AFL Round 6 (non MFC games)

[Sir Why You Little 36,763]

Hardwick.....Tick....Tock

[What 18,810]

Saints mounting a comeback

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,399]

True.

But the three players taken before Toumpas gave hardly set the world on fire either...

Love watching the doggies this year- they have drafted very, very well.

[Ted Lasso 18,914]

if not for the broken leg stringer would have been top 2

[daisycutter 29,462]

ferals winning all the stats and still down 7 goals

[Macca 16,743]

4 Jimmy Toumpas Woodville-West Torrens SANFL Melbourne

5 Jake Stringer Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup Western Bulldogs

6 Jackson Macrae Oakleigh Chargers TAC Cup Western Bulldogs

7 Oliver Wines Bendigo Pioneers TAC Cup Port Adelaide

The Doggies absolutely smashed those back to back picks after we took the Toump.

Really hope Toump can start to show something tonight. Those 3 guys we passed on and taken right after us are all freaks

The above scenario has happened hundreds of other times for the past 30 years. Often a number of the better players from any given draft are scattered all over the place.

It will happen again and again no matter how much we pay the recruiters. Expecting perfect results from a far from perfect system is unrealistic to say the least. Trying to project how good these draftees will be 3-5 years down the track is fraught with danger (as we've found out)

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Edited May 9, 2015 by Macca

[daisycutter 29,462]

aints kick last 6 goals armitage nearly 40 possies at 3q time. now only 2 kicks down despite only 32 i50s to 52

[Ted Lasso 18,914]

Can't see Hardwick seeing out the year

[Ethan Tremblay 30,481]

Can't see Hardwick seeing out the year

Didn't you hear? According to Hardwick the Toiges can beat anyone.

Must be strategic, giving the other teams a false sense of security then boom!

[daisycutter 29,462]

Didn't you hear? According to Hardwick the Toiges can beat anyone.

Must be strategic, giving the other teams a false sense of security then boom!

bit like malthouse's "can't see anyone beating us this year"

[daisycutter 29,462]

aints within a kick, 10 mins to go

[What 18,810]

Saints in front after trailing by 49

[praha 11,224]

Saints and Bulldogs have both overtaken us. Obviously the Doggies have, but the Saints have shown plenty this year. Last two weeks they've been great.

[praha 11,224]

Great win by the Saints. Leaped over us now. Better percentage. If we lose tonight our % could fall to 70% range.

[Ted Lasso 18,914]

The Hawks clash strip is awful, looks like a black shirt someone has vomited down the front of.

[John Crow Batty 8,832]

The ovehelming signature characteristic of this season so far has been big momentum swings. No early big lead is safe. Somehow when being pumped we haven't been able to join the comeback party yet.

Edited May 9, 2015 by america de cali

[Bang Bang Bang 5,784]

Imagine this board if we had done what the Dogs did today. Meltdown!!!

[John Crow Batty 8,832]

Imagine this board if we had done what the Dogs did today. Meltdown!!!

Have you forgotten the GWS game already?

[daisycutter 29,462]

armitage 45 possessions......who'd have thunk that?

[Bang Bang Bang 5,784]

Have you forgotten the GWS game already?

Fair point! But Dogs were much further in front and meant to be the real deal after beating Sydney. Back to earth for them.

[daisycutter 29,462]

Saints in front after trailing by 49

make that 55 points early in 3q

and won by 7. 62 point turnaround

Edited May 9, 2015 by daisycutter

[beelzebub 23,254]

Mitch Clark was not injured last night. He had a moment and Chris Scott's handling was superb. Clark needs understanding and support. Tweet from Robbo

sorry is he Melbourne...dont give a rats!! yeah call me names any one.. I really dont care

[John Crow Batty 8,832]

make that 55 points early in 3q

and won by 7. 62 point turnaround

We were 27 up at half time against GWS. They beat us by 45. 72 point turnaround. Would be 78 if we count the goal they got just before halftime. That was real bad.

[whatwhat say what 22,326]

GWS currently doing that scary array of midfielders thing against a Lewis / Hodge less Hawks.

[titan_uranus 24,931]

St Kilda's comeback is not good for our PR. Add them to the list of clubs people will say we should be around the level of but have 'gone past us'.

Of course, such comments are based on one win, against another side in the group of clubs who have supposedly 'gone past us' but couldn't beat St Kilda.

I'd personally put it down to the ups and downs of being a lesser club, but I guess 'gone past us' also works.