The Association Football AFL Thread 3.0

[jod23]

Jodly strikes me purely as a West Coast fan and has little knowledge about the game as a whole.

From the uniqueness of Fitzroy's 1916 premiership to the flaws of the Argus system.
How Waverley came to be.
How Geel and NM have a unique bond that kept both in the league against the pushback from Ess/Carl.
The introduction of the 10 year rule.
The zoning system, how it was manipulated and then replaced.

We could go on.

Da **** has that got to do with anything hahahaha

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I know we're not successful but it's irrelevant to people moving clubs. Why don't you accept that you make shit up constantly?

Two team town. Both will get their fair share of good players as 1 club will never have the currency to repeatedly get all the good players, and some move for opportunity and if there's already competition in their spot at the other club well that makes the choice easier.

The best player returning to Perth this year went to Freo, reckon that has been the case for a while as well. Historical success means little if you're shit now.

 

[Bradesmaen]

You think success is irrelevant to people moving clubs?

I mean... ok haha.

Overall success yes, otherwise Essendon would have people lining out the doors. Similar with Richmond having won 3 flags recently - everyone is leaving.

Again, why do you make shit up?

 

[jod23]

Two team town. Both will get their fair share of good players as 1 club will never have the currency to repeatedly get all the good players, and some move for opportunity and if there's already competition in their spot at the other club well that makes the choice easier.

The best player returning to Perth this year went to Freo, reckon that has been the case for a while as well. Historical success means little if you're shit now.

We're never shit for long. That's the difference.

 

[gaskin]

Jodly strikes me purely as a West Coast fan and has little knowledge about the game as a whole

You just described the overwhelming majority of WC supporters.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Da **** has that got to do with anything hahahaha

Because like your Liverpool fandom it shows a very simplistic understanding of the wider game. With a tunnel visioned view from the prism of the clubs you follow.

You say St.Kilda have 1 flag in well over 100 years, and they do.

But a lot of success over the years has come about thanks to rules that would seem stupid today.

Collingwood winning the last two in its 4 peat under the argus system. A system whereby the last match of the season would be retrospectively classed as the Grand Final if the minor premier won, but a PF if they lost as they could challenge and get a replay.

Or how the clearance system changed in 1973 with the 10 year rule allowing players to move easier, and NM won two flags in 4 seasons as a result.

Or 1998 as the Crows - who finished 5th - lose their first final by close to 10 goals and don't get eliminated. But instead get a 2nd chance.

There's also premierships whereby there was no Grand Final held.

I could go on and on

 

[Art Vandelay_]

We're never shit for long. That's the difference.

Well you're going to be shit for a while this time. 4 years and counting...

 

[RossFC]

I hope Richmond draft 8 Richard Tamblings

If they do, crows will be there to give them 8 first rounders and 8 3rd rounders for them.

 

[jod23]

Because like your Liverpool fandom it shows a very simplistic understanding of the wider game. With a tunnel visioned view from the prism of the clubs you follow.

You say St.Kilda have 1 flag in well over 100 years, and they do.

But a lot of success over the years has come about thanks to rules that would seem stupid today.

Collingwood winning the last two in its 4 peat under the argus system. A system whereby the last match of the season would be retrospectively classed as the Grand Final if the minor premier won, but a PF if they lost as they could challenge and get a replay.

Or how the clearance system changed in 1973 with the 10 year rule allowing players to move easier, and NM won two flags in 4 seasons as a result.

Or 1998 as the Crows - who finished 5th - lose their first final by close to 10 goals and don't get eliminated. But instead get a 2nd chance.

There's also premierships whereby there was no Grand Final held.

I could go on and on

What's your actual point though.

Teams win and lose Premierships, yes many different rules and ways to win over the 100+ years of the sport.

Even in all those changes and rules, some clubs are traditionally successful and others arent. That's all I was telling the Freo fans but they get upset about it.

 

[jod23]

Well you're going to be shit for a while this time. 4 years and counting...

Maybe, people said that about us the last time we were really shit, then next minute we were playing finals.

 

[RPCB]

This is going to be histories biggest “I told you do” when Chad Warner

1

Chad Warner

Age

23

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

4star

CL

0.0

1star

becomes a Fremantle player in 12 months.

 

[Bradesmaen]

This is going to be histories biggest “I told you do” when Chad Warner becomes a Fremantle player in 12 months.

Yeah but WCE won 4 flags in 38 years so doesn't matter, even if we win the flag and get Warner

 

[RPCB]

Yeah but WCE won 4 flags in 38 years so doesn't matter, even if we win the flag and get Warner

I am sure that is what Tim Kelly tells to himself after every 13 to 28 goal loss over the last 3 years.