Media reports of Fremantle 'tanking' to benefit later on

[Bicco]

I'm interested to know if there is a agreed definition of Tanking.
Right now we're playing youth. If we see Dawson at FF, Neale in the ruck and Walters at FB, then yes we're tanking.

 

[scon]

I'm interested to know if there is a agreed definition of Tanking.

AFL doesn't burden itself with any requirement resembling proof.
Melbourne weren't punished for tanking.
They were penalised because people were talking.
'Prejudicial Conduct' was the current CEO's finding.

Melbourne fined, staff suspended, but no tanking. What the…?

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

Sadly, we're just poo.

 

[Cobbler]

I'm interested to know if there is a agreed definition of Tanking.
Right now we're playing youth. If we see Dawson at FF, Neale in the ruck and Walters at FB, then yes we're tanking.

Yeah it's very subjective isn't it.

If the GF was next week would guys like Langdon, Hughes, Blakely, Crozier be playing. Are we putting out a side every week with the aim to win? The answer is no and Ross has covered himself by mentioning this many times.

Therefore it becomes interpretation and what some see as tanking many others will view it as providing opportunities and thinking ahead.

We did play DeBoer in the ruck. We have tinkered with many other things. We are deadset 100% tanking in that we ain't fielding our strongest side, but are the players going out and trying to win? I'd say yes.

 

[Inveigh Slang]

Yeah that's not the only reason we are so s**t. Writing was on the wall last year.

Rubbish

We made the prelim at home and might have one if Fyfe hadn't broken his leg. We could of easily beaten wc in the gf coz they played rubbish.

 

[Admiral Byng]

Rubbish

We made the prelim at home and might have one if Fyfe hadn't broken his leg. We could of easily beaten wc in the gf coz they played rubbish.

Strange as it sounds, it's a case of both. The second half of last year we had clearly run out of steam and limped into September. Even though it was our best H & A season ever. The cracks were plain to see, but the structure and game-plan held it together for us. Now without that game plan we are being found out.

 

[yoong]

Surprise no one pull out this picture yet.

 

[Unique Name]

Yeah that's not the only reason we are so s**t. Writing was on the wall last year.

We're bad and would be at the lower end of the table but we're not tanking. Losing most of our top end talent has just finished us off.

 

[se17enteen]

Yeah it's very subjective isn't it.

If the GF was next week would guys like Langdon, Hughes, Blakely, Crozier be playing. Are we putting out a side every week with the aim to win? The answer is no and Ross has covered himself by mentioning this many times.

Therefore it becomes interpretation and what some see as tanking many others will view it as providing opportunities and thinking ahead.

We did play DeBoer in the ruck. We have tinkered with many other things. We are deadset 100% tanking in that we ain't fielding our strongest side, but are the players going out and trying to win? I'd say yes.

Yep. Spot on I reckon.

I call imagine Chris Bond calling Saul Goodman for the interpretation of tanking and receiving this reply. Lol

 

[Banker]

Surprise no one pull out this picture yet.

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Because, well why would freo fan have such memes hanging around?

I might be negative, but I don't like pictures like that all.

 

[yoong]

Because, well why would freo fan have such memes hanging around?

I might be negative, but I don't like pictures like that all.

I rather I post it than have a troll put it up.
In my defense, the picture answers the OP perfectly

 

[se17enteen]

I think this week's media agenda will be about Fremantle and Tanking.

A few senior people in the media have already started with a few tweets.

 

[scon]

So long as you follow the agenda 17??

 

[se17enteen]

So long as you follow the agenda 17??

I follow AFL and sports. Not going to stop listening to the radio and watching AFL, AFL shows or quit social media just because my team isn't winning.

 

[AAACockburn]

Because, well why would freo fan have such memes hanging around?

I might be negative, but I don't like pictures like that all.

It is not a meme it is a picture and has been floating around longer than RTB has been our coach.

 

[StingBitten]

If any team was to be unfairly accused of tanking, it'd be us.

And Ross would actually earn his money this year and give it to 'em worse than Kerry Packer in front of a panel of podgy pollies.

 

[ChimpaWompa]

Media scarred for life when they didn't pick up on Ross coming over here, now they're paranoid and believe he's hatching plots no matter the situation.

 

[Arcassius]

We aren't bad enough to get the #1 pick

The real story will be what happens when Essendon finishes dead last ...

The AFL should give them the last pick from each round - rather than giving them a gift for having their players banned. Can't see it happening though

 

[PapaJ]

Melbourne's fine was also given back to them, I believe.

Not directly. They were fined then within months were cap in hand to the AFL looking for special 'financial assistance', which they received the following year plus they then received 'help' with their CEO and coaching appointments ... short version, Roos' healthy salary is bankrolled by the AFL. It's the most contrived thing seen in the AFL in its modern history, then the GWS came along.

Anybody thinking we should go the serious tank would want to take a hard look at that period, it was a fiasco you avoid like the plague.

 

[mike91]

Who cares?

 

[siteuser]

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Hahhaha 360 turn the same old thing.

Which two are 'Parrot' and 'Fat chins'?

 

[siteuser]

What's yours?

I'm of the view, considering the results of each match, as well as our club's ethos, that no we're not.
Yes, like a couple of others have stated, it was mentioned last week on the Nine Network's: Footy Classified.

 

[meima]

Which two are 'Parrot' and 'Fat chins'?

Don't know?

 

[Seppo]

Do we get an easy draw for 2017 if we finish bottom 5?

Its bottom 6.

The fixture double up teams come from the brackets 1-6, 7-12, 13-18.

If we are 12th at round 23, it would be worth dropping the game. That would be considered tanking to gain an advantage.

 

[Nothing]

Its bottom 6.

The fixture double up teams come from the brackets 1-6, 7-12, 13-18.

If we are 12th at round 23, it would be worth dropping the game. That would be considered tanking to gain an advantage.

Thankfully we're playing Bulldogs who will be fighting for ladder position in the 4/8. We wont need to tank.