Opinion Posts That Don't Deserve a Thread (Random Opinion or Questions)

[SwansProudly]

Random unexpected Swans sighting... while browsing photos from a boxing match, who should pop up but one Nick Blakey! He even had the caption, "Nick Blakey attends the such and such..." You've officially made it when you're getting snapped by professional photographers at public events.

Add Blakey to the 'Swans players the general media cares about' category, along with Isaac 'Washboard' Heeney & Buddy 'Bin Day' Franklin.

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so no mention of the Swan sitting next to him!

 

[Kiama Chris]

Random unexpected Swans sighting... while browsing photos from a boxing match, who should pop up but one Nick Blakey! He even had the caption, "Nick Blakey attends the such and such..." You've officially made it when you're getting snapped by professional photographers at public events.

Add Blakey to the 'Swans players the general media cares about' category, along with Isaac 'Washboard' Heeney & Buddy 'Bin Day' Franklin.

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With Rowbottom alongside.

 

[caesar88]

so no mention of the Swan sitting next to him!

Surely you weren't expecting them to recognise more than one Swans player!

 

[Ticky009]

Really like what they did with the lights in the Celtic game. Imagine the SCG but in red. Would be awesome I think.

 

[robbieando]

Really like what they did with the lights in the Celtic game. Imagine the SCG but in red. Would be awesome I think.

Sorry but I just threw up.

 

[Ticky009]

Sorry but I just threw up.

Is this a soccer thing?

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Is this a soccer thing?

Och Aye. I suspect robbieando may not be a Celtic fan.

Agree though the picture looks great. Imagine if the Club encouraged members to rock up with red and clear lights for night games.

Pre and Post game they could briefly turn down the main lights, play our anthem and time a 'lightning' light show with thunder claps when we are shaking 'down the thunder from the sky'. Would look great at the ground and on the telly.

 

[Ed_Gein]

Och Aye. I suspect robbieando may not be a Celtic fan.

Agree though the picture looks great. Imagine if the Club encouraged members to rock up with red and clear lights for night games.

Pre and Post game they could briefly turn down the main lights, play our anthem and time a 'lightning' light show with thunder claps when we are shaking 'down the thunder from the sky'. Would look great at the ground and on the telly.

Not a fan of that bheastly gangreen brigade, either. lol

 

[robbieando]

Och Aye. I suspect robbieando may not be a Celtic fan.

 

[SwansProudly]

Legal bump, no free kick

 

[kelpie_X]

Legal bump, no free kick

Can't believe she got carded for that. Pissweak sport

 

[hairy biker]

Just having a look at the Foxsports website and this was at the top of the page;



It would be appreciated if someone could join please to ensure that we don't miss any AFL news from the WSJ.

And of course by subscribing you will be helping the Murdochs to support truthful, accurate, objective, impartial, fair and accountable journalism.

 

[rustycrate]

His looks remind me of Lord Sidius the Sith lord. (Darth Vader's master).
Nice bloke.

 

[sataris]

His looks remind me of Lord Sidius the Sith lord. (Darth Vader's master).
Nice bloke.

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagieus the wise?

 

[rustycrate]

Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagieus the wise?

Taught his protégé too much. Could save others but not save his own life. Ironic.

 

[hairy biker]

OK so just had a look at the AFL website and specifically an article about the new numbers handed out by the clubs.

And this photo of the Geelong recruits caught my attention.



Now I'm sure Number 20 (James Willis) is a perfectly fine young man and a promising footballer*, but if I was a Geelong supporter I'm not sure the glasses and the Hitler moustache would inspire confidence.

* Actually I think he looks like a serial killer, who the gatekeeper will bar from the Player's entrance and send him round to where the stattos enter.

 

[scaryness]

OK so just had a look at the AFL website and specifically an article about the new numbers handed out by the clubs.

And this photo of the Geelong recruits caught my attention.
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Now I'm sure Number 20 (James Willis) is a perfectly fine young man and a promising footballer*, but if I was a Geelong supporter I'm not sure the glasses and the Hitler moustache would inspire confidence.

* Actually I think he looks like a serial killer, who the gatekeeper will bar from the Player's entrance and send him round to where the stattos enter.

I also saw that photo and really realised that AFL players with glasses is something I am so not used to. Can't think of a single person actually.

 

[hairy biker]

I also saw that photo and really realised that AFL players with glasses is something I am so not used to. Can't think of a single person actually.

Geoff Blethyn of Essendon back in the 1970s is the only name that comes to mind.
Kicked 107 goals in 1972 and still missed out on the Coleman medal!
Peter McKenna took it with 130 goals.
How times have changed.

 

[Kiama Chris]

See that Dustin Martin's father has died in NZ.

 

[hairy biker]

Interesting snippet about Samo Petrevski-Seton;

https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-c...il-jumper-numbers-for-new-recruits--c-5035672

During the announcement (of guersney numbers) West Coast also revealed a new moniker for Petrevski-Seton.

“Samo was named after his grandfather, Sam. Since his grandfather passed away, he goes by Samo, to respectfully differentiate from his late grandfather, which is culturally important,” West Coast said on their social media account.

I was aware of the use of images and names after death being important in indigenous culture, but I must admit it never dawned on me as to why he had started to be known as Samo.
Hopefully commentators will respect his decision.

 

[robbieando]

Hopefully commentators will respect his decision.

When we have commentators like BT and Dwayne Russell I don't hold my breath sadly.

 

[SwansProudly]

We will be yelling and screaming and jumping for joy in 2022

 

[SwansProudly]

Dustin Fletcher

Dustin Fletcher

Age

49

Ht

198cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.0

4star

K

12.3

5star

HB

3.7

3star

M

4.7

4star

T

1.2

3star

MG

301.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.2

4star

K

11.4

4star

HB

2.8

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.4

4star

's son Mason

Young Mason had fallen out of love with Aussie rules, and caught the American football bug.
“I got the feeling he just wasn’t enjoying his footy. You could see that he wasn’t enjoying it,” Dustin told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
“He had a good friend from school go over [to America] and do the program 12 months before him and he got picked up by Texas A&M which is a massive college obviously in America.

...

Against all the odds, Mason’s undefeated Cincinnati Bearcats (13-0) will be aiming to qualify for the College Football Play-off National Championship game when they face the Alabama Crimson Tide on New Year’s Eve (US time, New Year’s Day AEDT) in the Cotton Bowl Classic semi-final match at the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium.

...

Mason will soon be joined in the college football system by brother Max, who has accepted a full scholarship with the Arkansas Razorbacks next year.

Dustin Fletcher’s advice punted as son Mason prepares for US college play-offs

Despite having had one of the biggest kicks in the AFL, Essendon legend Dustin Fletcher’s attempts at giving son Mason punting advice largely fell on deaf ears as the latter forges a brilliant US college football career.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Millky95]

Dustin Fletcher's son Mason

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...

Dustin Fletcher’s advice punted as son Mason prepares for US college play-offs

Despite having had one of the biggest kicks in the AFL, Essendon legend Dustin Fletcher’s attempts at giving son Mason punting advice largely fell on deaf ears as the latter forges a brilliant US college football career.

www.smh.com.au

Will make a lot more money than his dad if he has a decent career

 

[Kiama Chris]

A Happy and Prosperous New Year to all our Big Footy Swans fans.
There's a lot to look forward to in 2022.