
Everything posted by DeelightfulPlay
- The No T$ No B$ Thread
- GAMEDAY: Rd 11 vs St. Kilda
- The No T$ No B$ Thread
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Narrm Returns in 2024
Excited to see two new clubs have adopted their First Nations names! We've now got Euro-Yroke (St Kilda) and Waalitj Marawar (Weagles). Proud of the club for starting off this approach ❤💙
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Zurich forgoes logo in support of BCNA
Hope to see your name on one of your favourite players, WCW! 💖
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What do you do following a loss?
This + grumble to any poor sod who has to listen to me about whatever pet theory I've adopted as the reason for the loss!
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TRAINING: Wednesday 8th May 2024
Well, all's well that ends well! ...except I never found out about Eddie's haircut plans 🥲
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TRAINING: Wednesday 8th May 2024
Please ask Eddie if he is growing his hair long again! And congratulate him on his form this season so far! (Figure that question is just right for you, WCW 😁)
- POSTGAME: Rd 08 vs Geelong
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NON-MFC: Round 08
It was such a textbook piledrive from Maynard, I'm hoping a few weeks. Commentary so putrid about it - if there was ever a player with prior form.
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Pre-Game food and drink
Got to go to Lenny's in Richmond - Gus' wine bar!
- TRAINING: Friday May 3rd 2024
- TRAINING: Friday May 3rd 2024
- PODCAST: Kade Chandler Interview
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The 'Mouse Pack'
Maybe Chin is part of this group? I think I remember seeing photos of them all together around a fire in a backyard on Instagram last year
- PODCAST: Kade Chandler Interview
- TRAINING: Monday 29th April 2024
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The No T$ No B$ Thread
Watched a very strange 5 minutes of the Cats v Blues game last night. On my way to a movie night at a friend's house, I decided to pop into the local sports bar near the bus stop to catch the start of the fourth quarter and get some takeaway hot chips. This being Sydney, I'm used to local pubs and the like looking seedy and unloved, and normally boarded up to hide pokies. Well, colour me surprised!!! It was more like Uncle Bitters' mansion, as the kindly waitresses were all dressed to look the part of "adult dancers". I'm sure my plastered on smile and extreme focus on the TV showing the AFL while I waited for my chips gave the staff plenty to laugh about after work!
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Hit on Clarry
It mitigated my temper, not the fact that assaulting people on the field should be penalised. I reckon Marlion as a person has been let down by many people in his life (although apparently the RFC has been great in supporting him properly), long before the AFL's failure to determine whether he's in the right headspace or not to take to the field (or any other player looking for violence... eg Maynard)
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Hit on Clarry
I was so angry and shouting that my housemate took the TV remote from me to avoid accidental destruction of property!! Although admittedly my temper cooled when I realised it was Marlion Pickett. I feel Marlion probably has a lot of things in his life that would cause him to lash out. Not that this justifies assaulting someone... but it feels like he's got enough punishment heading his way.
- PODCAST: Rd 07 vs Richmond
- PREGAME: Rd 08 vs Geelong
- POSTGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
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POSTGAME: Rd 07 vs Richmond
But the outs mentioned don't quite go to our backline traditionally. Gus last year was spending more time through the middle, so his retirement effects both mids and backs. But then our solution this season was to have Salem play more through the middle, enabled by Bowey taking on the crisp, accurate kicking role from the back. So Salem and Bowey out leaves holes in the midfield for us again, even if we are able to supplement their other roles up back. TMac and Howes have both had lots of exposure to our defence system so it makes sense they've been able to slot in nicely (even if disposal isn't a strong suit). Separately Smith was finally coming good as a forward last season (and was likely seen as too unpredictable to be anything more than a back up defender given he wasn't used to our defensive system up back), so he's not really missing for our backline. If anything, Smith was a bit of a Melksham replacement (and we missed Melk's banana goals last night!) Windsor seems to have done a good job so far picking up Hunter's role, will be interesting to watch the battle for this spot as the season continues
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How rest and preparation dictate AFL performance
It's a game of manly sports, no need to muddy the waters with this fantasy of loading and sports science (😉😂)