Around the League Round Three

[picket fence 17,166]

2 minutes ago, picket fence said:

 

Yep quite right Mr Fence!!

[Maple Demon 449]

1 minute ago, picket fence said:

Yep quite right Mr Fence!!

Did you just refer to yourself in the third person?

[Seraph 1,824]

Toumpas with 15 touches to 1/2 time, but going at 46% DE makes them pretty useless. 

[daisycutter 29,614]

17 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

He doesn't just move like a giraffe he actually looks like one.

I thought that was his mouth guard to start with...

looks more like an arzhole.... maybe a third ear......perplexing

[Ted Lasso 19,516]

On 4/8/2016 at 9:05 PM, Seraph said:

Toumpas with 15 touches to 1/2 time, but going at 46% DE makes them pretty useless. 

especially considering basically all of them have been uncontested touches, a heap of cheap touches in space missing targets. 

at least he's getting the pill i guess.

 

[Moonshadow 17,676]

19 minutes ago, Maple Demon said:

Did you just refer to yourself in the third person?

Moonshadow likes this!

[Ted Lasso 19,516]

Listening to Worsfold then was really impressive, i hope our coaches are delivering the same messages about being brave and taking the game on, keep practicing good habits until they can execute them consistently under pressure.

I don't mind when our boys make errors trying to take the game on, but stupid kicks trying to be defensive are annoying to watch.

[Moonshadow 17,676]

Charlie Dixon looks like an absolute monster who could dominate a game. I want Hogan to do that this year.

[KingDingAling 3,757]

Gee Daniher is a shocking kick.

[hells bells 2,023]

I noticed on the half time coverage that as the players went to leave the rooms to go on the ground Ken Hinkley pulled them back and and gave them a bit of a spray.  Ling said he thought that maybe Hinkley sensed that they weren't 100% switched on.  

I wonder in the process driven stats based coaching world that seems to have taken over, whether ANY of the coaches in our panel sensed anything before last weeks debacle.

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

35 minutes ago, Peter Griffen said:

Listening to Worsfold then was really impressive, i hope our coaches are delivering the same messages about being brave and taking the game on, keep practicing good habits until they can execute them consistently under pressure.

I don't mind when our boys make errors trying to take the game on, but stupid kicks trying to be defensive are annoying to watch.

 

4 minutes ago, hells bells said:

I noticed on the half time coverage that as the players went to leave the rooms to go on the ground Ken Hinkley pulled them back and and gave them a bit of a spray.  Ling said he thought that maybe Hinkley sensed that they weren't 100% switched on.  

I wonder in the process driven stats based coaching world that seems to have taken over, whether ANY of the coaches in our panel sensed anything before last weeks debacle.

Our coach doesnt do any of these things ??

[bing181 9,233]

29 minutes ago, The Song Formerly Known As said:

Our coach doesnt do any of these things ??

You wouldn't know - nor would any of us.

[Moonshadow 17,676]

I know I said Charlie Dixon was a beast, but after the interview, he's also as dumb as dog [censored]. 

[John Crow Batty 8,863]

Result as it should be. A sloppy undermanned Port beat a plucky 2nd rate Essendon by ten goals.

[Moonshadow 17,676]

Toumpas got 28 touches tonight. Agreed it was against the Bombers who are the league easy beats...... Oh, wait....

[whatwhat say what 22,750]

i go so angry about our performance last week i turned off part way through the first quarter.

 

i saw little bits here and there after that, and saw toumpas get the ball a couple of times - a few little handballs in close that put his teammates under pressure, and some errant kicks.

 

personally, i think of the swap as effectively 'kennedy for toumpas' and i'm okay with that.

 

i hope he does okay, just not as well as kennedy!

[Demonic Faves 39]

13 hours ago, Peter Griffen said:

especially considering basically all of them have been uncontested touches, a heap of cheap touches in space missing targets. 

at least he's getting the pill i guess.

28 in Total, 12 Contested at 64% DE. None of the 3 Coaches he played under in 3 years with us got that out of him. Good Luck Toump!

 

Edited April 9, 2016 by Demonic Faves

[dee-luded 2,959]

15 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Possibly. But if we supporters don't start to get really angry

NOTHING WILL CHANGE

 

its not angry we have to be swyl..

 

we need to get  'fierce'  Re our footy,  & we have to  'demanding'  of our administrations.  & to stop looking in-house for our board members.   Its our acceptance of what our

administrators deliver,   & the culture of the type of Boards we always seemed to get.  

