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NON-MFC: Opening Round 2025

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3 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

What happened to the thread about media hypocrisy and all that? Because ol' mate Barrett has excelled himself by proceeding directly from giving Hawthorn a [censored] for how much they 'don't care what anyone thinks' and how every club should follow their example - "The attitude is stunningly compelling and powerfully effective."

to Melbourne;

"seems a tad fake and even forced. Seems to be a lot of recreation of history, too. Oh well, it’s been a well-coordinated media strategy"

 

Am I the only one who looks at Hawthorn's obsessive social media attention seeking and sees... obsessive social media attention seeking?

Anyway, I was always going to watch tonight for the sake of getting a little warm-up dose of football, but I really think for the first time in my life I'm actually going to be wishing injuries upon a team. It's not like hating Collingwood or even Essendon, where the fault lies with the some mix of the club leaders, the coteries, the fan culture, and some particularly annoying individuals. At Hawthorn the players really have bought in to the whole 'precocious little [censored]' fantasy with a terrible case of main character syndrome.

Hmm, let's not say injuries, even now I can't do it. Let's just hope that seven of their players get pinged for recreational pee-in-a-cup results on the same weekend and all have to sit out the next two years while they wait for AFL lawyers to bother submitting paperwork.

Lmao, Barrett can barely pass as someone his mum would be proud of. God forbid, but Barrett can suddenly pass and no one would give a [censored]. 

He’s an absolute stain. Wouldn’t pay much heed.

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    Worpel and Weddle sound like a terrible comedy duo

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    For Sunday's game, how do you go from potentially 70mm of rain to potentially just 5mm of rain in the space of 24 hours.

    I was leveraging off GWS slogging it out in heavy conditions in preparation for our game next weekend, but now it looks like it could be a dry game 

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    On 04/03/2025 at 14:31, jaydenh10 said:

    this opening round bs has to go

    Why ? 
    A cyclone effecting Brisbane and Gold Coast  is a one year in 50 or 100 event. 
    Never been a cyclone in Brisbane before. 
     

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    20 minutes ago, VNightCityLegend said:

    Lmao, Barrett can barely pass as someone his mum would be proud of. God forbid, but Barrett can suddenly pass and no one would give a [censored]. 

    He’s an absolute stain. Wouldn’t pay much heed.

     

    I'm just keeping a mental log. Think of each tedious repetition of the company lines as another tick on the countdown to bloody revolution.

    7 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    For Sunday's game, how do you go from potentially 70mm of rain to potentially just 5mm of rain in the space of 24 hours.

    I was leveraging off GWS slogging it out in heavy conditions in preparation for our game next weekend, but now it looks like it could be a dry game 

    Honestly, Sydney this last week has been significantly different weather every 6 hours. Not whimsically so like Melbourne weather, but in deep mood swings that settle and then swing around all over.

    5 minutes ago, 58er said:

    Why ? 
    A cyclone effecting Brisbane and Gold Coast  is a one year in 50 or 100 event. 
    Never been a cyclone in Brisbane before. 
     

    I think you're missing a 'was', unfortunately.

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    19 minutes ago, 58er said:

    Why ? 
    A cyclone effecting Brisbane and Gold Coast  is a one year in 50 or 100 event. 
    Never been a cyclone in Brisbane before. 
     

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    The PerilAUS database shows there have been 46 tropical cyclones near Brisbane and the Gold Coast. Most have been minor; the most damaging were tropical cyclones Dinah in January 1967 and Wanda in 1974.

     

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    25 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    Honestly, Sydney this last week has been significantly different weather every 6 hours. Not whimsically so like Melbourne weather, but in deep mood swings that settle and then swing around all over.

    And the rain isn't drizzly or misty like is often the case in Melbourne. 

    I've had the same load of washing rained on 3 times this week, because the weather changes are sudden and not as forecasted 😅

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    Looking forward to tonight. Seeing if the hawks can continue on from last year and how the swans bounce back after that hideous gf.

    Also good luck to Dean cox in his 1st game as coach.

    So are people tuning into ch7 or foxtel?

    No bt & I like jb & Al Nicholson but I'll take Gerard & huddo tonight.

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    22 hours ago, DubDee said:

    Best thing about friday night footy tomorrow….

    No BT, No Darce

    Huddo and Whateley

    I get that some don’t like Gerald but he is a great call. No BS dukes wheels and sizzlers - just calling the game

    Do people still like Huddo? I am not sure I rate him that highly anymore. Still better than BT though. 

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    The footy is back baby! 

    Hoping the hawks return to earth with a thud. And that jumper looks sheet. 

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    I think Swans by a 10+ goal margin which will send all the pundits that selected Hawks as  their premiership favourite back under the rock they crawled out of. 

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    3 minutes ago, Newport34 said:

    The footy is back baby! 

    Hoping the hawks return to earth with a thud. And that jumper looks sheet. 

    Truly dreadful that guernsey. Especially for a season opener with zero clash between their main guernsey and the Swans.

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    7 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

    Do people still like Huddo? I am not sure I rate him that highly anymore. Still better than BT though. 

    one of the best imo

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    5 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

    Do people still like Huddo? I am not sure I rate him that highly anymore. Still better than BT though. 

    Yep huddo is clear in his calling, rarely makes a mistake and has come up with some of the best one line calls in the game

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    No poos and wees for the Hawks tonight. Just poos and whatever that other colour is. 

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    Did the printer run out of ink for the Hawks jumper??

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    Look out for the BWS ‘on my way’ ad during the match. The girl is a Dees fan complete with red and blue nails ❤️💙

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    The umps are enjoying the friday night spotlight

    just let them play

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    19 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

    Do people still like Huddo? I am not sure I rate him that highly anymore. Still better than BT though. 

    I very much like Huddo commentating. He doesn’t go “off-topic” like so many others do. 

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