Discussion General AFL Thread 2017

[austinnn]

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Thought this was quite good.

 

[STK2020]

Any chance Jakey Carlisle could ring the Footy Show Telethon and ask to speak to Murph ?

 

[Saint Watto]

Not sure about a end of season meet n greet.

Bonus points there Snake.....very funny post !

I think BT's idea was a good one but for me.....it would be like going to a High School reunion.

Went to 2 reunions in consecutive years several years ago.........OUCH !!!!

 

[Brains Trust66]

Was with dct66 at open training today , after training got heaps of autographs from players including Roo as they walked around signing everything . For me I had The Point Of It All book . Richo didn't know what it was but said it looked good , got his autograph too . And of course I got Hugh Goddard s autograph first . He didn't train but did sign autographs . Dct66 took lots of photos , hope they turned out . I took some too but my camera isn't as good as his . They were also giving away free Saints board shorts according to the label they sold for about $70 but they gave them away . I got four pairs I just hope they fit lol. Also they were selling merchandise at a reduced price and judging by the queues they sold a lot . I got a Saints Hoody for $30 and dct66 got one too plus a Thanks Roo tshirt as well . I thought about getting a Maddie s match sleeveless jumper but since a rarely wear my red white and black one I decided I couldn't justify the cost .

 

[theprospect]

GAJ named for Gold Coast side this weekend and withdraws himself not two hours later...things looking like they're getting very ugly up there.

 

[Flandersss]

GAJ named for Gold Coast side this weekend and withdraws himself not two hours later...things looking like they're getting very ugly up there.

Gaz/Danger/Jelwood should go alright next year

 

[theprospect]

Gaz/Danger/Jelwood should go alright next year

Unfortunately haha. Wouldn't be surprised if Gold Coast tell Geelong to get stuffed come trade period though, if Ablett refuses to play for Gold Coast for the remainder of his contract he may end up retiring early, and if he doesn't but sits out the season then the reputation of one of the all time greats is forever destroyed, in my opinion.

 

[gringo2011]

Gaz/Danger/Jelwood should go alright next year

Yeah if they can talk the happy clapper into downing some drugs for the pain. He'd be lucky to play three games a year these days.

 

[Geary Is GOAT]

Haven't been keeping up with this thread but did anyone hear Mike Sheahan on 360 on Tuesday?? He described getting a phone call from Rod Butterss who told him that Barrett had called him to do an interview and he had no idea why but he did it.

Barrett literally called Rod out of the blue to get an interview about what went on just to get in on during Roos retirement. The bloke is a through and through campaigner.

 

[George]

Walker and Talia both out of the Crows side for this Sunday's game against the Eagles.

Massive blow. Lets hope Adelaide can still pull through.

 

[George]

Just had a flick through the fixture for this weekend.

Ideal results for Saints supporters as follows;

Friday 25/08 - Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs
Result: Western Bulldogs win by less than 28 points.
- Hawthorn can finish the season at worst in 13th spot if they lose and Collingwood win. Bulldogs need 28 points to overtake us on %, so they can still win tonight but if they win by less than 28, and we beat Richmond, they will be eliminated. To improve our draft position and knock the Dogs out of the finals race, this is the result we need.


Saturday 26/08 - Collingwood v Melbourne
Result: Collingwood win.
- If Collingwood can knock off the Demons and provided the Dogs beat the Hawks, Collingwood will move to 12th and Hawthorn to 13th, improving our draft position. A Melbourne loss won't affect us either way, however an unlikely Melbourne thrashing could shake things up a little, as our % is 8 points below theirs. We would need Collingwood to win by around 10 goals and for us to do the same to Richmond to jump the Demons on percent.


Sunday 27/08 - Essendon v Fremantle
Result: Fremantle win.
- This is the most important one, and we'll know where we sit early on in our game. We simply need Fremantle to beat Essendon as the Bombers are level with us on points but a whole heap of percent above us. If Fremantle win and we beat Richmond, we're in pending the Crows v Eagles. If Essendon win, we're out.


Sunday 27/08 - West Coast v Adelaide
Result: Adelaide win.
- Another big one, but the result may not matter depending on our game earlier in the day. West Coast are level with us on points but have a healthier percentage. If Adelaide win, and provided we do our job, we'll overtake the Eagles on points.



The remaining games of the round hold no bearing.

 

[TassieSaint]

Woosha 3 and 13 head to head with Ross Lyon. Promising...

