Mega Thread Oh yeah ... did you know there are 17 other teams? - General AFL discussion #9 - Blues posters only
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Tony Lynn 15
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Strange decision but I am sure it will be double cut rolls all around tomorrow lunchtime in the Crows boardroom! 
Adam Goodes 350th this week.
Would have to be the greatest Swan of all time........GF's/Brownlows/AA's/B&f's, amazing record.
Would have to be the greatest Swan of all time........GF's/Brownlows/AA's/B&f's, amazing record.
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Paul Kelly or Bobby Skilton for mine.
Tony Lynn 15
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Better than Skilton???
Great player and well deserved, 350 is a truck load of games!
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Kelly was a great leader but for mine nowhere near the caliber talent wise of Goodes.
Yep.
Skilton was a great player in a s**t side.
Goodes record speaks for itself, he's ticked every box.
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Bit like choosing between your children....good discussion though. Where would Lockett sit in the list of great Swans??
Usually the big 3 Swans are Pratt, Nash & the Chimp, but Goodes has gone way past them in my opinion.
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Don't forget the Wiz!
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......or Colin Hounsell! I sued to love those days back in the 80's when they played on Sunday's every second week and it was Capper, Browning, big John Ironmonger and Glen Coleman!
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Tilt Carter!!!
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My tribute to big Johnny Ironmonger!!
Played on the old Lake Oval, without a doubt the coldest, most freezing oval in history.
And they used to do the cold showers trick for the opposition sides.
When that bloody breeze came in............
And they used to do the cold showers trick for the opposition sides.
When that bloody breeze came in............
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It was the one down on Albert Park lake??
That's the one, centre was always a quagmire, windy as all heck, grandstands used to creak, and there was a bloody press box that hung over the oval..............long sleeve jumper under the short sleeves and screw ins any time of the year.
Think it's a soccer pitch nowadays.
Should I be underwhelmed? New deal, 6 at the 'G and 5 at Docklands. Five seasons! At the start of the year the idea of 8 at the 'G got me excited. This news is like a cold spoon.
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Just as underwhelmed as I am Robbo!
It was 6 at Etihad this year and 5 at the G.
What's the point!
happydude
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It's politics.Just as underwhelmed as I am Robbo!
It was 6 at Etihad this year and 5 at the G.
What's the point!
Make it look like you've actually accomplished something when you really haven't
I saw Bobby Skilton play in his only finals game when South Melbourne played St Kilda in 1970. The Swans lost but I swear Bobby's smile could have lit up the place like the light towers.
Skilton was a sensational player. A left footer, his drop kicks were magnificent. What took my eye was his ability to kick to the same standard when he was caught on his right side. Other skills and sharking the ball from hit outs second to none. He had courage in a time when it was really dangerous. I remember a photo of him with two black eyes in the 'Sun' when he won his third Brownlow. It highlighted all the injuries he had suffered over the seasons. Yet he came back for more.
I love Goodes. His ability in the crunch moments is sensational.
Goodes/Skilton, dead heat!
Skilton was a sensational player. A left footer, his drop kicks were magnificent. What took my eye was his ability to kick to the same standard when he was caught on his right side. Other skills and sharking the ball from hit outs second to none. He had courage in a time when it was really dangerous. I remember a photo of him with two black eyes in the 'Sun' when he won his third Brownlow. It highlighted all the injuries he had suffered over the seasons. Yet he came back for more.
I love Goodes. His ability in the crunch moments is sensational.
Goodes/Skilton, dead heat!
Not a good start for El Presidente if he thinks this is a win. It appears like a backdown to me!
happydude
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Skilton for mine.
I think the deal was money if you pick Docklands, no money if you want other options. More games at the 'G would have provided a better deal for supporters. Better deal for supporters equals more money for Carlton. I think this new arrangement is second rate.
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