Around the League Round Three

[chook fowler 19,694]

6 minutes ago, Sylvia Saint said:

I literally saw him hit one target by foot. His kicks are terrible. He would be awesome if he could kick.

Reminiscent of the Toump. We seem to specialise in these types.

[dazzledavey36 55,868]

Wow finished playing footy for the day and i hear that Collingwood get rolled by 30 points against the saints..

Were the pies that bad or St kilda that good??

[Fitz Fitzpatrick 886]

14 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Wow finished playing footy for the day and i hear that Collingwood get rolled by 30 points against the saints..

Were the pies that bad or St kilda that good??

St Kilda's run was really top class. transitiioned very easily from D50 . entertaining footy

[Ethan Tremblay 31,243]

I've heard ASADA is going to investigate Fyfe for injecting his lips with Botox.

A few poor turnovers so far for each team in the western derby, early days but I can see the Eagles running away with it.

[Moneider96 1,045]

Freo are probably my most hated team atm. Go eagles!

[dee-luded 2,959]

2 hours ago, america de cali said:

Ah yes the beer cans! They were made of steel then and not aluminium so easy to stand on without crushing them and falling over.

yeah,  they would have about 5 cans under each foot.

 

simple fun days.   once I grew tall enough.

[DubDee 26,306]

So saints and dogs played prelims and gfs 6-8 years ago while we were bottom re building.  And they have both passed us out. 

Wtf. 

Wtf

[Moneider96 1,045]

Freo, 25 points at half time. Honestly the most boring team to watch in the AFL. 

[SaberFang 7,151]

7 minutes ago, Moneider96 said:

Freo, 25 points at half time. Honestly the most boring team to watch in the AFL. 

Fortunately it's become pretty clear that the teams who win premierships don't have these dour, defensive gameplans. Bulldogs will make/win a Grand Final before Fremantle do.

[Monocology 1,109]

Suns enjoying AFL's killer pro-franchise umpiring 

[SaberFang 7,151]

 

56 minutes ago, Monocology said:

Suns enjoying AFL's killer pro-franchise umpiring 

Don't forget fixturing! Essendon, Carlton and Brisbane as 3 of their first 4 opponents. Laughable, really.

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

On 4/9/2016 at 7:52 PM, Munga said:

St Kilda's run was really top class. transitiioned very easily from D50 . entertaining footy

The saints were very good, but the Pies were well below par, they put basically no pressure on the Saints running backs, allowed them to move the ball way to easily. 

[Undeeterred 3,127]

6 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

He was whingeing, joining the small not very select group on here who do nothing else, I said the whingeing was boring, an opinion I am also entitled to....highlighted, you seriously have no idea do you

Sorry, I'm still back on page 5 - and I've counted literally 7 posts in a row of you saying nothing other than this. Ie, adding absolutely nothing to the discussion except carping and pissing and moaning. 

[Deestroy All 14,266]

3 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Wow finished playing footy for the day and i hear that Collingwood get rolled by 30 points against the saints..

Were the pies that bad or St kilda that good??

Bit of both. 

Saints pressure was great, they were evasive and speedy, clearly, I mean CLEARLY wanted it more all day. 

Collingwood's tackling was woeful, their foot skills on par with the first 3 quarters last week. 

[RalphiusMaximus 6,103]

I have to say, the Pies look to be a rabble right now.  They have as many quality imports as any team in the league and yet that play like that against the Saints?  Are they that reliant on Swan to lift the side? 

I think Bucks needs to be looked at very closely. 

[Undeeterred 3,127]

I'd say our chances of keeping Jesse went up 20% tonight. Freo are done and dusted, especially once Pavlich and Sandilands go. 

And gee West Coast look good when they are up and running

[RalphiusMaximus 6,103]

3 minutes ago, Undeeterred said:

I'd say our chances of keeping Jesse went up 20% tonight. Freo are done and dusted, especially once Pavlich and Sandilands go. 

And gee West Coast look good when they are up and running

And Sandi will probably be out for a while judging by the injury reports.  Collapsed lung, probably busted ribs.  That makes them a significantly worse side. 

[SaberFang 7,151]

Who's to say West Coast aren't a viable alternative to Fremantle for Hulky?

