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[TheGreatGrundy]

I'm pretty sure we had a similar situation last year but BoxMatrix turned up before round one, like clockwork.

Well he is going to get a surprise, The longer he waits to put up his hand the less games will be available for him to preview. He will quickly learn the meaning of dispensability.

 

[Vicky Park]

I'm pretty sure we had a similar situation last year but BoxMatrix turned up before round one, like clockwork.

Fly in at he last minute to save us from ourselves? BM is very good at it, even though he sometimes picks the opposition.

Thanks to Maggie5 for all this work. The ‘cobbled together’ calendar of weekly match previews is looking terrific, and thanks also to all who have offered. I don’t care if your knowledge of opposition teams and their game plans is a little - light on? - as we will win by ten goals every week anyway. Will add some extra interest to the season on BF.

 

[Maggie5]

Some good flattery here. I'm somewhat insulted that you both know I'm pathetic enough to be susceptible to it.

Maggie, I can see the good sense of your round 1 proposition, but I've always subscribed to the wisdom of Homer Simpson: why do today/now what you can easily put off until tomorrow/later?

Maybe I'll put my name down for the second half of the season. Flatter and badger me tomorrow and I'll quite possibly go against the motto on my family coat of arms: 'He who volunteers is haggis. Just don't do it'.

No squibbing! Either you choose or I will just give you a round!!!

I'm pretty sure we had a similar situation last year but BoxMatrix turned up before round one, like clockwork.

Hmm, I might have forgotten you but since you have an interest in the thread, which round would you like?

Not so sure about BoxMatrix he is pretty good at responding, maybe he is just busy sadly as I enjoyed his analysis.

Kala re.. if you want a thesaurus job.. I'm your man.. copy and paste the match day preview from the afl website.. then thesaurus it re.. reminds me of my time at uni.. copying slabs of sh*t from journals and doing the same sh*t re.. results.. more time in the deli playing manila mate.. good times man.. good times.

Thanks for the PM. Are you saying that you will take Round 3 against Brisbane?

Games Updated with names, (thank you to those that have accepted to date):

Round 1 Friday March 19 Coll V W Bull Poster: Gone Critical	Round 2 Thurs March 25 Carl V Coll Poster: Tarkyn_24	Round 3 Thurs April 1st Bris V Coll Poster: Dynamics	Round 4 Sat April 10 Coll V GWS Giants Poster:whiskeytown
Round 5 Fri April 16 WCE V Collingwood Poster:manicmagpie	Round 6 Sunday April 25 Coll V Ess Poster:barrackers	Round 7 Round begins April 30 Coll v Gold Coast Poster:The Sherriff	Round 8 Round begins May 7 N Melb V Coll Poster:sr36
Round 9 Round begins May 14 Syd v Coll Poster: TheGreatGrundy	Round 10 Round begins May 21 Coll V Port Adel Poster:Leviathan Pie	Round 11 Round begins May 28 Coll V Geelong Poster:jackcass	Round 12 Round begins June 4 Adel V Coll Poster:
Round 13 Round begins June 10 Melb V Coll Poster: Maggie5	Round 14 Round begins June 17 Bye Poster:Free Week	Round 15 Round begins June 24 Coll V Freo Poster:Good Horse	Round 16 Round begins July 1 Coll V St Kilda Poster:Kashyboy
Round 17 Round begins July 9 Rich V Coll Poster: sideswipe	Round 18 Round begins July 16 Coll V Carl Poster:Jathanas	Round 19 Round begins July 23 Port Adel V Coll Poster: JB1975	Round 20 Round begins July 30 Coll V WCE Poster: @Markfs
Round 21 Round begins Aug 6 Haw V Coll Poster:	Round 22 Round begins Aug 13 Coll V Bris Poster:	Round 23 Round begins Aug 20 Ess V Coll Poster:	FINALS

Markfs have tentatively given you Round 20 against WCE, will you confirm?

Obese Arachnid either choose one or I will just put you down for one!

 

[Dynamics]

No squibbing! Either you choose or I will just give you a round!!!


Hmm, I might have forgotten you but since you have an interest in the thread, which round would you like?

Not so sure about BoxMatrix he is pretty good at responding, maybe he is just busy sadly as I enjoyed his analysis.


Thanks for the PM. Are you saying that you will take Round 3 against Brisbane?

