Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 25

[JUSTWORK]

Is this the first penalty shootout you've ever watched in your life? This always happens.

Na mate, it’s the second.

 

[Portmagpies36]

I would rather play Collingwood than Carlton at the moment in a final

 

[JUSTWORK]

I would rather play Collingwood than Carlton at the moment in a final

Collingwood in the first final is probably my preferred result, Daicos probably won’t be fit and Moore is 50:50

 

[Del165198]

Melbourne looking the better, Charlie needs to fire for the blues to get up I reckon.

Carlton are in front?

 

[Del165198]

Imagine Voss winning a flag lol

Koch would probably claim it as a win for ken hinkey.

 

[bomberclifford]

Imagine Voss winning a flag lol

Koch would probably claim it as a win for ken hinkey.

Richo would count it in his Chasing Greatness metrics.

 

[240volt]

This is what is so frustrating about our season - there is no standout team that I think we don’t stack up with talent wise.

Every team has fatal flaws this season, including us. It comes down to who is better prepared, healthy and able to execute under pressure.

We cant count on any of these three.

Yeah it’s who’s on song when the big stuff starts.
Collingwood still favs but who gets there with them is anyone’s guess.
Our best is good enough for sure, we just need these injuries/illness to stop building up.

 

[TeeKray]

Could be Collingwood v Carlton in a qualifying final.

 

[Portmagpies36]

Yeah it’s who’s on song when the big stuff starts.
Collingwood still favs but who gets there with them is anyone’s guess.
Our best is good enough for sure, we just need these injuries/illness to stop building up.

I seriously question our mental strength

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Grundy has really added to the Melbourne forward line.

Added what, I'm not so sure.

 

[240volt]

Carlton are in front?

Yeah those two inside the first 2 minutes caught me out.
Charlie has just kicked one also.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Grundy has really added to the Melbourne forward line.

Added what, I'm not so sure.

Needs to sack his agent and then decide what club he's playing for next year, because it cannot be Melbourne.

 

[Portmagpies36]

Curnow could win Carlton a flag, he is giving me Wayne Carey vibes.
You need a gun forward to win a flag we have Charlie Dixon

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Charlie Dixon

Age

35

Ht

200cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.7

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.7

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.6

5star

D

10.5

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.5

2star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.5

2star

G

2.5

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

who is moving like an 80 year old.

 

[Festerz]

Is this the first penalty shootout you've ever watched in your life? This always happens.

Yep - the time taken to react to a kick is measured in milliseconds. Unless the kicker makes a mistake in approach this gives no time to react.

In the UK Premier League last year 75% of penalties taken were successful. And most of the misses were not due to goal keeper saves but kicking errors.

It's a scoring system stacked against goal keepers.

It's why goal keepers are given cheat sheets (sometimes written on their water bottles) from their coach before penalty shoot outs - giving the % data on whether an opponent shooter goes left or right on penalty shots. They then commit to diving to one side or another. A guess in other words - and forget the high/low stuff.

But arguing the toss on this ignores the absolute ice cold veins of Matilda goal keeper Mackenzie Arnold tonight - who had to keep fronting up to save goals after missing a couple of saves and taking her own penalty kick. Gutsy courageous stuff by any measure.

 

[240volt]

I seriously question our mental strength

Yes and no, we have won a lot of close ones this year, that’s something we haven’t done in ages.
If we can get fit numbers on the park we’re definitely a chance.
Melbourne and Brisbane I wouldn’t put counterfeit money on to win the flag.

 

[Del165198]

Daisy 27 foreheads and Hamish deciding it wasn't a dangerous tackle.. looked a fairly decent sling

 

[Greasyrhys]

I can see pickett breaking blues hearts again

 

[Alyx]

I can totally see Carlton losing this by a point.

 

[Del165198]

This is ****ing intense

 

[Troopsy]

Apparently we are out of the top 8 now

 

[afl2004]

90 holding the ball in this game not called , complete joke, I have no clue what ball is anymore

 

[afl2004]

He legged him LOL

 

[Doctor Feel]

My god that was weak by Brayshaw. Went the double fist, could have easily marked.

 

[Duck Farmer]

Great finals intensity.

 

[Windy Cindy]

**** like darcy is annoying