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Opinion What unpopular AFL opinions do you have? - Part 2
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BattlerGM
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Nah, not deluded to say North's list is the worst in the comp. But as I said from the get-go, it doesn't matter as much as people think. There's many other factors (mentioned in the original post) that play a greater role and North have Essendon covered in said areas. Which is why I suspect North will win when the teams meet later in the year.
Fewest points conceded this season, despite not having good defenders. Seems legit.Ok ok, I'll come to the party. I can't find an area of the field in which I'd say North are good (backs, mids, forwards, ruck). Those four areas range from either reasonable to poor. Keep in mind, we're talking merely about lists - a factor which, as I stated earlier, is overrated. Don't take it personally, just an opinion
BattlerGM
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Says more about your midfield. But you've missed my premise.
Not at all. Your original premise, back on page one, was that the quality of a club's list is overstated. Your evidence was the North had a poor list playing well, Bulldogs a good list playing poorly, and so on.
My premise is that you are a poor judge of a list.
And for the record, my view of the relative quality of each club's list can be found here.
BattlerGM
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I don't give a s**t about what you think of club's list, but thanks for sharing. I'm big enough and ugly enough to make up my own mind. You assert that I am a poor judge of a list, as is your right. I maintain that North's list is garbage, as is my right. Best of luck for the remainder of the season
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If the Dockers won a premiership I wouldn’t mind. Close friend of mine is a supporter and I wouldn’t wish decades of suffering on him just because of some bigfooty trolls.
Aware but that's pretty obscure
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I thought it was pretty much the known go-to site for historical stats.
If the Dockers won a Cup under 'Lyin', I would mind. Attitudes filter down thru all levels.
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Sorry but any defense with Thompson and Tarrant is pretty good.
In fact there arent many better combinations of key defenders in the whole league.
Rance/Astbury/Grimes combo is pretty good and versatile
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Forward line of Brown, Waite, Ziebell, Wood, Simpkin and Garner with fringe kids like Turner, Larkey, McKay, LDU (very competent forward at U18 level).Ok ok, I'll come to the party. I can't find an area of the field in which I'd say North are good (backs, mids, forwards, ruck). Those four areas range from either reasonable to poor. Keep in mind, we're talking merely about lists - a factor which, as I stated earlier, is overrated. Don't take it personally, just an opinion
Im not here to blow the north foghorn but i do believe you have no idea.
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North's spine is very good, it's just that Waite is 35 and Thompson 32, so if you take them out they come back to the field.
We're in a similar boat. Our spine is our strength but last year Naitanui missed the whole year and Kennedy was out for 6 games and we were middling at best.
We're in a similar boat. Our spine is our strength but last year Naitanui missed the whole year and Kennedy was out for 6 games and we were middling at best.
If the Dockers won a Cup under 'Lyin', I would mind. Attitudes filter down thru all levels.
Lol what does this even mean? Seems you never recovered from the trauma of 2012/2013.
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Stripping clubs of draft picks for wrong doings punishes the fans more than it punishes the wrong-doers
Kids, this is what happens if you take drugs.... .
Or if you just watch football and not follow the channel 7 boys club
Watch plenty of football, including every Port hole game from AO. Jonas is a 16-22 player on most teams, including Port. He's done well for himself. But best defender in the AFL? I'm genuinely shocked, even in an unpopular opinions thread.
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GOLD COAST SUNS...
At last I think its time to nominate a new team to pack up and move to Tasmania. And that team is...... the Western Bulldogs!
North Melbourne
St Kilda
GOLD COAST SUNS...
At last I think its time to nominate a new team to pack up and move to Tasmania. And that team is...... the Western Bulldogs!
Well it’s pretty much a consensus opinion amongst port fans that he’s our second best player. He’s currently in AA form and was in the squad last year.
So I dare say that your assessment of him being a 16-22 player might be a bit unpopular.
I might rate him higher than most people (which is why I posted it here), but he is easily in the top 10 defenders
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Also, the new animated foxtel ad for footy calls is pretty great.
"give us the shotgun"
"give us the shotgun"
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It’s elite. They need to keep making them and make them much longer. There’s plenty of material to work with
Richmond having one of the easiest draws (especially in the last 10 rounds of the season) will likely see them not be as battle hardened. And potentially crash out of the finals in spectacular fashion.
