Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 25

[240volt]

what a load of crap.

they beat freo r1, the dogs by 50 rd 2, essendon by 18, the suns by 50, barely lost to collingwood by a kick, beat carlton by 22, then we beat them by a kick.

so they lost to the top 2 in the comp, by a combined 13 points, and beat some solid teams easily.

if you're trying to pretend they're playing the same level now as back then, then that's just ridiculous.

they were playing very well. they've declined bigtime.

it's ok to admit when you're wrong and made a rubbish claim.

The dogs have been up and down all season but teams like Freo,Carlton Essendon and the suns are bog average like 3/4 of the competition.
There’s 4 teams in a 18 team comp that are some sort of premiership chance.
One of these is struggling at the moment (Melbourne) the other couldn’t beat an Egg playing outside there state (Brisbane) leaving 2 teams that look the goods.
Do you ever watch St Kilda play?
Ten times worse than anything Hinkley has ever served up ever.
Boring defensive stack the back line rubbish that will never win anything.
The only reason they are in the 8 is because there’s an abundance of shyt sides this year.
Lucky to beat West Coast yesterday

 

[raman]

Who are worse Crows or England cricket team?

If they both disappeared overnight I’d miss the Ashes. I wouldn’t miss the Showdown one bit.

 

[Del165198]

The dogs have been up and down all season but teams like Freo,Carlton Essendon and the suns are bog average like 3/4 of the competition.
There’s 4 teams in a 18 team comp that are some sort of premiership chance.
One of these is struggling at the moment (Melbourne) the other couldn’t beat an Egg playing outside there state (Brisbane) leaving 2 teams that look the goods.
Do you ever watch St Kilda play?
Ten times worse than anything Hinkley has ever served up ever.
Boring defensive stack the back line rubbish that will never win anything.
The only reason they are in the 8 is because there’s an abundance of shyt sides this year.
Lucky to beat West Coast yesterday

Look I agree with you the saints are absolute shit now. Would be one of the worst 5th place sides at this stage of a season in recent memory.

Not disputing that.

But they were playing good footy early in the season...

 

[Del165198]

Coke money.

Does wangas like to party or is he just socially awkward

 

[240volt]

If they both disappeared overnight I’d miss the Ashes. I wouldn’t miss the Showdown one bit.

Cricket has never had so much interest, even get a bit of aggro in it.
Footy this year apart from Port has been as boring as curling.

 

[Powertron]

Season or career?

Just signed a 2 year extension! I somehow don’t think dollars will be an issue for him but not sure what the salary cap implications are of someone retiring mid contract?

 

[Del165198]

Season or career?

They gave him 2 more years

Apparently on minimum chips but it's still a list spot..

 

[bomberclifford]

Does wangas like to party or is he just socially awkward

My take? Both.

 

[Del165198]

My take? Both.

Good on him for wringing every last cent out of being a celebrity rather than taking a boring 'normal' job

At least he's not a boundary rider anymore. That wasn't his go at all. Hasn't stopped a few others doing it for years though lol

 

[240volt]

Look I agree with you the saints are absolute s**t now. Would be one of the worst 5th place sides at this stage of a season in recent memory.

Not disputing that.

But they were playing good footy early in the season...

Yep new coach syndrome even Norf had it for a couple of weeks.
Takes time to wear off but eventually shyt will return.
It’s not just St Kilda they are one of many shyt sides.
I used to love watching any footy game no matter who was playing, now days I struggle to watch any non Port games.
That Sydney Saints game a couple of weeks back was torturous, I lasted till half time.
Hey maybe it’s just me but I find most games extremely boring and hard to watch.

 

[240volt]

Just signed a 2 year extension! I somehow don’t think dollars will be an issue for him but not sure what the salary cap implications are of someone retiring mid contract?

Dixon would have a better chance lasting 2 more years.
Fyfe is history,but nothing surprises me with Fremantle.

 

[edgie]

The Wanganeen being everywhere thing is weird, cause it has happened like 15 years after he retired. He lied low for a while, then all of a sudden he was everywhere, on our board, turning up on TV at Essendon, doing reality shows.

Normally don't most blokes cash in following retirement?

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[Steve Dore]

The Wanganeen being everywhere thing is weird, cause it has happened like 15 years after he retired. He lied low for a while, then all of a sudden he was everywhere, on our board, turning up on TV at Essendon, doing reality shows.

Normally don't most blokes cash in following retirement?

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My understanding is that it has a lot to do with the new(er) Mrs Wanganeen.

 

[Tibbs]

The Wanganeen being everywhere thing is weird, cause it has happened like 15 years after he retired. He lied low for a while, then all of a sudden he was everywhere, on our board, turning up on TV at Essendon, doing reality shows.

Normally don't most blokes cash in following retirement?

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He dived into his Aboriginal painting and artwork after giving up footy. Focused on that for many years

 

[VineValerian]

Cricket has never had so much interest, even get a bit of aggro in it.
Footy this year apart from Port has been as boring as curling.

Unfair to curling

 

[Lawnchair Larry]

'Highly significant': First professional female athlete diagnosed with CTE in landmark case

Adelaide premiership player Heather Anderson is the first known professional female athlete to be diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

www.abc.net.au

Something has got to give here.
You cannot have the knowledge that your workplace is unsafe for your emoloyees or contractors, and just continue on.

It has the capacity to bankrupt the AFL via legal action, down the track.

 

[GremioPower]

Fair goal by Kelly. Mot that far behind Houston's effort given the time left in the game and that Melbourne had been in front for a fair amount of time.

Clever play too. There was no one defending the goal.

 

[GremioPower]

It’s getting to the point now that there’s about 14 teams making up the numbers.

Since 2000, it has been always about the Top-3. In 23 seasons, the Top-3 are 22-1 for the flag.

1st, 8 flags
2nd, 7
3rd, 7

—

P.S.: There has been 17 All-Top-3 GF since 2000 (73.9%).

1 v 2 – 7 times
1 v 3 – 6
2 v 3 – 4

Every GF since then had at least 1 Top-3 in it.

 

[theouthouse]

Rumor going around town that the crows have been training pretty hard and are looking to take it up a notch or two in the next few weeks.

Expecting the karaoke version of "Tex on fire" to debut around showdown week.

 

[Powertron]

Rumor going around town that the crows have been training pretty hard and are looking to take it up a notch or two in the next few weeks.

Expecting the karaoke version of "Tex on fire" to debut around showdown week.

You’d want to be training hard having played North & WC in the last 3 weeks…

 

[tribey]

Like who would you get excited to watch? King? That guy with the s**t hair?

Mitchito Owens and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera are absolute bluechip excitement machines beyond King and Phillipou.

Heaps to like about them despite the ‘boring Ross Lyon’ thing, and they’ll only improve.

 

[JimmyBC]

Mitchito Owens and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera are absolute bluechip excitement machines beyond King and Phillipou.

Heaps to like about them despite the ‘boring Ross Lyon’ thing, and they’ll only improve.

Ross tends to turn x-factor talent into solid system soldiers though.

 

[PeacefulWarrior]

Mitchito Owens and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera are absolute bluechip excitement machines beyond King and Phillipou.

Heaps to like about them despite the ‘boring Ross Lyon’ thing, and they’ll only improve.

I wonder if we are into Nasiah at all

Strikes me as the type of player that would thrive at Port

 

[Chrizzt]

I wonder if we are into Nasiah at all

Strikes me as the type of player that would thrive at Port

We definitely were (probably still are) but he recently extended for a couple of years.

 

[Macca19]

I wonder if we are into Nasiah at all

Strikes me as the type of player that would thrive at Port

He signed a contract a month or two ago