Anyway, I didn't realise Collingwood were next week (I never imagined we'd play them twice in the space of 7 rounds), but if the media pressure on the Pies this week is as great as it was against Essendon's embarrassing 100pt loss to the Saints last year (which was followed up by a typical Melbourne embarrassment), we better be ready for a fight next week. We seem to fair horribly against teams who face scrutiny then have something to prove.

For the same reason I'm desperately concerned if Richmond get flogged by West Coast on Friday night, right before our Anzac Eve match. They will almost certainly face us in round 5 at 1-3. That Richmond haven't defeated us once in the Roos era is cause for optimism though (the only team that holds this honour).

Edited April 9, 2016 by SaberFang

[Undeeterred 3,127]

Just now, RalphiusMaximus said:

And Sandi will probably be out for a while judging by the injury reports.  Collapsed lung, probably busted ribs.  That makes them a significantly worse side. 

They just looked slow and boring and like the game has passed them by. Must have got their coach from the Paul Roos Coaching Academy. Oh, wait...

[Undeeterred 3,127]

3 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

Who's to say West Coast aren't a viable alternative to Fremantle for Hulky?

Anyway, I didn't realise Collingwood were next week (I never imagined we'd play them twice in the space of 6 rounds), but if the media pressure on the Pies this week is as great as it was against Essendon's embarrassing 100pt loss to the Saints last year (which was followed up by a typical Melbourne embarrassment), we better be ready for a fight next week. We seem to fair horribly against teams who face scrutiny then have something to prove.

For the same reason I'm desperately concerned if Richmond get flogged by West Coast on Friday night, right before our Anzac Eve match.

Yep. Very, very good point on Collingwood and Richmond.

I think WCE would really struggle to fit Hogan in with Kennedy and Darling, but you never know I guess.

Edited April 9, 2016 by Undeeterred

[Bombay Airconditioning 6,477]

8 hours ago, SaberFang said:

Absolutely pathetic from Pendles there, and after all the publicity about Boekhurst's shameful diving.

Captains don't do [censored] like that.

 

8 hours ago, SaberFang said:

Pendles was being tackled from behind, then blatantly ducked/nudged his head against the laws of physics straight into the tackler's arm. Umpire immediately paid a free kick to him 40m out directly in front of Pies' goal.

Saints player cracked it, dumbass umpire looked at replay and goes, "yeah, he probably ducked, but it's a free kick."

Great points and I would comment but as a show of respect for Richmond I have also placed myself under a media ban.

[monoccular 17,642]

3 hours ago, willmoy said:

Anybody got any idea why the saints weren't trounced in the last quarter of their game?

And why they all seem to be muscled up to almost the same shape?

 

Anyone seen Dank recently?  Or The Weapon?  They must both be looking for work  

14 minutes ago, RalphiusMaximus said:

I have to say, the Pies look to be a rabble right now.  They have as many quality imports as any team in the league and yet that play like that against the Saints?  Are they that reliant on Swan to lift the side? 

I think Bucks needs to be looked at very closely. 

I am certain that their president will, as always, look at him very closely, with adoring eyes. 

[Moneider96 1,045]

20 minutes ago, Undeeterred said:

I'd say our chances of keeping Jesse went up 20% tonight. Freo are done and dusted, especially once Pavlich and Sandilands go. 

And gee West Coast look good when they are up and running

If they are lucky, they could get Jesse Hogan, Cale Hooker and Cam Mcarthy by the end of the year. Will be a top team again. Equalisation for ya. 

[SaberFang 7,151]

1 minute ago, Moneider96 said:

If they are lucky, they could get Jesse Hogan, Cale Hooker and Cam Mcarthy by the end of the year. Will be a top team again. Equalisation for ya. 

That will depend on the result of Geelong's Dangerfield experiment.

North have clearly shown that relying purely on top-ups and free agents doesn't translate to premierships.

[Nasher 33,617]

2 minutes ago, Moneider96 said:

If they are lucky, they could get Jesse Hogan, Cale Hooker and Cam Mcarthy by the end of the year. Will be a top team again. Equalisation for ya. 

Can we just enjoy seeing their faces rubbed in to the dirt for a minute before you remind us that it's probably temporary?