Opinion Unpopular Opinions: Dons Edition

[Red Black and Blue]

Why would the Bulldogs have wanted him? He wouldn’t get a game in their best 22.

He'd make every team in the comp as a Tom Lynch (ADE) style half forward. I reckon he averages over 2 goals a game when playing 70% time forward.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Laverde is very skilful, courageous and disciplined and will thrive once we have two actual, proper key defenders

Counter-argument: He's been very injury prone his whole career, his defending nous is pretty average and not a great ball user. 1-2 years tops.

If we have 2 proper KPD's, then I don't see how he's in the team tbh.

 

[doug85]

I floated this at the time - I would have done it.

I also would have been ok with including Merrett (not saying straight swap) in the deal.

Me too, was a very unpopular opinion , I stand by it though.

I wouldn’t have traded Zach though.

 

[Big Slam]

Zach Reid will not make it as a player and will play under 50 games of AFL football for Essendon.

 

[ghostdog]

Big Slam, yes, however, I reckon this opinion is now more popular than ever. This would therefore cancel out the bump.

 

[boncer34]

Big Slam, yes, however, I reckon this opinion is now more popular than ever. This would therefore cancel out the bump.

Think he's claiming nostradamus status.

 

[Kong]

Tsatas will be this board's whipping boy by the end of 2024.

 

[boncer34]

Let's cut to the chase.
Langford is trade bait.

This however is a terrible call in hindsight. I see why you didn't want the thread bumped.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Ned Cahill will play 100 games at AFL level

Unpopular

 

[Lore]

Joe Daniher will return to Essendon in the last few years of his career to create a romantic tilt at a flag and bookend once and for all the Daniher dynasty.

Romantic as that may be, idk if we'd win a flag with him sitting on the fence :\

- our history over the last 10 years with identifying and developing indigenous talent is embarrassing and we don't seem to even recognise it

Took the club another 18 months to figure that one out

Darcy Parish will be a tackling and two way running machine next season. And with the inclusion of Tsatas, Parish could likely change roles from a mid/forward to a defensive midfielder.
Either way, he will be elite, go close to winning the BnF, and fans won't want to lose him in free agency.

That is actually not a bad call. Will watch closely how he comes back tomorrow.

I've decided I like this thread.

Jones will be the best of your 1-3 year players.

This one seems to get more unpopular by the day.

The Bomber nickname is an anachronism and shouldn’t be a part of our future.

Still unpopular

 

[eth-dog]

Unpopular

Yeah, that wasn't great.

 

[citizen-erased]

Tsatas will be this board's whipping boy by the end of 2024.

seems unpopular around here, but ill raise you "Phillipou is overrated and wasn't worth a top 5 pick"

 

[dank420_]

Yeah, that wasn't great.

Should have said it differently.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Tsatas will be this board's whipping boy by the end of 2024.

Replacing shiel in the midfield set up and in the supporters' hearts

 

[eth-dog]

Replacing shiel in the midfield set up and in the supporters' hearts

Getting a gun inside midfielder that actually damages the opposition with speed whilst everyone fawns over Parish still

 

[ghostdog]

This however is a terrible call in hindsight. I see why you didn't want the thread bumped.

Touche!

 

[boncer34]

Getting a gun inside midfielder that actually damages the opposition with speed whilst everyone fawns over Parish still

 

[fairbump_playon]

One day we will read an article that says “After his early career was heavily interrupted by injury, premiership defender Zach Reid has played 90 of a possible 98 games across the last four years.”

“Speculation had been high that the firm hangar surface was contributing to the Bombers’ high injury toll. However researchers have identified that the long term injury list improved dramatically immediately after the club abandoned their 90s war plane logo.”

 

[Petrify]

Tsatas will be this board's whipping boy by the end of 2024.

With his kicking style, this is defs gonna happen.

My unpopular opinion:

Redman shouldn't be in the AA squad. Performs really well in all games we're winning but goes completely missing in games we're losing. Also costs us too many goals with lazy kicks across the goal/dumb 50's/free kicks

 

[boncer34]

With his kicking style, this is defs gonna happen.

My unpopular opinion:

Redman shouldn't be in the AA squad. Performs really well in all games we're winning but goes completely missing in games we're losing. Also costs us too many goals with lazy kicks across the goal/dumb 50's/free kicks

What's the stats like wins vs losses? I don't think it's that big a discrepancy tbh.

 

[Petrify]

What's the stats like wins vs losses? I don't think it's that big a discrepancy tbh.

Wins:
23.6 disposals
2.1 clangers
3.1 inside 50's
0.5 goals
105 supercoach (i know its not perfect, but at least it factors in effective possessions and the like)


Losses:
21.8 disposals
3.6 clangers
1.2 inside 50's
0.2 goals
80.2 supercoach

 

[boncer34]

Wins:
23.6 disposals
2.1 clangers
3.1 inside 50's
0.5 goals
105 supercoach (i know its not perfect, but at least it factors in effective possessions and the like)


Losses:
21.8 disposals
3.6 clangers
1.2 inside 50's
0.2 goals
80.2 supercoach

I mean. That's not exactly completely missing is it? Small discrepancies which you'd expect from a running HBF in losses.

 

[mike14]

I mean. That's not exactly completely missing is it? Small discrepancies which you'd expect from a running HBF in losses.

Yeah it's pretty even. The Cats game was clearly his worst, but the Brisbane game was very good stats wise; both losses

K

H

M

M gained

T

pressure Act

Goal

K

H

M

M gained

T

pressure Act

Goal

1​

22​

2​

6​

472​

1​

8​

2​

Haw

59​

Wins

17.875​

5.75​

7​

491.375​

2.875​

9.5​

0.5​

2​

17​

5​

7​

482​

6​

12​

0​

Suns

28​

Losses

16.6​

5.4​

5​

417.8​

1.2​

9.8​

0.2​

3​

15​

5​

6​

310​

1​

10​

0​

Stk

18​

4​

16​

11​

7​

494​

6​

12​

1​

GWS

13​

5​

14​

2​

3​

602​

4​

13​

0​

MEL

27​

6​

18​

5​

4​

540​

2​

7​

0​

Coll

13​

7​

12​

4​

3​

292​

1​

14​

1​

Gee

28​

8​

14​

7​

5​

379​

1​

10​

0​

Port

5​

9​

24​

6​

7​

568​

1​

8​

0​

Bne

42​

10​

21​

6​

8​

555​

2​

8​

0​

Rich

1​

11​

23​

8​

11​

591​

0​

2​

1​

WCE

50​

12​

15​

4​

6​

351​

3​

12​

0​

Nth

6​

13​

15​

8​

8​

384​

1​

9​

0​

Carl

34​

 

[joey_jo_jo]

With his kicking style, this is defs gonna happen.

My unpopular opinion:

Redman shouldn't be in the AA squad. Performs really well in all games we're winning but goes completely missing in games we're losing. Also costs us too many goals with lazy kicks across the goal/dumb 50's/free kicks

was thinking similar. Dont get me wrong I really love the guy but he escapes a lot of the criticism that gets directed at guys like hind/hepps etc for poor decision making/disposals.

 

[boncer34]

was thinking similar. Dont get me wrong I really love the guy but he escapes a lot of the criticism that gets directed at guys like hind/hepps etc for poor decision making/disposals.

I'd agree he does have a bit of teflon about him. I think TheGrizz might have said similar earlier in the season