Geez if the Dees bent us over, I'll have to look up the Kama Sutras to identify all the positions the Crows have bent Norf over in. Maybe Norf should consider trading in their "real" football club for a Franchise that actually performs.
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Lucky the Cows did not give them a ten minute head start after half time, it could have been very embarrassing for Norf fans
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Not sure why Rocket got red carded for that one.....
Bluey was good on open mike tonight, clearly disappointed but humble and full of praise for the club.
Class act
Class act
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The club says O’Meara's season ending injury (ruptured patella tendon)
was unrelated to his recent patella surgery on both knees
where they shaved bone away to ease patella tendonitis.
Ashcroft said the injury was just freakish bad luck.
Bad luck or very poor player management.
was unrelated to his recent patella surgery on both knees
where they shaved bone away to ease patella tendonitis.
Ashcroft said the injury was just freakish bad luck.
Bad luck or very poor player management.
Well this sucks now doesn't it
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-10/suns-knocking-on-free-agency-door
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-04-10/suns-knocking-on-free-agency-door
I fall more on the side of bad luck. Someone was diving across his knee, most people would probably sustain some sort of injury from that.
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anyone else like to see the Suns undergo a voluntary 'hair' drug test, to weed out any future dramas?
Yes but it wont happen
Well not on Gaz anyway, unless they take a short & curly from down below...
McKenzie and Matera should not be playing in the NEAFL
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Good article about the AFLs treatment of NSW and QLD AFL teams..
Is the AFL out of touch with NSW and Queensland?
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By WP Cooper, 15 Oct 2014 WP Cooper is a Roar Pro
The AFL Commission’s decision to ban the Sydney Swans from trading players until 2017 shows the game’s administrators are completely out of touch with the state of the game in non-traditional AFL states.
It is a completely senseless decision which undermines the AFL’s status in the northern states as a truly national competition.
Why hurt the Swans at a time when the game has never been healthier in the Harbour City?
What are the Swans really being punished for? Being a success? Winning premierships? Having higher membership numbers than any current NRL club? Having a culture which attracted Lance Franklin?
What exactly have they done wrong?
Did they abuse the cost of living allowance to sign Frankiln and Kurt Tippett? How could they, when the AFL oversees the Swans’ usage of the COLA, which must be put on the contract of each player?
Why do it a time when the NRL also finds itself in a resurgent position?
If last Sunday night’s NRL grand final between two of the game’s greatest rivals did not send the AFL a massive wake-up call, then South Sydney Rabbitohs winning the NRL premiership, backed up by the announcement James Packer has bought into the club, should be.
NRL bosses will have seen last Sunday night as a major triumph for a code which has been looking for redemption since the Super League War ended at the end of 1997.
And redemption they found.
They will have greeted the AFL Commission’s decision to hurt the Swans with glee, rubbing their hands together saying, “It used to be us guilty of shooting ourselves in the foot!”
The AFL is flirting with danger rather than progress in Sydney and Queensland.
It is not the first time the AFL has made backflips as a result of moaning from south of the NSW border.
The Brisbane Lions still operate in a world of hurt, and losing the retention allowance – which was blamed for the Lions winning three premierships in a row in the early nougthies – has something to do with it.
Collingwood Magpies president Eddie McGuire was influential then, just as he has been influential about the Swans losing the COLA, and griping over the alleged unfair advantage of having academies.
Heaven forbid the game be a success in Sydney and Queensland, Eddie!
How can the AFL be taken seriously when for the last two years there have been major grumblings coming from Victoria over the Swans, the COLA, and the academies, and then make the hypocritical decision to still allow the Greater Western Sydney Giants to trade, even though they will also lose the COLA as well?
There is a simple reason why the Giants will still be able to trade, the AFL is desperate to make inroads in Western Sydney and trying to save face for a very real and possible disaster, as well as the embarrassing prospect of being chewed up and spat out of Parramatta.
The NRL is making a serious comeback, not just out west, but also in the Harbour City itself.
