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In...big boy, Sewell
Out ...Cegs ,simkin or suckers probably suckers
Out ...Cegs ,simkin or suckers probably suckers
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COLA does seem a bit silly to be honest. I mean what about Carlton players, that's a pricey area in Melbourne, so should they get more COLA than say Geelong?? I mean Geelong would be cheap to live I assume as it's not CBD, so then should they have less salary cap? (Port Adelaide is cheap to live too)... it's a total mess this COLA stuff in my opinion.
I hate Sydney but jeez there are some big matchups coming up. No real weaknesses I see for either team, it'll just be who stands up on the day.
Puopolo - Rohan
Roughead – Richards
Breust – Smith
Hale – Grundy
Gunston – Rampe
Lewis - Malceski
Gibson - Franklin
Stratton - Goodes
Duryea – McGlynn
Lake - Tippett
Hodge – Parker
Birchall – Reid
Hill – Jetta
Burgoyne – McVeigh
Smith – Jack
Ceglar – Pyke
Mitchell – Kennedy
Langford – Hannebery
Just because the price of milk is 10% higher does not mean a player on $500,000 needs an extra $50,000 to 'live'. It is a 'Kept Sydney at the Top' through market destroying forces. And to add the ambassador payments and academy on top of that is completely insulting. From what I can tell Goodes and maybe even Jack represent very little or even nothing in their salary cap. Its wrong and I don't know why the clubs accept it. I am a member of the Hawthorn Football club and it is not in my interests that Sydney do well. I could not give a stuff. All clubs should be demanding an end to these concessions because there is not a club member that is better off because of COLA etc. other than Sydney. The AFL is SUPPOSE to be run in the best interests of the clubs and the clubs are to be run in the best interests of their members. It is that simple.I wouldn't be quite as angry if the AFL just called it the NRL competition allowance. It would still cheapen everything that wretched organisation 'achieves' - but at least the labelling would be truthful. Should Port get less of a salary cap because it's cheaper to live in Adelaide than it is in Melbourne? It's a ridiculous system - bring on 2017.
Cyril has declared himself fit - http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-new...s-fit-for-afl-grand-final-20140921-3g9ci.html
Hawthorn invented that role for him. The coaches and players are very aware of every part of Franklin's game. He's done nothing this year that he hasn't done with the Hawks in the past. Whether or not we can stop those things is another story but rest assured unless he's been saving a new trick for next Saturday there's nothing he's got we won't have seen before.The important thing with curbing Franklin is when he moves out to the wing. Coaches and on field leadership need to be alert to the fact that he alternates between 2 roles and fairly regularly. He was the one feeding the ball to Tippett against North and had 6 inside 50s. The issue for Freo was that when he moved on to the wing they did not man up on him because Silvagni stayed back so he was left to wonder around the wing and the 50M periphery without an opponent.
We also need to deal with Goodes because if he looks like he thinks he is clever it is because he does. He plays his opponents for dummies (I promise you he will go into politics after his football career is over) and his whole game these days is based on being clever and outsmarting his opponents so he needs to be watched closely.
I hate Sydney but jeez there are some big matchups coming up. No real weaknesses I see for either team, it'll just be who stands up on the day.
Puopolo - Rohan
Roughead – Richards
Breust – Smith
Hale – Grundy
Gunston – Rampe
Lewis - Malceski
Gibson - Franklin
Stratton - Goodes
Duryea – McGlynn
Lake - Tippett
Hodge – Parker
Birchall – Reid
Hill – Jetta
Burgoyne – McVeigh
Smith – Jack
Ceglar – Pyke
Mitchell – Kennedy
Langford – Hannebery
AndersonYou need a big body on Kennedy......Lewis has to go to him.
Hawthorn invented that role for him. The coaches and players are very aware of every part of Franklin's game. He's done nothing this year that he hasn't done with the Hawks in the past. Whether or not we can stop those things is another story but rest assured unless he's been saving a new trick for next Saturday there's nothing he's got we won't have seen before.
You need a big body on Kennedy......Lewis has to go to him at the stoppages.
Hill wont be going head to head with Jetta......Cunningham will be taking him. (This match up will probably decide if we can win or not.)
We also need to deal with Goodes because if he looks like he thinks he is clever it is because he does. He plays his opponents for dummies (I promise you he will go into politics after his football career is over) and his whole game these days is based on being clever and outsmarting his opponents so he needs to be watched closely.
I'm not convinced on Cyril. We're talking about the chance of back-to-back flags. Can we risk an underdone player?
I'm not convinced on Cyril. We're talking about the chance of back-to-back flags. Can we risk an underdone player?
Hodge will spend time on Kennedy. Might rotate with Lewis and/or Sewell depending on selection. Hill has been just about player of the finals serious for us thus far and am happy for anyone to play on him. Who do you think will play on Smith?
I've noticed a few of you already have you ticket allocations. Should I be worried if nothing has come through for me, I'm a gold class member and did everything asked the other week. Should I have mine by now?
Last time we did it was against Sydney. Hodge came in and had no impact.