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there... Tracca is a midfielder.!
He leans forward to kick, when on the run to kick long.
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1 minute ago, Gorgoroth said:
lol, Clarrie with another dumb handball option when he could have kicked the bloody ball.
Speed Kills.
Dumb unskilled play by two senior players, overusing the ball.
Carry the Pill.!
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37 minutes ago, Macca said:
The sport would survive quite easily if the umpire abuse was at a minimum.
But the sport needs to be fixed so as to make it a lot easier to umpire. I have outlined previously what I'd do to fix the sport so I won't go there again (for the time being) The game is harder to umpire than it ever was thus causing even greater frustration.
The AFL is at fault but they won't be putting their hands up in a hurry
In the meantime, nothing much will change. It would be like trying to quell booing. I am not advocating the outlawing of umpire abuse (although I'd rather not have to witness it) I'd rather try and convince people to calm down and see the big picture.
And ultimately, our club has much bigger fish to fry in order to achieve ultimate success. We are miles off right now.
I agree with all of that, in principle 'M'.
I am Not an umpire abuser, and 'cringe' when I here the white-maggot calls.
I also cringe when I here, 'hard as a cats-head' calls. Which is surely to incite sadistic cruelty as a real behaviour. In essence, they are really spreading and exercising they're fear and hate.
Creating more fear and hate, out in the community.
All these things are born Out of hatred, and fear. And a wish to impart their desires and control over things.
Bigotry and bias are the tools.
"I don't know what segregation is"
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2 minutes ago, DubDee said:
Break out game for Trac is here. Get ready.
30 touches, 2goals 5 behinds
we lose by 3 points.
I Hope.... you are right, 'DD'.
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24 minutes ago, DubDee said:
Look on the bright side guys, if we lose and blues win again next week we’ll be a Good chance to be last! ?
And with a chance, for a Sam Walsh type player.
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6 minutes ago, Macca said:
I see the humour dl but the noise at the footy would still be quite high without the constant umpire abuse. Just like any other sport where the umpire/referee abuse is at a minimum.
And those who don't abuse umpires don't stand around like statues ... I am quite vocal at the footy yet I never blame umpires or abuse them. And screaming out 'ball' does not constitute umpire abuse. Or other such verbals.
Abusing the umpires has always crossed a line in my opinion. There is no need.
The umpires are not out to get us nor are they plotting our downfall. If we're measuring the whole thing by flags won in the last 5+ decades, the umpires are the least of our concerns. It's best not to get sidetracked.
Take today for instance - only a win is acceptable in my eyes. We're 3 & 8 and we should be doubly determined to get back on the board. And if we cop a few doubtful decisions we should be good enough to overcome that.
ME TOO !
But kill 'a part' of the sum, and risk killing the sum of the parts.
Freedom is just that, simple. and easy.
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33 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:
Don't care what grade or league he's in at present, just watch him coz this kid has the goods. Kick, mark, speed, agility, teamwork, daring and talent in spades. Give him an AFL run, NOW! Does he have a twin brother?
Pity we didn't have another rookie spot, to use.
http://aflnz.co.nz/blog/2017/04/17/exciting-talent-line-up-for-national-combine/
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1 hour ago, Matsuo Basho said:
Unfortunately, according to draft watchers, it’s a midfielders draft among the top 20 - 30 picks this year.
Anyway, there’s no such thing as a ‘ready made’ 18yo key forward.
We must and I believe we will trade for one, or possibly look at a FA. Goodwin’s honeymoon is over. He knows he needs W’s and plenty of them in 2020 or it’s job on the line time.
In order I’d be going hard at:
Ben Brown
Jon Patton
Jack Darling ???
Charlie Dixon
I think we need to trade for a mobile CHF.
Not too tall, but strong, aggressive and agile. A modern version of Dermot would suffice. A Ross Glendinning, or Malcolm Blight type of build, and agility/mobility.
Jon Patton, OK for a pocket role, but I now think we can draft for this position.
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I just read and watched the thread, Casey kid is a Kiwi.
I hadnn't realised Mykelti Lefau was tall. I had seen vision of him last year, but I did not realise he is 6'-4" tall.
He moves well, and is Quick, and agile... could suit our Key Wi needs. ? ???
