A.F.L Thread

[benchmark00]

Hamill is not a tall forward he is 184cm which is par for the course for an AFL midfielder these days.

If he had put his head over the footy and played the ball instead of over running it to snipe Steve Johnson he wouldn't be injured.

How many people 184cm can match Hamill for strength? That's the issue.


Jono, McGuire is a man on man backman for starters, comparing him to Cornes and Whitnall is like comparing Phil Matera and Tony Lockett, totally different type of players. It's not only me who rate him that highly, listen to Walls (even though he is a knob), Lyon, Healy and SOS, just some who spring to mind who I've heard say he's in the top handful of backman in the league.

 

[Jono]

He's not a complete man-on-man, its not like he's Glass. Considering you sometimes see Maguire storming through the centre and slotting goals from 55m out on the run, he's clearly not in the same mould as your Glass or Fletcher is he?

Maguire plays man on man when the oppositon have two tall targets, such as against Sydney, or if Hudghton is getting owned and a change is needed, such as against Melbourne when Neitz ripped a new hole into Hudghton and Maguire.

Speaking of Neitz, how good was he in that 3rd quarter.

 

[ash chaulk]

Lyyyyyynnncccccchhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Linda]

Lyyynnnncccchhhhh

 

[benchmark00]

He's not a complete man-on-man, its not like he's Glass. Considering you sometimes see Maguire storming through the centre and slotting goals from 55m out on the run, he's clearly not in the same mould as your Glass or Fletcher is he?

Maguire plays man on man when the oppositon have two tall targets, such as against Sydney, or if Hudghton is getting owned and a change is needed, such as against Melbourne when Neitz ripped a new hole into Hudghton and Maguire.

Speaking of Neitz, how good was he in that 3rd quarter.

Every backman runs off when their team has the ball. Whitnall and Cornes don't play on anyone even if the opposition have the ball.

 

[pasag]

On another note Jono, your boys are going to get smashed today.

Shocker.

 

[Jono]

Deep down you knew you were never a chance, even in the first quarter

Didn't have the defence to keep all of Richo, Schulz, Stafford and Simmo quiet. Way too tall for Thornton and the like.

By the way, give Rainesy the NAB Rising Star now. He's a shoe in. What a gun, we have 3 Rising Star nominees, and I reckon Howat may get one this week as well.

 

[Linda]

By the way, how was that Irish guy in Brisbane today... apparently started playing AFL last season or something ridiculous, and gets the job on Judd and Cousins.

Edit: removal of laughing smiley, its starting to give me the whoops.

 

[pasag]

Deep down you knew you were never a chance, even in the first quarter

Didn't have the defence to keep all of Richo, Schulz, Stafford and Simmo quiet. Way too tall for Thornton and the like.

By the way, give Rainesy the NAB Rising Star now. He's a shoe in. What a gun, we have 3 Rising Star nominees, and I reckon Howat may get one this week as well.

Among other things it has been our main problem all year. Our forward line is quite good, midfeild is standard and up and coming but our defence is really really bad and Whitnall is wasting his peak form on it.

I really hope that this years recruiting focuses mainly on tall defensive type players, because they are really the key to us winning matches.

Anyways, pity about Richmond finding form right before the finals which they miss out on by a game or so. If they would have won a game ot two more when they should have, well,. who knows?

 

[pasag]

Oh and Marc Murphy should be quite high up on the rising star count, even though he has missed quite a few games. But yeah, I would think Raines would be favorite.

 

[benchmark00]

Marc Murphy would've won the rising star by so much, big shame he'll miss 7 or so games at the end of the season. Experts said it was he best first season by a player they've ever seen, and that's a big wrap.

 

[Jono]

Anyways, pity about Richmond finding form right before the finals which they miss out on by a game or so. If they would have won a game ot two more when they should have, well,. who knows?

Yeah exactly, if Richmond had won the Freo game like they should have, they may have been able to sneak into finals. None the less, assuming they beat Essendon and lose to West Coast in the next 2 rounds, that'll be 11 wins for the season. Last year we won 10. In the past two seasons under Wallace, Richmond's record would thus be 21-23, which is fantastic considering the previous year before Wallace became coach we only won 4 games that year.

The future is looking damn bright with players like Raines, Deledio, Tambling, Polo and Foley. Add a fully fit Nathan Brown into that forward line, and hopefully Coughlan returning after his knee reconstruction next year, then 2007 should be a good year.

 

[benchmark00]

Tigers will play finals.

Oh hell yes!

Who are their competitors? Freo? LOL. Geelong only have one more loss and then they're screwed, and Richmond just beat Port Adelaide at home. I know it hurts you all to believe Richmond will finally be there in September, because its just too crazy to fathom, but its quite possible now.!

Look, I don't want to seem like a ****, but I find the Freo comment hilarious right at the minute.

 

[pasag]

Found this from June:

Richmond will make the top 8.

 

[Jono]

Look, I don't want to seem like a ****, but I find the Freo comment hilarious right at the minute.

