Mega Thread Port Forum 'General AFL Talk' Thread Part 18

[tribey]

Is it the talent they draft or is it the development blackhole that is the GC? Hard to say. I think it's just the combination of everything.

They are going to be staring at an exodus real soon. Some good talent has given them plenty of time to come good. They might shuffle off now it looks like there is just more pain coming, even for less money.

Rankine and Luko odds on to leave if it continues. Both may go to the Crows if they get some good draft capital. If I was the Crows I'd be preparing for that.

Their initial crop including free agents was terrible compared to the Giants, and having an unproven coach in Guy McKenna to ride solo versus the hyper-experienced promo/inspo/premiership duo of Sheedy and Choco was like chalk and cheese.

Gary Ablett aside, Campbell Brown, Jarrod Harbrow, Nathan Bock, Jarred Brennan, Josh Fraser, Michael Rischitelli and Nathan Krakouer versus Phil Davis, Callan Ward, Luke Power and Tom Scully, plus going balls deep on Adam Treloar, Dylan Shiel, Toby Greene, Will Hoskin-Elliott, Devon Smith, Stephen Coniglio and Dom Tyson.

Makes you wonder how things had planned out if they came in the year after and vice-versa.

 

[Steve Dore]

How was that not a mark to Buddy?

 

[JimmyBC]

Preventing North from merging with Fitzroy is arguably the #1 strategic error the league made in the AFL era.

You instantly create a medium-sized club with 40000-45000 members, leaving Brisbane to always be Brisbane with the entire Queensland catchment to nurture until the Suns come along, give or take 5,000 members.

The Kangaroys

 

[Alyx]

Sounds like they have a work experience kid in the ARC tonight.

 

[PowerBaz]

Yea.. gulp

I want to see Ken in a deck chair at the G.

 

[tribey]

The Kangaroys

The rest of the AFL: “Nah, we’re worried we’re going to create a superteam”

Also the rest of the AFL: “yeah, you totally can add the best Fitzroy players and Jonathan Brown’s father-son rights to Jason Akermanis, Michael Voss, Justin Leppitsch and Alastair Lynch!”

 

[Doctor Feel]

How serious is Gerard Healy. Do you reckon he has any sense of humour? His commentary is like buzz killington.

 

[Imhotep]

God it's good to see Buddy Franklin play again.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Bulldogs with the cue so deeply in the rack that it simply ceased to exist.

 

[JimmyBC]

The rest of the AFL: “Nah, we’re worried we’re going to create a superteam”

Also the rest of the AFL: “yeah, you totally can add the best Fitzroy players and Jonathan Brown’s father-son rights to Jason Akermanis, Michael Voss, Justin Leppitsch and Alastair Lynch!”

The mergers & culls needed in Melbourne that could only have happened in the 90's.. such a missed opportunity.

*The Bears was a great nick man.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Oh boy. Hope buddy is OK.

 

[Sleezy]

The mergers & culls needed in Melbourne that could only have happened in the 90's.. such a missed opportunity.

*The Bears was a great nick man.

Pressure rating(TM) off the bottom of the chart.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Why was it time on while Kennedy rolled around on the floor and ****ed about before taking his kick ten's of seconds later?

 

[RossFC]

Holy ****

 

[Doctor Feel]

Kelly!

Riccardi it was hahah

 

[JimmyBC]

Great finish

 

[bomberclifford]

I’m GWS for the next 60 secs

 

[TeeKray]

Contrast the Giants franchise to the SUNS franchise. Chalk and cheese.

 

[GoTheMightyCrows]

Great commentary Gerard

"Swans had two people chasing after one people"

 

[Doctor Feel]

Oh boy!

 

[Doctor Feel]

HERECOMESA TORP

 

[bomberclifford]

Of all the frees to call.

 

[RossFC]

Bloody hell that was crazy

 

[bomberclifford]

That’s awesome for the Giants. I’m pumped.

 

[Hammer#8]

Swans due for a loss