Oppo Camp Non Giants AFL discussion

[Giant Strides]

We didn’t really hate Collingwood did we ? We were just pretending right ?

Giants can’t not make top 4 now. That result was massive


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I reckon we can still hate them ... but thank them for that single result.

 

[dlanod]

We didn’t really hate Collingwood did we ? We were just pretending right ?

If not for them and their falling over the line, the Giants would've played in the Grand Final last year. Just a reminder.

 

[Land of the Giants]

And don’t forget the Saints!

Cats are burying the Saints.

 

[GWS Goose]

Friends don't let friends say stuff they might regret when sober.

I do apologise, was being very self servicing

 

[Big Stinky Monk]

Fireworks in the showdown. Looks like Houston has played his last game for Power .... a decent suspension on the way. Unfortunately though, Crows have lost all focus on playing football

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

Cats are burying the Saints.

Not so much

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Not so much

This. Saints beat Geelong! Even though it seems Port will beat Adelaide

 

[Giant Pete]

Great day for us.
Saints beat Cats
Pies beat Lions.
Houston has a problem.

 

[Giant Strides]

Not that it changes anything from what was expected, but the Dogs are feasting on Kangaroo carcass today.

 

[ClockworkOrange]

Not that it changes anything from what was expected, but the Dogs are feasting on Kangaroo carcass today.

Hopefully the Poodles just gently drift into semi-complacency and have a light week on the track.

Glad we have the extra day’s recovery and break, albeit that we’ll need it for travel.



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[Land of the Giants]

Even more incentive for us to win this weekend:

Roos says Western Bulldogs could replicate 2016 grand final heroics

The race for the AFL finals reaches its thrilling conclusion this weekend, with seven of the nine having a direct effect on how the finals picture will finish.

www.abc.net.au

 

[dlanod]

Even more incentive for us to win this weekend:

Roos says Western Bulldogs could replicate 2016 grand final heroics

The race for the AFL finals reaches its thrilling conclusion this weekend, with seven of the nine having a direct effect on how the finals picture will finish.

www.abc.net.au

As potentially the only Melbourne based team, absolutely they could replicate 2016 IYKWIM.

 

[Battlepants]

Even more incentive for us to win this weekend:

Roos says Western Bulldogs could replicate 2016 grand final heroics

The race for the AFL finals reaches its thrilling conclusion this weekend, with seven of the nine having a direct effect on how the finals picture will finish.

www.abc.net.au

If we could knock them out of the finals in the last round 2 years in a row, I would be so happy

 

[MelbourneGWS]

If we could knock them out of the finals in the last round 2 years in a row, I would be so happy

I don’t know who I hate the most - Bulldogs or South Melbourne. In the end I know I should get over it, but I still can’t forgive the 2016 “win” the mutts got due to the VFL umpires - which robbed probably our strongest ever side of it’s inaugural premiership. With the Swans, whilst they may talk big and beat us in the home and away season, we own them in the finals with a 3 win - 0 loss record.

 

[dlanod]

I don’t know who I hate the most - Bulldogs or South Melbourne. In the end I know I should get over it, but I still can’t forgive the 2016 “win” the mutts got due to the VFL umpires - which robbed probably our strongest ever side of it’s inaugural premiership. With the Swans, whilst they may talk big and beat us in the home and away season, we own them in the finals with a 3 win - 0 loss record.

I do and it's not the Swans. Any antipathy to them is from the Lions days rather than the Giants - locally I feel like they're the yardstick we need to measure against rather than vie with them.

Support in Sydney definitely isn't a zero sum game where every person we recruit comes from the other, unlike in the saturated markets down south. The more the merrier.

On the other hand the Dogs can get ducked with a spiky pole.

 

[Orange crush]

I do and it's not the Swans. Any antipathy to them is from the Lions days rather than the Giants - locally I feel like they're the yardstick we need to measure against rather than vie with them.

Support in Sydney definitely isn't a zero sum game where every person we recruit comes from the other, unlike in the saturated markets down south. The more the merrier.

On the other hand the Dogs can get ducked with a spiky pole.

What did the Poles ever do to deserve that?

 

[Giant Strides]

OMG

Football journalist Sam Landsberger killed in collision at Melbourne intersection

Tributes are pouring in for the 35-year-old Herald Sun and Fox Footy journalist, who has died after being struck by a truck in Richmond on Tuesday morning.

www.abc.net.au

A well-known sports journalist has died after being struck by a truck at a Melbourne intersection.

Police responded to a collision in Richmond on Tuesday morning at the intersection of Bridge Road and Church Street at about 10:20am.

Sam Landsberger, 35, was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died a short time later.

My condolences to his friends and family.

 

[GWS Goose]

OMG

Football journalist Sam Landsberger killed in collision at Melbourne intersection

Tributes are pouring in for the 35-year-old Herald Sun and Fox Footy journalist, who has died after being struck by a truck in Richmond on Tuesday morning.

www.abc.net.au

A well-known sports journalist has died after being struck by a truck at a Melbourne intersection.

Police responded to a collision in Richmond on Tuesday morning at the intersection of Bridge Road and Church Street at about 10:20am.

Sam Landsberger, 35, was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died a short time later.

My condolences to his friends and family.

Awful.
I liked him on mid week tackle.
Very sad news.

 

[Giant Strides]

Jesse Hogan

23

Jesse Hogan

Age

29

Ht

196cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.0

4star

K

9.3

4star

HB

5.7

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

10.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.3

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

0.0

1star

G

0.0

1star

D

13.0

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

6.4

5star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.8

5star

is 13 goals ahead of Ben King

34

Ben King

Age

24

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

... really, really difficult to topple for the Coleman Medal now.

But, wait until Sunday afternoon!

 

[Giant Strides]

AFL “considering two options” as strikes threaten to scupper Hawks v Roos clash in Launceston

“The last resort, which is an option is, Marvel Stadium.”

www.sen.com.au

 

[Battlepants]

With the way Geelong are scoring it looks like they'll be winning by at least 100 points.

Which is good for us. Win or lose tomorrow we should be playing our first final in Sydney.

 

[Giant Strides]

Good thing Jezza wasn't closer in the Coleman race given how Weagles have laid down.

 

[BarryAglett]

With the way Geelong are scoring it looks like they'll be winning by at least 100 points.

Which is good for us. Win or lose tomorrow we should be playing our first final in Sydney.

Geez. 100 point half-time lead to the Cats.
Our fate is still in our hands but the potential week 1 scenarios are all in play.

 

[MelbourneGWS]

Geez. 100 point half-time lead to the Cats.
Our fate is still in our hands but the potential week 1 scenarios are all in play.

disappointing that West Coast couldn’t put a better fight, although there’s still the second half. So essentially

• we lose to the Bulldogs tomorrow, and unless Port lose by 6-8 goals more than the margin we lose by, we will be 4th and play the Swans in the first week
• win and no matter what we will end up with our highest ever finishing position at the end of the home and away season! whether it is 2nd or 3rd depends if Port beats Freo or if our win is bigger than Port’s winning margin by 6-8 goals

An exciting weekend of footy ahead!

 

[Big Stinky Monk]

Geez, lots of talk recently about strong cultures and building nicely for the future. If you can't show that you're prepared to fight until the end and just go through the motions, then it's all just talk.

Looking at you Melb, WC & North. Some pretty ordinary performances this round.