General AFL Thread

[Moral Decay]

Is there anyone that actually thinks we have a good midfield though?

sorry I got that wrong, it's Shenton that is the spud, he's the problem, if I could only find some tar and feathers.

 

[Periphery]

Surprised to read that about centre clearances especially when Longer is doing so well. I know when teams get a run on against us it is generally as we are getting smashed out of the middle. 24 clearances for Armitage is not huge considering some players get 10-12 per game, I wonder what the problem is?

That's centre clearances. Nobody averages more than 4 centre clearances per game. Even with clearances in total the highest average is 8.9 per game from Fyfe.

 

[Persevering Saint]

Billy Longer still in the top 5 rucks for hitouts in the league, and about to go past #4 Shane Mumford (Billy is on 422, Mummy is on 423). He's only 4 hitouts off NicNat at #3. So yeah, the centre clearance stat surprises me.

 

[Periphery]

Surprised to read that about centre clearances especially when Longer is doing so well. I know when teams get a run on against us it is generally as we are getting smashed out of the middle. 24 clearances for Armitage is not huge considering some players get 10-12 per game, I wonder what the problem is?

Those stats come from here: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-08/the-men-in-the-middle-who-are-your-clubs-centre-square-stars

The original quote left out the following:
RuckmanCentre square attendance – who rucks the most? Billy Longer 86 per cent
Centre square hit-outs (per game): Billy Longer 12.1
Centre square hit-outs to advantage (team): 27 per cent AFL ranking: 13th

If Longer is taking the majority the ruck work and we are 13th in the league for CS hit-outs to adv but 18th in CS clearances then it's probably the midfield that is letting us down.

 

[gringo2011]

Is there anyone that actually thinks we have a good midfield though?

We have two guns and then a pretty big fall away. I would say it's that group of guys who are around 100 games that we are missing. Dustan and Seb are still kids so need time. We need probably 6 high level mids to rotate on ball. We will get there but Armo and steven are covering a lot of cracks. Joey and Schnieder are out on the flanks and Joey is probably realistically more suited to that than a centre square specialist. Billy Longer is improving at his tap work too. I am actually happy with the progression despite where we sit.

 

[Persevering Saint]

Those stats come from here: http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-08/the-men-in-the-middle-who-are-your-clubs-centre-square-stars

The original quote left out the following:
RuckmanCentre square attendance – who rucks the most? Billy Longer 86 per cent
Centre square hit-outs (per game): Billy Longer 12.1
Centre square hit-outs to advantage (team): 27 per cent AFL ranking: 13th

If Longer is taking the majority the ruck work and we are 13th in the league for CS hit-outs to adv but 18th in CS clearances then it's probably the midfield that is letting us down.

Yep, it's interesting, since the two highest fantasy scorers in the entire league are ours, and they're the two main clearance players for us. Given that we have a top 5 ruck, and 2 fantastic clearance players, you'd expect us to be doing better.

I think part of our problem here, is that, after those two (Steven and Armitage), obviously, we have only one other player in the top 100 fantasy players this year is Jack Newnes, and he's 72nd.

 

[God Save Max King]

I know I often show my love of intercepting defenders on this board, but I love mid-fwds just as much. It's exhilarating watching Gray and Wingard for Port.

 

[TheLastEmperor]

I know I often show my love of intercepting defenders on this board, but I love mid-fwds just as much. It's exhilarating watching Sinclair and Billings for St Kilda.

EFA

 

[dewah07]

captons goal by balic… i mean pendels

 

[Elpresador]

Jesse White is the worst player in AFL history

 

[Winmar2Lockett]

Jesse White is the worst player in AFL history

Quinten Lynch

 

[Elpresador]

Quinten Lynch

Jesse is on another level of shit

 

[66sainter]

Darcy Moore is not even close to AFL ready, don't know why he's out there tonight.

 

[CursingFijian]

If a centre clearance is halved, and there is a second ball up before the ball is taken away, is that still a centre clearance?

 

[hayes]

If a centre clearance is halved, and there is a second ball up before the ball is taken away, is that still a centre clearance?

Becomes just a regular clearance then.

 

[KingLonie]

Jesse White is the worst player in AFL history

Liam Jones says hi

 

[Elpresador]

Liam Jones says hi

Geez I'd say they're about evenly shit

 

[Elpresador]

"Large particles of water" BT you idiot

 

[Mowman]

Liam Jones says hi

3 year contract still haven't stopped laughing well done Carlton

 

[Mowman]

No really, who in their right mind gives Liam Jones a 3 year contract, that's some funny sh1t

 

[Rors]

Taylor Adams brain fade has to be one of the best of the year.... Dropping your knee into a player's temple not once, not twice, not even 3 times, but 4 times???

The campaigner should get a week for each instance

 

[Rors]

No really, who in their right mind gives Liam Jones a 3 year contract, that's some funny sh1t

Mick Malthouse.... Says it all really

 

[Barrels]

Jesus, Vickery is a sniping piece of shit.

 

[66sainter]

Jesus, Vickery is a sniping piece of shit.

Would be ridiculous if he went for that, it was a block with an accidental head clash, not sniping at all.

 

[Barrels]

Would be ridiculous if he went for that, it was a block with an accidental head clash, not sniping at all.

He didn't need to do it, seems to fancy himself as some kind of 'enforcer'.

He's a flog.