What a great Rd of footy.

The Eagles, Richmond & GWS all putting in good auditions to become the new Melbourne, by throwing away very winnable games to lowly ranked sides on the cusp of finals, when a just getting the job done would lock them into the top 8 - I love it.  Think I'd most like the Eagles to take our mantle in this respects. 

Although they might return to type and rekindle their 9thmond amorphous, I'm sure it doesn't have quite the same bite when your teams comming off 3 flags in 4 years.  Similar could be said for the Eagles I guess, but I think it would hurt their arrogant sense of entitlement and superiority more, so suffer in your jocks Methcoast. 

Even if the ultimately make finals this year, WC will be just making up the numbers.  Like Hawthorn, it would be great to see them welcome in an extended era of rebuilding, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to happen that way with the Eagles and like a stinky old [censored] they'll somehow be bobbing up around the top in another few years.

Last night was a bad result, now the Hawks have something to play for. 

Has something happened behind the scenes at the Eagles that will come to the surface in coming weeks….

 

Geez, just saw the highlights of the game last night on kayo. What a great win for the roos. Could've easily folded after the coasters hit the front early in the last quarter. I hope Maxy is still playing as well as Goldie at that age. 

3 hours ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

What a great Rd of footy.

The Eagles, Richmond & GWS all putting in good auditions to become the new Melbourne, by throwing away very winnable games to lowly ranked sides on the cusp of finals, when a just getting the job done would lock them into the top 8 - I love it.  Think I'd most like the Eagles to take our mantle in this respects. 

Although they might return to type and rekindle their 9thmond amorphous, I'm sure it doesn't have quite the same bite when your teams comming off 3 flags in 4 years.  Similar could be said for the Eagles I guess, but I think it would hurt their arrogant sense of entitlement and superiority more, so suffer in your jocks Methcoast. 

Even if the ultimately make finals this year, WC will be just making up the numbers.  Like Hawthorn, it would be great to see them welcome in an extended era of rebuilding, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to happen that way with the Eagles and like a stinky old [censored] they'll somehow be bobbing up around the top in another few years.

Current ladder has spots 4 to 8 ( 5 teams) all interstate , with Vic teams 1 to 3.  What a great outcome so far.

No interstate Prelims in all probability if this keeps up.

2 hours ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Has something happened behind the scenes at the Eagles that will come to the surface in coming weeks….

 

WC were very poorly disciplined during the game. WC players were arguing amongst each other. Gave away stupid free kicks. Something is NQR there. 

Edited July 12, 20213 yr by John Crow Batty

3 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

Last night was a bad result, now the Hawks have something to play for. 

Our problem is we take so-called soft opposition for granted. If we lose to them it’s our fault. 

20 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

Current ladder has spots 4 to 8 ( 5 teams) all interstate , with Vic teams 1 to 3.  What a great outcome so far.

No interstate Prelims in all probability if this keeps up.

And of the 3 Vic sides, we are the only team that plays at the MCG regularly.

Geelong has played there 4 times this year, with just one more game against the Tigers to go. 

Dogs have only played there twice, with one loss to Richmond and have just one more game there against us to go.

If we can stay injury free and Covid can get off our [censored], we are a chance.

West Coast are in a world of hurt, but i wouldn't be surprised if the Hawks start tanking now! they're really keen on young Horne 

10 hours ago, M_9 said:

They do have some good young talent, but 5 of their best 6 (Ziebell, Cunnington, Tarrant, Goldy, Atley) are all on the wrong side of 30.

Not unlike the Cats. A look at their best 6 every week and it's the same (old) names.

North's 22 last night was on average ever so slightly older and more experienced than ours was on Thursday night.

25 years and 2 months, and 99.3 games, compared to 25 years and 1 month, and 98.0 games.

Mind you, West Coast's was 27 years 5 months and 138.1 games. Super old.

Indeed, it looks to me as though we were in the top 5 for youngest sides - Essendon, Adelaide, Gold Coast and Fremantle were the only sides younger than ours this weekend.

11 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

They're slow, unfit, lazy, old, disinterested

Disinterested (unbiased) or uninterested (don't care)?  My money's on the latter.  

