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In all honesty does anyone actually care about the NAB challenge ladder..?

Not potting you WJ but just think its completely pointless that somehow there is still a ladder on practice games.

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11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

In all honesty does anyone actually care about the NAB challenge ladder..?

Not potting you WJ but just think its completely pointless that somehow there is still a ladder on practice games.

I believe you'll find that WJ is being sarcastic.

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A number of years ago I did a bit of analysis on the "pre-season" ladder in comparison to the ladder, and while obviously it wasn't perfect, from memory it did give a reasonable indication of the results after about a third of the season.  I posted it here on Demonland but it was probably a number of servers ago.

 

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i thin that might be wj;s point...

 

i just want to see us play as well as we did in the second half last week for the entire match. first to the ball, super intense defensive pressure, dominant at stoppages.

 

after that my requests get silly:

 

- frost to kick 5 in a dominant role up forward

- vince and salem rebounding every time the ball comes out of defence hitting targets

- kennedy and watts to continue performances from last week

- oscar mcdonald to keep tom boyd to 3 possessions

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Big ask from Oscar but I like the way you think!

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On 4/3/2016 at 8:36 PM, hells bells said:

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.

I wonder if it was mumford that smashed Frosts toe?

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There's a big chance that we could take out the entire competition - ye of little faith

Fremantle 2 - - 159 97 163.9 8

Melbourne 2 - - 167 136 122.8 8

Collingwood 2 - - 216 200 108.0 8

Adelaide 1 1 - 215 117 183.8 4

Geelong 1 1 - 234 155 151.0 4

Gold Coast Suns 1 1 - 120 98 122.9 4

North Melbourne 1 1 - 194 158 122.8 4

Western Bulldogs 1 1 - 164 145 113.1 4

Richmond 1 1 - 134 123 108.9 4

GWS Giants 1 1 - 167 164 101.8 4

Sydney 1 1 - 141 154 91.5 4

Essendon 1 1 - 119 146 81.5 4

Hawthorn 1 1 - 86 136 63.2 4

West Coast 1 1 - 103 200 51.5 4

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

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Posted
16 minutes ago, DemonAndrew said:

Umpires in the Tigers pockets big time.

 

Toumpas is still a rabbit in headlights and a poor user of the ball.

 

Port aren't winning the ball in the middle at all.

Are you watching DemonA ? How is Dixon going if at all?

 

cheers

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20 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Are you watching DemonA ? How is Dixon going if at all?

 

cheers

Didn't play in the first half.......Will play the 2nd half

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Players geting injured tonight

at least 4 to 9thmond

fingers and toes crossed for sunday....

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Lots of drama unfolding tonight. Richmond apparently asked the AFL to cut the game short due to mass injuries and not enough rotations remaining with so few players available; AFL refused and Hardwick was furious.


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4 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

 

 

Problem is they're not the only team on the ground, Port have a season that they need to get up and running.

...plus if the AFL want to take gambling money then the game has to be played out.

It's not all about Richmond "Dimmer"....poor match day coach. They will regret giving him another contract this year.

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7 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Lots of drama unfolding tonight. Richmond apparently asked the AFL to cut the game short due to mass injuries and not enough rotations remaining with so few players available; AFL refused and Hardwick was furious.

Just made  his job more shaky!!!

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I was so intrigued by the quality television on The Footy Show tonight (and I have great respect for Billy Brownless tonight and feel even sadder for Garry Lyon), I almost forgot there was a game on but thankfully, it made no difference to our ladder. Lots of injuries to the Tigers and Dimmer was taking players off in the last quarter to say farewell to Dusty's dad.

Fremantle 2 - - 159 97 163.9 8

Melbourne 2 - - 167 136 122.8 8

Collingwood 2 - - 216 200 108.0 8

Adelaide 1 1 - 215 117 183.8 4

Geelong 1 1 - 234 155 151.0 4

Gold Coast Suns 1 1 - 120 98 122.9 4

North Melbourne 1 1 - 194 158 122.8 4

Western Bulldogs 1 1 - 164 145 113.1 4

Port Adelaide 1 2 - 229 221 103.6 4

GWS Giants 1 1 - 167 164 101.8 4

Sydney 1 1 - 141 154 91.5 4

Richmond 1 2 - 179 216 82.9 4

Essendon 1 1 - 119 146 81.5 4

Hawthorn 1 1 - 86 136 63.2 4

West Coast 1 1 - 103 200 51.5 4

Brisbane Lions - 1 1 43 68 63.2 2 *

St Kilda - 1 1 73 117 62.4 2 *

Carlton - 2 - 67 148 45.3 0

* Abandoned match 6/3/16 unofficially called a draw.

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Apparently, Hardwick pulled players off the ground with nearly 10 minutes to play and played it out with only 15 players!  Few rotations left at this point.  Not good duty of care and player welfare management for the 15 left on the field.

While it may be well intentioned, he threw a match!  A match on which there was betting.  Bringing the game into disrepute fine may be coming his way? 

Well, if not for throwing a match then for disobeying the AFL directive to play on, for being a poor sport and doing a hissy fit because he didn't get his way.

He may have just watched his contract renewal go down the gurgler!

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The coaches think the game revolves around them and their desires.

Once upon a time they hated 4 interchange, as an injury meant they had 3 to the oppo's 4. Not fair! And god forbid if they got 2 injuries.

They wanted a sub! To mitigate that situation.

Now they've decided they hate that rule and need 4 interchange again.

They don't like ruckmen having to cope with a bounce that doesn't go perfectly vertical and exactly 8.33m in the air.

Lots of things they don't like. Mostly the AFL rolls over for them.

Big tick to the AFL for standing up to a coach for once.

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