Mega Thread The "Random" Footy Thoughts Thread

[buzzbuzz]

Re: Collingwood vs Sydney on TV

It's live on ONE.

 

[joxstrap]

Re: Collingwood vs Sydney on TV

Have you checked the TV guide? Have you googled AFL broadcast guide? Have you checked the AFL website?

Jesus Christ.

I'm actually not even able to give you an answer to your question because you don't tell us where you are, other than the very helpful 'PooTown'.

Is it really that hard to work out?

 

[absy]

Re: Collingwood vs Sydney on TV

Have you checked the TV guide? Have you googled AFL broadcast guide? Have you checked the AFL website?

Jesus Christ.

I'm actually not even able to give you an answer to your question because you don't tell us where you are, other than the very helpful 'PooTown'.

Is it really that hard to work out?

Somebody is having a bad day.....

 

[Jesus Baulks]

Re: Collingwood vs Sydney on TV

Can any older Pies fan with a good memory tell me how the hell David Neitz got selected in the All-Australian team over Saverio Rocca in 1995?

Rocca kicked 93 goals for the year and averaged 10 disposals + 6 marks a game. Neitz kicked 34 goals and averaged 13.6 disposals and 6.4.

Seems like it was done purely as a balance issue, the side already had Lockett, Ablett and Carey in it. But still, that's hardly an excuse to select a completely inferior player is it?? The team never actually plays, so aside from roughly selecting players in their positions, do they really need to be concerned about balancing the bench?

On the surface it looks like he was absolutely robbed. On a side note, man there were some big bags kicked back then. Lockett kicked 110 for the year, Ablett kicked 122, Sav with 93, Lyon kicked 77, Loewe kicked 76, Dunstall 66 and the Duck kicked 65. Crazy stuff. In comparison, only two blokes kicked more than 65 in 2010.

 

[10571z]

Re: Collingwood vs Sydney on TV

Can any older Pies fan with a good memory tell me how the hell David Neitz got selected in the All-Australian team over Saverio Rocca in 1995?

Rocca kicked 93 goals for the year and averaged 10 disposals + 6 marks a game. Neitz kicked 34 goals and averaged 13.6 disposals and 6.4.

Seems like it was done purely as a balance issue, the side already had Lockett, Ablett and Carey in it. But still, that's hardly an excuse to select a completely inferior player is it?? The team never actually plays, so aside from roughly selecting players in their positions, do they really need to be concerned about balancing the bench?

On the surface it looks like he was absolutely robbed. On a side note, man there were some big bags kicked back then. Lockett kicked 110 for the year, Ablett kicked 122, Sav with 93, Lyon kicked 77, Loewe kicked 76, Dunstall 66 and the Duck kicked 65. Crazy stuff. In comparison, only two blokes kicked more than 65 in 2010.

Different style of football back then! Its changed a lot now we turnovers so its not the whole kick to a man on a lead.

Rocca wasnt exactly robbed. Happens every year. You cant have 3 massive forwards up front! It would be a bad structure you need crumbers

 

[Jesus Baulks]

Re: Collingwood vs Sydney on TV

Different style of football back then! Its changed a lot now we turnovers so its not the whole kick to a man on a lead.

Rocca wasnt exactly robbed. Happens every year. You cant have 3 massive forwards up front! It would be a bad structure you need crumbers

Appreciate the effort, but anyone that actually remembers the year? What's today's football got to do with the '95 AA team

You say you can't have 3 massive forwards, the team had Carey at CHF, Ablett at FF and Lockett in a pocket.

Kicking 93 goals in goals and missing out on a spot over a bloke who kicked 30 but averaged roughly similar amounts of possessions is what I'd consider to be robbed.

 

[Optimax]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

Beira was playing both ends that year, iirc spent far more time at full back then full forward until late season when he dominated

It's very vague memories of the year though

 

[10571z]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

After todays game unless we go to poo i think we will make the GF (not saying we will win the big dance)

Anyone know how much i should expect to pay from a scalper? Id happily go standing. Reckon id find one for $500

BTW Ive been a member since 1996 but not a legends member this year so i dont rate my chances im not just band wagoning.

 

[Angelus512]

Ben Reid going bald

Did anybody notice that shot of the back of Reid's head in the game? I might be imagining things but I distinctly saw a rather large balding patch on the back of his head.

Might it be possible in a few years we will have our own Baldy?

 

[kbutcher24]

Re: Ben Reid going bald

Did anybody notice that shot of the back of Reid's head in the game? I might be imagining things but I distinctly saw a rather large balding patch on the back of his head.

Might it be possible in a few years we will have our own Baldy?

moderator please delete this junk topic

 

[Angelus512]

Re: Ben Reid going bald

Sorry to offend your precious sensibilities. Are you bald?

BUt seriously for anybody else that has a knee-JERK response. I distinctly saw what I saw and was a little surprised. At first I thought it might have been that white cream they put on cuts to stop the bleeding but then it obviously wasn't that.

Anybody else notice it?

 

[Paranoid]

Re: Ben Reid going bald

I haven't seen the game yet (downloading it now), but I will look out for it, not that it's a big issue.

 

[Primetime Pricey]

Re: Ben Reid going bald

its worse at the front, welcome to the club Reidy!

 

[Optimax]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

Needs to get rid of those sideburns

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

I am making inroads into baldness at the moment but am somewhat older than Ben.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Re: Ben Reid going bald

Did anybody notice that shot of the back of Reid's head in the game? I might be imagining things but I distinctly saw a rather large balding patch on the back of his head.

