Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVII

[andleanback]

Longmire no nonsense coach and recruiting is so Moneyball.

AFL lifestyle is a non negotiable you would think.

The swans are a bunch of party boys. But they would rarely give the coaches a reason to question their lifestyle, if you can back it up with on field results.

 

[andleanback]

I mean, I wasn't being serious.

Yeh I know but they’ve made a huge error not getting max help. Their no2 ruck on the list is Tom Fullerton. If anything happens to max season over straight away.

 

[ghostdog]

Remember when BT said it was a great idea to sub Billings on who is a better and more experienced player than Laurie. Billings has had 1 handball in nearly a half of footy

Yeah Billings was really a non-event.

 

[ghostdog]

Anyone else legit get sad seeing how good Sydney are every year? I mean ffs.
We have been rebuilding for 20 years
the Swans make the top 8 / top 4 every other year FFS.

In fairness, Dees were probably off the coke tonight. That'll take some getting used to.

 

[Runk]

What a snorefest that was. Hopefully tonight's game will be much better.

 

[mcgrath_truther]

decided to go and do work instead of finishing the game off

very essendon like performance by melbourne

 

[owen87]

Longmire no nonsense coach and recruiting is so Moneyball.

AFL lifestyle is a non negotiable you would think.

Well run organisation with strong on-field culture for young blokes to walk in to and develop. Pretty easy to come in and play well if you only have a limited role to worry about filling, we bring guys in that are expected to be the saviour of everything e.g. Tsatas & Caddy.

 

[mcgrath_truther]

Well run organisation with strong on-field culture for young blokes to walk in to and develop. Pretty easy to come in and play well if you only have a limited role to worry about filling, we bring guys in that are expected to be the saviour of everything e.g. Tsatas & Caddy.

also helps that they’re playing in a non footy state, they’ll be known, but like they would be in melbourne or adelaide

 

[Fayab99]

can't believe fantasia is playing tonight lol!

 

[Ati Tude]

Been there biggest issue since 2018. Year on year nothing has ever changed.

Bet they really regret trading Weideman now

 

[Ati Tude]

can't believe fantasia is playing tonight lol!

If he's fit, you gotta play him before he gets a soft tissue injury at training. Hope he goes alright actually, but Bloos get flogged.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Is it the mids who kick blindly or the forwards not presenting/getting in each other's way?

Would've thought both were important at training.

 

[Vindicater]

Is it the mids who kick blindly or the forwards not presenting/getting in each other's way?

Would've thought both were important at training.

Their mids butcher it.

Oliver in particular trys to kick the leather off the ball every time.

 

[Nicholas61]

The final against Collingwood last year, Melbourne at stages totally dominated winning possession in the last quarter, guys like Petracca and May were reckless with their own safety they wanted it more but they just didn't have the polish to hurt them.

 

[Kong]

Sydney smells when it rains

So much mould.

They don't love ventilated buildings, for some reason.

 

[Lore]

So much mould.

They don't love ventilated buildings, for some reason.

When I was there it rained for a while and the smell of raw sewage rose from the stormwater drains.

Bit of googling suggests the reason for it is that some of their sewage treatment plants are bypassed in wet weather, which seems to contaminate other bodies of water. Darling Harbour is one that seems to stink and apparently has high levels of associated bacteria.

Stormwater drains also flush out into those bodies of water, so the stink in the city is likely from backflushing.


But yes, ultimately it's a dampness problem, probably to do with the water table and underground infrastructures as much as building ventilation.

 

[Vindicater]

Apart from the direct vicinity of the harbour Sydney has and always will be a shithole.

 

[DERO]

can't believe fantasia is playing tonight lol!

Look, if it was any team other than Carlton (and probably Hawthorn) I’d be hoping he did well tonight.

 

[windyhill]

Dees have had the yips for three years straight, coughed up one flag at least. Definitely a touch of Essington here.

 

[Call Me Cake]

They'll benefit from having Kozzy, Petty and maybe McAdam back. But even back to mid-2022 when they were 10 wins in a row I made note of how hard they had to work for every score compared to other teams and how it didn't feel sustainable. It doesn't help that they're really inaccurate too.

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

I know I am a bit old fashioned and everything was better back in my day blah blah blah..., but fair dinkum I could hardly watch the first half of that game...then I nearly choked on my cup of tea (if you can on tea) when Sarah said we have a cracking game on our hands at half time. 2 goals to 3. Thank God it opened up a bit as they tired in the 2nd half. I heard (cannot remember who) one of the head honchos at the AFL saying it might be better for concussions if we only had 10 interchanges per game. It would open things up as well as protecting players, players might be able to use their God given talent with a little more space around them.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Clarko fined $20,000 and given a suspended 2 game ban until the end of 2025.

 

[scythe]

My two most despised ex-Bombers lining up for both sides tonight. I'd hope for a draw, but that'd mean both of them get points. #DisgruntledPatheticAssholeProblems

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

My two most despised ex-Bombers lining up for both sides tonight. I'd hope for a draw, but that'd mean both of them get points. #DisgruntledPatheticAssholeProblems

Are you disgruntled?

 

[scythe]

Are you disgruntled?

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A good regruntling never hurt anyone.