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17 hours ago, gs77 said:

Ooooooof course that's the outcome. Hey parents everywhere, the AFL condone players thumping opponents in the solar plexus unawares and off the ball. Keep that in mind when supporting your kids into a sport.

Would like to discuss Pendlebury but no time...I'm off to enrol the grandkids in karate lessons...get ready for lots of broken ribs in a few years when they start doing the old Kung Fu karate chops.

 

 

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    Very nice Pendles, blame Lachie Neale for hitting you first, claiming you are the unlucky retaliator who got caught.

    Put another player in to save yourself a suspension and maybe even get the other player in trouble.

    Would have thought most AFL players would see that as pretty ordinary behaviour.

     

     

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    On 26/03/2024 at 22:44, Gawndy the Great said:

    Pies will go 0-4 and will drop out of contention. 

    Well, obviously this didn't happen. I'm happy with the Pies at 1-3 and the Lions at 0-3. But I don't think any team is out of contention after losing just 3 games in a row. Obviously it looks bad when it's early in the Season but at some stage good teams will get on a run. Similarly I can't see how odds for Premiership can be so short after 3 games. Sydney $5, GWS $5.50. I know odds aren't purely based on the 3 games so far in 2023, but with injuries, especially at season end, poor form, let alone that there's 20 matches still to play I wouldn't be backing any team at those odds. You've still got to win 3 finals games including the last 2 to be Premiers!  

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    4 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

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    https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/03/30/swans-move-quickly-to-diffuse-tense-situation-between-teammates/

    On top of that, two of their AFLW players were done this week for drug use.

    Shocking culture at Sydney going back decades to Swans player Dale Lewis’ 2002 statement that 75 per cent of AFL players had tried illicit drugs.

    The Swans’ culture should receive saturation coverage in the media over the next week.

    And Wicks isn’t the only Swans player not to get a game this weekend. They have a bye.

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    15 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    On top of that, two of their AFLW players were done this week for drug use.

    Shocking culture at Sydney going back decades to Swans player Dale Lewis’ 2002 statement that 75 per cent of AFL players had tried illicit drugs.

    The Swans’ culture should receive saturation coverage in the media over the next week.

    And Wicks isn’t the only Swans player not to get a game this weekend. They have a bye.

    Is the Herald Sun kinda like the sporting version of women's weekly.

    So much stuff being printed based on stories rather than verified facts

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    8 minutes ago, Brownie said:

    Is the Herald Sun kinda like the sporting version of women's weekly.

    So much stuff being printed based on stories rather than verified facts

    Out of the 2, I’d consider the HS to be more of a rag mag

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    29 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    On top of that, two of their AFLW players were done this week for drug use.

    Shocking culture at Sydney going back decades to Swans player Dale Lewis’ 2002 statement that 75 per cent of AFL players had tried illicit drugs.

    The Swans’ culture should receive saturation coverage in the media over the next week.

    And Wicks isn’t the only Swans player not to get a game this weekend. They have a bye.

    No doubt much that goes on is swept under the carpet with many players and clubs Jack.

    Unless of course it gets leaked out to the public and/or media.  Loose lips sink ships!

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    55 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

    On top of that, two of their AFLW players were done this week for drug use.

    Shocking culture at Sydney going back decades to Swans player Dale Lewis’ 2002 statement that 75 per cent of AFL players had tried illicit drugs.

    The Swans’ culture should receive saturation coverage in the media over the next week.

    And Wicks isn’t the only Swans player not to get a game this weekend. They have a bye.

    Actually they play Richmond at the G tomorrow.

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    Bombers are still a rabble. Saints should be 4-5 goals up

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    This is like watching a different sport to the last two nights 

    umps calling nothing. Saints have 3 free kicks in a half

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    Martin with 28 disposals in a half. What’s the record ?

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    Gresham with two touches against his old side

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    Saints have kept the Bombers in this game with poor goal kicking, annoying, I hate the Bombers. 
     

    On the umps, what has happened to HTB this season? It’s always been hit and miss and they’ve always called far too few incorrect disposal for my liking but the absolute classic ‘take them on, get tackled, drop ball, HTB’ is just not getting paid this year. It’s a blight on the game, that’s the best bit of the rule!!

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