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

[bedford]

Meant you were a news hound

Prefer Morris

 

[KingV23]

Prefer Morris

How about Spencer?

 

[bedford]

How about Spencer?

who

 

[bedford]

Tom Papley

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Tom Papley

Age

28

Ht

177cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

9.1

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

12.3

3star

K

8.9

4star

HB

3.4

2star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.4

5star

D

13.4

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.6

5star

has a horse in the 1st at Caulfield , number 2

 

[bedford]

Tom Papley has a horse in the 1st at Caulfield , number 2

And wins

 

[wolftone57]

I am a bit concerned that a Fitness Manager/Coach, who oversaw the Richmond fitness regime, has jumped ship after only a few seasons.

We have a bad habit of ignoring advice on players fitness in finals, but mainly Grand Finals. McDonald was obviously injured in the GF. Mills was fit. I just can't see the sense of ignoring both medical & fitness advice. Hi ow many times in Horse's tenure has this happened? 2014, 2916, 2022 & 2024. You can't win the Big Dance with unfit players

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[dosser]

I am a bit concerned that a Fitness Manager/Coach, who oversaw the Richmond fitness regime, has jumped ship after only a few seasons.

We have a bad habit of ignoring advice on players fitness in finals, but mainly Grand Finals. McDonald was obviously injured in the GF. Mills was fit. I just can't see the sense of ignoring both medical & fitness advice. Hi ow many times in Horse's tenure has this happened? 2014, 2916, 2022 & 2024. You can't win the Big Dance with unfit players

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Pretty sure a fitness coach has very little to do with assessing injuries.

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[The King!]

And wins

Maybe that Horse should be our coach

 

[kickthething]

Doing a reno and and going through some old stuff and stumbled across this……good times…

 

[caesar88]

I am a bit concerned that a Fitness Manager/Coach, who oversaw the Richmond fitness regime, has jumped ship after only a few seasons.

We have a bad habit of ignoring advice on players fitness in finals, but mainly Grand Finals. McDonald was obviously injured in the GF. Mills was fit. I just can't see the sense of ignoring both medical & fitness advice. Hi ow many times in Horse's tenure has this happened? 2014, 2916, 2022 & 2024. You can't win the Big Dance with unfit players

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It's quite common for people in those roles to change employers fairly regularly. We forget that for us, it's our beloved football club, but for them it's just stepping stones to further their career (and more power to them.)

There were players with injury question marks all over our grand final this year, for both teams. I was less bothered by the selection of an injured player and more bothered by the fact Horse selected McDonald in particular whilst injured, showing a complete unwillingness to budge from the three-talls, so much so that he'd rather play a tall under an injury cloud than simply adjust and restructure the forward line.

 

[Mister B]

• Luke Parker, who is likely to be in North colours in 2025.
• Taylor Adams, not picked in any of our finals sides.
• Hayden McLean & Joel Amartey, probably in our bottom four players.
• Only one defender??

Take your pick. It's a mess.

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So I guess I'm doing a cut and paste job using one of the pictures from this years calendar?

 

[Mister B]

I have seen them mannequins as well. They were on the field on GF day.

Trigger warning please.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

F/S has completely demolished the impact of Academy players especially in terms of success.

Ashcroft brothers/Daicos brothers could deliver multiple premierships.

 

[caesar88]

F/S has completely demolished the impact of Academy players especially in terms of success.

Ashcroft brothers/Daicos brothers could deliver multiple premierships.

Whilst I agree that the AFL will ensure that every equalisation measure put in place to help us is countered by a reactionary measure to appease the 'traditional' states... it helps that these father-son players show up in grand finals, unlike our academy players.

 

[KingV23]

I say scrap the F/S system.

 

[Olian]

I say scrap the F/S system.

It’s a nonsense.

 

[bedford]

It's not

 

[caesar88]

It's not

Do you think Collingwood win the premiership last year without Moore and the Daicos brothers?

 

[Callipygian]

I say scrap the F/S system.

It's a tradition that hasn't worked to our advantage much to date. But I think traditions do add colour to our game and it's one thing that makes AFL different to the big US sports.

 

[Olian]

It's a tradition that hasn't worked to our advantage much to date. But I think traditions do add colour to our game and it's one thing that makes AFL different to the big US sports.

It’s worked in reverse at Sydney. Potential f/s in Dunkley and Daniher have won premiership’s against us. However, Hawks F/S Josh Kennedy won a flag with us.

It’s a tradition to the old VFL teams. WA/SA teams haven’t benefited at this stage and Suns and Giants are a long way off.

 

[Kiama Chris]

It’s worked in reverse at Sydney. Potential f/s in Dunkley and Daniher have won premiership’s against us. However, Hawks F/S Josh Kennedy won a flag with us.

It’s a tradition to the old VFL teams. WA/SA teams haven’t benefited at this stage and Suns and Giants are a long way off.

It's interesting that we are 150 years old but haven't gotten much benefit from F/S.

 

[Olian]

It's interesting that we are 150 years old but haven't gotten much benefit from F/S.

Luck plays a part. Pies, Cats have done well. Bulldogs have benefited.

Brisbane through Ashcroft seem to have struck gold.

However, the rest haven’t benefited a great deal.

 

[bedford]

It's a great tradition and should stay .
Those whinging wouldn't be if Skilton or Kelly's boys were guns , we might have an offspring of say a JPK going forward ,some clubs are lucky some aren't. Goodbye

 

[kelpie_X]

Do you think Collingwood win the premiership last year without Moore and the Daicos brothers?

They should be allowed to play for the clubs their fathers' played for if they so wish. But clubs should be made to pay for that privilege. That's the unknown part that I don't like about the system. Are they going to be good or are they not.

Put them in the draft, give the fathers' clubs a way to get them to their club if the player so wishes. But it must be at a cost to the club in terms of draft value. If they are touted to go at pick 1, then make the club pay pick 1.

I like the tradition. I would be so proud to have my son follow in my footsteps at the club I played for. Yes I would be proud if they played for someone else, but there would always be that little bit of "wouldn't it have been great if...."

 

[kelpie_X]

It’s a tradition to the old VFL teams. WA/SA teams haven’t benefited at this stage and Suns and Giants are a long way off.

Boo ****ing hoo. So what? They will eventually.