No Oppo Supporters General AFL discussion and other club’s news - Part 10

[Maybloomer]

To be fair to young Kako, he didn't ask for the comparison and I don't think anyone is doubting the Wizard isn't the better player in 2026...maybe it's time to ease up on the joke?

While you wear the sash, you wear the trash. It is written.

 

[CobberRodgers]

The burning question is.

Who else requests to depart the Hangar in 6 months time.

I don’t think Zachary will be on his own.

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Parish would be a great recruitment next season..


For Box hill.. what the hell happened to that guy..

 

[Buzz Hawk]

I can see it now.
Brad Scott: we did a lot right.

 

[I got the outside word]

 

[Ned Ryerson]

What I love most about Essendon being so deplorable is they now have to try and rebuild during the Tassie compromised drafts. Enjoy that - you campaigners. Might have been handy having 3 extra first rounders as opposed to a 30 year old who doesn't want to play for you. Play stupid games...

 

[Leather Poisoning]

They look like a club with a completely broken culture.

After that first quarter none of them looked like they care. Merrett had a very low impact 25 possession game. He is just dialling it in this year. I give them lots of shit for the fun of it, but that decision to play hardball with Merrett is going to coincide with a sharp decline in the club.

I think North will beat them and be the final note on a full calendar year without an Essendon win.

 

[The hands of stone]

May be an unpopular opinion, but is anyone else enjoying Ken’s commentary? Seems a decent guy.

Is brilliant on SEN tbh - almost too honest.

 

[humid hawk]

Can someone please do a welfare check on Cal Twomey. Next week's glow up is going to need a hell of a lot of AI input.

 

[VandoHawk]

North look really good offensively when the opposition don't apply pressure.

That's not even a shot at them, they just looked terrible at all times in previous years. Finally showing some evolution.

 

[HawthornHawk]

North look really good offensively when the opposition don't apply pressure.

That's not even a shot at them, they just looked terrible at all times in previous years. Finally showing some evolution.

Z Duursma having an excellent quarter

 

[Fleabane]

May be an unpopular opinion, but is anyone else enjoying Ken’s commentary? Seems a decent guy.

I am. He's good value.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

May be an unpopular opinion, but is anyone else enjoying Ken’s commentary? Seems a decent guy.

Kenny is really good.
You can easily see why his players loved him.

 

[Off The Couch]

No doubt I’m wrong, but I really don’t recall Buddy being berated by board and ex-players on choosing to leave and I don’t think * took in to consideration what the impact of playing hardball with Merrett and allowing every man and his dog to bad mouth him, might have had on second tier players.

When you hear current and past players bad mouthing a guy who has given it all to the club, I’ve no doubt your own confidence takes a beating out of fear of what happens if you don’t perform and that’s then reflected in how you play.

Even their flipping supporters are still advocating for Hird to coach them again after being the guy who destroyed them. The club is broken and it will remain broken while voices that shouldn’t be heard continue to have a voice and may that continue for eternity

 

[grumbleguts]

Well, I saw a couple of minutes ago the clearest evidence that Harley Reid is going to Geelong.

A pack forms, the entire population of the ground is surrounding the ball, and Harley is standing back with his arms spread out begging for a free kick.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Crowd is still tbc from Engie Stadium from last night.
Massaging in place from the AFL right now. My guess is, 7k.

 

[Buttonsticher]

May be an unpopular opinion, but is anyone else enjoying Ken’s commentary? Seems a decent guy.

Loving it. Fantastic, straight shooter and no BS. Great communicator. Great when he's on with Simmo.

 

[HawthornHawk]

Z Duursma having an excellent quarter

Don't think he's had a touch since I posted this

 

[Mercy Seat]

Will be interesting to see how we go against them later in the season.
Solomon will have been in charge for a couple of months, and may have given them at least some idea how to defend
Greatest rabble this century

Will also be interesting to see how long Welsh lasts

Heard Caro say during the week that Solomon is in the assistant coaching role as eyes and ears for Sheedy.

What an embarrassment of an organisation if that’s remotely true. It’s like Clarko pulling strings to have Richie Vandenberg as an assistant against Sam’s will. Clown show.

 

[The hands of stone]

Heard Caro say during the week that Solomon is in the assistant coaching role as eyes and ears for Sheedy.

What an embarrassment of an organisation if that’s remotely true. It’s like Clarko pulling strings to have Richie Vandenberg as an assistant against Sam’s will. Clown show.

Ofcourse he is

Scotts out and he knows it

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Loving it. Fantastic, straight shooter and no BS. Great communicator. Great when he's on with Simmo.

He is a real breath of fresh air compared to the quasi techno babel and management corporate speak being used by so many AFL coaches and commentators trying to sound clever.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

No doubt I’m wrong, but I really don’t recall Buddy being berated by board and ex-players on choosing to leave and I don’t think * took in to consideration what the impact of playing hardball with Merrett and allowing every man and his dog to bad mouth him, might have had on second tier players.

When you hear current and past players bad mouthing a guy who has given it all to the club, I’ve no doubt your own confidence takes a beating out of fear of what happens if you don’t perform and that’s then reflected in how you play.

Even their flipping supporters are still advocating for Hird to coach them again after being the guy who destroyed them. The club is broken and it will remain broken while voices that shouldn’t be heard continue to have a voice and may that continue for eternity

I think the closest anyone from our club got was Clarko and he was angry at Pickering (for good reason) not Buddy. Players knew he was gone before the season even ended.

 

[chippie]

They look like a club with a completely broken culture.

After that first quarter none of them looked like they care. Merrett had a very low impact 25 possession game. He is just dialling it in this year. I give them lots of shit for the fun of it, but that decision to play hardball with Merrett is going to coincide with a sharp decline in the club.

I think North will beat them and be the final note on a full calendar year without an Essendon win.

 

[MasterSamurai]

Is Brad Scott still punching thin air? Lot of swinging but nothing is landing. Absolut dross of a club.
Cue Twomey this week , talking about how butters , Bailey and hump will be looking to go to the hangar as Essen are such a big club!! And that the three first rounds by Hawthorn were gonna be pick in the late teens and early 20's!! It's still too muçh for a 30 year old but hyperbole and all that.

 

[Atch]

Crowd is still tbc from Engie Stadium from last night.
Massaging in place from the AFL right now. My guess is, 7k.

Crazy take but I recon they use fake crowd noise at certain points of the game, like the last 3 minutes when they were coming back. It was quite a loud raw but the sporadically spaced out crowd just didn't seem to add up with how loud it was.