Game Day Round 6 - Melbourne v Richmond, ANZAC Eve, MCG, Saturday 24 April, 7.25pm. Jones' 300th

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Just hope we play a competitive game, got a free swing at the big dog, time to play loose like there are zero ****s given and have some fun.

 

[AmericanAFL]

As always, I am expecting the worst, Melbourne at the top of their game and the Tiges a bit off, but hoping for the best, Tiges at the top...
Really have no idea who will win but think it might be a bloody good game.

Good luck today mate. Headless predicts we’ll be down an elite hair man at some point so really don’t see any path to victory for the Dees.

 

[Topkent]

Gonna be worth it.

If you wanna watch the ceremony use the channel part of the watch AFL app. Recommend highly mate.

 

[Grimesy87]

I don’t really want a heart stopper. I want to know what it feels like to be assured, confident and even arrogant. I want to throw around phrases like “percentage-booster” and make patronising but kindly comments to oppo supporters after the match about some of their kids looking promising.

That won’t happen so instead I’m going to go look at waterproof, puffy coats with duck down and stuff so me and my pie can at least stay warm

Can almost handle the 3 flags they got, as long as we get them in round 6.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Good luck today mate. Headless predicts we’ll be down an elite hair man at some point so really don’t see any path to victory for the Dees.

Was watching some Jayden Hunt highlights on the tube last night, I genuinely forgot about so many, the barrell at 3/4time up in the Northern Territory .

 

[AmericanAFL]

Was watching some Jayden Hunt highlights on the tube last night, I genuinely forgot about so many, the barrell at 3/4time up in the Northern Territory .

When I first started watching I thought he was a superstar.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

When I first started watching I thought he was a superstar.

He was bloody exciting.

 

[AmericanAFL]

Just hope we play a competitive game, got a free swing at the big dog, time to play loose like there are zero fu**s given and have some fun.

In the states in this situation we would say, “just let it all hang out.”

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Lover this one too, sending it straight back over Duckwoods head for a goal.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

 

[Headless]

Could only laugh at this one. Absurdly good.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Could only laugh at this one. Absurdly good.

Wish we could side by side compare Clayton's torp attempt at 1/4 vs the Cats to this.

 

[Topkent]

I don't think I ever flushed a torp once as a young fella, that must have felt bloody nice off the boot

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

I don't think I ever flushed a torp once as a young fella, that must have felt bloody nice off the boot

Back when i was a kid in under 13s we used to play with a ball called a Buffalo not a Sherrin. You could legit hit barrells so good with them. Way easier.

 

[Topkent]

Back when i was a kid in under 13s we used to play with a ball called a Buffalo not a Sherrin. You could legit hit barrells so good with them. Way easier.

The taped tennis ball of footys was it haha

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

The taped tennis ball of footys was it haha

Yea was great, they were a bit rounder. Could kick torps way easier but they sucked for checksides.

 

[Topkent]

Yea was great, they were a bit rounder. Could kick torps way easier but they sucked for checksides.

Basically a rugby ball?

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Basically a rugby ball?

Can't say I've held a rugby ball, but I'd assume so.

 

[jhong]

I don't think I ever flushed a torp once as a young fella, that must have felt bloody nice off the boot

It was , but also could stuff up just as easily and go anywhere . No drop kicks on a wet day ,torp into the wind , Stab kick to a leading forward etc , no kicking across goal in the back line , no bouncing the ball on a wet day etc, pie and beer at least once a week at training . Most of all was stay on your side of the ground unless you played Ruck or rover . A lot of picking the ball up one handed and touching down while running etc . It was much simpler game to play .

 

[Topkent]

Can't say I've held a rugby ball, but I'd assume so.

Fatter than an Aussie rules footy and less pointy on the ends,

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Fatter than an Aussie rules footy and less pointy on the ends,
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Yea , thats pretty much a replica of Buffalo.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

My old man could kick a helluva drop kick, remember playing kick to kick with him on the road or down the park as a kid and he would kick them way further than a drop punt, such a lost art. Shame.

 

[Imet Hassa]

When I played footy during the depression years we used two unopened spam tins wrapped in moulded wet newspaper with an outer layer of old shoe tongues stitched together by Joey down the corner’s mum...and considered ourselves lucky! No good for torps though.

... Luxury anyone.

 

[AmericanAFL]

Cant really contribute here, having never held an aussie footy. But I was the punter on our high school team. Punting was certainly an afterthought back then. Don’t even know the names of the various techniques when you guys discuss punt, torp, drop, etc. No one did any teaching about it. They handed us a ball and whoever could punt it the furthest got the job.

 

[Tiger71]

Tiges by 15 goals.

You had me at Tigers.

On a serious note, let's have a good game with no injuries.

Good luck