3 hours ago, pitmaster said:

Top of the head Sunday morning rant.

Would not mind if Freo won it.

I'd also cop GWS. Love Tobes and Jesse.

Pies and Blues always repugnant.

Port are undeserving as is their coach.

Brisbane would be almost acceptable.

Had a gutful of the Cats and they're probably not good enough.

Dogs are a chance but not sure they can maintain this form which needs a 2016 repeat.

 

Nope can’t stand them and three first round picks this years they’ll get more talent into an already talented side. 

Shout out to GWS for saving their inaccuracy for this week as opposed to last week.

Accuracy and efficiency is GWS’s one wood. If they don’t have that then they’re not much of a team.

Port, Brisbane, Freo and Bulldogs have the form going into finals. And Port remain fragile and their form can disappear very quickly. I can't see genuine finals aspirants among any of the others striving to finish in the top 8. 

I continue to believe that Brisbane will not win a GF with Zorko in the team, and with Hipwood as a main forward target. Daniher is playing outstanding footy when he is away from goals, but if they expect him to be a main forward force, the finals will find him out.

Looks like Freo v Bulldogs to me.

10 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

Port, Brisbane, Freo and Bulldogs have the form going into finals. And Port remain fragile and their form can disappear very quickly. I can't see genuine finals aspirants among any of the others striving to finish in the top 8. 

I continue to believe that Brisbane will not win a GF with Zorko in the team, and with Hipwood as a main forward target. Daniher is playing outstanding footy when he is away from goals, but if they expect him to be a main forward force, the finals will find him out.

Looks like Freo v Bulldogs to me.

Looking like an utterly boring September….

19 hours ago, Redleg said:

Media say anything about him playing, without any punishment at all, for at the least, being out at 3.00 am at a nightclub last week, drinking and maybe doing more and ending up unresponsive, taken by ambulance to hospital?

Can imagine the coverage if it was a lesser club. Absolute silence from a totally beholden media.

If only there were still journalists employed that could ask why being unresponsive because of substance abuse is different from concussion protocols?

Very one sided umpiring to Hawks benefit

1 hour ago, Dee Zephyr said:

It really is time for teams to get multiple alternate strips or away strips like soccer. Last night was a joke and now Giants and Hawks are hard to distinguish in the sun. 

Seriously irritates me, I wonder why we have to wear an alternate jumper against Essendon and Carlton don’t against Collingwood. 

Commentators should be banned from using the word laconic.

” A nice laconic kick from Chol there”

Alistair Lynch 04/08/2024

How will Goody be feeling watching the hawks go past us and have won 2 more games than us & pushing for finals … the drafting of our recycled players diabolical 

Observations 

Giants kicking for goal  v Dees straight  v hawks inaccurate!!!  Daniels miss from 15 metres out in front   FFS

Umps favouring hawks clearly.  Hawks have been holding the ball several times. No free kicks. FFS. 
 

But Hawks do take on the game and run. Guess what? Open forward line. 1-1 contests.  #AreYouWatchingGoody.  It’s a simple game !!!!  Dees slow and wide. wtf. Then it’s a kick to a contest.  FFS.  

Just now, Demonsone said:

How will Goody be feeling watching the hawks go past us and have won 2 more games than us & pushing for finals … the drafting of our recycled players diabolical 

I hope he feels angry 

If he is tearing up, we have no chance 

 

4 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

Seriously irritates me, I wonder why we have to wear an alternate jumper against Essendon and Carlton don’t against Collingwood. 

Yeah. I thought it was just me. If anyone had genuine problems, they would be [censored]. In the sun, the dark and light orange/yellow strips are difficult to tell especially from aerial shots. 

Hawks play two easy beats so that’s 14 wins for them

[censored] me

Hawthorn just run for each other, create space and targets. Something we struggle to do. We just get the ball & bomb it

1 minute ago, Demonsone said:

How will Goody be feeling watching the hawks go past us and have won 2 more games than us & pushing for finals … the drafting of our recycled players diabolical 

Dambrisio. Chol. Amon. Frost. Meek. Impey. Ginnivan. All 7 having very good games.  All picked up with loose change draft picks.  Hawks kept first and second round picks then topped up with other club recruits for key roles.  Its a simple game footy. 

You would have to say on paper we have a better list than the Hawks, but their style of play and game plan is working far better than ours.

It may be due to a lot of factors,  but it is certainly starting with the coaching.

Edited August 4, 20241 yr by Redleg

“It’s been a brown and gold tsunami here at Manuka”.
Thanks Kelly Underwood for that lovely description. 
And good afternoon to all the  personal care workers and residents out there.

Umpires are getting GWS back in the game here. They’ve forgotten the change in rule re. 50m. 
Not surprised. They forgot most of the rules Friday night.

Kelli Underwood and pointless score reviews is a bad combination.

Jesse Hogan 👏👏

he has had a great year

and Dees still searching for a key forward !!! 

27 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Dambrisio. Chol. Amon. Frost. Meek. Impey. Ginnivan. All 7 having very good games.  All picked up with loose change draft picks.  Hawks kept first and second round picks then topped up with other club recruits for key roles.  Its a simple game footy. 

Vs Billing’s, macadam , schache, Hunter , Fullerton all staring & @ vfl level, not sure how they got this so wrong and can’t expect all to impact but barring Hunter who is struggling we have no gains 

well done Jesse

game on 

go Giants

Excellent. Die Hawks 

Hawks lose. thank christ

If Freo and Lions win the top 5 on ladder will be interstate teams after this week. And if it stays like that, the AFL will be rapt to have only one MCG final in the first week. Hehe