Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Thread X

[Big Fresh]

Sydney will beat Hawthorn easily, and I'll enjoy it.

 

[eth-dog]

* Hawthorn

 

[Lord Nicholson]

I work with a couple Hawks fans. They consider themselves fanatics of all things Hawks.

Col Austin, the Brownlow medallist of 1949? They'd never heard of him.

Most of the fans I saw tonight would know of Shane Crawford as that old fart in the '08 premiership, and think that Vandenberg is a type of chocolate.

It never disappoints: Hawthorn games are always a rich vein for truly imbecilic comments.

Also, quite extraordinary that Hawthorn have participated in the hallowed "Cocktease Prelim" 4 years in a row.

 

[yaco55]

Power had their chances - could have easily won - Still staggered that Swans took 26 marks in their forward 50 -North defenders had no idea.

 

[Stopher]

Please don't compare Manchester United to them.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

So this just popped up in my Youtube suggestions.

 

[letstayunited]

Really wanted port to win for Monfries. Prob a bit unlucky in the end. Lots of luck involved with footy though I guess

 

[Doss]

I haven't been that gutted by a non-Essendon loss...possibly ever.

Port should have won.

 

[mike14]

I haven't been that gutted by a non-Essendon loss...possibly ever.

Port should have won.

they should probably learn to kick straight then. Some of those misses in the 1st half were horrific

 

[Doss]

they should probably learn to kick straight then. Some of those misses in the 1st half were horrific

They were.

Fair umpiring would have helped too.

 

[mike14]

They were.

Fair umpiring would have helped too.

I actually thought the umpiring was ok last night. The last three minutes were a shitfight (both ways), but other than that it was pretty consistent. I would have preferred our final to umpired that way than to the way it actually was

 

[Doss]

I actually thought the umpiring was ok last night. The last three minutes were a shitfight (both ways), but other than that it was pretty consistent. I would have preferred our final to umpired that way than to the way it actually was

I thought the Hawks got the rub of the green all night, personally.

Just lots of soft frees.

I'm very sick of Puopolo's and (to a lesser extent) Breust's ducking of the head and diving.

Wingard chose a bad game to have a quiet one.

 

[eth-dog]

My favourite one was where Mitchell tackled Jonas in the first quarter, no prior opportunity, trying to get rid of it, HTB. 1 minute later, same umpire, I think it was Polec wrapped up a Hawthorn player in exactly the same situation, ball up.

 

[Wattos Waste]

And the Hawks scrape through a 3rd prelim in a row by under a goal

 

[Doss]

And the Hawks scrape through a 3rd prelim in a row by under a goal

Having lost the 2011 PF (and got a bad run with the umpiring) to Collingwood by three points, too.

 

[Resistor]

Most of the fans I saw tonight would know of Shane Crawford as that old fart in the '08 premiership, and think that Vandenberg is a type of chocolate.

It never disappoints: Hawthorn games are always a rich vein for truly imbecilic comments.

Nah, that guy off The Footy Show, wait on was he a footballer?

 

[Ben the Gooner]

That's what they've changed since bringing Buddy and Tippett in.

The recruiting and development is excellent and sight should not be lost of that fact.

Sure, they'd still be a good team, but it's Coke and Pepsi who make them as good as they are. Their pressure is a lot easier to absorb when you're defending Reid and Goodes with your best defenders instead of two of the best in the comp.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

The only thing good about it being sydney and hawthorn is that they are the 2 biggest umpires pet teams in the comp so atleast one of them will be sooking that the umps didnt pay them enough frees during the game.

Geelong are said to be privately seething at this comment.

 

[Stopher]

It does suck having to choose which team in the Grand Final you'd like least to lose, rather than be actively hoping one wins.

 

[Beerfish]

I predict that the umpiring will actually be pretty good next week. The AFL have engineered the GF they wanted and probably couldn't give a stuff who wins now as long as they hit their ticket sale targets. [/tinfoil]

 

[Bomber_77]

It does suck having to choose which team in the Grand Final you'd like least to lose, rather than be actively hoping one wins.

Agreed.

I'm going for Sydney on the premise that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I can only wait for the screeching from Eddie and co about COLA.
If they care enough about the state of the game, move a motion of no confidence in the AFL commission. If these aggrieved club presidents/chairman only waste oxygen complaining without acting then they are equally culpable as the commission regarding the degraded nature of the overall competition.

 

[pepsi]

I hate Hawthorn and I dislike Sydney, but I can take the COLA Swans winning another flag on the back of the AFLs coat tails. 3 cheers for equalisation!

 

[Stopher]

I hate Hawthorn and I dislike Sydney, but I can take the COLA Swans winning another flag on the back of the AFLs coat tails. 3 cheers for equalisation!

And Josh Kennedy (who seems like a perfectly decent bloke) able to give another massive '* You' to the club where his name is royalty.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Yeah, I really don't know what to think about this Grand Final. If anything I respect Hawthorn's season more.

But then **** Hawthorn for eternity.

 

[eth-dog]

Box Hill getting a similar run to their affiliates so far...