A.F.L. Thread II

[Jono]

North vs. Cats 94 prelim on Fox Footy right now. The infamous Mick Martyn game.

This bloke is having a field day:

 

[Jono]

Adrian Hickmott and Tim McGrath, the true rangas of Geelong pre-Lingy.

 

[Jono]

Wayne Schwass turnover on the half forward line crucial. Cost North a Grand Final spot.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Such a ridiculous game from Carey, that one. Might be a massive tool but he was a pretty good footballer.

 

[benchmark00]

Brock McLean, so dumb.

 

[Jono]

#Followseveryone

 

[benchmark00]

Surprised at the Telstra 3G network... able to get coverage over here in Europe.

 

[Jono]

 

[howardj]

Wrong usage of 'you're' too

 

[Jono]

Roos flagging their intent - AFL.com.au

Is he 'avin a laugh?

 

[Jono]

Roos flagging their intent - AFL.com.au

Is he 'avin a laugh?

Alternatively:

"Tell him he's dreamin'"

Either quote works, don't you reckon Benchy?

 

[benchmark00]

Think it was about the same ladder position that Richmond started talking premierships, so probs fair enough imo.

 

[Jono]

Good come back ****. Was the only way out of this one.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

And fmd at criticising Diesel and Harvey. Holy ****. Has to be the worst post in AFL thread history.

Wasn't posted by me so doesn't count tbf.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Carlton vs. Hawthorn (MCG)
Collingwood vs. Fremantle (MCG)
Adelaide vs. Richmond (Football Park)
West Coast vs. Gold Coast (Subiaco)
Sydney vs. Greater Western Sydney (Stadium Australia)
Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs (Docklands)
Geelong vs. Port Adelaide (Kardinia Park)
Brisbane Lions vs. Melbourne (The Gabba)
St Kilda vs. North Melbourne (Docklands)

Seems like a lot of top vs. bottom fixtures this week, so I've gone with the obvious. It'll probably mean I come unstuck.

 

[Jono]

First and last game the only good ones. Richmond could have pushed Adelaide had they not lost to North. Now they'll come out raging.

 

[Redbacks]

First and last game the only good ones. Richmond could have pushed Adelaide had they not lost to North. Now they'll come out raging.

The Saints worked the Crows out, like the Bombers did with the Blues, as a result the Tigers are a slight chance if they can implement the required structures to combat Adelaide simply going for numerical superiority at each contest.

 

[Jono]

We've gone to Adelaide and won before (obviously Adelaide a new team under a new coach etc.) but I really think we've come up against Adelaide at a bad time. Lot of scrutiny on them this week after their loss.

 

[Jono]

Carlton vs. Hawthorn (MCG)
Collingwood vs. Fremantle (MCG)
Adelaide vs. Richmond (Football Park)
West Coast vs. Gold Coast (Subiaco)
Sydney vs. Greater Western Sydney (Stadium Australia)
Essendon vs. Western Bulldogs (Docklands)
Geelong vs. Port Adelaide (Kardinia Park)
Brisbane Lions vs. Melbourne (The Gabba)
St Kilda vs. North Melbourne (Docklands)

 

[benchmark00]

The Saints worked the Crows out, like the Bombers did with the Blues, as a result the Tigers are a slight chance if they can implement the required structures to combat Adelaide simply going for numerical superiority at each contest.

That's not totally true. Although North beat them at the hard ball, they also very importantly beat them at the spread.

It's been mentioned by a few people that Adelaide don't work hard enough when they don't have the ball. I think they did look a bit flat last week and North just ran away from them.

In that respect, footy is taking a leaf from rugby union. It's all about committing the right number of people to the contest (breakdown) so that you can strike a balance between inside and outside. If you over commit you don't have enough people for the spread but if you don't commit enough you don't win the footy.

I think it's very much a by product of the tougher interpretation of the holding the ball rule. Back in the day you could get as many as you want to the contest because you could dive on it. Now when you get the ball you have to extract it.