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- Thread starter Mr Brightside
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Is it just me or does Cornholio look like some creature from Lord of the Rings?!!
He would be the only bully in the world, that 99% of the people he bullies would knock him out
He unleashed on us tonight with the preview of tommorow's game.
We haven't bottomed out.
Tarranto is going at 45% kicking efficiency
Grimes is finished because Marshall kicked 4 on him
We arent even trying, 33 tackles last week.
We sold the farm for Hopper & Tarranto.
Hardwick left midyear.
He is expecting Sydney to comfortably beat us.
You're a sucker for punishment zips, I refuse to listen to the prick.
For the first time in a very long time I'm expecting a bad loss . Could even get ugly very early in the game. I think this early in the season we are a bottom 4 side.
what's the saying? "don't let them live rent free in your head"
Robbo talking sense:
The headline was: Gill, we have a problem. The same can be written today.
Here’s a snapshot of footy
in 2024: the fixture is too demanding; injuries are killing teams; outside of the 6-6-6 at centre bounces the game is a rolling maul; the incorrect disposal ruling is an absolute mess; and the stand rule is inconsistent.
Football is the hardest sport to play, yet the AFL wants more games.
Commercialisation and its demand on the fixture overrides fairness of competition.
Meanwhile, the injuries pile up at Carlton, Richmond, St Kilda, Essendon, Fremantle and Hawthorn.
It’s round 6, and we have teams exhausted and wounded because of the schedule. It’s not supposed to be like this.
1. The struggle
IS ReAL
On April 30, 2018, we made a plea to then AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan.The headline was: Gill, we have a problem. The same can be written today.
Here’s a snapshot of footy
in 2024: the fixture is too demanding; injuries are killing teams; outside of the 6-6-6 at centre bounces the game is a rolling maul; the incorrect disposal ruling is an absolute mess; and the stand rule is inconsistent.
Football is the hardest sport to play, yet the AFL wants more games.
Commercialisation and its demand on the fixture overrides fairness of competition.
Meanwhile, the injuries pile up at Carlton, Richmond, St Kilda, Essendon, Fremantle and Hawthorn.
It’s round 6, and we have teams exhausted and wounded because of the schedule. It’s not supposed to be like this.
But even throwing Carlton in there in front.
We are missing out best 2 tall forwards - Lynch and Balta - imagine them being without McKay and Curnow, they'd never kick a goal as they only ever target those 2 inside 50.
We are missing 2 of our best midfielders (3 if you still include Prestia in our top 3) - imagine them being without Walsh (I know they've done that), Cripps and Cerra all at the same time. They've done it with 1, but with all 3?
We are missing our best tall defender in Gibcus - imagine them without Weitering.
They can talk about injuries to nuffies, but our injury list for a middling team, is then like taking that middling team and removing Curnow, McKay, Cripps, Walsh, Cerra and Weitering all at the same time. No wonder we are struggling, I think any team would. The only position we have strength in right now is the ruck.
Huh? Agree with the rest but Gibcus is not proven at all. He has showed flashes but he is no guarantee to be a good player IMO.
Gibcus has also shown a certain laziness/lack of intensity at times IMO.
Balta is our best tall defender.
Wanker enjoying his Cartoon hour again this morning. Just let Weitering speak for an 1 hour or so.....
Already got him out at the other end of the ground
Even if you take Weitering out of that group, its taking Carltons best 5 players in the midfield and forward line and expecting them to be good. They are missing players around the edges, we have the worst injury list in the AFL when you look at the players that are most important to your best 22.
