AFL 2021
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The Dees hung on by a point after Carlton came back at them in Q4. I think we were up by around 23 at the last break and only added a behind for the entire quarter, or something like that. The final quarter coincided with the second half in the rugby so I only saw the very end. It was 54-53 I think, which you never would have expected after the Dees got out to a relatively early 33 point lead.
There was a goal Christian Pettraca scored against the run of play in Q3 which ultimately was the winning of the game. He was actually kicking it to a guy in front of goal but it was too long and bounced between the sticks instead. Shows how fortune can swing a result.
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Qld 2 -WA 0
Lions was expected (if a little close) but i love it when the Suns get up. And smashing the Eagles is massive. Good on them
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2020:
Qld 2 -WA 0
Lions was expected (if a little close) but i love it when the Suns get up. And smashing the Eagles is massive. Good on them
The eagles are a great team When up and running , but they seem to have a lacklustre performance In them every now and then against the odds
That Disappointing loss at home To the hawks on the eve of the finals last year, which caused them to drop out of the 4 was odd given what was at stake .
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@shark seen it described as simultaneously being the most Melbourne win ever, and the most Carlton loss ever.
32-0 up in the first v Carlton and then to only score another 20 points and win by 1 is a tough way to do it.
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Crows.
Got nothin
Been in freefall since the 2017 GF , and they were great that year,
Blindfolding them , driving around in the team bus, listening to the richmond team song is one of the most bizzare methods ive ever heard to deal with a loss,
Cant help but think some of those young men were scarred for life, you couldnt blame them for wanting a fresh start somewhere else.
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@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2020:
Crows.
Got nothin
Been in freefall since the 2017 GF , and they were great that year,
Blindfolding them , driving around in the team bus, listening to the richmond team song is one of the most bizzare methods ive ever heard to deal with a loss,
Cant help but think some of those young men were scarred for life, you couldnt blame them for wanting a fresh start somewhere else.
You can see the amateur psychology perspective; "this'll make them hate the Tigers and seek redemption". Young player outcome; "well the only difference if I moved to the Tigers is I'd have a pennant."
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@antipodean said in AFL 2020:
@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2020:
Crows.
Got nothin
Been in freefall since the 2017 GF , and they were great that year,
Blindfolding them , driving around in the team bus, listening to the richmond team song is one of the most bizzare methods ive ever heard to deal with a loss,
Cant help but think some of those young men were scarred for life, you couldnt blame them for wanting a fresh start somewhere else.
You can see the amateur psychology perspective; "this'll make them hate the Tigers and seek redemption". Young player outcome; "well the only difference if I moved to the Tigers is I'd have a pennant."
Then when the story broke in the media, tex the captain sent aggressive texts to all the players saying whoever leaked that story is going to cop it if he finds out who did it .
Then the story of the text got leaked too
, playing group was fractured . -
Tex is a flog and s bit of a shit player too.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2020:
@shark seen it described as simultaneously being the most Melbourne win ever, and the most Carlton loss ever.
32-0 up in the first v Carlton and then to only score another 20 points and win by 1 is a tough way to do it.
A fair summation.
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Lions hump West coast
The ladder looks a little weird with Richmond, West coast and GWS only having 1 win each
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Gold Coast Suns murdering Adelaide...
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@westcoastie said in AFL 2020:
Gold Coast Suns murdering Adelaide...
I didn't think it was possible to only have 10 at 3/4 time
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Wonky season so far. Is it possible that there is only one genuinely shit team, and that's Adelaide?
The usual easybeats (Carlton, Melbourne, Gold Coast, St Kilda) might have a bit of go about them and could all compete for the 8.
The outbreak of Corona is pretty worrying as it throws a spanner into the travel arrangements. No team is going to want to go to Vic, and no other state will be keen to host Vic sides.
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@barbarian said in AFL 2020:
Wonky season so far. Is it possible that there is only one genuinely shit team, and that's Adelaide?
The usual easybeats (Carlton, Melbourne, Gold Coast, St Kilda) might have a bit of go about them and could all compete for the 8.
The outbreak of Corona is pretty worrying as it throws a spanner into the travel arrangements. No team is going to want to go to Vic, and no other state will be keen to host Vic sides.
really strange, Port top? Crows bottom and just awful. Carlton win in Geelong? Sydney somehow 2-1? Richmond, GWS and West Coast battling?
I know the Suns' run won't last, they are young and will get tired, but i am loving seeing them up and about given the amount of shit they cop despite not being much worse than a couple of "big" Melbourne clubs.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2020:
@barbarian said in AFL 2020:
Wonky season so far. Is it possible that there is only one genuinely shit team, and that's Adelaide?
The usual easybeats (Carlton, Melbourne, Gold Coast, St Kilda) might have a bit of go about them and could all compete for the 8.
The outbreak of Corona is pretty worrying as it throws a spanner into the travel arrangements. No team is going to want to go to Vic, and no other state will be keen to host Vic sides.
really strange, Port top? Crows bottom and just awful. Carlton win in Geelong? Sydney somehow 2-1? Richmond, GWS and West Coast battling?
My wife is a mad Carlton fan so I've watched a fair bit of them the last few years.
They are clearly a better side this year than they have been in a long while IMO. Some good young on-ballers in Walsh and Martin have come on, they've found a decent ruckman (Kreuzer is good but made of glass), and their back three of Docherty, Weitering and Jones is looking really good.
Eddie Betts coming back is also big, he was huge against Geelong and seems to be the heart and soul of the team.
Slightly unlucky in they still could finish 15th given the quality of the comp, although they have a stroke of luck with Essendon coming up. Looks like they might have their whole backline in quarantine for the game.
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@barbarian said in AFL 2020:
Wonky season so far. Is it possible that there is only one genuinely shit team, and that's Adelaide?
The usual easybeats (Carlton, Melbourne, Gold Coast, St Kilda) might have a bit of go about them and could all compete for the 8.
The outbreak of Corona is pretty worrying as it throws a spanner into the travel arrangements. No team is going to want to go to Vic, and no other state will be keen to host Vic sides.
Whoa. One of those "usual easybeats" made a preliminary final in 2018 and were within a game of the eight the year prior. And it wasn't that long ago the Saints were a premier team.
