Football Related Random Thread - PART 2

MSB ROYS · Jul 22, 2023

The minor premier does not hold as much prestige IMO with a fixture like we have compared to home and away against every team. For example, the 1st team could lose twice to the 2nd place team but play WC and North twice and be on top by percentage.

The 'worst thing' is when a Victorian team finishes one or two, but has to play their final at position 3 or 4's home ground!

MSB ROYS · Jul 22, 2023

Perhaps we'll see Fev back at the New Farm Clinic in the future.

Viceregal · Jul 22, 2023

Grasshopper17 said:
I read about this 17-6 theory during the week. Honestly it is that flawed I can't believe it is being seriously considered. 6th would be on a hiding to nothing, having to play the 5 teams above them on the ladder, while 7th gets an armchair ride, playing the 5 teams below it on the ladder. 6th could conceivably miss the finals altogether while say 9th gets in undeservedly.

The other thing is, what if the bottom team has already played teams 13-17, all at home? Does this mean their last 5 games will all be away? Seems a bit unfair! Either way it will definitely work out that teams will end up playing unequal numbers of home games for this reason.

It's a bizarre suggestion and I can't understand how it's come this far without such simple scrutiny.

A much better way forward is the pairings suggestion I made some time ago.

I wasn't thinking playing the double ups as 1 plays 2 3 4 5 6 but more along the lines of 1 plays 4 7 10 13 16 2 plays 5 8 11 14 17 etc (and equally 16 plays 1 4 10 13) so it spreads the skill of the matchups kind of equally rather than a potential random 1 plays 18 17 16 15 14.

By spawning the double ups after round 17 (or whatever round it is) you mitigate the fell off a cliff from last year or leaped up the ladder from last year anomolies ... you also don't have the AFL secret herbs a spices lack of transperency in how they currently decide which teams you play next year out of the options and brackets they currently do.

MSB ROYS · Jul 22, 2023

Be interesting when more details come out...

MSB ROYS · Jul 23, 2023

M Malice · Jul 23, 2023

MSB ROYS said:

Is that Stuart Dew?

BuntonRules · Jul 23, 2023

M Malice said:
Is that Stuart Dew?

Enough of the fat shaming. You were playing at his age?

M Malice · Jul 23, 2023

BuntonRules said:
Enough of the fat shaming. You were playing at his age?

LOL, I played competitive Futsal up until my early 60s.

Pretty easy not to be obese, stop shoving junk in your mouth and get up off your backside and move, shame/truth is an underestimated motivator.

I get aged/skinny/ugly/bald shamed regularly, people need to toughen up.

Not children though as it is not their fault, it's parental IMO.

RU_ · Jul 23, 2023

Crows are flying home. 4 goals in 5 minutes to bring the game even.

Nothing better than seeing Lever’s shocked face. His tantrum after McStay caught him holding the ball in last years semi will forever be played in my mind.

martinson · Jul 23, 2023

M Malice said:
LOL, I played competitive Futsal up until my early 60s.

Pretty easy not to be obese, stop shoving junk in your mouth and get up off your backside and move, shame/truth is an underestimated motivator.

I get aged/skinny/ugly/bald shamed regularly, people need to toughen up.

Not children though as it is not their fault, it's parental IMO.

Spending a bit of time wallowing in coffee shops I'm constantly depressed by what obese parents feed their already overweight children.

It's a pandemic , a huge burden on the health system , and mentally deflating for those so inflicted.

Mr Ripper · Jul 23, 2023

Baldy really looking after the Dees today.

Mr Ripper · Jul 23, 2023

The Gabba's been pretty kind to us wrt ACLs. Previous to Will's injury, the only other occurrence I can think of there is Anthony Corrie.

Bit different to the Shitheap by the Nerang where we've had Daniel Rich, Pat Garner, Richard Hadley, Steve Wrigley, Eric, Cam Rayner, Joel MacDonald all go down over the past 17 years.

Probably forgotten someone, somewhere. Simple answer is to boycott playing football on the GC.

MSB ROYS · Jul 24, 2023

Now working for one his father's companies... The

of unintentionally funny tweets.

dlanod · Jul 24, 2023

Tom Browne reports that Tom Browne has quit his position.

The Flying Belgian · Jul 24, 2023

dlanod said:
Tom Browne reports that Tom Browne has quit his position.

BREAKING…

BuntonRules · Jul 24, 2023

dlanod said:
Tom Browne reports that Tom Browne has quit his position.

Interview?

MacMum · Jul 26, 2023

In the HUN this morning......photo's of well known Australians when they were little kids going to school etc...

Maybe some of you knew this, but I certainly didn't.

There was a photo of Mathew Lloyd and his brother, both very young kidlets in school uniforms with their school bags at their feet. His brothers bag had
colours and logo of the Bulldogs and Mathews was Fitzroy/Brisbane LIONs colours and logo

Doesn't he hate us?

This is totally irrelevant I know but I was surprised for some reason, I guess I just assumed he barracked for the Bombers. Never really thought about it tbh

...now that you know this important piece of information, carry on with your day, safe in the knowledge the Lloyd was a Lion at an early age.

Grasshopper17 · Jul 26, 2023

MacMum said:
In the HUN this morning......photo's of well known Australians when they were little kids going to school etc...

Maybe some of you knew this, but I certainly didn't.

There was a photo of Mathew Lloyd and his brother, both very young kidlets in school uniforms with their school bags at their feet. His brothers bag had
colours and logo of the Bulldogs and Mathews was Fitzroy/Brisbane LIONs colours and logo

Doesn't he hate us?

This is totally irrelevant I know but I was surprised for some reason, I guess I just assumed he barracked for the Bombers. Never really thought about it tbh

...now that you know this important piece of information, carry on with your day, safe in the knowledge the Lloyd was a Lion at an early age.

