AFL 2021
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What is it about AFL that excites you guys? Because I can't stand the game. Everyone admits it's crap on TV, but I've been to 5 live games (not many I'll admit) including a sold out MCG, but it's not much better for me.
What are the things you love about it? I can appreciate a great climbing mark, or a long kick for goal. But everything in between is so ugly to watch. The scrappyness, the randomness, the constant chipping between full forward and defenders, presumably because they're both so bored. It's just a really ugly game, made worse by playing it for 4 bloody 30min quarters!!!
What am I missing???
I think it was one of the most purely athletic sports. The game flows very well. In rugby if someone drops the ball it is 90 seconds out for a scrum. AFL is a game for all sizes.
AFL still isn't my favourite sport and I find the games a bit long but I do prefer it to the NRL. The A-league isn't too exciting either if the Phoenix aren't playing or it isn't a rivalry.
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What is it about AFL that excites you guys? Because I can't stand the game. Everyone admits it's crap on TV, but I've been to 5 live games (not many I'll admit) including a sold out MCG, but it's not much better for me.
What are the things you love about it? I can appreciate a great climbing mark, or a long kick for goal. But everything in between is so ugly to watch. The scrappyness, the randomness, the constant chipping between full forward and defenders, presumably because they're both so bored. It's just a really ugly game, made worse by playing it for 4 bloody 30min quarters!!!
What am I missing???
I think it was one of the most purely athletic sports. The game flows very well. In rugby if someone drops the ball it is 90 seconds out for a scrum. AFL is a game for all sizes.
AFL still isn't my favourite sport and I find the games a bit long but I do prefer it to the NRL. The A-league isn't too exciting either if the Phoenix aren't playing or it isn't a rivalry.
Comparing it favourably to the A league is hardly a glowing recommendation...
Does it really flow? Yeah the whistle might not go, but the content is so damn messy
I know non-fans bag the whistle time in rugby but i dont mind some of it . Chance to refill the beer/wine, whinge about the call, post an update on the Fern to those without coverage etc
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What is it about AFL that excites you guys? Because I can't stand the game. Everyone admits it's crap on TV, but I've been to 5 live games (not many I'll admit) including a sold out MCG, but it's not much better for me.
What are the things you love about it? I can appreciate a great climbing mark, or a long kick for goal. But everything in between is so ugly to watch. The scrappyness, the randomness, the constant chipping between full forward and defenders, presumably because they're both so bored. It's just a really ugly game, made worse by playing it for 4 bloody 30min quarters!!!
What am I missing???
I think it was one of the most purely athletic sports. The game flows very well. In rugby if someone drops the ball it is 90 seconds out for a scrum. AFL is a game for all sizes.
AFL still isn't my favourite sport and I find the games a bit long but I do prefer it to the NRL. The A-league isn't too exciting either if the Phoenix aren't playing or it isn't a rivalry.
Aaah not quite.
Have to be quite skinny to play Strayan roolz. Can't be carrying any extra weight.
I'm not talking fatties, just talking solidly built blokes without fast twitch fibres.
Karl Tu'inukuafe is not about to play much AFL.
No room for endomorphs in that game.
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Lions lost, burn the joint down!
WHAT HAVE WE GOT LEFT??!! NO FOOTY. NO RACING! NO PUBS! WHY EVEN BE ALIVE??!!
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2020:
Lions lost, burn the joint down!
WHAT HAVE WE GOT LEFT??!! NO FOOTY. NO RACING! NO PUBS! WHY EVEN BE ALIVE??!!
Have they canned Racing over there?
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2020:
Lions lost, burn the joint down!
WHAT HAVE WE GOT LEFT??!! NO FOOTY. NO RACING! NO PUBS! WHY EVEN BE ALIVE??!!
Have they canned Racing over there?
Seems inevitable
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Did we start an AFL 2020 thread?
If not ... errr ... Dean Laidley ...
Police officer suspended over ex-AFL coach photo leak
Deputy Commissioner Shane Patton has slammed the actions of a senior constable as "appalling" after photos of ex-AFL coach Dean Laidley were leaked.
"His mug shot and a photo of him in a long blonde wig and wearing a dress, taken inside a police station, were leaked."
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I saw the photos yesterday and didn't believe it
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Dean needs to be involuntarily incarcerated. I hope he gets the help he needs.
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There were rumours going around quite some time ago he had some unusual traits ,
But bloody hell , I didn’t expect it to be true.
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Is there a serious substance abuse issue amongst AFL head coaches? This is like the third or fourth allegation in the past few years that was serious enough to become a police matter?
I hope this guy gets the help he needs, seems pretty average form from the police involved there.
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Is there a serious substance abuse issue amongst AFL head coaches? This is like the third or fourth allegation in the past few years that was serious enough to become a police matter?
I hope this guy gets the help he needs, seems pretty average form from the police involved there.
Some of the coaches you wouldn’t think so,
Probably a reflection on what is going on in society in general. speaking to a copper i know last week , they see some weird stuff , particularly right now , domestic problems have gone through the roof, people you would not expect, on ice
While Im here , I’m a self employed tradie, the job I’ve just finished , had Paul Roos , Nick Riewoldt, Brendan Goddard ( and the ch 10 weather man
) all within 100 metres .Just started another job and Scott Pendlebury is a neighbour
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@kiwiinmelb Whilst Nick and Goddard were at the Saints they did a bit of new home developing together in the bayside area.
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@ACT-Crusader said in AFL 2020:
@kiwiinmelb Whilst Nick and Goddard were at the Saints they did a bit of new home developing together in the bayside area.
Both in Brighton ATM in that pocket between North rd and Elwood
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@mariner4life well when you have Carlton first up....
