AFL 2024
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@barbarian yeah, time to build up some passion/interest
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@barbarian said in AFL 2024:
To me this is the best part of the AFL season. So much time to whinge and gripe and speculate free from all that pesky football.
and for Essendon to win the trade period like every year
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All the froth and bubble about guys (with one or two exceptions) that are the definition of fringe players. It's AFL at it's purest - we literally had the GRAND FINAL three days ago and it's a virtual afterthought as we consider where Jayden Laverde will land.
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and confirmed, luke parker has put in a transfer request to the Kangaroos
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Jesus the GF broke his mind!!
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Is Sydney going to get gutted now it lost the final?
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@antipodean there are rumours...maybe not completely....but some big names
its a bit risky when we dont have good draft picks....hopefully part of any deals will include good draft picks
some of the fans are pretty pissed, couple of real hidings in grandfinals making our fans think we might have some great ball players....but not the leadership to deal with things when they dont go to plan
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ah Geelong. Look to be getting Bailey Smith and Clayton Oliver this off season.
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the enigma that is Joe Daniher has retired with a year left on his contract.
Farewell you unpredictable unit. As equally likely to snap a goal of the year contender as shin a set shot in front out of bounds. But no one can take this finals campaign off you. Got us home against GWS with huge set shots. Took over in the ruck when we lost Big O and killed it. Massive GF culminating in the last goal.
For all the shit i have given him (and it is a lot, oh boy is it a lot. The things my TV has heard) this actually leaves a huge hole in the Lions forward line that needs filling. We might have some trade capital but we don't have draft capital.
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as usual the first week of trade week has been absolute snooze
that finally perked up today because West Coast did something really dumb. A three-way trade, West Coast gave up pick 3, to get Owies from Carlton, Baker from Richmond, and pick 12. Carlton get pick 3 for pick 12 and a player they were looking to delist. Richmond get pick 14 for Baker, a player out of contract they probably could have got for a packet of chips.
While i am not one who is as high on draft picks as some, because you absolutely don't know what you are going to get out of an 18 year old, this is still an incredibly stupid trade by West Coast. Yes Baker and Owies probably improve their team next year, but neither move the needle on them moving towards success. Pick 3 is much more likely to do that.
Carlton, fucking Carlton, have made out like bandits. Why do organisations keep doing these fluffybunnies favours? Richmond will be hitting this draft hard.
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Yeah it's pretty savvy from Carlton. But some people are celebrating as if they've won the flag. You've still got to draft the right kid, bring him in etc. Looking at the history of pick 3 there are certainly some stars (Dusty, Judd) but plenty of fizzers too (including the last time Carlton had 3 and took Paddy Dow).
But hey I suppose it's mildly entertaining, which is all you need at this time of year.
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@barbarian said in AFL 2024:
But hey I suppose it's mildly entertaining, which is all you need at this time of year.
i have seen a few articles around "fixing" the trade period, because bugger all happens.
As far as the AFL is concerned, this is perfect. Nothing is happening, and yet the AFL is the only story in town. Maybe if people cared about rugby the current ARU/Rebels shitfight might get some airwaves, but nope, it's all trade chat.
Cricket Australia released their squads for the summer and there was still more chat around what it will take to get Houston out of Port. And we're not even talking about the bloody draft yet (except for who will bid for Ashcroft to force the Lions in to parting with a bit more).
Australia play Tonga on Friday and i have seen nothing about it. The AFL is playing a blinder.
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jeez the giants just love being the flogs of the competition
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@barbarian think i would have thought at least some people will always find it unfunny...not sure i really get how you can make it funny, think i would been looking on with a confused face, there also the dango unchained slavery bit, some people will see it as just part of a movie and some will see slavery
the think i was thinking about, this is behind closed doors is my understanding, not in a bar or anything, so someone for the team has reported it
