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12 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

I'd watch a side to see if they break a premiership drought of sorts.
Swans
Cats
Watched the Aint GFs.
Dawks in '08.
Richmonds 1st.

The rest of the GFs I never bothered.
Usually big rich clubs winning flags with cherry picked guns poached from struggling clubs.
Never bothered watching any minor finals at all.

"Why not us."

 

And the greatest other than ours 

The Dogs in 2016 ???

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On 1/13/2022 at 9:11 AM, leave it to deever said:

Still cant fathom Norf letting Bbb go. I hope he has a great pre season and plays a full season. He still has several seasons left in him and if he topped the h and a goal tally for 3 years in a low team he could do much more with us.

I can tell you now he is Blitzing at training and much fitter than last year. Could kick 100 goals given our stellar mid field delivery!🤩

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8 hours ago, 58er said:

And the greatest other than ours 

The Dogs in 2016 ???

Oh yeah .... Watched that too.
Saw that and wanted to win one the same way.

Turned out ours was even better 😎👌

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9 hours ago, picket fence said:

I can tell you now he is Blitzing at training and much fitter than last year. Could kick 100 goals given our stellar mid field delivery!🤩

That's good news. There were a few here who questioned his arrival at MFC. He really was showing signs of his old self last year.  Here's to an uninterrupted preseason and a full year of games with some silver service delivery. 

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Probably mentioned elsewhere in these 110 pages, but highly recommend watching the YouTube GF with the SEN commentary.  We all know BT is a moron, but after listening to the SEN commentary I’m convinced Channel 7’s management team are the morons in employing that senile fool, when Anthony Hudson and Gerard Whateley are quite likely available. 

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12 hours ago, The Chief said:

We all know BT is a moron, but after listening to the SEN commentary I’m convinced Channel 7’s management team are the morons in employing that senile fool, when Anthony Hudson and Gerard Whateley are quite likely available. 

You're only as big a dlckhead as the dlckhead that employs you. The management at Ch 7 have a warped view of sport and think that BT's barely coherent splutterings are an integral part of the entertainment. They probably grew up listening to Rex Hunt, whose efforts by the end of his career were barely recognisable as sports commentary.

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1 hour ago, Mazer Rackham said:

You're only as big a dlckhead as the dlckhead that employs you. The management at Ch 7 have a warped view of sport and think that BT's barely coherent splutterings are an integral part of the entertainment. They probably grew up listening to Rex Hunt, whose efforts by the end of his career were barely recognisable as sports commentary.

It seems to be the football media in general, certainly the bulk of TV football journalism. Look at the footy show on channel 9. Constantly spouting sexist or racist comments, thinly disguised as humour.

 People like Sam Newman and BT are encouraged to be ‘edgy’ so that the station can create controversy and if there is s backlash they throw their hands in the air ‘of course we don’t support these views’.

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5 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

You're only as big a dlckhead as the dlckhead that employs you. The management at Ch 7 have a warped view of sport and think that BT's barely coherent splutterings are an integral part of the entertainment. They probably grew up listening to Rex Hunt, whose efforts by the end of his career were barely recognisable as sports commentary.

There has always been a resident clown in footy broadcasting to please the shallow end of the gene pool. To everyone else they are annoying but they create attention and that’s all that matters. Love or hate them is the strategy.

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Brian Taylor isn't a clown, he's just someone who hasn't kept up with modern football. He played it long ago. The idea that Angus Brayshaw was going to miss a goal because he turned his back on the goalposts as he walked back is just pop psychology.

And the game was not about to be over even if the Bulldogs had gone 25 points up.

BT can't even read a TV screen in front of himself. When he said that Fritsch is the only player to kick 5 goals in a grand final in the 2000s, despite there being a list of five previous players staring him in the face, he is just embarrassing.
 

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On 1/27/2022 at 9:39 PM, John Demonic said:

Loved the extended shots of old mate here after the Petracca goal, wish we'd seen his reaction after the following goals. Because this felt like the beginning of the 'Is this real? is this happening?" thoughts, where we were all close to tears, but the result is still in play, so the dam has not burst. Mix that in with the excitement  that a superstar from our club is ripping a grand final open and declaring himself the best in the comp. Epic moment.

 

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I have to admit even after watching countless replays of the granny it still seems very surreal at times.  I know others have expressed the same.......I guess it goes to show how deprived we have all been.

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I wonder if supporters at other clubs have watched the replay of their side winning the GF as many times as the majority on here have?

I watched it again yesterday and there's always something you see that you haven't noticed before. 

 

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8 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

 They probably grew up listening to Rex Hunt, whose efforts by the end of his career were barely recognisable as sports commentary.

Unless you listened to Hunt regularly you wouldn't know who TF had the ball or WTF was going on.

