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[robbieando]

I mentioned Tassie revenue. Before that ACT revenue. Before that Sydney revenue. They have been more propped up than a Queenslander

Address the lie.

They didn't invest any money from Tassie in Pokies, which YOU claimed.

Also nice edit in claiming that you didn't say anything about Pokies. Nearly another lie before backtracking to whatever response that is.

Really need to stop making things up.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

The bickering aside it will be interesting to see how North replace the Tas revenue stream.

 

[caesar88]

The bickering aside it will be interesting to see how North replace the Tas revenue stream.

Speak for yourself please Horace. The only thing even remotely interesting about North is the bickering their existence leads to.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Speak for yourself please Horace. The only thing even remotely interesting about North is the bickering their existence leads to.

Hehe. I think you may find I am the Norf Boards public enemy number 1.

 

[robbieando]

Hehe. I think you may find I am the Norf Boards public enemy number 1.

No their existence is

 

[scaryness]

I'm slowly re-watching the 2012 season as I start to relive the nostalgia of our best teams and figured I may as well do the ratings to see if the thoughts of our players back then hold up over time (at least for me).

R1 Sydney 14.16 (100) vs GWS 5.7 (37)

Ratings
C Bird 8
K Jack 8
-
J Bolton 7
T Richards 7
J Kennedy 7
L Jetta 7
A Goodes 7
N Smith 6
J McVeigh 6
S Mumford 6
A Johnson 6
-
S Reid 5
N Malceski 5
G Rohan 5
M Mattner 5
H Grundy 5
A Everitt 4
-
B McGlynn 3
L Parker 3
L Roberts-Thomson 3
D Hannebery 3
-
H Cunningham (s) 0

Brownlow votes:
J Kennedy 3
K Jack 2
S Mumford 1

POTY votes: (kudos S120)
J Kennedy 5
K Jack 4
C Bird 3
T Richards 2
L Jetta 1

 

[scaryness]

R2 2012
Sydney 14.10 (94) vs Fremantle 12.9 (81)

What a terrible game, no one else should need to re-watch this. So scrappy with terrible skills, and we switched off horribly in the second half. A 40 point half-time lead cut back to 10 in about 10 minutes and had to hold on for dear life.

Ratings
J Kennedy 8
-
A Goodes 7
N Malceski 7
L Roberts-Thomson 6
S Reid 6
A Johnson 6
J McVeigh 6
L Jetta 6
-
G Rohan 5
M Mattner 4
N Smith 4
L Parker 4
-
T Richards 3
B McGlynn 3
C Bird 3
D Hannebery (s) 3
H Grundy 3
M Seaby 3
R Shaw 3
J Bolton 2
K Jack 2
R O'Keefe 2

Brownlow votes:
J Kennedy 3
N Fyfe 2
L Jetta 1

POTY votes: (kudos S120)
J Kennedy 5
N Malceski 4
A Johnson 3
L Jetta 2
L Roberts-Thomson 1

Tally:

PLAYER	R1	R2	TOTAL
Josh Kennedy	7	8	15
Adam Goodes	7	7	14
Lewis Jetta	7	6	13
Jarrad McVeigh	6	6	12
Nick Malceski	5	7	12
Alex Johnson	6	6	12
Craig Bird	8	3	11
Sam Reid	5	6	11
Kieren Jack	8	2	10
Gary Rohan	5	5	10
Ted Richards	7	3	10
Nick Smith	6	4	10
Jude Bolton	7	2	9
Martin Mattner	5	4	9
Lewis Roberts-Thomson	3	6	9
Heath Grundy	5	3	8
Luke Parker	3	4	7
Dan Hannebery	3	3	6
Ben McGlynn	3	3	6
Shane Mumford	6		6
Andrejs Everitt	4		4
Mark Seaby		3	3
Rhyce Shaw		3	3
Ryan O'Keefe		2	2
Harry Cunningham	0		0

 

[scaryness]

R3 2012
Sydney 16.9 (105) vs Port Adelaide 12.11 (83)

Another game that was a bit harder than it should have been considering how bad Port Adelaide were back then. A lot of our goals were opportunistic from defensive breakdowns or mistakes rather than through good attacking play; early season rust on display through all three games so far. Parker has a true breakout game that looks pretty much like a prime Parker game, massive first quarter.

Ratings
L Parker 8
-
A Goodes 6
D Hannebery 6
T Richards 6
S Mumford 6
J Kennedy 6
-
K Jack 5
R O'Keefe 5
L Jetta 5
C Bird 5
J White 5
J Bolton 5
J McVeigh 5
H Grundy 4
N Malceski 4
G Rohan 4
M Mattner 4
-
B McGlynn 2
S Reid 2
A Everitt (s) 2
R Shaw 2
A Johnson 2

Brownlow votes:
L Parker 3
D Hannebery 2
T Richards 1

POTY votes: (kudos S120)
J Kennedy 5
L Parker 4
D Hannebery 3
L Jetta 2
A Goodes 1

Tally:

PLAYER	R1	R2	R3	TOTAL
Josh Kennedy	7	8	6	21
Adam Goodes	7	7	6	20
Lewis Jetta	7	6	5	18
Jarrad McVeigh	6	6	5	17
Nick Malceski	5	7	4	16
Craig Bird	8	3	5	16
Ted Richards	7	3	6	16
Kieren Jack	8	2	5	15
Luke Parker	3	4	8	15
Gary Rohan	5	5	4	14
Jude Bolton	7	2	5	14
Alex Johnson	6	6	2	14
Sam Reid	5	6	2	13
Martin Mattner	5	4	4	13
Shane Mumford	6		6	12
Dan Hannebery	3	3	6	12
Heath Grundy	5	3	4	12
Nick Smith	6	4		10
Lewis Roberts-Thomson	3	6		9
Ben McGlynn	3	3	2	8
Ryan O'Keefe		2	5	7
Andrejs Everitt	4		2	6
Jesse White			5	5
Rhyce Shaw		3	2	5
Mark Seaby		3		3
Harry Cunningham	0			0

 

[sataris]

Any other requests for AI drawings?

