Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 24

[PowerBaz]

Thursday night year round would help.

That’s a no brainer isn’t it.

 

[JimmyBC]

That’s a no brainer isn’t it.

Especially if I can see it.

 

[PowerBaz]

Especially if I can see it.

A few commentators recently were banging in about it… what’s the point of not having it….

 

[Coobk001]

Collingwood one game clear atop the ladder and they're the only team yet to play any of North, West Coast or the Hawks.

A lay down misere for the minor premiership.

Port 2014 says hello

 

[Willsy10]

Yeah I don’t think you can be sure of the minor premiers in round 9. The pies are looking good, but I think Melbourne and Brisbane are playing pretty good footy too. I think it will be tight between those 3 at the top, and hopefully we can stay in the mix with them in the top 4.


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[Duckimus Prime]

Haha - Zuurhaar will need to sell a few more tote bags or forgo the Icebath Lager tinnies this week to make good the $2,000 he'll be out of pocket.

Was there another incident or did he actually get a fine for the accidental knee when JHF was brought to ground in front of him?

 

[Grave Danger]

Was there another incident or did he actually get a fine for the accidental knee when JHF was brought to ground in front of him?

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There's vision of Corr vs Lord's jaw on the AFL site, but not Zurhaar vs JHF.

 

[StueyDaDew]

I think you're joking here, but just on the off chance anybody misses the joke - Dubs were playing Collingwood today.

Kingsley’s dubs beat the Crows, Hinkley’s dubs didn’t.

 

[NoddyHolder]

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There's vision of Corr vs Lord's jaw on the AFL site, but not Zurhaar vs JHF.

That's laughable. Accidental knock to the head that did no damage.
If they want to eliminate all head knocks they're going to have to make changes to the rules that will change the nature of the game - not whack fines and suspensions on everything. AFL digging a hole for themselves

 

[Launchpad McQuack]

billionaire Bruce Mathieson believes Carlton coach Michael Voss is also likely to be axed as a result of severe failures at board level as the team continues to stutter its way through the 2023 season.

Isn't he the guy that was banging Frank's whore wife?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

GWS banner:

TAKING ON THE BLACK AND WHITE
THERE’S ONE THING TO AGREE
IT’S WEIRD PLAYING PORT
IN MELBOURNE AT THE ‘G

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

The 2023 AFL season is a two-speed league.

In the top 15, we have the true contenders and a bunch of teams that can challenge anyone on their day - all the way down to the 14th-placed Swans (well, when they’re not injury-ravaged) and 15th-placed Giants (who’ve been competitive every week bar this one). All but GWS have a percentage above 97 (so they’re basically average or better)

Then there’s the bottom three. North Melbourne, West Coast and Hawthorn share four wins between them - two came against each other - plus a horrific percentage around 60. These teams are bad. Very bad; they lost by a combined 194 points in Round 9. And those blowout losses are becoming a weekly problem.

“They’re (the Hawks) one of three just ultimately dreadful teams playing football in 2023, and they might be the best of the three,” veteran journalist Damian Barrett said on the Sunday Footy Show.

“Essendon has got the benefit of playing West Coast and North Melbourne twice in the course of the season, they come in consecutive weeks (in Rounds 11 and 12, and Rounds 21 and 22), and you’d think that’s just a guaranteed 16 premiership points.

Port Adelaide champion Kane Cornes added: “This threatens to derail the season somewhat because you’ve got three out of the nine games (each weekend) effectively ruined, when they don’t play each other.”

But while ex-Richmond and Bulldogs star Nathan Brown

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Nathan Brown

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protested “that’s the way the game is - you’re always going to have sides down the bottom that are easy to beat, you’re always going to have sides up the top, it’s just the nature of the game,” it is uncommon to have three terrible teams instead of just one or two.

While their percentages will change over the course of the season - especially with more games to come against each other - as it stands, we’ve never had a terrible trio like Hawthorn, North Melbourne and West Coast in the AFL era.

“It just feels like to me the gap is bigger than it’s ever been between the strong teams, the teams on the rise and those down the bottom of the ladder,” Fox Footy commentator Anthony Hudson said on The First Crack. “I’m just worried we’re going to have a lot of predictable games between now and the end of the season, there’s still 14 weeks to go. We’ve got the extra week, it’s going to seem longer than ever.”

