The Lobster Effect

9 minutes ago, Demonland said:

GWS also went bluddy close to defeating both recently...

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

Hey, the oracle that is @Demonland

Has a team ever got to a GF after being 0-5?

Brisbane is the Fourth team in VFL/AFL history to start 0-3 and make the Grand final

Carlton (1945)

North Melbourne (1976)

North Melbourne (1977)

Brisbane Lions (2024)

1 minute ago, ElDiablo14 said:

2030 at the earliest? To see the whole thing built.

Yeah that sounds about right:

2025 - funding sorted

2026-27 - design and engagement

2030 - built!!!??

16 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Daniel from GWS won’t be sleeping well for a while. Undisciplined and selfish.

Yeah it was dumb of him to take the advantage when Hogan would have had a shot from the goal square. But I have seen umpires call it back if it doesn't turn into an advantage?

Kicked 30.9 from 19 games this year. It's a yes from me, can't think of a negative*

* Except for some lousy tatts

1 hour ago, BDA said:

All the Hawks fans are up and about again after a long interval.

It's sickening to see.

I hope the doggies smash em

I'm with you, hate the Hawks. Arrogant supporters.

Risk is an over-ager... I take it he's a late developer?

39 minutes ago, Chook said:

We can't let him leave because doing so is an admission of massive cultural issues at the club, which the club has been adamant are not a problem. 

Couldn't we spin it by saying we're letting Trac leave to have a fresh start and new environment after his traumatic injury? Not sure people would buy that but that could be the PR.

2 minutes ago, BW511 said:

I’m not a draft/CTL watcher, so who’s got those elite skills and agility that we need?

Houston?

Just wondering if any of you would trade Trac for Harley Reid under a hypothetical? Reid hasn't done anything yet and Trac is a proven all-australian champion and norm smith winner but he will be 29 before next season. Not that Trac will end up leaving and obviously not for Reid but was just curious re those in the win while we're in the window camp vs extend our window over the long-term...

1 hour ago, adonski said:

If we see 'Gawn linked to New Zealand' articles then we're really in trouble

I've read a rumour that he's being chased by the Dunedin Dodos

I wonder how Mac would go in our forward line.

Still annoyed about the AFL's NGA backflip. Does Mac have any more younger brothers!?

Any chance that Hore comes in for Salon rather than the more obvious choice of Howes? I think Hore has played ok since his return from injury.

The drivers re getting more indigenous and multicultural people playing AFL is all good, but there are some problems:

1) The zones are not equal (e.g the Northern State academies have access to better players. Melbourne used to have Darwin in our zone but that got given to Gold Coast with no compensation for us. Plus amongst the VIC clubs there is disparity. I know things might even out a bit after a while but it's not like all zones can be exactly equivalent).

2) NGA players don't get bid on at what they're worth because some clubs don't bother because they know they won't get the player or don't want to harm relationships with other clubs. Same applies for father son picks (e.g Daicos going at pick 4).

3) Clubs using a combo of junk picks to pay for a player (this might be fixed or improved by the AFL apparently)

57 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

not enough cuts to the gc17 coaching box

i wanna see dimma seething

Dimma just can't win at Marvel since he bagged it

1 hour ago, Chook said:

Yeah finally managed to put on a bit of weight which is nice. Another preseason and he'll be ready to roll.

Only actually 34, I guess he got delisted in his mid 20s

11 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

Is the Lancastrian lad commentating the same person that did a lot of our AFL post game interviews last year? 

Yeah, Oliver Walker-Peel. Definitely not used to an accent like that commentating footy. His Dad played for Burnley and Preston etc in the 90s

1 hour ago, Moonshadow said:

3 Whites and 2 Browns???

Sounding a bit like like Reservoir Dogs!

Then do we recruit Tom Green from GWS and Toby Pink from North? Honoury mention Mason Redman. Unfortunately Simon Black and Robbie Grey have retired.

23 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

Love to know if injured or rested. Hoping its the latter. 

He won't need a rest after a 13 day break. It's either injured or dropped.

8 minutes ago, Rocknroll said:

Let's drop this during the first cricket test.  Because we are a bunch of cowards

Surprised they didn't save the press release for Christmas Day.

Herald-Sun article

(AFL set to modify rules to protect player heads in wake of Brayshaw Maynard incident)

Did our pick 42 become the pick 33 for the Saints shown here? https://www.afl.com.au/draft/draft-tracker

If so it's a shame that we couldn't use it because of our list spots squeeze as you can normally get a decent player around that mark.

52 minutes ago, M_9 said:

I do hope the Collingwood childrens' farm is still running - - somewhere local for KT to hone his skills.

Maybe a farm out Casey way for him...

10 minutes ago, Beetle said:

There’s soemthing really heartwarming in knowing the Eagles weren’t able to anything else other than use pick 1.

And they missed out on the local boy Lance Collard by one pick

6 minutes ago, Robbie57 said:

WC need more high picks; 1, 23, 37 wont cut it for a rebuild.

Normally I'd agree with you but Reid is supposed to be a generational player that'll do wonders for their rebuild.