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Vintage Bay Mofra's Bottom 50 for 2018
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Player #17 - Matthew Leuenberger
Pictured: Being scared of the ball is considered an impediment to an AFL career (usually)
Matthew 'Luey'' Leuenberger is a former pick #4 who managed two games for the season in a side that finished 11th on the ladder.
A former Brisbane player, he exercised free agency to willingly move to Essendon for 'more opportunity' which presumably meant preparing for a life of crime post-retirement.
After 7 games in 2017, he managed only two games this year (one in the last round which seemed a token goodbye game) in which he averaged 11 touches (and 3 and half clangers among that), 22.5 hitouts and - wait what?
He's 202cm and he took one mark for the season? In that game his opponent had 8. In his other game he had zero marks, his opponent had 6.
At your average BDSM event the sub cops less of a beating from the dom than Luey copped in those games. Um, I heard.
So anyway Essendon... offered him another contract for 2019? He cited a lack of commitment in his decision to go on and it's commendable when an AFL player decides they shouldn't continue with their career and give another kid a go, although of course being Essendon they didn't hit the draft hard but just traded the farm again for a GWS player and signed a formerly delisted guy who no doubt will also take Luey's spot on this list next year. At least they're sticking to the 'topping up' strategy that's served them so well for 14 years now. It's almost like they have a history of governance issues and aren't very good with lists.
Fun fact: Luey won the Marcus Ashcroft medal which I didn't invent, it's a real thing. It's for the best on ground player between Brisbane and GCS which is the most desperate attempt at creating fake rivalry since almost every celebrity 'online feud', ever. Brynne Edelston's, um, 'externals' are more real.
Anyway good luck next year Luey, enjoy spending more time with the wife and kids. Welcome to the Bottom 50 for 2018.
Pictured: Being scared of the ball is considered an impediment to an AFL career (usually)
Matthew 'Luey'' Leuenberger is a former pick #4 who managed two games for the season in a side that finished 11th on the ladder.
A former Brisbane player, he exercised free agency to willingly move to Essendon for 'more opportunity' which presumably meant preparing for a life of crime post-retirement.
After 7 games in 2017, he managed only two games this year (one in the last round which seemed a token goodbye game) in which he averaged 11 touches (and 3 and half clangers among that), 22.5 hitouts and - wait what?
He's 202cm and he took one mark for the season? In that game his opponent had 8. In his other game he had zero marks, his opponent had 6.
At your average BDSM event the sub cops less of a beating from the dom than Luey copped in those games. Um, I heard.
So anyway Essendon... offered him another contract for 2019? He cited a lack of commitment in his decision to go on and it's commendable when an AFL player decides they shouldn't continue with their career and give another kid a go, although of course being Essendon they didn't hit the draft hard but just traded the farm again for a GWS player and signed a formerly delisted guy who no doubt will also take Luey's spot on this list next year. At least they're sticking to the 'topping up' strategy that's served them so well for 14 years now. It's almost like they have a history of governance issues and aren't very good with lists.
Fun fact: Luey won the Marcus Ashcroft medal which I didn't invent, it's a real thing. It's for the best on ground player between Brisbane and GCS which is the most desperate attempt at creating fake rivalry since almost every celebrity 'online feud', ever. Brynne Edelston's, um, 'externals' are more real.
Anyway good luck next year Luey, enjoy spending more time with the wife and kids. Welcome to the Bottom 50 for 2018.
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Let's hit the f*ken road!
4 of the top 6 in that draft left and the team subsrequently won a flag.
The Buckley Efeect.
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Certainly not the 1st club to feel this way.
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Homesickness aside, drafting Leuenberger at 4 would have to be our biggest drafting fail.
At least drafting Aish instead of Sheed ended up having a silver lining for us this year
At least drafting Aish instead of Sheed ended up having a silver lining for us this year
I am not saying he is bad per se. He is obviously a pretty good football player and has the physique of Adonis.
But relative to his reputation and the commentators wankathon - he isnt very good and really doesnt do all that much.
The commentators make out like he is a cross between Wayne Carey and Thor the god of thunder.
Hang on a minute there champ. We all saw what you did. That sneaky (and dishonest) sleight of hand to try and make Richardson look ok.
North (Brad Scott) almost made a GF in 2015 and lost a prelim in Perth by not much.
Also of that list above - all of the coaches you mentioned not only made but WON a final. Which is the definition of 'success'.
Richardson has never even made a final - let alone won one. So you cant sneak him in the list with a 'since 2014'.
For Richardson, in fact - under your own definition, he has not had success 'since the birth of time'.
The rest have played AND WON finals.
Nice try.
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Wow you are the first one in BF to say that StKilda were a success late last decade.
Congratulations of the success of Norf.. You must be very proud. Did the social club knit "success" jumpers in blue and white.
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So you are now coming up with definitions that allow you to sneak Richardson in the same group as Longmire?
Seriously. You have to be kidding me.
Yes St Kilda and Lyon were a fairly successful side back in 2009-2010. A decade ago now.
For your Richo comparisons, you can start here:
https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/afl_coaches?sort=p&status=A&type=
Longmire is going at 68% + 1 Flag + 1 GF loss.
Sneaking old 'Mr 33%' Richo in to the same group is seriously outrageous.
If Richo can get up to 50% win:loss then you can include him. That would take 4 top 4 finishes in a row!
Lets get realistic, he needs to wins 16 games in 2019 just to crack the 40% mark.
That is how far away he is.
Let that sink in.
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For another flag, absolutely
Difference between inheriting a top team and running it down, to inheriting a crap team.
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Thanks.
This Hilarious thread has been going incredibly slow but now thanks to your input, has become funny once again.
Please, go on.......
Brad Scott's the one i think must be kissing his superannuation account when it comes.
He "almost" made a grand final in 2015. Three years ago. If getting smashed in a prelim is "almost".
The North supporters just seem so happy to chug along with a moderately good side, popping their head up to play a final occasionally.
I guess 2015 was a bit of a milestone for them , not since they almost got into a grand final in 2007 ( narrowly losing by 90 points to the team who went on to get smashed by 120 points in the big one ) did they come so close.
He "almost" made a grand final in 2015. Three years ago. If getting smashed in a prelim is "almost".
The North supporters just seem so happy to chug along with a moderately good side, popping their head up to play a final occasionally.
I guess 2015 was a bit of a milestone for them , not since they almost got into a grand final in 2007 ( narrowly losing by 90 points to the team who went on to get smashed by 120 points in the big one ) did they come so close.
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He *is* handicapped by having to implement strategies and tactics from his cousin.
in that year, how ya think pies fans feel ?
Feral?
