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PREGAME: Rd 22 vs Carlton

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4 hours ago, Roost it far said:

That’s not the issue, at various points most have agreed with those points. The problem lies in the lack of in-depth analysis. There should be a show that spends 15-20 minutes on the 4 main games of each round and 5-10 on each of the other 4. Some analysis beyond 3 glammed up clips trying to prove a point. 
I’d call it AFL On Monday. I’d have Hoyne, Me and 3 others (no one springs to mind sadly) and we’d get deep, both technically and spiritually in our analysis. They’d be no Ralphy, no Brereton, no Robbo, no King, no Huddo and The Bounce would be axed. We’d replace On the Couch and AFL 360 and we’d be on on Monday and Thursday (Wednesday if there was a Thursday game) Post and Pre total analysis. We’d rate the absolute shizzle off the crud currently on offer. The start and end credits would be the best plays/marks/goals of the week. We’d go to training, wade through stats and flesh out the meaning of them. Can’t believe it hasn’t been done already. Oh and no ads.
7-9pm

I will settle for just no "the bounce". Excruciating.

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    9 hours ago, Roost it far said:

    You really shouldn’t watch that dribble. You may as well read afl.com if you want poor journalism and no serious analysis. 

    was Robbo coherent or dribbling?

     
    6 hours ago, Gawndy the Great said:

    I’d watch it for sure! First Crack is almost what you want but it’s not as in-depth - Hoyne would be great, his work on SEN Tuesdays is great to listen to.

    Nowadays I think the best approach is probably a podcast  but boosted on steroids with access to footage and champion data, which ain’t cheap. Ultimately you’d need one of AFL, Ch7, Ch9 or FOX to bankroll it and given they have zero creativity I don’t see it happening.  

     

    I miss Finey on SEN. Loved his talkback radio as well. A true footy fan 

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    5 hours ago, Boots and all said:

    He struggled on the weekend playing full game time I thought. Prefer him as the sub.

    He smashed xerri in the fwd line. 

    But I want him in the fwd line too

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    5 hours ago, JimmyGadson said:

    Grundy will be in. 

    Watch this space. 

    @FearTheBeard how are ticket sales tracking?

    This could be 70k surely. 

    Please watch Grundys performances in he forward line earlier in the year HE IS NOT A FORWARD  Close to a liability

    Smith in and forward Tommo or Hibbo back

    Alternative BB (Form) The Shack (Who knows)

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    2 hours ago, Gillies said:

    I miss Finey on SEN. Loved his talkback radio as well. A true footy fan 

    I miss the number of people who called him 'Viney' by accident as well. 

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    My thoughts ...

    Tommo in. 

    Smith back to being sub. He's a classic impact player. (Ted Hopkins says hi!)

    Clarry in, of course. Harmes out.

    Not sure where this leaves Hibbo. Obviously if Bowey is injured, he (Hibbo) takes his place in the 22.

     

     
    2 hours ago, Gillies said:

    I miss Finey on SEN. Loved his talkback radio as well. A true footy fan 

    Where did he go?


    19 hours ago, layzie said:

    Appreciate your view and absolutely agree but if it wasn't an underrated aspect then you wouldn't see the likes of Schache, Weideman and Watts taken so high in drafts.

    This in built nature to know exactly how you position yourself as a forward is definitely what I look for as well and then using your movement to best advantage, the push and pull is a great way to put it. You don't have to be a G-train or Travis Cloke but you have to be able to hold ground. The guys who don't have it look like they are running around in circles. 

    Fritta has it down in spades and a great example of this. He's not the strongest or biggest player by any stretch but uses his balance and timing to lean into opponents to move them out of the way or to propel himself into the right spot. 

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    10 hours ago, layzie said:

    I'd watch it if it focused on the real facts. Plenty of news, views and reviews and quality bants.

    Apologies in advance, layzie...but for some reason this expression annoys me probably more than any other. After all, what other sort of facts are there? And before anyone answers...I know the expression "alternative facts". But if you think about it, that just proves my point, doesn't it?

