16 hours ago, rjay said:

Speaking of defenders 'Pennant'...do you have a view on Jed Adams?

I know it's not the right thread but seeing as you're here....

No, haven’t actually seen him play, live coached against Peel colts 3 times last season and he didn’t play in any of those games 

This is going to be a fun watch this year. It’s usually just the Pies that I want to loose.

Edited December 4, 20222 yr by Matt

Have always laughed at other club's 'death riding' our picks, feel like it's tempting fate to do the same. Not sure any club has done well put of death riding.

That said, top 5 please, would really burn Freo who have been a 'Bell' end to deal with.

Freo’s best team are certainly top 8 (and higher) quality but I’m feeling optimistic about this pick as they traded out a fair bit of depth. I can’t see them coping well with more than a couple of best 18 injuries. Hopefully they will have a 2019 Dees-type run!

The best thing about a death ride like this is you don't have to buy a ticket. 

Thanks @Nascent I will update the Holy Thread 

Freo with double ups against Bulldogs, Sydney, Geelong, Brisbane, West Coast, Hawthorn #deathride

Edited December 10, 20222 yr by adonski

Bit of a sheltered life here. I presume it's a cultural reference, but what does 'deathride' mean and what are its origins?

'Feathered cap', too, for that matter (in this context)...

7 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Bit of a sheltered life here. I presume it's a cultural reference, but what does 'deathride' mean and what are its origins?

'Feathered cap', too, for that matter (in this context)...

Deathride in this context is to be wishing on the downfall of whatever teams pick you own, not really sure where it originates from but has become the common phrase used in pick swap scenarios. You'll find various threads on other footy forums 'deathriding' other teams i.e Swans have one for Hawthorn, as they own their 2nd rounder next year

Peter Bell liked using the feather in cap phrase to describe his many trade 'wins' & accomplishments  

 

Edited December 10, 20222 yr by adonski

Fair chance they’ll be 6-0 unfortunately. Saints, Roos, Eagles, Crows, Suns, Bulldogs.

Hope I’m wrong.

16 minutes ago, GBDee said:

Fair chance they’ll be 6-0 unfortunately. Saints, Roos, Eagles, Crows, Suns, Bulldogs.

Hope I’m wrong.

Possible. They have a pretty brutal middle part of the year though.

If they drop only 1 or 2 of those first five games it may change their fate dramatically. 

At least at the start of the year the poorer sides typically are more competitive, with greater chance of upsets. 

17 minutes ago, GBDee said:

Fair chance they’ll be 6-0 unfortunately. Saints, Roos, Eagles, Crows, Suns, Bulldogs.

Hope I’m wrong.

Yes that’s a soft start.  Wish we had that !!!  
5 games to start v teams outside 2022 finals 

I suspect that by the end of the season, this could have become my favourite thread

Like us after 2019, you come back with a much fixture normal (haven't looked depth) and a lot more teams have put more work into you, to find your weaknesses. The test is how well they adjust to the change.  They need to find goals and Jackson's not the answer there, so where do they come from.  Their mids aren't big goal kickers. 

12 hours ago, GBDee said:

Fair chance they’ll be 6-0 unfortunately. Saints, Roos, Eagles, Crows, Suns, Bulldogs.

Hope I’m wrong.

They’re no certainties against those 3 for mine.

56 minutes ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

They’re no certainties against those 3 for mine.

Saints as good a chance as those three

Can only hope the top 5 pick we wanted for Jackson this year will be delivered next year to correct the imbalance of this trade. 

Edited December 10, 20222 yr by McQueen

2 hours ago, adonski said:

Saints as good a chance as those three

The big unknown is what gameplan Lyon will have them play.

Plus King is out.

Edited December 11, 20222 yr by Bombay Airconditioning

1 hour ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

The big unknown is what gameplan Lyon will have them play.

here is his track record

4 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

here is his track record

Saints v Freo may be a nil all draw?

23 hours ago, GBDee said:

Fair chance they’ll be 6-0 unfortunately. Saints, Roos, Eagles, Crows, Suns, Bulldogs.

Hope I’m wrong.

On 12/3/2022 at 2:38 PM, rjay said:

Remember our 2019 year...would have been no chance of that happening to us either.

We finished 2nd last...

Not saying it will happen by any stretch but recent history shows it's a possibility.

Imagine finishing in the bottom 5 having given away  your top end picks.

At least we were able to top up and go again.

That would be a sensational result.

19 hours ago, Matt said:

I suspect that by the end of the season, this could have become my favourite thread

Its my favourite thread now

#spoonmantle

28 minutes ago, DeelightfullyInsightful said:

#spoonmantle

I have had a vision of Jason Taylor turn up on draft night with a big bowl of soup.

3 hours ago, DeelightfullyInsightful said:

#spoonmantle

 

Spoonmantle, come together with your hands! 👏