36 minutes ago, Bang Bang Bang said:

No better sight in footy than a torp goal on the siren. The friendly exchange between ump and Riewoldt beforehand just adds to the theatre. Suffer Dogs. 

"Now Nick, Iet me explain the rules of the game to you. I know as a professional footballer you may be unfamiliar with them. You can't be expected to know them! But I can't just adjudicate what you do according to the rule book. I have to nanny you too."

A couple of things. Doggies are on the brink. They need to pull consecutive  wins in the next 2-3 weeks otherwise finals will be a lost hope.
 

Also the hype on JUH in retrospect was over the top. I get that it’s year 2 only (year 1 in afl) but you would expect to have seen 1/4 or half of footy by now where you say yup, gonna be a star. Not saying he isn’t going to be a good player but star quality is looking less likely every time I watch him play. 

Imagine for a moment if Kozzy can develop a similar game to Shai. Definitely got the skills , mobility and dynamic aspect but probably lacking some confidence and endurance. Got to run him more through the middle I think. Would love the coaches to try and develop him in the same capacity.

Edited April 9, 20223 yr by CYB

10 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

How so? 
North, Adelaide, Essendon and Port is their next 4. Should win them all. 

They play us again 

2 minutes ago, CYB said:

A couple of things. Doggies are on the brink. They need to pull consecutive  wins in the next 2-3 weeks otherwise finals will be a lost hope.
 

Also the hype on JUH in retrospect was over the top. I get that it’s year 2 only (year 1 in afl) but you would expect to have seen 1/4 or half of footy by now where you say yup, gonna be a star. Not saying he isn’t going to be a good player but star quality is looking less likely every time I watch him play. 

Imagine for a moment if Kozzy can develop a similar game to Shai. Definitely got the skills but probably lacking some confidence and endurance. Got to run him more through the middle I think. 

Agree on all 3 points @CYB - JUH looked deflated and lost out there - I’m sure he’ll work his way into the AFL, but talk of him being the next Buddy Franklin looks off the mark at the moment.

Shai Bolton is fantastic - I was thinking the same re Kozzy: he has the smarts, skill and toughness to be as good as Bolton: something to aspire to.

Dogs look in real trouble. 1.2 million disposals between their star midfielders, won clearances, contested possessions and inside 50s (and of course the free kick count), but lost by 6 goals.

They can't win when their midfield is beaten, now they can't win even when their midfield is on top.

Having said all that, they've had the hardest fixture to date by far (us, Carlton, Sydney and Richmond - a combined record of 12-3 with Carlton's game tomorrow to come). 

Gotta laugh Lord Peanut 😅

15 minutes ago, KingDingAling said:

Yep. Umpiring was disgraceful and quite obviously bias to Fremantle. But GWS just dropped their head after the bad calls. And good clubs don’t do that. We get worse calls than anyone by the umpiring, we are consistently on the receiving end of terrible umpiring, yet we always wrestle back the momentum, as good teams do. GWS aren’t a good team. They look to me like a team with ridiculous talent, but no one has taught them to play to a structure. Their midfielders are out chasing kicks, and bombing it in the forward line without a care. I suspect Clarkson will take a good look at GWS and probably put his hand up for the job. The list is there.

Surely someone at AFL must have data for home ground free differentials, and particularly at Perth and Adelaide, and of course Geelong.  Further analysis will show which umpires "favour" the home teams and which are more even handed.

IF they had an ounce of integrity (and I realise that is a huge IF) then they would use these data to ensure that the biased / weak / intimidated umpires do not umpire at those venues.  OF course this will never happen, as integrity is paid lip service in favour of the highest bider.

Regards your final point, Yes, the list is there largely thanks to unconscionable AFL concessions in an attempt to justify their decision to enter Western Sydney, but the heart does not appear to be.  Yes, players say that they love playing and living there, but can anyone really think that they would say that if they were free agents and not paid above what they would get in Melbourne?

Could Clarkson's charisma transplant heart into a mob of very talented individuals?

