Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Thread X

[yaco55]

Fodzilla - Can you elaborate on socio-economic background - Seeing that many draftees come from private school backgrounds.

 

[Doss]

Fodzilla - Can you elaborate on socio-economic background - Seeing that many draftees come from private school backgrounds.

Private school backgrounds often in the form of sports scholarships.

Don't assume all footballers who come through private schools are from really well off, socially stable backgrounds.

 

[Yoda_]

It'll be great to see Libba and Rockliff rack up 100 possessions and 30 tackles between them in the matchup between the two least accountable midfields in the comp (yes Jade including Richmond)

Here do Collingwood's fit into your assessments Ben? Know how highly you think of Steele, Dane and Pendles in that fact?

 

[Dave]

Private school backgrounds often in the form of sports scholarships.

Don't assume all footballers who come through private schools are from really well off, socially stable backgrounds.

They start on them early too. I know of one young boy who was offered a scholarship in the middle of primary school. Kid shows a lot of promise.
Same school has a reputation for "poaching" via scholarships to enhance their sporting reputation.
Sad thing is, their culture is shithouse. I wouldn't send my dog there.

 

[bomberman500]

Pretty sure I read somewhere he has a girl pregnant so he is in big trouble.

My guess is that Carlton dumped him before his 100 games so they wont have to draft Bootsma Jr in the future

 

[Lord Nicholson]

My guess is that Carlton dumped him before his 100 games so they wont have to draft Bootsma Jr in the future

They'll be kicking themselves if the child inherits his mother's football nous.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Here do Collingwood's fit into your assessments Ben? Know how highly you think of Steele, Dane and Pendles in that fact?

Not even close to the worst accoutnability wise. I think they'll get found out by a team that runs hard both ways like Port in a final, but not in the same stratosphere as Richmond, Footscray and Brisbane.

 

[The Scales]

Was just looking at the fixture and noticed that Richmond have Kangaroos, Dockers, Sydney in the next 3 weeks.

They're about to go 3-10. Classic Bitchmond.

I can't tip this way. Because norf are expected to win this week, they're gonna choke. 9thmond will jag the win, and a fortnight away from the blowtorch. IMO.

 

[Despair]

I can't tip this way. Because norf are expected to win this week, they're gonna choke. 9thmond will jag the win, and a fortnight away from the blowtorch. IMO.

Can't see it happening tbh.

North have a tendancy for dishing up a shit game every now and then but their shit game is still better than what Richmond have regularly been dishing up this season.

Richmond are literally the biggest embarrassment in the competition.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Fodzilla - Can you elaborate on socio-economic background - Seeing that many draftees come from private school backgrounds.

Besides the particularities of how they get there, many don't. If you want to prove your contention, you first need to actually demonstrate the age and rate of reproduction, and beyond that you need to demonstrate that it's the private schoolboys unexpectedly procreating, rather than the country kids and outer-suburbanites, among the broader population of whom that is far more common. Or, to put it another way, and without casting aspersions, if these guys weren't footballers, would they be going into finance or a trade?

Young Josh Bootsma, for example, is not exactly the archetype of a big-city high-flyer.

 

[Pweter]

Can't see it happening tbh.

North have a tendancy for dishing up a shit game every now and then but their shit game is still better than what Richmond have regularly been dishing up this season.

Richmond are literally the biggest embarrassment in the competition.

If this were at the MCG I'd be tipping Richmond. Richmond have had their egos pricked big time, North are looking in the mirror as to how good they are. Given it's at Etihad, a ground Richmond generally play poorly at, North should scrape a win.

 

[The Scales]

Can't see it happening tbh.

North have a tendancy for dishing up a shit game every now and then but their shit game is still better than what Richmond have regularly been dishing up this season.

Richmond are literally the biggest embarrassment in the competition.

Highly recommend you don't follow my gut instincts anyway, I'm about to commit to the Dee's beating collingwood on Monday. Gulp.

 

[Despair]

Highly recommend you don't follow my gut instincts anyway, I'm about to commit to the Dee's beating collingwood on Monday. Gulp.

I've actually gone the same way. I can see the Dee's winning it, they're inspired.

 

[Kakkle]

Anyone giving Brisbane a chance?

 

[Pweter]

Anyone giving Brisbane a chance?

Definitely. For me it's a home ground game in terms of tipping. If it were in Brisbane I'd be picking them, Etihad has me going Dogs.

 

[eth-dog]

It's an interesting one. Crameri has a good record against Brisbane, 9 goals in his past 3 games against them, and his match-up vs Patfull is the key one IMO. I'm tipping the dogs, just

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

North to face a firey Richmond that's been hammered by the media all week would like for Richmond to win but cant see it happening.

 

[Doss]

North to face a firey Richmond that's been hammered by the media all week would like for Richmond to win but cant see it happening.

North should murder them, to be honest.

But North being North...winning ones they shouldn't and dropping ones they shouldn't alike...who knows.

Brisbane are definitely a chance against Footscray.

 

[EnolaGay]

Jake Stringer is about to become a father. Kid is what, 20?

It's part of the Doggies list management plan, they hope to have his kid as father son and to be playing in the same team as his old man.

 

[Doss]

It's part of the Doggies list management plan, they hope to have his kid as father son and to be playing in the same team as his old man.

It'd be slightly impressive, and very creepy, if a club ever did go down that deliberate breeding path.

And dumb, considering there's no guarantee offspring will be as good.

 

[yaco55]

Private school backgrounds often in the form of sports scholarships.

Don't assume all footballers who come through private schools are from really well off, socially stable backgrounds.

Absolutely true. But private school education is supposed to cure all ills.

 

[Doss]

Absolutely true. But private school education is supposed to cure all ills.

Yeah, it doesn't.

Depending on the dynamics and gender ratios, some would argue it creates as many as it fixes.

 

[yaco55]

Besides the particularities of how they get there, many don't. If you want to prove your contention, you first need to actually demonstrate the age and rate of reproduction, and beyond that you need to demonstrate that it's the private schoolboys unexpectedly procreating, rather than the country kids and outer-suburbanites, among the broader population of whom that is far more common. Or, to put it another way, and without casting aspersions, if these guys weren't footballers, would they be going into finance or a trade?

Young Josh Bootsma, for example, is not exactly the archetype of a big-city high-flyer.

I am happy with my contention - AFL players get married/have babies on average,earlier than the Australian average,

Josh Bootsma is the son of an AFL player Brad Bootsma.

 

[yaco55]

Yeah, it doesn't.

Depending on the dynamics and gender ratios, some would argue it creates as many as it fixes.

That's my experience - But its still an aspiration for Aussie people - Private school education.

 

[yaco55]

Gee - Malthouse brushes off Caro's questions like he is squatting flies - No love lost between those two.