Media The Opposition: A Weekly Analysis of a Match Thread

[fumbler]

If you add the word "Bombers" to this post there's enough salt in this post to earn yourself a nomination in their latest "look at us" piece.

It’s Shaun the sheep.

 

[Kapow!!!]

Yeah I think the Royals analysing the posts of others is a bit like an alcoholic criticising the drinking habits of others .

In fairness that would make sense if he's trying to put together a champion boat race team ala the Movie Beerfest

 

[philreich]

We own 8 gold Logies between us.

Is that like me and Brent Harvey playing more than 400 AFL games between us?

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Is that like me and Brent Harvey playing more than 400 AFL games between us?

I can't deny it. Blacky has 8 gold logies.

 

[Noobz0r]

Your HP dig would’ve had merit if you and then 2 of your teammates hadn’t brought it up before I did. I generally post in a chatty manner and make no apologies for that . The ironic thing is that your own posts were of that nature too.

As for the Freo fan engagement thing - I try and go out of my way to interact with rookies , and yours just happened to mostly be Freo fans from the tour game and that thread had a lot of goodwill in it. It’s not the place to have a dig at someone due to or based on the footy team they support (there’s the Bay /main board for that ).

Much better, MWPP

Between you and fumbler I've had a pretty good strike rate for my first effort.

 

[Blacky]

Well I've always said you were the Tadpole Rebecchi of the Sweet FA.

Which makes us cousins.

I remember all the times we had to go to Mr Fisher’s office when we were in primary school

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Home and Away has won a shitload of Logies and awards over the years too. Doesn't mean it's not a festering pile of turds.

Alf Stewart is a ****ing Australian hero, you take that shit back!!!!!!

 

[TJASTA]

Alf Stewart is a ******* Australian hero, you take that shit back!!!!!!

Hello Ned,

Did you know that Alf is not real?

Much love,
-TJASTA.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Hello Ned,

Did you know that Alf is not real?

Much love,
-TJASTA.

Wait, what???

 

[TJASTA]

Wait, what???

Hello Ned,

Yes, it's hard to believe. But Alf is a character played by an actor called "Ray Meagher".

Much love,
-TJASTA.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Hello Ned,

Yes, it's hard to believe. But Alf is a character played by an actor called "Ray Meagher".

Much love,
-TJASTA.

Furies delist TJASTA because his lies make baby Jesus cry

 

[Marlowe]

Yeah I think the Royals analysing the posts of others is a bit like an alcoholic criticising the drinking habits of others .

Fun fact: before the Royals entered this league, banter only consisted of feral grunting noises and crude hand gestures.

We came along and perfected the art of putting up with it.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Fun fact: before the Royals entered this league, banter only consisted of feral grunting noises and crude hand gestures.

We came along and perfected the art of putting up with it.

The Furies grunting noises are not feral!!!

 

[jackster83]

Hello Ned,

Yes, it's hard to believe. But Alf is a character played by an actor called "Ray Meagher".

Much love,
-TJASTA.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Bull shit he's fictional. Look at that awesome hat FFS, no ****ing half hat for Alf!!!

 

[Loonerty]

Las Vegas Bears

Round 1 saw the Las Vegas Bears travel to Gold City to take on my Royals. It was a good way to start the season, with the opposition not throwing any curve balls at us, or taking anything too seriously. Behind closed doors most of our comments revolved around how their list and performance in the match thread felt a bit empty, so let's dive in.

Posting Unit

Top 3

1- tgrs

We worked really hard to get tgrs to the Royals when we heard that he was making a comeback. Back in the day he was a very balanced match thread poster who was able to be fun, relevant, and get his hands dirty with banter. He made a blazing start to the match thread and was absolutely their best contributor to the thread until he had a quiet spell from Thursday through Saturday. He was good humoured, kept it relevant and was the only Bear who offered any sort of antagonism and had a dip. His 23 posts for the week puts him right in the sweet spot of being a presence, but not over-doing it. Hopefully this kind of output sees him enjoy his time and make this comeback a long one.

