Mega Thread Port Forum 'General AFL Talk' Thread Part 5 - Cont. in Part 6

[Grave Danger]

Just as well our feral supporters wouldn't have the wit or wherewithal to try this stunt huh?


AFL (ie Essendon) fan slammed for posing as disabled for better seat

AN AFL fan was attacked online after boasting about pretending to be disabled to get better seats for a bargain price.

The footy supporter shared a photo taken from a mobility scooter positioned with a great view of Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on Reddit. “Protip: hiring a mobility scooter and buying a $17 standing ticket at Etihad gets you in a $70 seats,” he wrote.

But other users of the social media site were disgusted. “Letting go of human decency: priceless,” one wrote.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/sports...t/news-story/1724f1a65fbfe587519615359e71a7be

 

[Doctor Feel]

Just as well our feral supporters wouldn't have the wit or wherewithal to try this stunt huh?


AFL (ie Essendon) fan slammed for posing as disabled for better seat

AN AFL fan was attacked online after boasting about pretending to be disabled to get better seats for a bargain price.

The footy supporter shared a photo taken from a mobility scooter positioned with a great view of Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on Reddit. “Protip: hiring a mobility scooter and buying a $17 standing ticket at Etihad gets you in a $70 seats,” he wrote.

But other users of the social media site were disgusted. “Letting go of human decency: priceless,” one wrote.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/sports...t/news-story/1724f1a65fbfe587519615359e71a7be

> reddit

 

[ROBBBO]

Jonas, Gray and Ryder for AA ?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Saints – DRoberton, SRoss.<br>Swans – LFranklin, JKennedy.<br>Eagles – JKennedy, JMcGovern, EYeo.<br>Dogs – MBontempelli.<br>ends</p>&mdash; Patrick Keane (@AFL_PKeane) <a href="">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hawks – TMitchell.<br>Demons – JGarlett, MHibberd, NJetta.<br>Kangas – BBrown.<br>Power – RGray, TJonas, PRyder.<br>Tigers – DMartin, ARance.</p>&mdash; Patrick Keane (@AFL_PKeane) <a href="">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[Jonts]

Kudos to the crows

To have 6 guys in the AA squad who have never been in the team before with 3 never in the squad is "organic growth"

 

[Lagooner]

So for all the talk about our so called easy draw, we played top 8 teams 10 times, the Crows, Geelong, West Coast 9 times, Essendon, Sydney and Richmond 8 times. Only GWS has played more fellow top 8 teams than us with 11.

So we only played 2x Top 8 teams twice, one of them being West Coast who barely made it.

We also played 13th, 17th and 18th twice.

Wouldn't exactly call it a hard draw.

 

[finbarr]

Just as well our feral supporters wouldn't have the wit or wherewithal to try this stunt huh?


AFL (ie Essendon) fan slammed for posing as disabled for better seat

AN AFL fan was attacked online after boasting about pretending to be disabled to get better seats for a bargain price.

The footy supporter shared a photo taken from a mobility scooter positioned with a great view of Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on Reddit. “Protip: hiring a mobility scooter and buying a $17 standing ticket at Etihad gets you in a $70 seats,” he wrote.

But other users of the social media site were disgusted. “Letting go of human decency: priceless,” one wrote.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/sports...t/news-story/1724f1a65fbfe587519615359e71a7be

Lol Constanza.

 

[Forzaport]

Our ladder position combined with our record against the top 8 sides have created a perception that we've had an 'easy draw'. The reality is we've just been the only team in the competition this year who has consistently beaten the bottom sides.

Yet being able to consistently win those games is counted as a negative!

 

[wannabejack]

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blessed are the cheese platters

 

[TeeKray]

It's pretty funny how Collingwood, the biggest sporting club in Australia, is run more like a family business than a professional organisation operating in a highly competitive industry. In the end, Eddie just couldn't let go of his favourite son.

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

I find it difficult to justify 4 years of no finals, and if anything, Collingwood have been regressing every year. Gold Coast didn't even cut McKenna any slack after 4 years of no finals despite the list profile he had for the majority of it.

I was at the game against Collingwood at the MCG in Round 14 and found it hard to watch because the way they played that day was insulting.

One for the stat books, Buckley is now the 11th coach in VFL/AFL history to still be coach after missing finals for 4 consecutive years.

 

[_VXV]

It's pretty funny how Collingwood, the biggest sporting club in Australia, is run more like a family business than a professional organisation operating in a highly competitive industry. In the end, Eddie just couldn't let go of his favourite son.

And he won't admit he got the succession plan wrong.

 

[bomberclifford]

One for the stat books, Buckley is now the 11th coach in VFL/AFL history to still be coach after missing finals for 4 consecutive years.

