Non Lions Discussion 2019

[BRAB]

Everyone acknowledged that round one was the best time to get them because they they’d had a month’s less pre season and had multiple big name players out and what’s more, we were close to favourites. I’m talking about winning a game that we were massive under dogs like both Freo and St Kilda were. We haven’t done that at all this year which all of Gold Coast, St Kilda and Fremantle has, which IMO is the sign of a club turning a corner and improving. I’m not sure we have.

We were paying about $4 to best west coast in round 1.

Saint Kilda were paying about $2ish to beat Melbourne.

Edit: fact checking myself and this might not be true woops

 

[bungalow_bill]

Lukosius/Rankine & Rozee/Butters - Suns n Port's kids are making a difference in 2019.

 

[CarterS]

We started underdogs rounds 1-3. St Kilda weren't massive underdogs today, started +14.5 or so which is pretty much same as what We started vs WC and Port.

 

[CarterS]

Anyone else notice on the Richmond v Sydney game the t.v. clock is counting up Not down? Never seen that before

 

[M Malice]

We were paying about $4 to best west coast in round 1.

Saint Kilda were paying about $2ish to beat Melbourne.

Yes and IIRC we went on a run of scoring about 90-20 to the end of the game. Now that is a flogging in anyone's language.

 

[patfullfankezz]

Anyone else notice on the Richmond v Sydney game the t.v. clock is counting up Not down? Never seen that before

This is upsetting.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Everyone acknowledged that round one was the best time to get them because they they’d had a month’s less pre season and had multiple big name players out and what’s more, we were close to favourites. I’m talking about winning a game that we were massive under dogs like both Freo and St Kilda were. We haven’t done that at all this year which all of Gold Coast, St Kilda and Fremantle has, which IMO is the sign of a club turning a corner and improving. I’m not sure we have.

We haven’t been massive underdogs yet then by your metric. So you are annoyed we haven’t risen to a specific challenge that we haven’t even been presented with.

In any case, being fixtured against Melbourne early in this season is a bigger gift than getting West Coast in round 1.

 

[jackess]

Lukosius/Rankine & Rozee/Butters - Suns n Port's kids are making a difference in 2019.

Has Rankine played yet?

 

[bungalow_bill]

Has Rankine played yet?

Just checked footy wire and apparently not. Played JLT IIRC.

 

[Jivlain]

We started underdogs rounds 1-3. St Kilda weren't massive underdogs today, started +14.5 or so which is pretty much same as what We started vs WC and Port.

 

[patfullfankezz]

Anyone else notice on the Richmond v Sydney game the t.v. clock is counting up Not down? Never seen that before

And now it's going the right way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CarterS]

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I waa going by the odds, Melb fav with every bookie in the land, but point made

 

[CarterS]

And now it's going the right way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How weird

 

[marooned]

Has Rankine played yet?

Done his hammy against swans last Jlt game 8 weeks IIRC

 

[M Malice]

Really enjoying the Swans v Tigers, the type of footy I love, high intensity, harassing, aggressive, gut running hard at it footy with both teams trying to play a fast attacking style.

 

[Jivlain]

Also regarding the WC game

 

[Jivlain]

Hah, that thing with the carefully curated lollies for the players at quarter time is definitely Sports Science Gone Mad

 

[Milux]

Have to laugh at melbournes supporters though. Saying we played our grand final in JLT 2. **** you guys.

 

[BangyBangy]

Have to laugh at melbournes supporters though. Saying we played our grand final in JLT 2. **** you guys.

Because, y'know they were the benchmark, after being dismantled in a prelim lol.

 

[scoman]

Is it just me or does anyone else hate the push and shove after a good contested mark in the forward line. Attacking player takes a great one on one grab and his teammate races over to the defender and gives them a shove and a mouthful them continues it as other players move in creating a bit of a scuffle. It seems to happen quite often now.

 

[Milux]

Because, y'know they were the benchmark, after being dismantled in a prelim lol.

I dont even feel bad for them. Knowing they couldn't give a flying **** about us.

 

[briztoon]

Lukosius/Rankine & Rozee/Butters - Suns n Port's kids are making a difference in 2019.

As others have mentioned, Rankine hasn't played yet this season, and Lukosius has been pretty ordinary so far. For the Suns, it's been their mature age recruits, the traded in mids, and KPP's they picked up from the State Leagues from the AFL concessions.

 

[BangyBangy]

I dont even feel bad for them. Knowing they couldn't give a flying **** about us.

Soo, they play Richmond next week.

Has anyone ever made finals after being 1-5. Aside from Sydney.

 

[Sausages]

Soo, they play Richmond next week.

Has anyone ever made finals after being 1-5. Aside from Sydney.

I don't think so, no.

And just on Richmond - after last week's effort against Port and backing up so far tonight, they look hungrier than WC to me. Really impressive.

 

[luthor]

Freo roll GWS

Saints on top of the ladder.

What the hey????

This crazy season just keeps getting crazier