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[masai]

I lost a bit of confidence when he went on to say Elvis was still alive and Nathan Buckley would prove his doubters wrong in 2018.

Please don't use Elvis and Buckley in the same sentence.

One is a legend, the other is a smear.

 

[No Excuses FC]

Who will win? Let’s look at the evidence!
By Gordon P Smith, 9 Mar 2018

"On the rebound: Fremantle. If Nat Fyfe 2018 is anything like Nat Fyfe 2015, if Michael Walters and Bradley Hill 2018 are like the 2017 models and if Fremantle Nathan Wilson is as good as GWS Nathan Wilson, the Dockers may indeed be closer to three years ago than the last two years."

"I’m taking Essendon and Fremantle to fill out the eight this season. Melbourne and St Kilda could very well become the new perennial bridesmaids – until one of them shows the killer instinct when it matters, like the Tigers did, I’m not jumping on board."

"So, let’s put this all together;
1st – Adelaide
2nd – Port Adelaide
3rd – Richmond
4th – GWS Giants
5th – Sydney
6th – Essendon
7th – Collingwood
8th – Fremantle
9th – Melbourne
10th – Geelong
11th – St Kilda
12th – Brisbane
13th – Western Bulldogs
14th – Hawthorn
15th – West Coast
16th – Carlton
17th – North Melbourne
18th – Gold Coast"

 

[freoextra]

Who will win? Let’s look at the evidence!
By Gordon P Smith, 9 Mar 2018

"On the rebound: Fremantle. If Nat Fyfe 2018 is anything like Nat Fyfe 2015, if Michael Walters and Bradley Hill 2018 are like the 2017 models and if Fremantle Nathan Wilson is as good as GWS Nathan Wilson, the Dockers may indeed be closer to three years ago than the last two years."

"I’m taking Essendon and Fremantle to fill out the eight this season. Melbourne and St Kilda could very well become the new perennial bridesmaids – until one of them shows the killer instinct when it matters, like the Tigers did, I’m not jumping on board."

"So, let’s put this all together;
1st – Adelaide
2nd – Port Adelaide
3rd – Richmond
4th – GWS Giants
5th – Sydney
6th – Essendon
7th – Collingwood
8th – Fremantle
9th – Melbourne
10th – Geelong
11th – St Kilda
12th – Brisbane
13th – Western Bulldogs
14th – Hawthorn
15th – West Coast
16th – Carlton
17th – North Melbourne
18th – Gold Coast"

Nice, but he lost me at WB finishing at 13 and falling around laughing at his Collingwood prediction

 

[theGav56]

Who will win? Let’s look at the evidence!
By Gordon P Smith, 9 Mar 2018

"On the rebound: Fremantle. If Nat Fyfe 2018 is anything like Nat Fyfe 2015, if Michael Walters and Bradley Hill 2018 are like the 2017 models and if Fremantle Nathan Wilson is as good as GWS Nathan Wilson, the Dockers may indeed be closer to three years ago than the last two years."

"I’m taking Essendon and Fremantle to fill out the eight this season. Melbourne and St Kilda could very well become the new perennial bridesmaids – until one of them shows the killer instinct when it matters, like the Tigers did, I’m not jumping on board."

"So, let’s put this all together;
1st – Adelaide
2nd – Port Adelaide
3rd – Richmond
4th – GWS Giants
5th – Sydney
6th – Essendon
7th – Collingwood
8th – Fremantle
9th – Melbourne
10th – Geelong
11th – St Kilda
12th – Brisbane
13th – Western Bulldogs
14th – Hawthorn
15th – West Coast
16th – Carlton
17th – North Melbourne
18th – Gold Coast"

Just a massive hole in that analysis where the words “forward line” should be.

 

[mike91]

Collingwood finishing above Melbourne? Nah, not even close.

 

[SHill Shall]

Some massive calls there. If he gets half of them right he’s a genius!

 

[simpsonwillo]

No one really knows. Anything is possible and nothing surprises in this game. It’s quite possible, I think.

 

[Del183359]

I admire your optimism but the cynic inside me says reality = the difference between knowing your shit and knowing you’re shit.

 

[M_rash]

Somebody forgot to tell Collingwood and Carlton they are shit today

 

[scon]

Very good read:
Fremantle Dockers captain Nat Fyfe aiming to kick 40 goals in 2018

 

[Deveraux]

Had to laugh...

"I don’t want to give you a headline to run with, but I wouldn’t mind kicking 35-40 goals as a midfielder."

.... and the headline is?

 

[blue shark]

Had to laugh...

"I don’t want to give you a headline to run with, but I wouldn’t mind kicking 35-40 goals as a midfielder."

.... and the headline is?

So impressed with Fyfe as Captain, speaks so well and real insight. Have the media done a similar story with
Shannon Hurn?

 

[Deveraux]

So impressed with Fyfe as Captain, speaks so well and real insight. Have the media done a similar story with
Shannon Hurn?

He was born to lead. His interviews still blow me away.

 

[Arcassius]

He was born to lead. His interviews still blow me away.

He picks up where pay left off. We've been blessed to have some extraordinary captains

 

[Deveraux]

He picks up where pay left off. We've been blessed to have some extraordinary captains

You can see he listens to questions, pauses and thinks and then answers. 95% of others out there would already have the club endorsed cliched answer ready to go before the question finishes. It's just nice to see.

 

[Purplrrr]

You can see he listens to questions, pauses and thinks and then answers. 95% of others out there would already have the club endorsed cliched answer ready to go before the question finishes. It's just nice to see.

Argh! Why didn't we pick up Aaron Black? Who the f is Fyfe???

 

[Fred Ziffel]

He picks up where pay left off. We've been blessed to have some extraordinary captains

The big difference is, Nat isn't pretentious.

 

[Arcassius]

You can see he listens to questions, pauses and thinks and then answers. 95% of others out there would already have the club endorsed cliched answer ready to go before the question finishes. It's just nice to see.

Yeah - definitely a nice change to the usual

He'll be a good commentator / coach in time

 

[scon]

Doesn't lessen the quality of the responses but I'd guess he had the questions in writing before he answered them.

 

[stax on the mull]

I was following JLT 2 on Radio and Twitter pre-game and noticed this post on AFL nation from their commentary team (which was also 6pr's coverage).


In the backround there is adjacent media box marked "print media" with someone leaning forward in West Coast gear.

Not that its a big deal that a journo would turn up supporting his team - but is that Ryan Daniels from Perth Now and 7 media?

 

[scon]

I think one of our supporters is going to nuke Perth so it won't be an issue for long.

 

[Kenny_01]

It sounds like Fyfe wants to challenge for the 8 this season and it’s clear games won’t be handed out to youth, at least early on in the season. Exciting times if we can deliver.


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[electricfeel]

I was following JLT 2 on Radio and Twitter pre-game and noticed this post on AFL nation from their commentary team (which was also 6pr's coverage).


In the backround there is adjacent media box marked "print media" with someone leaning forward in West Coast gear.

Not that its a big deal that a journo would turn up supporting his team - but is that Ryan Daniels from Perth Now and 7 media?

Doesn't quite look like Ryan Daniels. To be honest it's probably their own media writer or something

 

[wayToGo_]

Doesn't quite look like Ryan Daniels. To be honest it's probably their own media writer or something

Can confirm. He left in the 2nd quarter and went searching for Nic Nat to fill his writing quota.

 

[poshman]

How was the form of the journo in the RTB interview....

Ross, was that your full strength midfield? Both Hills out and that is the first question... How the hell are these people getting paid?