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Adam I am not watching but I don't find it funny at all. The Blues are being belted just like we were but the rebuild you are talking about most likely wont happen inside 10 years. How do you rebuild off the odd early draft pick to breach the gap the top sides now have? The trouble is they keep improving at the same rate you might because they are pulling in free agents and other out of contract guns looking for the easy ride to AFL glory that more than match your young gun recruits.

Anyway I notice that there are 99,000 people at the Gee tonight to watch a soccer match. AFL be very worried, if you are not already.

I had numerous posters have a go at me last year for daring to say soccer would be the major code in the next 20 years...

I might have to bring that down to 5 to 10 years now, maybe sooner unless Dill pulls his finger out.

In fact I think the AFL is too late to react, it's only a matter of time now.

 

I had numerous posters have a go at me last year for daring to say soccer would be the major code in the next 20 years...

I might have to bring that down to 5 to 10 years now, maybe sooner unless Dill pulls his finger out.

In fact I think the AFL is too late to react, it's only a matter of time now.

Zero sympathy. They've created the mess the game's in.

Except the AFL aren't really in competition with soccer. I know they think they are, but the A League is rubbish and is played during the cricket season anyway. If anything, cricket is in competition with soccer.

 

Jordan Lewis is amazing and probably still underrated.

Hope the Hawks don't look at the scoreboard and show any mercy just to smash them into friday night oblivion

Not sure who you think is under rating Lewis! I agree people get focused on Hodge, Mitchell or Rioli for very good reason but Lewis has always been pivotal for their side. Let's get this straight the Dawks have good players everywhere but their greatness is built around six players, Roughy, Mitchell, Hodge, Lewis, and?


Carlton players not even trying.

It's not quite tanking, but just standing around pretending to care isn't exactly losing with dignity. What a mess.

 

23 Goals!

Hahahahahahaaaa

So happy it's not us! ^_^

"We are the navy blue, we are the old dark navy blue, we're the team that never lets you down...." Oops ;)

The AFL cannot give Carlton anymore than 1-2 Friday night games next year.

Carlton's losing margins on Friday night:

69pts v WC
75pts v Coll
77pts v Cats
60pts v Swans
138pts v Hawks

They got 26,000 to the ground, this is meant to be two high drawing teams. I honestly think the AFL should look into making a few games flexible for the fixturing over weekends, perhaps make the Friday night and Sat arvo games rotatable. Carlton and the AFL has made an absolute mockery of the "prime time" slot.


Except the AFL aren't really in competition with soccer. I know they think they are, but the A League is rubbish and is played during the cricket season anyway. If anything, cricket is in competition with soccer.

For now...it's only a matter of time before they switch back to winter 'Adam'

The AFL cannot give Carlton anymore than 1-2 Friday night games next year.

Carlton's losing margins on Friday night:

69pts v WC

75pts v Coll

77pts v Cats

60pts v Swans

138pts v Hawks

They got 26,000 to the ground, this is meant to be two high drawing teams. I honestly think the AFL should look into making a few games flexible for the fixturing over weekends, perhaps make the Friday night and Sat arvo games rotatable. Carlton and the AFL has made an absolute mockery of the "prime time" slot.

Can't see why they would get any Friday night games next year.

Someone needs to explain this debacle. I am a big soccer fan, and although I find it hard to get excited for friendlies, I happily tuned into Real Madrid v Man City over yet another Friday night snooze fest.

Can't see why they would get any Friday night games next year.

They shouldn't, but they will. Because they are still technically one of the "power clubs". 2 absolute maximum, if they get more than us we should be kicking up a stink.

For now...it's only a matter of time before they switch back to winter 'Adam'

Not sure about that, mate. A-League crowds are down and they're frankly pretty ordinary. It's just not gonna happen. At least not in the next decade.

HOWS THAT

I win the chocolates

exactly 23 goals as predicted....effn genius

Noice! So what about the margin on Sunday? Will that be 23 goals too? :lol::blink::):o


Shocking for the competition. No joy in this even if it's Carlton. Only good footy news so far is the likelihood of GW$ losing Treloar because of the money Sheedy wasted trying to punish Melbourne.

I don't see how it's shocking for the competition. Would you rather see the Hawks waste 2 hours and not get out of first gear? The result was what it should've been

Great game at the end. Glad to hear Josh Gibson talk about getting the defensive job done with Lakey etc. God how fricking easy is it down back for the Dawks. But gee this is great or footy. The VFL did us in after 1950's domination when they bought in zoning in 1965. What do the AfL do about the Dawks? They have out done our era of domination. They need to be nobbled for the greater good of the comp.

Gee I note even channel 7 are using Harlem Globe Trotter music reviewing one of their plays. The whole league is a circus perhaps?

Not sure who you think is under rating Lewis! I agree people get focused on Hodge, Mitchell or Rioli for very good reason but Lewis has always been pivotal for their side. Let's get this straight the Dawks have good players everywhere but their greatness is built around six players, Roughy, Mitchell, Hodge, Lewis, and?

Lewis has been amazing for 2 seasons in a row, as has Roughead (coincidentally after Franklin left). Rioli has stepped up his game too, he's impacting more consistently now and being more mercurial (probably because his hamstring's healed)

Noice! So what about the margin on Sunday? Will that be 23 goals too? :lol::blink::):o

as previously predicted shizenhad costs us 5 goals, so we win by 4 goals

i'm on a roll

i like the boy

Only the good teams keep their opponents to 4 goals for the game :lol:


i'm in for 23 goals

and the winner is......

I always said the AFL dug their own hole overlooking us for a PP.

Now there isn't much justification giving out priority picks.

Carlton shouldn't get one and neither should any other side.

Remind me, what is Mike Fitzpatrick's job?

They shouldn't, but they will. Because they are still technically one of the "power clubs". 2 absolute maximum, if they get more than us we should be kicking up a stink.

Remind me, what is Mike Fitzpatrick's job?

 

Would you believe the rematch of this game comes on a friday night in round 23...what a farce

can't wait

sleepless in burwood


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