Oppo Camp Non Geelong football (AFL) discussion 2023, part I

[BotsMaster]

Saints are the real deal.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

We should have beaten Carlton by 10 goals. Gee we had a slow start.
Saints will be hard to beat.

We lost to the blues by 8pts in a game where it was 22v1, Jezza almost won it by himself. That game told me everything about the Blues, they aren’t a top 8 side.

 

[Munich]

All tips right so far.

C'mon plastics

 

[Romeoh1]

We lost to the blues by 8pts in a game where it was 22v1, Jezza almost won it by himself. That game told me everything about the Blues, they aren’t a top 8 side.

Yes - you might have a point.

 

[Munich]

Eeww Richmond win and we stay in the 8.

Yeah stuff that I can't barrack for that rabble

 

[Baudolino]

Collingwood and Geelong playing attacking, high-scoring footy and a Ross Lyon coached St Kilda being incredibly tough to score against....it's 2010 all over again.

 

[Baudolino]

Bad loss for Carlton but the way Blues supporters have been carrying on lately you'd think they were 1-5, not entrenched in the top eight with 3 wins on the board.

 

[Munich]

I don't see why it's a bad loss.

Carlton are no good.

 

[winty]

Eeww Richmond win and we stay in the 8.

Yeah stuff that I can't barrack for that rabble

We'll wait til next week when Adelaide play St.Kilda and Port play Collingwood. Can't see the Adelaide sides winning either of those games.

 

[Baudolino]

I don't see why it's a bad loss.

Carlton are no good.

Meh, I still think personnel-wise Voss has more to work with than Lyon.

 

[Romeoh1]

We'll wait til next week when Adelaide play St.Kilda and Port play Collingwood. Can't see the Adelaide sides winning either of those games.

Port play the Saints actually. Other way round!

 

[Romeoh1]

Meh, I still think personnel-wise Voss has more to work with than Lyon.

Voss is a meat and potatoes coach. Lyon is very clever.

 

[Strange Cat]

Collingwood and Geelong playing attacking, high-scoring footy and a Ross Lyon coached St Kilda being incredibly tough to score against....it's 2010 all over again.

Hopefully with a 2009 finish

 

[Vdubs]

We'll wait til next week when Adelaide play St.Kilda and Port play Collingwood. Can't see the Adelaide sides winning either of those games.

Port v Saints

 

[Vdubs]

Meh, I still think personnel-wise Voss has more to work with than Lyon.

Their top 8 are great but does not make up for their poor bottom 10.
Yesterday, our "worst 2" according to opinions here, were CGuthrie and DeK, hardly a poor bottom 2

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Collingwood and Geelong playing attacking, high-scoring footy and a Ross Lyon coached St Kilda being incredibly tough to score against....it's 2010 all over again.

Hoping more like 2009 all over again, meaning another Geelong flag awaits us

 

[NakedDeadGuy]

Love seeing Horform dickwads being so happy with another loss.

 

[Catman]

I know the opposition supporters saying the strangest things thread got locked, but I came across this nugget and thought it was too good not to share. Feel free to delete it mods if you have to.

Something is rotten in the state (city) of Geelong.

There needs to a massive over haul of the salary cap enforcement including monitoring a much wider scope besides just players including their partners, parents, and siblings as a minimum. Needs to be the ability for AFL, in conjunction with the ATO, to match data including total assessable income - both salaried and investment income for all of these parties earned BEFORE and AFTER they joins certain club. Look at asset built ups relative to salary earned (disclosed) as they do with criminals.

Have we ever seen in world sport - anywhere with a so called salary cap equalisation measure - so many players continually choosing to join one club? Anyone? Anywhere?

FFS, they win the flag by smashing the prelim and GF opponent by over 150 points and then what happens. They don’t just pick up one first round draft pick (18 or whatever as won the flag) but actually pick 7 as they apparently have an abundance of salary cap room and also we’re looking at Grundy by all reports, they get PICK 7 (I wonder how they incentivised Bowes relative to all other clubs chasing him), BOWES ( a pick 10), BRUHN (pick 12) and Henry (another first rounder)

so the most dominant final series we have seen for many years, who has picked up a significantly disproportionate of all OOC players in recent years then go and get 4 NEW FIRST ROUNf picks. Seriously this s**t doesn’t ever happen. Why is there not more focus by the media on this?

Serious questions here - how does the premier pick up 4 first round picks. How does a team never bottom out over a 16 year period missing finals only once (and the only team that has this sort of record), whilst winning 4 flags. All whilst one of Australia’s richest men sits there happily as the clubs Chairman and patron.

Time to ring my mate Gerald W and have a chat this week. Something is wrong. Kane has picked up on this recently and will no doubt not pull any punches.

As a qualified Acct and Stockbroker, I can guarantee there are SO MANY ways to pass on wealth in above scenarios. Eg Open up a share account for Danger. Winning trades book to his account, if they become losing trades book to another account (someone stumping up money they are happy to lose). Employ family and partners in “arms length” companies owned by friends that owe you favours. Put them on commission type salary structures for “transparency” whilst ensuing their phones and order books keep running hot earning themhundreds of k per year. AFL looks into it but hey nothing to see here. Company not owned by anyone formally associated with the club. Salaries are variable based on performance which just happens to be the highest paying jobs of their entire life .

the whole situation is a ******* joke. it’s sick and broken and the only saving grace is Geelong have only won 4 and not double that in the last 16 years which they could quite easily have done

Same poster was probably saying we were cooked two weeks ago...

 

[#6 Thorp #7 Selwood LOL]

Where do I find such magnificence? I need to see the replies.

 

[Trek]

Hopefully with a 2009 finish

Dunno about you, but another 2011 finish would be great as well

 

[Goggin Our Best]

Meh, I still think personnel-wise Voss has more to work with than Lyon.

No i disagree with that - i think Carlton are like Fremantle way overated

And Carlton today - particularly the 2nd half - if the Navy Blues flag winning teams - what 7 Flags from late 60s to the end of the 80s - honestly they would beat their current list by over 100 pts - theyd be 10-12 goals up at h/time - and it would be an absolute no contest

Thats why i think their current side is seriously overrated

As for StKilda - who were quite good today - i think who needs a pat on the back - is whoever is in charge of their physical development/preparation in the off season - around the hips and shoulders - they are seriously big strong blokes - built like Rugby League centres

Having that attribute - big strong bodies - right accross the team will be very beneficial to StKilda - where as Carlton on the other hand looked very lightly framed - and in the 2nd half - how many times Carlton players got pinged for throwing the ball - illegal disposal - that was purely down to StKilda power tackling

 

[DangerHere]

Eeww Richmond win and we stay in the 8.

Yeah stuff that I can't barrack for that rabble

I’d rather we stay out for a week and the Tuggers get absolutely smashed

 

[Strange Cat]

Melb are going to absolutely destroy the tigers , % booster stuff tomorrow

We will get back in the 8 eventually …on a side note should be a % booster again in a few weeks vs the tigers

 

[Munich]

Melb are going to absolutely destroy the tigers , % booster stuff tomorrow

We will get back in the 8 eventually …on a side note should be a % booster again in a few weeks vs the tigers

They'll be made to come back down the highway soon.

Normal transmission to resume. It'll be nightmarish stuff for their feral fans.

 

[Strange Cat]

They'll be made to come back down the highway soon.

Normal transmission to resume. It'll be nightmarish stuff for their feral fans.

With the stadium upgrades we can give those salty flogs some more seats

That should calm them down right …..