Games Updated with names, (thank you to those that have accepted to date):

Round 1 Friday March 19 Coll V W Bull Poster: Gone Critical	Round 2 Thurs March 25 Carl V Coll Poster: Tarkyn_24	Round 3 Thurs April 1st Bris V Coll Poster:	Round 4 Sat April 10 Coll V GWS Giants Poster:whiskeytown
Round 5 Fri April 16 WCE V Collingwood Poster:manicmagpie	Round 6 Sunday April 25 Coll V Ess Poster:barrackers	Round 7 Round begins April 30 Coll v Gold Coast Poster:The Sherriff	Round 8 Round begins May 7 N Melb V Coll Poster:sr36
Round 9 Round begins May 14 Syd v Coll Poster: TheGreatGrundy	Round 10 Round begins May 21 Coll V Port Adel Poster:Leviathan Pie	Round 11 Round begins May 28 Coll V Geelong Poster:jackcass	Round 12 Round begins June 4 Adel V Coll Poster:
Round 13 Round begins June 10 Melb V Coll Poster: Maggie5	Round 14 Round begins June 17 Bye Poster:Free Week	Round 15 Round begins June 24 Coll V Freo Poster:Good Horse	Round 16 Round begins July 1 Coll V St Kilda Poster:Kashyboy
Round 17 Round begins July 9 Rich V Coll Poster:	Round 18 Round begins July 16 Coll V Carl Poster:Jathanas	Round 19 Round begins July 23 Port Adel V Coll Poster:	Round 20 Round begins July 30 Coll V WCE Poster:
Round 21 Round begins Aug 6 Haw V Coll Poster:	Round 22 Round begins Aug 13 Coll V Bris Poster:	Round 23 Round begins Aug 20 Ess V Coll Poster:	FINALS

Hiya Maggie5, if you need someone to do the Brisbane game I can take it on.

 

[Maggie5]

Hiya Maggie5, if you need someone to do the Brisbane game I can take it on.

Thank you so much, round 3 okay?

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Better qualified poster! We will be lucky to fill half the spaces let alone have 'better qualified posters' vying for our games!

Nah it’s a fair call - we all know that there’s gutter feeding rag journos on BF that might want that match thread in particular

 

[sideswipe]

Maggie5 mark me down for round 1. I have thought about the advantage of no comparisons and am sure a few volunteers to come will be pleased with my low set bar. I'll stay monosyllabic so sideswipe can get invovled

Round 1 is an excellent idea. Take an early lance to the turgid boil that is your prose.

Pharmacists get bored reading your prescriptions.

 

[Maggie5]

Round 1 is an excellent idea. Take an early lance to the turgid boil that is your prose.

Pharmacists get bored reading your prescriptions.

Sorry, having trouble reading as misplaced my glasses. Are you saying you want Round 12 Adelaide V Collingwood?

 

[Gone Critical]

Sorry, having trouble reading as misplaced my glasses. Are you saying you want Round 12 Adelaide V Collingwood?

That’s what we all heard

 

[Tarkyn_24]

Maggie5 mark me down for round 1. I have thought about the advantage of no comparisons and am sure a few volunteers to come will be pleased with my low set bar. I'll stay monosyllabic so sideswipe can get invovled

Oh no, I’m concerned about the immediate deficit in quality Round 2 will see now. I think the only solution is that you ghostwrite that one as well for whichever handsome and charming poster was due that week

 

[Dynamics]

Thank you so much, round 3 okay?

Can do

 

[sideswipe]

Sorry, having trouble reading as misplaced my glasses. Are you saying you want Round 12 Adelaide V Collingwood?

Gimme Rd 17 so I can unleash on the Tigers. Guaranteed all vitriol, no analysis.

 

[JB1975]

No squibbing! Either you choose or I will just give you a round!!!

Round 19, Port Adelaide v Collingwood.

I'd like to say that your strongarm tactics had no effect on me, but it'd be an obvious lie.

 

[sr36]

Gimme Rd 17 so I can unleash on the Tigers. Guaranteed all vitriol, no analysis.

Not sure if you're suited to unleashing vitriol ...

 

[sideswipe]

Not sure if you're suited to unleashing vitriol ...