These past boards have taken no decisive action to repair our  'outer'  grassroots supporter base.   This issue is likely that we 

(current supporter base)  have become  'defensive inbred thinking' - Re the current culture of 'nimby'.    "not in my backyard"  ... but do not take anything away from the 'G'  mentality.   ..... & will give nothing to fix the support base, 

this thinking gives nothing to boards to grow its base.

 

IMO most supporters,  like me,  are  'voting-in'  directors out of ignorance & blind faith,  when we vote for board members,   & far too often we end up  'hearing about'  those who are approved by MCC mates,  & so,   we end up with a footy team that plays nice like its a game of cricket.   

 

we have to get fierce,  as a club,  hard & tough.   So our players will develop their mental skins in this hard tough mold.    We do not want players developing their mental skins in the form of a suit.

 

soldiers don't fight in suits,  firefighters don't fight fires in suits,  we need to get away from this  'refined concept'  for our teams culture to change,  & get hard...

[dl4e 5,851]

I hope the saints beat collingwood.

[Satyriconhome 10,877]

6 minutes ago, dee-luded said:

 

its not angry we have to be swyl..

 

we need to get  'fierce'  Re our footy,  & we have to  'demanding'  of our administrations.  & to stop looking in-house for our board members.   Its our acceptance of what our

administrators deliver,   & the culture of the type of Boards we always seemed to get.  

These past boards have taken no decisive action to repair our  'outer'  grassroots supporter base.   This issue is likely that we 

(current supporter base)  have become  'defensive inbred thinking' - Re the current culture of 'nimby'.    "not in my backyard"  ... but do not take anything away from the 'G'  mentality.   ..... & will give nothing to fix the support base, 

this thinking gives nothing to boards to grow its base.

 

IMO most supporters,  like me,  are  'voting-in'  directors out of ignorance & blind faith,  when we vote for board members,   & far too often we end up  'hearing about'  those who are approved by MCC mates,  & so,   we end up with a footy team that plays nice like its a game of cricket.   

 

we have to get fierce,  as a club,  hard & tough.   So our players will develop their mental skins in this hard tough mold.    We do not want players developing their mental skins in the form of a suit.

 

soldiers don't fight in suits,  firefighters don't fight fires in suits,  we need to get away from this  'refined concept'  for our teams culture to change,  & get hard...

All mouth and trousers, nominations are called for board vacancies, if there are only 3 nominations then those 3 get elected unopposed, if you want to do something about it, then nominate next time there is a vacancy, give me what you are going to do and I will make sure I vote for you if your platform of promises  is strong enough

 

 

[dee-luded 2,959]

15 hours ago, Seraph said:

Toumpas with 15 touches to 1/2 time, but going at 46% DE makes them pretty useless. 

= confidence,  work rate is there

[dee-luded 2,959]

5 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

All mouth and trousers, nominations are called for board vacancies, if there are only 3 nominations then those 3 get elected unopposed, if you want to do something about it, then nominate next time there is a vacancy, give me what you are going to do and I will make sure I vote for you if your platform of promises  is strong enough

 

 

i think my thoughts are very clear.    how do you think my thoughts will go over with the current bias of board-voting elections,  & with the nimby selfish attitudes?

 

eg:  How would my social-capitalist beliefs go,  getting a seat within the  'Liberal party',  Saty ?    IMO no very well.

[Satyriconhome 10,877]

Just now, dee-luded said:

i think my thoughts are very clear.    how do you think my thoughts will go over with the current bias of board-voting elections,  & with the nimby selfish attitudes?

 

eg:  How would my social-capitalist beliefs go,  getting a seat within the  'Liberal party',  Saty ?    IMO no very well.

As I said,  all mouth and trousers, do you also stand on the steps of the State Library shouting and when asked for alternatives produce absolutely nothing?

I have been to quite a few AGM, you have the occassional dissenting voice, but it is usually about something so trivial it borders on force

Where are all the dissenting voices at the AGM?

[Bang Bang Bang 5,826]

It sounds like Dyson Heppell won't stick around at Essendon past this season.

http://www.sportingnews.com/afl-news/4701199-essendon-star-dyson-heppell-admits-he-might-not-be-at-the-club-next-year

I wonder who he will end up 'nominating' out of Hawthorn, Geelong and Collingwood.

[Bossdog 2,002]

Can someone please explain to me WHY  St Kilda plays a home game at the G today while Richmond plays a home game at Etihad? on the same day?

Why wouldn't the AFL let the clubs play on their own home grounds for their home games????

I'm a bit confused