Round 9 Discussion

[bUCKET__]

We're like a doomsday cult after the doomsday event doesn't kick in.
To resolve the cognitive dissonance of having held onto him for yet another week of dire shitness, we swear blind that the fact that he actually scored a couple of points in H2 means this next one is the one he goes bang and recoups the 300 points he has us down vs people who started Jarrod Garlett, let alone Sexy Robbie.
We tell ourselves that yet another pink frilly underpants wearing half-ton brings us one week closer to that next silky ton, which is a stone cold certainty to be just around the corner now.
Leon Festinger should study SuperCoaches.
If I'm going down, I'm taking that prick Billings with me (and looping where I can).

Sunk cost fallacy is a way of life

 

[Juddy88]

Hurley hammy according to Jon Ralph, won't play this week and unlikely next week.

 

[pincrusher]

Hurley hammy according to Jon Ralph, won't play this week and unlikely next week.

Howe as well if the rumour mill is correct. Could be some real carnage this week.

 

[Juddy88]

Howe as well if the rumour mill is correct. Could be some real carnage this week.

Yes please, haha.

 

[Juddy88]

Whoever mentioned "hamstring awareness", I thought you were taking the piss but just saw it in FSN

 

[Geelong_Bisons_#36]

McGovern playing this week?

 

[Juddy88]

McGovern playing this week?

Calf, so who knows with the "hard turf" at Optus.

 

[PoopingHindi]

jesus ****ing christ.
Howe and Hurley both in my backline.
**** this, i'm out. see you next year kents.

 

[gutsroy]

Whoever mentioned "hamstring awareness", I thought you were taking the piss but just saw it in FSN

Been used a fair bit recently, first heard it with Tex Walker in Adelaide recently. Seems to be in vogue.

 

[gutsroy]

Sunk cost fallacy is a way of life

POTW, gold

 

[gutsroy]

Howe and Hurley will place a strain on some squads, especially any already carrying a Buddy or Kelly, a Walters or similar.

 

[Juddy88]

We're like a doomsday cult after the doomsday event doesn't kick in.
To resolve the cognitive dissonance of having held onto him for yet another week of dire shitness, we swear blind that the fact that he actually scored a couple of points in H2 means this next one is the one he goes bang and recoups the 300 points he has us down vs people who started Jarrod Garlett, let alone Sexy Robbie.
We tell ourselves that yet another pink frilly underpants wearing half-ton brings us one week closer to that next silky ton, which is a stone cold certainty to be just around the corner now.
Leon Festinger should study SuperCoaches.
If I'm going down, I'm taking that prick Billings with me (and looping where I can).

Life for those with Billings:

No matter how desperate we are that someday a better self will emerge, with each flicker of the candles on the cake, we know it's not to be—that for the rest of our sad, wretched, pathetic lives, this is who we are to the bitter end. Inevitably, irrevocably. Happy birthday? No such thing.

 

[Moustachio]

Despite the fact that it breaks all the rules of good SuperCoaching, I'm seriously considering:

- Playing 3 DEF rookies & 3 FWD rookies this week,
- Demoting 1 of Telly or Cogs (might get Jacobs'd) to the bench,
- Finishing my MIDs by bringing in Danger!

I made a similar risky move bringing in Macrae 2 weeks ago and it paid off. It was mainly based on fixtures & Danger's upcoming run looks juicy. Can lightning strike twice?

I started the season with 5 rooks on field... Sounds like you're going in circles...

 

[Gavin Excell]

Howe and Hurley will place a strain on some squads, especially any already carrying a Buddy or Kelly, a Walters or similar.

Great news

 

[SavDog23]

 

[hoddo]

Had Nic Nat, Walters and Buddy out. Looks like Nic Nat's return will be balanced out by a Hurley injury. Really need at least one of Walters or Buddy to play. Guelfi getting game would help too.

 

[Hai_Newman]

Hurley hammy according to Jon Ralph, won't play this week and unlikely next week.

Jeez Louise I just about traded him in last week....lucky.

 

[hoddo]

Yep definitely a role change over the past 3 weeks and his scores have reflected it. Would now be the second last rookie I'd trade out. Could be a handy F7.

 

[Hai_Newman]

Hmmm interesting....Seems like he's got some more money to make. Kellyesque

 

[THECHIEFTON]

Hurley....ffs. Need Walters and Deledio back or I'm stuffed again.

 

[Juddy88]

I thought I read Walters was hoping to be back this week, not confident?

 

[mochacinolatte]

Fyfe cleared. Both Curnow brothers referred to tribunal though for umpire contact.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Calf, so who knows with the "hard turf" at Optus.

I would have thought a Calf was more than a 1 week injury ? ......the instance of re-doing a Calf was pretty high ?

 

[Daniel McL]

Steven May gets a fine for umpire contact the week after Hawkins does...



Classic AFL. No consistency at all. May only deserved a fine absolutely but so did Hawkins, but the AFL had to “set a precedent” with the Hawkins one

 

[gutsroy]

Rookie-wise, other than those below, who could be in the frame?
(Cumming, Keeffe, Philipps, Ainsworth, Crossley)
Paul Ahern
Brayden Sier, Sam McLarty?
Will Brodie
Nathan Freeman
Charlie Constable(or already played 3?)
Not heaps in the pipeline, maybe.