View Full Version : Neon who?
bunsen burner
10 May 2003, 17:24
Who needs Neon Leon when you've got Snoop Sampi Samp?
Au_Blue#24
10 May 2003, 20:58
great 2nd goal off the left boot.
Belgarion
10 May 2003, 21:02
He's doing real well, booting 2 or 3 each week. He's still not as good as Matera putting pressure on the oposition defenders when they have the ball, but he's certainly getting there.
My missus reckons he looks good with his new curls. :)
Belgarion
carneagles
10 May 2003, 23:11
What's in store for next week - buzzcut? Mohawk? Big "S" shaved into the back?
Goldenblue
10 May 2003, 23:15
May not be as good as Matera, but the past couple of weeks, playing better than Matera.
Sampi will be better than Matera in time to come.
daddy_4_eyes
10 May 2003, 23:20
We're finally seeing why he was taken at #6 in the best draft ever. Really classy, i hope he can be moved into the midfield in the future as his talents are really being wasted in a forward pocket.
Mr Eagle
11 May 2003, 03:08
Originally posted by bunsen burner
Who needs Neon Leon when you've got Snoop Sampi Samp? Shouldn't that be Samp Doggy Dogg?
grinspoon
11 May 2003, 03:10
you played geelong at home yeah?:rolleyes:
Black Thunder
11 May 2003, 03:14
please dont compare Collingwoods second rate forward pocket with our future dynamo. It's quite insult to young Ashley :)
grinspoon
11 May 2003, 03:39
damn he mustve had milburn on him.. no no wait graham... no no scarlett :cool:
Originally posted by Goldenblue
May not be as good as Matera, but the past couple of weeks, playing better than Matera.
Sampi will be better than Matera in time to come.
Geez, doubt that. Im a huge Sampi fan and love the new do :D and he is playing fantastic footy this year, really showing why we took him at 6.
But give some respect to Fido. He is easily the best goal sneak the club has ever seen and is right now the best goal sneak in the league! Matera is again on top of the goal kicking list and not only is he an awesome offensive player, it is his defensive pressure that sets him apart from all the goal sneak in the comp.
His skills were on show again today and in the first half we saw what a devastating combo Snoop Sampi Samp and Fido could be together in the years to come.
bunsen burner
11 May 2003, 09:25
Originally posted by carneagles
What's in store for next week - buzzcut? Mohawk? Big "S" shaved into the back? Maybe a band-aid across his cheek. The Nellie look.
Black Thunder
11 May 2003, 10:38
I reckon Ashley Sampi looked a tad like the terminator, just his hair wasn't long enough.
Goldenblue
11 May 2003, 15:03
Originally posted by jod23
Geez, doubt that. Im a huge Sampi fan and love the new do :D and he is playing fantastic footy this year, really showing why we took him at 6.
But give some respect to Fido. He is easily the best goal sneak the club has ever seen and is right now the best goal sneak in the league! Matera is again on top of the goal kicking list and not only is he an awesome offensive player, it is his defensive pressure that sets him apart from all the goal sneak in the comp.
His skills were on show again today and in the first half we saw what a devastating combo Snoop Sampi Samp and Fido could be together in the years to come.
Mayhaps:D I am being a little biased. I just love the way this bloke just scoops up the ball, tosses it onto his boot and kicks the goals. I think Sampi may be a better crumber than Matera as Phil is great at running his opposition player under the ball and doubling back to kick a goal, while Sampi seems to crawl out from under a pack and kick the ball into the goals.
I think time will tell when both players are gone and we are still here at BF in 20 years time reading a thread titled "Who was better, Sampi or Matera"
Originally posted by Goldenblue
I think time will tell when both players are gone and we are still here at BF in 20 years time reading a thread titled "Who was better, Sampi or Matera"
That's, well, a pretty scary thought, actually. Can you imagine the other topics which would be on this board in 20 years time?
Jod's 1,000,000th post milestone thread.
Glen Jakovich- is this his last season?
Auckland Bulldogs vs Fiji Saints
Matera Jnr's 150th.
Bounce the ****ing ball straight, your orange shirted ****s!
Whatever happened to Fremantle?
-and of course- the fantasy basketball thread :)
Neon is so over rated, the only supporters who rate him are ...... you guessed it.
Sampi had a bit of a so so year, last year, but is now producing what was expected of him.
Originally posted by Mead
Whatever happened to Fremantle?
LOL- i like that! :D:D
Wouldnt put Sampi in the Phil Matera category just yet ;)
Phil's having a ripper year and is a major reason why we're sitting near the top of the ladder.... Sampi's starting to look good now tho, and i have to say he's a great kick on goal, especially from set shots
Originally posted by iceman
Wouldnt put Sampi in the Phil Matera category just yet ;)
Phil's having a ripper year and is a major reason why we're sitting near the top of the ladder.... Sampi's starting to look good now tho, and i have to say he's a great kick on goal, especially from set shots
More or less true- I think people are so excited about the form of Chick, Sampi and co that they underrate how good a year Matera is having. People tend to dismiss it as him being on the up end of the traditionally inconsistent cycle of a small forward, but given that in his poorest game for the year he still managed a couple of goals, you have to wonder if this form is going to let up? If he's still on top of the goal kicking ladder in 5 rounds time, he'd have to be a serious Coleman chance, which is a quite incredible achievement for a small (actually, the smallest!) forward.