TEAMS WITH A PERCENTAGE BELOW 65 (Final home & away ladder, AFL era)

2 teams - 2022 (West Coast, North Melbourne), 2018 (Gold Coast, Carlton), 2016 (Brisbane, Essendon), 2013 (Melbourne, GWS), 2012 (Gold Coast, GWS), 2011 (Port Adelaide, Gold Coast)

1 team - 2020 (Adelaide), 2019 (Gold Coast), 2015 (Carlton), 2014 (St Kilda), 2008 (Melbourne), 1997 (Melbourne), 1996 (Fitzroy), 1995 (Fitzroy), 1993 (Sydney), 1992 (Brisbane Bears)

No teams - 2021, 2017, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1994, 1991, 1990

Currently in 2023: North Melbourne (62.9%), West Coast (60.5%), Hawthorn (60%)

‘Gap is bigger than it’s ever’: 33-year AFL low that’s set to only get worse... and Pick 1 Cup it creates

‘Threatens to derail the season’: 33-year AFL low that’ll only get worse... and Pick 1 Cup it creates

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Its all pretty overly dramatic to me

Yes Norf were utter garbage, but two out of three of the sides have young lists and should get better throughout the season. The other side, Wet Toast is dealing with an injury crisis far beyond any other side and if they had a healthy list would probably be doing fine - maybe still bottom 4, but there wouldn't be anything between them and GWS.

I don't really care to be honest, I like the fact that we have a few weeks in the season where we can have a bit of a breather and try some stuff. Though those weeks are done now as Hawks probably beat us.

It does say that we can't go to 20 teams though, and we certainly can't play with 19. Norf will have to fold or merge before 2028.

 

[Sir Watchalot]

There's vision of Corr vs Lord's jaw on the AFL site, but not Zurhaar vs JHF.

Wasn't Zurhaar's thing the knee brushing Horne-Francis's head? Vision quite clear there and pretty clearly accidental. To be honest even a fine is tough, IMO Zurhaar was trying to avoid crashing down on JHF.

 

[tribey]

Wet Toast is dealing with an injury crisis far beyond any other side and if they had a healthy list would probably be doing fine - maybe still bottom 4, but there wouldn't be anything between them and GWS.

Getting a flag out of Shuey, Yeo and McGovern right before their bones turned to dust is so West Coast.

Every other club is like, “oh if only Salopek and Hartlett weren’t so injury-prone”, or “if Dan Hannebery doesn’t do his knee in that Grand Final we win that”.

West Coast just up and nick an unexpected pennant before returning to deep freeze, from which they’ll emerge with another premiership squad within 5-7 years.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Wasn't Zurhaar's thing the knee brushing Horne-Francis's head? Vision quite clear there and pretty clearly accidental. To be honest even a fine is tough, IMO Zurhaar was trying to avoid crashin down on JHF.

I thought it was for the bump. Which also didn't deserve a fine in my eyes, but the bump is dead.

https://www.bigfootycontent.com/video/1606/1606488-7660452afe3f616d884980c0218a374f.mp4

 

[Sir Watchalot]

I thought it was for the bump. Which also didn't deserve a fine in my eyes, but the bump is dead.

https://www.bigfootycontent.com/video/1606/1606488-7660452afe3f616d884980c0218a374f.mp4

Ok, that's more like it, a slight but deliberate head bump. Yeah that's worth something so a fine is fair.

 

[Alyx]

 

[EskimoPAFC]

They could definitely make it. Don't reckon they do much damage this year, but they could play which would be a great experience for their young blokes.

Hopefully they finish 9th lol

 

[El Zorro]

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Fair enough. They should play finals and Walker has had a good season so far.

 

[bomberclifford]

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Worst. Redemption Arc. Ever.

 

[Alberton Proud]

Haha - Zuurhaar will need to sell a few more tote bags or forgo the Icebath Lager tinnies this week to make good the $2,000 he'll be out of pocket.

Nothing for Zuurhaar for the knee to JHF head in the last quarter ?

 

[wayb2912]

Aidan Corr

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96kg

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Last 5

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10.2

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

MG

291.0

4star

D

13.9

3star

K

11.1

4star

HB

2.7

2star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.1

2star

MG

291.0

4star

D

7.2

2star

K

2.8

1star

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4.4

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.6

4star

only got one week for punching Lord in the face

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[edgie]

The AFL:
Lifetime bans now for spectators that do racist stuff!

Also, the AFL
How good is the big Tex Texy Texas Texan Walker going? Get around him lads!