6 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

Last night was a bad result, now the Hawks have something to play for. 

What? Pick number 1 in the draft.

3 hours ago, Dwight Schrute said:

West Coast are in a world of hurt, but i wouldn't be surprised if the Hawks start tanking now! they're really keen on young Horne 

Have you seen the tackle video of him from the weekend on Fogarty? I’d be tanking too..

 

1 minute ago, The heart beats true said:

Have you seen the tackle video of him from the weekend on Fogarty? I’d be tanking too..

 

No i hadn't but totally get it, if you watch him play his evasiveness and sidestep are elite, reminds me a lot of Petracca. 

Daicos and Darcy must be super human if they're considered better than this kid. 

47 minutes ago, Dwight Schrute said:

No i hadn't but totally get it, if you watch him play his evasiveness and sidestep are elite, reminds me a lot of Petracca. 

Daicos and Darcy must be super human if they're considered better than this kid. 

north have all but confirmed that, if they do finish last (which is not entirely guaranteed now), they will be bidding on the two father-sons

5 hours ago, Jaded said:

And of the 3 Vic sides, we are the only team that plays at the MCG regularly.

Geelong has played there 4 times this year, with just one more game against the Tigers to go. 

Dogs have only played there twice, with one loss to Richmond and have just one more game there against us to go.

If we can stay injury free and Covid can get off our [censored], we are a chance.

Good point. The Dogs game could/might be a real indicator for finals performance.

57 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

north have all but confirmed that, if they do finish last (which is not entirely guaranteed now), they will be bidding on the two father-sons

I like the gamesmanship of this. You obviously have to rate the draftees, but it automatically puts draft pressure on teams with father-son links to organise their points.

14 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

All aboard the Roo train should we beat Hawthorn next week. If the Roos beat Essendon not only do the Bombers hit a snag towards finals the Hawks go bottom.

Do we get a second round Hawthorn pick somewhere ? Was it for Frost?

11 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Do we get a second round Hawthorn pick somewhere ? Was it for Frost?

Just done some checking on future picks and if I have it correctly then this year;

Melbourne receive: Hawthorn's pick 3, North's rd 4 pick, Brisbane's 2nd and 4th round picks, Bulldogs Rd 3 pick

 

We give our 1st pick away to Brisbane

That is a pretty good result and the club really back the right horses it would seem...

https://www.afl.com.au/news/528418/future-picks

 

 

Edited July 13, 20213 yr by jnrmac

Wonderful round of football, with some very enjoyable results across the board 

6 hours ago, whatwhat say what said:

north have all but confirmed that, if they do finish last (which is not entirely guaranteed now), they will be bidding on the two father-sons

And i think he's going to be a great get for them at pick 3. he seems to have a lot of attributes for the modern game in that he's tough as they come and a contested beast, but has the ability to be damaging on the outside as well. I definitely see a potential brownlow medalist in Horne. which really says something about how good the other two must be. 

3 hours ago, Dwight Schrute said:

And i think he's going to be a great get for them at pick 3. he seems to have a lot of attributes for the modern game in that he's tough as they come and a contested beast, but has the ability to be damaging on the outside as well. I definitely see a potential brownlow medalist in Horne. which really says something about how good the other two must be. 

I'm always suspect on 17 year olds ripping it up in the SANFL. There are copious examples of play in that league failing to translate in the big league.

6 minutes ago, A F said:

I'm always suspect on 17 year olds ripping it up in the SANFL. There are copious examples of play in that league failing to translate in the big league.

I agree, but i think there are certain qualities you can see in a young player that you know will translate at AFL level, like Vision, evasiveness, attack on the ball, leadership. this kids got it all. he's definitely not a Toumpas or Aish 

23 minutes ago, A F said:

I'm always suspect on 17 year olds ripping it up in the SANFL. There are copious examples of play in that league failing to translate in the big league.

Trengove and Toumpas?

15 hours ago, The heart beats true said:

Have you seen the tackle video of him from the weekend on Fogarty? I’d be tanking too..

 

Fogarty the meathead Ricciuto wannabe just thought he'd run through him.
Got [censored] off too when he couldn't ?
Good on the young fella.

Edited July 13, 20213 yr by Fork 'em