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Around The Grounds - Round 13


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In the AFL every club has or almost certainly will have it's divers/floppers/duckers/cheaters and it could soon be seen as "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" type of scenario. 

It should be remembered that it took many years for the (then) VFL to act on players throwing the ball out in front of themselves in order to milk a holding the man decision ... the issue was out of control, went on for years and it wasn't just Kevin Bartlett exploiting the rule.   All clubs had their fair share of players doing the same thing as to what KB was doing.

This current contentious ruling is following a similar path - only a zero tolerance stance will fix the problem.  A Band-aid approach simply won't work.

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18 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Oh dear Scotty, you really shouldn't start slandering umpires with untrue statements right before your vanilla team of geriatrics starts playing teams in the top 8.

How delicious to see them being found out. They'll struggle to stay in the 8 if this keeps up, much less top 4.

If that occurs, it will remind me of us 2004-2006. Fell off a perch and found out by mid season. I don't think North will miss the finals, but they're going nowhere and have been for a decade at least.

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It would be nice to see brisbane upset the weagles. 

On nth, Mark Evans was on mmm footy today. Did not sound like a happy man at all. If I was that nth official that told Brad what he thought he heard, if he still has a job, I will be keeping my head down all week and just do there job. 

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47 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

It's inmy early in his career and he has Waite and the P dish to fit in next too. Just like the way he goes about it with no fuss.

Waite not averse to staging either. 

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How great is this Brad Scott fiasco?
He simply doesn't have the temperament for the modern game. You can only coach what you can control. The rest isn't worth worrying about.
He just comes across like a spoilt brat all the time.

I can't wait for North to fall off the cliff when the game goes passed their older blokes. They are essentially Richmond with better players, but their better players are all 31+.

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Have a sneaky feeling this may be the week Leppitsch loses his job. Dead man walking. Don't listen to SF ET, double up on Leppitsch as first coach sacked.

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Feel a little sorry for Leppitsch but I'd be surprised if they don't have a caretaker coach ready to go...as early as Monday. There are real problems up there and having Matthews in some quasi - Mr Fix it role is, for mine, a clear indication that the AFL is ready to step in regarding the next coach. Sounds familiar.

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Very interesting conversation about the crowd at the Brisbane game. Hudson basically saying that the posted 12,000 attendance doesn't seem correct. He also hinted that the AFL used to doctor their attendance figures. I didn't think the commentators ever commented on these sorts of issues.

In other news, the Eagles are going nowhere. They've been lucky enough to play the Lions twice this year and any other team (except the Druggies) would have smacked them today.

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8 minutes ago, AdamPleb said:

Very interesting conversation about the crowd at the Brisbane game. Hudson basically saying that the posted 12,000 attendance doesn't seem correct. He also hinted that the AFL used to doctor their attendance figures. I didn't think the commentators ever commented on these sorts of issues.

In other news, the Eagles are going nowhere. They've been lucky enough to play the Lions twice this year and any other team (except the Druggies) would have smacked them today.

There's no question something has to give up there. It's a shambles. Still, we weren't gifted draft concessions until we were well and truly fcuked and neither should they be given anything. Besides, the AFL is too busy ensuring GWS wins the Premiership from 2017- 2020 to fully focus on them.

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11 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

There's no question something has to give up there. It's a shambles. Still, we weren't gifted draft concessions until we were well and truly fcuked and neither should they be given anything. Besides, the AFL is too busy ensuring GWS wins the Premiership from 2017- 2020 to fully focus on them.

If they do try to help Brisbane and the Gold Coast over the next 2-3 years that could really help us. Carlton, Collingwood, Richmond, North and even Hawthorn will need to start rebuilding through the draft and if all the top picks are going north, that will allow us to become very appealing to potential FA's if we continue to improve.

You're right though, something has to give. I think the Lep is a hopeless coach. I'd start by bringing in someone new there and then I'd consider giving them a PP if nothing turns by 2018.

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8 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

There's no question something has to give up there. It's a shambles. Still, we weren't gifted draft concessions until we were well and truly fcuked and neither should they be given anything.

Extra picks isn't going to solve it for them, as most of the good kids they have selected have walked. This highlights a retention problem, so there is a need to have better quality people in charge of player welfare up there. Unless the kids are from QLD or have a strong affiliation with them (ie. Schache), most will probably want to leave.

They have access to their academy kids, maybe they should be allowed to pay only 50% of the draft points as opposed to 80%.

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17 minutes ago, AdamPleb said:

If they do try to help Brisbane and the Gold Coast over the next 2-3 years that could really help us. Carlton, Collingwood, Richmond, North and even Hawthorn will need to start rebuilding through the draft and if all the top picks are going north, that will allow us to become very appealing to potential FA's if we continue to improve.

You're right though, something has to give. I think the Lep is a hopeless coach. I'd start by bringing in someone new there and then I'd consider giving them a PP if nothing turns by 2018.

Priority Pick!!

fcuk that idea this shambles won 3 in a row not so long ago. 

Merge them with Nought

almost happened in the 80's...

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7 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

If it's a PP they want, i'd only give them an after first round pick (not that it will affect us)

Make the club worth playing for. 

It is not a matter of loading up on draft picks...

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Brisbane should get a priority pick. Straight after their first. They are horrible and have been for a long time.

Mitch Robinson has walked into that team and has captained it at times. They have zero depth.

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1 minute ago, Night Crawler said:

Brisbane should get a priority pick. Straight after their first. They are horrible and have been for a long time.

Mitch Robinson has walked into that team and has captained it at times. They have zero depth.

I think SWYL said it best. Wasn't so long ago that they won three in a row. Perhaps they can go through a little fcucking hardship like the rest of us. Character building.

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6 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

I think SWYL said it best. Wasn't so long ago that they won three in a row. Perhaps they can go through a little fcucking hardship like the rest of us. Character building.

It has been well over a decade since that happened.

Go have a look at their list. http://www.lions.com.au/season/players/senior-players

Simply terrible.

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2 minutes ago, Night Crawler said:

It has been well over a decade since that happened.

Go have a look at their list. http://www.lions.com.au/season/players/senior-players

Simply terrible.

Tell that to Bulldog supporters. What was it? 54?

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