2 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Surely someone at AFL must have data for home ground free differentials, and particularly at Perth and Adelaide, and of course Geelong.  Further analysis will show which umpires "favour" the home teams and which are more even handed.

IF they had an ounce of integrity (and I realise that is a huge IF) then they would use these data to ensure that the biased / weak / intimidated umpires do not umpire at those venues.  OF course this will never happen, as integrity is paid lip service in favour of the highest bider.

Regards your final point, Yes, the list is there largely thanks to unconscionable AFL concessions in an attempt to justify their decision to enter Western Sydney, but the heart does not appear to be.  Yes, players say that they love playing and living there, but can anyone really think that they would say that if they were free agents and not paid above what they would get in Melbourne?

Could Clarkson's charisma transplant heart into a mob of very talented individuals?

From my understanding not one of them live anywhere near western Sydney where they’re meant to be growing the game in Bankstown etc - when gw$ started up they were nearly all housed together in Canada bay, and unsurprisingly a lot live in nice inner west locales like Balmain, Rozelle etc

they are a soulless franchise that are simply there to add value to the broadcast rights agreement

In saying all that I am of course worried about facing  them next week due to residual MFCSS 😈

2 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

For a player who get so many accolades Caleb Daniels make a lot of costly mistakes.

The KING of uncontested Cheap Possessions. Massively OVERATED player!

2 hours ago, deegirl said:

I don’t disagree with that assessment but how insane is the hype/pressure on these kids.  The media had gone mental with the hype on JUH before he’d even played a senior game. They have no time to develop. 

Who gives a fat rats clacker! ... BUST!

Edited April 9, 20223 yr by picket fence

 

Nothing would be sweeter today than seeing the crows knock off the bummers

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

Wow wee golly gosh .... Gawn.

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

Maybe he didn’t want to face Gawny this week.

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

Few weeks off

https://discourse.bomberblitz.com/t/game-day-v-noisy-miners-round-4-2002/25484/205

...they cant seem to write more than one sentence..

Edited April 10, 20223 yr by Wadda We Sing

19 minutes ago, Wadda We Sing said:

 ...they cant seem to write more than one sentence..

And that surprises you?
I like the ones they do though.
"We're sheet, we're sheet, we're sheet ....." 😂
 

Edited April 10, 20223 yr by Fork 'em

that was pretty dirty by preuss

MRO will probably say:  Accidental, Low Impact, High = Fine at most.

Preuss would say he didn't know where the player was behind him and the strike was part of his momentum while spinning around.

Don't agree with it but suspect he will play next week.

Laughing at the thought of the size of the meltdown over at B Blitz if the Crows can get up

24 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

 Don't agree with it but suspect he will play next week.

No way.
He's a nobody who'll get at least 3.
Hawkins for eg would probably play.

A goal fest at Marvel in the first half.

Neither Ess nor Crows showing much sign of defence or pressure. 

Both teams waltzing it out of the middle or end to end.

while we paid fair value for may, it is amazing the players gc17 have given away for nix over the years - brodie at freo having a ripper start at his new club, 2m peter the big key forward for the peptides, and jarryd lyons a regular finals performer for the bears

1 hour ago, Fork 'em said:

Wow wee golly gosh .... Gawn.

 

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Few weeks off

 

30 minutes ago, Lucifers Hero said:

MRO will probably say:  Accidental, Low Impact, High = Fine at most.

Preuss would say he didn't know where the player was behind him and the strike was part of his momentum while spinning around.

Don't agree with it but suspect he will play next week.

Lucifer - sadly I think your prediction is spot on. They won’t let GW$ play without a ruckman …… now if it was someone in different color, say red and blue, or red, white and black, maybe blue and white vertical stripes then it would be “we must stamp this out and the head is sacrosanct this week - 4 to 6 weeks.”

7 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

No way.
He's a nobody who'll get at least 3.
Hawkins for eg would probably play.

Hawkins would get three Downlow votes, and  a beer with the MRO.