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[AlexRRR]

Several west Aussies in here will be somewhat perplexed to discover a Bullants reject flies to Perth to resurrect his career with Swan Districts, not only the mighty Toners (Preston---ton--toners, in house nick name the boys on the hill at Cramer street would call) passed on recruiting him apparently no interest at all in the VFL which use to be the VFA before the AFL did a Trump and took them over.

 

https://www.nine.com.au/sport/afl/news-2025-tarryn-thomas-perth-wafl-return-swan-districts-20250226-p5lf8d.html

 

Its rather nice that a far flung club has decided to check out and possibly take Tarryn on to help rehabilitate him back into the community, poor guy led astray as a lad looking down the barrel of having to work as a bricks labourer for $25 an hour as against the cool million he would have got playing AFL a season, Swans District a stepping stone is how you see it, to the Eagles well Dockers are packed right now...Cheap pick up and far enough away from the big city lights over there in Perth for im guessing the Eagles in 2026 and only be 25 yet to hit his prime.

 

Im pretty sure each time Tarryn pulls out his wallet to pay for a coffee and he and sees how light it is is pretty cut up about abusing women and the already 1.5m down the drain it cost him...Give the boy a chance in the west, if Ben Cousins could do it anyone can.

 

Tip for you Tarryn, if the Swans dont pick you up look up Jordan De Geoy and ask to be put in touch with his Salvation Army mate, always good to have a man of the cloth by your side.

 

As a side note, the word out of Deeland is Clayton is tearing it up, grown another 3 inches around the chest and bulldozing....

[Thechook]

On 2/24/2025 at 10:00 PM, sceadugenga said:

There was a thread prior to this, started by a guy named Crowboy.

Yep I was on that one and then I refreshed to this current one.  Yeah I've been hanging around here for about 15 years.

[Thechook]

5 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

Several west Aussies in here will be somewhat perplexed to discover a Bullants reject flies to Perth to resurrect his career with Swan Districts, not only the mighty Toners (Preston---ton--toners, in house nick name the boys on the hill at Cramer street would call) passed on recruiting him apparently no interest at all in the VFL which use to be the VFA before the AFL did a Trump and took them over.

 

https://www.nine.com.au/sport/afl/news-2025-tarryn-thomas-perth-wafl-return-swan-districts-20250226-p5lf8d.html

 

Its rather nice that a far flung club has decided to check out and possibly take Tarryn on to help rehabilitate him back into the community, poor guy led astray as a lad looking down the barrel of having to work as a bricks labourer for $25 an hour as against the cool million he would have got playing AFL a season, Swans District a stepping stone is how you see it, to the Eagles well Dockers are packed right now...Cheap pick up and far enough away from the big city lights over there in Perth for im guessing the Eagles in 2026 and only be 25 yet to hit his prime.

 

Im pretty sure each time Tarryn pulls out his wallet to pay for a coffee and he and sees how light it is is pretty cut up about abusing women and the already 1.5m down the drain it cost him...Give the boy a chance in the west, if Ben Cousins could do it anyone can.

 

Tip for you Tarryn, if the Swans dont pick you up look up Jordan De Geoy and ask to be put in touch with his Salvation Army mate, always good to have a man of the cloth by your side.

 

As a side note, the word out of Deeland is Clayton is tearing it up, grown another 3 inches around the chest and bulldozing....

Cramer St, is that the Preston oval next to the pub?

[Thechook]

DON'T FORGET GUYS zero round starts next week so get your tips in.

[Thechook]

On 2/24/2025 at 10:00 PM, sceadugenga said:

There was a thread prior to this, started by a guy named Crowboy.

Yep I was on that one and then I refreshed to this current one.  Yeah I've been hanging around here for about 15 years.

[Thechook]

Only 7 in the tipping so any newbies reading this go to AFL website.  Hit tipping and join the comp with code DTLR7VDH

[AlexRRR]

17 hours ago, Thechook said:

Cramer St, is that the Preston oval next to the pub?

It certainly is, dont know what they call the pub now but use to be The Council Club use to host bands Friday and Saturday night we the brothers use to rock down most weekends there in the 70's until The Excelsior over in Settlement rd Thomastown opened they had this great southern country rock band playing fri and sat for a long time, doing Allman Bros, Doobie Bros and the like stuff long before it hit the radio in Oz, (Ive always had an ear for fresh new music its why I rally listen to the golden oldies) Over the road from the pub is the Preson market and car park wonder what its looking like today they wanted to stick  million a apartments over the top of it.

 

The demise of pub rock for the Council Club, Excelsior and the hot Northcote one I forget name of now which was the Cold Chisel stomping ground for many a long year all came to an end with poker machines, they could make the same money or more plus lower costs with 1/10th of people, you know I hate gambling and pretty peed off with the AFL making it look like its normal to throw money on teams, I became even more anti gambling when I had a job for about a month in a den refurbishment over in Ivanhoe, if you can imaging a Chinese smoking heroin den at 7 am I would walk in and there would be about 4 or 5 deadbeats cig in hand pulling a leaver with the other a god dam beer in front of them smoke in the air feeding these ratchet machines...and always at least one token woman.....who I can guarantee I would never sleep with, and this was every morning I worked there, around 10 am they the customers who have no life would begin to trickle in...

