AFL Season 2018

[guttermouth]

It kind of sucked until it came from 33 points down and kicked six straight to lead in to the last. And then for Gazza to go down and leave us with one left on the bench, to be run over was inevitable.

Gotta say the new Stadium looks awesome. I take it ya been to The MCG Ambrose?? So how does it compare?

[Ambrose Burnside]

I have been to the MCG, but only to do the tour, I have yet to see a game there

[Peppermint Lounge]

Dons looked shithouse on the weekend. That said I knew the Dogs weren’t as bad as their first two rounds. Hoping it’s lag either side of the long haul to Perth.

[Ambrose Burnside]

Going to the West Coast vs Gold Coast game on Saturday, my first football match at the new stadium!!!

My second time overall, also went to the Perth Scorchers choke.

[Ambrose Burnside]

And Kennedy's back!

Kennedy's first game for the year, Nic Nat's 150th, LeCras' 200th. Gonna be awesome!

[Ambrose Burnside]

It's fun exceeding expectations. Five wins in a row now after being beaten by Buddy in Round One.

Big month coming up though. Port, GWS (in Sydney), Richmond, Hawthorn (in Melbourne). Break even over the next month and it's GAME ON!!!

[Ambrose Burnside]

Getting better? Look at who we've turfed then compare with who we have brought in, been the greatest trade period in history in terms of turning over nearly all of the deadwood on your list and improving with everything you brought back in. Jack Trengove was always on the cards, the Adelaide corporation was never gonna touch him and can't afford to add much anyway so I thought it was a given we'd take him although I thought we'd rookie list him. Got a SA guy, worked his way back to AFL footy and still young and you know his upside, u take that punt. Our main plan could just be to relocate all of Melbourne's list though over a 3 year period lol

lolport

[Peppermint Lounge]

It’s getting ugly.

[guttermouth]

Nic Nat report is a fucken joke.
Maybe he should of bumped him rather than tackled..ooohhh wait

[Ambrose Burnside]

Ah Woosha, the complaints in that video are the same as the ones he copped from Eagles fans, especially later in his time at the club.

In the second half of 2006 he completely changed the Eagles gameplan from the number one long kicking side in 2005 (best midfield ever bombing the ball to ... Phil Matera?) to a handball happy run-and-gun side. It started when we flogged Neil Craig's then-unstoppable Crowbots by something like 80 points. It was a stunning game: West Coast 26.9 (165) def. Adelaide 12.11 (83). Adelaide were in the middle of an 8 game streak at the top of the ladder at the time and looked unbeatable. Druggy Thompson gets a lot of credit for coming up with the style at Geelong from 2007 but he openly admits he copied Woosha but was able to implement it with a team that didn't implode.

Also, swing Hunter forward.

And yes, if the Eagles don't appeal I'm done.

[Ambrose Burnside]

Eagles to challenge.

[guttermouth]

I think most clubs will now challenge dodgy reports. That extra week hanging over your head if you fail the appeal is now gone.

[Ambrose Burnside]

Well that's fucked. AFL's argument boiled down to "you're bigger than him" and it was upheld. Absolute bullshit.

[guttermouth]

Yep.....its Fucked. Where the hell is this game going.

[Froggy]

Motttloooppppppp

[guttermouth]

He would of missed that goal if he was at Geelong.

That was an amazing game

[guttermouth]

Another week.....another tribunal of what the fuck is going on. 1 week ago Hawkins rubbed out for a week touching an umpire. Week later 2 players cleared for touching umpires

[Ambrose Burnside]

Every week they're outdoing themselves with their incompetence

[Ambrose Burnside]

This season is fun but God I hope we don't burn out.

They keep pointing to our other great winning streaks in 1999 and 1991 and in 1999 we didn't even make the Grand Final and in 1991 we lost the Grand Final.

Freo and Norf are two other teams that started really well in recent years before stumbling in the second half of the year. Got this persistent feeling we're peaking too early.

But we do have Shuey, Ryan, Venables and Mackenzie to come back. Shuey's our best mid (although Gaff and Yeo are in the discussion now), Ryan and Venables had a great start to their careers (both kicking three goals in a single game at least once, and Ryan already has both mark and goal of the year contenders). Mackenzie hasn't played a game yet. We finally have depth and a flexible gameplan that can change depending on the situation. We can lock things down and grind things out if we have to, but we can also dominate. We seem really fit and the boys have real belief in themselves and the gameplan and there's a real good vibe around the place. Jack Darling is personifying this at the moment, having a monster season.

[Peppermint Lounge]

Carlton. Damn.

[Ambrose Burnside]

Positives:
Smashing a second-placed Collingwood at the MCG to end a 23-year hoodoo Last win at the MCG vs Collingwood was in 1995 2/2 at the MCG this year
A successful return for Kennedy (3 goals), Darling (3 goals) and LeCras (2 goals)

Negatives
Nic Nat's knee. FML. Did we win the battle but lose the war?

[Ambrose Burnside]

Getting better? Look at who we've turfed then compare with who we have brought in, been the greatest trade period in history in terms of turning over nearly all of the deadwood on your list and improving with everything you brought back in. Jack Trengove was always on the cards, the Adelaide corporation was never gonna touch him and can't afford to add much anyway so I thought it was a given we'd take him although I thought we'd rookie list him. Got a SA guy, worked his way back to AFL footy and still young and you know his upside, u take that punt. Our main plan could just be to relocate all of Melbourne's list though over a 3 year period lol

lolport

lolport

[Froggy]

Yep. Sat through both those schmozzles, we have a simply terrible matchday coach. The setup with 45seconds left made me want to cry ad a Port supporter you could see it coming.

Stay classy sending pics to Gaff like he is a victim though

[Ambrose Burnside]

What an absolutely cracking finals series this promises to be:

First qualifying final
Richmond v Hawthorn at the MCG

90k plus? Sucks it's a Thursday night game though. Can Clarkson conjure some magic?

First elimination final
Melbourne v Geelong at the MCG

Both teams in good form, both clashes this year have been decided by less than a goal

Second elimination final
Sydney v Greater Western Sydney at the SCG

It's a derby

Second qualifying final
West Coast v Collingwood at Optus Stadium

*fap fap fap*

[Peppermint Lounge]

Sucks to be Collingwood. Finish third and your reward is the four hour long-haul to an international time zone.