2 - JoshWoodenSpoon

This is where it gets tricky for the Bears. Josh was up and about early in the week and, along with tgrs, laid a solid foundation in defending his club and getting stuck into the Royals. The issue? He doesn't actually play for the club anymore. The fact that he was their 2nd best poster in the opening week of the season, whilst playing for the Bombers, says a lot.

3 - Cap

I was very impressed with the debutant, he took to the thread like a fish to water. He was quick-witted and a lot of fun, and managed to keep it qooty relevant for the most part. I am interested in seeing how he develops through-out the season, having not seen him around the site I am hoping he has the potential to add a harder edge to his posting - something the Bears desperately need.

Bottom 3

1 - MWPP

This may be a slightly controversial selection given that MWPP contributed 48 posts in the thread to be their second-highest contributer. But they are just such "chatty" posts that it really does make me wonder if I was in a match thread or a general discussion thread. Between HP references, and discussions about other boards on BigFooty, the thing that really drove this rating was the need to build a friendly rapport with the Fremantle fans on our side. Firstly, the fu** does who you support in the AFL have to do with the SFA? Secondly, they're Fremantle fans and you barrack for West Coast, if you're going to reference the AFL in here at least have a dip at them.

2 - Test Tickle

Another controversial inclusion given he topped their post-count with 69 (hee hee) and led the side as skipper. But the thing about being a captain in the SFA is that you need to bring your posting unit into the thread and engage them. Most of the 69 (still funny) posts were needless filler, and on the weekend dissolved into cooney-esque barracking. Very few were tagging teammates, very few were leading from the front, and very few even warranted a response from the Royals.

3 - Lemon Boi

This one is harsh, but the Bears only had 3 other posters who topped the 3 post minimum: AuntyBlindEye was in the conversation as a top poster and I enjoyed Matera92 's Bearly Legal schtick. I have no idea who this person in, and their 6 posts for the week did nothing to inspire me. A good foot soldier who will probably find himself in their Bears midfield soon enough.


Opposition Engagement

Those who were in the thread certainly did engage and respond to Royals posters. The problem is that they only contributed 35% of the match thread, and the bulk of that came from 2 posters. Of those who engaged, I only found tgrs was the one who could be considered "elite" in engagement, whilst Test Tickle, MWPP, and Cap were decent. They weren't at all insular, however I feel that they could have driven the banter a bit harder. By the weekend it had dissolved into "go team!" style posting, not really conducive to letting the opposition in.

4/10

Posting Culture

The week was enjoyable, but in a friendly way. It was like a casual darts game down at the local. The Bears lack some tough nuts in the list, their go to this week was good-natured general discussion and team barracking. There was barely a whimper in terms of trying to bait the Royals. It turned into a bit of a nothing week really.

Conclusion

I am seriously concerned for the Bears going forward. Their 2nd best poster this week doesn't even play for the club, and the 35% contribution against one of the weaker posting lists from S28 is setting off alarm bells. They need some of the posters we didn't see to step-up, or need to work hard to add some posters during the season. Personally I found it hard to engage with anyone who wasn't tgrs, and spent more of my week re-acclimatising myself to sharing a bunk bed with spookism.

I enjoy this analysis Noobz0r, very much. Very well thought out and well communicated.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

I enjoy this analysis Noobz0r, very much. Very well thought out and well communicated.

You need to reduce your methadone dose

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Fun fact: before the Royals entered this league, banter only consisted of feral grunting noises and crude hand gestures.

We came along and perfected the art of putting up with it.

And now we're perfecting the art of judging it.

 

[Noobz0r]

You need to reduce your methadone dose

He should go to a Method One class.

 

[Noobz0r]

Sin City Swamprats

There have been many iterations of the Rats over the years. From the jovial drunks where I cut my teeth from Seasons 16 - 18, to the Spamrats of Season 19 - 21, to the successful club culminating to a premiership in the mid-20s. I've generally enjoyed posting against the Rats, they don't take life too seriously and usually have a group of posters I like going up against. We travelled to Sin City in Round 2, and things there were a little different than I remember.

