Saturday Talking Point: The NAB Challenge

[Slartibartfast 16,889]

2 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

I passed on the footy yesterday afternoon to watch a movie with my wife. The film is called "Spotlight". It was absolutely outstanding (a candidate for a number of Oscars I'm my view), and watching it was a far more enlightening experience than seeing Buddy and Callum Mills playing in a glorified practice match but I will get to see players of that calibre in due course in real games later on. Incidentally, our coach (the official one) might not have been watching it either because he was spotted dining in Elwood at about that time.

Thankfully, there is a device that allows matches to be recorded on Foxtel and I might just catch a glimpse at some stage today or during the week. 

Meanwhile, the all-important NAB Challenge ladder is taking shape and the top four is already looking all too familiar. The Tigers are holding their spot in the eight:-

Fremantle 1 - - 90 30 300.00 4

Hawthorn 1 - - 53 32 165.6 4

North Melbourne 1 - - 117 73 160.3 4

Sydney 1 - - 81 60 135.00 4

Port Adelaide- 1 - 60 81 74.1 0

St Kilda - 1 - 73 117 62.4 0

Carlton - 1 - 32 53 60.4 0

Richmond - 1 - 30 90 33.3 0

Thanks for the summary of ladder positions to date Jack, seems at odds with your stated lack of interest but I'm sure it fits together somehow. If anything interesting happens I'll let you know so you don't have to trawl through hours of boring footy watching youngsters make their way.

I also missed it live but watched at my leisure later in the day.  Just for the record I don't think Rooey watches much footy other than senior AFL.  Spoke to one of the players who said the only two Casey games Rooey saw last year were the ones that his son played in.

Anyway Rooey isn't really our coach, Goodwin is.  I bet he watched along with the assistants. 

BTW, why are you recording these games if you've got no interest in them?

[daisycutter 29,334]

give it a break, fan, or go hire a room

[Wiseblood 24,637]

Just now, Baghdad Bob said:

Thanks for the summary of ladder positions to date Jack, seems at odds with your stated lack of interest but I'm sure it fits together somehow. If anything interesting happens I'll let you know so you don't have to trawl through hours of boring footy watching youngsters make their way.

 

Have you got a personal problem with WJ, mate?  Seems you follow him around in every thread and analyse every one of his posts.

Just an observation.

[Slartibartfast 16,889]

2 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

Have you got a personal problem with WJ, mate?  Seems you follow him around in every thread and analyse every one of his posts.

Just an observation.

Jack is a ripping poster, why wouldn't I read his contributions?

[Forest Demon 4,681]

The main thing I don't like about the NAB Challenge is the length of it. I mean, we have 4 weeks of it, and then a week off, before Round 1. Why are they doing split rounds for the first 3 weeks, when they get a week off before round 1 anyway, it makes little sense to me.

Just give everyone 2 games in 2 weeks, have a week off, and then get into the real stuff.

Edited February 20, 2016 by Forest Demon

[Sir Why You Little 36,630]

Why do they still have Super Goals?

who cares....

[sue 9,006]

6 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Why do they still have Super Goals?

who cares....

Agree.  NAB is an opportunity to experiment with new rules, but this one is never be used in the real season, so why continue with it.

[dieter 3,325]

On 2/19/2016 at 1:45 AM, bing181 said:

Yes, understand that, but Freeo looked a long way in front of Hawthorn.

Freo often look sensational early in the season: the business end finds them out.

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,213]

On 19 February 2016 at 1:45 AM, bing181 said:

Yes, understand that, but Freeo looked a long way in front of Hawthorn.

Did you watch the Hawthorn game? Were they trialling their new zone I've been hearing about?

[Sir Why You Little 36,630]

39 minutes ago, sue said:

Agree.  NAB is an opportunity to experiment with new rules, but this one is never be used in the real season, so why continue with it.

Drives me nuts!

just confuses the scoring and the commentators!!

[Whispering_Jack 29,196]

2 hours ago, Baghdad Bob said:

Jack is a ripping poster, why wouldn't I read his contributions?

Well said. You can say that again ?

2 hours ago, Baghdad Bob said:

Jack is a ripping poster, why wouldn't I read his contributions?

Bob, the ladder thing is not because I have an interest in the NAB Challenge but rather because I really enjoy putting together ladders.

This probably comes from two decades of involvement with the Moorabbin Saints Junior Football League as ladder secretary. 

I tape the games just in case I find out something sensational has taken place during a game in which case, I can fast forward to the incident in question. So far, I reckon I might have watched a total of about 20 minutes ... maybe (and slept through half of it).

