What unpopular AFL opinions do you have? (Part 1 - cont in Part 2)

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It's a popular one. i remember on triple m Garry Lyon ripped into him because he refused to come on and chat after they had questioned his leadership the day or week prior

That's Garry being the notoriously arrogant bastard he is though. Ablett would've had his reasons for not taking the call.

 

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i don't rate him

If you don't rate Cyril you shouldn't rate any Essendon players.

 

[carnthedons]

If you don't rate Cyril you shouldn't rate any Essendon players.

bloke tears us a new one every time, i was just being a contrarian twat

and who says i rate any essendon players?

 

[HeHateMe]

I think the proof in my claim is clear as day to see now. Thanks guys :-D

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[edgie]

If AFL coaches haven't figured out Betts is a threat after 400 odd career goals they shouldn't be employed. He is dangerous crumbing, good in the air for his height and very good at setting up teammates. Definitely top 1-3 currently along with Wingard and Rioli (Walters challenging that group).

AFL coaches sometimes over complicate things and basics like leavig a man goal side get forgotten.

FYI loose balls and crumbing over the top spills is exactly what his role is as a crumbing forward.

In the modern defensively orientated game you simply shouldn't be allowed to kick that many goals from those situations.

 

[Beer n Skittles]

AFL coaches sometimes over complicate things and basics like leavig a man goal side get forgotten.



In the modern defensively orientated game you simply shouldn't be allowed to kick that many goals from those situations.

Betts doesn't miraculously swoop on four dozen loose balls a year. He taps the ball to himself & only takes possession once in the clear

 

[edgie]

Betts doesn't miraculously swoop on four dozen loose balls a year. He taps the ball to himself & only takes possession once in the clear

It is a skill but compared to Wingard or Roili, even Milne back in the day, it should be one that is much easier to negate than how the others score goals.

 

[Sanders]

Betts was fortunate he got a lot of loose ball and over the top spills. He wasn't paid due respect.

A very good player but in 2015 the stars aligned for him, will have to work much harder to have the same output this year.

Are you new to the game?

 

[Asapartyhat]

nice photo of Naitanui in the news today. the season can't be far away.
Hoping the West Australian ups it Naitanui photos to about twelve a week this year.

 

[fidstar]

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nice photo of Naitanui in the news today. the season can't be far away.
Hoping the West Australian drops it Naitanui photos to about twelve a week this year.

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[manboob]

And Ross' defensive mindset might make for non entertaining footy, but it's the reason his win:loss ratio is stacks better than other coaches.

Sure his W/L column reads pretty nicely but at the end of the day he's s**t just like Eade, they can pull a side from being average to pretty good but go no further.

This chart sums it up perfectly. Simply, they are not good enough.

 

[Davo23]

Betts doesn't miraculously swoop on four dozen loose balls a year. He taps the ball to himself & only takes possession once in the clear

I can't rate Betts because I haven't seen him live.

Unfortunately, he didn't play against Hawthorn in the 2015 Semi Final.

 

[Tyrone Time]

Roughead doesn't do enough for his size.

 

[HeHateMe]

As kpf at times doesn't crash enough packs but, these days spends so much time up the field in the Midfield and even rotating to the hff that his opportunities to have somewhat diminished.

The main knock on him was that back in 2014 and the start of 2015 but towards the end of 2015 his body of work in the middle has well and truly overshadowed that weakness to the point some are calling for him to be featured in the centre more often. And yes in the centre he uses his size wonderfully.

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[andrew coombs]

Roughead doesn't do enough for his size.

As a midfielder or forward? He uses his size to great effect at centre clearances.

 

[Tyrone Time]

As a midfielder or forward? He uses his size to great effect at centre clearances.

Forward. The 2014 Grand Final should be what he does as standard.

 

[HeHateMe]

Forward. The 2014 Grand Final should be what he does as standard.

You are right he is extremely inconsistent at this aspect of his game but he is head and shoulders above most other kpp at almost all other aspects. You can't have everything.

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[andrew coombs]

Forward. The 2014 Grand Final should be what he does as standard.

• Maybe right but Roughy rarely plays as a traditional key forward in the Kennedy/Walker/Hawkins style. Hawthorn have gone away from that method over the past couple of years, preferring a multi pronged small and medium set up with a tall drifting in when possible. There is a lot of sacrificing of ones own game that needs to be done to make it work and Rough is often used in that manner.

 

[Lemma]

So basically Rioli is so overrated that he is underrated...I think?

It's like when water in the shower is so hot it feels a little bit cold

 

[Proper Gander]

I get a bit tired of the thing that a good game of footy must be a high scoring game (100 plus) and a low scoring game is necessarily bad and will turn AFL into an NRL clone or whatever and commentators have to pretend it's a massive issue that deserves a freaking forum to debate potential rule changes every single year.

I think the bad games are the ones where the basic skills on display are bad - not so much about low or high scoring.

 

[HeHateMe]

I get a bit tired of the thing that a good game of footy must be a high scoring game (100 plus) and a low scoring game is necessarily bad and will turn AFL into an NRL clone or whatever and commentators have to pretend it's a massive issue that deserves a freaking forum to debate potential rule changes every single year.

I think the bad games are the ones where the basic skills on display are bad - not so much about low or high scoring.

for me when watching on television you are spot on but at the game i even enjoy bad skills as long as its high scoring, turnover to goal provides great banta and alot of stand up from your seat moments which in-turn create great atmosphere.

 

[Asapartyhat]

I should be enthusiastic about the fast approaching AFL season but am not .
Because essendon are in it.
I have uploaded a picture to this post that I feel adequately expresses my feelings regards essendon their protestations of innocence their supporters and the AFL in general on this lazy Sunday afternoon

 

[edgie]

I get a bit tired of the thing that a good game of footy must be a high scoring game (100 plus) and a low scoring game is necessarily bad and will turn AFL into an NRL clone or whatever and commentators have to pretend it's a massive issue that deserves a freaking forum to debate potential rule changes every single year.

I think the bad games are the ones where the basic skills on display are bad - not so much about low or high scoring.

Yep, there's definitely no rule regarding scores (well within reason, let's say at least 120 points accumulated must be scored), it is how the game is played. I found the 1989 Grand Final, in the last half, to be a little boring, a little too open and kick and catch, which kinda negated the high scores.

 

[edgie]

Forward. The 2014 Grand Final should be what he does as standard.

Not to mention the Prelim where he was the difference.

 

[Tyrone Time]

Not to mention the Prelim where he was the difference.

Nah, that was all Stevic!