NON-MFC: Round 18

[titan_uranus 24,962]

53 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Luke Jackson absolutely copping it on the Freo forum.

Can’t take a mark for peanuts.

15 minutes ago, Chook said:

Luke Jackson is an absolute star and we were royally ripped off when he left.

These were consecutive posts. 

Sometimes Demonland is great. 

[whatwhat say what 22,532]

3 minutes ago, Chook said:

Windsor does great stuff but at his best he'll be a top tier wingman - a much lower ceiling than Jackson. The other two boys are untried at AFL level. Given we're in our window now (or were in one, it's probably closed now to be honest), potential is worth a lot less than current output.

If Windsor becomes Robbie Flower Mk.II then I'll re-evaluate the trade.

fwiw i agree about losing dog impacting our window, but i'm pretty sure we also got more 'value' for him than any other trade

as i've said before, my mfcss only abated for a couple of months after the premiership until it was confirmed that he a) never got a premiership tattoo and ii) talk about him signing an extension stopped and 3) he put any such further talks on hold

i think he's a freak of a player; i think windsor can be very special too

but at the moment...

premierships with mfc: 1
finals with freo: 0

(that will change this year i would think)

[whatwhat say what 22,532]

hope we're in the ear of josh treacy - young vic tall forward from flagmantle

out of contract at the same time as petty, i think?

[Diamond_Jim 12,498]

Getting serious on the Tamar

Go Hawks

[Little Goffy 14,397]

1 hour ago, Little Goffy said:

It's only midway through the respective second quarters, but Freo isn't dominating Hawthorn, while Sydney is playing a tentative game against North.

Everyone is vulnerable once the wildness of finals start.

Geelong didn't look especially impressive in the pieces of the game I watched last night, to the point where I think the 'Pies are in major trouble and Geelong might still slip out of the 8.

Everyone is vulnerable is we choose to be the hunter.

Shush, [censored].

[Ethan Tremblay 30,795]

Dwayne calling Sicily, “The Big Sis”. Not the best nickname I’ve heard.

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,668]

A Freo Bigfooty members opinion of Luke Jackson:

Good spoil Jackson, you absolute waste of money

 

[Jaded No More 68,835]

2 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

A Freo Bigfooty members opinion of Luke Jackson:

Good spoil Jackson, you absolute waste of money

 

Giving shades of Demonland 

[titan_uranus 24,962]

Fremantle's loss to Hawthorn is good news for the optimists among us, because it gets us closer to Fremantle, but bad news for the pessimists, because it brings Hawthorn closer to us.

Fremantle have 10.5 wins. Their remaining 6 games are us, West Coast, Essendon (away), Geelong, GWS (away) and Port. 

If we win tonight and then beat them next week, we'll pass them on the ladder.

Hawthorn get to 9-8 with 6 to play. Their 6 remaining are Collingwood, Adelaide (away), GWS (away), Carlton, Richmond and North. Watch out. They have a clear path to 13 wins here (Adelaide, Richmond and North, then just one of Collingwood and GWS, who they've already beaten this year).

If we lose tonight, you'd probably say Hawthorn's at least an even chance of passing us in the run home.

The above reflects the ridiculous evenness of the ladder. 3-13 can barely be split, and even 1 and 2 are beatable.

Edited July 13 by titan_uranus

[Diamond_Jim 12,498]

4 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Fremantle's loss to Hawthorn is good news for the optimists among us, because it gets us closer to Fremantle, but bad news for the pessimists, because it brings Hawthorn closer to us

More like a bob each way. If we can't come home with a wet sail finishing below Hawthorn gets us that little bit higher in the draft

[Little Goffy 14,397]

I kind of want the Dogs to beat Carlton and then Gold Coast to beat Port just to keep things wild.

Plus, that would put Collingwood in 12th, equal with the Hawks who they play next week. Hilarious.

 

 

[praha 11,226]

I can't believe carlton, geelong and freo are in the top 4.

[titan_uranus 24,962]

Seriously though, no matter how much you think our culture is shot, our game plan is broken, our coach is too stubborn, our best players injured/out of form, and even if you're right (because you may well be), the majority of the rest of the comp are barely better.

Geelong's 3rd but just came off a 1-6 run, including two 10+ goal beltings, and we've beaten them. Three weeks ago they were being completely written off.

Fremantle's 4th but lost to West Coast and now Hawthorn.

Essendon's 5th but have a percentage under 100% and just one win over a side in the current top 9.

Port's 6th but their fans booed their coach off the ground and want him sacked, and a fortnight ago played the worst game of the season against St Kilda, and were again completely written off.

Brisbane 7th but like Essendon, only have won win against a current top 8 side, and keep conceding big scores.

GWS is 8th but had a 3-7 run in the middle of the year which included a loss two weeks ago to Adelaide (the only side they've beaten other than West Coast in 10 weeks). Yet another side who two weeks ago was completely written off.

Collingwood in 10th have one win over a side not in the bottom 4 since Round 8, and an injury list longer than my leg.

Hawthorn in 11th are...well...Hawthorn (they're in better form than most).

The Dogs in 12th haven't won consecutive games for two months.

Gold Coast in 13th are winless away.

[Diamond_Jim 12,498]

3 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

the majority of the rest of the comp are barely better.

Equalisation has finally come. To me the anyone can win scenario is a little boring. The season lacks the natural ebb and flow that dominance of say five plus five teams deliver. You need some easy wins to break up the pattern.

Eventually the home and away becomes a blur where luck and injuries deliver you a round 23 outcome

[whatwhat say what 22,532]

2 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Equalisation has finally come. To me the anyone can win scenario is a little boring. The season lacks the natural ebb and flow that dominance of say five plus five teams deliver. You need some easy wins to break up the pattern.

Eventually the home and away becomes a blur where luck and injuries deliver you a round 23 outcome

just in time for head office to stuff it all up and bring in a new franchise...

[chookrat 4,247]

10 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

I kind of want the Dogs to beat Carlton and then Gold Coast to beat Port just to keep things wild.

Plus, that would put Collingwood in 12th, equal with the Hawks who they play next week. Hilarious.

 

 

The more chaos the better and we either play the sides above us or they play each other. All we need to do is take it one game at a time and if we play well and continue to build form then the ladder will sort itself out.

[Moonshadow 17,672]

18 hours ago, Deelectable said:

Dee's have gone ahead of the Pies on the ladder without kicking a ball!!😃

You do realise it is possible that after tonight they may jump ahead of us without having kicked a ball today?

😯

[Bitter but optimistic 22,218]

The bullies had opportunities in that quarter but [censored] them up.

 

[Bitter but optimistic 22,218]

Bont !!!!

[Little Goffy 14,397]

How does a full-forward get 2 intercept possessions in a first half?

Has had a hand in almost every Carlton score so far and in some cases has been the difference between 'meh' and a goal.

Carlton have matured a lot as a team but there's still just that little bit of dependence on superstars.

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

Painting all day. Turn in footy within 5 seconds dubious free to Curnow in the 50, goal. 

[whatwhat say what 22,532]

2 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Painting all day. Turn in footy within 5 seconds dubious free to Curnow in the 50, goal. 

whatcha painting?

[Redleg 40,773]

Curnow would get a free for sneezing.

 

[praha 11,226]

Carlton are just the biggest wannabes. I really want someone to put them in their place.

[praha 11,226]

Curnow is badly overrated but I'd like him at Melbourne.