Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XIII

[Zach Package]

Eagles are playing 4 tall forwards in the rain. Arrogant or stupid

 

[eth-dog]

Eagles are playing 4 tall forwards in the rain. Arrogant or stupid

Bit o' column a, bit o' column b.

 

[Mercurial89]

They were getting carved up before any wet weather could be blamed.

The run and handball game was great early by port

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

NRL GF rematch is a cracker. C’mon Storm!!!

 

[rumply]

Crazy contest this one.

Almost as crazy as Dwayno thinking it's still a contest...

 

[Jade]

I has sympathetics.

 

[Andronicus]

WCE are below us on the ladder.

So beautiful.

 

[Macca18]

We will still beat Port.

Home or away... as usual.

Eagles had an absolute nightmare! They’ll be back.

 

[DonsRule]

Go Hodgey lol

 

[Lore]

Go Hodgey lol

He's a good bloke.

Honestly I saw that bit Barrett is referring to, I actually thought it was quite good. Better yet if it was a freebie. Whatever else we may say or think about him, Hodge has far more insight to share than Barrett could ever dream of having, or most paid commentators.

sidebar/ I notice Barrett hasn't bothered writing many articles since Essendon started playing good. I think we must be his muse.

 

[DonsRule]

Absolutely. And He was right 5 goals today can be be turned around pretty quick if a side gets a run. A few of Brisbane's wins game from late comebacks, add his 4 premierships. Pretty sure I know who's comments I would take notice of.

 

[citizen-erased]

Go Hodgey lol

Didn’t barrett write some idiotic piece last year about players becoming media performers and more access being male available to help fix the game
Then it happens
And he’s criticising it?

Guy makes robbo look a Rhodes scholar

 

[Phone]

I don't really see why someone wouldn't think it was a paid gig, given Hodge is appearing regularly as a commentator for C7. The lines are blurred and it's entirely fair to think he's getting some kind of return from C7 for giving 'access' to a level we've not seen before. Even if C7 went to the Lions and asked for access to this extreme level, it's pretty obvious why Luke Hodge got the gig over say Stefan Martin. He's either getting paid now or padding his resume to get paid in the future while in the middle of a game.

On the issue of the access itself, I don't think this type of stuff is the thing people in the media are seeking when they say they want more access from the players. This content, Hodge's stuff last night and interviewing captains after the coin toss like with Heppell today, is basically unusable for the bulk of the media and as a bonus, completely awful for most viewers to watch. The whole thing is getting gross, as is players commentating on other games, as with Hodge, Naitanui and Phil Davis this season. It's nice that C7 understands their coverage sucks, but I don't think getting current players to do the job helps...

 

[BrunoV]

My position on the Hodge interview is that I thought he was generous.

He's exhausted, he's trying to coach the side from the ground and he's old and (comparatively) unfit.

The overwhelming majority of the interviews with coaches and players during games are rubbish and add nothing to the coverage. It's just media engaging in characteristic self-indulgence and palming off "access" as "insight".

 

[Jade]

LOL Norf.

Smacked their seniors by 10 goals, and their seconds by 15...

 

[Lore]

Go Hodgey lol

Part II, head to head on radio and Purple got completely dismantled lol

https://omny.fm/shows/the-rub/hodge-vs-barrett

 

[rumply]

Dockers looking good here, another tipping nightmare round well underway.

 

[JT_the_Man]

So Freo are going to win.

If the Saints and Suns get up, all three will be top 4.

What an odd season of football.

 

[DapperJong]

Dockers looking good here, another tipping nightmare round well underway.

I'm glad i don't do tipping

 

[Lethal]

The top 10 ten teams are currently separated by percentage.

Could potentially be 13 teams by the end of the round.

 

[Macca18]

So after the Round 1 disaster/embarrassment... we now sit on the same win/loss yet only 2% behind the "premiership contenders", GWS...

Today for them was like our St Kilda game from a few weeks back.

Funny season so far...

 

[JT_the_Man]

So after the Round 1 disaster/embarrassment... we now sit on the same win/loss yet only 2% behind the "premiership contenders", GWS...

Today for them was like our St Kilda game from a few weeks back.

Funny season so far...

And St Kilda could be on top of the ladder if they win today...

 

[tha Freak]

Impressive win by the dockers. For a side coached by Lyon, that was good football to watch. Made the Giants look ordinary.

 

[BrunoV]

Love the look of the Dockers. Very athletic, powerful players and they all seem to be able to run.

Obviously there is more to being good than that but they've got a great coach who will develop the defensive side of their game.

That's a very good combination with a team which is on paper close to being perfectly balanced.

I can see the combination clicking over the next four weeks, though it may take another year. In any event by June next year they'll be the real deal.

Blakely and S. Hill to be added, too.

 

[owen87]

The hilarity of one of GC or STK sitting top 2 (or both if Geelong lose and they each win) is quite good.