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

[DangerSloane]

what are you actually referring to?

Yeah not sure either...thought it was me not understanding.

 

[Proper Gander]

Yeah not sure either...thought it was me not understanding.

I had no idea either - but didn't want to be first to admit it.

 

[windyhill]

what are you actually referring to?

Previous post.

 

[tugga]

My unpopular opinion is that I think the banners are lame and tacky.
There, I said it.

 

[HairyO]

When Daisy Pierce says women used to be told they dont understand football because they dont play football its now not true.

Sorry Daisy, the women's AFL teams would lose to most A grade U16 male teams.

 

[Damon_3388]

When Daisy Pierce says women used to be told they dont understand football because they dont play football its now not true.

Sorry Daisy, the women's AFL teams would lose to most A grade U16 male teams.

How does that mean they don't understand football though? Plenty of people would understand the game without being good enough players or having the physical characteristics to beat a team of elite juniors.

 

[HairyO]

How does that mean they don't understand football though? Plenty of people would understand the game without being good enough players or having the physical characteristics to beat a team of elite juniors.

Was a reference to having an insight in to what the players experience.

Joe Average at home can have an opinion on anything. But its when you are inside that you really see how a club works.

 

[Damon_3388]

Was a reference to having an insight in to what the players experience.

Joe Average at home can have an opinion on anything. But its when you are inside that you really see how a club works.

Yeah but I don't see how a women's team possibly getting beaten by an elite junior boys team would be a reflection of their understanding of the game. You're making a tenuous link between two separate things.

 

[HairyO]

Yeah but I don't see how a women's team possibly getting beaten by an elite junior boys team would be a reflection of their understanding of the game. You're making a tenuous link between two separate things.

The link was between the AFL and the Women's AFL Im merely saying there simply is no link. No matter how much it gets talked up. It will be a very poor quality comp for a very long time.

 

[jatz14]

When Daisy Pierce says women used to be told they dont understand football because they dont play football its now not true.

Sorry Daisy, the women's AFL teams would lose to most A grade U16 male teams.

What?

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[Damon_3388]

The link was between the AFL and the Women's AFL Im merely saying there simply is no link. No matter how much it gets talked up. It will be a very poor quality comp for a very long time.

So why not just say "I don't think the quality of play in the women's league will be very good", then?

 

[WCE_phil]

1. The suns best 22 if all are fit is better than gws.

2. Womens football and the subsidisation that will be required is a complete waste of time and could be much better spent in other areas to promote the game and provide a significantly higher social net benefit.

 

[Damon_3388]

Not that it really matters, as Brisbane potentially have both for the next 10-15 years, and I know it's a very early call, but IMO, Eric Hipwood > Josh Schache. Hipwood is more athletic (one of the most athletic players in the 2015 draft, in fact) and just seems a bit more suited to the way the game is played today.

That being said, they're both going to be quality players, and are both about five years away from even entering their prime as footballers, so who knows what they could be, or where the game itself is at in that time. I hope Brisbane give them every opportunity to play together when fit going forward, regardless of form.

 

[William Wonka]

How would they ever do that, if only they had precedence like a semi or prelim to look to. If the league is fair dinkum, then the top ranked GF team should be at home. But we all know we follow a business not a comp so we just accept it

Its a comp but its our comp, we just let you join in.
Have the WAFL grand final at whatever ground you like but if you want to play with the big boys..........

 

[schmuttt]

Sidebottom is the best two sided player in the competition.

 

[Bokonon]

Its a comp but its our comp, we just let you join in.
Have the WAFL grand final at whatever ground you like but if you want to play with the big boys..........

It's actually our comp and the West Coast comp two. Winning it regularly doesn't give you ownership, obvious innit.
That said I'm in favour of traditions and am not ready to support a GF in Sydney and may never be.
Different for WA and SA sides, and they are entitled to make a case IMO,.and something will happen eventually, you would think, may take a while

 

[Grandaddy J]

Its a comp but its our comp, we just let you join in.
Have the WAFL grand final at whatever ground you like but if you want to play with the big boys..........

Looked up "bigotry" in the dictionary - description was this post

 

[SizeMatters]

Not that it really matters, as Brisbane potentially have both for the next 10-15 years, and I know it's a very early call, but IMO, Eric Hipwood > Josh Schache. Hipwood is more athletic (one of the most athletic players in the 2015 draft, in fact) and just seems a bit more suited to the way the game is played today.

That being said, they're both going to be quality players, and are both about five years away from even entering their prime as footballers, so who knows what they could be, or where the game itself is at in that time. I hope Brisbane give them every opportunity to play together when fit going forward, regardless of form.

I agree re. Hipwood > Schache. I see Schache as someone who can kick the odd 5 goal bag and consistently kick 2-3 goals a game but Hipwood would be probably less consistent but could rip a game apart in a quarter. Will never be a big body more like Ryder build but is so athletic and has so much X factor for someone of his height. Either way we have our tall forwards for the next 10 years locked away, with additions of McStay and Freeman.

 

[Jack Stevens]

Boomer's games record won't stand as long as Tuck's has.

With advancements in medicine and conditioning, I think we're going to see more and more players racking up big games played numbers. Just look at how many 300 games players in the comp right now, I wouldn't be surprised if its the most playing at the same time, ever.

 

[adammania9]

St Kilda 2009/10 was one of the best, if not best sides in history. It was an absolute machine built with starts from back to front. How they never won a flag is beyond me (if Lyon kept Ball and forgot about Lovett, they would have won 2010).

 

[carnthedons]

Sidebottom is the best two sided player in the competition.

Over Mitchell? Yeah nah

 

[Kram]

Leigh Mathews is a garbage commentator.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Leigh Mathews is a garbage commentator.

I've always thought he was less a "special comments" guy and more a "wildly inaccurate comments" guy.

 

[Tasfut]

GWS from about 2017 to 2022 will be one of the best sides of all time.

 

[Roo Beauty]

GWS from about 2017 to 2022 will be one of the best sides of all time.

Not that unpopular I wouldn't have thought.