The Association Football AFL Thread 2.0

[99 Problems]

Happy with the Swans win. Seals top spot and with that a Sat Night QF. Infinitely better than trying to get to the Fri Night QF.

Have they locked in what order the games will be? If we hold second the new stadium next to the SCG opens with a sell out on the Friday, then has a Wallabies game the Saturday night which will also be packed.

If we hold second a home final either of those days would be nightmare to get to. Would have to think we’d be the Thursday or Sunday if at home.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

We could get the Pies knocking out the Blues double next Sunday.

 

[SM]

Probably most pathetic quarter of the season

.. And yet it got worse.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

That was just about a coach-killer for Truck. Yuck.

 

[DBAH0]

Tom is going big here.......

 

[Loonerty]

Concerned about that.

 

[Jatz]

We could get the Pies knocking out the Blues double next Sunday.

Think that would be enough to see me quit following sport for sometime

 

[Loonerty]

sigh

 

[Jatz]

sigh

Sigh? Is this Brasher related or is there something else?

 

[chef]

sigh

Hird or Clarkson?

 

[chef]

Sigh? Is this Brasher related or is there something else?

Rutten sacked.

 

[DBAH0]

Jeepers that escalated quickly.

 

[chef]

s**t news for North.

 

[Jatz]

That changed quickly. I thought he'd been pretty safe up until yesterday.

I still don't see Clarko at Essendon though.

 

[RPCB]

James Hird is going to be their next permanent head coach, isn’t he?

 

[Jatz]

I'm still very firmly on the wavelength that Clarko isn't guaranteed success at wherever he goes next.

You'd absolutely want to land him but turning around clubs that tend to have a losing mentality/culture (Carlton, North, Essendon etc) is no simple task.

For example, I don't think McRae could've done what he's done at Collingwood, with Carlton this year.

 

[DBAH0]

 

[Jatz]

Thanks for bringing that up again...

 

[Cruyff14]

Why sack him with one game to go?

 

[Loonerty]

Why sack him with one game to go?

Because the club is run by ******* morons who are so desperately obsessed with immediate success they will jump at any sign that we won't win the flag next year.

Also probably related to the President change about to happen.

 

[SM]

Why sack him with one game to go?

Because North are about to sign Clarkson and they're trying to get him.

 

[Van_Dyke]

the funniest outcome here is Clarko still going to North yeah? Imagine if they sacked Rutten only to get turned down by him.

 

[Spanish Sahara]

the funniest outcome here is Clarko still going to North yeah? Imagine if they sacked Rutten only to get turned down by him.

This would be the ideal outcome for sure

 

[Cruyff14]

Because the club is run by ******* morons who are so desperately obsessed with immediate success they will jump at any sign that we won't win the flag next year.

Also probably related to the President change about to happen.

So a shocking call in your mind?

Would you have given him the flick? If so, would you have waited a bit longer?

Because North are about to sign Clarkson and they're trying to get him.

Pardon my ignorance but club rivalries aren't as big in AFL right?

Eg Poch would never coach Arsenal or Barca etc

 

[Jatz]

the funniest outcome here is Clarko still going to North yeah? Imagine if they sacked Rutten only to get turned down by him.

Absolutely yes.

I'd be amazed if they didn't think they were in with a good chance though. Why else would you go all in?