2021 Non-Crows AFL Discussion Part 1: we can have lots of fun!

[FR0GGY]

Razor Ray was on the radio and he explained the player can start off their line to allow for their "arc" as long as they kick over the mark. A matter of communication between the player and umpire, Ray sounded quite reasonable.

Ray actually sounds like a pretty decent bloke in his interviews he does.

 

[Crow till I die]

Slowly dawning on them they are no chance this year

Thats called the 'losing to richmond in a grand final effect'

 

[Deaneus!]

Carlton are a waste of time. Skills just aren't good enough. Port will win by 40+.

Playing a side full of battlers and journeymen will get you nowhere.

20years and a bunch of rebuilds later...

your heart would sink being drafted there, knowing your entire career is going to waste

speaking of which, where’s Stocker?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

20years and a bunch of rebuilds later...

your heart would sink being drafted there, knowing your entire career is going to waste

speaking of which, where’s Stocker?

VFL. Actually had a great game on the weekend by all reports, let's see if he's in next week.

 

[1970crow]

Gee this Geelong vs North game is hard to watch

Geelong starting the year very much as a bottom six performer. Expect them to improve, but they're awful at the moment.

 

[1970crow]

bahahahaha... dixon!.. the AFL’s biggest spud is now classed as “greatness”. fu** me.

fair to say I havent read much of Sam’s work in the past. Fair to say I won’t bother reading any of it in the future if this effort is anything to go by..

that whole paragraph is actually an insult to Kennedy and Franklin..

Surely a piss-take. Dixon can play well at times, but nobody would include him seriously in a sentence with the other 2.

 

[1970crow]

Thanks friend... Yes well it was good to get the win after last weeks disaster, but yeah, it’s going to be a big ask at that dump next week. 16 years and counting... After next week we most likely will be behind our dear neighbours on the ladder

Shame about the result today. I was half expecting it unfortunately, but hopefully a good opportunity for a reset in team selection etc. Even then they (Fremantle) could only win by a couple of goals, a bit sad really Looking forward to see some more of the AFC’s youngsters coming through in the coming weeks!

Interstate sides shouldn't have to play there. All Vic games should be played at finals venues and there should never be the need for 2 separate forms of transport. No tassie, no Ballarat, no Geelong, it's bullshit that interstate sides play at these venues. I don't understand how Freo won, they made 4 unforced changes and totally blew their continuity credits.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Am I the only one who thinks it’s too early to write off Carlton?

(I am well aware history is not on my side here...)

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Am I the only one who thinks it’s too early to write off Carlton?

(I am well aware history is not on my side here...)

They go badly until finals/success are out of reach

Then once that expectation is off they play well

 

[StonesThrow]

Am I the only one who thinks it’s too early to write off Carlton?

(I am well aware history is not on my side here...)

Write them off from what? Scraping into the 8?

They are a 10-12 side imo. I.e. better than us (and so they should be) but not very good.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Write them off from what? Scraping into the 8?

I hadn’t thought that far ahead

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

In 2019 you had a large number of coaching changes. North, Carlton and St Kilda all had their coaches resign or sacked part way through the season, and the caretakers all took on the permanent position after the new coach bounce.

St Kilda's was a little different as it appeared Ratten was always lined up to take over from Richardson.

But Scott leaves North, Shaw is a disaster for many reasons, and now the club is miles behind the 17th best team in the comp.

And then you have Teague. His appointment just reeked of desperation to me. He is not a head coach, at all. Great assistant, everyone loves him. But he looks clueless.

I know Carlton won't want another rebuild, but they have to go through that process again. Their list is terrible. Their best player in Cripps is half the player he was a few years ago. Mackay and Weitering are genuine talent, but can only do so much.

 

[kirky]

In 2019 you had a large number of coaching changes. North, Carlton and St Kilda all had their coaches resign or sacked part way through the season, and the caretakers all took on the permanent position after the new coach bounce.

St Kilda's was a little different as it appeared Ratten was always lined up to take over from Richardson.

But Scott leaves North, Shaw is a disaster for many reasons, and now the club is miles behind the 17th best team in the comp.

And then you have Teague. His appointment just reeked of desperation to me. He is not a head coach, at all. Great assistant, everyone loves him. But he looks clueless.

I know Carlton won't want another rebuild, but they have to go through that process again. Their list is terrible. Their best player in Cripps is half the player he was a few years ago. Mackay and Weitering are genuine talent, but can only do so much.

Still can’t remember why Carlton got rid of Ratten. He actually had a positive coaching record (60-59-1), marginally positive but still positive.

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

Still can’t remember why Carlton got rid of Ratten. He actually had a positive coaching record (60-59-1), marginally positive but still positive.

For the Malthouse fantasy

 

[Kickin Goals]

Am I the only one who thinks it’s too early to write off Carlton?

(I am well aware history is not on my side here...)

You could wait a month and write them
off then. Might beat Essendon but that will be it. 3-6.

with Brisbane at Marvel Stadium, Essendon (MCG), Western Bulldogs (Marvel) and Melbourne (MCG) the next four assignments.

 

[Slippery Pete]

You could wait a month and write them
off then.

That sounds like a good plan StonesThrow

 

[footy4ever]

Am I the only one who thinks it’s too early to write off Carlton?

(I am well aware history is not on my side here...)

They look way worse than us sometimes but watch them play like champions when we play them in Melb...yet again.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

They look way worse than us sometimes but watch them play like champions when we play them in Melb...yet again.

Yet again?

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Yet again?

We've played Carlton in Adelaide once in the past ten years

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

We've played Carlton in Adelaide once in the past ten years

Oh, I thought he meant that Carlton always play like champions against us.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Razor Ray was on the radio and he explained the player can start off their line to allow for their "arc" as long as they kick over the mark. A matter of communication between the player and umpire, Ray sounded quite reasonable.

What does kick over the mark mean?

Does it mean that you can't allow for the wind with a shot after the siren?

Or does it mean kick from the line?

I assume it's the latter which brings me back to how wide is the line?

 

[Slippery Pete]

Razor Ray was on the radio and he explained the player can start off their line to allow for their "arc" as long as they kick over the mark. A matter of communication between the player and umpire, Ray sounded quite reasonable.

He might’ve sounded reasonable but that is confusing as *.

What if you start off your line and then say to yourself, ”well, it’s not play on over here, I may as well ******* stay off my line and kick from over here with no man on the mark!”

 

[Peter Doherty]

Bucks was just on 360 being questioned about DeGooey getting the mobiles out during the match.

Responds with a smirk, 'the player who got the phones had just been ruled out with concussion, he wasn't thinking straight'.

Then questioned about if someone should have been looking after him, 'Covid. Covid means we are understaffed'.

Sincere responses?

 

[GROTTO]

Bucks was just on 360 being questioned about DeGooey getting the mobiles out during the match.

Responds with a smirk, 'the player who got the phones had just been ruled out with concussion, he wasn't thinking straight'.

Then questioned about if someone should have been looking after him, 'Covid. Covid means we are understaffed'.

Sincere responses?

That would be a fair comment if he was ruled out with concussion.

My understanding is that he wasnt initially ruled our with concussion during the game?

 

[Scorpus]

Bucks was just on 360 being questioned about DeGooey getting the mobiles out during the match.

Responds with a smirk, 'the player who got the phones had just been ruled out with concussion, he wasn't thinking straight'.

Then questioned about if someone should have been looking after him, 'Covid. Covid means we are understaffed'.

Sincere responses?

Bloke doesn't give a *. He's cooked