Might it be possible in a few years we will have our own Baldy?

What are you doing in Shanghai? Are you wealthy with a nice job and apartment? How is the nightlife? Is there a carbon tax? Do you have a dog?

 

[handy point]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

Reading the club issued gameday program online, and particularly the bit where Johnno#26 interviews Mick McGuane.

Just got to the revelation that Mick suffered a ruptured urethra at the end of his time at Collingwood. Jaysus!

 

[Frankie23]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

I was overseas when Collingwood played Hawthorn, needing an opinion on how the Brownlow votes would be handed out, from what I've gathered Reid, Hodge, Cloke, Pendlebury, Swan, Thomas and Mitchell were the best players that day

Thoughts? cheers

 

[Histrionics]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

I was overseas when Collingwood played Hawthorn, needing an opinion on how the Brownlow votes would be handed out, from what I've gathered Reid, Hodge, Cloke, Pendlebury, Swan, Thomas and Mitchell were the best players that day

Thoughts? cheers

These are the total votes given from our board;

Votes vs Hawthorn:

5. Reid
4. Cloke
3. Pendlebury
2. Swan
1. Thomas

Overall:

29 - Cloke
28 - Pendlebury
23 - Thomas
20 - Swan
15 - Shaw
14 - Ball, Reid
10 - Davis
7 - Sidebottom
6 - Dawes, Wellingham
5 - Johnson, Blair
3 - L Brown, Buckley
2 - Krakouer, Tarrant
1 - Beams, Toovey, O'Brien

http://bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=810998&page=2

Hodge did have a good game. Highest possesion getter iirc.

 

[sgnl00]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

Interesting coaches votes for v Blues:

7 Scott Pendlebury
7 Dale Thomas
4 Luke Ball
4 Chris Judd
4 Kade Simpson
3 Travis Cloke
1 Bryce Gibbs

Meaning the vote breakup is:

(5+2) Pendlebury
(5+2) Thomas
(4+0) or (3+1) Ball
(4+0) or (3+1) Judd
(4+0) or (3+1) Simpson
(3+0) Cloke
(1+0) Gibbs

Out of Ball, Judd and Simpson, two of them received 4 votes from one coach and none from the other. The other player received 3 from one coach and 1 from the other. I have a feeling that Ball/Judd would have been the two players which got 4 votes from one and none from the other. Meaning:

Malthouse:
5 - Thomas/Pendles
4 - Ball
3 - Cloke/Simpson
2 - Thomas/Pendles
1 - Gibbs/Simpson

Ratten:
5 - Thomas/Pendles
4 - Judd
3 - Cloke/Simpson
2 - Thomas/Pendles
1 - Gibbs/Simpson


Maybe Ratten hates Ball? Similar thing happened last year when Mick said 'If Luke Ball was not BOG today I don't know anything about football' and Ball/Judd each received 8 votes (5+3) with Ratten giving Judd the 5 and Malthouse giving Ball the 5 (this was another infamous 3 votes C JUDD game).

 

[Shellz]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

Whats an appropriate dad and daughter pub to watch the game on Saturday night? Stupid channel for not showing it!!

 

[Ed D]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

Interesting coaches votes for v Blues:

7 Scott Pendlebury
7 Dale Thomas
4 Luke Ball
4 Chris Judd
4 Kade Simpson
3 Travis Cloke
1 Bryce Gibbs

Meaning the vote breakup is:

(5+2) Pendlebury
(5+2) Thomas
(4+0) or (3+1) Ball
(4+0) or (3+1) Judd
(4+0) or (3+1) Simpson
(3+0) Cloke
(1+0) Gibbs

Out of Ball, Judd and Simpson, two of them received 4 votes from one coach and none from the other. The other player received 3 from one coach and 1 from the other. I have a feeling that Ball/Judd would have been the two players which got 4 votes from one and none from the other. Meaning:

Malthouse:
5 - Thomas/Pendles
4 - Ball
3 - Cloke/Simpson
2 - Thomas/Pendles
1 - Gibbs/Simpson

Ratten:
5 - Thomas/Pendles
4 - Judd
3 - Cloke/Simpson
2 - Thomas/Pendles
1 - Gibbs/Simpson


Maybe Ratten hates Ball? Similar thing happened last year when Mick said 'If Luke Ball was not BOG today I don't know anything about football' and Ball/Judd each received 8 votes (5+3) with Ratten giving Judd the 5 and Malthouse giving Ball the 5 (this was another infamous 3 votes C JUDD game).

I can't remember Simpson being that great. Maybe he got the 4+0 votes (from Ratten)? I couldn't imagine Judd or Ball being completely ignored by one of the coaches.

 

[Pie eyed]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

I can't remember Simpson being that great. Maybe he got the 4+0 votes (from Ratten)? I couldn't imagine Judd or Ball being completely ignored by one of the coaches.

Simpson had a better game than Judd.

 

[vjknight]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

random thoughts huh ?

ok heres one for ya.

2010, 2001, 1997, 1996, 1990, 1987, 1986, 1983, 1982, 1968, 1962

all of these seasons in the last 50 years have one thing in common for collingwood.

what ?

 

[vjknight]

Re: The Random "Footy" Thoughts Thread

random thoughts huh ?

ok heres one for ya.

2010, 2001, 1997, 1996, 1990, 1987, 1986, 1983, 1982, 1968, 1962

all of these seasons in the last 50 years have one thing in common for collingwood.

what ?

no takers huh.

the only years in the last 50 where weve won our last game of the year.