Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 24

[_VXV]

Interesting question - so I looked it up. Mooney is listed at 1.95m/99kg and Bellchambers at 2.02m/106kg)

Once you reach 92kg or so you're in the unlimited heavyweight class for amateur and pro boxing. So both qualify.

It's really up to the contenders to match up their fitness, reach etc once they step in the ring. Capability obviously the key.

BTW, Mike Tyson was about half a foot shorter than his opponent when he became undisputed heavyweight champion and 1987. His technique, power (and sharper teeth) kept him there despite fighting opponents much taller and with greater reach.

Mooney was just way out of his class - kept just at reach distance and and failed to keep his gloves up making him an easy target for a stronger guy with a greater reach.

Bellchambers himself said on one of the fox shows this week he was 130 when first approached & had got down to 123. Either way it was ridiculous for these two to engage, mooney’s an idiot

 

[240volt]

Carlton fans remanince the good old days when they were successful. Problem is that this occurred before salary caps and auditing became a thing and now they have been shyte ever since. Good luck trying to rejuvenate the grand old Carlton culture.

Carlton Pigs Arse!!

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Vossy

"We got lots of inside 50s. We kept the ball in our half"

If I didn't fear they would sack Voss before we sacked Ken it would be funny.

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[240volt]

Voss was going places on this forum after the first 4 games,3 wins and a draw.
Going places sooner than expected.

 

[JimmyBC]

Vossy

"We got lots of inside 50s. We kept the ball in our half"

If I didn't fear they would sack Voss before we sacked Ken it would be funny.

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His pressers are diabolical "it's disappointing to be disappointed" lol

 

[DaTBird187]

Ahh yes. The dulcet tones of Alistair Lynch gasping for air as he talks.

Has he got Chronic Fatigue again?

 

[ibd77]

Has he got Chronic Fatigue again?

Maybe those "medically required" steroids during 01 to 04 seasons are finally starting to wear off.

 

[chiwigi]

I know. I thought what freaky magic makes an 8 point lead an insurmountable thing, for around 3 quarters it was unpassable.
Last Friday night we were fed steak, tonight fish fingers.

Sydney had an 8 point lead with 15mins to go and one commentator said a Carlton comeback at that point would be something like ‘monumental’.

I was like ‘eh’?

 

[Visenfest]

That’s why I hate the installing caretaker coaches

I still very hard to judge them thanks to the dead cat bounce / new coach effect we see so often that occurs and also once a caretaker gets a few wins it’s very hard for clubs to overlook them thanks to public pressure.

The problem is that a proper recruitment process takes time, which may not be feasible mid season. The other option is to allow the existing coach to complete the season, and use the time to go through a proper recruitment process.

 

[Finest of Wines]

Voss will rightly cop it but the Carlton list build has been diabolical. Their players 15-22 are North Melbourne tier scrubs.

Edit: what does Blake Acres add to that midfield?

Blake acres was garbage last night. Would be surprising if he had one effective disposal

 

[davesnothere]

Vossy

"We got lots of inside 50s. We kept the ball in our half"

If I didn't fear they would sack Voss before we sacked Ken it would be funny.

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Voss has the backing of the board.
Ken doesn't.

It's a conundrum. Who's more at risk of losing their job?

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

They're coming (including Nick Stevens)

 

[Buget]

The problem is that a proper recruitment process takes time, which may not be feasible mid season. The other option is to allow the existing coach to complete the season, and use the time to go through a proper recruitment process.

The ironic things is, the Carlton recruitment boss that set up that list is now at the Saints….

Two teams that will likely be in the wilderness for some time.

 

[240volt]

Carlton have struggled since the draft came in.
John Elliott and his boxes of brown paper bags was the driving force behind Carlton’s success in the early days then later on you had Richard Pratt cooking the books with at one stage having 15 players working for Visy as “environmental ambassadors”
Throw in all the number one picks they had after tanking for years and you have the most corrupt sporting organisation ever in Australia.
May there suffering last for ever.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Carlton have struggled since the draft came in.
John Elliott and his boxes of brown paper bags was the driving force behind Carlton’s success in the early days then later on you had Richard Pratt cooking the books with at one stage having 15 players working for Visy as “environmental ambassadors”
Throw in all the number one picks they had after tanking for years and you have the most corrupt sporting organisation ever in Australia.
May there suffering last for ever.

Their top players are good but bottom 6-10 are poor. Guys kicking out on the full etc.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

 

[tribey]

Something like 2/3 of AFL clubs rely on AFL funding to be viable. We're one.

If I could drop an asterisk grenade with that statement.

If Port Adelaide monopolised all the premium timeslots (including the exclusive blockbusters such as ANZAC Day and Monarch’s Birthday) with all the sponsorship opportunities that entails,

Had 9 local rivals to fill its matchday ticket allocation,

Didn’t have to directly and indirectly prop up a local competition by paying for its AFL license for a second time and having its matchday revenues siphoned in perpetuity,

I’m tipping we wouldn’t have to ‘rely’ on AFL funding.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

 

[Marmozet]

Aged well.

 

[tribey]

Aged well.

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The numbers from last night are extraordinary. Voss learned well.

 

[Sir Watchalot]

That is BRILLIANT. Why have I never seen this?

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

If the Carlton Football Clubs sole purpose is to torture Carlton fans, they are the most successful organisation in history. — Titus O'Reily May 26, 2023

 

[Sir Watchalot]

If I could drop an asterisk grenade with that statement.

If Port Adelaide monopolised all the premium timeslots (including the exclusive blockbusters such as ANZAC Day and Monarch’s Birthday) with all the sponsorship opportunities that entails,

Had 9 local rivals to fill its matchday ticket allocation,

Didn’t have to directly and indirectly prop up a local competition by paying for its AFL license for a second time and having its matchday revenues siphoned in perpetuity,

I’m tipping we wouldn’t have to ‘rely’ on AFL funding.

No but the grass is always greener on the other side. If we were big money earners in our own right then we'd be discontented because we'd be tithed to support those who still relied on AFL funding.

 

[Burningleviathan]

At this point the moment Carlton wins a final will be like VE- Day for the Vic media.
Full on campaign to wear their home strip if they play away to Port. Ha.
Long may they fail so we can avoid such nausea inducing coverage.

 

[TazD]

The numbers from last night are extraordinary. Voss learned well.

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