42 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Ok, but I am partial to those brown crackers with the raisins/sultanas. Also no Brazil nuts as not my taste. 

what's this got to do with bananas?

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

what's this got to do with bananas?

Well you know bananas and cheese crackers come from the same supermarket. 

12 hours ago, Redleg said:

I think the Smith Curse is still with us. 

Has any other club lost their most important player? Does any other club have the injury list we have? We lose a game we dominate with poor kicking while the other side can't miss. Similar the next week where we lose by a couple of points after leading with 2 minutes to go and gifting the last goal. Our players get the heaviest suspensions which cost one or both games lost. Ollie continues to dominate. Our so called stars are not starring. Injured players play against us and dominate. Gus injured again.

Etc. 

Our most optimistic year for over a decade, well for some anyway. 

Cool vent Red. Way to go.

12 hours ago, Redleg said:

I think the Smith Curse is still with us. 

Has any other club lost their most important player? Does any other club have the injury list we have? We lose a game we dominate with poor kicking while the other side can't miss. Similar the next week where we lose by a couple of points after leading with 2 minutes to go and gifting the last goal. Our players get the heaviest suspensions which cost one or both games lost. Ollie continues to dominate. Our so called stars are not starring. Injured players play against us and dominate. Gus injured again.

Etc. 

What is this football related rant doing on this thread? Where are the moderators? 

However it is a fair comment, but my reply is we have reverted to our normal state over the past 20 years. Last year was an anomaly for so few injuries, our norm for as long as I can remember is 10 to 12 on the injury list with 4 or 5 of those being in the best 24. That is our lot I am afraid, unlike the Dorks, the Cats over the past 10 years. 

Life often throws up a curve ball...

flies a bit like a banana.,..

Peel with it !

Come Mr. tally man, tally me banana.

On Sunday, April 23, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Redleg said:

I think the Smith Curse is still with us. 

Has any other club lost their most important player? Does any other club have the injury list we have? We lose a game we dominate with poor kicking while the other side can't miss. Similar the next week where we lose by a couple of points after leading with 2 minutes to go and gifting the last goal. Our players get the heaviest suspensions which cost one or both games lost. Ollie continues to dominate. Our so called stars are not starring. Injured players play against us and dominate. Gus injured again.

Etc. 

Spencer down,  Smith ribs, others hobble like walking dead...

I take it back Red. You have a good point.

On 4/23/2017 at 8:41 AM, Redleg said:

I think the Smith Curse is still with us. 

Has any other club lost their most important player? Does any other club have the injury list we have? We lose a game we dominate with poor kicking while the other side can't miss. Similar the next week where we lose by a couple of points after leading with 2 minutes to go and gifting the last goal. Our players get the heaviest suspensions which cost one or both games lost. Ollie continues to dominate. Our so called stars are not starring. Injured players play against us and dominate. Gus injured again.

Etc. 

?

On 23/04/2017 at 8:41 AM, Redleg said:

I think the Smith Curse is still with us. 

Has any other club lost their most important player? Does any other club have the injury list we have? We lose a game we dominate with poor kicking while the other side can't miss. Similar the next week where we lose by a couple of points after leading with 2 minutes to go and gifting the last goal. Our players get the heaviest suspensions which cost one or both games lost. Ollie continues to dominate. Our so called stars are not starring. Injured players play against us and dominate. Gus injured again.

Etc. 

Sounds a bit like doggies last year.

They kept plugging away got stronger and found a way to win.

We had so many good players but they were exhausted in the last, fumbles, lack of run poor decisions.

some of the poorer performers need to have a good hard look and lift or go back to Casey. Hogan perhaps performs better around the ground where he certainly creates a contest.While he is great one on one he can't match double and triple teams

Pedo Bugg Trengove all have experience at AFL level and could step in and up.

i reckon Jack Watts is showing his class, others should lift just through his presence.

We just have to look really hard at the Dons and beat them next week.

14 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Spencer down,  Smith ribs, others hobble like walking dead...

I take it back Red. You have a good point.

Well, the Smith curse bit might be right. Joel Smith gets a serious injury 15 minutes into his AFL debut, and Tim Smith gets a bad knee 1.5 matches into his career. All we need now is a banana shortage, and we can conclude we are cursed ...

Anyone got a spare ruckman at home they don't need?

On 23/04/2017 at 6:41 AM, Redleg said:

I think the Smith Curse is still with us. 

Has any other club lost their most important player? Does any other club have the injury list we have? We lose a game we dominate with poor kicking while the other side can't miss. Similar the next week where we lose by a couple of points after leading with 2 minutes to go and gifting the last goal. Our players get the heaviest suspensions which cost one or both games lost. Ollie continues to dominate. Our so called stars are not starring. Injured players play against us and dominate. Gus injured again.

Etc. 

So nothing has changed?

It is all about the next ALF season.

Is Greg venom Denim Malcolm Blight? 

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

Anyone got a spare ruckman at home they don't need?

I think we're going about this the wrong way trying to find a ruck replacement.

let's just take out everyone else's ruckman.

Well a good win after a messy first half. Time to treat myself to a banana smoothie.

10 hours ago, Redleg said:

Well a good win after a messy first half. Time to treat myself to a banana smoothie.

That first half was a shocker - I wonder what caused such terrible disposal from both sides.

18 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

That first half was a shocker - I wonder what caused such terrible disposal from both sides.

There was no first half. 

The AFL had an extended pre game show. Unfortunately there was no budget and press ganged the players instead in a very similar way the old 'footy show' of the sixties had a team a week doing a cabaret act that made Fitzroy St look like the Follies Bergere !!

There was only a 'shortened"  game thereafter....started after the Little league encore

Edited May 1, 20178 yr by beelzebub

On 26/04/2017 at 5:07 PM, CityDee said:

Is Greg venom Denim Malcolm Blight? 

Nope, he's just a blight. 

On 4/26/2017 at 7:05 PM, DemonFrog said:

So nothing has changed?

It is all about the next ALF season.

 There's another season? Spring?

Edited May 1, 20178 yr by ManDee

5 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

That first half was a shocker - I wonder what caused such terrible disposal from both sides.

I think the air con was on in the stadium and it created a slight breeze.

14 minutes ago, Redleg said:

I think the air con was on in the stadium and it created a slight breeze.

Was the turbulence from those planes zapping around !! 

Looks like Jesse is back for the Hawks game.

7 hours ago, Redleg said:

I think the air con was on in the stadium and it created a slight breeze.

I was informed by some self important little functionary in the second quarter of the Saints v Dees, when I asked for the air conditioning to be turned on as I was just about to collapse with heat apoplexy in the second quarter, that there was no such thing at Etihad. She ushered me into the St John Ambulance area where it was a fraction cooler at least. I expected to be revived by a gin and tonic taken orally. All I was offered was water. Appalling !!!!!!! No wonder we don't like Etihad !!!!

Btw..how did footy sneak in here

1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

Btw..how did footy sneak in here

It's a good distraction from the usual highbrow conversation.