Rugby league has also been resurgent in Brisbane since the Lions’ last grand final in 2004. Is it merely a coincidence the Lions have been losing members at alarming rates? Meanwhile, the Brisbane Broncos memberships are on the rise, and with mastermind Wayne Bennett back in town, they are likely to soar.
Queensland has been abuzz about rugby league since 2006, the same year the Broncos won their last premiership, and the Queensland State of Origin side began their eight-year dominance over New South Wales. The Lions three-peat success is all but forgotten, buried under the rubble of financial stress, boardroom dramas, and losing talented homesick players.
The traditional code of Sydney and Queensland will always be rugby league. The NRL has a massive war chest, with a monstrous rabbit now the driving force.
As the expansion clubs begin to falter because of consistent Victorian interference, the NRL may well have expanded into Perth.
The AFL has the opportunity to make some serious inroads into New South Wales, with the NRL vulnerable in some of its heartland areas. The North Shore, parts of the Sutherland Shire, Ryde, and as far down as the Illawarra and South Coast have opened windows for the AFL and the Swans put a serious stake in the ground.
But now, why would the Swans bother when they are not getting supported by the AFL, and the game’s governing bodies continues to allow Victorian club bosses to not only carry on like bad sports, but bully the Swans and the other expansion clubs around?
The Swans are right to feel aggrieved, insulted, and frustrated by the AFL Commission’s decision.
It is time the AFL put Victorian club bosses in their place and stood up for the integrity of the national competition, backed its expansion clubs, and took them seriously.
http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/10/15/afl-touch-nsw-queensland/
Is the AFL out of touch with NSW and Queensland?
Roar ProBy WP Cooper, 15 Oct 2014 WP Cooper is a Roar Pro
The AFL Commission’s decision to ban the Sydney Swans from trading players until 2017 shows the game’s administrators are completely out of touch with the state of the game in non-traditional AFL states.
It is a completely senseless decision which undermines the AFL’s status in the northern states as a truly national competition.
Why hurt the Swans at a time when the game has never been healthier in the Harbour City?
What are the Swans really being punished for? Being a success? Winning premierships? Having higher membership numbers than any current NRL club? Having a culture which attracted Lance Franklin?
What exactly have they done wrong?
Did they abuse the cost of living allowance to sign Frankiln and Kurt Tippett? How could they, when the AFL oversees the Swans’ usage of the COLA, which must be put on the contract of each player?
Why do it a time when the NRL also finds itself in a resurgent position?
If last Sunday night’s NRL grand final between two of the game’s greatest rivals did not send the AFL a massive wake-up call, then South Sydney Rabbitohs winning the NRL premiership, backed up by the announcement James Packer has bought into the club, should be.
NRL bosses will have seen last Sunday night as a major triumph for a code which has been looking for redemption since the Super League War ended at the end of 1997.
And redemption they found.
They will have greeted the AFL Commission’s decision to hurt the Swans with glee, rubbing their hands together saying, “It used to be us guilty of shooting ourselves in the foot!”
The AFL is flirting with danger rather than progress in Sydney and Queensland.
It is not the first time the AFL has made backflips as a result of moaning from south of the NSW border.
The Brisbane Lions still operate in a world of hurt, and losing the retention allowance – which was blamed for the Lions winning three premierships in a row in the early nougthies – has something to do with it.
Collingwood Magpies president Eddie McGuire was influential then, just as he has been influential about the Swans losing the COLA, and griping over the alleged unfair advantage of having academies.
Heaven forbid the game be a success in Sydney and Queensland, Eddie!
How can the AFL be taken seriously when for the last two years there have been major grumblings coming from Victoria over the Swans, the COLA, and the academies, and then make the hypocritical decision to still allow the Greater Western Sydney Giants to trade, even though they will also lose the COLA as well?
There is a simple reason why the Giants will still be able to trade, the AFL is desperate to make inroads in Western Sydney and trying to save face for a very real and possible disaster, as well as the embarrassing prospect of being chewed up and spat out of Parramatta.
The NRL is making a serious comeback, not just out west, but also in the Harbour City itself.
Rugby league has also been resurgent in Brisbane since the Lions’ last grand final in 2004. Is it merely a coincidence the Lions have been losing members at alarming rates? Meanwhile, the Brisbane Broncos memberships are on the rise, and with mastermind Wayne Bennett back in town, they are likely to soar.
