Maldonboy38

2 hours ago, adonski said:

Brayshaws 44% disposal efficiency wasn't overly classy...and I say this as #1 ticket holder to the Gus fan club

Hey, hang on.. I thought I was the number one ticket holder of that prestigious establishment! I demand a duel at dawn!!

But like you, I could not give him votes for his game last night - his disposal was poor. 

The poor state of commentary doesn't get me down like it does many others, but the overall standard and "special comments" have reached a VERY low standard. 

I usually like Johnathan Brown's insights (even though I despise his over-bogan Aussie accent) but if he is supporting Zorko just because he is Lions captain, he is descending into "tool of the week".  

After reading lots of stuff re Dees win, Lions loss and Zorko's behaviour, I became aware that their last 3 captains have been Zorko, Rockliff and Beams.!! Stuff me, that is a indictment on their club. They have a very good coach and a very strong list - their issue is leadership. No team is going anywhere with those 3 blokes as your most influential person. They need to quickly reassess their leadership and make one of the McCluggage, Rayner generation their skipper. Not sure who, though.

15 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Deserves it. Never should’ve been dropped this year and proven to be an important part of our defensive unit. I’ve been vocal about him being in the team and so glad he got his chance and he’s taking his opportunity. We play better with him there to take smalls and provide rebound. Onya Hunty!

Totally agree. I've been a fan for a long time and wouldn't have dropped him earlier this year, even though he made some critical  mistakes. I just love his run and dare, and he is as tough as any on our list. I have always thought he is made for finals footy and he gets his chance at last. . 

6. Lever

5. Rivers

4. Oliver

3. Jackson

2. Kozzie

1. Petracca

Apologies to Brayshaw (his efficiency was poor) and Hunt.

Wow. How clean was that!! We were brutal over the ball. And the Lions were terrible. 

8 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Imagine if someone told you on that horrible afternoon in September 2000 that in 22 years Essendon would have no more flags, haven't won a final since 2004, club was destroyed with factional infighting due to a systemic doping program under coach James Hird, Bombers had just missed out on landing the best coach of the modern era since Sheedy to North and Melbourne were the reigning premiers!

Love this. At the end of a working week, with the Dees on TV, with it being the family traditional take away food night, with a good bottle of shiraz ready to set breathing at about 7.30pm, and now you post this sublime synopsis. A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

It took us 10 years to recover from our "benefits of losing" campaign. It is taking Carlton 20+ years to recover from their tanking and cash-in-brown-paper-bags era. The Crows are in the middle of a horror stretch after THAT camp which could mean they have no success for a while yet. Some issues have very long lasting consequences for AFL clubs.

This is going to take the Bombers a LONG time to get over, and the reason is simple: hubris. They are so full of themselves from their board, to their past players coteries, to their cheer squad, to their trade and drafting personnel - the list is endless. They need an outside authoritative voice to come in and sweep it clean, but no way will they allow this. 

I love the fact that Clarkson has chosen North. It will rocky and turbulent at the Roos for the first 18 months, but their young list will respond well to him. I know he is not a particularly likeable personality (from all reports) but boy he gets the job done.

There have been some absolute howlers of footy shows, but this is the worst of them. At least many of the other failures weren't trying to take themselves too seriously. I see about 15 minutes of it 4 times per year by sheer dumb luck..

First, the agenda is compiled by the puppet master Hutchinson who now has the money and influence to plot and scheme a lot of behind the scenes power-mongering. All the while presenting himself as a bag of potatoes. Simply, he is a dangerous schemer who has an influence in a LOT of media and decision making.

Second, it has Eddie in it. I don't understand how he has survived past the first 5 years of the Footy Show. 

Third, it offers a forum for rude journalists who think too highly of themselves to see who can p**s higher up whatever metaphorical wall is their chosen target of the week. Their arguing is cringeworthy. 

Fourth, Ross Lyon cannot talk unless he shouts. His insights are very good but he is no media performer.

And last, Lloyd (who I despised as a player) is really really good, but can't get a word in unless a question is directed to him by name.

Oh, and I forgot. Anything with Sam McClure in it should never be broadcast. Even Eddie looks OK next to this bloke.

I really feel for Rutten. It feels like he has barely had time and space to build a list, form relationships with key club personnel etc... Whatever happens I hope he stays in footy. Maybe we take him if Yze departs?

As far s the Bombers being in crisis: -
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
... take a breath
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

May they remain irrelevant and mediocre until the robots rise to kill us all.

Dees win, Blues lose, Pies lose, Bombers getting annihilated. 

Now THAT is an enjoyable weekend.

