AFL 2022
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Boomfa
Play shit but beat a top 4 side.
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2022:
Boomfa
Play shit but beat a top 4 side.
Boomfa
Play like shit but beat a bottom 9 side.
Boomfa
Play like shit but beat a bottom 9 side.
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Round 1 Knee Jerk Reactions
Melbourne will not lose a game all year. Too big, too strong.
And in the GF they will beat... Carlton!! who just have the bestest midfield in the comp apparently. Carlton must still have a huge following because by christ the AFL media loves to talk them up.
Lol at Essendon. Another preseason talking it up, absolutely smoked in Rd 1.
Richmond are cooked.
West Coast are gooooorn
The Swans will make the Top 4. GWS won't be far behind them. Also, did you know Buddy was close to a thousand goals? If you didn't, he is close to a thousand goals. And he can't get there fast enough, because the commentators reaching fever pitch if he gets within 10m of the ball does my fucking head in.
Nice for the Suns to get a good early win, on the road, with young talent dominating. -
good win for the swannies, to run over the top of the Giants who have actually been a bit of a bogie team for us in the last few years, and to do it without papley was sweet
if buddy kicks his 1K at home you can 100% expect a pitch invasion, the support ground have been awash with plans since the final few round last year...god i want to see it
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@kiwiwomble said in AFL 2022:
good win for the swannies, to run over the top of the Giants who have actually been a bit of a bogie team for us in the last few years, and to do it without papley was sweet
if buddy kicks his 1K at home you can 100% expect a pitch invasion, the support ground have been awash with plans since the final few round last year...god i want to see it
that was a bloody good game on Saturday. The first half was as fun as AFL can be. Non-stop fast ball movement and almost goal for goal.
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I got through all of On The Couch last night and maybe a third of 360, and yes they're both Fox shows, but I still can't believe they completely disregarded the Morris issue and in fact only on 360 did they have a very brief soundbite of the Beveridge presser which lead it all off. So Fox seems to be completely ignoring the whole thing which I find a bit ludicrous. They need to front it, address it and move on. The network and it's hosts lose credibility in ignoring it.
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@shark both of those shows have done their dash. Were really good maybe 10 years ago, but have got progressively worse
Robbo has become a caricature of what he used to be, so 360 got annoying. Add in the players and coaches being regulars and the level of analysis and real scrutiny has gone. Coaches night on a Monday has been for a while the best segment all week. Chris Scott was actually the best at it astoundingly. Otherwise it's "pick who lost on the weekend and talk about them like they are doomed for all time and the coach is a dead man walking" I assume it was either the Saints or the Bombers this week.
On the Couch used to be my favourite show of any football code. Gerard hadn't got really old, they had Robert Walls who had zero fucks to give, and Mike Sheahan knew an awful lot of goss. Robert Walls going hard at another failed Demons coach one day was as good as anything i have seen (actually Gerard Whately going at James Hird that day was really good too). These days it's blokey bullshit like every other panel staffed by ex-players.
As to your main point, i am disappointed but far from shocked. These guys all know they could be next, so keep your mouth shut.
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I got through all of On The Couch last night and maybe a third of 360, and yes they're both Fox shows, but I still can't believe they completely disregarded the Morris issue and in fact only on 360 did they have a very brief soundbite of the Beveridge presser which lead it all off. So Fox seems to be completely ignoring the whole thing which I find a bit ludicrous. They need to front it, address it and move on. The network and it's hosts lose credibility in ignoring it.
I thought AFL 360 did it pretty well actually. You might have missed it but Gerard did a minute-long monologue at the end of the show, basically condemning Morris and talking about the need for change.
But primarily both shows are footy shows, and people tune in to watch discussion about footy. The Morris/Bevo thing happened on Thursday night, Morris was fired on Friday, and there were dozens of thinkpieces written between that point and Monday night.
So what's new to say? Why drag poor Megan Barnard through anything more? But also, do people want to hear it?
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I got through all of On The Couch last night and maybe a third of 360, and yes they're both Fox shows, but I still can't believe they completely disregarded the Morris issue and in fact only on 360 did they have a very brief soundbite of the Beveridge presser which lead it all off. So Fox seems to be completely ignoring the whole thing which I find a bit ludicrous. They need to front it, address it and move on. The network and it's hosts lose credibility in ignoring it.
is there some sort of employment issue stopping them saying more? potentially can only report strictly on the facts and make sure they steer well clear of editorialising
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2022:
@shark both of those shows have done their dash. Were really good maybe 10 years ago, but have got progressively worse
Robbo has become a caricature of what he used to be, so 360 got annoying. Add in the players and coaches being regulars and the level of analysis and real scrutiny has gone. Coaches night on a Monday has been for a while the best segment all week. Chris Scott was actually the best at it astoundingly. Otherwise it's "pick who lost on the weekend and talk about them like they are doomed for all time and the coach is a dead man walking" I assume it was either the Saints or the Bombers this week.
On the Couch used to be my favourite show of any football code. Gerard hadn't got really old, they had Robert Walls who had zero fucks to give, and Mike Sheahan knew an awful lot of goss. Robert Walls going hard at another failed Demons coach one day was as good as anything i have seen (actually Gerard Whately going at James Hird that day was really good too). These days it's blokey bullshit like every other panel staffed by ex-players.
As to your main point, i am disappointed but far from shocked. These guys all know they could be next, so keep your mouth shut.
I like both shows for all their flaws. Robbo talks way too much, some of the coach content is hit and miss, but I still think it's a pretty good hour of telly.
Jack Riewoldt is always good value. The segment with King and Montagna is quite astute. And if the coaches are good (Scott or Dimma) then it's pretty good viewing.
On the Couch has changed up a bit this year, think Gerard has retired? It generally rolls along OK but it's hit and miss.
These days it's often easier to miss the shows and browse the clips on Youtube the next day. You tend to get the best bits without the filler.
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@barbarian said in AFL 2022:
King and Montagna is quite astute
i hope to god you mean another King, and not David King. Because David King and astute do not belong in the same sentence.
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buddy kicks 1k tonight and game delayed 20m whilst they clear the field
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@kiwiwomble said in AFL 2022:
buddy kicks 1k tonight and game delayed 20m whilst they clear the field
you wait
Buddy, is this it? buddyyyyyyyyy!!! YES!!!! A THOUSAND GOALS!! LOOK AT THE CROWD ON THE FIELD! A modern day great!!!!
Bunker, score review, on-field decision is a goal, just check it was touched
Bunker confirms, touched off the boot, the score is a behind.
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we're more likely to keep getting
"Buddy, is this it? buddyyyyyyyyy!!! NO....to the right for a behind...."....for the rest of the season