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1 hour ago, pineapple dee said:
Perhaps the way to take away any form of abuse of anyone at an AFL match would be to make ' total silence' a condition of entry to all AFL grounds. That would stop umpire abuse in its tracks. And end any nastiness between opposition fans.
Do it Gil !!!! For the good of the game.
HaHa... great idea, 'p d'.
And in the silence... if anyone is spotted breaking the Decibel restrictions, the nearest drone could 'Taser' them from in front. Shown on-screen as a deterrent to the masses, to behave themselves.
Failing that, they could be escorted straight to the nearest food-stall and force fed, and have to pay.
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13 hours ago, DaisyDeeciple said:
Flat out wrong, indigenous Australians weren't even allowed to vote or be recognized as citizens until the 70's. Sounds a lot like Tibet or Sudan to me, his parents would have been able describe the invasion pretty well. Also massacres of indigenous communities were occurring in the 20th Century, this is not 200 years ago.
Yet for all of this terrible history, we as a country are going in the right direction, let's not bugger it up by being dishonest about the historical record. Own it, and let's get on making it a place where everyone gets a fair go.
Yes... and Catkin Cook did not discover Australia.! Not even for the Europeans.
http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/objectsthroughtime-history/1600s-1700s/index.html
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9 hours ago, Paulo said:
this is a disrespectful thread, calling a young man who tries his guts out for his club a potato,
This is any area I also have an 'Issue' with... when I cannot type in Diickk Seddon's surname, yet others can call players names like 'Spud' or 'Potato', or others, etc... as a derogatory term as possible.
Iit seems to me that these words are just as demeaning as any swear word... yet Diickk, doesn't cut it.?
I don't know how this obscenity filter works if demonland controls it, but things are crook in Tallarook, when these issues occur.
Blessed R Dee.
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5 hours ago, CBDees said:
4” = 103mm = 10.3 cm
Did you read in context, CBD's.?
If I wanted to be pedantic, i would have. I was giving 'OD' a way to estimate easily heights.
If I had done as you have Z I would have made things more difficult for a good result.
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2 hours ago, monoccular said:
OMG. Is [censored] now auto censored? The world has gone PC mad! What about the old saying about flogging a dead horse? Is that still ok?
sssshh. before they outlaw horse.
I'm surprise Marty H is still getting his surname thru.
But our old Mfc President of the 80's, [censored] Seddon doesn't make the cut.
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1 hour ago, Matsuo Basho said:
I’ve said nothing about myself other than indicate I am of white Anglo-Saxon heritage. That you believe all white people are “privileged” and have been dealt a “swell hand” underlines your own prejudices, not mine. Go spend a few days observing people come and go at Centrelink to see just how wrong you are.
Compassion is wonderful thing, but not blind compassion. It is right and fair to remember the past and acknowledge tragedy. If some redressment is possible in the form of affirmative action policies then enact those. But to fixate upon the misery the way some people do, defining their whole personhood on events which happened two centuries ago, runs the very real risk of that individual or group developing a VICTIM MENTALITY.
When that type of attitude is adopted, as any psychologist will tell you, the softer side of compassion can easily devolve into something altogether unhelpful. That kind of ‘compassion’ is not really compassion at all. It’s ignorance.
Do you believe our 1st nation people's, must adopt and live by, our Western ways... and values, 'MB'.?
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1 minute ago, Old Bear said:
Just hope Lewis can keep his wigg on in the Casey wind
HaHa, argh, you watching TV, are you ?
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14 minutes ago, Matsuo Basho said:
https://www.zerohanger.com/adam-goodes-australia-day-speech-1282/amp/
“There was a lot of anger, a lot of sorrow, for this day and very much the feeling of invasion day,” he said.
And he was truthful and respectful within the same words.
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14 minutes ago, Tom Dyson said:
love the sound of it, thanks for the suggestion :)
thoughts on Gax Mawn?
Axn Mawg.? Wax Magn.? Mag Nawx.?
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18 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:
Bruce: “Jeelong need to win another flag”
WHY Bruce???
"Cclever" Bruce... he's so smart.
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21 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:
I boo everyone equally.
? Thats the spirit 'ET'.
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1 hour ago, Jaded said:
Yeah I did have a Melbourne supporter this year tell me not to boo Tom Scully and to that I say “boooooo”
I used to hear Mfc supporters denigrate Rodney Grinter for playing too roughly... some felt ashamed of him. I ask you... Melbourne players cannot win.
