinkley. Just let the man have a coffee ffs

 

[cats_09]

Not sure if it belongs here but Joel was at my local.cafe in Adelaide today catching up with Erin Phillips. Not sure what was on the agenda. Might be they are about to get expanded roles in the media.

Also, some idiot kept trying to talk to him about Ken Hinkley. Just let the man have a coffee ffs

Both are (were) employed by the AFL and guessing that Joel would likely be visiting the two SA clubs this week. The following is from an article Dec 2023:

AFL Executive General Manager Football Laura Kane is pleased to confirm the appointments of Erin Phillips and Joel Selwood to the AFL Football Operations department.

Premiership Captains in their own right, and more than 400 games combined, Phillips and Selwood will be specifically focused on the on-field football product and player engagement with the role supporting the football operations department relating to Game Analysis, Talent Pathways, Player Movement and Player Engagement across both AFL and AFLW.

I frustratingly can't find the info now but watched something on it a week or two ago, where Joel will be visiting all AFL clubs over the pre-season in the capacity as an AFL employee, and potentially from a leadership type perspective



Above quote link - https://www.afl.com.au/news/1072876...d-join-afl-football-operations-department/amp