Everything posted by La Dee-vina Comedia
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All-Time WORST AFL Trades
Mind you, it would take some bold (and lateral) thinking not to trade a player on the basis that you lose future father-son rights as well as the player himself.
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All-Time WORST AFL Trades
As a matter of interest, did Geelong have to trade anything to get Gary Ablett Sr from Hawthorn or was he "delisted" (in today's language) and available to anyone? It may not have been a disaster for Hawthorn, but it's certainly been a great success for Geelong.
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All-Time WORST AFL Trades
What did St Kilda give up to get Andrew Lovett? Also, going back a long time, but surely John Pitura to Richmond in return for Graeme Teasdale, Whale Roberts and Francis Jackson (did I get that right?) has to be right up there.
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Farewell Jayden Hunt
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Farewell Jayden Hunt
Tim Lamb is now being quoted as confirming that Hunt will go to WCE. So, while it's not yet (publicly) official, it's the next best thing given it's coming from an official club source.
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Farewell Jayden Hunt
I've not been following in detail, but where is it confirmed that Hunt has definitively exercised his free agency rights and accepted an offer from WCE?
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Farewell Jayden Hunt
While I agree with the last line, let's not forget there are a few other skills that players need to have. For example, Hunt is bigger and stronger than Bowey and has shown a greater capability to take a contested mark. I'm not arguing that Hunt is necessarily better than Bowey, or vice versa, but if we only looked at one particular weapon in the arsenal, it would be like arguing we should keep Sam Weideman over Clayton Oliver because Weideman is a better tap ruckman.
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Farewell Jayden Hunt
It's interesting that Saad had 113 bounces and our most was apparently Spargo with 8. That disparity suggests to me that whether to bounce or not is a gameplan decision, not a question of personnel. To back that comment up with what I observed, it seemed to me that when our players took running bounces they seemed to then be in the wrong position to find the next target.
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Farewell Jayden Hunt
Bouncing the ball is misunderstood. The fastest movement comes from disposing of the ball, not running with it. Bouncing is often used when the players are stalling for time waiting for someone up the ground to move to a better position. Ergo, bouncing the ball is not necessarily an indicator of fast movement.
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Extra "MAGIC" Round in 2023?
I haven't read the detail, but why does there need to be a 23rd game for each club to enable the so-called "Magic Round" to happen? Why couldn't the "Magic Round" be just like any other round, but with all teams in one State? I get that it disrupts the home/away balance, but does that really matter if the clubs who lose one home game one year make it up in the next? ("Magic round" is a terrible name, by the way).
- Why does the media continue to use illness as an excuse for Geelong’s Prelim final loss in 2021?
- Why does the media continue to use illness as an excuse for Geelong’s Prelim final loss in 2021?
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2022 MFC Delistings
In years to come, when you look up the definition of "journeyman" in the dictionary, Mitch Brown's name will be there. Something like 14 years for 79 games (plus 100 VFL games, or thereabouts). That is in no way meant to denigrate a fine footballer who tried his best. And that's all any of us can ask for.
- Why does the media continue to use illness as an excuse for Geelong’s Prelim final loss in 2021?
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When will Melbourne break these embarrassing records?
It's not about us, but is it embarrassing for a club to have the Coleman Medallist and the Brownlow Medallist in the same year but miss the finals? It's only happened three or four times before including the year Tony Lockett won both when he was at St Kilda.
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Extra "MAGIC" Round in 2023?
I'd rather all 18 teams play Round 23 at the same time.
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2022 MFC Delistings
Last year might have been impacted indirectly by Covid. I seem to recall the club had to advise players before they left Perth as the Covid protocols in place at the time meant in-person meetings in Melbourne would have been out of the question. I suspect some players wanted to go from Perth to places other than Melbourne, such as Adelaide if they were from SA. So, the short time line might have been a one-off.
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Fresh problems for Liam Jurrah
It is with great sadness that I see that Liam Jurrah is reportedly once again in custody. He is alleged to have assaulted a women with a machete in Yuendumu. I recognise that this matter is yet to go before a court so recommend that people be careful with any comments they wish to post. (If mods want to delete this thread because of that concern, I understand.) https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/former-melbourne-demons-high-flyer-liam-jarrah-in-custody-after-alleged-machete-assault-c-8237970
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Kings Birthday 2023
It would be even better if he participated in the Big Freeze. It might guarantee his popularity for the length of his reign.
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Kings Birthday 2023
State Government media release (see above in this thread) states it will still be the second Monday in June. Just a name change - nothing more.
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2022 VFL Team of the Year
Not sure how I'd feel if I were an AFL listed player and made this team. Would I feel pleased by the honour or would it add insult to injury because it must mean I didn't play too many senior games even though I had been considered to be one of the best in the VFL? Nevertheless, congratulations to all those selected.
- If not us, then..?
- If not us, then..?
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TEAMS: SF vs Brisbane
Hope you meant him and not you.
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Queen’s passing
Comes with a decent inheritance package, though.