Tex on track for 100?

[John Who]

if COVID ruins the opportunity of the crowd running on the field after the ton i will be fuming!!!!!!!!

Imagine thousands of fans running onto the field once a player kicks a 100....all wearing face masks!

 

[thebirdman 24]

Another thing tonight is he played well when we were down early and things were looking dire, kept plucking them throughout our good period, then got us the goal to put us in front. Huge game from Tex.

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[FR0GGY]

Imagine thousands of fans running onto the field once a player kicks a 100....all wearing face masks!

He’d need a QR code on his back so we could all check in.

 

[Johnny Rutten]

As promising as our kids have been, we'd be zip-3 without Tex. He has been nothing short of monumental.

 

[Dirty Bird]

cmndstab - How's this weeks video coming along?

 

[Edddiiieee]

This thread would be great reading on the main board

 

[Deaneus!]

17/3 = 5.67

100/22 = 4.55

Hmmm...

 

[John Who]

Highlights of Tex's goals in Round 3:


I did a little breakdown of how well his form is going. All goals were clutch goals when we were trailing, and:
1st goal: from a contested mark.
2nd goal: from outside 50m.
3rd goal: left kick around the corner.
4th goal: contested mark between 2 opponents.
5th goal: from outside 50m.
6th goal: from a contested mark.

The above shows Tex isn't relying on the team giving him great service, but more the impression that he is giving great service for the team!

 

[radiojake]

I did a little breakdown of how well his form is going. All goals were clutch goals when we were trailing, and:

I didn't even pick that up - you are right - every single goal he scored we were behind, and the 6th put us in front

 

[John Who]

I didn't even pick that up - you are right - every single goal he scored we were behind, and the 6th put us in front

I also didn't pick that up until I did the goals review just now. His game last night was the literal definition of a "match winner".

 

[an unbiased carlton man]

17/3 = 5.67

100/22 = 4.55

Hmmm...

Even more attractive; 83/19 = 4.36

 

[ET Sloane Home]

Even more attractive; 83/19 = 4.36

Even more attractive... 83/22 = 3.77 (projecting we make the grand final )

 

[Slippery Pete]

Who started this thread

 

[FR0GGY]

Who started this thread

Yes who started it

 

[Minor Threat]

Even more attractive... 83/22 = 3.77 (projecting we make the grand final )

119/22 = 5.41

 

[JP Sauce]

Highlights of Tex's goals in Round 3:


I did a little breakdown of how well his form is going. All goals were clutch goals when we were trailing, and:
1st goal: from a contested mark.
2nd goal: from outside 50m.
3rd goal: left kick around the corner.
4th goal: contested mark between 2 opponents.
5th goal: from outside 50m.
6th goal: from a contested mark.

The above shows Tex isn't relying on the team giving him great service, but more the impression that he is giving great service for the team!

At the ground, the 3rd one reminded me of this:

 

[John Who]

17/3 = 5.67

100/22 = 4.55

Hmmm...

Thanks Deaneus, you've turned this into a thread for random fractions and numerals!

More for those number lovers...
I've done some number crunching, and can say it's officially Tex's best start for the first 3 games in any of his AFL seasons. Here are the years with his best averages and how many goals he had kicked in total and for the first 3 games of a given season:
2011 - 32 goals (av. 2.5 goals) - 8 goals
2012 - 63 goals (av. 3.3) - 8 goals
2015 - 59 goals (av. 2.6) - 11 goals
2016 - 47 goals (av. 2.0) - 7 goals
2017 - 54 goals (av. 2.3) - 11 goals
2021 - 17 goals (av. 5.7) - 17 goals

With 3 games, it's still very much a small sample size. However, there is no doubt he's having the best start he's ever had in his entire AFL career.

 

[Coopers]

Funny thing about this is Tex has spent more time in the ruck up forward this year. That goal taking the ball out of the ruck from Jenkins was beautiful.

He also absolutely wrecked that poor 2nd string gold coast ruckman guy in two contests in the 4th last game.

Like, shoved him in the chest, pushed him 2m away, grabbed the ball, clean disposal (one handball, one ludicrous not-too-far-away-from-a-goal shot).

God he's in form.

 

[Coopers]

At the ground, the 3rd one reminded me of this:

You gotta have two feet, two dance with me twice, too baby.

 

[Brenton Davy]

Yes who started it

I thought who was on first...

 

[BACCS]

Tex with 28 coaches votes already at round 3. At round 3 last year we had 25 as a club...

It’s not just the goal kicking that is impressive, it’s the tackling, little taps to dangerous space, field kicking, pushing up the ground to provide a marking option when required, making the right decision almost every time he gets the ball. Tex having 23 disposals hasn’t been seen since 2012 I reckon! His all round game right now is just out of this world and damn good to watch .

 

[mattymac]

Who cares about a Coleman medal, the big fella is leading the Brownlow at the moment, 8 more BOGs and he's a great chance

Now that would be epic. Never mind a non midfielder winning it, but a guy who was basically labelled a pariah for not dancing to the media driven 'camp' tune.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

119/22 = 5.41

I love the number 119... not sure why though?

 

[flashcrow]

I love the number 119... not sure why though?

Apart from the obvious and delicious defeat of the pear by Geelong, a record 119 points. The 119 Wiki page has these little tidbits:
119 is a number to report youth at risk in France.
119 is the emergency number in Afghanistan that belongs to police and interior ministry.
119 is the South Korean emergency call number.
119 is the Chinese fire station call number.
119 is the NHS test and trace number in the UK.
119 is the default port for unencrypted NNTP connections.
Project 119 is a governmental program of the People's Republic of China targeting sports that China has not traditionally excelled in at the Summer Olympics, to maximize the number of medals won during the games.
119 is also the atomic number of the theoretical element ununennium.

I think my favourite is Project 119, followed closely by the Fire Station call number (Hi Kane).

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Gotta say Kane Cornes

Kane Cornes

Age

41

Ht

183cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.5

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

11.0

5star

M

5.2

5star

T

3.3

5star

CL

2.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.2

3star

is on the mark here with Tex ......players try and BS supporters and media with "I'm the fittest I've ever been " stuff

Tex for the last 3 years has talked of dropping weight ....I've never seen any visible evidence of these kg's he's supposed to have dropped ......this year though it's obvious, and you can tell his plan was to end his career on a high note

So why hadn't he done this 3-4 years ago ? ......it's a big question worth asking, not only of Tex, but also the Coaching Dept