Autopsy 2019 AFLX Discussion Thread (Billings, Membrey, Steele, Gresham playing)

[VDS66]

What the **** is a drop zone

It's where mums pull.up and their kids get out of the car. Usually outside the school.

 

[maanco]

It's where mums pull.up and their kids get out of the car. Usually outside the school.

I thought that was the kiss and hug zone

 

[Diehard Saint]

Timmy Membrey!!

Can we just keep Dixon away from him this season please?
He’s doing well enough without him.

 

[George]

A bunch of grown men getting overly excited about rock, paper, scissors.

I really don't understand it.

They must be getting paid pretty well to turn up and play tonight.

 

[jonathons11]

They should have made it a simple system for people from overseas who it is meant toppqal to.

Every sport involves learning rules. Read it once and you know it all.
The mark from super goal range and game changer are pretty unnecessary but I think they are still pretty simple.

Curious to see what rules they keep when they actually try to push overseas and what is just to try to pump up these matches though.

 

[jonathons11]

Membrey to win the AFLX Brownlow?

 

[Indie Rock]

2 balls on the field at the same time.

This is a disaster.

 

[Human Person]

What the **** is a drop zone

It’s where Hanners hands out his “Vitamins.”

 

[Joffaboy]

A bunch of grown men getting overly excited about rock, paper, scissors.

I really don't understand it.

They must be getting paid pretty well to turn up and play tonight.

Its called having fun with blokes they only ever play against after a tough pre season and a tougher season to come.

Also 5k in the kick.

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[Indie Rock]

It’s a real sliding doors-like moment to see Paddy Cripps part of a winning team.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

A bunch of grown men getting overly excited about rock, paper, scissors.

I really don't understand it.

They must be getting paid pretty well to turn up and play tonight.

If the captains are getting 50k they must be getting north or 25k

 

[MOLTEN GANGLANDS]

Jaiden Stevenson can play a bit, shame we didn't get him.

we 'shouldn't have done the carlisle trade and taken stephenson instead' - david king

 

[gringo2011]

we 'shouldn't have done the carlisle trade and taken stephenson instead' - david king

Sounds right, wrong year, wrong pick etc.

 

[maanco]

Billings 3 efforts playing in the middle with Steele

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

The only thing I would keep from this is the flashing goal posts. Thats it.

 

[SaintersUnite]

The only thing I would keep from this is the flashing goal posts. Thats it.

I don’t mind the out of bounds rule, free kick to the opposite team of whoever last touched it.


St Kilda and proud.

 

[Big 0]

Is it just me or is Steele visibly taller?

 

[Palantine]

It was ordinary enough even when we had our own team to watch and support in this kick to kick format, but without that, it's just lame. At the very least last year I had the impression they were attempting to create a legitimate alternative format, but this year it's contrived marvel super hero whacky crap with beanbags and super duper lightning bolt names. What a crock of s**t. I'd rather watch my guinea pig toss-off in his hutch.

 

[soups1982]

A bunch of grown men getting overly excited about rock, paper, scissors.

I really don't understand it.

They must be getting paid pretty well to turn up and play tonight.

5k or so match payments...

Rock Paper Scissors the true winner out of tonight... actually a bit of fun that part

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Is it me or are our guys missing a few goals.

 

[WhiskySaint]

2 balls on the field at the same time.

This is a disaster.

If they actually played with two balls on the field I could get into this format. It would be bedlam!!!!

 

[Kildonan]

Is it me or are our guys missing a few goals.

Its not you

 

[SufferingS8INT]

Thoughts on AFLX.

Good for the kids

s**t for everyone else.

Tex gives “special” commentary a new meaning.

 

[SaintersUnite]

Is it me or are our guys missing a few goals.

To be fair the majority of the players out there are missing sitters.

Members has been accurate and Steele slotted one in the first game.


St Kilda and proud.

 

[soups1982]

most of us gracing the forums are 30+. i feel like its a generic initial position for people our age to hate anything that is new and very confronting. Given how much AFL has changed since most of us remember it in the glory days of the 90s, this initially felt like an additional kick in the teeth and a further step away from what true footy should be.

reflecting on it further throughout the week my hatred subsided and i enjoyed it for what it was.

unfortunately the footy we loved and remembered is long gone.

This is something different, which will attract a certain type of audience. The real concern is why the afl felt they had to roll this out to compete with crickets BBL.

unfortunately one of the things that i ridiculed most about AFLX (the rock paper scissors), was probably the biggest highlight