Maybe he's dirty on us for not drafting him

dlanod · Jul 26, 2023

I think it's come up before - he supported us as a kid, but then he never got over the '01 loss?

M Malice · Jul 27, 2023

Interesting fun thread on the main board where you are asked to combine 2 sides to come up with an "unbeatable team", thought I would post mine on our board as well... have I missed anyone and/or got it wrong? >
_______________________________________

The Queensland Sun Lions >

Brandon Starcevich, Harris Andrews, Jack Payne.
Connor McKenna, Charlie Ballard, Darcy Wilmot.

Jarrod Witts, Lachie Neale, Josh Dunkley.
Hugh McCluggage, Touk Miller

11

Touk Miller

Age
29

Ht

178cm

Wt
84kg

Pos.
Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D
21.7

5

K
9.5

4

HB
12.3

5

M
3.7

4

T
5.4

5

CL
4.2

5

D
22.0

5

K
11.4

4

HB
10.6

5

M
2.9

3

T
4.8

5

CL
4.1

5

D
17.8

5

K
5.8

3

HB
12.0

5

M
3.0

3

T
3.8

5

CL
3.0

5

, Noah Anderson

15

Noah Anderson

Age
24

Ht

192cm

Wt
88kg

Pos.
Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D
12.0

3

K
6.0

2

HB
6.0

4

M
2.0

2

T
0.0

1

CL
0.0

1

D
12.0

3

K
6.0

2

HB
6.0

3

M
2.0

2

T
0.0

1

CL
0.0

1

D
12.0

3

K
6.0

3

HB
6.0

4

M
2.0

3

T
0.0

1

CL
0.0

1

.

Jack Lukosius, Joe Daniher, Charlie Cameron.
Lincoln McCarthy, Eric Hipwood, Ben Ainsworth.

Zac Bailey, Matt Rowell, Will Ashcroft, Keidean Coleman.

Sub- Jaspa Fletcher/Bailey Humphrey.

Nunez · Jul 27, 2023

M Malice said:
Interesting fun thread on the main board where you are asked to combine 2 sides to come up with an "unbeatable team", thought I would post mine on our board as well... have I missed anyone and/or got it wrong? >
_______________________________________

The Queensland Sun Lions >

Brandon Starcevich, Harris Andrews, Jack Payne.
Connor McKenna, Charlie Ballard, Darcy Wilmot.

Jarrod Witts, Lachie Neale, Josh Dunkley.
Hugh McCluggage, Touk Miller, Noah Anderson.

Jack Lukosius, Joe Daniher, Charlie Cameron.
Lincoln McCarthy, Eric Hipwood, Ben Ainsworth.

Zac Bailey, Matt Rowell, Will Ashcroft, Keidean Coleman.

Sub- Jaspa Fletcher/Bailey Humphrey.

Missing King, but that is one tasty team!

BrisVegasDru · Jul 27, 2023

M Malice said:
Interesting fun thread on the main board where you are asked to combine 2 sides to come up with an "unbeatable team", thought I would post mine on our board as well... have I missed anyone and/or got it wrong? >
_______________________________________

The Queensland Sun Lions >

Brandon Starcevich, Harris Andrews, Jack Payne.
Connor McKenna, Charlie Ballard, Darcy Wilmot.

Jarrod Witts, Lachie Neale, Josh Dunkley.
Hugh McCluggage, Touk Miller, Noah Anderson.

Jack Lukosius, Joe Daniher, Charlie Cameron.
Lincoln McCarthy, Eric Hipwood, Ben Ainsworth.

Zac Bailey, Matt Rowell, Will Ashcroft, Keidean Coleman.

Sub- Jaspa Fletcher/Bailey Humphrey.

pretty decent, but young Flanders is the Sun's midfielder emerging bigtime atm, would have him ahead of the 'Bear' who has been quiet of late.

briztoon · Jul 27, 2023

M Malice said:
Interesting fun thread on the main board where you are asked to combine 2 sides to come up with an "unbeatable team", thought I would post mine on our board as well... have I missed anyone and/or got it wrong? >
_______________________________________

The Queensland Sun Lions >

Brandon Starcevich, Harris Andrews, Jack Payne.
Connor McKenna, Charlie Ballard, Darcy Wilmot.

Jarrod Witts, Lachie Neale, Josh Dunkley.
Hugh McCluggage, Touk Miller, Noah Anderson.

Jack Lukosius, Joe Daniher, Charlie Cameron.
Lincoln McCarthy, Eric Hipwood, Ben Ainsworth.

Zac Bailey, Matt Rowell, Will Ashcroft, Keidean Coleman.

Sub- Jaspa Fletcher/Bailey Humphrey.

Who’s playing wing?

McCluggage and ???

I’d probably be dropping Rowell for a genuine winger.

Two shorter inside mids in Neale and Miller. Two taller mids in Anderson and Dunkley. Plus Ashcroft.

And I would put a fit & pre-acl Weller in ahead of Coleman.

M Malice · Jul 27, 2023

briztoon said:
Who’s playing wing?

McCluggage and ???

I’d probably be dropping Rowell for a genuine winger.

Two shorter inside mids in Neale and Miller. Two taller mids in Anderson and Dunkley. Plus Ashcroft.

And I would put a fit & pre-acl Weller in ahead of Coleman.

I thought of wing when I was posting the side but decided to just go with who I thought were the best players... sort of AA selection style.

McCluggage yes and I like the idea of Lukosius on a wing with his elite disposal, sharing it with Bailey, maybe Wilmot to play back and wing.

M Malice · Jul 27, 2023

McIvor said:
Needs more Froggy Lester.

It came down to a choice between Froggy and Charlie Ballard, I think everyone bar 3KZ is Football would take Ballard.

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