I remember watching Melbourne and Geelong live while listening to him on the radio.
The way he was carrying on it was hard the believe we were actually watching the same game.

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23 hours ago, The Chief said:

Probably mentioned elsewhere in these 110 pages, but highly recommend watching the YouTube GF with the SEN commentary.  We all know BT is a moron, but after listening to the SEN commentary I’m convinced Channel 7’s management team are the morons in employing that senile fool, when Anthony Hudson and Gerard Whateley are quite likely available. 

I watched the Aus open final last night from a video file that contained no commentary. Didn't miss a thing, and found it much easier to just focus on the play. Would love to get that option for the footy, and behind the goals vision too.

But yeah, zero commentary or radio calls, were way better than 7. 3AW was great as well. Having said that... Triple M was as bad as Ch 7.

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11 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

You're only as big a dlckhead as the dlckhead that employs you. The management at Ch 7 have a warped view of sport and think that BT's barely coherent splutterings are an integral part of the entertainment. They probably grew up listening to Rex Hunt, whose efforts by the end of his career were barely recognisable as sports commentary.

 Channel 7 don't care about the rusted on fans, they want "personalities" to draw in the casuals with their inane banter.

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3 hours ago, Dante said:

I wonder if supporters at other clubs have watched the replay of their side winning the GF as many times as the majority on here have?

I watched it again yesterday and there's always something you see that you haven't noticed before. 

 

Sparrows delivery is something that I've noticed....it was top shelf. Angus b' s game gets better and better.

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23 hours ago, Dante said:

I wonder if supporters at other clubs have watched the replay of their side winning the GF as many times as the majority on here have?

I watched it again yesterday and there's always something you see that you haven't noticed before. 

 

And Trac's increased acceleration off the mark. Seems to have added more speed to his legs.....possibly training with a fridge tied to his waist. From a standing start in the centre, he was explosive. May get caught in the long run but in that first 10 meters no chance.

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21 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

And Trac's increased acceleration off the mark. Seems to have added more speed to his legs.....possibly training with a fridge tied to his waist. From a standing start in the centre, he was explosive. May get caught in the long run but in that first 10 meters no chance.

Early on they said he'd never be quick.
He's proved them wrong.

Even you look at Olivers goal.
Both Oliver and Viney blast off from the middle into the clear.

 

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On 1/31/2022 at 1:52 PM, mauriesy said:

Brian Taylor isn't a clown, he's just someone who hasn't kept up with modern football. He played it long ago. The idea that Angus Brayshaw was going to miss a goal because he turned his back on the goalposts as he walked back is just pop psychology.

And the game was not about to be over even if the Bulldogs had gone 25 points up.

BT can't even read a TV screen in front of himself. When he said that Fritsch is the only player to kick 5 goals in a grand final in the 2000s, despite there being a list of five previous players staring him in the face, he is just embarrassing.
 

I love the fact that Daisy keeps trying to bring him conversant with the current game ( on air) but alas falls on deaf ears.

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1 hour ago, MT64 said:

I love the fact that Daisy keeps trying to bring him conversant with the current game ( on air) but alas falls on deaf ears.

i agree, but then i don't think bt has any inclination to wanting to know.....he's content living in the past with his mates

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On 1/29/2022 at 9:58 PM, faultydet said:

I honestly believe this will be the case once his career is over.

Even better than Flower and yes Barassi.

Agree totally about his bloody awesome talent, but in the end, comparisons are not simple matters. Barassi was tough, relentless, without any supernatural skills, but always gave his heart and soul and was inspirational. Flower was all silky skill and courage and simple footy purity. Clarrie is mercurial, capable of any trick in the book. And, he's still perfecting his  skills.

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8 minutes ago, dieter said:

Agree totally about his bloody awesome talent, but in the end, comparisons are not simple matters. Barassi was tough, relentless, without any supernatural skills, but always gave his heart and soul and was inspirational. Flower was all silky skill and courage and simple footy purity. Clarrie is mercurial, capable of any trick in the book. And, he's still perfecting his  skills.

Flower was the single best footballer I've ever seen wear the Red and Blue. I think Clarry will have him covered if he plays like this for another 6 years+

The only blight on Olivers game are the overreactions he does to any form of high(ish) contact. You know, the fake spewing and stuff. It is not a good look for someone as hard at the ball as Clarry is.

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On 1/30/2022 at 6:05 PM, The Chief said:

Probably mentioned elsewhere in these 110 pages, but highly recommend watching the YouTube GF with the SEN commentary.  We all know BT is a moron, but after listening to the SEN commentary I’m convinced Channel 7’s management team are the morons in employing that senile fool, when Anthony Hudson and Gerard Whateley are quite likely available. 

Of all the commentators in Australia to get their hands on the goat pics, it just had to be Brian Taylor.

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