AFL 2022
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Some big games next weekend
Dees v Cats - 1 v 2. Even if Dees lose they will probably remain on top just by % alone
Swans v Dogs - 8 v 10. Only a game the difference and Dogs need to be able to remain in touch.
Suns v Tigers - 11 v 7. Probably now or never for the Suns. They do have the running game to trouble the Tigers.
Saints v Dockers - 9 v 4. A bit of a rivalry with these two teams dating back to the whole Ross Lyon thing. Saints will want to get some momentum after a good win, Dockers scraped by a plucky Port yesterday and will want to remain in touch with top 4.
Lions v Bombers - 3 v 16. Could be a banana skin game for the Lions if Essendon continue recent form. Brissy gave the Dogs a nice touch up but I do like how the Bombers have been able to score lately.
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Dusty to the Swans rumour seems to have legs.
If they can keep both him and Buddy fit in September they will be a problem
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@mariner4life really, what have you seen, lots of chatter a while back but hadnt seen anything recently so thought it was all talk
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@Kiwiwomble said in AFL 2022:
@mariner4life really, what have you seen, lots of chatter a while back but hadnt seen anything recently so thought it was all talk
i am seeing someone talk about it every day now. And Caroline Wilson refuses to dismiss it, and she is not one to throw hot takes out willy nilly
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@mariner4life love or hate dusty...we're a very young team so i dont hate the idea of a more experienced player coming in
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2022:
@Kiwiwomble said in AFL 2022:
@mariner4life really, what have you seen, lots of chatter a while back but hadnt seen anything recently so thought it was all talk
i am seeing someone talk about it every day now. And Caroline Wilson refuses to dismiss it, and she is not one to throw hot takes out willy nilly
Especially about Richmond related matters given her links to the club.
There’s been a bit of talk about him getting out of Melbourne since his Dad’s passing and wanting a change/reset.
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@Kiwiwomble said in AFL 2022:
@mariner4life love or hate dusty...we're a very young team so i dont hate the idea of a more experienced player coming in
Dusty is a fucking gun, and the guy who wins you big games. Any one who can should sign him
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@ACT-Crusader Surely the Buddy experience would be something that other stars would notice. Out of the limelight, no media doorstops, lives in sunny Bondi, playing finals every year and has arguably extended his career by 2-3 years.
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@ACT-Crusader I'd add Carlton vs West Coast into that mix too.
A few weeks ago you'd give it to Carlton by 30, but now I'm not so sure. West Coast have found a bit of form and if Carlton lose this one then the vultures will start to circle.
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@barbarian banana skin game for the Blues. Eagles also have a couple coming back in that would bolster their ranks.
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@ACT-Crusader said in AFL 2022:
banana skin game for the Blues
actual correct use of the word
A month ago Carlton would have penned in the 4 points
but now? Eagles kicked 93 points in Melbourne last week. 107 the week before to beat Essendon. They are starting to score again and Carlton will have to be on to win.
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Big win by the Cats but not unsurprising when it’s down there at Kardinia Park. The hardest place to play in the AFL not just because of Geelong’s record (only lost 13 times in the last 15 years), but because the shape of the ground is different. For whatever reason it just seem to affect the way opposition teams play down there.
The win and margin is good enough to put the Cats on top of the ladder.
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Lions too many outs and lose to fucking Essendon
Suns with a great win, they seem to really be doing good things there now. A long way from the coach about to be sacked and all the players leaving.
Carlton not only avoid that banana skin, but kick it off the road
Oh North, you absolute meme club. After getting flogged 20-odd games straight, somehow they are beating Collingwood by almost 5 goals at 3/4 time. And then lose the final quarter 5.5 to 0.2 to lose by 7.
If Clarko really is to be the next GWS coach, then a few players might get the sack after scoring 3 goals against port.
Crazy season
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Geelong are peaking at the right time. Big win and poised for a finals run.
It's a bit hard to work out Melbourne. You can see them rolling through the finals with ease, but then there's also a world where they are bounced in straight sets.
The Gold Coast vs Richmond game was amazing. I knew the result and watched the last ten minutes, and even knowing the result I had no idea how Gold Coast won. Richmond bottled it massively. Good to see Stuart Dew get some success, he seems like one of the good guys.
Big win for Carlton, and great for their percentage. If they were rolled after leading by 40-odd then you'd think it could destroy them.
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swannies with another huge win...tough one coming up though
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Things are grim at the Lions
We play pretty football that looks great going one way, but by christ our midfield doesn't work hard enough in defense. We've now lost a few in quick succession, and crumble against any decent side we play.
I think my prediction of them being a good team that never wins anything before the inevitable slide is going to come to pass.
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@mariner4life what was it mate, 9 out with COVID? Lions were up against it.
Saints are cooked. We are neither really crap or that good. We are in between and that’s not necessarily a good place to be in.
What a win by the Suns! Love it.
And poor old Kangas could’ve made 3/4s of the footy world happy…
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@ACT-Crusader yeah we were smoked this week, especially down back
But i think my take on the Lions is real. The record in finals and big games speaks for itself.
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@ACT-Crusader said in AFL 2022:
And poor old Kangas could’ve made 3/4s of the footy world happy…
And it looks like it has cost Noble his job
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2022:
@ACT-Crusader said in AFL 2022:
And poor old Kangas could’ve made 3/4s of the footy world happy…
And it looks like it has cost Noble his job
Or it could’ve delayed the inevitable by a week!
I feel sorry for him. This has been a shambles for years and it starts with the “we are not rebuilding” to “we are rebuilding” then to gutting the list way to harshly, then sacking Scott and then setting (by the President) of the most unrealistic timeframes when they hired Noble of a “2-3 years”.
The Demons suffered far more pain before they eventually got it right - the dark days under Neale before the Roos intervention.
Noble’s short tenure was not that sort of intervention.
Other heads need to roll, so I guess we will see what happens at the upcoming presser later this morning.
