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****, even I voted for Essendon
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****, even I voted for Essendon
Well ppl complaining about the look of the game and the way our game plan won a flag so the rules reaction do feel like a Richmond thing
If Beams played in the GF IMO Collingwood probably win regardless of any boost down back. Midfield clearances in the seconcd half is what cost Collingwood more than anything .
Stop speaking senseThere isn't going to just be one side that fails to deliver. There will probably be about 6-10 of them even relative to expectations (not assuming premiership is the goal for every team).
Especially when you consider that about 4-5 sides would want a flag this year as their goal post. Then there are bottom four spots which honestly I think is a failure for any side. Nobody should ever be satisfied with finishing bottom four. Plus throw in a few sides that would at least want to win finals or make finals etc that don't make it.
Why would the AFL want the highest drawing club to do poorly?
Except for the 3 All Australians, as well as Smith Zaharakis McGrath Langford Myers Parish.Bombers have no midfield, Geelong have a number of C graders, Hawthorn are using Sicily as a swingman which sounds a bit desperate, Collingwood might have already played their grand final, Carlton will finish 17th .
Port. Their list just looks ordinary and far too slow. They were 12-10 last season 10th last season which was a 2 wins worse than 2017. I can see them dropping even more to something like 8-10 wins this season which puts Hinkley under pressure even though he's done a good job with what he has been given.
1 - no idea? It's just an opinion as I clearly said. Certainly I don't KNOW but given his skill set and how Collingwood were beaten it's not an outragous opinion. It's actually why he was traded in for 2 first round picks. Commentary on Grundy has been interesting. He was far from poor. He just wasn't dominant. Well played WCE and their rucks but he was probabnly the best individual ruckman on the day.I hate statements like this.
1. You have no idea if Beams would have played well, Sidebottom was supposed to dominate and he was poor as was Grundy
2. Sier had 7 clearances, good chance he doesn't play if Beams is fit an Sier was good.
3. Beams only had more than 7 clearances in 5/23 games last year so less than a 25% chance he tangibly improved that area anyway.
4. You didn't have him.
1 - no idea? It's just an opinion as I clearly said. Certainly I don't KNOW but given his skill set and how Collingwood were beaten it's not an outragous opinion. It's actually why he was traded in for 2 first round picks. Commentary on Grundy has been interesting. He was far from poor. He just wasn't dominant. Well played WCE and their rucks but he was probabnly the best individual ruckman on the day.
2. Sier would definately have played. Highly likely Beams would have played for Aish. Sier is a long term player.
3. It was effectievly a 1 goal game decided late. He wouldn't have had to do a great deal and Sier isn't the relevent comparrison at all. Beams in the middle or even allowing De Goey to start in the middle a bit would have been a plus and will be this year IMO.
I dont know that we “smashed your midfield”West Coast supporters spend the entire off-season going on about how they smashed our midfield Grand Final day yet when we add a top 10 midfielder in the competition to it it apparently is going to have no impact?
Righto.
I dont know that we “smashed your midfield”
We did well against a stellar midfield would be a more astute observation - west coast fans are under no illusions that our midfield is thought of as our strength.
Our strength is forwards and backs - and the rule changes look to advantage forwards and backs who are particularly good one on one.
Kennedy and darling are obviously going to flourish here as are ryan and rioli
And mcgovern and barrass are going to keep mc-Governing and em-Barrassing their respective forwards.
Time will tell if our mids can flourish without the spitter
The AFL changed the rules because of Richmond and also umpiring has been abysmal for Richmond for 3 years now,230 plus free kick discrepancy last year.
I think we will adapt with Lynch in and Cotchin will not have 5 players scragging him to the deafness of the swallowed whistle.
Ok I’ll talk to HQ.Please be Essendon.
I did ask nicely.Ok I’ll talk to HQ.
Hence why I’ll ask. I like manners.I did ask nicely.
mettle.The AFL keep talking up the Bombers again...
Not convinced they have the metal.