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Non MFC Matches - Round 8

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1 minute ago, A F said:

Oivey. Why do you bother? I really don't know. You aren't a Catholic by any chance are you? ;)

It takes talent though.  Serious talent that he's worked on over the years - he can turn any point, any thread or any topic into something he can have a dig at the club about.  He can draw a bow so long that you almost can't believe it and then.... twang.  

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    I love watching Josh Kennedy play. Love that hes still that traditional full forward that actually leads to the ball carrier.

    Hope Hogan and Weideman are watching.

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    9 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    The MFC picks and chooses when to go hard

    It's not 2012. 

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    31 minutes ago, Deestroy All said:

    If Tom Boyd had your grandmother's hairstyle he'd be Tyrone Vickery. 

    Except Boyd was BOG in a winning GF and Vickery had done SFA forever

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    17 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    I love watching Josh Kennedy play. Love that hes still that traditional full forward that actually leads to the ball carrier.

    Hope Hogan and Weideman are watching.

    The Eagles' ball use is far, far superior to ours.

    Gee, Darling is a softie though. Looks tough, but plays like an under 12.

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    17 minutes ago, A F said:

    Oivey. Why do you bother? I really don't know. You aren't a Catholic by any chance are you? ;)

    Let's not stick the boots into the Catholics !!!  What have we ever done to anyone to anyone??

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    27 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    WTF does that mean?

    If you're just going to look for the negatives, it's akin to Catholic psychology. Give it up if you can't find any positives.

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    17 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

    We have been having a crack Sir it's just been our disposal, lack of leadership and decision making that continually screws us over. 

    Did we really have a crack in the First Half against Essendrug?

    3rd Quarter against the Shockers?

    first Quarter last week against Whorethorn?

    i say we didn't to AFL Standard

     

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    1 minute ago, A F said:

    If you're just going to look for the negatives, it's akin to Catholic psychology. Give it up if you can't find any positives.

    I am waiting to see the players earn their wages over 4 Quarters. 

    F$$@ George Pell and the Catholic Church mate. You can read your own cloud fairy book if that turns you on

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    And here I was thinking I'd tune into this thread to view some commentary about tonight's game. ..

    silly me

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    We could really learn from the Eagles' forward entries. They almost always kick to the advantage of the forwards.

    Kennedy's a good player, but he's not a great player. The ball use is so, so good that it makes him look a lot better than he is. He leads to the right spots. 

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    2 minutes ago, A F said:

    We could really learn from the Eagles' forward entries. They almost always to the advantage of the forwards. Kennedy's a good player, but he's not a great player. The ball use is so, so good.

    He may get some good ball use, but the bloke is a gun.  You don't win Coleman Medals, and I want to emphasize the 'medals' part, unless you are a seriously good player.  You aren't giving him nearly enough credit.

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    9 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    He may get some good ball use, but the bloke is a gun.  You don't win Coleman Medals, and I want to emphasize the 'medals' part, unless you are a seriously good player.  You aren't giving him nearly enough credit.

    I gave him the credit of being a good player. He's just not a great player to me. He and Darling get silver service week on week.

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    Just now, A F said:

    I gave him the credit of being a good player. He's just not a great player to me. He and Darling get silver service week on week.

    So if we're basing a forward's ability on the ball use they get from the midfield, who is a great player then?  I'm assuming then that Buddy is just a 'good' player in your book due to the silver service the Swans give him?  Same goes for someone like Jeremy Cameron as well?

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    3 minutes ago, A F said:

    I gave him the credit of being a good player. He's just not a great player to me. He and Darling get silver service week on week.

    Kennedy just a good player. 

    Yeah right...

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    8 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    So if we're basing a forward's ability on the ball use they get from the midfield, who is a great player then?  I'm assuming then that Buddy is just a 'good' player in your book due to the silver service the Swans give him?  Same goes for someone like Jeremy Cameron as well?

    Buddy is a genius. He doesn't just rely on the midfield to get him the ball with little lead up marks, often uncontested (like Kennedy - who for the record, is a very smart player). Buddy is in a completely different class. One of the great forwards in the game.

    Cameron is a little lazy to be honest. He hasn't reached his potential yet. He's a good player at this stage. 

     

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    This game is interestingly poised. The Bulldogs remind me very much of Melbourne tonight. They haven't really looked like it all night. They've stuck around though and now that the Eagles have missed a few easy ones, they're giving themselves a chance with bold ball movement. The difference between the Bulldogs and Melbourne at the moment is that they know how to win these types of games, as we will in time too.

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    3 minutes ago, A F said:

    Buddy is a genius. He doesn't just rely on the midfield to get him the ball with little lead up marks, often uncontested (like Kennedy - who for the record, is a very smart player). Buddy is in a completely different class. One of the great forwards in the game.

    Cameron is a little lazy to be honest. He hasn't reached his potential yet. He's a good player at this stage. 

     

    Kennedy is the smartest forward in the competition.  The reason he gets so many lead up marks is how well he uses his leading patterns to do so.  He reads the play so well up the ground and this allows him to get so many of those lead up marks.  

    I won't change your mind, and we'll agree to disagree, but Kennedy is alongside Buddy as the best forwards in the comp, and that makes him at the very least a great player.

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    Caleb Daniel, The Bont & Eastern Wood unreal tonight

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    lol Eagles player drops the ball red handed and ump calls play on as its happening without watching or waiting ....wth

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    How clean is Caleb Daniel below his knees? That low centre of gravity. 

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    14 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

    Caleb Daniel, The Bont & Eastern Wood unreal tonight

    I thought he was average (by his standards) tonight and Yeo got the better of that contest.

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    8 minutes ago, A F said:

    How clean is Caleb Daniel below his knees? That low centre of gravity. 

    Yep Daniel is turning into one of my favourite non Melbourne players. So clean and always does something useful with the ball. No carry on or dyed hair or antics. Just a bloody good footballer 

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