It hurts me more than you know. There's a reason why I've been whinging about why Freo are suddenly good the last few pages of this thread, and its not because their song is ****.

 

[benchmark00]

It hurts me more than you know. There's a reason why I've been whinging about why Freo are suddenly good the last few pages of this thread, and its not because their song is ****.

Hahaha.

Yeah, I'm sure if you go through this thread you'll find a ridiculous prediction from everyone. I just thought the Freo one was a gem.

 

[Hoggy31]

It's the pointy end of the season, so it'll be pretty interesting to see what people come out with on this: http://afl.allthestats.com/misc/ladderpredict.php

 

[Hoggy31]

I came out with this:

# Team Pl  W  L  D   PF   PA Pt  Perc 
2 Adelaide  22  17   5   0  2328  1621  68  143.6  
1 West Coast  22  17   5   0  2245  1849  68  121.4  
4 Fremantle  22  15   7   0  2028  1942  60  104.4  
5 Sydney  22  14   8   0  2115  1696  56  124.7  
6 Collingwood  22  14   8   0  2274  1958  56  116.1  
8 W Bulldogs  22  14   8   0  2306  2072  56  111.2  
7 St Kilda  22  13   9   0  2040  1787  52  114.1  
3 Melbourne  22  13   9   0  2140  1929  52  110.9  
 
9 Geelong  22  12  10   0  2028  1963  48  103.3  
10 Richmond  22  11  11   0  1910  2169  44   88.0  
13 Kangaroos  22   8  14   0  1841  2176  32   84.6  
11 Port Adel  22   7  15   0  1914  2149  28   89.0  
12 Bris Lions  22   7  15   0  1897  2284  28   83.0  
14 Hawthorn  22   7  15   0  1831  2244  28   81.5  
15 Essendon  22   3  18   1  1943  2433  14   79.8  
16 Carlton  22   3  18   1  1795  2363  14   75.9

 

[Jono]

Yeah the Ladder Predictor is awesome, but the problem with it is, every year I end up trying to manipulate it so Richmond make the 8. Did the same thing last year lol.

Anyway realistically this is what I got.

# Team Pl  W  L  D   PF   PA Pt  Perc 
1 West Coast  22  18   4   0  2253  1841  72  122.3  
2 Adelaide  22  17   5   0  2322  1627  68  142.7  
5 Sydney  22  14   8   0  2115  1696  56  124.7  
6 Collingwood  22  14   8   0  2284  1948  56  117.2  
7 St Kilda  22  14   8   0  2064  1763  56  117.0  
3 Melbourne  22  14   8   0  2158  1911  56  112.9  
4 Fremantle  22  14   8   0  2020  1950  56  103.5  
8 W Bulldogs  22  13   9   0  2260  2118  52  106.7  
 
9 Geelong  22  11  11   0  2022  1969  44  102.6  
10 Richmond  22  11  11   0  1920  2159  44   88.9  
13 Kangaroos  22   8  14   0  1853  2164  32   85.6  
11 Port Adel  22   7  15   0  1904  2159  28   88.1  
12 Bris Lions  22   7  15   0  1897  2284  28   83.0  
14 Hawthorn  22   7  15   0  1813  2262  28   80.1  
15 Essendon  22   3  18   1  1965  2411  14   81.5  
16 Carlton  22   3  18   1  1785  2373  14   75.2

 

[cameeel]

 #	Team	Pl	 W	 L	 D	  PF	  PA	Pt	 Perc
 1 	West Coast 	22 	18 	 4 	 0 	2247 	1847 	72 	121.6
 2 	Adelaide 	22 	17 	 5 	 0 	2338 	1611 	68 	145.1
 5 	Sydney 	22 	14 	 8 	 0 	2095 	1716 	56 	122.0
 3 	Melbourne 	22 	14 	 8 	 0 	2152 	1917 	56 	112.2
 8 	W Bulldogs 	22 	14 	 8 	 0 	2306 	2072 	56 	111.2
 4 	Fremantle 	22 	14 	 8 	 0 	2016 	1954 	56 	103.1
 6 	Collingwood 	22 	13 	 9 	 0 	2250 	1982 	52 	113.5
 7 	St Kilda 	22 	13 	 9 	 0 	2018 	1809 	52 	111.5
 9 	Geelong 	22 	11 	11 	 0 	2016 	1975 	44 	102.0
10 	Richmond 	22 	11 	11 	 0 	1914 	2165 	44 	 88.4
14 	Hawthorn 	22 	 8 	14 	 0 	1849 	2226 	32 	 83.0
11 	Port Adel 	22 	 7 	15 	 0 	1904 	2159 	28 	 88.1
12 	Bris Lions 	22 	 7 	15 	 0 	1929 	2252 	28 	 85.6
13 	Kangaroos 	22 	 7 	15 	 0 	1829 	2188 	28 	 83.5
16 	Carlton 	22 	 4 	17 	 1 	1823 	2335 	18 	 78.0
15 	Essendon 	22 	 3 	18 	 1 	1949 	2427 	14 	 80.3