darkhorse72

I was reading that in the US conference system they take the top X number of teams based upon points/percentage and not ladder position. Why didn't they do that?

Good and a boost to %. Pity about those rotten bounces in the 3rd.

Good 2nd Qtr. Need to push on and get a good percentage boost to stay in the running.

Gee didn't the umpiring change in that last quarter!

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Wow another "interesting" 2 frees to north

What was it for?she wasn't pushed!

thats disappointing

They are also good at ducking We need a few goals with our dominance.

Why don't North get penalised for putting the ball on the ground all the time, instead of giving it to the Dee player when they had possession of it? It should be 50? It seems to be a tactic to hold up play.

They're great, I would like to see that.

The higher rate comes from less muscle development during their junior days. I.e. less physically active and therefore not developing strong muscles prior to adulthood. This has also been linked to higher injuries in newer generations due to different and less physical upbringings. This the increase in junior girls footy this should reduce over time.

They have botched the two groups, Given the system they chose it seems odd it has happened. Basically One pool is dominating the other pool, look at the percentage between the two. So the opposition in the GF will be a weak team by default. Though Freo has been a surprise, stye only just pipped us, reckon if we played them week 2 or 3 we would have beaten them. We always seem to start slow. North I haven't seen but they seem to have joined very strong?

We need to win. We are in the strong conference group. Look at the percentage between the two. Its seems to come out completely loop sided.

I think on the main board would be better, as we are one club!

Im waiting on the New Defender , next year they reckon. Though the new jag's do have good reviews, and I think we are a good fit for us. Hopefully multi-year.

Yep

I"m in again Coach - Kane - Team Darkhorse

Made the ch7 news tonight. Don't care except they introduced him as "Ex Melbourne Player jack Watt" then briefly mention a statement by Port on the issue. Its seems he has more profile as Ex-Melbourne than current Port!

Disappointing game when they had the wind. They were harder in the contests and that Hooker goes alright. Too many handballs, yes but more of a worry they are too short and/or weak and the receiver had no space. Maybe they were rusty? With the wind we moved faster and with purpose. Maybe the plan was the move it up with handball into the wind? I"m not sure how strong i t was from the tv? I must add they certainly don't umpire the game likes the Men's AFL games, seems to be a different standard. Hopefully it does not come back to nite us at the end of the season as those games always seem to do. As they say many will be better for the run.

Looking forward to watch the match on TV here in the west. The game last night was of two very different standards. Pies didn't look good against a very young and new side. The other game was much better in skill.

Like Kent as he has great potential if he can stay on the field. But the normal impact in his last game that again busted his shoulder makes me think he has a weakness there that can't be fixed with surgery. Good luck to him he got a three year deal and based on his injury history thats great for him. Hopefully he can play will his 30s from here on.

The Dordogne is a cool place, visited it a few times when holiday. Welcome to demonland.

Also in Perth (Not sure that counts as ex-pat) Watched most of the games this year on the iPad (Telstra) as we don't have foxtel, i'm also too lazy to go to the Western Dee's tv functions, though I should.

I wonder if it will affect his leg speed, not that he was tat fast to start with. I remember Nathan Brown was never the same after his break. Though I'm not sure how the two compare in severity? It will severely dent their chances this year as they transition from their older players to the next group. Scully will be interesting as I think he was taken on as a longer project and not expected to play a lot this year.