Umpires getting on the WC side at the moment

It is starting to look like our real problem is that we still struggle to compete against the top teams, same as last year. Just unfortunate we started the season against three of the major rivals for top 4?

Having said that, I'd still prefer Essendon to fall in a hideous heap.

 

3 games, 3 blowouts.  Not a great advertisement for the game.

1 hour ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Port playing with the audacity we were late last year.  Eagle look way off, not sure if its a just an off night, the rain or Port pressure.  But the most entertaining game to watch this round so far.

The rain is West Cokes Kryptonite.

3 hours ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Port playing with the audacity we were late last year.  Eagle look way off, not sure if its a just an off night, the rain or Port pressure.  But the most entertaining game to watch this round so far.

No team can go into any game now,  after dreaming of they're own bathwater,  early in the week.

Bathwater is toxic to winning for any team,  these days.

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Port are such a Jekyll and Hyde team. Couldn't beat a Richmond side without the majority of their A-graders last week at home, then back that up on a short break by being the first side to beat West Coast with Darling and Kennedy in the side in nearly two years.

The wet didn't help West Coast but Port showed that when you bring A-grade pressure in your front half, even the most composed sides will struggle to get the ball past the halfway mark. What Port did is exactly what we're trying to do, and what we did well at our best in 2018.

37 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Port are such a Jekyll and Hyde team. Couldn't beat a Richmond side without the majority of their A-graders last week at home, then back that up on a short break by being the first side to beat West Coast with Darling and Kennedy in the side in nearly two years.

The wet didn't help West Coast but Port showed that when you bring A-grade pressure in your front half, even the most composed sides will struggle to get the ball past the halfway mark. What Port did is exactly what we're trying to do, and what we did well at our best in 2018.

Port were “on” from the first bounce and did not let go. 

It was a very impressive performance, and one i suggest Goodwin look at closely

Hogan playing okay against GWS.... Freo not looking like easy beats

Freo almost home against GWS. 

How are your tips going?!?

1 minute ago, DubDee said:

Freo almost home against GWS. 

How are your tips going?!?

Betting is almost impossible at the moment. I understand rounds 1-3 you shouldn’t bet but the trend continues.

17 hours ago, Win4theAges said:

The rain is West Cokes Kryptonite.

Ours also, be an interesting  game if we play them in the wet...

Hogan picked the right ship.  

37 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Hogan playing okay against GWS.... Freo not looking like easy beats

He always plays well when we play St Kilda. 

Gee freo are doing quite well.  Gws hardly lose in Canberra 

Hogan 22 disposals, 14 marks and 3 goals  

Just now, Petraccattack said:

Hogan 22 disposals, 14 marks and 3 goals  

Beat me to it.  He and Taberner had big games.  Walters had five score involvements in the last Quarter too. 

Whenever I watch a gws game it has the feel of a preseason game due to the grounds they at in. Canberra and Sydney 

though also when we play in the NT 

Watching Richmond v Swans.

Swans are so bad. It's like watching the Dees in different jumpers.

5 hours ago, Darkhorse72 said:

Whenever I watch a gws game it has the feel of a preseason game due to the grounds they at in. Canberra and Sydney 

though also when we play in the NT 

ah... perhaps we could redesign ourselves as an expansion team and get the draft picks..

wait we have already tried that

2 hours ago, bingers said:

Watching Richmond v Swans.

Swans are so bad. It's like watching the Dees in different jumpers.

Perhaps we could merge, the Melbourne Swans ?    Or perhaps we could be the Sydney Demons, or better yet maybe alternate.  good-team,  bad-team...  weak in, weak out... of town.

Then we could have buddy,  and Nate could play with brother, and Vanders could be closer to home.

Simple one week we wear dark blue on our jumper,  the other week we wear white.   We already wear white for away games now.

simples.

Carlton versus  Footscray, Game umpired to Carlton to win. Blatant free kicks paid to Carlton to win. Never seen anything like it. Not even half time yet. Sad that the AFL have appointed people who are manipulating umpires and our game to achieve desired results. 

Half way thru the 3rd and Carlton haf a 5 goal lead and heading for their first win.

If it ends like this they will be 14th on the ladder. ?

Such an even season, and we have completely blown it.

3 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Such an even season, and we have completely blown it.

The Curse

bont, libba, macrae and hunter all massively down

topsy-turvy season

can carltank break not just the win ledger but crack the 100 point mark?