Saturday Talking Point: The NAB Challenge

[Roger Mellie 3,604]

17 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Princesss Park punch ups in the crowd?

 

Fcuk i hope so....

All in brawl was my preference

[binman 39,109]

3 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Weitering looked very comfortable at VFL level.

I see what did you there.....

[ManDee 7,093]

20 hours ago, DemonAndrew said:

Parish's first three kicks were all absolute shanks.

Crowley is going to be very good for the Bombers this year if he can stay fit. There's quite a bit to like about the Bombers still, more so than Carlton at any rate, who admittedly are missing six of their better players.

Strange times indeed, the drug lords and no Feltcher in the side. 

[Bossdog 2,002]

22 hours ago, DemonAndrew said:

Parish's first three kicks were all absolute shanks.

Crowley is going to be very good for the Bombers this year if he can stay fit. There's quite a bit to like about the Bombers still, more so than Carlton at any rate, who admittedly are missing six of their better players.

You can't just hate a player because we didn't pick him..........Parish had a very good debut and looks comfortable playing alongside men. 

[Gator 16,921]

On 2/27/2016 at 1:57 PM, Apocalypse XXXI said:

Agreed that the Geelong team was top heavy, especially up forward. Question is what does that do for Mitch Clark and his chances of getting back into the side after last year's injuries and other dramas.

Just reported that he's suffered another calf injury.

 

[whatwhat say what 19,743]

reported where? I feel sorry for Mitch in a lot of ways.

[Deestroy All 14,262]

3 minutes ago, ProDee said:

Just reported that he's suffered another calf injury.

 

Our salary cap

[Deestroy All 14,262]

Clark sidelined by calf

[beelzebub 22,373]

1 hour ago, Deestroy All said:

Clark sidelined by calf

Trying not to laugh........ Failing !!!!!

Karma

[Sir Why You Little 34,965]

24 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Trying not to laugh........ Failing !!!!!

Karma

More wedding videos planned

[Whispering_Jack 28,094]

A mildly exciting contest out in the wild, Wild West saw the Eagles fall in at the end by 3 points. The battle at the top of the ladder is intriguing:-

 

Fremantle 2 - - 159 97 163.9 8

Essendon 1 - - 95 35 271.4 4

Adelaide 1 1 - 215 117 183.8 4

North Melbourne 1 - - 117 73 160.3 4

Western Bulldogs 1 - - 104 73 142.5 4

Sydney 1 - - 81 60 135.0 4

Melbourne 1 - - 95 76 125.0 4

Gold Coast Suns 1 1 - 120 98 122.9 4

Richmond 1 1 - 134 123 108.9 4

Collingwood 1 - - 131 123 106.5 4

Hawthorn 1 1 - 86 136 63.2 4

West Coast 1 1 - 103 200 51.5 4

Geelong - 1 - 123 131 93.9 0

Port Adelaide - 2 - 136 176 77.3 0

GWS Giants - 1 - 73 104 70.2 0

Brisbane Lions - 1 - 43 68 63.2 0

St Kilda - 1 - 73 117 62.4 0

Carlton - 2 - 67 148 45.3 0

 

[monoccular 16,420]

On 1 March 2016 at 2:54 PM, Deestroy All said:

Clark sidelined by calf

Did he stand too close to the bovine infant whilst photographing it?

[Ethan Tremblay 28,551]

Richmond still ninth. It never gets old.

[Gator 16,921]

3 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Richmond still ninth. It never gets old.

It gets old, but it stays funny.

[daisycutter 28,700]

14 hours ago, monoccular said:

Did he stand too close to the bovine infant whilst photographing it?

photographing calves is much more dangerous than catching frisbees

[Moneider96 1,045]

GWS looking very, very impressive. More scared about round 1 now. 

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,187]

I was never happy with having GWS in round one and they are looking alright tonight - a very healthy looking list for this time of year.

The NAB Challenge is up a notch in intensity this year.  I think teams are less willing to 'ease into' the year and wanna hit the ground running for round one.

[hells bells 2,023]

2 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

I was never happy with having GWS in round one and they are looking alright tonight - a very healthy looking list for this time of year.

The NAB Challenge is up a notch in intensity this year.  I think teams are less willing to 'ease into' the year and wanna hit the ground running for round one.

I see on Twitter that Mumford has injured his toe and will take no further part in the game.  Handy out if he doesn't play round 1.

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,187]

Never one to celebrate an injury to a player, but that's the 'out' we need.

[Wiseblood 24,636]

1 hour ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Never one to celebrate an injury to a player, but that's the 'out' we need.

I feel the same way.  Never good to see players injured, but he is a possible 'out' that could swing the game in our favour.

The one thing GWS did well tonight was with their forward pressure.  Often they forced the Swans to kick the ball forward blindly and they were able to hit them quickly on the rebound.  Their run, of course, is also a strength and we will need to negate this to put ourselves in a good position to win.

[Bombay Airconditioning 5,989]

3 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

I feel the same way.  Never good to see players injured, but he is a possible 'out' that could swing the game in our favour.

The one thing GWS did well tonight was with their forward pressure.  Often they forced the Swans to kick the ball forward blindly and they were able to hit them quickly on the rebound.  Their run, of course, is also a strength and we will need to negate this to put ourselves in a good position to win.

Would anyone notice if we swapped Heater for the Prince??

[Bombay Airconditioning 5,989]

Did we even make a play for Heater at the time he left the Pies?

[Mazer Rackham 14,970]

A Shaw playing for Melbourne? I wouldn't be able to handle it. The bloodlines. Urgh.

[Whispering_Jack 28,094]

Not in a position to comment on last night's game but the ladder is looking remarkably even:

Fremantle 2 - - 159 97 163.9 8

Essendon 1 - - 95 35 271.4 4

Adelaide 1 1 - 215 117 183.8 4

North Melbourne 1 - - 117 73 160.3 4

Western Bulldogs 1 - - 104 73 142.5 4

Melbourne 1 - - 95 76 125.0 4

Gold Coast Suns 1 1 - 120 98 122.9 4

Richmond 1 1 - 134 123 108.9 4

Collingwood 1 - - 131 123 106.5 4

GWS Giants 1 1 - 167 164 101.8 4

Sydney 1 1 - 141 154 91.5 4

Hawthorn 1 1 - 86 136 63.2 4

West Coast 1 1 - 103 200 51.5 4

Geelong - 1 - 123 131 93.9 0

Port Adelaide - 2 - 136 176 77.3 0

Brisbane Lions - 1 - 43 68 63.2 0

St Kilda - 1 - 73 117 62.4 0

Carlton - 2 - 67 148 45.3 0

[rjay 24,060]

10 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

I feel the same way.  Never good to see players injured, but he is a possible 'out' that could swing the game in our favour.

The one thing GWS did well tonight was with their forward pressure.  Often they forced the Swans to kick the ball forward blindly and they were able to hit them quickly on the rebound.  Their run, of course, is also a strength and we will need to negate this to put ourselves in a good position to win.

If we need an injury to an opposition player to swing a game then we haven't really improved much if at all.

Let's play their full team and win with no excuses.