The sooner we play out of the Southern side, the stronger & better the club will be.
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7 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:
Yesterday the AFL released an Apology to Adam Goodes for not standing by him.
For the final years of Goodes' decorated career they receded into the background and did nothing while he was being vilified by crowds at games and by 'personalities' in the media and effectively hounded out of the game.
The AFL has had 4 years to apologise but has not. This week two docos are released on Goodes last years in the game. They are docos in which the AFL and some key people in the industry, by their own actions and words are complicit in and added to the trauma Goodes endured. I haven't seen the docos so can't comment on them.
But I will say they AFL should be supremely embarrassed that it has taken 4 years to apologise. Its hard to think there is much sincerity let alone contrition in the apology and its timing suggests it is to preempt the docos tarnishing of its 'reputation' and divert attention from the docos. The AFL are controlling 'the optics' as usual!!
Whatever one thinks of Goodes or how he played the game its hard to accept how he was neglected by the AFL and those it can influence. I find the belated apology shallow and opportunistic. I would have applauded the apology had it been made when Goodes retired.
Not saying the AFL should be the moral flag bearers of our society. But it should stand up and be counted when it comes to any of its players let alone one of its champions. How does the saying go: the standards we walk past are the standards we accept. Now, the apology is, imv too little, too late.
I recall feeling annoyed at Goodes's treatment, of the booing and the bullying tones he had to endure... for just being a victim who dared to make a stand on a big issue... for his indigenous communities, and really for the Goode of US all.
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On 10/22/2017 at 3:07 PM, Big Carl said:
Let us know your best MFC Team in the last 50 years.
B: A Johnson D Hughes G Yeats
HB: B Lovett G Hardeman S Febey
? S Alves G Wells R Flower
HF: G Lyon D Schwarz T Viney
F: J Farmer D Neitz A Jakovich
R: J Stynes Gerard Healey N Jones
Int: J McDonald, R Grinter, R Robertson A Yze
Emerg: B Wilson. E Spalding, A Obst, B Green
On 10/23/2017 at 1:33 PM, corowa said:You've picked a great team, Big Carl. For what it's worth my team is as follows:
B M Whelan D Hughes S Wight
HB B Lovett G Hardeman S Woewodin
C R Flower B Wilson S Tingay
HF G Lyon D Schwarz L Jurrah
F J Farmer D Neitz A Jakovich
R J White J Stynes T Viney
Int G Wells S Alves A Johnson N Jones
E A Yze Ger Healy S Febey B Green
On 10/23/2017 at 3:44 PM, Pete said:Giddaye all, I'm a long time viewer 1st time poster. For what it's worth here's my team.
B. L.Fowler; S. Wight; D Hughes;
H.B S.Stretch; G.Hardiman; R.Grinter;
C. R. Flower; G.Wells. A. Johnson.
H.F. W.Dean; D. Schwartz; G. Healy;
F. J. Farmer; D. Neitz; P. Moore;;
R. S. O'dwyer C. Oliver; B.Wilson;
Inter; from G.Lyon J.Stynes; S.Tingay; S.Febey; M.Whelan; A. Obst.
On 10/23/2017 at 5:01 PM, tiers said:The very best team of the past 50 years must include the following (excluding current players whose careers have still to blossom):
Alan Johnson, Steven Smith, Sean Wight;
Brett Lovett, David Neitz, Gary Hardeman;
Stan Alves, Greg Wells, Robert Flower;
Garry Lyon, David Shwarz, Adem Yze;
Gerard Healey, Allen Jakovich, Jeff Farmer;
Jim Stynes, Shane Woewodin, Brian Wilson
Int Gary Baker, Steven Tingay, Alan Obst, Glenn Lovett
Skilled, courageous, attacking match winners.
On 10/24/2017 at 3:30 AM, goodoil said:B: Alan Johnson, Sean Wight, Paul Prymke
HB: Brett Lovett, David Neitz, Gary Hardeman
? Stan Alves, Greg Wells, Robbie Flower
HF: Garry Lyon, David Schwarz, Adem Yze
F: Jeffrey Farmer, Allen Jakovich, Gerard Healy
FOLL: Jim Stynes, Todd, Viney, Jack Viney
I/C: Jeff White, Stephen Tingay, Glenn Lovett, Steven Febey
EM: Andrew Obst, Nathan Jones, Shane Woewodin.
