General AFL thread 2016

[Coca Carlisle]

What I love about watching the Hawks is that every game is a pin point kicking clinic.

This is what we should aspire to.

They just nail their kicks so many times it's not funny.

I'm not even sure we should aspire to it, we don't have the foot skills to execute it like Hawthorn do.

Better off with a gameplan that suits our team and players strengths.

 

[Coca Carlisle]

These bye rounds are killers, a lot of meh games over the next few weeks.

 

[Nutsngum]

These bye rounds are killers, a lot of meh games over the next few weeks.

Lucky we are playing both to make it easier to deal with.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Do we even really need a bye

 

[cartel]

I don't mind the bye too much. Pretty gruelling season for the players, and just makes us look forward to the next match more!

 

[Joffaboy]

Do we even really need a bye

Players do.

 

[Coca Carlisle]

What's everyone's thoughts on the bye after round 23/before finals?
I'm not a fan of that one, its going to be a real momentum zapper this year. Also makes the rolling round 23 fixture irrelevant.

 

[Saintos The ITK]

Players do.

That's why we have large squads. Should be able to manage player workload.

 

[Plumber66]

I'm not even sure we should aspire to it, we don't have the foot skills to execute it like Hawthorn do.

Better off with a gameplan that suits our team and players strengths.

You mean like turnovers and poor i50 entries?

I was referring to their elite kicking skills.

 

[Plumber66]

I don't mind the bye too much. Pretty gruelling season for the players, and just makes us look forward to the next match more!

On the plus side, neither Geary or Gilbert got selected this weekend.

 

[Grav]

Wow! Haven't the wheels fallen off Port?

 

[cartel]

Wow! Haven't the wheels fallen off Port?

Yes, I'm surprised Hinkley hasn't come under more heat. One good season (when our coach was on board), the rest average.

 

[Coca Carlisle]

Yes, I'm surprised Hinkley hasn't come under more heat. One good season (when our coach was on board), the rest average.

2 good seasons under Hinkley I think? But yeah, they have been found out and Hinkley has no plan B.

 

[Choomah]

Hinkleys in strife

 

[cartel]

In the Melbourne media at least, he's thankful for Leppitsch, Hardwick and Buckley.
He's never taken them anything above an upper mid ladder finish.
Honestly don't watch them enough to know if it's the coaching or the team that's Port's issue. Or both.

 

[Glen Buterol]

I reckon the Dogs will beat Cats easily here.

 

[Glen Buterol]

Freo three on the trot since we beat them. They haven't beaten the best competition but nevertheless it makes our win half decent. If I was an aspiring finals team I wouldn't want to run into them in the second half of the season.

 

[Choomah]

Baffling how picken gets a gig in the dogs midfield, absolute hack

 

[pebblesofsand]

Just watching the Cats - what does everyone think about Rhys Stanley with a premiership medal and Roo without one?

 

[Half Back Pocket]

young Bont is getting a lesson tonight so far

 

[Diehard Saint]

Just watching the Cats - what does everyone think about Rhys Stanley with a premiership medal and Roo without one?

Horrible thought!!
But seriously, good luck to him, like McEvoy, neither of them requested a trade so I wouldn't begrudge them.

 

[Saintt]

Yes, I'm surprised Hinkley hasn't come under more heat. One good season (when our coach was on board), the rest average.

Their best season was in 2014 with Richo with us.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Wow. Doggies been caught cat- napping

 

[cartel]

Their best season was in 2014 with Richo with us.

True, my mistake.
I think they've been pretty disappointing over the past couple of years though.

 

[Saintt]

Dogs pretenders? Haven't really beaten anyone that great.