 

[Jewelsbon]

Funny how memory can be so different to actual when re-visiting things like this. My memories of 2012 were that we were like some well oiled machine from round one - yet I know every year it takes a few rounds to work the rust out.

Loving these Scary, keep up the good work.

 

[scaryness]

Funny how memory can be so different to actual when re-visiting things like this. My memories of 2012 were that we were like some well oiled machine from round one - yet I know every year it takes a few rounds to work the rust out.

Loving these Scary, keep up the good work.

We’ll see how I go

 

[GoTheSwannies]

scaryness, where have you sourced the games from? Is 2012 still on afl.com?

And if there are any must watch games, whether it was because of the performance of a particular player. Or if it was an exciting contest (preferably with the swans on the right side of the Ledger), it would be great if you can add that to your summary.

Wouldn't mind going back and watching a couple great games from that era.

 

[Jewelsbon]

scaryness, where have you sourced the games from? Is 2012 still on afl.com?

And if there are any must watch games, whether it was because of the performance of a particular player. Or if it was an exciting contest (preferably with the swans on the right side of the Ledger), it would be great if you can add that to your summary.

Wouldn't mind going back and watching a couple great games from that era.

Off the top of my head, I'd say the GF that year is pretty much a must watch!

 

[Kiama Chris]

Off the top of my head, I'd say the GF that year is pretty much a must watch!

Remember it well. One of the greatest days of my life.

 

[scaryness]

scaryness, where have you sourced the games from? Is 2012 still on afl.com?

And if there are any must watch games, whether it was because of the performance of a particular player. Or if it was an exciting contest (preferably with the swans on the right side of the Ledger), it would be great if you can add that to your summary.

Wouldn't mind going back and watching a couple great games from that era.

Yeah the AFL website has all games from 2012 in their match videos section, at least on desktop anyway.

I think some games might be missing but hopefully no Swans games.

Will definitely point out the worthwhile games

 

[caesar88]

Off the top of my head, I'd say the GF that year is pretty much a must watch!

Objectively just an absolutely brilliant game of footy as well. The two best sides of the era pretty much at their best. Highlights galore. Momentum swings. And a thrilling last five minutes. Everything you could want in a game.

 

[bedford]

Objectively just an absolutely brilliant game of footy as well. The two best sides of the era pretty much at their best. Highlights galore. Momentum swings. And a thrilling last five minutes. Everything you could want in a game.

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[Ticky009]

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That's actually quiet good, like you can see the bones of it - do love the 'outer ring' beach and water that's hilarious.

I do love our team colours. Red & white are so distinctive.

 

[Ticky009]

Any other requests for AI drawings?

What if the teams were a rock band? Men & Women Swans team.

 

[Mister B]

Omen bet. Flemington Race 3: Big Swan. Could this decide if Grundy is a win or dud?

Update: Let's hope it's not an omen. Started ok but in on the rails and got spat out the arse end in the final 600.

 

[bedford]

Omen bet. Flemington Race 3: Big Swan. Could this decide if Grundy is a win or dud?

Update: Let's hope it's not an omen. Started ok but in on the rails and got spat out the arse end in the final 600.

I backed it when it won and no good today and it's bloody hot here

 

[SwansProudly]

What causes muscle cramps and how did Glenn Maxwell soldier on?​

dehydration. Muscles require a balance of water and electrolytes. If someone drinks too much water, it dilutes the electrolytes.
“If you dilute all the electrolytes, for some reason the muscle gets stuck in this contraction. It can contract, but it can’t relax again,”

...

second theory goes that there’s a reflex that goes from your spinal cord to your muscle. It contracts the muscle to support your body,” he said.
Any time you take a step, hit a ball or run, that reflex is “turned on”. So if, like Maxwell, you’re doing those actions over and over again, the reflex is turning on and off. That repetition can cause fatigue, which can result in the reflex getting stuck in the “on” position.

What causes muscle cramps and how did Glenn Maxwell soldier on?

Experts describe what was happening inside the Australian cricketer’s body to cause the strange contortions during his extraordinary World Cup innings.

www.smh.com.au

 

[bedford]

What causes muscle cramps and how did Glenn Maxwell soldier on?​

...

What causes muscle cramps and how did Glenn Maxwell soldier on?

Experts describe what was happening inside the Australian cricketer’s body to cause the strange contortions during his extraordinary World Cup innings.

www.smh.com.au

I get them nearly every night , i get told to drink more water then i read you can have too much !

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I get them nearly every night , i get told to drink more water then i read you can have too much !

try magnesium tablets mate… they help.

I used to have a glass of Schweppes Tonic Water and the quinine seemed to help.

 

[sataris]

What if the teams were a rock band? Men & Women Swans team.

I'm quite a big fan of the crop tops.