2016 Non Crows AFL Discussion thread Part 2

[MRB37]

There goes port's pick 6 for Hartlett.

They reckon Gold Coast will trade it for him.

 

[footy4ever]

Interesting that basket case clubs are getting headline stars to nominate their club.

It's the abba principle. Money Money Money

 

[footy4ever]

This "I nominate"crap is doing my head in, may as well abolish the draft and then just let the kids "nominate" their club of choice

Isn't this just the soft core version of Debbie does Tipettgate?

 

[rocket18]

Westhoff as well, but he's ageing. Austin broken leg hasn't he? Shouldn't be too bad but may interrupt his pre season.

Westhoff has never been played as key position player, he is the floating non-accountable move back/move forward type who has under achieved.

 

[secondary]

Why do they want to play us there? Is that Pannell's hometown?

Article states they want Adelaide as they expect South Aussies would be keen to drive there for the game.
I think that's fair, kind of a halfway house. I'd consider it!

 

[Vader]

Also, surely this kind of shit should wait until the season is actually over???

To be fair, the seasons of both Richmond and Gold Coast are already over.

 

[Rotayjay]

Those 3 have entered an AFL team where their only role models are those that have jumped ships for piles of cash. It's hardly surprising that they have learned that money is king and are using that, rather than success, to make their decisions.

But when a mediocre or crappy club pays an A-grader an inordinate amount of money to come, it almost never, ever results in a premiership. It's like putting a powerful supercharger on a Camry and expecting it to win the Clipsal 500. The acquisition of that player becomes almost entirely meaningless.

But then again, meanwhile at Kardinia Park...

 

[Pdub]

Giving the kid WAY too much favorable assumptions there. He was hiding from the Illicit drug test, not performance enhancing for a start which rules out your migraine theory. Furthermore illicit drugs have a 3 strike policy so unless he has already used up his first 2 strikes there'd be no reason to panic, if he HAS used up his first 2 strikes on illicit drugs then it's probably not migraine medication that concerns him.

Pain killers are often illicit drugs, or at least share a lot of key ingredients.

 

[Vhaluus]

But when a mediocre or crappy club pays an A-grader an inordinate amount of money to come, it almost never, ever results in a premiership. It's like putting a powerful supercharger on a Camry and expecting it to win the Clipsal 500. The acquisition of that player becomes almost entirely meaningless.

But then again, meanwhile at Kardinia Park...

Those sides know deep down they aren't going to win a premiership anytime soon.. it's about getting a player to give them SOME respect and keep them from the spoon while they try and rebuild from scratch with the hope they can draft hard and the kids will come good before the a-grader falls off a cliff.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Howard out for at least the first half of next year.

Rd 1 spine is Dixon, Ryder, Lobbe, Hombsch, Austin?

Not really that bad but wouldn't want an injury.

More likely Dixon, Westoff, Ryder, Trengove, Austin... with Lobbe off the bench & Hombsch the 3rd tall defender.

 

[Vhaluus]

Pain killers are often illicit drugs, or at least share a lot of key ingredients.

I'm pretty sure the illicit drug policy is just about drugs that are illegal is it not? therefore anything with a prescription or over the counter is fine?

 

[PrideOf]

Port is my tip

Butcher delisted (surely) and no Schulz.

You know it makes sense.

So they'll have a power forward who can't mark and a goalkicker who can't kick goals.

Do it PAPs. You know it makes sense.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

The AFL Integrity Unit would be a fantastic one for the Working Dog team to do a mockumentary on.

It's an oxymoron!

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

At the end of the day you realise that the AFL is such an immature competition in comparison to the likes of the big national sporting leagues around the world.

From drug policies to tinkering and interpretation of rules.

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IMO, it's because they have had the wrong people running the AFL since Wayne Jackson left.

ie. Those more interested in looking good, rather than having the game's best interests at heart.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Would have it all

Sport, administrators, money, sex, drugs, incompetence, religious fervour, lawyers, egos, generational hatred..

Mysterious deaths of administrators in hotel rooms.
Dwarfs set on fire.
The list of possibilities is endless...

 

[Vhaluus]

IMO, it's because they have had the wrong people running the AFL since Wayne Jackson left.

ie. Those more interested in looking good, rather than having the game's best interests at heart.

It's people more interested in the AFL as a business than the AFL as a football league.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

To be fair, the seasons of both Richmond and Gold Coast are already over.

They both have been over for most of the season...

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

It's people more Self-interested in the AFL as a business than the AFL as a football league.

I have corrected your post

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So they'll have a power forward who can't mark and a goalkicker who can't kick goals.

Do it PAPs. You know it makes sense.

Actually, both meet both the can't mark & kick category...

 

[jenny61_99]

Interesting that basket case clubs are getting headline stars to nominate their club.

One wonders what under the table deals are being done.

 

[Deaneus!]

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Call up Port, get them to tell everyone it's nearly China - http://www.chineseballarat.org.au/

 

[Geoffa32]

IMO, it's because they have had the wrong people running the AFL since Wayne Jackson left.

ie. Those more interested in looking good, rather than having the game's best interests at heart.

It is because the game is small fry compared to real professional sports. There is no real international competition or interest. The game is only popular in three states in a country of 23m people. Is not even the most popular sport in our country's biggest state or fastest growing state.

The admin is insular and incestuous in nature. Which leads to them being amateurish.



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[Deaneus!]

One wonders what under the table deals are being done.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

It is because the game is small fry compared to real professional sports. There is no real international competition or interest. The game is only popular in three states in a country of 23m people. Is not even the most popular sport in our country's biggest state or fastest growing state.

The admin is insular and incestuous in nature. Which leads to them being amateurish.



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Just because the AFL is small by world standards is no excuse for it being run by amateur managers...

 

[earlsta]

So if Prestia goes to Richmond for pick 6, that means GC will have like six picks in the top 25 in the draft.