On their kicking- Phil Matera tends to score his goals in two ways-he's a deadeye from setshots anywhere inside the 50, and he's also adept at turning his opponent inside out and running into an open goal. His kicking probably looks better than it is because of
his ability to get the ball in the hot spot- the greater part of his goals tend to come from relatively easy shots straight in front, not far out- the reason he kicks so many goals, is he's better than anyone else in the league on reading the flight of the ball, and turning a 50/50 contest into a gimmee.
On the other hand Sampi's skills are quite freakish. He can soccer it, snap over his shoulder, is superb when kicking the straight set shot, and, despite his diminutive size, seems quite comfortable loading up and kicking the big one from outside 50. When you add to that the fact that Samps has athleticism to burn, and is a disproportionally strong mark for his size (an aspect of his game which should improve significantly as he bulks up), and he has the tools to be a very very good player indeed. Best case scenario would be a forward a bit like Modra.
Lockyer24
12 May 2003, 11:20
Thank god you have a good forward pocket or two, cos the rest of your forward line is crud.
Originally posted by Lockyer24
Thank god you have a good forward pocket or two, cos the rest of your forward line is crud.
Yeah, thank god we're first in the league in total goals kicked, with a crud forward line.
Goldenblue
12 May 2003, 11:53
Originally posted by Mead
Yeah, thank god we're first in the league in total goals kicked, with a crud forward line.
Be nice to have Wilson this week. I can remember the last game against Collingwood when a few pie players were looking nervously over their shoulders.
Still, the Pies have one win in four and think the flag is theirs. Now is the time to prove to the football world, that they over acheived last year and really are a middle of the road team. ;)
GoEagles
12 May 2003, 20:37
What was with that hair? It looked like he'd done the whole Bali braids then slicked it all back - does this have a name?
I like the idea of a Nelly look. Might get a Comettism "As Nelly says, It's getting hot in hear!"
Originally posted by Mead
That's, well, a pretty scary thought, actually. Can you imagine the other topics which would be on this board in 20 years time?
Jod's 1,000,000th post milestone thread.
Glen Jakovich- is this his last season?
Auckland Bulldogs vs Fiji Saints
Matera Jnr's 150th.
Bounce the ****ing ball straight, your orange shirted ****s!
Whatever happened to Fremantle?
-and of course- the fantasy basketball thread :)
Very nice :D
Originally posted by GoEagles
What was with that hair? It looked like he'd done the whole Bali braids then slicked it all back - does this have a name?
Cornrows....dont you watch the NBA?? :)
Lockyer24
14 May 2003, 13:24
Originally posted by jod23
Cornrows....dont you watch the NBA?? :)
Spree was the first person I thought of when I saw Sampi play on the weekend. All we need now is the headbands
Originally posted by jod23
Cornrows....dont you watch the NBA?? :)
You look at Samp's hair and think he's a hardcore ganger, until you remember his sister did it for him :)
Actually, iirc, he gave it a test run during the preseason. Might have a photo i took at training to back that up.
Thrawn666
14 May 2003, 16:10
Originally posted by Mead
Actually, iirc, he gave it a test run during the preseason. Might have a photo i took at training to back that up.
Yeah he did have it back then
Maybe he was sick of all the Chris Lewis comparisons and decided to bring em back :D
Originally posted by Lockyer24
Spree was the first person I thought of when I saw Sampi play on the weekend. All we need now is the headbands
With his small and wiry frame....slap on a few tattoo's and give him a red or white headband and he is almost Allen Iverson :D
http://www.nba.com/media/sixers/iverson_254_030306.jpg
http://westcoasteagles.com.au/cp2/c2/webi/image/006863ak.jpg
And Latrell Sprewell!
http://www.nba.com/media/lakers/kobe_spree_254_030206.jpg
Originally posted by Mead
On the other hand Sampi's skills are quite freakish. He can soccer it, snap over his shoulder, is superb when kicking the straight set shot,
Sampi would make a great soccer player. I am really surprised with his soccer skills ! He can even control the ball like Ronaldo (Brazilian) the current best soccer player in the world.
Originally posted by Geonet
He can even control the ball like Ronaldo (Brazilian) the current best soccer player in the world.
Debatable.
Originally posted by jod23
Debatable.
Agreed... In addition to soccering goals, he needs to start having sex with an assortment of slappers, tarts, and supermodels, all of whom will then write tell all 'I spent the night with Sampaldo' confessionals for the english tabloids.
I hope Richie Cole plays on Sampi that should be good viewing (pick 6 2001 vs. pick 11 2001). I don't think he will play on him though since Richie is still running into the kind of form that will keep him in the team.
But watch out for Dangerous Dane Swan.. ok thats the best I could think.
Originally posted by Jod
Debatable.
A couple of years ago Ronaldo visited Australia and was challenged to control a rugby league ball with his feet without letting it touch the ground. He did it very well. To my surprise a few days ago, I saw Sampi on TV do the same with a footy ball. That in my view shows how skilful he is.
GoEagles
17 May 2003, 01:04
Just wondering if Samp Dawg for nominated for Goal of the Week for his Ronaldo shot against Geelong?