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He definitely had a brilliant debut. I watched him closely too and apart from his first kick i don't think he took a poor option. His first kick was just an up and under down the line when there were a few options in the corridor but apart from that i thought he took the right option or a good...

I reckon Geelong quite easily - maybe 4/5 goals. If Geelong get beaten in the clearances i think it will very close but i still think they are a class above Saint Kilda in most areas of the field. It will be interesting seeing who Ling goes to, i'd like to see him go to Lenny Hayes actually...

I reckon Adelaide players like David Mackay (Having a great season) and Bernie Vince would get alot more exposure, both class acts IMO and they seem to be held in quite high regard among the Crow's supporters. For Port, I'd probably say that Salopek would be talked about quite a bit more. I...

Yeah, i think Watson's improved quite a lot this year. He's running forward well and has been able to finish nicely on occasions and even take some solid overhead marks. That's probably the main sign that he's maturing for me, last year he only kicked 4 goals for the whole season. His kicking...

In response to the OP, yes class does beat pace. What makes Geelong so good is that they have immensely strong bodies and are incredible at the hard stuff but they also have a lot of pace. Even though Geelong don't have too much foot speed (Wocjinski and Ablett are their only midfielders i...

Just thought i'd post all 16 squads for those of you that are too lazy to look over the first 3 pages of this thread to find them or are too lazy to visit AFL.com.au or any other sites to view the teams:p (It's better if the OP does it....). MELBOURNE v WESTERN BULLDOGS Melbourne B...

Exactly right smashh, there was an article on AFL.com.au a day or two ago about how he'd miss this week so i'm slightly bemused by the Doggies naming him emergencies. EDIT: Here's the article - http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/76731/default.aspx

Bombers B: Fletcher Daniher Slattery HB: Pears Mcphee Dempsey C: Monfries Stanton Dyson HF: Winderlich Lucas Zaharakis FF: Ryder Lloyd Davey R: Hille Watson Lovett INT: Jetta, McVeigh, Lonergan, Lovett-Murray, Hocking, Quinn, Skipworth In: McVeigh, McPhee, Lonergan, Quinn...

Maxwell's was fine and as someone rightly pointed out Walsy even said that he should have contested it. All he did was stand his ground and bump him, if he hadn't bumped Johnson could've canonned into him. I don't think he should have accepted the 2 match ban at all. I wonder if Shaw will get...

Re: The AFL commission/MRP is a joke I agree with most that was said and i agree with the thread title but the Simpson incident and the Campbell Brown incident are much different. Simpson's was slightly late yes, but he had already jumped so he had momentum and the main thing was he didn't...

True but they were both early in their respective games, last night his shot that couldn't carry the distance was slightly later on, maybe leg fatigue. Pretty sure i saw him kick the ball ~50m after his set shot too last night so lets just say that the kick was an aberration. He definitely looks...

Don't know what you are talking about here, last year he was used predominantly as a tagger before the end of the season and usually on high calibre opponents. It was used as sort of an apprenticeship for him i believe. Did a huge job on Adam Goodes, big job on Chad Cornes (although he was...

They do look very impressive early and i think its in part due to Justin Koschitzke. He's almost like an X factor to their team and him at his best is a very tough proposition for the opposition, bit like Bradshaw but without as much pace. They are a very good team though with some very good...

Shouldn't go but he could, wasn't intentional just a terrible tackle when he was sort of off-balance. I agree that it was very sloppy (the player wasn't slipping) but not a reportable offence by any means.

Yep and if Billy was 3 tenths of a second slower then he would have been second..... Yep his driving was terrible, only Hooker outdid him. IIRC he stalled the buggy before he got off the mark. I think someone with more driving experience would have done better than Lids here. Agreed...

My tips with associated crystal ball predictions. Carlton v Richmond - With some guns out for Carlton i can't see them getting up for this game. With Warnock injured their rucks will continue to struggle. NGB to kick a bag of 5 or 6 and Richmond to win by 16-29, Cousin's to play well...

I would've like to have seen someone older than Delidio in the compteition respresenting the AFL. He just doesn't have the motor vehicle experience and has suffered in the competition accordingly. From memory he came 2nd last on both the jetski and the buggies and he stalled the car too. The...

Huh? I always thought he played on the wing? He gets alot of his posessions in the back half and in the defensive fifty but thats because of his elite endurance isn't it. If he's not a mid what is he? I'll give you this one, most of his best season was played in defence before a late...

Yep, absolute steal at 40 it seems at this stage. Ill be watching out for him, from what i've heard from Carlton supporters he's already pretty much a lock for round 1....

mouthguards! EDIT: NO, scream beat me to it by what must have been a matter of seconds.

Beat me to it but probably not the right answer....

Yep the first one, i could only be bothered reading 3 pages of this thread before replying:D, when a thread is 15+ pages long i don't see there would be any point in reading the whole thing, i'd forget almost everything said anyway........

Can you even justify saying that Kangas,Pies,Crows,Swans and Saints are all going backwards? ......

At Carlton they believe in harden the f*** up, O'Hailpin took it a litte too seriously.... I still wouldn't take too much confidence out of this Tigers fans, he's fit ATM yes but he's had 4 hammy problems in his last 15 games or something ridiculous like that, i've heard.

Thats true but i didn't actually mention Gilmore because i like his work around the ground much better, he wouldn't even look out of place as a rover. However, you are right, if fit he's definitely a better option than Johnson.

Bradley? Or do you think he will mainly be a forward? I'm sure he'll - at the least - pitch hit next year when Sandi is absolutely nackered, Johnson could potentially pitch hit as well. (even McPharlin could pitch hit for a Brennan-ish long shot). I still believe if Sandi gets injured your...

Err, KPP's but i guess the same could be argued for someone like a Minson/Tippett. I'd agree they'd (Petrie & Hale) still be counted as ruckman for the purpose of this activity but in our best 22 they will be predominantly (if not entirely) used as KPP's. To answer the original question, it...

Beat me too the punch:D

Glad someone chose these two, they always seem to have a good encounter. From the two games in 08 played against eachother: Round 12 : K....H....CP....UP....M....HO....T....I50....G....B....AS....DE Hille - 14--13--14---13----9---22---0----6----3---1---0----74%...

Yeah Hawks wouldn't be near the top IMO, Bailey and Renouf have plenty of potential - it seems - and Campbell each week provides a good honest contest (not just in the air) but Hawks definitely could not be second IMO. Not sure how my top 5 would go because i'm unsure how high an emphasis to...