Oppo Camp Regular Non Eagles Discussion V2

[KERRPOW]

Must be drinking. He'd want to delete some of those replies.

Waiting for the old " my account was hacked" line

 

[KERRPOW]

Old mate is melting on Twitter

https://twitter.com/rohan_connolly/with_replies

Still going. HILARIOUS

 

[ep2018]

 

[The_Gambler]

I'm the epitome of calm
Be nice if you didn't feel the need to point it out 24/7.
As for Bigfooty being my life, yeah na, I come here, when I'm not away for six weeks at a time without internet for info and discussion but mostly to take the piss, unlike your good self who comes to whinge.

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I'm the epitome of calm
Be nice if you didn't feel the need to point it out 24/7.
As for Bigfooty being my life, yeah na, I come here, when I'm not away for six weeks at a time without internet for info and discussion but mostly to take the piss, unlike your good self who comes to whinge.

No

I'm the epitome of calm
Be nice if you didn't feel the need to point it out 24/7.
As for Bigfooty being my life, yeah na, I come here, when I'm not away for six weeks at a time without internet for info and discussion but mostly to take the piss, unlike your good self who comes to whinge.

You need to go watch 8 mile or something and get a bit of passion and direction in your life

 

[squashface]

Jeez, the quoting function really isn't that hard is it?

 

[bzparkes]

Jeez, the quoting function really isn't that hard is it?

Needs some lessons from Gunnar.

 

[Nuke Fremantle]

That's actually a bit sad. Back in the day I used to like Connolly. I thought he was generally fair minded towards us and seemed to be one of the very few Vic journos who made the effort to look at things from a non-Victorian perspective.

However he lost a massive amount of credibility when he essentially became an apologist for James Hird during the drugs scandal. Since he got the arse from Fairfax he's attempted to set up his own footy website/podcast which has allowed him to go completely off the reservation, with a spectacular example being what we've seen today.

 

[RookiePick]

Hahaha. That is hilarious melting. Could have won himself a badge if he posted on Bay13

 

[Shuestar13]

He does have an actual account on here… He would have copped a ban for sure. Hope he doesn’t login tonight

 

[WCErevival]

He does have an actual account on here… He would have copped a ban for sure. Hope he doesn’t login tonight

Tag him

 

[Godfather32]

Tag him

I'll do it
THE A5

 

[THE A5]

I'll do it
THE A5

I'm confused? You talking bout BicVics being a racist?

 

[RookiePick]

Kinda glad Essendon spared us from being put to the sword today.

I'm concerned that early stage Fremantling may have commenced.

 

[WCE_phil]

The entire state of Victoria would go into a collective meltdown if we got the types of free kicks the Bulldogs do

I think the state would literally explode more if we got away with all the throws and flicks they pass of as handballs.

 

[Lazzas]

calm down dude, just pointing out we don’t have the desperation in us to be successful and haven’t for a while. Bigfooty not my life like you and your internet mates

He has a point. You got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them Gambler.

Especially after that horrendous post.

 

[Guest1]

I think the state would literally explode more if we got away with all the throws and flicks they pass of as handballs.

I've changed my position on this.

We should do the same, and either (a) get away with it like the other teams, or (b) if the AFL doesn't like it, they'll make a ruling on it and stop it in its tracks. Shouldn't be too hard to train into the players try it on occasionally.

 

[bzparkes]

I've changed my position on this.

We should do the same, and either (a) get away with it like the other teams, or (b) if the AFL doesn't like it, they'll make a ruling on it and stop it in its tracks. Shouldn't be too hard to train into the players try it on occasionally.

I'd just like our players to be able to hit targets when they handball instead of handballing wide, to their feet, etc.

It really stood out to me over the weekend how good Port and Melbourne are at actually handballing in tight, not the little throws that Bulldogs do but actual handballs.

 

[Chris_6678]

Malthouse: Inside the Blues dysfunction and the ‘ball and chain’ that doomed Teague from the start

Malthouse: Inside the Blues dysfunction and the ‘ball and chain’ that doomed Teague from the start

www.foxsports.com.au

Love this bit from Malthouse.


“I was staggered, and I still am, at the Carlton board’s preoccupation with past players and past premierships. It drags its VFL success around like a ball and chain,” the triple-premiership winning coach wrote in the Herald Sun.

“I was reminded in one (regular) board meeting that the Blues had won 16 premiership cups. I quickly informed them that they had in fact won just a single AFL premiership (1995) which put the club in the low range for number of flags won since the AFL announced itself in 1990.

 

[kane249]

Brisbane Lions triple premiership player Craig McRae

Craig Mcrae

Age

52

Ht

176cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.4

5star

set to the named the new Pies coach.
Currently an assistant at the Hawks

Paves the way for the alleged coup of Robert Harvey that's been mooted the Eagles might be doing.

 

[Truckosaurus]

I've changed my position on this.

We should do the same, and either (a) get away with it like the other teams, or (b) if the AFL doesn't like it, they'll make a ruling on it and stop it in its tracks. Shouldn't be too hard to train into the players try it on occasionally.

I felt the same until Cripps got away with one against GWS which led to a goal and the commentators would not shut up about it and endlessly replayed it, while a similar chuck from the Giants went unremarked upon. It made watching the game that much more infuriating.

 

[shooshka]

Brisbane Lions triple premiership player Craig McRae set to the named the new Pies coach.
Currently an assistant at the Hawks

Paves the way for the alleged coup of Robert Harvey that's been mooted the Eagles might be doing.

From reports, even if McRae doesn't get the job (and he likely will) it would go to Kingsley. So Harvey is not getting it.

Hopefully he is as interested in coming across as we are in getting him across. From what I can see, he has never worked with Simpson? If so, that would be a good thing (fresh ideas hopefully, plus clearly not 'one of the boys').

 

[Mr Eagle]

Brian Cook being stared at longingly by Carlton, it seems.

 

[Keys]

If we manage to bring Harvey AND Schofield across to replace the departing Hickmott whilst retaining Graham that would be a significant improvement to our coaching group especially if we move Webster on

That shouldn’t be seen as a criticism of Hickmott because I think he’s been a good coach but after 8 years at the club a new voice wouldn’t be a bad thing

 

[kane249]

If we manage to bring Harvey AND Schofield across to replace the departing Hickmott whilst retaining Graham that would be a significant improvement to our coaching group especially if we move Webster on

That shouldn’t be seen as a criticism of Hickmott because I think he’s been a good coach but after 8 years at the club a new voice wouldn’t be a bad thing

Will Schofield had glowing praise for Hickmott last week on Backchat, rated him as highly as Sam Mitchell

 

[kane249]

From reports, even if McRae doesn't get the job (and he likely will) it would go to Kingsley. So Harvey is not getting it.

Was reading that if McRae gets the job he wants to bring Leppitsch with him, would be a big loss for Richmond as he's been credited with being one of the key planks behind the scenes for Hardwick's success.