Retired #43: Anthony "Walla" McDonald-Tipungwuti - Will play his last game this weekend - 24/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Unrestricted Free Agent 2023
My Boy Draft 2023: Pick 5, citizen-erased

 

[Harlequin]

I just call him flog

As do most of the AFL supporters. Barrett really is the lowest of the low.

Whilst Walla is an excitement machine

 

[lamaros]

It's time for Langford.

Play him in the 'Watson can't actually play this role' position as marking half-forward who pushes into midfield and back in to the forward 50.

 

[Lore]

THAT goal was nominated.

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2017-08-07/wallas-goal-nominated

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has been nominated for the AFL's Goal of the Year award.

The Bombers forward displayed the repeat efforts that have been a key feature of his game since he made in debut.

'Walla' collected the ball cleanly, handballed to a teammate, then paddled and dribbled his way to the goalsquare culminating in a soccer goal for the Bombers.

You can vote for Walla here.

Entrants go into the running to win one of two official AFL Sherrin footys each week and the major cash prize of $5000 at the end of the 2017 AFL home and away season.

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2017-08-07/wallas-goal-nominated

 

[hotkorma]

Any fine person sitting in level 1 Ess reserve want to verify I yelled out kick goal of the year tippa immediately before the goal?

I keep telling my stunned mullet gf who at this point is not even blowing bubbles in response.

 

[Alfred E Neuman]

THAT goal was nominated.

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2017-08-07/wallas-goal-nominated

http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2017-08-07/wallas-goal-nominated

I think I've watched this 20 times now, and am still undecided on whether he intended to nutmeg SPS or he just got lucky. Thoughts?

 

[Lore]

I think I've watched this 20 times now, and am still undecided on whether he intended to nutmeg SPS or he just got lucky. Thoughts?

Looks like he intended to soccer the ball over that particular piece of grass, and SPS also deliberately decided to stand on that particular piece of grass. The two being in the same place at once is probably a coincidence... although why SPS didn't shepherd him or something I don't know.

 

[Vander18]

I think I've watched this 20 times now, and am still undecided on whether he intended to nutmeg SPS or he just got lucky. Thoughts?

If he deliberately nutmeg he'd him then it's the best party trick since Dempsey's back heel...I'm sceptical.

 

[Alfred E Neuman]

Looks like he intended to soccer the ball over that particular piece of grass, and SPS also deliberately decided to stand on that particular piece of grass. The two being in the same place at once is probably a coincidence... although why SPS didn't shepherd him or something I don't know.

If he deliberately nutmeg he'd him then it's the best party trick since Dempsey's back heel...I'm sceptical.

I keep oscillating on it. When you look at it frame by frame, it looks deliberate. He soccers the ball and skips around SPS simultaneously!

 

[yaco55]

Would need to score over 40 goals I reckon.

It's not all about goals.

 

[yaco55]

Never change...

Do you have a problem with my post ? What is the problem ?

 

[Darealrath]

His second goal isn't getting enough love. Brilliant the way he stepped through two opponents and casually banged it in.

 

[Liberator]

I think I've watched this 20 times now, and am still undecided on whether he intended to nutmeg SPS or he just got lucky. Thoughts?

It was certainly intentional. Such a slight and fine little deflection - and he had the soccer ready to go.

 

[Liberator]

Vote for Tippandinho, Ye bunch of campaignershttps://goaloftheyear.afl/vote/round/20

 

[Lore]

Vote for Tippandinho, Ye bunch of campaignershttps://goaloftheyear.afl/vote/round/20

*watch Coniglio's goal* "Coniglioooo.."

*watch Betts' goal* "Eddie. It does not get any better than that."

*watch Walla's goal*

 

[maskmcgee]

I think he's got the most tackles outside midfielders and ruckmen in the league.

 

[DapperJong]

Watched the replay. That's his best game by a long way. Did everything!@

 

[Teflon Dons]

Unreal how far the kid has come. Played against him for a couple of years in our school comp while he was at chairo. Pretty overweight, not that confident but when he got it s**t happened. He sneaks up on you as well like he's trying to run silently, which took me massively by surprise because he was so *in solid. Really happy for him he was extremely shy, now look at the great man fist pumping 50,000 supporters on the MCG.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Imagine when Tippas got 100 odd games under his belt. Fasten those seatbelts folks. Its going to be one hell of a wild ride!

 

[Bigjobss]

Imagine when Tippas got 100 odd games under his belt. Fasten those seatbelts folks. Its going to be one hell of a wild ride!

"Yeh nah he has hit his ceiling" source: Main board

 

[DapperJong]

"Yeh nah he has hit his ceiling" source: Main board

Not so bad if he has you know

 

[Beerfish]

Ceiling will stay hit.

 

[jmoo wan]

Ceiling will stay hit.

he'd help the ceiling get back up though.

 

[Stopher]

he'd help the ceiling get back up though.

He'd probably even apologize for standing on someone's foot.

Crazy, I know...

 

[Liberator]

"Yeh nah he has hit his ceiling" source: Main board

Yeah there were a few even here early in the year who thought that he would struggle to follow up last year's performances .... poor demented fools. He has done that and more, and as the FreshPrinceOfPyongYang said above - if this is his ceiling, and he sticks at that level like a dread-locked helium balloon of joy, menace, and fair play, then that ain't such a bad level to be stuck at ...
Personally, can't see any reason he can't keep raising the ceiling (and the roof!).

 

[duckdog]

Barrett called him 'Tippa' on AAA

which over half the posters on here do despite him asking for us to stick with Walla. But I think you just mean it was a pet name from such a campaigner