Opinion What unpopular AFL opinions do you have ?

[caesar88]

Wow!!

I knew I always wowed you rusty

 

[rustycrate]

I knew I always wowed you rusty

You do!!

 

[the hypnotoad]

Great player and a legend of Australian sport obviously, but overall I didn't really like Buddy Franklin. He wouldn't even crack my top 50 favourite Swans players.

Edit: Just went over every player we've had from the time I could reasonably remember footy and no, Buddy does not make my top 50 favourite Swans players.

fair call ... he could play a bit, but he was no LRT

 

[Kiama Chris]

fair call ... he could play a bit, but he was no LRT

Decent enough guy, helluva player, but not a character, a leader or a hero. Not to dislike, admire is fine, but nothing much to like

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

187. Roberts and Gus will not break into the team this year.
188. When Mills returns it will be in defence
189. J Mac will never regain his speed post injury unfortunately, putting his selection at risk some time this year

 

[bloodsbigot]

I think Sheldrick is nothing special and don't understand the hype.

I think we probably have too many short players (the best in the league mind you) and don't think an additional average short player will help us in any way.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Tackles are the most useless stat in the AFL.

Your opponent beats you to the loose ground ball, but you immediately wrap them up?
They get no stat, but you get rewarded with a tackle stat.

Opponent secures the ball from a stoppage and you immediately just wrap them up?
You get a tackle stat, despite really doing nothing other than standing around & applying a bear-hug to a stationary opponent.

Pile on top of a player already on the ground? Get a tackle stat.

You can basically rack up 10 tackles without doing much.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Tackles are the most useless stat in the AFL.

Your opponent beats you to the loose ground ball, but you immediately wrap them up?
They get no stat, but you get rewarded with a tackle stat.

Opponent secures the ball from a stoppage and you immediately just wrap them up?
You get a tackle stat, despite really doing nothing other than standing around & applying a bear-hug to a stationary opponent.

Pile on top of a player already on the ground? Get a tackle stat.

You can basically rack up 10 tackles without doing much.

The exception is Gus the Tank whose tackles lay on the hurt.

 

[rustycrate]

I don't like Sheldrick.





















































































I love Sheldrick.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

194. AFL statistics are all wrong. Instead of possessions, goals behinds etc I wanna see Clangers, Missed Tackles, Frees For and Against, Second efforts etc
195. Our players are nowhere near as good nor as bad as we make out
196. Ground Zero should replace Round 0

 

[the hypnotoad]

194. AFL statistics are all wrong. Instead of possessions, goals behinds etc I wanna see Clangers, Missed Tackles, Frees For and Against, Second efforts etc
195. Our players are nowhere near as good nor as bad as we make out
196. Ground Zero should replace Round 0

that's hardly an "opinion"

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

that's hardly an "opinion"

Getting harder after nearly 200 of them lol.

 

[the hypnotoad]

Getting harder after nearly 200 of them lol.

don't bait me, chatBF bot!

 

[wolftone57]

Great player and a legend of Australian sport obviously, but overall I didn't really like Buddy Franklin. He wouldn't even crack my top 50 favourite Swans players.

Edit: Just went over every player we've had from the time I could reasonably remember footy and no, Buddy does not make my top 50 favourite Swans players.

Nor mine. He was actually quite aloof, unless you were a kid. Then he was good. I liked people like Rocket Rod. A bloke called Brownie who played in the '70's. My Sister In Law's sister was his girlfriend. Great bloke. Plugger was great. So many Swans who were just so bloody nice. Especially '80's/'90's in Sydney. We used to go every week & see them get flogged in the '90's. But there they were trying their guts out. After it was a shrug of the shoulder, a small tear & they got on with preparing for next week. Hard times. A very young side. Then Plugger & co came up. We were hot in '96. I covered the launch of Anti Violence Campaign launched in the Swans club & the players who launched it were sensational.

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[wolftone57]

fair call ... he could play a bit, but he was no LRT

Exactly. Or Kelly or Plugger or Rocket Rod or Ramps.

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[wolftone57]

I think Sheldrick is nothing special and don't understand the hype.

I think we probably have too many short players (the best in the league mind you) and don't think an additional average short player will help us in any way.

I understand it completely. You must have missed those last two games before injury mate. He was outstanding. Not only that he took on Horbe- Francis at the National Carnival and made mincemeat of him. Totally destroyed the guy. He got 35 disposals that day, Horne- Francis 15

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[wolftone57]

Tackles are the most useless stat in the AFL.

Your opponent beats you to the loose ground ball, but you immediately wrap them up?
They get no stat, but you get rewarded with a tackle stat.

Opponent secures the ball from a stoppage and you immediately just wrap them up?
You get a tackle stat, despite really doing nothing other than standing around & applying a bear-hug to a stationary opponent.

Pile on top of a player already on the ground? Get a tackle stat.

You can basically rack up 10 tackles without doing much.

There are three types of tackle;

Those that stick
Those that don't
And those that are so effective they stop the players from disposing. It's the third I like

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[wolftone57]

194. AFL statistics are all wrong. Instead of possessions, goals behinds etc I wanna see Clangers, Missed Tackles, Frees For and Against, Second efforts etc
195. Our players are nowhere near as good nor as bad as we make out
196. Ground Zero should replace Round 0

196. They should have just started the season then. Not made a special round to get NSW viewers. It's bullshit

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[bloodsbigot]

I understand it completely. You must have missed those last two games before injury mate.

Saw it. Didn't terribly impress me.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

198. Wicks will improve his discipline and eventually end up taking Harry’s role to free up spot for Konstanty
199. Lloyd picks up the cheapest stats in the team
200. One day, even if it’s only ever just one day, it is all going to come together for Wayward, Benny Ronke style. And in that moment, he will be declared the next Brownlow hopeful and be forever stripped of his whipping boy captaincy.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Stevic isn’t as bad as Gianfagna.

 

[Crust]

198. Wicks will improve his discipline and eventually end up taking Harry’s role to free up spot for Konstanty
199. Lloyd picks up the cheapest stats in the team
200. One day, even if it’s only ever just one day, it is all going to come together for Wayward, Benny Ronke style. And in that moment, he will be declared the next Brownlow hopeful and be forever stripped of his whipping boy captaincy.

201. Thereafter Wayward will fall off the cliff, Ben Ronke, Ian Baker-Finch, Brad Hodge style.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

202. Mills is actually a better arm wrestler than Konstanty - ‘‘twas beginners luck

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

203. Longmire was 100% foxing in the praccy

204. Gus ‘Tutankhamen’ Sheldrick has only 6 days before joining Wayward and Heeney in the whipping boy line up. Seriously the wraps on this kid / expectations are grossly unfair

205. Roberts won’t make it this year

 

[sataris]

Out of bounds should be the 'last touch rule'

If the ball is touched or hits the post and goes in, it should be a goal/behind.