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Sprout said:
Those no.1 pick trade scenarios were good for a laugh. In King's scenario, Essendon give up Hurley and Bellchambers and in return they get Gibbs, Yarran, and Dal Santo or Montagna. GWS get Hurley and Bellchambers for Picks 1 & 19. Another gem from "footy's sharpest mind", according to Fox.
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Fwiw that was Dal Santo OR Montagna. It's pretty funny that Maclure has absolutely no clue. I don't think there's been many more stupid trades on Bigfooty than Sandilands and Duffield for pick 1.
 
Robbo and Maclure didn't give a **** about Gerard's homework, it looked like they'd done it over a dart outside the Fox Footy studios 10 minutes before going on and King being the swot that is was crawling up Whateley's arse "Look at how smart I am, I even drew you a diagram I'm so awesome Mr Whateley"

That had the potential to be interesting but it ended up being a joke and I think Gerard regretted it by the end.
 

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Beetlebum said:
Robbo and Maclure didn't give a **** about Gerard's homework, it looked like they'd done it over a dart outside the Fox Footy studios 10 minutes before going on and King being the swot that is was crawling up Whateley's arse "Look at how smart I am, I even drew you a diagram I'm so awesome Mr Whateley"

That had the potential to be interesting but it ended up being a joke and I think Gerard regretted it by the end.
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Agreed. The Swan trade that Robbo suggested clearly showed he had not even spent 5 seconds thinking about it.
 
Sprout said:
Those no.1 pick trade scenarios were good for a laugh. In King's scenario, Essendon give up Hurley and Bellchambers and in return they get Gibbs, Yarran, and Dal Santo or Montagna. GWS get Hurley and Bellchambers for Picks 1 & 19. Another gem from "footy's sharpest mind", according to Fox.
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Still better than Robbo's trade. :rolleyes:
 
RUNVS said:
Agreed. The Swan trade that Robbo suggested clearly showed he had not even spent 5 seconds thinking about it.
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The Swan trade was Maclure's second offering after the Sandilands/Duffield whiz banger.

I liked when Gerard shot it down immediately saying that Swan has only got a couple of years left.

Maclure just looks back blankly and you can see the cogs turning as he tries to think of a way to justify himself. A familiar position.

Eventually he blurts out: "How good is he? How do we know he's any good?"

Oh Mark.
 
Sprout said:
The Swan trade was Maclure's second offering after the Sandilands/Duffield whiz banger.

I liked when Gerard shot it down immediately saying that Swan has only got a couple of years left.

Maclure just looks back blankly and you can see the cogs turning as he tries to think of a way to justify himself. A familiar position.

Eventually he blurts out: "How good is he? How do we know he's any good?"

Oh Mark.
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How does Maclure not have an entire forum dedicated to how crap he is? Honestly, not only is the guy an absolute knob, but he has absolutely NFI about anything, ever. How the heck is he an 'expert commentator'. Absolute muppet of the highest order.
 
PattyKisagun said:
Speak for yourself, I think the show has absolutely hit its stride in the past month or so, and is now pretty much unmissable TV. Those packages, while perhaps over-dramatic at times, are the best way to get a complete round up of each side of an issue in footy and what's been said. I love them, and love the show.
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I like the promo packages also, a couple have been over the top. It's a similar thing to what HBO used to do with the boxing in the states. We need 24/7 type shows too.
 
Jcpdragonx said:
Was excited for tonight, utter rubbish from Robbo and diabolical from Mclure. Its a tough one, thought the experts could do better.
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AFL360 is a good concept and Whateley holds up his end to facilitate discussion of the week's key AFL topics. I've tried to give this show several chances, however it gets ruined every time by Slobbo and these other alleged "experts" with their incessant stupidity. This particular discussion on GWS pick 1 trade options was a new low.
 

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Robbo: The one thing that disturbs me a little bit about Essendon... And we all hope they get off.. and we don't know if they-

Whateley: [Shaking his head] No no no no no no no no no

Robbo: [back-pedalling] but if they haven't taken anything, Gerard..... we hope they get off

Whateley: No, sorry, I think that's too broad a statement. The game needs the right outcome.

Robbo: Yeah, of course. I'm not saying.... [shows his frustration] ... I hope they get off because they're they're they're... I know some of these people and I don't think they knowingly took it - if they have taken it - and and and that's a sideshow. You can jump in, but that was just a throwaway line. Ummmm.... [pauses... frowns... looks down at his sheet] See, now you've thrown me, what I was thin- what I was going to say!!

Whateley: Sorry. I just think that's an important thing. The game needs the right outcome.

Robbo: Of course! I know that. [Shakes head... doodles on paper in front of him] No, but you still haven't got me back on what I was.... [Looks off to the side] Can we have some think music, please?

[Whateley takes the reins, while Robbo stares down at the desk, frowning, hand on his forehead and tries hard to remember]

Whateley: One last thing is... this is the pantomime of sport, I guess. This is what last week has led to, as Essendon is going to rally it's support around Jobe Watson and it's started it's campaign, "Cheer the Champ"

[While Whateley waffles on and fills in the dead airtime, Robbo leans forward and then leans back in his chair, looking physically pained as he tries forlornly to remember just what it was he was going to say. He even covers his face at one point and pinches the bridge of his nose. Whateley glances over at him and continues his spiel....]

