Go the Biff

9 minutes ago, Demon trucker said:

Yes, when Melk went down the flag hopes where gone, they  try and  say, it's our culture is why we went out in  straight sets,  how about having all our forwards either injured, or suspending or coming back from a long term injury 

Much overlooked, particularly by our own. Had those Carlton & Collingwood games been home & away, the boys would have been lauded for running them so close under the circumstances. But "straight sets" is the sexier headline. It also fuels the MFCSS. Sometimes I reckon we'd have got more credit if we'd lost each by 10 goals instead of a few points.

11 minutes ago, Wizard of Koz said:

"When they became the bears, my mate couldn't support them, so became a dees fan. A fully committed, passionate one too. I saw heaps of games with him. But when they became the Brisbane lions, which they should have done from the get go, he felt compelled to support them"

 

What do you mean by that?  I am worried my memory is shot. Didnt the Fitzroy and Bris Bears merge into Brisbane Lions from the get go?

 

The Bears were established about a decade earlier.  Played out of the Gold Coast. The Christopher Skase era.

Fitzroy was ripe for the picking. North were confident that they had the whip hand for a merger (read takeover) but the Bears under president Noel Gordon pulled the rug out from under them and the merger of Fitzroy Lions and the Carrara Koalas was instituted. 

That's the nutshell version 

2 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

my wife and son saw him at the local cannings

they had the same reaction - "he's HUGE"

disappointingly, they reported that george in his arms looks like a normal sized child for his age...disappointing

Max was relatively normal sized until a significant growth spurt in his later teens.  Don't give up on young George just yet 😃

That last few minutes was perfectly set up for an outbreak of Frostball. Was hoping to see him go full Crazy Horse off half back and jag a winning goal from 60.

7 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

This is a boring game of football

Currently it has a redeeming factor. 

Essendon are getting beat

A quarter time kick up the clacker required. 

The boys are not running 

39 minutes ago, Chook said:

What rules are they? Genuinely interested.

I'll give a more expansive reply later but the changes that have resulted in today's "ruck lotto" had their genesis in the 1979 preliminary final where Peter Moore and Gary Dempsey spent the day wrestling each other to the ground. The VFL hated the look of it and in a typical knee jerk overreaction, instituted the white line. 

In reality it was poor umpiring. Had Moore or Dempsey been penalised for holding as they should have been,  the wrestling would soon have stopped. 

The white line was of benefit to beanpoles like Justin Madden and high leapers like our own Jeff White. It also lead to a heap of PCL injuries so the AFL brought in the circle to restrict the speed at which ruckmen came together. 

They've been tweaking ever since..... and making it worse.

Another unintended consequence was that there's no longer an umpire in the country who can effectively umpire a ruck contest.  And it's not their fault 

1 hour ago, DiscoStu17 said:

It never used to be a problem. 
They should get rid of the 10m circle. 

Why stop there  ? They should repeal every ruck rule since 1979

22 minutes ago, Willmoy1947 said:

Petty returns down back because they will be going through Tex because May probably will not play.

Paid a visit to the Adelaide BigFooty forum. A distinct lack of optimism there.

Anyway, many are suggesting that Tex's back is stuffed. Can't bend, can't get his hands above his head and as such, think he should be left out of the team this Thursday.  Short turnaround,  plane flights to and from Perth. 

If he does miss, Stephen May's potential return could be delayed to give him further time to recover. Whether he likes it or not.

3 hours ago, Jaded No More said:

That was a ridiculous free. Nothing in it. Max lucked out then. 

It was a cheap shot after the whistle had blown to stop play Jaded. Also flush in the back making the umpires decision easy. I think he recognised it for the cheap shot it was and couldn't pay that free fast enough. 

29 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

Enough. The Crows v Freo game is almost unwatchable. All the run and grunt between two half back lines, with atrocius forward play and atrocious kicking. My adult kids home for easter are watching the Physical 100 - a Korean reality show based on physical challenges. Not my normal go-to, but the footy today has been so deplorable, I am giving it a go. 

Is it possible for a great game of footy with pressure, good skills, and attacking flair?

I know where you're coming from.  At half time I was going to the shed to find some paint I could watch dry. 

Now I'm thinking this could be ok if I turn the sound off and play the Benny Hill theme on loop.

It's like half of these blokes are wearing clown shoes 

@hardtack

According to Blake Howes himself on Ben Gibson's podcast he's been dubbed Halfway Howes for the past 18 months 

Not entirely unhappy with it

Gus Brayshaw the originator 

1 minute ago, Roost it far said:

Nor do you share his need to write a 3 page essay on the topic 😂 I’m on fire this week!

Fair call. CBF with that either

1 hour ago, binman said:

McAdams would be the option if fit. 

I wonder with bb playing the lead out full forward role if fritter could play a defensive forward role on Sicily.

Fritter is a bit out of form and Sicily would take him to the ball. But Sicily wouldn't be able to take too many liberties with fritter either. A danger player to sag off and leave free.

Fritsch can do it. A few years ago when Nick Haynes was at the height of his powers and broadly recognised as the foremost intercepting halfback in the game, Fritsch nullified him.....twice in the season. I don't share your passion for research @binman and CBF looking up which year it was

3 hours ago, old dee said:

I had it last year on every live AFL games. Nett result I have not bothered with kayo this year. We have fibre to the house. I have numerous friends with similar buggering problems.

Way too much information @old dee

FWIW there's a weekly thread on BigFooty where posters of all persuasions can offer their predicted results and crowd figures. After seeing this thread I went for a look to see what the great unwashed were anticipating. Aside from a couple of outliers, everyone was pretty close to the actual attendance.

The footy media give me the irrits and the simpering twit that is Sam McLure annoys me more than most. The whole lot are best ignored.

On the bright side, Matty Hill is calling footy games and Tom Browne is nowhere to be seen. A rare nett positive

4 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

You don’t have to yell 

Have you not seen him post before ? That was mild by Fence standards

44 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Pickett a campaigner. Jeez what does that even mean

On BigFooty it's an auto substitute for a much shorter word

1 minute ago, layzie said:

He's still gone fellas, let it go.

I have @layzie,  long ago. Good player, seems a good person.  Glad we had him. That said I'd have preferred he stunk it up against us. 

1 hour ago, adonski said:

Gawn and Grundy could have worked with a more astute tactician at the helm

Couldn't agree more. Thought we were completely one dimensional in our use of the pair of them. So many potential options but we just went forward,  ruck, bench. No thought , no initiative. 

We've still got a Luke Jackson sized hole in our team that might have been offset with a more nuanced approach to the Gawndy project 

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

They definitely compress the replays making them poor quality - I've found watching the replay within 24 hours is usually decent quality but once they snip out all the pregame/halftime etc it is compressed and makes it hard to watch.

That's been my experience as well. 

Got a new telly a few months ago.  The kiwi delivery guy looked at a couple of pictures on my wall and said "You can watch the Deez win another fleg in 4K bro".

I didn't see that in the guarantee but I hope he's right 

Cop that Ralphy

Don't doubt Danny Z.

Spaz re signs

Article on Clarrie.  Surprisingly positive and free of histrionics. 

Fox Sports Clarrie article

51 minutes ago, Demonland said:

The drop punt for goal is dead.

It's a bit like the bump with drop punt set shots. It's not the act that's the problem,  it's the execution. 

14 hours ago, Return to Glory said:

Sure, which former Dees player could we most liken Caleb Windsor to, even though it's early days?

 

Strangely enough he reminded me of a former Carlton player.  David Glascott. Who was an absolute gun.