Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XIV

[Falcon27]

Imagine someone telling you at the end of 2014, that in 2019 Mitch Robinson is first picked in a side that is competing for a top 2 spot with a month to go. Insanity.

would love to have a Robinson and Hodge in our lineup. Robinson hard at, and playing every game like it’s his last. Hodge helps their structures so much out on the field. James Kelly was the last like this, and there doesn’t seem to be anyone else capable at the moment.

 

[Maddogm]

I've heard from a few sources that the Lions have the best high performance department in the league, which was part of the reason Neale chose them instead of asking to be traded to a club in his some state.

I feel like we'd be the kind of club who'd have the best high performance coach in the league lined up, and then give the position instead to a guy a coterie member went to high school with.

Isn't that why we got in Weap and his mates? That went well

 

[Old Campaigner]

Isn't that why we got in Weap and his mates? That went well

If we’d done proper diligence he’d have been found out as the fraud he was

 

[yodellinhank]

If we’d done proper diligence he’d have been found out as the fraud he was

If only we had known his background before hiring him.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Gees Cox out for the year (besides getting you arrested) huge blow to Pies even though he’s been out of touch.

 

[Mercurial89]

Gees Cox out for the year (besides getting you arrested) huge blow to Pies even though he’s been out of touch.

Jesus, I'd say over the last two years no team has been hit as hard as Pies and GWS.

 

[eth-dog]

I think they'll have to play Goldsack forward now. And he looks cooked in the VFL.

 

[tandino]

Thought bubble re: the mid-season sacking of senior coaches.

Does short-term turnarounds in form subsequent to the appointment of interim coaches corrupt the selection process for a full time senior coach? Would clubs be better off making coaching changes towards the end of the season?

 

[Old Campaigner]

Thought bubble re: the mid-season sacking of senior coaches.

Does short-term turnarounds in form subsequent to the appointment of interim coaches corrupt the selection process for a full time senior coach? Would clubs be better off making coaching changes towards the end of the season?

Quite possibly. It creates a freedom and lack of pressure that is absent in the subsequent years. I guess if it's the lack of pressure that is getting wins after the coach is sacks, rather than the ability of the coach then it could cause problems.

 

[BrunoV]

Isn't that why we got in Weap and his mates? That went well

There has to be a happy medium between a squad I'd say is closer to physically pathetic compared to its competition than not with a stack of injuries and a drugs scandal.

Sydney, Adelaide and Fremantle are examples of mediocre teams who at least always have their players, old and young, fit, strong and well built.

 

[Old Campaigner]

RIP AFLX, you will not be missed

 

[Kyptastic]

RIP AFLX, you will not be missed

 

[eDPS]

Redman very stiff to miss out on this, Parish and McGrath our only reps in the 40man squad

 

[Old Campaigner]

Maybe we’re just overrating our young players same as we overrate the rest of our list

 

[revival_mode]

Maybe we’re just overrating our young players same as we overrate the rest of our list

Redman has been very very good though

 

[TheGrizz]

Whats this rumour doing the rounds on social media that SEN keep refusing to mention except to say they wont mention it?

 

[DapperJong]

Whats this rumour doing the rounds on social media that SEN keep refusing to mention except to say they wont mention it?

MOre pies players betting on games.

1% chance of being true

 

[Mercurial89]

MOre pies players betting on games.

.0001% chance of being true

Fixed

 

[JDavey]

Maybe we’re just overrating our young players same as we overrate the rest of our list

Redman has been very very good though

Redman wouldn't have been far off - but looking at the 40 its understandable why he was left out. There are no obvious outs for Redman IMO.

 

[dnbassador]

Not gonna lie would enjoy the Collingwood rumour to be true

 

[Mercurial89]

Just on the rumour, we lived through this, and even if we had of watched it happen to another club I don't know how anyone who loves footy would want this rumour to be true.

Why would we want this type of thing to have happened? The pain this will cause people.

Just sad more than anything. Luckily I'm thinking it's BS

 

[dnbassador]

So the AFL have to drop all betting agencies it’s ridiculous. My intent is AFL related not the Pies would feel sorry for the Pies but once again AFL have brought it on themselves. Would be the last of the said administrators

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Heard/read rumours of Crows player with big problems as well. Clearly a big issue that AFL prefer to ignore with all their gambling links.

 

[Simon_Says]

Just wondering if anyone on here knows, is there any chance the Bomber supporter that Hirdy hugged after he kicked the game winner v WC at the Dome that day is on BF?
Does any one know him?

 

[VelvetSledge]

Honestly don't think the Pies rumours are true at all, but gee whiz it's got some legs. You'd hope it's landed with Collingwood so they can put out a press release or something soon, the silence isn't doing anything to quell the chat