Game Day 2024 Non-Swans Game Day

[Membling]

Max Gawn might actually be the best player in the comp. He's making quality opposition look silly

Best in his position, definitely.

First player I would pick to build a team, nope

 

[Membling]

Saints are just held in a pattern of mediocrity

 

[the hypnotoad]

Saints are really the disappointment of 2024 had them pushing for the 8 at the minimum.

Do they have a lot of injuries?

they are an abysmal club

 

[caesar88]

Best in his position, definitely.

First player I would pick to build a team, nope

Well based on that criteria the top 10 players in the comp would have to be all key defenders!

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Umpiring is just i have no words for it i didnt think it would be possible for the standard to get worse.

 

[Membling]

Well based on that criteria the top 10 players in the comp would have to be all key defenders!

Actually complete agree.

Hugely underrated position

 

[The King!]

Hawthorn celebrating their sensational win against…… checks the ladder …. The team directly above them outside the 8, as if they have won a final.

Yeah but Brisbane are supposed to be half decent to be fair .

 

[The King!]

There are not many sides that can legitimately win the flag left imo .

Sydney can of course I don't think that's being one eyed.

Trying to be objective for the rest

Essendon just no way imo- i still think they can miss finals - but even if they do get in they aren't winning a flag in any world .


So I think everything going right for a side leave in no order

Pies
Port
Cats
Demons
Giants
Blues


I am being generous with a few there too.


That's it imo, I know the dogs are rated highly numbers wise but looking at their draw they will struggle.

I think the Suns should make the eight from here , Freo a shot and that's it in that regard too .

Line through the rest of the comp for finals even let alone a flag.

I am actually prepared to say I don't think the Cats can win the flag either, don't think they have enough left in a few of their older guys .

 

[tombomb]

Reid might extend his contract a couple of years, but I think it would be a miracle if West Coast extend him beyond that.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

There are not many sides that can legitimately win the flag left imo .

Sydney can of course I don't think that's being one eyed.

Trying to be objective for the rest

Essendon just no way imo- i still think they can miss finals - but even if they do get in they aren't winning a flag in any world .


So I think everything going right for a side leave in no order

Pies
Port
Cats
Demons
Giants
Blues


I am being generous with a few there too.


That's it imo, I know the dogs are rated highly numbers wise but looking at their draw they will struggle.

I think the Suns should make the eight from here , Freo a shot and that's it in that regard too .

Line through the rest of the comp for finals even let alone a flag.

I am actually prepared to say I don't think the Cats can win the flag either, don't think they have enough left in a few of their older guys .

I actually think its getting smaller by the week lol maybe 2-3 teams in it and thats maybe.

 

[The King!]

I actually think its getting smaller by the week lol maybe 2-3 teams in it and thats maybe.

Don't disagree , but blues for instance get a few back and get on a roll, Melbourne based finals etc.


Right now teams are fighting not to be contenders it feels like.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Brisbane have significantly underachieved yer they have injuries but there was still 14 premiership players out there today that played in the 2023 decider.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Don't disagree , but blues for instance get a few back and get on a roll, Melbourne based finals etc.


Right now teams are fighting not to be contenders it feels like.

Yer Blues can beat any side on their day and Melbourne with Gawn, Trac, Oliver, Viney are always a threat i guess but they lost to the Eagles :S

So yer i dunno LOL i got nothing.

 

[caesar88]

Victorian media take the piss out of the West Australian for their Harley Reid coverage but every Eagles game I watch has Fox Footy basically following him with the camera and cutting to him every second break in play.

It's just ridiculous

 

[tombomb]

There are not many sides that can legitimately win the flag left imo .

Sydney can of course I don't think that's being one eyed.

Trying to be objective for the rest

Essendon just no way imo- i still think they can miss finals - but even if they do get in they aren't winning a flag in any world .


So I think everything going right for a side leave in no order

Pies
Port
Cats
Demons
Giants
Blues


I am being generous with a few there too.


That's it imo, I know the dogs are rated highly numbers wise but looking at their draw they will struggle.

I think the Suns should make the eight from here , Freo a shot and that's it in that regard too .

Line through the rest of the comp for finals even let alone a flag.

I am actually prepared to say I don't think the Cats can win the flag either, don't think they have enough left in a few of their older guys .

I'd still include the Bulldogs and Essendon as a chance if things fall the right way.

All of the decent Victorian teams are right in it regardless of how good we, or any other non vic team, are going because of the MCG advantage.

 

[the hypnotoad]

There are not many sides that can legitimately win the flag left imo .

Sydney can of course I don't think that's being one eyed.

Trying to be objective for the rest

Essendon just no way imo- i still think they can miss finals - but even if they do get in they aren't winning a flag in any world .


So I think everything going right for a side leave in no order

Pies
Port
Cats
Demons
Giants
Blues


I am being generous with a few there too.


That's it imo, I know the dogs are rated highly numbers wise but looking at their draw they will struggle.

I think the Suns should make the eight from here , Freo a shot and that's it in that regard too .

Line through the rest of the comp for finals even let alone a flag.

I am actually prepared to say I don't think the Cats can win the flag either, don't think they have enough left in a few of their older guys .

swans, c'wood, melbourne, giants ...

 

[swanssince2002]

Dees are like how did we lose to a bottom 4 side like this and made Reid look like Goodes + Judd combined...

 

[The King!]

I'd still include the Bulldogs and Essendon as a chance if things fall the right way.

All of the decent Victorian teams are right in it regardless of how good we, or any other non vic team, are going because of the MCG advantage.

I thought the dogs but playing around with predictors it gets hard for them .

 

[Millky95]

"Dawson adding contested marking this year"

DID ANYONE ELSE WATCH HIM WHEN HE WAS A SWAN?!?! WE ALL KNEW THIS

 

[The King!]

I think Reid looks great. But the fox call is like it's the 86 Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan doing it all alone v Boston

 

[caesar88]

Harley Reid is very promising.

But if they start paying fend-offs as high contact (which they should - most of them are hands to players faces/throats) then he loses his one wood IMO.

 

[The King!]

"Dawson adding contested marking this year"

DID ANYONE ELSE WATCH HIM WHEN HE WAS A SWAN?!?! WE ALL KNEW THIS

Remember he couldn't even kick a footy until he got to the Crows

 

[The King!]

Did Tex get a free for falling over ?

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Harley Reid is very promising.

But if they start paying fend-offs as high contact (which they should - most of them are hands to players faces/throats) then he loses his one wood IMO.

Why Dusty got away with it for years.

 

[The King!]

They go to the break with Adelaide leading Harvey Reid's mob