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We blew this game and you blew the Melbourne game. Let's say we're even.
Round 18 - Gold Coast v West Coast, Metricon, 7:20pm
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yeah, hindsight is funny, people still saying we 'blew it' against the dogs. Incredibly disrespectful to the Doggies. Even Melbourne have 6 wins already this year.
and who knows, this might be the start of a turn around in form for the GC.
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Honestly answer is that normally Im all OK with WC. I even was hoping you did well at the start believe it or not but you have around 4-5 eagles supporters who in every single game day thread with the tigers involved, kept on throwing the boots in. It was relentless. So I figured to give back a bit.
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Season over? Top four, let alone top 8 and its season over??
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Obviously worried about the derby - the Eagles being second would be causing so much angst for docker supporters. The meltdown that would ensue should the Eagles get another premiership before them would be of titanic proportion
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I was going to add that conversely it's season over for the dockers if the Hawks win.
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It's a tough road trip, the Dockers just fell over thew line up there and the Eagles blew a perfect opportunity to cement a top two spot, they looked flat and slow as a three toed sloth against the Suns. I've changed my pick for next week and will tip Hawthorn. The Eagles maybe hitting a flat spot at the wrong time of the year? You just can't switch off and switch on again and the Hawks are not the side to be playing after a long trip across the country playing disinterested football!!
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Can you point me to where I said we were on the receiving end of the umpiring?
Fair enough but this week and this game was a bit weird for a number of reasons. Hawthorn looked pretty flat to me too. Should be a cracking game either way.
Stop talking out of your arse champ. A prelim on the Gold Coast could easily fill a 40,000 seat stadium.
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Well. i'm looking at a September point of view, i would love to see the two Perth teams finish one and two on the ladder just to make it all that more interesting...i don't want to see a one horse race, so i was very happy to see the Tigers get up. The game needs a cracking finals series and it might not be such a bad idea if the Eagles played the Dockers in the GF? I just couldn't believe how slow the Eagles looked last night.
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Sorry, but the winner is dterimined by total points not simply who kicked more goals.
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Sorry .....
But really GWS and GCS are what I called puppet teams
They were created to put on a show ...puppets
They are manufactured by the afl ....pulling the strings ...
No one bar a few thousands actually cares for either team .....no footy passion at all
Sorry to be so darn critical but when you have a whole state like Tasmania that doesn't have a team and you have two fabricated disco shows I think the eh art has been ripped out of our game
How many young players will the Gold Coast area produce in say ten years ....
I maintain my opinion and hey it's only my feelings so don't be offended but when a GWS or GCS play in a prelim in front of handful of people with a stupid trumpet after every goal it will be out doing something else and frankly I reckon most others won't give a rats either
The competition did t need two extra teams and if it by chance it did the two spots chosen were the really really bad choices
You've got a basket case in the Brisbane Lions struggling on the feild, memberships and crowds and youve got the afl handing success to Gold Coast ..........ummm sorry that's just stupid logic
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Hmm, show me where the AFL has ever believed that the Gold Coast and Western Sydney are 10 year projects and then I'll listen.
No one is under any illusion that these teams will take decades to become successful.
I'm a Tasmanian and we really aren't strong enough to support a team I believe. Most would adopt Tassie as a second team, not priority team.
And by the way, all the non-Vic teams bar Port were created, manufactured, for the purposes of expanding to create a nation wide league. How on earth can you argue any different re: Eagles and Dockers? Seriously? Your clubs have been (well, WC on field) extremely successful, but WA is a footy area.
In 20-25 years we will probably get 2 new teams and GWS and GC fans will be posting "your team is manufactured! created for the purposes of money and entertainment!"
And further, I don't even understand why it's a big thing. Every club was created at some stage?
Lastly, why wouldn't the crowds be greater in finals for GC and GWS? They'd probably go close to increasing their crowds by 50% imo.
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Hmm, show me where the AFL has ever believed that the Gold Coast and Western Sydney are 10 year projects and then I'll listen.
No one is under any illusion that these teams will take decades to become successful.
I'm a Tasmanian and we really aren't strong enough to support a team I believe. Most would adopt Tassie as a second team, not priority team.
And by the way, all the non-Vic teams bar Port were created, manufactured, for the purposes of expanding to create a nation wide league. How on earth can you argue any different re: Eagles and Dockers? Seriously? Your clubs have been (well, WC on field) extremely successful, but WA is a footy area.
In 20-25 years we will probably get 2 new teams and GWS and GC fans will be posting "your team is manufactured! created for the purposes of money and entertainment!"
And further, I don't even understand why it's a big thing. Every club was created at some stage?
Lastly, why wouldn't the crowds be greater in finals for GC and GWS? They'd probably go close to increasing their crowds by 50% imo.
Good post and thanks
Fremantle population isn't big
Nor is geelongs
Tasmania could have easily sustained a team ......you pack out the Hawks and Roos games
The tassie Devils ...........even sounds like a team instead of wanky American crap like Suns and giants which are so yank copies if you ask me .....
I also think the comp did t need two new teams in non footy States .....
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No idea...
Oh btw do you remember the eaglettes? And you're having a go at a Trumpet ?
And go back and look at crowds for west coast in years 1,2,3. 10k at metricon is on par with 15-20k at the waca/subi. With some success the crowds came in perth. And they will here too.
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How is the golf down albany way?
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Yeh. And look at carlton crowds now. And ess crowds now. And conversely look at richmond crowds now. In most sports for most clubs crowds go up and down with form.
In perth with price gouging clubs and worst stadium ever, it still hapens but not tosame extent (as people have been promised a stadium for 20 years so hold on to their memberships to guarantee a seat in redeveloped subi/new kitchener park/redeveloped subi/new burswood stadiums). In the meantime seats go empty partic during the lean ken judge years, the damian drum era, etc even though membership sky high.
Thanks mate, I didn't know that. What a great service you are to us plebs.
No problem, you obviously had Aussie Rules confused with soccer, where the team that scores most goals wins. Happy to clear things up for you and the other "plebs" who may have thought that a team scoring 10 goals and 1 behind (61) defeats an opponent who scored 5 goals 32 behinds (62).
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