On 10/24/2017 at 4:56 PM, Stillwaiting said:B Fowler Wight A Johnson
HB Tingay Hardeman S Febey
C Alves Wells Flower
HF Lyon Schwarz T Viney
F Jakovich Neitz Farmer
Foll Stynes Jones Gerard Healey
Int Yze Wilson B Lovett J Macdonald
Emerg from; J White Obst Wilson Yeates Woewodin
Green Ditterich Davey Hughes etc etc
Tingay was an absolute gun before injury set in, Wight took on bigger champion fwds and beat them consistently, Healey just gets in but was a very good onballer, Wilson was good but was great in one year, AJ was just a champion, Febes gave us dash, and the centerline was one of the best ever albeit for too few many games.
On 10/25/2017 at 9:49 AM, reynolds46 said:Wight Stephen Smith A.Johnson Yze Neitz B.Lovett Flower Wells Tingay Lyon Schwartz Wilson Farmer Jakovich Davey Stynes Gerard Healy T.Viney Inter J.White Hardemann Alves from S.Stretch Yeats Woewodin R.Jackson On 11/6/2017 at 9:02 AM, Locky McCulloch said:B - A.Johnson, R.Biffin, S.Wight
H.B - S.Febey, G.Hardeman, M.Whelan
C - R.Flower (C) , G.Wells, S.Alves
H.F - D.Schwartz, G.Lyon (V.C), A.Yze
F - J.Farmer, D.Neitz (D.V.C), A.Jakovich
R - J.Stynes, T.Viney, N.Jones
Inter. - G.Baker, S.Tingay, Gerald Healy, G. Lovett
Emg. - L.Fowler, R.Robertson, B.Lovett, J.McDonald, +++++++ (Near misses) - A.Davey, B.Green, T.Johnstone, A.Obst, A.Ingerson, C.Ditterich, A.Leoncelli , D.Hughes
Not sure how this team would gel together as far as personalities and positional aspects go .......by it would be great to find out
Sorry, I've cheated by naming so many emergencies. I have watched and supported the D's passionately since very early 70's. My team is somewhat emotion based and I have probably favored the heart over the head with some selections. Left out 3 Brownlow medalists - Moore, Wilson and Woewodin. I really struggled with Alves or Tingay on the wing (maybe Stingers missed games through injuries cost him the spot). Of the current crop only Jones - but I think Oliver and Gawn could maybe find a spot in the future ....and possibly Petracca if he can show continued improvement and consistency AND hopefully some others?? Hogan, J.Viney, N.Jetta.....Leaver??
*Honorable mention for D.Bennett - averaged 2.76 goals per game - and probably the best kick I've seen at the D's
On 10/22/2017 at 3:07 PM, Big Carl said:Let us know your best MFC Team in the last 50 years.
Excuse me for making my compilationm from eveyones posts... I used them to remind me of all the playersm including those I'd nearly forgotten.
And no present day players, have been pensioned-off, to make this cut off list.
B Whelan Neitz Wight
HB SFebey Hardeman Grinter
CL AJohnson GWells Flower
HF Farmer Schwarz JnrMc
F RJackson Lyon Jakovich
R S ODwyer TViney BWilson
Int from: Stynes Alves Obst Beveridge
Yeates Green GBaker Dyson SStretch Woewodin JWhite
E Hughes BLovett Fowler Biffen Bennett GLovett Carl Ditterich Greg Healy Tingay Bizzel PRohde Sylvia Yze ADavey Robertson TJohnston Jurrah Pike Gerard Healy Frawley Spalding PMoore
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.... and apologies to many players, who didn't make that final cut.
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29 minutes ago, Supermercado said:
Featuring classic fence sponsor Cracker Barrel.
They'd be a great sponsor for the Torp.
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38 minutes ago, SaberFang said:
Wouldn't touch him with a barge pole. Off-field issues no club wants to inherit.
Adelaide have learned the hard way. They gave up two first rounders in exchange for him + a second rounder. If they could have their time over again, they would.
Have these 'issues' gotten a hold at Princess Park, 'SF'.? or is it some sort of 'individual' vice.?
GAMEDAY: Rd 12 vs Collingwood
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He was my favourite, from his draft year.