A.F.L. Thread II

[Jono]

Great slap on the ground afterwards though. Almost as good as Rohan Smith after the 1997 preliminary final when the Crows came back and beat the Dogs.

Will try and find some footage.

 

[Jono]

Got it - YouTube - 1997 AFL Prelimary Final Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs 2

25 seconds in. Poor bastard.

 

[benchmark00]

Yeah, massive devoness. Love the dogs. Hate the Crows. Bad result all round really.

Libba celebrating early. So haunting.

 

[Matt79]

I like the Dogs, but generally Libba deserved anything he got and then some.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Nah, best game of all time for mine. I lived right near Footscray at the time too. Loved it.

Much like the '98 prelim.

 

[benchmark00]

****.

 

[pasag]

Great to hear Cousins is out, was seriously worried. Hopefully he has a few more games left in, but probably not. Hear he has a really good influence on the Richmond kids, hopefully he stays on in some capacity for his benefit as much as anyone elses.

 

[Matt79]

The stuff coming out about systemised use of No-Doz and sleeping pills is a bit uncool.

 

[benchmark00]

That **** came out in 2004 or 2005 (can't remember exactly).

I remember I tried No-Doz before a game once after I heard Nathan Brown did it and it made me have a spew at half time. Never tried it again.

 

[Mr Casson]

So Nathan Brown and I have something in common - we both had to have No-Doz before he played a game.

 

[pasag]

Didn't think that stuff actually worked. Tried it a few times before exams but never had much of an effect.

 

[benchmark00]

So Nathan Brown and I have something in common - we both had to have No-Doz before he played a game.

YouTube - Nathan Brown Goal vs Bombers

 

[pasag]

Lance Whitnall is massive.

 

[Mr Casson]

YouTube - Nathan Brown Goal vs Bombers

I meant at Richmond tbh.

 

[AFL_Fan]

Wrote another article

9.30am. Dad and I were in the car, and off to the place they call the ‘Cattery’... a place opposition fans dread due to parking, reserve seating and habitual poor performances over the last 2 years. We were ready for a long road trip, accompanied by an optimistic belief that North could pull of the unthinkable and defeat the Cats in the Cattery.

?Trip down the highway? | Thebigtip

Anyone been to the cattery before? Past experiences?

Feel free to comment.

Shame the Roos could not win though. Pods another bag of 5.

 

[AFL_Fan]

The Legends game was good.

Newman can kick straight. Needs to be Collingwood's goal kicking coach.

Strauchanie was back. Pickett's torp was sensational.

 

[Mr Casson]

West Coast way over the odds this week.

Melbourne v Essendon should also be a pretty good encounter for a bottom 8 fixture.

 

[howardj]

The stuff coming out about systemised use of No-Doz and sleeping pills is a bit uncool.

Agree with what they said on the Backpage show last night.

Everything these days is so unnatural. Why can't you come down with a couple of beers in the dressing room rather than artificially come down with sleeping tablets. I really believe players need to wind down properly after matches, not dope themselves up. Bring back the quiet beers after games. It's cathartic and team building too.

As for Cousins, you'd think wanting another season at Punt Road as he does, that he'd be trying to tick every box possible. Getting confused about the proper dosage is his fault, and once again interrupts his consecutive run of matches and good performances that he was starting to build up. Every time he gets a run of games under this belt, he misses a week or two - whether through injury, punch ups or pills. Then he has to go back and start again with his match fitness which is so important to an older player.

 

[Matt79]

Hazards of drafting a ****-up, regardless of how good he is when on the park.

 

[Mr Casson]

Hazards of drafting a ****-up, regardless of how good he is when on the park.

Like Didak?