Queensland has been abuzz about rugby league since 2006, the same year the Broncos won their last premiership, and the Queensland State of Origin side began their eight-year dominance over New South Wales. The Lions three-peat success is all but forgotten, buried under the rubble of financial stress, boardroom dramas, and losing talented homesick players.
The traditional code of Sydney and Queensland will always be rugby league. The NRL has a massive war chest, with a monstrous rabbit now the driving force.
As the expansion clubs begin to falter because of consistent Victorian interference, the NRL may well have expanded into Perth.
The AFL has the opportunity to make some serious inroads into New South Wales, with the NRL vulnerable in some of its heartland areas. The North Shore, parts of the Sutherland Shire, Ryde, and as far down as the Illawarra and South Coast have opened windows for the AFL and the Swans put a serious stake in the ground.
But now, why would the Swans bother when they are not getting supported by the AFL, and the game’s governing bodies continues to allow Victorian club bosses to not only carry on like bad sports, but bully the Swans and the other expansion clubs around?
The Swans are right to feel aggrieved, insulted, and frustrated by the AFL Commission’s decision.
It is time the AFL put Victorian club bosses in their place and stood up for the integrity of the national competition, backed its expansion clubs, and took them seriously.
http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/10/15/afl-touch-nsw-queensland/
I have had a look through our games for the rest of the year and I am sorry to say I can see us only winning 5-7 games now (depending on how good GWS are)
Wins I have
GWS x2
Lions x2
Eagles x2
Carlton
Losses
Crows x2
Pies
Hawks
Freo
Swans x2
Roos
Tigers
Injectors
Port
Even looking at the wins I am concerned about GWS, the Lions have had the wood on us, the Eagles will not be easy beats> I was planning to put a sizable sum on us to make the finals, thank goodness I was too lazy.
Does anyone see it differently, or think we a re a sneaky chance against my list of losses?
Wins I have
GWS x2
Lions x2
Eagles x2
Carlton
Losses
Crows x2
Pies
Hawks
Freo
Swans x2
Roos
Tigers
Injectors
Port
Even looking at the wins I am concerned about GWS, the Lions have had the wood on us, the Eagles will not be easy beats> I was planning to put a sizable sum on us to make the finals, thank goodness I was too lazy.
Does anyone see it differently, or think we a re a sneaky chance against my list of losses?
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I think the baby in the bath is nervous mate.
We've started badly sure, but we have a really good draw and up until yesterday, an underachieving team. If the Suns were a piece of real estate or an other investment, now would be the time to buy.... They tick all the boxes of an excellent short and long term investment.
In your losses, I can see us getting some wins there;
Crows x 1
Pies (mob of flogs)
Swans x 1
Roos (they are our bitch)
Tigers (our bitch as well)
Saints (are you serious!!)
I see us winning about 12 games from here. Squeeze into the finals and have a real crack. Ably led by Ablett.....
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I think we're a good shot against Collingwood. Everything else we might be the underdogs. I've got faith in Rocket though. I think he's putting our boys on the right path.
I forgot the Bitch factor, not sure where you get the saints from
I think we're a good shot against Collingwood. Everything else we might be the underdogs. I've got faith in Rocket though. I think he's putting our boys on the right path.
i share you faith, I am thinking from a punters perspective not a fans in this case so I am perhaps being conservative. Sportsbet has us a $7 to make the finals and I would dearly love to drop $$$$ on it but the figures just dont add up at the moment.
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I googled afl injectors and got the saints.
I googled afl injectors and got the saints.
Ok, I was referring to the systematic injection program that was in place at Essendope
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Haha. ok. They are beatable also. Just depends which Suns turn up..
We should beat GWS this weekend. Hopefully that will complete our turn around.
Seen the indigenous Guernsey for this year, season just keeps getting better 
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Seen the indigenous Guernsey for this year, season just keeps getting better
The players had a much more thorough input than last year - Proof that they are no better at art than they are at football
Where does one see this indigenous Guernsey you speak of?
