No Oppo Supporters 2018 General AFL Discussion

[caesar88]

There you go again.

You would make a great host of Fox & Friends

 

[bedford]

Don't like those rats. Oh well goodbye for now.

 

[Kapanis]

Don't like those rats. Oh well goodbye for now.

Where you been Bedford?

 

[bedford]

Where you been Bedford?

Around , but trying to stay off as some doing my head in.

 

[Jewelsbon]

Not much difference between the 2 teams stats wise.

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Are those this season?

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Around , but trying to stay off as some doing my head in.

C'mon Wheels! Cheer up comrade.

 

[bedford]

C'mon Wheels! Cheer up comrade.

All good 52

 

[The King!]

Naismith has beautiful soft hands according to roosy

 

[Olian]

Naismith has beautiful soft hands according to roosy

A tap ruckman with soft hands. Roosy is working through the cliches.

 

[J_Moore]

Naismith has beautiful soft hands according to roosy

It’s all the sorbolene

 

[swansfan51]

Sidebottom was a bit of a surprise in the coaches votes, the rest are pretty self-explanatory though

Leaderboard after Round 6
33 Tom Mitchell (Haw)
31 Steele Sidebottom (Coll)
29 Max Gawn (Melb)
29 Dustin Martin (Rich)
28 Trent Cotchin (Rich)
28 Patrick Cripps (Carl)
28 Nat Fyfe (Fre)
25 Brodie Grundy (Coll)
24 Rory Laird (Adel)
23 Ben Brown (NM)

I rate this award as more relevant than the Brownlow, because it is voted by the coaches rather than umpires

 

[caesar88]

If not a Swans player (unlikely) would love to see Max Gawn win. One of my favourite non-Swans

 

[Olian]

Cripps is going well in the votes given the Blues haven’t won a game.

 

[Punts]

Sidebottom no surprise here

Been killing it

Smoky for Brownlow atm

 

[swansfan51]

Cripps is going well in the votes given the Blues haven’t won a game.

So he should be, 2nd best clearance mid in the comp behind Mitchell this year

 

[Number37]

Are those this season?

Yes.

 

[PVF]

Seems to be alot of talk about how the game isn't up to standard so far this season.

People have called for rules changes, coaches gameplans ruining the game and Robert Walls even suggested cutting the league down to 12 teams.

I think the problem is and it's happening in other sports aswell (especially NBA) that teams are more focused on recruiting athletes and trying to turn them into footballers instead of getting guys that are naturally gifted but don't quite have the athleticism as others and can't get a gig or atleast as much of an opportunity.

 

[Jewelsbon]

Yes.

Comparing the quality of opponents they have had these first six rounds, I think that's pretty impressive by us, Richmond have only played one team that played finals last year and only one game away from home - which they lost!
Maybe we aren't playing as badly as many seem to think we are!

 

[SwansProudly]

Comparing the quality of opponents they have had these first six rounds, I think that's pretty impressive by us, Richmond have only played one team that played finals last year and only one game away from home - which they lost!
Maybe we aren't playing as badly as many seem to think we are!

 

[TheMase]

I think the problem is and it's happening in other sports aswell (especially NBA) that teams are more focused on recruiting athletes and trying to turn them into footballers instead of getting guys that are naturally gifted but don't quite have the athleticism as others and can't get a gig or atleast as much of an opportunity.

It probably doesn’t help with the AFL restricting things like interchanges which make the athletic types more desirable.

I’d also love to see how those changes have affected injury rates given they seem pretty high across the league.

 

[Ticky009]

Co-worker has Rampe robe
Wears it to the game

 

[PVF]

Co-worker has Rampe robe
Wears it to the game

I almost wore it to the game at UTAS Stadium on Saturday night! Cold was an understatement.

 

[Ticky009]

I almost wore it to the game at UTAS Stadium on Saturday night! Cold was an understatement.

Apparently all 4 of their mother/daughters group wear them. Hilarious.

 

[scaryness]

Seems to be alot of talk about how the game isn't up to standard so far this season.

People have called for rules changes, coaches gameplans ruining the game and Robert Walls even suggested cutting the league down to 12 teams.

I think the problem is and it's happening in other sports aswell (especially NBA) that teams are more focused on recruiting athletes and trying to turn them into footballers instead of getting guys that are naturally gifted but don't quite have the athleticism as others and can't get a gig or atleast as much of an opportunity.

I am in favour of cutting some teams. Won't happen by choice though, they are probably more likely to make it a 20 team comp.

80-90 more players listed per season now because of 18 team comp, most of them won't play a game or play very few games. Take the talent from those teams probably around 40 players and distribute those throughout the remaining 16 teams and you have stronger competition and in theory less shallow depth.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I agree with a cull starting with the Roos and Blues and then the Dons who have only brought disgrace on the game and either St Kilda or the Pies. That would get us to a more realistic 14 team comp.