AFL 2018
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Bit rough to pick on the Suns. They haven't had a home game yet, but at least have two wins.
What about Carlton, who are dogshit, but keep getting primetime games?
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Woo hoo
Good guys beat the Evil Swannies from Squidney.
Have to ask "what the fuck were you doing back there Tex?". Good work putting the big fella at full back for that last mark.
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So, the AFL seems a pretty "even" comp this year, but not in a good way.
Very extended round thanks to ANZAC day took nearly a week. And a bunch of shiiiit games.
Only 3 teams kicked 100 (North got 98).
Three games finished with a margin in excess of 8-goals
Two teams won still kicking less than 80 points
There was a low scoring draw.Season is now starting to take shape
Richmond are clearly the best side.
Adelaide are good, but mentally fragile
Geelong, Sydney and GWS will probably be the best of the rest, but are a way behind the top two. This effectively gives us the same top sides as last yearTeams that considered themselves right in the mix of the top 8 in Melbourne and Essendon are, in actual fact, quite shit.
North and Collingwood are far better than anyone expected. Probably same to be said for Both Perth sides.Port look top 4 one week, and 12th the next week. Hawthorn kinda similar.
Carlton, St Kilda and Brisbane are utter shit, and will remain rooted to the bottom of the ladder for years to come. Gold Coast and the Bulldogs only marginally better.
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I'm looking forward to seeing how well Collingwood are playing next week. The next test for the Tigers after that is going to Perth.
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Early days ,
Im probably a little conservative , tigers getting a lot of love but we havent actually beaten anyone of great note yet ,
So im keeping a lid on it for now ,
Went to the anzac ever clash ,
Melbourne disappointing again ,another year where the media talk them up pre season , got talent there , but a soft underbelly , no ticker
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@kiwiinmelb not sure there is "anyone of great note" this year.
The entire game appears to be forward pressure, and Richmond are still the best at it. It makes the games shit to watch, but Richmond fans pretty freaking happy with the world.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2018:
@kiwiinmelb not sure there is "anyone of great note" this year.
The entire game appears to be forward pressure, and Richmond are still the best at it. It makes the games shit to watch, but Richmond fans pretty freaking happy with the world.
Yeah they seem to have an edge in fitness too over most sides , at the wide open spaces of the G they do anyhow , their running power is part of the process of breaking them down ,
on the smaller grounds such as Sydney or Adelaide they lose that advantage , taller sides can beat them in the air , all of a sudden they can get found out
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I guess that is one thing that makes AFL a bit unique for us guys from rugby backgrounds , probably compared to all other football codes as well ,
All the fields are different dimensions , like Cricket ,quite odd really
Western Australia have done the smart thing with their new stadium and replicated the dimensions of the MCG
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@antipodean thought it was crap. Monstered him chest high. What are you meant to do?
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Worst decision ever. And on the back of a guy the other week electing to bump, knocking a bloke out, and getting off. Farcical.
So in the eyes of the MRP we have done a complete 180, the bump is back, and tackling is out. And don't be the bigger bloke.
Everything in the initial report is wrong, to then get a suspension is just astounding
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Silly fucking game no one is interested in...
Flicked on to this occasionally. Saw we were 20 points up. Then fucking 20 points down. With 4mins to go. Gave up. Flicked on to Fox news and we lost by 1.
May as well have lost by 20.
Fuck.
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@booboo Port's first win in that fixture for a long time. That one hurts aye?
2nd week in a row, Lions play in a thriller, kick a score. And lose.
What hurts more is Carlton, who are shitter than us, got a win. Fucking Bombers.
Getting a little sick of hearing about our "future" and how we have a lot to look forward to. My very real fear is our guns will get poached home to Victoria before we ever get to properly climb the ladder. It's hard to maintain hope sometimes.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2018:
2nd week in a row, Lions play in a thriller, kick a score. And lose.
That was a good comeback by the Lions. For a while in the fourth quarter I thought their momentum would carry them through. Thankfully others in the squad are stepping up so our stars don't have to play brilliant games week in, week out.
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Good guys get the points in a low scorer.
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Lions!!!
Hodgey gets to sing the song! Fucken bewdie!
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Two huge wins to the Dees the last two weeks, and 5 or 6 on the bounce now. They're fantastic to watch and could be genuine contenders but need to atone yet for a couple of bad losses earlier in the season before I get really excited. Might sound odd given they're in third spot but they've still been inconsistent in quality of performance and I'd love to see them knock over West Coast, Richmond or Sydney but we don't get Richmond again in the regular season and the others are back to back in August. Pity we don't get a revenge shot at Hawthorn either.
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This time of year is mostly about trying to bank the points ,
It appears to be between west coast , Richmond , Melbourne at this point in time , but September is still along way away , think we will see a few more twists and turns yet .
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@shark fucking Adelaide. Fucking Mrlboutne.
