Game Day Around the Grounds - Week 1 Elimination & Qualifying Finals

[ESKIE]

I loved Kenny Hunter and Bruce Doull

 

[thylacine60]

Not you.......

 

[passmark]

Lurve Eddie.

Happy he's doing well, I'll probably barrack for the Cows as long as they are in it because of him. Unless they play the Doggies.

 

[Kramer1]

Some losers demand to stay lovesick over lost favourites. The same losers that seen to selectively forget Betts' inconsistencies.

Much of which can be explained by playing as a small forward under quality talls, as opposed to sitting under a couple of dozen hospital ball I50 entries each match.

It's pretty grouse the level he has taken his game to.

 

[JustaBattler]

How good is that Talia bloke....

 

[passmark]

Sydney looking ordinary but should have the horsepower next week to get over the Crows.

 

[HBF]

My fear is that GWS win against Sydney has just opened the door for Hawthorn.
They can beat up both Doggies and GWS and get to another GF while Sydney will probably battle Geelong in the prelim.

GWS have smashed Hawthorn two years in a row in Sydney. I'd think they're in for a very tough run now. Dogs won't be a pushover either.

 

[Azul]

Sydney looking ordinary but should have the horsepower next week to get over the Crows.

They're back at their toy arena, the SCG, after squealing for the past couple of weeks how much they dislike ANZ. Ha ha.

 

[Azul]

Some losers demand to stay lovesick over lost favourites. The same losers that seen to selectively forget Betts' inconsistencies.

I'm just sad we didn't bank the draft pick. Dale Thomas, were they thinking?

 

[perthblue]

Some losers demand to stay lovesick over lost favourites. The same losers that seen to selectively forget Betts' inconsistencies.

bret thornton's one game in GWS colours is still heartbreaking for me

 

[BringBackSimmo]

Despite this performance, the Swans will probably win next week..

I'll stick by this statement, hopefully the Doggies can beat the Hawks..
Cats v Swans and Giants v Dogs Preliminary Finals?



... also seems the only problem with a Thursday Night Final is no footy on Sunday

 

[Show_Me_The_Money]

Sorry, I know it sounds like sour grapes, but I just can't find one ounce of pleasure in watching Eddie playing tonight. It just makes wonder how much truth there was in the speculation that Eddie was all ready signed, sealed and delivered to the Crows the year before he left us, especially considering how he managed to kick only 22 goals from 16 H & A games in his last season with the Blues. I know we weren't as good the Crows are this year, but we were still competitive enough to win 11 games and a final against Richmond in 2013.

He was a RFA, we had the ability to match the offer and he would have stayed so the comments re him being signed are pure folly made up by Mick to both discredit the club CEO and make it seem like he had no choice.

 

[ESKIE]

Oh stuff it I miss Eddie too

MEB_

 

[Funk]

These commentators! Slagging off Majak for taking a shot at goal and he nails it. Next, Thomas.

No idea BT and lingy

Gawd these commentators s**t me.

Lindsay Thomas "stages" and they reckon he should get the electric chair.

Cyril "stages" and one commentator says he was "unlucky not to get a free kick" while the others are getting an instant erection in the background.

 

[ESKIE]

Some losers demand to stay lovesick over lost favourites. The same losers that seen to selectively forget Betts' inconsistencies.

There a thread on the main board 'is Betts the best player in the comp'

 

[RudyBlue]

Richo is a flog. Kept talking down Eddie kicking 70 goals in a season and how Matthews had done it 6 times in his career. He completely glossed over the fact that he himself had only kicked 70 or more in a season once - way, way back in 1996. Glad he never played in a flag and has a career finals record of 1 win and 2 losses.

From what I heard, he actually sounded quite impressed with Eddie kicking 70+ and how that put him in the company of Matthews...

 

[Funk]

gee that's a big call on one poor game

Fair point Thy.

Mitchell looked lost yesterday on a big ground against a quick team.

Would be interesting to see Mitchell's stats for SCG versus larger grounds and see if there is much variance.

 

[RudyBlue]

gee that's a big call on one poor game

Hyperbole

 

[Shambolic]

Loved his "short pass" to Cameron resulting in a goal. Was brilliant. Sad if he doesn't change his mind and come to us. Would be a tremendous asset to our rebuilded side.

Agree, I thought Tomlinson had a fantastic game. Played tall yet was good in space and has great toe.

 

[Funk]

There a thread on the main board 'is Betts the best player in the comp'

He certainly wasn't in his last year at Carlton - which is rightly what his contract offer would have been based on.

 

[Just Kreuzing]

I'm actually rapt for Ed, the season he's had, punctuated by yesterday's performance. They love him over there, and why not? Sure, so did we, but would he have ever reached this level of stardom had he stayed at Carlton? Hard to see it. At Carlton he was "just a small forward", albeit our best one. In Adelaide he's The Man.
Go Eddie!

I remember experiencing what the Crows fans did last night on numerous occasions, think he reached a similar level at times but obviously is more complimented at the Crows because of the structure and talent he has around him.

 

[Big Sim is Back]

He certainly wasn't in his last year at Carlton - which is rightly what his contract offer would have been based on.

Which meant we were completely outsmarted by Adelaide, who were clever enough to review his career as a whole and correctly decide that he was the best small forward in the game.

 

[Aphrodite]

 

[thylacine60]

There a thread on the main board 'is Betts the best player in the comp'

he's clearly the best player the game has seen - ever - the end

 

[thylacine60]

apologies to matthews, coleman, jezza, judd, lockett and skilton......