AFL 2017
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Good chat around the Crows mate. Maybe a bit light in the midfield, especially if injuries strike, but any team who can score like they do are in with a shout. hard to beat in Adelaide too. If they had managed to pry Bryce Gibbes from Carlton they would have been damn near favourites.
What did GWS do better than the Suns? Not be based on the Gold Coast. Not spend a massive wedge on the best player in the game, and then surround him with complete kids. Have that academy that just churns out talent, giving them players and trade material. They also got 2 dominant drafts rather than 1. And for some reason, the best players at the Suns keep getting long-term injuries.
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Carlton are appallingly bad and are getting dusted by Richmond, who are also shit.
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I went to the game ,
two sides who were ordinary last year and more than likely wont feature at the pointy end of the season , Thursday night , and there was 73,000 there , crazy mad sports city this one ,
Richmond unveiled a new attacking game plan , playing on and attacking from everywhere at speed , which will probably come unstuck against the better teams , but it was a bit of fun ,and the supporters had smiles on their faces , which makes a change
Dusty Martin the best player on the field , put on a clinic
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@kiwiinmelb you would have missed the Ch7 commentators trying to put him in the same bracket as Dangerfield and Fyfe because he racked up good numbers against the 2nd worst team in the comp....
The crowd was unreal wasn't it? AFL is king in this country. 73,000 for the first game of the season containing two teams who won't play finals.
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@mariner4life Rebels Tahs tonight will be lucky to pull 10% of that crowd. There's another 2 AFL games at MCG and two at Etihad Stadium this weekend alone - and the Formula 1 going on.
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Collingwood against the Dogs tonight will get a huge crowd i reckon
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2017:
Collingwood against the Dogs tonight will get a huge crowd i reckon
And Saints v Dees will draw a crowd because expectations are very high for both teams.
Speaking of which, @mariner4life where are my Saints in your top 8? They'll be there bro, put the house on it.
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@ACT-Crusader just out. Actually i fucked it up, because i actually think Hawthorn will make it obviously.
I reckon the Saints, Melbourne, and Port are all playing for that 8th spot.
Saints v Dees is probably game of the round given the expectation (okay that's over-egging it, it's obviously GWS in Adelaide).
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Richmond. Top of the ladder!
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2017:
@kiwiinmelb you would have missed the Ch7 commentators trying to put him in the same bracket as Dangerfield and Fyfe because he racked up good numbers against the 2nd worst team in the comp....
The crowd was unreal wasn't it? AFL is king in this country. 73,000 for the first game of the season containing two teams who won't play finals.
Dustin is probably a bit different to them , they are more genuine midfielders ,
He is more a midfielder/ Forward ,
if he was at a club with a stronger midfield he would spend a lot more time forward where he is nightmare to play on
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Saints looking good so far.
Good to have Roosie back in commentary, great insights.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2017:
Saints looking good so far.
Good to have Roosie back in commentary, great insights.
Massive kiss of death, they've scored 2 points since I posted this!
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Lions carving up!
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Did i miss where Essendon didn't play last year? How can they have a "comeback"?
Oh, you mean you got your suspended players back. The ones suspended for your suss supplements program. Righto
Some of the comments by bombers supporters on line are complete bullshit. Re-write history much?
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@mariner4life it was hilarious listening to talkback sports radio this morning. One Bombers supporter rings up and asked why Jobe Watson had to give back his Brownlow. I kid you not.
It was pleasing to her Greg Denham, the journo rip into this supporter.
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@ACT-Crusader they're fucking delusional. I read one where some silly bint was arguing the AFL should have had James Hird there as a special guest. WTF?
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The strange part of their penalty as it turns out ,
Because they finished last, they were eligible to pick up the number 1 draft pick ,
Draft picks are like gold in the AFL, and they pick up the best kid in the country to add to their list as part of their punishment
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@kiwiinmelb that was weak as piss by the AFL, who just didn't want to cop the heat from the supporters, and could hold their hands up and say "we had nothing to do with this decision"
Didn't really affect the Lions as we got the kid we probably would have taken at 1 anyway.
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