A.F.L. Thread II

[Jono]

Lol Crows. Lions did everything they could to throw it away but Crows still lost. Crazy stuff.

If they still manage minor premiers, they really will be the worst I've ever seen.

 

[Jono]

hey north and richmond, you suck just like we do!

Benchy is gonna have a field day with this

 

[Jono]

Mark Harvey and Voss to get that bloke who went inside, and put him in a handicap match in the boxing ring.

That was Rockliff, the same guy who kicked the winning goal lol.

Rich was epic in the centre square in that last minute. So good from him.

 

[Spikey]

i have now turned off so north can win now

 

[vic_orthdox]

Was in the car picking up some stuff, hopped out of the car and North were four goals down.

Finished a Skype call with my folks, they were 20 points up... whaaa?

 

[Spikey]

the only time i turned on the match again was the start of the 3rd when that guy who usually can't kick kicked a goal for pies. turned it off again. what a match winner i am

 

[Burgey]

Never mind Brisbane and the pretender North Numpties, the big winners last night were the Swans. Great results for Sydney, assuming they seal the deal this arvo.

 

[Burgey]

Griffin has brought his own ball. 25 touches before half time

 

[howardj]

This time next week North v Freo

If Freo win, Carlton almost certainly can't make the 8

If North win, Carlton almost certainly will make the 8

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

That push in the back call against Murphy was disgraceful.

 

[Spikey]

surprised Skinner's been allowed to play with whatever he's got around his neck

 

[Burgey]

Reading the ladder as it currently stands, it seems if the Swans beat Hawthorn next week they'll be minor premiers, won't they? Barring a massive percentage battering in the last round from Geelong?

 

[howardj]

Fairly dispiriting day of football, to be honest.

To be clear, there's always been **** teams, and **** games.

There's just too many of them now, in my learned opinion.

18 teams - they've reached a tipping point.

The number one question, in my view, when you expand the comp, should be not the demographics/corporate support of the area, or the TV deal, but rather....just where are you going to get the extra 35 players for the new team from? This consideration is just not prominent enough when expansion comes up.

 

[Burgey]

Fairly dispiriting day of football, to be honest.

To be clear, there's always been **** teams, and **** games.

There's just too many of them now, in my learned opinion.

18 teams - they've reached a tipping point.

The number one question, in my view, when you expand the comp, should be not the demographics/corporate support of the area, or the TV deal, but rather....just where are you going to get the extra 35 players for the new team from? This consideration is just not prominent enough when expansion comes up.

Agreed. It's why North needs to merge with Melbourne and the Dogs.

16 the right number..

 

[Spikey]

gaj really oughta stop trying to steal jobe's brownlow

 

[howardj]

Eagles v Pies
Swans v Hawks

Next week

Barn burners, both of them

 

[vic_orthdox]

Nah, the biggest issue is not the quality of players, it's two fold:

- how the start-up teams have decided to go about building their team
- the delayed focus on development, in terms of coaching resources, by some of the sides that are now struggling (Melbourne and Port Adelaide, and Richmond only catching up in the past two years)

 

[BoyBrumby]

Round Twenty-One Tipping Update

Reasonable to meh week on the whole. Augustus going rogue does mean that once again between us we called every game correctly.

No tips from Johnners, so round's lowest, etc

Weekly

morgie 7
howard 7
altoz 7
HDS 7
Brumby 6
skd 6
Benchy 6
Jono 5
Spikey 5
Johnners 5

Weekly extras to everyone in a medal position and the Heefster, who pulls clear of his tie with the bench and above dav in the process.

Overall

1) howard 141.11
2) altoz 135.09
3) morgie 135.07
4) Brumby 133.06
5) Jono 131.06
6) HDS 129.04
7) skd 128.07
8) Benchy 128.03
9) Johnners 111.01
10) Spikey 100.04

Round Twenty-Two Fixtures

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

 

[Johnners]

Jono's "going for gold" campaign off to a good start then.

 

[Jono]

Started this campaign 3 weeks ago. Try to win ffs.