It’s a perishable skill. Must practice


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[sr36]

It’s a perishable skill. Must practice


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

I enjoy reading your practice, so it's good you've got a few months to fine tune and really begin to amp it up in order to peak for the Richmond game, and seeing all the mods shamelessly begged for your vitriol, you should be able to get away with anything.

 

[Maggie5]

Getting there... . ONLY 4 MORE, TIME TO DOB IN A FRIEND. If you don't like Adelaide, Hawthorn, Brisbane or Essendon, go for it.

Games Updated with names, (BIG thank you to those that have accepted to date):

Round 1 Friday March 19 Coll V W Bull Poster: Gone Critical	Round 2 Thurs March 25 Carl V Coll Poster: Tarkyn_24	Round 3 Thurs April 1st Bris V Coll Poster: Dynamics	Round 4 Sat April 10 Coll V GWS Giants Poster:whiskeytown
Round 5 Fri April 16 WCE V Collingwood Poster:manicmagpie	Round 6 Sunday April 25 Coll V Ess Poster:barrackers	Round 7 Round begins April 30 Coll v Gold Coast Poster:The Sherriff	Round 8 Round begins May 7 N Melb V Coll Poster:sr36
Round 9 Round begins May 14 Syd v Coll Poster: TheGreatGrundy	Round 10 Round begins May 21 Coll V Port Adel Poster:Leviathan Pie	Round 11 Round begins May 28 Coll V Geelong Poster:jackcass	Round 12 Round begins June 4 Adel V Coll Poster:
Round 13 Round begins June 10 Melb V Coll Poster: Maggie5	Round 14 Round begins June 17 Bye Poster:Free Week	Round 15 Round begins June 24 Coll V Freo Poster:Good Horse	Round 16 Round begins July 1 Coll V St Kilda Poster:Kashyboy
Round 17 Round begins July 9 Rich V Coll Poster: sideswipe	Round 18 Round begins July 16 Coll V Carl Poster:Jathanas	Round 19 Round begins July 23 Port Adel V Coll Poster: JB1975	Round 20 Round begins July 30 Coll V WCE Poster: @Markfs
Round 21 Round begins Aug 6 Haw V Coll Poster:	Round 22 Round begins Aug 13 Coll V Bris Poster:	Round 23 Round begins Aug 20 Ess V Coll Poster:	FINALS

 

[JB1975]

Just for info, I had some surgery yesterday afternoon under a general anaesthetic. Leaving hospital, the outgoing instructions were quite clear:

- No driving, or operating heavy machinery;
- No alcohol;
- No wrestling, erotic or otherwise;
- Avoid important decisions, or anything which requires skill or judgment.

So please note that my agreement to do a write-up was made under the influence of powerful sedatives. While I try and avoid important decisions and am generally capable of not exercising skill or judgment without the constraints of such sedative agents, I reserve the right to resile from what I recently agreed.

Yours Sincerely,

JB.

 

[Good Horse]

Just for info, I had some surgery yesterday afternoon under a general anaesthetic. Leaving hospital, the outgoing instructions were quite clear:

- No driving, or operating heavy machinery;
- No alcohol;
- No wrestling, erotic or otherwise;
- Avoid important decisions, or anything which requires skill or judgment.

So please note that my agreement to do a write-up was made under the influence of powerful sedatives. While I try and avoid important decisions and am generally capable of not exercising skill or judgment without the constraints of such sedative agents, I reserve the right to resile from what I recently agreed.

Yours Sincerely,

JB.

I'm taking your offer to replace Josh in my dungeon on face value I'm sorry. No backsies.

I hope your belly button has been collecting in NSW.

 

[unplugged]

I wrote a preview of sorts for pretty well every single game over the last 2 years (in the changes and pre-match discussion threads) but this year is going to be much, much busier for me (third child due, work is busier than ever) so I can't commit, sorry.

Looking forward to seeing all of the different takes/styles though.

 

[Maggie5]

I wrote a preview of sorts for pretty well every single game over the last 2 years (in the changes and pre-match discussion threads) but this year is going to be much, much busier for me (third child due, work is busier than ever) so I can't commit, sorry.

Looking forward to seeing all of the different takes/styles though.

Thank you for replying. Good luck with the birth of your third, hope all goes well for mum, baby and you.

 

[Maggie5]

Still need names for Rounds 12, 21, 22, 23.

