Discussion 2025 General AFL Discussion

[ScrappyDo]

I just realised that Alix thinks that some birds have four legs!

Lookin forward to the mozzies in round 1.

 

[jumperfan]

And the academy nonsense begins

 

[StFly]

So what have I missed, is 50 now 22 and did we have a punch on yet?

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Key Bomber set to miss 2026 season

The Bombers' bad luck with injuries has continued

www.sen.com.au

 

[SaintsSeptember]

Key Bomber set to miss 2026 season

The Bombers' bad luck with injuries has continued

www.sen.com.au

I feel really sorry for Nick.

Essendon supporters can suck a dick.

 

[SaintsofSteel]

Key Bomber set to miss 2026 season

The Bombers' bad luck with injuries has continued

www.sen.com.au

Ouch the poor bugger they are not fun to recover from and to have two in such a short time frame will be tough.

Just a fun fact I learnt the other day, that they use hamstring grafts from cadavers now to replace the torn ACL - rather than your own hamstring tendon.

 

[jumperfan]

Ouch the poor bugger they are not fun to recover from and to have two in such a short time frame will be tough.

Just a fun fact I learnt the other day, that they use hamstring grafts from cadavers now to replace the torn ACL - rather than your own hamstring tendon.

Do they? I had an ACL reco about a year ago and they used tendon from my hamstring.

 

[St Steady]

i did it twice in succession and missed 20 mths

1st one i did was at linton st in 1989

they used gortex both times

 

[gringo2011]

i did it twice in succession and missed 20 mths

1st one i did was at linton st in 1989

they used gortex both times

Did you play senior footy Steady?

 

[dudeintheswamp]

And there ends a really shit week for Peking Duk

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/what-the-peking-duk-aflw-grand-final-pregame-disaster-torn-to-shreds/news-story/5a03ed96cf232ecae417368a9bff572c

 

[St Steady]

Did you play senior footy Steady?

no,

i played u/19's from just before i turned 15 (85') and won its b&f in 88. In 88 i played a handful of reserve games as well. I was still eligible for u/19 in 89' but likely to play reserves or better at the start of 89.

spent all pre season in senior group, played in all the senior praccy matches and was in the squad for the first night game pre season comp they used to run but did my knee on the saturday, 3 days before that game.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

no,

i played u/19's from just before i turned 15 (85') and won its b&f in 88. In 88 i played a handful of reserve games as well. I was still eligible for u/19 in 89' but likely to play reserves or better at the start of 89.

spent all pre season in senior group, played in all the senior praccy matches and was in the squad for the first night game pre season comp they used to run but did my knee on the saturday, 3 days before that game.

You would've played with Warnie in those days yeah?

 

[St Steady]

You would've played with Warnie in those days yeah?

warney bottom left , im bottom 3rd from left below bourkey

think this is 1986 or 87 maybe

 

[gringo2011]

warney bottom left , im bottom 3rd from left below bourkey

think this is 1986 or 87 maybe

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Warney looks like his son there.

 

[St Steady]

Warney looks like his son there.

ya he does

he used to have red hair growing up , we were close mates as I went to peninsula and he went to mentone and we played with and against each other lots across a few different sports and when traveling we roomed together. and caught up most of our adult life often

 

[Remboy]

ya he does

he used to have red hair growing up , we were close mates as I went to peninsula and he went to mentone and we played with and against each other lots across a few different sports and when traveling we roomed together. and caught up most of our adult life often


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That's awesome St S.
Now you can tell us about how you were playing backyard cricket and he asked you to show him how to bowl a leg break.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

That's awesome St S.
Now you can tell us about how you were playing backyard cricket and he asked you to show him how to bowl a leg break.

Mike Gatting feeling a little uneasy right now and he's not sure why

 

[St Steady]

That's awesome St S.
Now you can tell us about how you were playing backyard cricket and he asked you to show him how to bowl a leg break.

he was actually a batsman growing up and didnt start bowling leg spin till around 19 yrs old when he got cut and was too old for u/19's. A yr later he was bowling for vic

in cricket I used to bowl to him on turf when our school 1st elevens played against each other as i was an opener/first change bowler and he batted around 4 or 5

 

[CursingFijian]

ya he does

he used to have red hair growing up , we were close mates as I went to peninsula and he went to mentone and we played with and against each other lots across a few different sports and when traveling we roomed together. and caught up most of our adult life often


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You must miss him.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Is that Daniels ... top left 3rd player in?

 

[St Steady]

Is that Daniels ... top left 3rd player in?

yep

in that photo also that played seiniors is bourkey, craig devenport, glenn macmillan and peter freeman

guy on right of coach , chris garrett, broke his leg in a reserves grand final when they used to televise it before seniors on grand final day

guy top right stevie grace was a collingwood line coach up to a few yrs ago

 

[SaintsofSteel]

Do they? I had an ACL reco about a year ago and they used tendon from my hamstring.

I guess its just the elite athletes that get that option...

I learnt that from the surgeon who does all the Canberra Raiders and Brumbies reco's here in Canberra.

 

[DougalHoward]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-world-saddened-as-dermott-brereton-ends-tv-career-after-14-years/news-story/52026d42d3d3adc00979118b073f2ce6

DAZN are trying to destroy fox footy

 

[phantom13]

I “like” Derm as a character but I thought it was pretty well accepted he was a very average commentator.

 

[DougalHoward]

I “like” Derm as a character but I thought it was pretty well accepted he was a very average commentator.

He's one of the best. Would you prefer Tom Hawkins, Jordan Lewis or Jack Riewoldt?