 

[Diehard Saint]

Woosha 3 and 13 head to head with Ross Lyon. Promising...

Clutching at straws, methinks




..... But I'll be crossing all my fingers and toes!

 

[George]

Clutching at straws, methinks




..... But I'll be crossing all my fingers and toes!

Let us have our fun!!

 

[chris_h_11]

Crows tanking.....

Tex and Talia have withdrawn "injured".....

 

[Quixote]

Just had a flick through the fixture for this weekend.

Ideal results for Saints supporters as follows;

Friday 25/08 - Hawthorn v Western Bulldogs
Result: Western Bulldogs win by less than 28 points.
- Hawthorn can finish the season at worst in 13th spot if they lose and Collingwood win. Bulldogs need 28 points to overtake us on %, so they can still win tonight but if they win by less than 28, and we beat Richmond, they will be eliminated. To improve our draft position and knock the Dogs out of the finals race, this is the result we need.


Saturday 26/08 - Collingwood v Melbourne
Result: Collingwood win.
- If Collingwood can knock off the Demons and provided the Dogs beat the Hawks, Collingwood will move to 12th and Hawthorn to 13th, improving our draft position. A Melbourne loss won't affect us either way, however an unlikely Melbourne thrashing could shake things up a little, as our % is 8 points below theirs. We would need Collingwood to win by around 10 goals and for us to do the same to Richmond to jump the Demons on percent.


Sunday 27/08 - Essendon v Fremantle
Result: Fremantle win.
- This is the most important one, and we'll know where we sit early on in our game. We simply need Fremantle to beat Essendon as the Bombers are level with us on points but a whole heap of percent above us. If Fremantle win and we beat Richmond, we're in pending the Crows v Eagles. If Essendon win, we're out.


Sunday 27/08 - West Coast v Adelaide
Result: Adelaide win.
- Another big one, but the result may not matter depending on our game earlier in the day. West Coast are level with us on points but have a healthier percentage. If Adelaide win, and provided we do our job, we'll overtake the Eagles on points.



The remaining games of the round hold no bearing.

FFS here he is again. The hope merchant.

 

[Quixote]

Let's not forget folks, the Dockers beat the soon-to-be Premiers in Round 23 last year.

Ross Lyon has swung the axe. I think the team looks better with some of those names not in it (I'm looking at you fat-truck McCarthy).

Essendon have brought back Watson so playing a man down. Also noticed Laverde on the bench and he shares DNA with the potato family. Also no Hurley arguably their best injector.

I've just got this funny feeling in my bones that this one is going to be closer than people think. Think Ross will be throwing everything at his chargers for this one; not a good look for the senior coach to enter a pre-season on the back of a thumping.

Dons by 18 goals.

 

[George]

FFS here he is again. The hope merchant.

Bastard

 

[Superduperouzel]

Unfortunately haha. Wouldn't be surprised if Gold Coast tell Geelong to get stuffed come trade period though, if Ablett refuses to play for Gold Coast for the remainder of his contract he may end up retiring early, and if he doesn't but sits out the season then the reputation of one of the all time greats is forever destroyed, in my opinion.

And wouldn´t that be a pity with Ablett Snr & Jnr being remembered for things other than their genius footballing ability

 

[GodSziller]

Bont has kicked 8.15 from set shots this season but is gods gift to football. Spare me.

 

[Superduperouzel]

Hawks getting away from them. We need the Dogs to win by the slimest of margins and the Pies to get up.

 

[George]

Ah well, we drop from potentially pick 6 to pick 7 now. And the Dogs are eliminated which is great for us.

One down, two to go. C'mon Freo & Adelaide!

 

[Pardon me]

Ah well, we drop from potentially pick 6 to pick 7 now. And the Dogs are eliminated which is great for us.

One down, two to go. C'mon Freo & Adelaide!

And McGregor!!
That multi would be niiooce

 

[Rors]

Ah well, we drop from potentially pick 6 to pick 7 now. And the Dogs are eliminated which is great for us.

One down, two to go. C'mon Freo & Adelaide!

3 to go.... WE HAVE TO WIN TOO!

 

[Quixote]

Wow. Just started a thread titled "Dark times ahead at the Kennel?" on the main board. It literally lasted LESS THAN 10 SECONDS before it was merged into a "Coaches Under Pressure" thread !!!!

Some sore Bullflog mods monitoring BigFooty tonight...?? LOL.