[Ted Lasso 18,783]

Milera is looking pretty good so far

[Whispering_Jack 29,196]

Judging by today's results, it's been another big day in football -

 

Adelaide 1 - - 148 48 307.3 4

Fremantle 1 - - 90 30 300.0 4

Hawthorn 1 - - 53 32 165.6 4

North Melbourne 1 - - 117 73 160.3 4

Gold Coast Suns 1 - - 68 43 158.1 4

Sydney 1 - - 81 60 135.00 4

Port Adelaide - 1 - 60 81 74.1 0

Brisbane Lions - 1 - 43 68 63.2 0

St Kilda - 1 - 73 117 62.4 0

Carlton - 1 - 32 53 60.4 0

Richmond - 1 - 30 90 33.3 0

West Coast - 1 - 48 148 32.4 0

 

[old dee 23,492]

8 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Why do they still have Super Goals?

who cares....

The Pie man thinks they are great so who are we to disagree!!!!!!

[Sir Why You Little 36,630]

11 minutes ago, old dee said:

The Pie man thinks they are great so who are we to disagree!!!!!!

Deadwood McGuire?

[old dee 23,492]

27 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Deadwood McGuire?

No Gil the Dill.

[Sir Why You Little 36,630]

3 minutes ago, old dee said:

No Gil the Dill.

Oh yes those Pies

Gil plays Polo doesn't he?

[Sideshow Bob 2,243]

so.... we play our first game against a team playing their second, all while another couple of sides are also yet to play their first. Really doesn't make sense.

Mahoney has come out and said we're playing our best side all three games - not going to be a great level of confidence, should we be dusting off the cobwebs in especially early against a side who already has. Surely he would be better under promising and over delivering going into NAB 1

[bing181 8,910]

40 minutes ago, jako13 said:

Surely he would be better under promising and over delivering going into NAB 1

Won't really make much difference, at least on here. Some amongst us are probably already firing up their microwaves.

But I'd take "best side all 3 games" with a grain of salt, especially once we start resting players - which we'll do. Gawn, Vince and Jones aren't going to play all 3 NAB games, and there may still be Round 1 possibilities who hardly play at all (Lumumba, Petracca, Dawes).

[Earl Hood 6,057]

58 minutes ago, jako13 said:

so.... we play our first game against a team playing their second, all while another couple of sides are also yet to play their first. Really doesn't make sense.

Mahoney has come out and said we're playing our best side all three games - not going to be a great level of confidence, should we be dusting off the cobwebs in especially early against a side who already has. Surely he would be better under promising and over delivering going into NAB 1

Did Mahoney really say that? Totally idiotic if so. NAB is for giving your best a bit of a run and getting a good look at your newbies in action to see what they may offer. Why would you just play the same 24 players or so for three practice games? 

[Sideshow Bob 2,243]

26 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Did Mahoney really say that? Totally idiotic if so. NAB is for giving your best a bit of a run and getting a good look at your newbies in action to see what they may offer. Why would you just play the same 24 players or so for three practice games? 

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-demons/melbourne-to-treat-nab-challenge-seriously-by-playing-best-possible-team-in-all-three-games/news-story/2fc19ddeb71a8a566cf249414dae09c4?sv=6dc92e6761a2b39fd6e44f122386c1af

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,379]

Nothing wrong with fielding a strong side.  He does go on to say that it's an eight man bench, so in reality, it's your best side plus four playing emergencies.  The idea being to have the team fully firing for round one.  We don't have the luxury of easing into the season, nor will we be resting any stars so they're fresh for September.  The MFC list, if anything, needs every possible opportunity to play together as a team as there has been such a big list overhaul once more this preseason. 

[Gator 17,249]

3 hours ago, jako13 said:

so.... we play our first game against a team playing their second, all while another couple of sides are also yet to play their first. Really doesn't make sense.

Mahoney has come out and said we're playing our best side all three games - not going to be a great level of confidence, should we be dusting off the cobwebs in especially early against a side who already has. Surely he would be better under promising and over delivering going into NAB 1

 

it's a "practice match".

Every club will have different agendas and those agendas are matched to best performance in round one, not supporters expectations.

[Coq au vin 755]

On 6 February 2016 at 1:06 PM, Whispering_Jack said:

The tennis is over, the local international cricket finished and the only sport of any note on the horizon is the football - and by that I mean the real football and not soccer, rugby or gridiron.

Which of course means that the NAB Challenge is not far away.

MFC's elite performance manager Dave Misson reckons the Demons will attack the NAB Challenge with gusto and field strong teams - We’ll attack NAB Challenge: Misson but does it matter and do we really care?

It's a great opportunity for one or two of our players to get a major injury and completely stuff their season.

[Roger Mellie 3,876]

On 21 February 2016 at 11:05 AM, Sir Why You Little said:

Why do they still have Super Goals?

who cares....

So those that to go and see the one super goal per game can say...'Well golly gee, that was worth the ticket price alone!"