Mega Thread Port Forum 'General AFL Talk' Thread Part 17

[Hammer#8]

Geelong for me, people forget how dominant they were.

They had 10 AAs in 2007, they cost themselves in 2008 by having a near perfect H&A but one bad GF day. The distractions of Ablett and Bomber probably cost them again in 2010.

Current Richmond and early noughties Brisbane looked beatable to me, just depends if they fired on the day which they did. Whereas Geelong always had an air invincibility, the 2007/08 side were the greatest team I thought.

Hawthorn I never rated because I never enjoyed watching them play, they were clinical and boring and had the rub of the green during their three-peat.

Although I don't theres any match for Dusty as a finals performer amongst the other Geelong/Brisbane/Hawthorn sides.

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

So the 4 dynasties this century

Brisbane
Geelong
Hawthorn
Richmond

Which is better?

Brisbane intravenous drips
Geelong Peds Dank 1.0
Hawthorn rort the draft corrupt
Richmond are Richmond

 

[VineValerian]

Brisbane intravenous drips
Geelong Peds Dank 1.0
Hawthorn rort the draft corrupt
Richmond are Richmond

Geelong proved yesterday that even peds can't help over 30's continue to play elite level sport

 

[PowerLil]

So they want to replace a coach who has kept their team challenging for the past ten years with a coach who hasn't achieved that in the same period of time? Totally makes sense.

Shhhhhh.....

 

[tribey]

Brisbane - Inflated salary cap

+

• The league engineering the unprecedented 10-year deal that tore Alastair Lynch away from Fitzroy.

• Queensland/NT Zone: Buckley, Voss, Akermanis, Ashcroft, White.

• Merger benefits, such as nabbing a Hall Of Fame defender in Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson

Age

47

Ht

180cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.7

4star

K

8.6

3star

HB

5.1

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

for nothing and drafting Jonathan Brown for peanuts because his dad played 51 games for Fitzroy.

• Their use of halftime IV-drips is banned, but only after they roll over the top of us in the 2001 Qualifying Final we were comfortably winning.

they still had to go out there and win them, but bloody hell. with a similar suite of free kicks the 01-04 Port team would be unlucky to lose a game.

 

[Tibbs]

Season over, thats enough footy for me. I am going to take a well-earned break & follow this lady's advice re testing for Covid

 

[Papa G]

All 4 of those teams we at one stage challenged against in their dominant era.

Brisbane lost a Prelim, won a GF against them.
Lost Prelims by a kick to both eventual premiers Hawthorn and Richmond.
Lost a GF to Geelong

In terms of quality of sides:
Brisbane and Geelong easily top 2.

Richmond and Hawthorn a rung below.

 

[70sDinosaur]

I don't know who is best but I do note that we have more minor premierships than all of them.

We've had our chances to be as successful as those teams but have continually failed.

John Cahill knew how to convert opportunities into premierships. We seem to have lost that ability since he got shafted.

 

[chiwigi]

So the 4 dynasties this century

Brisbane
Geelong
Hawthorn
Richmond

Which is better?

Easily Richmond, as others have said.
It’s actually genuine (as far as we know).
No priority picks, drugs, concessions, father sons etc.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Is trade Ken for Scott lol

 

[tribey]

John Cahill knew how to convert opportunities into premierships. We seem to have lost that ability since he got shafted.

2001 is the great sliding doors moment.

Apart from the obvious opportunity of killing Brisbane’s era in the cradle by winning that year’s Qualifying Final up there (17 points up when Peter goals with 7 mins gone in Q3), blowing it against Hawthorn in the Semi the week after (9 points up when Dew goals with 18 mins gone in Q4) was an all-time derailment.

Fast-forward 12 months, and going into that final against Collingwood with a 0-3 September record instead of the bare minimum of a repechage win against the Hawks and the monkey on the back was already a gorilla.

 

[Marmozet]

It's worth mentioning that 2 of Brisbane's flags came against bog average Collingwood teams who were only there because we kept choking.

 

[PAFC66]

Drink and drive you're a bloody idiot.

 

[wannabejack]

Drink and drive you're a bloody idiot.

I thought Lynch preferred bourbon and coke.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Drink and drive you're a bloody idiot.

Yuk yuk yuk

 

[tribey]

Drink and drive you're a bloody idiot.

Remember when Jay Schulz

Jay Schulz

Age

39

Ht

193cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

3.5

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

3.6

1star

K

2.4

1star

HB

1.2

2star

M

1.4

2star

T

0.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

cost them that particular sponsorship? Feels like a billion years ago.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Remember when Jay Schulz

Jay Schulz

Age

39

Ht

193cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

3.5

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

3.6

1star

K

2.4

1star

HB

1.2

2star

M

1.4

2star

T

0.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

cost them that particular sponsorship? Feels like a billion years ago.

Their heads are exploding.
Imagine if Port players did this.

 

[edgie]

Remember when Jay Schulz

Jay Schulz

Age

39

Ht

193cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

3.5

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

3.6

1star

K

2.4

1star

HB

1.2

2star

M

1.4

2star

T

0.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

cost them that particular sponsorship? Feels like a billion years ago.

Back when we benefited from their ineptitude Richmond in different ways.

Schulz.
Rodan.
White.
Chaplin.
Thomas.
Choco.

The only one I feel for was poor Adam Thomson

Adam Thomson

Age

37

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

5.4

2star

HB

8.9

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.8

4star

CL

4.0

5star

No current season stats available

D

7.8

2star

K

2.8

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

1.8

4star

, actually wanted him to succeed.

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[TeeKray]

It's worth mentioning that 2 of Brisbane's flags came against bog average Collingwood teams who were only there because we kept choking.

We beat them in all of their premiership years. We'll never really know of course but the sliding doors moments are stark.

I reckon we go on and win it all in '01 if Brisbane don't have IVs shoved in their arms and we hold on in the QF. Our momentum in the second half of that season was huge but it all came crashing down in that second half of the QF.

Not sure about '02, we barely beat them in R22 and that was at home. And then they soundly beat us in the PF up at the GABBA. I think they would've had our measure in the GF.

As for '03, that could've gone either way.

 

[Relativity]

Their heads are exploding.
Imagine if Port players did this.

Win a premiership and post silly celebratory clips? I can only dream.

 

[PAFC66]

Win a premiership and post silly celebratory clips? I can only dream.

Atleast it's not some woman with her **** out and their medals around it.

 

[tribey]

As for '03, that could've gone either way.

1 loss in 15 games.

To Geelong at Kardinia Park by one point thanks to a Ben Graham fluke.

And then Sydney roll into town.

 

[chiwigi]

Drink and drive you're a bloody idiot.

Good lord, I hate the player culture of AFL.
It’s like they think they are NBA level stars!

 

[Marmozet]

1 loss in 15 games.

To Geelong at Kardinia Park by one point thanks to a Ben Graham fluke.

And then Sydney roll into town.

I think Port 2003 are the only team in history to finish 3 games clear on top and not make the GF.

 

[TeeKray]

1 loss in 15 games.

To Geelong at Kardinia Park by one point thanks to a Ben Graham fluke.

And then Sydney roll into town.

At least we were within 40 points at half time.

Lol.