For those of you who have kindly put your hand up, please take note of the round that you will be doing.

I will try and remember to tag you the week before.

Games Updated with names, (BIG thank you to those that have accepted to date):

Round 1 Friday March 19 Coll V W Bull Poster: Gone Critical	Round 2 Thurs March 25 Carl V Coll Poster: Tarkyn_24	Round 3 Thurs April 1st Bris V Coll Poster: Dynamics	Round 4 Sat April 10 Coll V GWS Giants Poster:whiskeytown
Round 5 Fri April 16 WCE V Collingwood Poster:manicmagpie	Round 6 Sunday April 25 Coll V Ess Poster:barrackers	Round 7 Round begins April 30 Coll v Gold Coast Poster:The Sherriff	Round 8 Round begins May 7 N Melb V Coll Poster:sr36
Round 9 Round begins May 14 Syd v Coll Poster: TheGreatGrundy	Round 10 Round begins May 21 Coll V Port Adel Poster:Leviathan Pie	Round 11 Round begins May 28 Coll V Geelong Poster:jackcass	Round 12 Round begins June 4 Adel V Coll Poster:
Round 13 Round begins June 10 Melb V Coll Poster: Maggie5	Round 14 Round begins June 17 Bye Poster:Free Week	Round 15 Round begins June 24 Coll V Freo Poster:Good Horse	Round 16 Round begins July 1 Coll V St Kilda Poster:Kashyboy
Round 17 Round begins July 9 Rich V Coll Poster: sideswipe	Round 18 Round begins July 16 Coll V Carl Poster:Jathanas	Round 19 Round begins July 23 Port Adel V Coll Poster: JB1975	Round 20 Round begins July 30 Coll V WCE Poster: @Markfs
Round 21 Round begins Aug 6 Haw V Coll Poster:	Round 22 Round begins Aug 13 Coll V Bris Poster:	Round 23 Round begins Aug 20 Ess V Coll Poster:	FINALS

 

[jackcass]

Still need names for Rounds 12, 21, 22, 23.

For those of you who have kindly put your hand up, please take note of the round that you will be doing.

I will try and remember to tag you the week before.

Games Updated with names, (BIG thank you to those that have accepted to date):

Round 1 Friday March 19 Coll V W Bull Poster: Gone Critical	Round 2 Thurs March 25 Carl V Coll Poster: Tarkyn_24	Round 3 Thurs April 1st Bris V Coll Poster: Dynamics	Round 4 Sat April 10 Coll V GWS Giants Poster: whiskeytown
Round 5 Fri April 16 WCE V Collingwood Poster: manicmagpie	Round 6 Sunday April 25 Coll V Ess Poster: barrackers	Round 7 Round begins April 30 Coll v Gold Coast Poster: The Sherriff	Round 8 Round begins May 7 N Melb V Coll Poster: sr36
Round 9 Round begins May 14 Syd v Coll Poster: TheGreatGrundy	Round 10 Round begins May 21 Coll V Port Adel Poster: Leviathan Pie	Round 11 Round begins May 28 Coll V Geelong Poster: jackcass	Round 12 Round begins June 4 Adel V Coll Poster:
Round 13 Round begins June 10 Melb V Coll Poster: Maggie5	Round 14 Round begins June 17 Bye Poster: Free Week	Round 15 Round begins June 24 Coll V Freo Poster: Good Horse	Round 16 Round begins July 1 Coll V St Kilda Poster: Kashyboy
Round 17 Round begins July 9 Rich V Coll Poster: sideswipe	Round 18 Round begins July 16 Coll V Carl Poster: Jathanas	Round 19 Round begins July 23 Port Adel V Coll Poster: JB1975	Round 20 Round begins July 30 Coll V WCE Poster: @Markfs
Round 21 Round begins Aug 6 Haw V Coll Poster: ?? jackcass ??	Round 22 Round begins Aug 13 Coll V Bris Poster:	Round 23 Round begins Aug 20 Ess V Coll Poster:	FINALS

I'll see how I go R11 before I commit but if R21 remains I'll consider doing it.

 

[Maggie5]

I'll see how I go R11 before I commit but if R21 remains I'll consider doing it.

Thank you.

 

[sideswipe]

I am organising myself a concussion sub in case I fall asleep reading the Gone Critical preview.