Teams Biggest Whipping Boys

[Noobz0r]

Toumpas, Pittard.... Westhoff

Pittard is old hat thank God.

Lobbe now.

 

[Mr Gurns]

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A skinnyfat AFL footballer? There's hope for us all

 

[BoydOHboyd]

Remember when people said Tom Boyd should take a pay cut half way through this year?

 

[Heaps of fun]

Remember when people said Tom Boyd should take a pay cut half way through this year?

By "people" do you mean Luke Darcy? That was shameful.

 

[LeverPuller]

Watts and Dom Tyson should grow out of it. Tommy Bugg has potential, he makes some odd decisions, and Melksham will find a spot as well.

Personally and for most Melbourne supporters I don't think anyone can overtake Tom McDonald besides his younger brother.

Tommy is probably the one, unfortunately so much of it is self inflicted

 

[ManOfClay]

By "people" do you mean Luke Darcy? That was shameful.

That was cam mooney wasn't it?

 

[master bate]

That was cam mooney wasn't it?

Was both. Darcy was more surprising given his close links to the Dogs.

 

[Randomizor]

Why is this thread tagged with only Victorian teams?

 

[Randomizor]

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Who's the lard ass?

 

[Topkent]

Brent Grgic/Simon Godfrey/Clint Bartram/Matt Jones and I believe Jake Melksham will give it a shake now

 

[The Slitherin' Snake]

Was both. Darcy was more surprising given his close links to the Dogs.

Yeah nah he didn't. Read the quotes not just the headlines

 

[The Slitherin' Snake]

Travis Cloke owns this thread.

Why? He hasn't played a game for his new club

For the Dogs, it would have to be Jong or Roberts at the moment

 

[Topkent]

Why is this thread tagged with only Victorian teams?

Because it's only important teams

 

[my name was taken]

Ralph Clarke retired and still gets blamed for losses

 

[Hellgood]

Despite Toumpas it is by far and away Lobbe. Toumpas doesn't get a game often enough to be considered a whipping boy whereas week after week the volume of angst Lobbe causes on the Port board is pretty amazing.

 

[Randomizor]

Because it's only important teams

But the Saints were tagged?

 

[TheGreatBambino]

Nathan Eagleton at times during his dogs career.

But poor Raph owns this thread.

 

[LordLucifer]

Stanton is the mainstay. Langford shows some potential. Goddard a personal favourite.

I don't understand why Stanton cops it like he does, I reckon he's an okay player.

 

[Topkent]

But the Saints were tagged?

To be fair I shouldn't be throwing stones in the particular house

 

[Dazb86]

Jong, Roberts and T.Boyd

 

[juss]

Vickery was the biggest one, now it has most likely been passed to Griffiths or Brandon Ellis

 

[Red Black and Blue]

I don't understand why Stanton cops it like he does, I reckon he's an okay player.

Multiple reasons like he reached a good standard so early that when he didn't improve on that it frustrated supporters, plus we haven't had the midfield balance to get the most out of his outside skill set, pushing him too far inside the contest. Which is problematic as he doesn't have clean hands under pressure and has a long ball to foot kicking action.

That said I think we've finally built the midfield depth to have him sit on a wing and link up. Also the reduction of rotations suits his natural elite fitness base, expecting him to have a great year.

 

[carnthedons]

I don't understand why Stanton cops it like he does, I reckon he's an okay player.

Incredible ability to kick into the man on the mark for me

 

[Joey longshadow]

Watching Brandon Ellis.... Well I was gonna say play but clearly that's not the right word,, anyway whatever the hell it is he's doing out there.. Honestly just really damages my calm, his momentum killing plays, his hand balling to flat-footed out of position surrounded teammates just so he doesn't have to take a tackle ,his baffling always chip it 20 metres backwards first instinct just shits me. And on a purely personal petty unkind and needless level, honestly he looks like he was born with the zika virus
And yes I'm aware it's easy for me to take pot shots from the cheap seats of not being out there, however I pay a grand + a year to watch his shit and he bafflingly is paid 300,000+ a year to serve it up

 

[Down at K Park]

At present, most seem to be pretty stoked on Henderson. He was solid in defence for much of the year. Struggled when played forward in the PF, but I don't think he garnered much ill-will for that given he was coming off an injury and that was a last-minute move by the coaching staff.

No way would he be a whipping boy. Had a great year until he hurt his knee.

Looks like we got the Carlton out of him pretty quickly.