New stats categories for backmen in 2004

[the ranter]

Going the……..

"White stick" (rhymes with Blind kick or kick and hope)Only
truly a sin when kicking out of your
defensive zone but is characterized by
chucking the ball onto your foot and hoping
it lands somewhere in our teams favour.

"Sheep dog" (defender man on man ) your player runs
out to take an easy mark with you running
along 2 paces behind like a sheep dog
herding a ewe.

"Shag" As in standing on a rock (in the one spot)
watching the play pass you by. (unable to
read the play, standing dumbstruck and
transfixed)

"Missed tackles" you made the attempt to tackle (ha ha)
and the opposition gets the ball away
effectively or to his teams advantage.

"Puppy chase" When we see a player trailing along behind
an opponent as they sprint down the field
(King in the west coast game).

Penguin When a stick falls on a penguins path it
will stand there unmoving not knowing what
to do. Get players who have the ball and
go the penguin – frozen in indecision
(Mick Mcguane had some classic penguin
moments).

"Red setter" Seem to run around the oval randomly not
appearing to know what they are suppose to
do. ie don't know when to run, where to
run or why they are running there.
(Tristan walker has committed this one a
few times).

Klutz-a-rama Just watch the footage of Rhyce Shaw when
he fumbled the ball to Lynch in the back
line in the 2003 GF.


nurse, you saucy vixen...some dog faced housewife with a material consumption tape worm called me "grizzled, grubby and gross".....nauseous strumpet...In my day i was the gladiator of glamour...made that dermie look like a truly ugly geek....what? soccer players.....I played the true Australian game...not like those moronic league types....the hardest bally thing those poor chaps have to do is to stay in a straight line as they run down the field....and they struggle with that.....Yes dear, ready for a lube change.....

 

[anonymous Joe]

a pie fan with a sense of humor. I'm speechlees, well not really

good work ranter.

I'll try and add

"The cloke " (ryhmes with joke)- not having an opponent i.e being a lose man in defense and running and punching the ball away in the backline without any pressure. Than being praised for how well you read the play.

 

[Bobby Giovanni]

Originally posted by the ranter
Going the……..

"White stick" (rhymes with Blind kick or kick and hope)Only
truly a sin when kicking out of your
defensive zone but is characterized by
chucking the ball onto your foot and hoping
it lands somewhere in our teams favour.

"Sheep dog" (defender man on man ) your player runs
out to take an easy mark with you running
along 2 paces behind like a sheep dog
herding a ewe.

"Shag" As in standing on a rock (in the one spot)
watching the play pass you by. (unable to
read the play, standing dumbstruck and
transfixed)

"Missed tackles" you made the attempt to tackle (ha ha)
and the opposition gets the ball away
effectively or to his teams advantage.

"Puppy chase" When we see a player trailing along behind
an opponent as they sprint down the field
(King in the west coast game).

Penguin When a stick falls on a penguins path it
will stand there unmoving not knowing what
to do. Get players who have the ball and
go the penguin – frozen in indecision
(Mick Mcguane had some classic penguin
moments).

"Red setter" Seem to run around the oval randomly not
appearing to know what they are suppose to
do. ie don't know when to run, where to
run or why they are running there.
(Tristan walker has committed this one a
few times).

Klutz-a-rama Just watch the footage of Rhyce Shaw when
he fumbled the ball to Lynch in the back
line in the 2003 GF.

These are already known as "Rahilly's"

 

[MarkT]

Originally posted by anonymous Joe
"The cloke " (ryhmes with joke)- not having an opponent i.e being a lose man in defense and running and punching the ball away in the backline without any pressure. Than being praised for how well you read the play.

How 'bout the Hirdy? Did we bring him this week or is he injured again?
Or the Cupido - two weeks ago I kicked a great goal so for 2 more weeks I'm gunna shirk every contest.
The Fletcher is a beauty too. If I miss you on the way through I have arms and legs long enough to get you as you pass by. Please don’t make me play Port Adelaide though.


On a serious note the one i really hate is the Corral. A player won’t go to an opponent and pressure the disposal for fear of being run around so he corrals him while the opposition player makes 35m and composes himself for a quality disposal that hit a team mate on the chest. F@RK I hate when we do that.

 

[anonymous Joe]

Originally posted by MarkT
How 'bout the Hirdy? Did we bring him this week or is he injured again?
Or the Cupido - two weeks ago I kicked a great goal so for 2 more weeks I'm gunna shirk every contest.
The Fletcher is a beauty too. If I miss you on the way through I have arms and legs long enough to get you as you pass by. Please don’t make me play Port Adelaide though.


On a serious note the one i really hate is the Corral. A player won’t go to an opponent and pressure the disposal for fear of being run around so he corrals him while the opposition player makes 35m and composes himself for a quality disposal that hit a team mate on the chest. F@RK I hate when we do that.

lol like you can talk about shriking contests.

If we must, how about FIGJAMS teamate bagging, lets compare that to Hird in the first final vs freo after cupido gave away a free and 50. Jimmy puts his arm around him and tells him not to worry.

What would FIGJAM have done? something along the lines of Good one ******** what the ****s that why can't you be as good as me.

 

[the ranter]

the 'limpet' could be a positive stat

Originally posted by MarkT

On a serious note the one i really hate is the Corral. A player won’t go to an opponent and pressure the disposal for fear of being run around so he corrals him while the opposition player makes 35m and composes himself for a quality disposal that hit a team mate on the chest. F@RK I hate when we do that.

Yeah, and if you have a group defenders doing it it looks like 'line dancing".

Definately the Corral is a stat worth keeping.

Though we could have one positive stat to pin on defenders.

the "limpet" for a backmen who sticks to his man and doesn't let him get a touch, or more simply for every time he sticks to his man and spoils.

 

[MarkT]

Re: the 'limpet' could be a positive stat

Originally posted by the ranter
the "limpet" for a backmen who sticks to his man and doesn't let him get a touch, or more simply for every time he sticks to his man and spoils.

That's the Presti - a better value version of the Gaspar.

 

[MarkT]

Originally posted by anonymous Joe
:If we must, how about FIGJAMS teamate bagging, lets compare that to Hird in the first final vs freo after cupido gave away a free and 50. Jimmy puts his arm around him and tells him not to worry.

I wouldn;t worry either if I was only playing Freo. Then again I wouldn't worry if I was playing Port adelaide but hey we can't all be so laid back can we!

Originally posted by anonymous Joe
What would FIGJAM have done? something along the lines of Good one ******** what the ****s that why can't you be as good as me.

I don't know we don't play in those also-ran games any more. Maybe he would have said something like "wonder how the Port/essendon finals going? Hope we play the winner!

 

[the ranter]

Re: Re: the 'limpet' could be a positive stat

Originally posted by MarkT
That's the Presti - a better value version of the Gaspar.

Yeah but if you Presti go 7 'presti's in the first quarter doesn't have the same ring as say

PRESTIGIACOMO.
1ST QUARTER stats:
7 limpets
3 sheep dogs
4 shags
5 corralls.

 

[the ranter]

Mind you somebodies going to work out alternative stat categories for the forwards......

 

[Lonie_from_50]

How bout "the Tarrant", work as hard as you can to take a great leading mark within distance of your opponent, then entertain the crowd by kicking another behind from a set shot.