BigFooty http://www.bigfooty.com/forum AFL Australian Rules Football forum, footy blogs, social networking and aussie rules community. en Tue, 15 May 2012 01:14:24 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/curves/misc/rss.jpg BigFooty http://www.bigfooty.com/forum Goal line decisions. http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945291&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 01:10:43 GMT Was wondering if it would be possible to use 'hot spot' technology to use as part of a review?

Admittedly my knowledge on the technology is virtually nil, however wouldn't it show if the ball hit the hand or brushed the post?

Would this work?? ]]> AFL - The Australian Football League ditto http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945291 Are we relevant? http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945288&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 00:30:55 GMT It dawned on me the other day reading the main board that other clubs don't see us as being relevant anymore? Probably a harsh word more like a club others don't think about.

Now obviously this isn't the case for us supporters but does anyone else get pissed off with the lack of exposure we recieve compared to others? Even some other poorer clubs recurve better than we do!! I am talking about on talk back shows, media etc. Not only do we rarely get a mention on those fox footy talk shows but if we are it's all negative!!

I know the afl probably dislikes us and our results haven't been fantastic but does anyone else feel like we cop a raw end when it comes to exposure and maybe it's because other people/teams just don't care?? Kind of shits me. ]]> Brisbane Lions Lions89 http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945288 MOTR WHO WILL WIN: (7th) S-E Polar Bears vs The Repeaters (5th) http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945284&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 00:19:29 GMT *S-E Polar Bears* *Wins:* 2 *Losses:* 2 *Points For:* 1535.5 *Points Against:* 1518 VS ... S-E Polar Bears
Wins: 2
Losses: 2
Points For: 1535.5
Points Against: 1518

VS

The Repeaters
Wins: 2
Losses: 2
Points For: 1402
Points Against: 1270


A win here could potentially put a side in the top four. From a personal point of view it will be a tough match because they seem even across the park, while I've been riding on the back of a few players. ]]> LFFL Pie 4 Life http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945284 Time to move on: North V Port http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945283&goto=newpost Tue, 15 May 2012 00:14:23 GMT Right oh, who's coming over??? Get in your cars and make the trip. Leave early Saturday morning and you can drive straight to the game (or take the easy option of flying). If we get enough Melbourne supporters over we could turn this into a "home game" and actually out number the Port supporters! ]]> North Melbourne Kangaroos kangatime http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945283 Toast congratulations Chris Newman: 200 games http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945280&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 23:56:25 GMT Well done skipper. :thumbsu: 200 games is nothing to be sneezed at. Hopefully we can get the job... Well done skipper. :thumbsu:
200 games is nothing to be sneezed at.
Hopefully we can get the job done and make it a memorable one for him. ]]> Richmond tugga http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945280 List deficiencies: What are they, and how do we fix them? http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945279&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 23:55:12 GMT Last year there was a general consensus, from outside, but also within the club, that we; 1)... Last year there was a general consensus, from outside, but also within the club, that we;

1) lacked a second deep forward or tall forward option. Hammer seems partly to have filled that void, but it remains a real concern.

2) lacked a quality inside mid that might fetch more ball for the runners. This has been an issue for a long time, with McClean brought in as potential solution, and Curnow. No one yet has filled the hole.

You could make a case that we lack another tall defender, but Bower seems to be doing all right so far, and was far from worst against the Saints.

My worry is that the club has known about these fairly obvious holes in the list, but hasn't been able to do much about it. Mitchell constantly going down doesnt help either. We all know how the McClean trade has turned out.

Can we take the next step without addressing these holes? Can we lure another quality insider over the trade period? Will Mitchell come good this year, or is it a write-off for him? ]]> Carlton Loramarthalas http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945279 Open Season.... BUT if you to choose a premier who would it be? http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945276&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 23:36:55 GMT One third of the season gone and id still have to say Hawthorn... One third of the season gone and id still have to say Hawthorn... ]]> AFL - The Australian Football League Commando http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945276 Toast Stephen Coniglio - round 7 Rising Star nominee http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945274&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 23:15:04 GMT Just when it looked like Toby Greene was the next Giant in line for a nomination, Cogs deservedly... Just when it looked like Toby Greene was the next Giant in line for a nomination, Cogs deservedly gets it after a breakout performance in the win against the Suns.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsartic...2/default.aspx

Quote:
HISTORICALLY, Rising Star favouritism does not necessarily translate into a result but Greater Western Sydney midfielder Stephen Coniglio is starting to show that he was worthy of the tag.

