Football Related Random Thread - PART 2

[Dalions]

Congrats Mitch.

 

[BuntonRules]

The Lions are facing an MCG hoodoo — but how does that compare to the worst streaks in history?

Food for thought

 

[MSB ROYS]

Mr Ripper Player pushes player, who pushes player, who hurts another player.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Mr Ripper Player pushes player, who pushes player, who hurts another player.

Not the most egregious example, but bad enough. Far too many injuries caused by pushes in the back in or into marking contests.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Said a few months back that footy needs a "Bazball" equivalent to break out of its current tactical and philosophical funk. Wish Fages had picked McCullum's brain while he was playing at the Gabba.

 

[ZoBlitz]

Said a few months back that footy needs a "Bazball" equivalent to break out of its current tactical and philosophical funk. Wish Fages had picked McCullum's brain while he was playing at the Gabba.

Wonder if Ross Lyon has been talking to Khawaja?

Whether they win or we win at the end of this Test, no one will care how you did it, whether you scored at six an over, whether you scored at three an over.

 

[dlanod]

Said a few months back that footy needs a "Bazball" equivalent to break out of its current tactical and philosophical funk. Wish Fages had picked McCullum's brain while he was playing at the Gabba.

I've seen our forward line set up like that.

The problem is then that all six run in to the same place to try to take the catch.

 

[On the quiet]

Not the most egregious example, but bad enough. Far too many injuries caused by pushes in the back in or into marking contests.

appears Rohan pushes a Port player into Danger

 

[dlanod]

appears Rohan pushes a Port player into Danger

It looks Rohan turned semi-deliberately to ride the push into bumping the player with his hip too...

 

[irel]

Our underwhelming response to Moty's Rising Star nomination is no surprise to me. I think we have finally learned that in the scheme of things The Rising Star award is meaningless and means SFA.

Anyhow well done Willmot for playing 14 consecutive games at a level ensuring he keeps his spot and is contributing to the results we have achieved. Let other team boards have shit fights over the nominations.

However, if Fletcher does not get one the selectors are w***ers and know nothing about football.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

Our underwhelming response to Moty's Rising Star nomination is no surprise to me. I think we have finally learned that in the scheme of things The Rising Star award is meaningless and means SFA.

Anyhow well done Willmot for playing 14 consecutive games at a level ensuring he keeps his spot and is contributing to the results we have achieved. Let other team boards have s**t fights over the nominations.

However, if Fletcher does not get one the selectors are w***ers and know nothing about football.

Rising star noms are nice little fillips when you're losing most weeks - it's a glimmer on the horizon for supporters. But when your aim is finals it's just noise really.

I'm happy for Motty (it's probably a nice acknowledgement early in your career) and probably thought it might have come a few weeks earlier. But I remember when I was 18 asking my uncle who was going to win the Rising Star award and he considered me for a few seconds and calmly asked "who the **** really cares?" - that's always stayed with me.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Even more insignificant now when you have guys like Daicos and Ashcroft dominating in their first couple of seasons

 

[M Malice]

Lewis Taylor

28

Lewis Taylor

Age

30

Ht

174cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.1

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

9.6

2star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.2

3star

CL

0.2

2star

D

12.6

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

1.2

4star

>>>>> .... Marcus Bontempelli

4

Marcus Bontempelli

Age

30

Ht

194cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.5

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

10.3

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

4.8

5star

CL

4.4

5star

D

18.4

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

8.8

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

4.0

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

1.8

4star

.

 

[briztoon]

Our underwhelming response to Moty's Rising Star nomination is no surprise to me. I think we have finally learned that in the scheme of things The Rising Star award is meaningless and means SFA.

Anyhow well done Willmot for playing 14 consecutive games at a level ensuring he keeps his spot and is contributing to the results we have achieved. Let other team boards have s**t fights over the nominations.

However, if Fletcher does not get one the selectors are w***ers and know nothing about football.

Rising star noms are nice little fillips when you're losing most weeks - it's a glimmer on the horizon for supporters. But when your aim is finals it's just noise really.

I'm happy for Motty (it's probably a nice acknowledgement early in your career) and probably thought it might have come a few weeks earlier. But I remember when I was 18 asking my uncle who was going to win the Rising Star award and he considered me for a few seconds and calmly asked "who the * really cares?" - that's always stayed with me.

Nice to see both of you preparing yourselves for when Ashcroft doesn’t win the Rising Star award.

 

[Dalions]

Nice to see both of you preparing yourselves for when Ashcroft doesn’t win the Rising Star award.

I think the Melbourne centric will give it to cheesel anyway.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Rising star noms are nice little fillips when you're losing most weeks - it's a glimmer on the horizon for supporters. But when your aim is finals it's just noise really.

I'm happy for Motty (it's probably a nice acknowledgement early in your career) and probably thought it might have come a few weeks earlier. But I remember when I was 18 asking my uncle who was going to win the Rising Star award and he considered me for a few seconds and calmly asked "who the * really cares?" - that's always stayed with me.

To be brutally honest, I think the same thing about the Brownlow. I'm generally much more interested in the Norm Smith Medallist.

 

[M Malice]

To be brutally honest, I think the same thing about the Brownlow. I'm generally much more interested in the Norm Smith Medallist.

I am stunned that you didn't mention the Marcus Ashcroft Medal?

 

[Grasshopper17]

I am stunned that you didn't mention the Marcus Ashcroft Medal?

Which begs the question... If we played the Suns in a Grand Final, would both medals be awarded?

AND could they be won by different players!?

 

[rye]

id probably prefer it if sheezel wins so the insufferable north fans arent crowing about how he was robbed for the entire off season

 

[briztoon]

Or the Suns Flecther - it seems they are salivating over what he will become, which i think the selectors mostly do - accept for Lewis winning it over Bont, so yes, I dont expect Will to win it despite being more influential in my bias opinion. Sheezel is very good, but less is being asked of him

Humphrey.

 

[Dalions]

Or the Suns Flecther - it seems they are salivating over what he will become, which i think the selectors mostly do - accept for Lewis winning it over Bont, so yes, I dont expect Will to win it despite being more influential in my bias opinion. Sheezel is very good, but less is being asked of him

Bailey Humphrey is very good, would love to have him here at the Lions.

 

[dlanod]

id probably prefer it if sheezel wins so the insufferable north fans arent crowing about how he was robbed for the entire off season

id probably prefer it if ashcroft wins so the insufferable north fans are crowing about how he was robbed for the entire off season

 

[BuntonRules]

On out put so far, there is a couple that have it over Will. So be it, still rapt in what we got.

 

[western royboy]

Said a few months back that footy needs a "Bazball" equivalent to break out of its current tactical and philosophical funk. Wish Fages had picked McCullum's brain while he was playing at the Gabba.

We had it 30 years ago when Malcolm Blight coached Geelong

 

[MSB ROYS]

Would some of the other nominees get a game at the Lions given our usual rigid selection policy?
Two players who definitely would are Humphrey and Sheezel.