Oppo Camp The Non-North Footy Discussion & Matchday Chat Thread (NNFD&MCT) VI

[jaspers_barber]

F*** I feel ill

 

[Themanbun]

I switched off once I saw the umpire tide turning. Surprised port got as close as they did.

 

[jaspers_barber]

The cream rose.

The cream rose all right. Just ask Gil

 

[Billy Not Really]

Dixon was held by both arms in that final contest. Sickening umpiring the whole game.

Richmond looking at their 3rd flag in 4 years, feel bloody sick just thinking about it.

 

[Bend_It_Like_Brown]

#sackhinkley now Kane?

 

[Tectonic]

Small victories

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

As much as we all hate Richmond...It feels pretty good seeing those obnoxious S.A Tarp *******s down-a-peg. I’ve never seen such undeserved arrogance from a team that’s accomplished nothing. At least Richmond have won 2 of the last 3 flags.

 

[Fish Sticks]

Richmond play finals football...
It’s 100mph, relentless attack on the ball & man, move the ball forward at all costs. Their captain leads by example when it matters & Dusty is a freak!
Like it or lump it... they are on the verge of a dynasty...

 

[Snake_Baker]

 

[DaveyBoy123]

And a ruckman. Toby f***ing Nankervis absolutely reamed them.

Lycett actually won the hitouts overall, but Nank owned that last quarter. He was everywhere & Lycett was nowhere.

 

[Snake_Baker]

If Geelong wins tomorrow night can you imagine the grand final?

It will be decided by who throws and dives the best.

 

[darko]

The cream rose.

Yup it did. Too good.

 

[Billy Not Really]

Credit where it's due.

Gale's plan has paid off down to the year.

 

[Ry009]

Watched the Storm game and only needed to see the last 10 mins of the prelim to see that was an easy decision.

Apart from the first week of finals, utterly painful game to watch at the moment.

Game run by marketing folk, and played by athletes and not footballers. If North weren't in it, wouldn't give the game a second look.

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

I wonder if Hartlett will pull out the drums in the change room tonight and bang um.

 

[koshari]

Lycett actually won the hitouts overall, but Nank owned that last quarter. He was everywhere & Lycett was nowhere.

Nank played a typical bush leauge role of sitting a kick behind the play. Port were just not smart enough to go alternative routes.

 

[LB2Snake]

Probably been posted already, but Tigers allowed to throw the ball on the ground repetitively all night. Feels like the Braves all over again.
They are incredibly well drilled, but fk me they get away with a lot.

 

[see see]

Nank played a typical bush leauge role of sitting a kick behind the play. Port were just not smart enough to go alternative routes.

And some Dean Cox-style illegal grappling at every stoppage around the ground. Which, of course, was totally ignored by those officiating the game.

 

[Cubed]

Class act just now by Herdwick announcing his support for Rhyce

 

[archereleven]

Watched the Storm game and only needed to see the last 10 mins of the prelim to see that was an easy decision.

Apart from the first week of finals, utterly painful game to watch at the moment.

Game run by marketing folk, and played by athletes and not footballers. If North weren't in it, wouldn't give the game a second look.

How did we get here?

Its just a terrible, terrible product.

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[archereleven]

What are the chances the NRL GF produces a higher scoring game than the AFL equivalent?

I'm praying for it.

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[ChoppyGun]

I genuinely hope Lions win this year.

 

[Billy Not Really]

How did we get here?

Its just a terrible, terrible product.

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Rules on Rules + Pleading toward the 'family friendly' and progressive model of watered down corporate pleased sports product (See also; NBA, NFL, etc.) + Media conglomerates and their talking heads shifting the dialectics towards what their definition of 'the look of the game' is + Gil and the AFL House corruption + Coaches taking advantage of this tower of Babylon to win the game on their terms + The focus of sports science interfering with the natural outcomes of a game played at its most fundamental level.

It's a long, very broad, but very accountable list of deterministic effects by the powers that be changing a few things around enough to suit the vision of viable profitability, it was never about the 'good of the game'. Hasn't been for decades.

 

[Gasometer]

How did we get here?

Its just a terrible, terrible product.

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I can pinpoint the exact start of the rot and it was the game that the Westerns ended * streak in 2000 and everyone thought, yep we can play basketball on an AFL size ground.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Disappointed that Port couldn't shut Richmond out.

Silver lining - that flog Rockliff misses out on a GF. Contributed to the result with his fumbles throughout the game, too.