    PS: What are "bants"? Slang for banter? 

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    Smith could work if they keep trying to do what they did in the Richmond game and in the second and third quarter of the roos game let him be one out like Petty with Melk leading with kossie and chandler as outliers because unlike the roos the bluebaggers won't flood like North they will take the game on or like the they did against the pies game when got blown away early they went more man on man this will an interesting game to watch.

    8 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    Where did he go?

    When Craig Hutchison took over the running of SEN, Finey lost his on-air position there. After that he did some podcasting with Rohan Connolly using the Footyology site. I'm not sure if he's doing that any more, though.

    10 hours ago, layzie said:

    I'd watch it if it focused on the real facts. Plenty of news, views and reviews and quality bants.

    Only real facts as opposed to fake facts and plenty of great quality bants......what are bants just so I know?


    3 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    When Craig Hutchison took over the running of SEN, Finey lost his on-air position there. After that he did some podcasting with Rohan Connolly using the Footyology site. I'm not sure if he's doing that any more, though.

    Thanks

    2 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Apologies in advance, layzie...but for some reason this expression annoys me probably more than any other. After all, what other sort of facts are there? And before anyone answers...I know the expression "alternative facts". But if you think about it, that just proves my point, doesn't it?

    PS: What are "bants"? Slang for banter? 

    Haha no stress LDVC this was all tongue in cheek making fun of common sweeping statements. 

    Yeah short for banter. Bit silly really, only saves typing 1 letter. 

    1 minute ago, layzie said:

    Haha no stress LDVC this was all tongue in cheek making fun of common sweeping statements. 

    Yeah short for banter. Bit silly really, only saves typing 1 letter. 

    Thanks for clearing that up. After I posted my query I started to think that perhaps "bants" was a typo for "rants". I wouldn't have been able to concentrate for the rest of the day not knowing whether bants meant banter or rants! 

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    6 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    When Craig Hutchison took over the running of SEN, Finey lost his on-air position there. After that he did some podcasting with Rohan Connolly using the Footyology site. I'm not sure if he's doing that any more, though.

    Yeah Rocket Eade is on with RoCo on that show now. No idea what Finey is doing currently. 

    Just now, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Thanks for clearing that up. After I posted my query I started to think that perhaps "bants" was a typo for "rants". I wouldn't have been able to concentrate for the rest of the day not knowing whether bants meant banter or rants! 

    Fair assumption, maybe there should be some for both like 'quality ranter'. It can be the 'intercept mark' of English. 


    3 hours ago, layzie said:

    Yeah Rocket Eade is on with RoCo on that show now. No idea what Finey is doing currently. 

    Sorry going off track for this thread but to answer this Finey wanted a change of scenery post COVID and is now running a deli called Lenny's in Caulfield, slight change of scenery from talking AFL!

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    Seems like we're not the only club with recent long-term injuries, it's just part of footy:

    Pies - Daicos

    Dees - Petty

    Lions - Ashcroft

    Cats - Henry, Blicavs

     

     

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    5 hours ago, Kent said:

    Please watch Grundys performances in he forward line earlier in the year HE IS NOT A FORWARD  Close to a liability

    Smith in and forward Tommo or Hibbo back

    Alternative BB (Form) The Shack (Who knows)

    It’s bad enough when the media at large don’t listen to Goody but surely our supporters should. He has said ad nauseum “WE ARE NOT TRYING TO TURN HIM INTO A FOWARD…JUST LEARN SOME FORWARD CRAFT”. We will see how that’s gone if or when he comes back in. And he will ….

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    1 hour ago, The Lobster Effect said:

    Seems like we're not the only club with recent long-term injuries, it's just part of footy:

    Pies - Daicos

    Dees - Petty, Fritsch, Oliver 

    Lions - Ashcroft

    Cats - Henry, Blicavs, Hawkins, C.Guthrie

     

     

     

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