Everything posted by Roost it far
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PREGAME: Rd 12 vs St. Kilda
In Viney Out Spargo I see AJ as a stop gap until JVR finds form. In no world do I drop him and play TMac forward. Turner is a defender and heâs becoming a very good one. Petty had a solid negating game on a seriously good defender. All well atm, Saints wonât be easy and if we donât bring the effortâŠ.. There is a world where our form is so strong we steamroll through our next 6-7 games.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs Sydney
Deep forward
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GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs Sydney
44,368
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Short Boundary Throw Ins
Canât 7 afford proper clothes for their people?
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GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs Sydney
His last quarter was at the level
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GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs Sydney
My day this far Breakfast eaten Book read Coffee drank Swim in pool coming up Pressuring management to ensure the wifi doesnât let me down Getting partner to pressure management wifi doesnât let us down Checking with management wifi is really humming Holidays are stressful!!
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PREGAME: Rd 11 vs Sydney
I note though that JVR took 13 marks, surely that is a good start in his road to finding form? Jefferson kicked 5 which Iâll also take as a positive. For me if they can just keep getting their hands on the ball itâll help their confidence, hereâs hoping anyway.
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NON-MFC: Round 11
Lost in the jungle
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GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs Sydney
I hear you brother, I came to Indonesia just so I could have a 1.20 start this week.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs Sydney
The optimism on here scares the bejeezus out of me. Absolute must win.
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GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs Sydney
Plink: the tensing motion a foot makes when kicking an AFL shaped football. If this is done correctly the player will plink in a straight line thus sending the football on the required path. âHe totally plinked thatâ
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PREGAME: Rd 11 vs Sydney
Iâm not expecting JVR back for at least a month. Today he took some marks which is more than his AFL form. Heâs actually not one Iâm worried about. Viney is the one that concerns me. 4 year contract, extended concussion layoff. He only knows how to play one way. I hope heâs ok largely for his sake but also the teams.
- Game plans, tactics and all that jazz
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PREGAME: Rd 11 vs Sydney
May still needs to find form so itâs likely not the best time to rest him. Lever would only be playing if the club knows he is ready, weâre not the West Preston under12âs, weâre a professional sports club with serious and good people in charge of fitness and players health. If there was any doubt heâd be at Casey, especially since the overall health of our list atm. Lever and May need games together and to find form if weâre going to beat the clubs weâll need to beat to play finals. Personally I tend to trust the club on this. Goodwin even admitted that JVRâs one game reappearance wasnât what they wanted at the time. Heâs now taking marks at Casey and building form. TMac, at 30 odd, will be fine having a week off, heâs fit, in form and is being managed. Clearly the management is working because he is in great form.
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TRAINING: Saturday 24th May 2025
Does anyone seriously think TMac gives a rats what the team sheet says. Heâs 42 and will likely be playing plenty more football this year.
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VIVE LA DIFFĂRENCE by The Oracle
Because he was dumped, dropped and spat onâŠâŠhe was the obvious out, all is well, we have a little depth atm, enjoy it.
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What are they saying at Moore Park?
I never felt unsafe going to the footy as a kid. KB in 22 in the MCC members my partner got told âto sit down you stupid câŠâ The lack of intelligent banter, the overt aggression, the literal frothing at the mouth made for an ordinary day. I love some good natured banter and you still get it but itâs not as common these days.
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Christian Petracca 200 Games
Heâs really gone beast mode now
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What are they saying at Moore Park?
My mum took me and some friends to the footy at Windy Hill one day. A group of private school boys and their Mum slap bang in the Essendon cheer squad. Surprisingly they were very good natured to us, made easier by a comfortable Bombers win. My main memory is of the guy standing next to me, head to toe in Essendon gear with a thick rubber band wrapped around his head flattening his nose. To this day Iâve no idea why he wore it. These days I like smaller crowds and wonât be going to KB, their supporters arenât worth the trouble.
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PREGAME: Rd 11 vs Sydney
I see May as nearing the end but our backline is at its best with a fit May and Lever and I suspect that is the thinking behind it. Lever selected means the club is fully satisfied he is ready to go otherwise TMac would be playing. Plus Swans arenât tall forward of centre so 4 talls would have been cumbersome. On Culley as emergency ahead of others heâs the Oliver replacement when and if Oliver or Petracca need a rest or get injured. Heâs a big strong body with suspect disposal, now that sounds familiar. Iâm happy with the selections. The concern is Viney, we really donât need another player to pay whoâs retired.
- The Toby Sinnema Thread
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PREGAME: Rd 11 vs Sydney
Sydney are never easy to beat. For mine it could go two ways, a really tight hard fought game that could go either way or we really start to click as a team, dominate forward half and win comfortably. Iâll take any win.
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Jeff White - Analysis
A few points on this. Iâd suggest thereâs plenty of astute ex coaches out there who could provide analysis during matches The Broadcaster already has the vision so that doesnât appear an issue If the AFL are majority owner of the data then it shouldnât be difficult to access I think your last point is the most pertinent, they actually donât need to provide the analysis because theyâre doing just fine with boofheads talking nonsense with a heavy smattering of gambling ads in between. The AFL product has stopped getting stronger and that falls on head office. Looking at how theyâre operating itâs no wonder nothing changes. Theyâre a bunch of fat cats holding 4 Aces and theyâre happy eating expensive lunches and putting out the occasional spot fire. Basically I see them as a bunch of under performing middle management types who got lucky with the big gig. Like elsewhere in corporate Australia itâs the shocking productivity of these types that see us drifting sideways as a country.
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The Toby Sinnema Thread
For mine the simplest system is usually the best. Iâve never bothered trying to grasp the intricacies of the points set up. The mere fact they change it so regularly suggests itâs a poor system to me. Seriously how much longer are we bankrolling GC? Theyâll eventually win a flag and headquarters will scream success, the other 99.9% of non Collingwood fans will just be glad Collingwood donât win. Like, no one cares. Did they ever stop to think about that? The fact that making franchises cheapens the comp in every way except I guess monetarily. Being on holiday really allows me to wax lyrical on here, I take it youâre all loving the extra posts
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The Toby Sinnema Thread
My point is that itâs great clubs develop players from âminorityâ groups although I think the AFL as a whole is massively dropping the ball on indigenous football and participation. So much of it is being left to local, state and others to fund and develop. Anyway on NGAâa and father sons the system I would propose would be that clubs keep developing these guys, Iâd also be adding a strong indigenous pathway to and through clubs. Then when the player is of draft age all clubs can pick him but the club where he trained must use their pick in that round if another club selects the player. So in the case of Mac Andrew GC select him at 5 but then Melbourne say, nope, weâll take him with our first pick at 15(or whatever it was) If Melbourne had already traded their pick from that round then they would need to trade back into that round to select Andrew. If they couldnât do that and only had a pick in round 2 then they miss Andrew. That way each club is still paying something of value for every player selected. It simplifies the points system and spreads the talent further. GCâs list is reaching talent overload.