AFL 2017
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We have had a cushy draw so far ,
the next month have Adelaide ( away) Bulldogs(away) Freo , GWS( away) in that order ,
but 6-3 after 9 rounds would still be better than most predicted and still placed ok to make finals
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On richmonds wins so far ,
Interesting that Geelong have beaten Freo, North , Demons . Hawks , saints ,
I wouldnt imagine those sides are challenging for a premiership either ,but nothing gets mentioned of that ,
For me the best sides right now are Adelaide and GWS ( the talent on their list is scary good ) with the dogs sitting there capable of turning it on and beating anyone on their day as we already know
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All this talk of Adelaide, Adelaide, Adelaide ... all signs pointing squarely at bossing the home and away, Minor Premiers with rounds to spare... aaaand bombing out in the Prelim.
Shaddup shaddup shaddup!
Bubble will burst
Top 2 is a near certainty for me ,
Anything can happen come finals time , and the gf is played in Melbourne,
If I was a betting man , I think you will be there in the gf .
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Collingwood down again, Buckley dead man walking. Haves and have nots for the year starting to separate
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Interesting situation ,
Mick Malthouse was the successful Collingwood coach at the time , Bucks was his assistant ,
North Melb offered Bucks the head coaching job which he was interested ,
Eddie couldnt stand the idea of their favourite son leaving and guaranteed him the top job in a couple of years time as a succession plan,
Mick went on to make 2 consecutive grand finals and then had to make way for Buckley , because of eddies deal with him , everybody was scratching their heads , why get rid of a coach that is killing it ,
its all gone down hill at Collingwood since , and Mick now hates eddie and doesnt talk to him ,
Eddie is stubborn and will never admit he fucked up ,
but is going to have to make a tough decision on his golden boy sooner or later
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And the rest of the competition sat back and laughed
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Bartlett had John Ralph on today on Sen ( the major sports radio station in melb)
Ralphy suggested it's time to put the pressure on McGuire. Said he's been there nearly 20 years. It's his coach, the list his coach wanted and he's ruined the club as a result.
It's gonna get ugly soon. McGuire cant handle criticism.
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@kiwiinmelb Since I'm not a fan of Collingwood supporters generally and dislike McGuire specifically, I'd be thrilled if he has sent the club into a long term decline.
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An impassioned statement by Eddie this morning on the radio. A call to arms. Hilarious. Long may this live on.
I think it boils down to one thing - they're simply not that good. They don't have good depth. Their cohesion between midfield and forward line is nonexistent. They have a few good young players, but they aren't where they need to be to win games. Competitive but other than Pendlebury they have very little class in their squad.
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@ACT-Crusader they've fucked up their recruitment. They traded away draft picks, and overstacked their midfield with ball winners, to the detriment of both the back and forward lines. They can't score, and they can't stop the other team from scoring either.
One of their bet players yesterday was the 45 year old, perpetually injured Daniel Wells. Obviously building for the future...
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Giants just beat the Dogs in a cracker. Tough game, some wounded on both sides. Finals preview for sure.
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its funny , a couple of clubs that no one rated too highly not so long ago,
And out of nowhere , a rivalry is born
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Yeah @kiwiinmelb AFL world turned upside down kinda.
Heard some player on Fox talikng about the good clubs like GWS and the Bulldogs ...
... so used to Hawthorn and Sydney being in that conversation...
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I think Richmond stopped playing after half time...
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This season is fucked up.
Anyone watch Gary Ablett give everything to carry the Suns past North last night? If i was him i would leave too.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2017:
This season is fucked up.
Anyone watch Gary Ablett give everything to carry the Suns past North last night? If i was him i would leave too.
That was a phenomenal game by Gazza. Not just all the possessions - 45, but his tackling was awesome. Finished the game with the most tackles He looked like he had young legs again.
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@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2017:
its funny , a couple of clubs that no one rated too highly not so long ago,
And out of nowhere , a rivalry is born
There was always going to be a rocky start as a new franchise, but I think given the recruiting and priorites GWS had at their disposal, most believed they would come good.
Dogs were a genuine surprise, but they were well coached last year.
It was an exciting game to watch and glad GWS won because I thought overall they were the better side.