3 minutes ago, kev martin said:

I still see it as hate.

You can dress it up as you like.

You group think, separatist who believe the other should be like you or they are what, "d..k h..ds".

Why if peoples attitude are not ones you agree with should they be singled out as unacceptable and ridiculed, possibly even ostracised by the "true thinkers".

Come one man, we're Demons supporters who have just beaten the blues by a point, are now watching non MFC games and enjoying some banter. There is no hate here.

2 minutes ago, Vipercrunch said:

No.  If you take a mark you have an un-pressured kick to take if you want it.  If you play on and the pressure comes, that’s on you and you lose the get out excuse.  Otherwise we return to the dark old days when rushing behinds was abused terribly.

McCartin played on, took two steps off his line, was pressured, then took it over the line. Should have been a free kick to Swans because the Pies player ran over the mark, or a behind if the ump did not see that Pies error, a  behind.

1 minute ago, kev martin said:

Hate to be that person, but cannot help myself.

Why would you want to punch anyone!

So what, you don’t like their personality or something. Why violence or the threat of it?

We have a world struggling with accepting diversity. 

I am just amazed that there are still those who hate others.

You don't even know them on a personal basis.

I don't see the joke!

Oh, I see it but it is so tasteless and harmful.

They're just people.

Punchable head does not mean anyone is going to go up to him and punch him. It's like calling someone a d**khead. Their head does not actually LOOK like a d**k, but is a great way to describe their attitude, in a fun, mocking kind of way. 

And in relation to diversity, how about allowing Mr. Steve, who made that comment, the freedom to express HIS view. Or is his view somehow outside your definition of diversity?

I knew the Ginnivans, and I reckon they would laugh their heads off at this stuff, and don't see it as harmful or distasteful, just footy banter.

24 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

Ginnivan must have the most punch-able head in football.

True, but he has some stiff opposition.

Draper from Essendon?

Rhys Matheson from the Lions?

Only change - a forward option to help out. Apart from the one-arm efforts and concrete hands, BBB must have contested 30 aerial  contests, and was two-to-one or three-to-one every time. He needs a hand. Joel Smith is a point of difference option who I would consider heavily.

6. Brayshaw

5. Melksham

4. Petty

3. Oliver

2. Hunt

1. Gawn

When Curnow kicked that goal and the Blues fans thought they were in the finals made me puke. Knowing now they are grimacing and weeping makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. 

Some players continue to struggle, but our team effort in those last 2 minutes has at the least given us our belief back. 

Confession time. 3 minutes to go I got up and said "we're done, we can't do it from here. We've lost all our close ones this year". Well, bugger me.

That was as close to a final as you will get. Not a great spectacle, but as tough as hell. Both sides will be very sore over the next 2 days. 

Delighted, shocked, annoyed, Exhiirated. 

Gap between our best and worst is too far. We look brilliant one moment and then nuff-nuffs the next. Apart from Melksham, our F50 play still lacks class. 

Wow. Just wow. Blues goals from frees, 50m penalties, and our stupidity.  

That miss by Brayshaw are the ones that kill me. Pretty much a free shot. No score at all. Really frustrating.

Fritsch and Melk need to start leading. With no movement, the only option for our midfield is to aim long for BBB who is surrounded by 3 defenders. And one of Spargo and Kozzie needs to rove the back of the pack where Saad is floating unattended. 

Commentators gloating over a "great tight contest". I reckon it has been horrible to watch. Tacklefest, followed by Dees bombing it into the forward line with BBB attempting to mark with 1 hand, followed by more tackling, Blues kick a horrible blind ball to half forward, Dees intercept... rinse and repeat.

Well done Melksham. Pittonet is a dill. We are a better team but need to CAPITALISE. 

Two teams who have shown real weakness in the 2nd half. The last quarter of the game will be either a fierce battle or a skills-and-intensity fade out. Our best is far better than theirs, but they are good enough if we don't bring our best. 

I hate Carlton but I honestly don't know who will win.

I rate Ratten highly as a coach, and believe both St Kilda's system and their basic personnel is fine. They lack a dominant gorilla back man and have too many B grade midfielders with the same skill set. 

They have been monstered by injuries in 2022, and by appalling trade decisions over a 4 year period. 

As for goal kicking - every AFL team is having the same problem: i.e. losing games by doing everything right to win but missing goals. The 18-players-all-playing-midfield mindset of modern footy, where a network of players moves all over the ground in a defensive grid, is destroying the glorious art of goal kicking. But it is fixable. Look at Fritsch. Max King is a gun with a fixable problem.