Is it me or is O'Hailpin the Golf Ball Mk II ?
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Setanta O'Hailpin = Earl Spalding Mk II
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HyperAgressiveDonk
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Lol
Does that mean he will be a Premiership player
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No, I’m just disappointed
Earl Spalding should be mad at that comparison.
What an inspired comparison! I never thought much of the big Earl. Then he held down a KFP with the blues. I see no reason why the Setanta can't hold down KFP and rip some dumbshit that thinks he can mess with the Setanta. I love Essendon, but I'd be happy for Carlton to get 17 VFL/AFL premierships if it was on the back of Setanta going apeshit and kicking a few goals, taking out the opposition CHB and not even realizing what he'd done but still celebrating like a kid who got his first lollypop.
Number 1. Make it so.....
Number 1. Make it so.....
I love footy. I love it when a player just goes off. I don't mean when a player king hits someone, but just has a crack and finds that the game opens up for him. Adelaide won a premiership by putting a centerman at fullforward and some guy called Ellis in the forward 50. Just imagine if the big Setanta managed to get a few balls forward when they were coming his way, then grew in confidence and kicked a few big ones, all on Grand Final day....Classic!
Fairy tales are made of such stuff....
Could you imagine....O'Hailpin - Norm Smith Medalist
He would go absolutely bananas just kicking a goal in a grand final.
He's one of the funniest players to watch when he celebrates. Love it.
His name was Ellen. He ruined what was meant to be the perfect day for a 10 year old Saints fan
His name was Ellen. He ruined what was meant to be the perfect day for a 10 year old Saints fan
97 final series was brutal. Adelaide just kept producing great running play on a team level and individual players for them just had blinders.
Earl Spalding was a galloot just like Setanta is. Both are battering rams that would be likely to hurt a team mate once in every six or seven times they make body contact with someone.
Spalding could play too. His smother and goal in the 95 GF was gold.
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I agree. Although O'Hailpin can have bad brain fades, his fierce attack on the ball is quite admirable. Not many of this type of unorthodox player in the system so I appreciate him.
King Kieran
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At least he's got a personality, gets alot of s**t hanged on him because of that, but I hope there is still a place in our game for players to show some personality. Hes not the greatest player going around, but give 100% the whole time hes out there, wish some of his teammates had the same desire!
King Kieran
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Earl's shirt front on Guy McKenna in 95 at Subi when Carlton won by 1 pt is still one of the highlights from that preimership year!
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Earl would have Carlos covered in the area, and busted more packs than Carlos, but not a bad comparison. Good on Carlos for having a reasonable night last night in greasy conditions.
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Anyone shirtfronting McKenna in any match is a highlight
I think clubs their best to avoid recruiting personalities and that is why it is a rather bland landscape of players compared with the 70s and 80s. Clubs are after fast running robots so it is good when a Setanta, Mitch Robbo or a Jake King slip through. Fevola was avoided by a lot of clubs due to the attitude he displayed before the draft but he was good fun for many years, love him or hate him (and I often had both emotions during the same game.)
Carlos is great for footy in general.
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