In a pre-season survey of the AFL captains, seven nominated Coniglio as the player most likely to take out the NAB AFL Rising Star.

While his Giants teammates Jeremy Cameron and Tom Bugg secured nominations before him, Coniglio played possibly the best game any of the GWS youngsters have played so far with a 31-possession game in the Giants' first ever win against Gold Coast last Saturday.
]]> GWS Giants Scully2Folau http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945274 Cockpunches http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945273&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 23:03:11 GMT Any word on rumour that training this week has been scrapped in favour of intensive viewing of the... Any word on rumour that training this week has been scrapped in favour of intensive viewing of the game from Sunday followed by **** punches for soft effort?

Expect a lot of fists in icebaths by around Thursday.

/yes I'm still so unreasonably pissed off over Sunday ]]> North Melbourne Kangaroos RoyalBlue http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945273 Three Strikes and you have to retire http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945272&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 22:41:10 GMT Did anyone read or hear about the new strategy that might be taken up by the AFL in regards in... Did anyone read or hear about the new strategy that might be taken up by the AFL in regards in concussion. It is currently being researched but what will happen is that if you get three serious concussions, you'll be forced to retire.

What do you guys think? ]]> AFL - The Australian Football League giantroo http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945272 The Law Bush convicted of war crimes in absentia http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945269&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 22:13:53 GMT Bush Convicted of War Crimes in Absentia

Kuala Lumpur — It’s official; George W Bush is a war criminal.

In what is the first ever conviction of its kind anywhere in the world, the former US President and seven key members of his administration were yesterday (Fri) found guilty of war crimes.

Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and their legal advisers Alberto Gonzales, David Addington, William Haynes, Jay Bybee and John Yoo were tried in absentia in Malaysia.

The trial held in Kuala Lumpur heard harrowing witness accounts from victims of torture who suffered at the hands of US soldiers and contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan.

They included testimony from British man Moazzam Begg, an ex-Guantanamo detainee and Iraqi woman Jameelah Abbas Hameedi who was tortured in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison.

At the end of the week-long hearing, the five-panel tribunal unanimously delivered guilty verdicts against Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and their key legal advisors who were all convicted as war criminals for torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment.

Full transcripts of the charges, witness statements and other relevant material will now be sent to the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, as well as the United Nations and the Security Council.

http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/...s-in-absentia/ ]]> Society, Religion and Politics Old Skool http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945269 Slax (and associates) racist bigots who are..: http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945268&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 22:11:31 GMT ... Apparently tired of being asked to defend themselves of racist threads they OP so this thread... ... Apparently tired of being asked to defend themselves of racist threads they OP so this thread is a fresh thread set following Slax's racism. Points awarded for each time Slax ignores mass jewish expulsion and disenfranchisement from all those nations which would go to war in Palestine's name,while never even conceiving that those jobs only exist because of people like JY... ]]> International Politics Hawkforce http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945268 Round Seven Theory http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945266&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 21:44:22 GMT http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/roundseven-theory-to-rule-again-20120513-1ykxt.html I... http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...513-1ykxt.html

I found Rohan Connolly's article interesting, especially in light of comments on other threads. 14 wins to get in the eight. There's some improving to do.

I'll never write off this team but it is hard to see where the other 10 wins will come from given the teams we play for the remainder of the season.

It all starts round 8 I guess. ]]> Geelong - Total Footy Greyman05 http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945266 Round 8 Captains - Is Selecting Getting More Difficult? http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945264&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 21:05:27 GMT Where the F is my poll?! :mad: Ffs i give up, internet cuts out as soon as I go to publish it.... Where the F is my poll?! :mad: Ffs i give up, internet cuts out as soon as I go to publish it. Delete again, I have had enough of it :( ]]> AFL Dream Team Jessbek http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945264 Round 8 Captains http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945263&goto=newpost Mon, 14 May 2012 21:00:53 GMT Please delete. Mistake. Please delete. Mistake. ]]> AFL Dream Team Jessbek http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=945263