The positives thread

[briztoon]

Not sure where to put this but I'm sure I'm currently at the same camp as Jarryd Lyons. I'm not gonna hassle him but if i see him at the bar later I'll be sure to buy him a drink.

What camp has a bar?

 

[M Malice]

Not sure where to put this but I'm sure I'm currently at the same camp as Jarryd Lyons. I'm not gonna hassle him but if i see him at the bar later I'll be sure to buy him a drink.

Is it like the Crows "camp" version 2.0?

 

[Milux]

What camp has a bar?

This camp has a swim up bar. It's not really camping I suppose.

 

[Section 5]

First cab off the rank was the Queensland Firebirds, who announced midcourter Lara Dunkley had re-signed for two more years.

The Firebirds also announced midcourter/goal attack Tippah Dwan would return to the team after two seasons with the Adelaide Thunderbirds, with whom she won the 2023 Super Netball premiership.
Dwan’s boyfriend is Brisbane Lions midfielder Josh Dunkley

5

Josh Dunkley

Age

28

Ht

191cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

7.0

3star

HB

13.7

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.3

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

14.2

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

, who is also Lara’s brother, and her team switch means the couple will live out their professional sporting dreams in the same city.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/netball/super-netball-2024-team-news-thunderbirds-champ-switches-teams-to-be-closer-to-afl-star/news-story/0ffe29f0dd6e3cba1a5451ec7ba2a16e

 

[p4p1]

Plenty of positives coming into the year to take from last years GF loss.
We have Ashcroft, Payne and Doedee all to come into the team that will surely strengthen our line up.
Ah Chee may be able to have an uninterrupted year and if we make the GF (hopefully) won't be playing injured.
Fletcher will have a full preseason under his belt and some more games, experience and match fitness.
We don't need a monumental improvement from our solid best 22 players like Berry, Rayner, Bailey etc in that mid 20s age bracket.
Expect improvements from Dev, Motty, Kiddy who have already cemented their first 22 spot.
It is looking good to be a lions fan right now. There is no guarantees in footy but I think our age profile gives us plenty of room for improvement.

 

[mpal6]

I'm excited to see what Fletcher can do over the next couple of years. Not sure the wing will be his position long term and he can be a damaging on baller pretty soon

I'm equally excited for Wilmot. There were couple of plays stuck in my head when he was in the middle, there was a standing vertical jump he did over a few heads (even ruckmen) and grabbed the ball mid-air. It was stuff that you can't teach and players do that by instinct.

Wilmot can become a serious player if we shift him beyond his backline duties. We have plenty in the list who can go back and play accountable backline shutdown footy like Prior, Answerth etc. But we need an ace in the pack through the middle. With Ashcroft unavailable for first half, I hope the MC takes a chance sending Wilmot in rotations through the middle, along with Rayner. We may uncover something new, Wilmot might pickup a fair bit playing next to Neale and Dunkley.

 

[Surly Boy]

Missed the ultimate prize in the AFL by 4 points and won it all in the AFLW.

Some cracking highlights from a very good season. I very much enjoyed watching the women and the men this year. Bring on 2024!

 

[Elixuh]

That move from Charlie in the first clip is unbelievable.

 

[Surly Boy]

That move from Charlie in the first clip is unbelievable.

Hodder's mark probably my favourite individual highlight, but the goals from Charlie, Bailey, Ashcroft and Fletcher were all awesome.

 

[Macca180]

We got this year to get it done.

 

[M Malice]

We got this year to get it done.

IMO we have at least another 2 seasons contending for top 4, from there anything can happen in September, our oldest regular best 22 players are >

Dayne Zorko (35)- Hasn't been at his best for a couple of seasons, elite if back to his best but we can contend without him.
Ryan Lester (31)- Great servant of the club, with Gardiner and Doedee he is easily covered.
Lachie Neale (30)- So professional, IMO he plays to an elite level right up to 32-33 years of age.
Lincoln McCarthy (30)- Very good player, at least 2 years left at the top of his game... Lohmann/Reville?

The next 2 in age is where it gets very tough to find adequate replacements, if not near impossible, Joe Daniher and Charlie Cameron both 29 years old... hopefully they can stay injury free and we get another 3 seasons out of them, not unrealistic hopes IMO.

 

[rye]

impossible to tell where we are at in 5 years time. nobody in 2018 would have seen us having neale, daniher, dunkley as amongst our best players but its the situation we find ourselves in. trade / free agency is something all clubs can utilise to keep themselves in contention almost indefinitely if done well (see sydney, geelong)

 

[BangyBangy]

For two weeks in a row now, my work productivity will be at an all time high due to not listening to sports radio and not watching any of the AFL shows.

I'd take a spell off BigFooty too, but that'd just be punishing the Lions board. You guys deserve better than that.

Also, two losses is bad, but the percentage hit wasn't the worst.

Onwards & upwards. Things are never as good or bad as they seem.

 

[SpecialBruce]

The only positive I take is that it can’t get any worse.

 

[DreadBat5701894]

We're still above Collingwood

 

[SpecialBruce]

We're still above Collingwood

And will stay that way when they lose to St.Kilda

 

[Nathan Barley]

I think Hippy has taken a step forward even without improving his goal kicking

 

[SizeMatters]

Andrews goes alright. About the only positive I can take out of that game.

 

[pod17]

Answerth. He has to play given he is good overhead and defensively very sound. I thought he was solid tonight in a tough game.

 

[dlanod]

Andrews goes alright. About the only positive I can take out of that game.

It was bad yesterday.

But without Andrews it would've been truly embarrassing.

 

[BangyBangy]

We won't finish below West Coast. Take it to the bank.

 

[briztoon]

We won't finish below West Coast. Take it to the bank.

I've been saying pick 2.

 

[BangyBangy]

I've been saying pick 2.

We're going to do a Collingwood 2005 lol.

I'd rather make finals, but meh...

 

[briztoon]

We're going to do a Collingwood 2005 lol.

I'd rather make finals, but meh...

Collingwood 2021, except we've kept our first round draft pick.

 

[Viceregal]

Of course if we came second last the AFL would leap in to provide us some assistance ... nothing big just a pick after our first one