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  1. Ishmael_

    Media Thread, 2025: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent

    Ya, I think the 'how unfair is this' angle is just part of the 'everyone is against us' narrative that was clearly a (successful) theme in 2018. For the AFL it would be as simple as, 'having an injured player not feeling well enough to attend a parade and then playing the next day is not a...
  2. Ishmael_

    Media Thread, 2025: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent

    Perhaps it's like fast bowlers, you produce more quality big men - especially ruckmen it seems - thats draws specialist coaches, greats retire in WA, tall kids choose footy. But the development thing is a real issue, and there's no incentive for our clubs to throw money at the academies and...
  3. Ishmael_

    Media Thread, 2025: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent

    For nearly the entire 2010s WA would have competitive against any other state's lineup. For a period we had the strongest team on paper hands down. Elite on every line with one of the all-time best 'big-6' down the spine in: JK, Franklin, Naitanui, Sandilands, Gov and Rance. The difference...
  4. Ishmael_

    List Mgmt. Welcome Campbell Chesser (Pick 14, 2021 National Draft)

    I'm hearing whispers that he might be leaving
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    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

    lol from record number of non-Vic teams in the finals to Collingwood, Geelong and Hawthorn being the only ones anywhere near it - a fitting end to an absolutely dogshit season.
  7. Ishmael_

    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

    Jfc Ash has been running the ball out with aggression and then just bombing it to no-one every single time.
  8. Ishmael_

    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

    The Noise of Affirmation takes another scalp, I can't believe it. You've gone and made Buckley mad and he isn't even a Geelong supporter!! This isn't the Melbourne I remember, the Melbourne of flat whites and Nazis marches - there must be a sizeable non-Victorian contingent there. I wouldn't...
  9. Ishmael_

    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

    Hilarious with all the Geelong nuffs on commentary
  10. Ishmael_

    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

    The Crows do nothing for me - tried to get behind them as the non-Vic option but my heart's not in it.
  11. Ishmael_

    News Mitch Brown comes out as first openly bisexual AFL player

    Full back, forward pocket, bisexual - most versatile man in footy! Good on him, it's genuinely courageous to put yourself out there like that.
  12. Ishmael_

    List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade/Draft Thread - 2025 Edition Vol 2

    The problem is we have a set of spud ruckmen and a spud midfield that makes our previous spud midfield look like 2006. Could set them up in an aquarium for all the good it would do, this lot ain't sharking anything.
  13. Ishmael_

    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

    Tbh this is the exact sort of game they regularly win, but put them as lukewarm favourites at home in perfect weather and they'll go to water. Total head cases
  14. Ishmael_

    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

    Not to mention the amount of talent he's let out the door through mismanagement or picking favourites or putting them into weird roles. He's incredibly lucky that through NGA bs, father sons or genuinely good drafting he's had a constant supply of elite replacements.
  15. Ishmael_

    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

    There's a dagginess about Voss that I find kind of endearing. A big goof, come good.
  16. Ishmael_

    List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade/Draft Thread - 2025 Edition

    I think it's just pick 2, or pick 2 and steak knives. And that's what makes the trade fun - it seems reasonable for all parties. Gold Coast gets a gun but he's aging/injuries/form. Carlton sees 2 as fair market value because he's aging/injured/out of form. West Coast gets a GC gun that GC can...
  17. Ishmael_

    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

    I don't think you can bank on Fremantle doing anything in the finals, in football really, until they actually do it. It's there for them, but I've heard that before. Patrick Voss, what do we with think of him? He cracks me up - bit of a puffed up goof - but despite himself (or because of it)...
  18. Ishmael_

    List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade/Draft Thread - 2025 Edition

    Yup and as a list build strategy when you're starting from nothing you take what you can get for value. If the draft doesn't have what you really need at the top end (midfielders) and there aren't the right players available to trade in at the right price, then you fill another need and pick...
  19. Ishmael_

    Game Day Round 18, 2025: West Coast vs Port Adelaide

    Tbf oppo has something to do with the change. Upped their work rate, winning contests - not as much space anymore.
  20. Ishmael_

    Game Day Round 18, 2025: West Coast vs Port Adelaide

    No late goal there is a massive win. Midfield continues to be a problem but a lot to like about this young team. Baker was worth every cent, I love the man. So fun to watch. Has to be captain next year.
  21. Ishmael_

    Autopsy Round 17, 2025: Positives and Negatives vs GWS

    Nothing to take from that really. Giants were very good and we were completely hopeless. As long as that doesn't become the standard I'm ok with writing that off as a mulligan, but at 1-15 and with a young team things could get very ugly from here. This list is still miles away; midfield is...
  22. Ishmael_

    Game Day Round 17, 2025: West Coast vs GWS

    Honestly need to consider playing Duggan as a pressure forward, or up the ground at least. He's a complete liability in the backline.
  23. Ishmael_

    Game Day Round 17, 2025: West Coast vs GWS

    Ya for sure, she's no worse than the other C-string umpires, but the AFL isn't doing her any favours by putting her with the other spuds. Ends up copping it for the collective (poor) effort.
  24. Ishmael_

    Game Day Round 17, 2025: West Coast vs GWS

    Eleni's a poor umpire sure, but the bigger issue is that they put all of the shit umpires together and then the poor teams get the C team umpires. Fine give the bad teams the useless umpires but I don't get why they don't sprinkle the good ones around.
  25. Ishmael_

    Game Day Round 17, 2025: West Coast vs GWS

    We've improved in a lot of areas this year, but delivery into forward 50 is the worse it's been since the Worsfold era.
  26. Ishmael_

    Game Day Round 17, 2025: West Coast vs GWS

    No exaggeration, I think Flynn might be going at 100% turnover by foot.
  27. Ishmael_

    Game Day Round 17, 2025: West Coast vs GWS

    I'm sure a lot of it is due to their workrate and structure but it's still an impressive effort to pick the worst possible option this consistently.
  28. Ishmael_

    Game Day Round 17, 2025: West Coast vs GWS

    JFC some god awful decision making from us. Winning the ball back and then immediately butchering it by hand and by foot.
  29. Ishmael_

    Oppo Camp 2025 Hawks Death Ride

    I think you just have to laugh. Chalk it up as one final humiliation to cap off our rock bottom. That unlucky, cursed, team was never going to be on the right side of that ledger. It's the McQualter era now. Vibes are better.
  30. Ishmael_

    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025

    Bolton is a funny player. Regularly ends up with something like 20 touches, 3 goals, 3 behinds, and 2 out on the fulls. You don't mind the profligacy because he generates so many shots, but without it he'd be a phenom

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