Everything posted by Clayton van Oliver
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DEEDAY: Dockers vs Bulldogs
That Rory Lobb approach to goal is something else. Not just the twinkle toes stutter, he literally waves the footy around in a circle, must be a raffle every time he has a shot
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DEEDAY: Dockers vs Bulldogs
There is something particularly distasteful about that Wallis chap....Something in the way his mouth guard interacts with his hair style.
- POSTGAME: Rd 17 vs GWS
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How the year 2020 can redeem itself
Extremely angry and abusive message at โFork emโ deleted
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Who should our next coach be?
The issue is that this describes Simon Goodwin's qualifications
- POSTGAME: Rd 16 vs Fremantle
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GAMEDAY: Rd 16 vs Fremantle
It is seriously an abusive relationship. Talking to the old man last night, both head in hands at the prospect of what would be dished up today (anybodyโs guess) and, not for the first time, he apologised profusely for what he had gotten me in to when he stuck a Dees jumper on me for my first vickick 30 years ago.
- GAMEDAY: Rd 16 vs Fremantle
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Commentators
Absolutely my go to. Just gotta listen for the bounce and hit play
- POSTGAME: Rd 15 vs Sydney
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CHANGES: Rd 16 vs Fremantle
I dunno... OMac to the forward line? ? This [censored] club.
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2020 Grand Final Venue
You are spot on mate about the measures against the pandemic and thatโs not the arrogance I meant. Among my WA (WC supporting) family was full expectation that it would be handed to them. That arrogance is pretty typical of how they enjoy their footy, but it could also just be my family ? Apologies if I offended. My parents live in the other WA now, in the US. Bloody awful not knowing when you can see them again.
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2020 Grand Final Venue
I am seriously shocked that: 1. The AFL did the right thing instead of jumping in the WA scrooge McDuck swimming pool of coins 2. WA's arrogance will not be rewarded
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CHANGES: Rd 15 vs Sydney
Ech. Can't you go and support Essendon or something?
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POSTGAME: Rd 14 vs St. Kilda
Please excuse totally self indulgent post. was meant to get married yesterday, but as weโve seen 2020 is the ever changing year. Me and the missus went full, Gil-style agility and postponed it all in March. So instead we took ourselves off to the only forest in the Netherlands for some wet-weather camping (play at ground level, keep moving it forward) and I deliberately ignored the game, probably for the first time since 2009 or so. It was blissful... ...until the old man msged me and gave me the good news. Petracca a raging bull, May so solid you could build a political platform on putting him at a border, Clarrie down but lifted hugely in the last and, shock horror, Goodwin knows how to coach. In the year of constant change, I am so stoked we have changed from full-pelt ballistic chaos to structured tempo. For what itโs worth I think this game showed the player development that has come from Goodwinโs long term coaching. What has often looked frustratingly like stubbornness and inaction to us, I am hoping, has actually been Goody testing and demanding the players to respond themselves to the game being played. They did that. It was not pretty but it feels solid. Speaking of solid, canโt believe the rumour mill around Jack Viney going for a poo. It was certainly an over scrutinised play in the guts and Iโm sure he was singing along the team song as he sat atop his throne. (Not the most analysed sporting poo in recent times though, was at Pune when Matty Renshaw had to run off with the runs in the middle of a year innings. Anyway, Go Dees
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NON MFC: Round 14
Not good for our chances but Doggies putting Cats away in first ten mins does make me feel mildly better about last week.
- POSTGAME: Rd 13 vs Western Bulldogs
- GAMEDAY: Rd 13 vs Bulldogs
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Josh Wagner back into the side
Would take the opinion of a player inside the four walls over the prejudice of supporters who havenโt seen him play for more than a year. An amazing thing about life is that people can improve...but nah this bloke must still be a [censored].
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NON MFC: Round 12
Gee that's some retribution for the Robbie Grey goal to win a few weeks ago. Deadset replica
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My 3 word player analysis v Collingwood
Nice one. MFC - In the eight
- POSTGAME: Rd 12 vs Collingwood
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POSTGAME: Rd 12 vs Collingwood
Thought Preuss really grew into that game and by the 3rd had wrested control from Grundy. Jones had moments of showing his age and slowing-down but he still flies the flag of desperation like he always has. Stoked for him to keep getting a run. Wieds the standard 2 goals ? Loved it. Go Dees
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TEAMS: Rd 12 vs Collingwood
I like it. Does that indicate Viney to spend more time in the forward line, taking Hannan's spot and giving Brayshaw more time in the middle? Roll Viney in occasionally to crash into Pendlebury's quad?
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AFL Braces for Nightmare 2021 Scenario
Deleted because... who can be bothered I guess