2018 - AFLX

[Freo Quokkas]

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We've selected the strongest side in our group by far. I think perhaps they want to try and get that winning feeling back into the team.

Port have selected the next strongest side, the rest have listed mainly kids.

Stefan Gird and Taylin Duman? - Never read or heard of them. Where did they blow in from? I don't recall their names in the last draft and trade.

Are any rules different with AFLX?

I thought it was replacing the JLT Pre Season competition.

 

[Del183359]

Does anyone want a game day thread? Or just post in here considering the competition is a complete farce and everyone's just going to end up off topic anyways

That’s a Zooper idea

 

[Docker79]

Game 2...Son Son and Hilly the standouts

Brayshaw looked good in his few touches

Shame Wilson didn't play...

 

[Ysaye]

I think I have worked out what AFL-X is about - its a game invented jointly with the betting agencies to maximize the numbers of television advertisements during intervals whilst retaining the barest minimum resemblance of AFL that people will bear to watch on TV.

 

[electricfeel]

Lol Waterman.... ??? Not confident to kick from 10m out

 

[G Mus]

Lol Waterman.... ??? Not confident to kick from 10m out

Wasting time when you're down? Not the sharpest tool in the shed

 

[FUS_RO_DAH]

Hahahahahaha Nine News all about how exciting Willie Rioli was. Amazing.

 

[wayToGo_]

Hahahahahaha Nine News all about how exciting Willie Rioli was. Amazing.

In fairness you have to have a Willie to be noticed at Channel 9. Just ask Lisa Wilkinson.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Hahahahahaha Nine News all about how exciting Willie Rioli was. Amazing.

In fairness you have to have a Willie to be noticed at Channel 9. Just ask Lisa Wilkinson.

Cheagle with Barra reckon fatty is mercurial. Intrigued by this oft used adjective I decided to look it up.... can't figure out which describes fat willie.
I reckon it must be number 1.

[mer-kyoo r-ee-uh l]

• Synonyms
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adjective
1.
changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic:
a mercurial nature.
2.
animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted.
3.
pertaining to, containing, or caused by the metal mercury.
4.
(initial capital letter) of or relating to the god Mercury.
5.
(initial capital letter) of or relating to the planet Mercury.
noun
6.
Pharmacology. a preparation of mercury used as a drug.

 

[electricfeel]

So what do you get for winning

 

[Allikat]

So what do you get for winning

probably a zooper dooper

 

[electricfeel]

probably a zooper dooper

I'd probs be happy with that....

 

[Allikat]

I'd probs be happy with that....

you can probs choose your own flavour too for first place

 

[Unique Name]

I thought the game was too uncontested to be enjoyable and would prefer it if the zooper goal wasn't a thing.

I feel though it could work though if their was a harder edge to it. Need to encourage players to try and run it more.

 

[mike91]

you can probs choose your own flavour too for first place

Lime or Blackcurrant please.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

I recommend they mount the camera on a crane and move it back 50 metres so that it all looks smaller then have close up shots of the interviews with
other players and coaches while the game is on. They should probably turn up the volume on the interviews while the game is in play too.

 

[E Shed]

I missed it completely, doesn't sound like I missed much. There are probably some Geelong players interview highlights up on the Club website with some Freo players doing stuff in the background.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

I missed it completely, doesn't sound like I missed much. There are probably some Geelong players interview highlights up on the Club website with some Freo players doing stuff in the background.

You would have loved the 8 minutes of adverts between games.
The guided tour of the warm up area while the game was underway was fairly original too.
And that campaigner with glasses. wow.

 

[Fyfster]

The footy was very uncontested , So i find it hard to take anything out of it , Regards the regular season. Commentary was average , That Taylor guy was hopeless Banfield was just called er um Fremantle a couple of times had no idea who he was , And also Luke Ryan became Suttcliffe for 3 possessions or so .

 

[Scham]

Has Brady Greys kicking improved?

 

[Fyfster]

Has Brady Greys kicking improved?

in a word no!!At least not for goal

 

[Unique Name]

Has Brady Greys kicking improved?

No

 

[G Mus]

Has Brady Greys kicking improved?

He was probably the worst kick out of every player that played in all the teams today, unfortunately

 

[Carnthedockers]

Has Brady Greys kicking improved?

No. It was terrible. And nor as it turned out, has Danyle Pearce’s. Great signs from young Giro I thought. Has wheeels and some serious moves. Logue was a bull in the first game, think he will have a good year, looked like he had some real belief.

 

[FreoMonocle]

I thought the game was too uncontested to be enjoyable and would prefer it if the zooper goal wasn't a thing.

I feel though it could work though if their was a harder edge to it. Need to encourage players to try and run it more.

Agree re: the Zooper thingo. They want the 10 points FOR EXCITEMENT and the marketing gurus have been aching to get it into the real game for a few years - they can go and eat my shorts.

To play, AFLX would be fun. To watch - meh. Particularly with the pro athletes turning it from ruck contest to an immediate kick and goal, reset. I just want to give this game a spank - or ritalin.