Across the competition or just for Collingwood?

 

[TeeKray]

One for the stat books, Buckley is now the 11th coach in VFL/AFL history to still be coach after missing finals for 4 consecutive years.

And Alan Richardson is the 12th.

Looks like we're not the only club with low standards these days.

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

Across the competition or just for Collingwood?

https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/af...finals-four-years-in-a-row-and-keep-their-job

 

[Powerstufff]

Jonas, Gray and Ryder for AA ?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Saints – DRoberton, SRoss.<br>Swans – LFranklin, JKennedy.<br>Eagles – JKennedy, JMcGovern, EYeo.<br>Dogs – MBontempelli.<br>ends</p>&mdash; Patrick Keane (@AFL_PKeane) <a href="">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hawks – TMitchell.<br>Demons – JGarlett, MHibberd, NJetta.<br>Kangas – BBrown.<br>Power – RGray, TJonas, PRyder.<br>Tigers – DMartin, ARance.</p>&mdash; Patrick Keane (@AFL_PKeane) <a href="">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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I think you meant to post this on the Dalek thread.

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

And Alan Richardson is the 12th.

Looks like we're not the only club with low standards these days.

Well surely Richo will still be coaching St Kilda in 2018?

Aren't the Saints pretty cut-throat when it comes to coaches?

 

[Jonts]

It's pretty funny how Collingwood, the biggest sporting club in Australia, is run more like a family business than a professional organisation operating in a highly competitive industry. In the end, Eddie just couldn't let go of his favourite son.

It's actually a great metaphor for the rest of Australia really

 

[Powerstufff]

Sam Gray and Buddy Franklin both kicked scores high enough in R23 that their teams would have won even if no-one else in the team had scored. That can't have happened too often in one round. Sammy (39 points) almost doubled Gold Coast's 20 points. Buddy kicked (62 points) to Carlton's 57 points.

 

[chickentendies]

Man, I completely forgot that Chaplin is an assistant coach at Melbourne. Absolutely ****ing hilarious that another club he is involved in has bombed out before finals even started.

 

[Andre]

Their playing group certainly put on a good show on Saturday night to ensure they attract the best possible candidate.

Nah. It's a great job for a coach. Low expectations (especially if Ablett leaves). Just improve from bottom 2 to top 10 and just about ensured a second big contract. The AFL will throw resources (possibly a Priority pick, but there's already the academy) at you to have some success.

With Ablett gone, a new coach would go more the GWS route of a few more experienced hard nuts to support the younger players. GWS level isn't realistic, but piss off Jr and his attitude and there's enough there to not be bottom 4.

 

[LFC2010]

Sam Gray and Buddy Franklin both kicked scores high enough in R23 that their teams would have won even if no-one else in the team had scored. That can't have happened too often in one round. Sammy (39 points) almost doubled Gold Coast's 20 points. Buddy kicked (62 points) to Carlton's 57 points.

even Liverpool would've beat Gold Coast on the weekend 4-3

 

[Powerstufff]

It's pretty funny how Collingwood, the biggest sporting club in Australia, is run more like a family business than a professional organisation operating in a highly competitive industry. In the end, Eddie just couldn't let go of his favourite son.

Competent clubs don't just sack coaches anymore. Anyone who watched the Open Mike special on Richmond a few years ago would know why, how damaging that can be. If a coach has no traction with the players fine, but Buckley clearly has. They made the right call.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Collingwood board suggesting that Bucks will stay and they will bring in a mentor for him.

Perhaps they could bring in Malthouse for him to serve an apprenticeship under and then transition to coaching alone...

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[Steve Dore]

Nah. It's a great job for a coach. Low expectations (especially if Ablett leaves). Just improve from bottom 2 to top 10 and just about ensured a second big contract. The AFL will throw resources (possibly a Priority pick, but there's already the academy) at you to have some success.

With Ablett gone, a new coach would go more the GWS route of a few more experienced hard nuts to support the younger players. GWS level isn't realistic, but piss off Jr and his attitude and there's enough there to not be bottom 4.

Not so sure it will work like that. As Eade has made public, he underestimated just what a basket case the club is. In his words he had inherited a s**t sandwich.

They lost patience with McKenna after 4 years and no finals and were even quicker to pull the trigger on Eade not extending his initial 3 year contract. Any potential first time senior coach that is currently an assistant at another AFL club would be crazy to take on the poison chalice that is the Gold Coast Suns. They are likely to get another former senior coach like Eade who has been unable to get a senior gig anywhere else or else promote Solomon from within.

 

[Powerstufff]

even Liverpool would've beat Gold Coast on the weekend 4-3

To quote from Titus O'Reily's summation of the game "You could have played a team of random people from the crowd and scored more than twenty points."