Whateley: so every time Jobe gets the ball on Sunday, Essendon wants its constituency to voice it's.... approval loud and clear

[Robbo is still leaning back in his chair, with his eyes closed, arms folded, his index finger resting on his temple]

Whateley: [still padding] My personal view of this is, all this does is, the knock on is, the next time around, those who aren't with you boo and those who are with you cheer.... and ....this.. can spin right away....but...

[Robbo throws his hands in the air ... EUREKA! ]

Robbo: I just remembered..

Whateley: Right. Quick! [Music starts playing] Oh, no! The music's beaten you

Cut to commercial (and the sound of the floor staff laughing at Robbo)
 
Yeah that was brilliant. The fact that the music cuts Robbo off just as he remembers, it couldn't have been scripted better.

I actually thought he'd get a chance to make his point when they returned from the ad break but they just abandoned it. :)
 
It was classic Robbo in the sense that often when he's giving a team or individual a whack, he couples it with something complimentary.

"The thing with <Player X>, and he's a great player and we all love him, but that's a dog act.."

This time he overreached when about to give Essendon their whack by prefacing it with "we all hope they get off".
 
Beetlebum said:
He got it all wrong anyway, Armstrong never admitted to anything while Jobe has come out before the findings of the investigation and said "Yeah I took it" so there's a vast difference even at the core of this issue of taking illegal substances.
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Jobe OTC was Lance on Oprah - an admission after denial was no longer viable. Names on consent forms, come on.
 
There was a classic Robbo moment earlier in the week Tuesday maybe? Can't remember what exactly it was about but the exchange went something like this

Robbo: I'm about to say something that certain people may not like.

Gerard: Yes.

Robbo: You know what I'm about to say.

Gerard: No I don't and frankly it terrifies me.

[Robbo writes down what he's about to say on a piece of paper]

Gerard: No, you can't say that.

[Camera men laugh in the background].
 
Yeah it was about the Indigenous All Stars team I think.. that was hilarious.

It went something like

R: Can I say that?
G: I don't know what you're going to say!
R: Neither do I.
G: Do you want to write it down for me like last time?
R: Okay [writes it down.. shows G] Can I say that?
G: Nooooo! Don't say that.
 

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Chewy said:
Classic television last night on 360'


Robbo: The one thing that disturbs me a little bit about Essendon... And we all hope they get off.. and we don't know if they-

Whateley: [Shaking his head] No no no no no no no no no

Robbo: [back-pedalling] but if they haven't taken anything, Gerard..... we hope they get off

Whateley: No, sorry, I think that's too broad a statement. The game needs the right outcome.

Robbo: Yeah, of course. I'm not saying.... [shows his frustration] ... I hope they get off because they're they're they're... I know some of these people and I don't think they knowingly took it - if they have taken it - and and and that's a sideshow. You can jump in, but that was just a throwaway line. Ummmm.... [pauses... frowns... looks down at his sheet] See, now you've thrown me, what I was thin- what I was going to say!!

Whateley: Sorry. I just think that's an important thing. The game needs the right outcome.

Robbo: Of course! I know that. [Shakes head... doodles on paper in front of him] No, but you still haven't got me back on what I was.... [Looks off to the side] Can we have some think music, please?

[Whateley takes the reins, while Robbo stares down at the desk, frowning, hand on his forehead and tries hard to remember]

Whateley: One last thing is... this is the pantomime of sport, I guess. This is what last week has led to, as Essendon is going to rally it's support around Jobe Watson and it's started it's campaign, "Cheer the Champ"

[While Whateley waffles on and fills in the dead airtime, Robbo leans forward and then leans back in his chair, looking physically pained as he tries forlornly to remember just what it was he was going to say. He even covers his face at one point and pinches the bridge of his nose. Whateley glances over at him and continues his spiel....]

Whateley: so every time Jobe gets the ball on Sunday, Essendon wants its constituency to voice it's.... approval loud and clear

[Robbo is still leaning back in his chair, with his eyes closed, arms folded, his index finger resting on his temple]

Whateley: [still padding] My personal view of this is, all this does is, the knock on is, the next time around, those who aren't with you boo and those who are with you cheer.... and ....this.. can spin right away....but...

[Robbo throws his hands in the air ... EUREKA! ]

Robbo: I just remembered..

Whateley: Right. Quick! [Music starts playing] Oh, no! The music's beaten you

Cut to commercial (and the sound of the floor staff laughing at Robbo)
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I missed the Thursday edition, can anyone upload the video to this segment? It must be seen.
 
Show's jumped the shark. Too much commentary on Essendon and drugs, Melbourne and GWS losing games, milestone games for players. Needs to get back to talking about why clubs are winning and why clubs are not.

Footy from all angles? More like footy from 4 angles.
 
Nothing has "jumped the shark" more than that phrase itself.

The show is still critical viewing for any serious footy fan. I don't think it needs to be on 4 nights a week, and I don't usually bother IQing it when I'm not home any more - but it is still by far away the best and away footy show that we have, and anyone who ever lamented The Footy Show as not discussing footy and also lamented our lack of serious footy shows can't bag 360.
 

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