Posting Unit

Top 3

1 - jackster83

Jackster is old-school SwampRat. He loves a drink, shows the opposition absolutely no hospitality (the away rooms were a ****ing hellhole), and had a dip all week. Despite being rubbed out on-field, his co-captains didn't offer much in the banter stakes through-out the week, and Jack picked up the slack. His 41 posts are right in the sweet spot of contribution, and they were all relevant. He was witty, used detailed posts and images to great effect, and really stuck it to us when they got over the line. Absolutely the new heartbeat of the club, and should be taking over as captain in S30.

2 - Sparkle

Sparkle was unlucky to not recieve top place this week. Like jackster they were on-topic and witty, and went hard at us with their banter. I genuinely laughed at a fair few of their posts, and was very impressed they they didn't take a step backwards when faced with some in-form big names. The only thing separating jackster and Sparkle was the presence, jackster was there all week and Sparkle was a little inconsistent. Though 22 posts meant that they were definitely up and about.

3 - GotTheGoodes

I was never a huge fan of GtG in the past, he got torn a part pretty hard by BRAB and co a few seasons back. He's still here and showing great resilience though, and I enjoyed his presence in the thread. He wasn't quite up for the fight as much as jackster and Sparkle, and lacked that killer post as the thread ebbed and flowed, but he was there all week and did some heavy lifting.

Bottom 3

1 - LukeParkerno1

"It’s cute teams starting 2-0 thinking they are actually good! Let’s call them Gold Coast lol"

We had only played one game and had lost. He made 2 more posts which didn't really contribute to the thread, but for the above quote alone he cops worst poster for the Rats. Just bizarre.

2 - philreich

58 posts of Dad jokes and one-liners. I get the schtick, and I think it has it's place, but as captain it isn't a great example. Did nothing in terms of tagging in teammates or promoting team spirit all week, and let jackster, Sparkle and GtG take the heat all week. I think I only laughed at one of his jokes.

3 - SarahSmiles

philreich-lite. Has taken up a herculean task for a player of his experience in becoming co-captain, and struggled. Got himself banned for a poorly submitted teamsheet, and as above did very little to bring his teammates into it. Struggling as captain it seems.


Opposition Engagement

The Rats have never been an insular team, even at the height of the *shudder* goat phase they still had the opposition as their focus, and the current setup is just the same. They were on-topic, involved, and kept up with us. A really fun week.

9/10

Posting Culture

Like the Bears, the Rats really are missing some drive at the top. Losing Far Kern hurts because he was switched on and had a ruthless streak, both of which philreich and SarahSmiles seem to lack. They're happy to be casual, which is fine, but they have some posters beneath them who have the real potential of being hard-nosed posters. Whilst the posting culture of the Rats has always been very casual, they have still fostered posters with a hard-edge, and it just seems like there isn't a system in place for that at the moment.

Personally I think jackster should join the Royals.

Conclusion

It was an "almost" week, in terms of both the thread as a whole and what you would normally expect from the Rats. As I said above they have always been a casual side, but there are a couple of posters in jackster and Sparkle who really do remind me of myself in my first few seasons. But where I had MannumPower and spookism guiding me, they have philreich and SarahSmiles. I don't have an issue with them as posters, but I am not at all sold on their leadership. Overall though, and enjoyable week and I think they are certainly entrenched in the top half of sides to post against.

 

[philreich]

* Deletes account cos Noobz doesn't like my posting - goodbye SFA........

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

You know what, challenging of my leadership aside, I'm happy with that assessment. In fact, challenging of my leadership included I'm very happy with that assessment purely cause I'm not as bad as philreich! Good job Rats. And thanks Noobz0r for the fair and quality assessment
Also just tagging jackster83 Sparkle GotTheGoodes and LukeParkerno1 so that they can see this cause the tag notification didn't work for some reason.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

You know what, challenging of my leadership aside, I'm happy with that assessment. In fact, challenging of my leadership included I'm very happy with that assessment purely cause I'm not as bad as philreich! Good job Rats. And thanks Noobz0r for the fair and quality assessment
Also just tagging jackster83 Sparkle GotTheGoodes and LukeParkerno1 so that they can see this cause the tag notification didn't work for some reason.

Your leadership is amazing

 

[jackster83]

 

[Noobz0r]

* Deletes account cos Noobz doesn't like my posting - goodbye SFA........

I don't mind your posting, your leadership on the other hand...

Keep doing that.

And join the Royals.