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    C. Cloke is a dud

    He was ordinary. If he isn't a ruckman, what position is he expected to play, with a body like that? Do you expect him to hold down CHF? Yes, he's young, and big men tend to mature slower, but look at the way Franklin at Hawthorn moves - Cameron just doesnt seem to have the smarts. Despite the...
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    OK, I admit it............

    It must be frustrating for Pie fans - the comments above about the game are generally true; Shaw GOT lots of the footy, but it's his disposal that makes everyone cringe. With the ball in his hands it is a COIN TOSS about whether it will be delivered to another Magpie, go up in the air, or go...
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    Anthony Rocca

    The vision on the telecast showed extensive bandaging applied around the calf, rather than including the ankle - it supports the possibility of calf tear as opposed to Achilles rupture; slightly better news for Pies fans.
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    Swans Game Plan/Style of Play

    I dont want to get stuck in the "ownage" argument, but stop wingeing about flooding. Roos (and Eade) set up a game plan according to the troops at their disposal. Brisbane lost that game after being 32 points in front at 3Q time - that has nothing to do with Roos, or flooding. Being that far in...
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    Blues Rebuild Assessment

    We need more time, and I reckon it will still be a few years before we will make finals consistently. The Wizard Cup win was GOOD, because it does give heart to the players and supporters and is a fair signpost of progress - nothing more. We need to continue the list management and obviously...
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    Rift b/w Pagan and Fevola?

    I doubt there is any "rift". Pagan has been the only coach at Carlton since Fevola's arrival to actually coax any good form out of him. David Parkin and Wayne Brittain could never find the key to getting the best out of him, and Parkin could barely figure out how to fit him in the side - Fev...
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    Will Eddie last? Can he?

    :D :D :D Read carefully - I did say smarter than Milne! Mind you, it would be hard to be dumber.... I still say we need crumbers at the foot of the pack - Eddie could be the go!
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    Will Eddie last? Can he?

    He needs a couple of SEASONS, not a couple of games :rolleyes: Crikey! We really need a crumbing forward a la Steve Milne (just a lot smarter ;) ) to sit at the feet of Fev and Lance - I just hope he might be the one. Give him a go!
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    Flooding

    Obviously ridiculous - and it is why no game will be won with flooding, only lost. All the hooha will die down soon; in years past it soon became clear that flooding was not the answer, even when trying to preserve a small lead. We should worry more about poor umpiring and lousy rules than...
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    Richooooooooooo

    Geez...dont get too excited. :D Richo still spends most of the day getting frustrated watching the midfielders chip-chip-chip-fumble-kick to covered forwards. It happened again yesterday - you'd think they'd realise kicking it long when he's one-out and watching him actually GET it means that...
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    Dermott Brereton... is it just me, or does he talk crap..?

    Absolute classic :D He reminds me of Don Scott, who used to go on with the same pseudointellectual "analysis" of the game, making it sound very important. Had to laugh when Scott finally got a coaching gig in SA and put all of those esoteric theories into practice - IIRC, his team lost the...
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    doggies = mental rabble

    Rawlings doesn't deserve the bagging everyone gives him - he just doesnt belong in the forward line. Leave him at CHB and let him get some form and confidence - he'll do OK. I think this has to be Chris Grant's last season - a legend, and the footy brain still works, but the engine is gone...
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    doggies = mental rabble

    Richmond won because they had the game's one functioning key forward - Matthew Richardson. He has his usual crap kicking boots on (4.4) but he was enough of a target to matter - he certainly ran hard enough, so good on him. The Doggies have a spinal problem, not a mental one - no decent KPP...
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    Can we beat the Blues?

    On form, Carlton should win. Our attack is good and a lot will be asked of Clement and Wakelin (and who will take Betts and Deluca?); on the other hand, our defence is our weakest link - not sure who the matchups on Tarrant and Rocca will be. It seems the midfield battle should be Carlton's - I...
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    Footy Show and Brisbane obsession

    Good point. In soccer they now give free kicks AGAINST a man if they are considered to have taken a dive - I think we should do the bloody same; I'm sick of seeing players jerk their heads back if they get a light touch on the shoulder, or fall over holding a jaw if the breeze gets too strong...
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    Rhyce Shaw - Will He Keep It Up??

    Exactly. He seems to have been poorly used by Malthouse over the last couple of years, and might actually be a decent player but his foot skills let him down - I think using the word "brilliant" for his first two games is a little much ;) . Hey - you can always trade him to Carlton and we'll...
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    Collingwood - Season over?

    It is stupid to be writing off a club after two rounds; the Pies do have seom grit about them - it's how they made two GFs. I do wonder, though, if they are approaching the same situation that Carlton has in 2002 - older list, poor culture etc - do they need the Pagan "total list enema"...
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    AFL Mental short people

    Absolute classic! :D :D
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    The Black Riewoldt

    Obviously the real reason for the post. :D Go on, get excited - he did some exciting things; I heard that Roughead was also pretty good for Box Hill as they upset Willy, so perhaps the Hawks have something to look forward to. You are going the get the crap beaten out of you for a year or two...
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    Fevolas future at Carlton

    Re the "dumb" Kouta contract - it might look dumb given the amount of time the poor bugger has spent injured, but at the time it looked like good money for one of the very best matchwinners in the AFL; no one's fault his knee gave out. Ya pays your money and ya takes your chances...
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    Fevolas future at Carlton

    Carlton will move heaven and earth to keep him, no matter virtually who they have to shift to make salary cap room. He's 25yo, a marquee player at the club who keeps the turnstiles moving - no way he will go elsewhere. The only way to climb is to hold on to your key position forwards - good ones...
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    Collingwood's midfield

    I seriously doubt that. Er...that bloke Akermanis certainly seems to move OK, and Luke Power and a fit Simon Black move faster than most; Lappin is average but no slouch. Voss is slow these days but really, he's the only one. The Magpie legs ARE slow...but the game plan doesnt help them either.
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    Diabolical performance by the pies 2day

    The Pies are victims of ordinary list management and poor choices - they will still be waiting for a Cloke or a Shaw to contribute meaningfully two years from now. The Doggies looked great and congrats to them - but they still lacked key forwards. The small forward line trick will NOT work...
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    Carlton comes thudding back to earth

    At their best, they could finish 8th. Pagan wnet out and bought himself a midfield - and really did exceptionally well with Stevens, Scotland, etc. etc. Now he needs to go out and buy a backline, and we wont really challenge unti that happens. Very dodgy now that Livingston and Thornton have...
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    Jared Brennan. This kid is a freak!!!

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    How long has Thomas got left ...

    This thread is a troll, but the image surrounding Thomas IS interesting. He has a stellar squad, coached them to within a kick of a grand final - and still doesnt seem to rate with anyone in terms of match day tactics. Lots of media reporting on his "Man management" stuff - getting players to...
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    Jared Brennan. This kid is a freak!!!

    I think they've solved the issue about where to play Brennan - 2 years ago he started off in defence, and last year they actually rucked him a bit during their worst spate of big-man injuries (the poor kid nearly got killed in the process!). FFS, Brereton even suggested using him to match up on...

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