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

[backtozero]

lol Carlton...


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Confirms what we already knew, the bravedogs and the Crows get a wicked ride.

 

[philreich]

Dunkley out for 3 months , does a lot of the tough stuff for the dogs be interesting to see how it effects them

Makes a mockery of Cam Mooney's April prediction of a Bulldogs v Melbourne grand final .

 

[philreich]

The Crows haven’t worked out the sub rule yet. 3 times they have used a key defender and now Tom Lynch yesterday.

They haven't worked out a lot of things, including how to be a proper club.

 

[Steve Dore]

Makes a mockery of Cam Mooney's April prediction of a Bulldogs v Melbourne grand final .

Not sure injuries to a key player makes a mockery of anyone's predictions unless they knew Dunkley was going to suffer a serious injury and the Bulldogs are a one player team.

 

[philreich]

Not sure injuries to a key player makes a mockery of anyone's predictions unless they knew Dunkley was going to suffer a serious injury and the Bulldogs are a one player team.

I'm not saying that - I'm simply highlighting the folly of making predictions 5 months before finals start. Plenty of water to pass under the bridge between now and then.

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Last night I heard Melbourne being 6-0 is the first time since 1965 that they have been 6-0.

I think, hang on, wasn't that the year they sacked Norm Smith.

So I look up 1965 season on AFL Tables. They were 8-0, 1st on the ladder. They lost their first game the next week.

So I look up when they sacked Smith. It was 22nd July 1965. They were 9-3 and they sacked him Thursday night after selection. They lost the match to cellar dweller North and finished the season 10-8 even after he was reinstated after that one game he didn't coach against North.

It was the final 4 days, they finished 7th, same number as wins as 5th and 6th but 4th Essendon won 12 games.

No wonder the curse set in for 22 seasons.

 

[GoPorts]

Last night I heard Melbourne being 6-0 is the first time since 1965 that they have been 6-0.

I think, hang on, wasn't that the year they sacked Norm Smith.

So I look 1965 season on AFL Tables. They were 8-0, 1st on the ladder. They lost their first game the next week.

So I look up when they sacked Smith. It was 22nd July 1965. They were 9-3 and they sacked him Thursday night after selection. They lost the match to cellar dweller North and finished the season 10-8 even after he was reinstated after that one game he didn't coach against North.

It was the final 4 days, they finished 7th, same number as wins as 5th and 6th but 4th Essendon won 12 games.

No wonder the curse set in for 22 seasons.

Imagine the roller-coaster of this board of Hinkley was sacked for one week then brought back in

 

[PAFC66]

Imagine the roller-coaster of this board of Hinkley was sacked for one week then brought back in

The board would crash and it would take a week to repair it

 

[GoPorts]

The board would crash and it would take a week to repair it

Worth it

 

[philreich]

Crows say it was all planned. I have a feeling that’s the first and last time we’ll see that cunning plan

It was as cunning as the power stance in the grand final.

 

[tribey]

Our games:
125.5
121.5
121.5
119.5
123.75
119.5

“The league probably wanted to get it to around 120”

— Chris “” Fagan

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

Derwayne said Adelaide went back to their old media playbook when explaining the Lynch situation.

That should be the standard response to crows BS PR spin. What page from the playbook are you using for this incident??

 

[Rising Power]

The break between goals is longer (for revenue purposes), and there are now reviews that sometimes drag on forever, there are probably a bunch of smaller less noticeable things being done to drag out the games more

The "The game is longer" argument is completely redundant.

The game is still 20 minutes of live play. There's just a hell of a lot of extra dead time in quarters now.

Our games:
125.5
121.5
121.5
119.5
123.75
119.5

"The games are too long"

Coaches also bemoaning reduced interchanges...you know, so players can get some rest. Seems like the extra time between goals gives players that opportunity.

 

[Steve Dore]

Last night I heard Melbourne being 6-0 is the first time since 1965 that they have been 6-0.

I think, hang on, wasn't that the year they sacked Norm Smith.

So I look up 1965 season on AFL Tables. They were 8-0, 1st on the ladder. They lost their first game the next week.

So I look up when they sacked Smith. It was 22nd July 1965. They were 9-3 and they sacked him Thursday night after selection. They lost the match to cellar dweller North and finished the season 10-8 even after he was reinstated after that one game he didn't coach against North.

It was the final 4 days, they finished 7th, same number as wins as 5th and 6th but 4th Essendon won 12 games.

No wonder the curse set in for 22 seasons.

 

[_VXV]

If Hamill had gone down 5 minutes into the last then Adelaide would be down a rotation in a tight game with Lynch unlikely to have hit the ground.

Good plan Nicks

 

[Doctor Feel]

lol notice how west coasts free kick differential hit the skids, and they are suddenly losing games.

 

[Grave Danger]

lol notice how west coasts free kick differential hit the skids, and they are suddenly losing games.

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Luke Shuey's only played ¾ of a game all year.

 

[philreich]

Richmond's finding form? They've lost three of their last 4 games.

Might be 4 out of 5, thanks to #freekickbulldogs.

 

[Cuzz09]

lol notice how west coasts free kick differential hit the skids, and they are suddenly losing games.

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We do have like our top 8 best players out too.

But yes we're not playing well.

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[RossFC]

lol notice how west coasts free kick differential hit the skids, and they are suddenly losing games.

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It will go back up when Luke Shuey is fit.

 

[Cuzz09]

Yes we will probably get more frees when guys like Shuey and Yeo come back because they hunt. At the moment we have more onlooker types.



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[BornPort]

Yes we will probably get more frees when guys like Shuey and Yeo come back because they hunt.

Lol. Yep that's it.

 

[Steve Dore]

Yes we will probably get more frees when guys like Shuey and Yeo come back because they hunt. At the moment we have more onlooker types.

lol, read that and thought, yep totally agree.

"... Shuey and Yeo come back because they're hunts"

Ducking hunts to be more precise.

 

[tribey]

Yes we will probably get more frees when guys like Shuey and Yeo come back because they hunt. At the moment we have more onlooker types.



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By the by, Joel Selwood has ‘hunted’ 812 times to Travis Boak’s 289, despite being taken in the same draft and Trav only playing 27 less games.

 

[Byrons Firen]

Lol. Yep that's it.

Hunt the ball is the dog whistle. Hunt the whistle with collapsing knees and sudden uncontrollable backward jerking of head accompanied by flailing arms

is the reality. Another reality is Gav Wanganeen wasn't above it either. It's a blight on the game