 

As a side not men, in breaking news the famous number 10 handed over to forward "Disco" Daniel Turner, now this number is not handed out lightly, looked like he could go places last year...worn previously by Andy Brayshaw, keep your eye on number 30, Harry Sharp, thank you Brisbane Lions, knows where the big sticks are recon this guy will play round one, and im getting a little excited about number 42, Aidan Johnson, mature age recruit from the VFL, got the body x2 of Clayton can move can mark can ruck and can be a forward, takes marks in packs like he's playing against the little league.

[Thechook]

14 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

It certainly is, dont know what they call the pub now but use to be The Council Club use to host bands Friday and Saturday night we the brothers use to rock down most weekends there in the 70's until The Excelsior over in Settlement rd Thomastown opened they had this great southern country rock band playing fri and sat for a long time, doing Allman Bros, Doobie Bros and the like stuff long before it hit the radio in Oz, (Ive always had an ear for fresh new music its why I rally listen to the golden oldies) Over the road from the pub is the Preson market and car park wonder what its looking like today they wanted to stick  million a apartments over the top of it.

 

The demise of pub rock for the Council Club, Excelsior and the hot Northcote one I forget name of now which was the Cold Chisel stomping ground for many a long year all came to an end with poker machines, they could make the same money or more plus lower costs with 1/10th of people, you know I hate gambling and pretty peed off with the AFL making it look like its normal to throw money on teams, I became even more anti gambling when I had a job for about a month in a den refurbishment over in Ivanhoe, if you can imaging a Chinese smoking heroin den at 7 am I would walk in and there would be about 4 or 5 deadbeats cig in hand pulling a leaver with the other a god dam beer in front of them smoke in the air feeding these ratchet machines...and always at least one token woman.....who I can guarantee I would never sleep with, and this was every morning I worked there, around 10 am they the customers who have no life would begin to trickle in...

 

As a side not men, in breaking news the famous number 10 handed over to forward "Disco" Daniel Turner, now this number is not handed out lightly, looked like he could go places last year...worn previously by Andy Brayshaw, keep your eye on number 30, Harry Sharp, thank you Brisbane Lions, knows where the big sticks are recon this guy will play round one, and im getting a little excited about number 42, Aidan Johnson, mature age recruit from the VFL, got the body x2 of Clayton can move can mark can ruck and can be a forward, takes marks in packs like he's playing against the little league.

The pub is called Cramers.  Was at Preston market just last Wednesday 

[AlexRRR]

On 2/27/2025 at 11:20 PM, Thechook said:

The pub is called Cramers.  Was at Preston market just last Wednesday 

AHHH well I haven't lived in the area since 2013, but its still The Council Club to me.

[Thechook]

THE TWO Opening Round matches scheduled for Queensland this weekend have been postponed due to the tropical cyclone that is set to hit the state's south coast.

Brisbane's match against Geelong at the Gabba on Thursday night and Gold Coast's game against Essendon at People First Stadium on Saturday afternoon will now be played later in the season, with those details yet to be determined by the AFL.

FULL STATEMENT Hear from the AFL about Opening Round changes

It means the League's Opening Round this weekend will consist of just two matches; Sydney and Hawthorn will open the season at the SCG on Friday night before Greater Western Sydney will host Collingwood on Sunday.

[Thechook]

Don't forget to redo your tips for this week.  Margin is now Sydney/Hawks game.

[AlexRRR]

Well men, Suns saved another embarrassment no? Lions dont get to hoist the pennant as well, and NRL has no issues with there big burly stars bashing up the mrs, Taylan May, a Sydney club has been asked about his fitness due to being stood down over that hiccup alleged altercation wth the mrs or gf, like in politics football fans have short memories as well.. https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/news-2025-taylan-may-sydney-club-expresses-interest-court-case-reports-20250304-p5lgod.html

 

Haven't read on it just the headlines but has Hardwick's hottie and former mistress now shacked up together and maybe even married, see even in AU younger women and older men work too, got a "job for the boys" @ the Suns? Well I dont know what the hooo harr is about like he met her at the Tigers office so she knows a few things about working at an AFL club, is it the press with NO news so again there making it up as they go along?

 

Ya ive boycotted a number of so called AFL news outlets after the miss treatment my club had to endure for a lot of last year reaching fever pitch by the end of the season right up to the draft, then they still (reading headlines only) wanted to keep it rolling in the off season start of this year, then recently started on Picket and Freo, AGAIN, honestly any frigging dill can see there stacked and packed for small forwards @ Freo so where ya gonna play him? And do they really need another million dollar man on there books? And mates cant like posts by their mates? does it mean its set in concrete the guy wants to leave, by the way he grew up in SA at least the football part, there now digging up dirt on Ugle-Hagan, like the coach hates him the Captain hates him and Lobb where he stayed for a while now hates him.....who else hates him? No clubs are circling him, hey wait, a trade with the Blues, Adrian would love that, Makay to the Dogs for Ugle to the Blues, sound familiar? give em a week and them fellas will be spitting it out, remember the Dogs English? was going to the Eagles allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll season long, almost mentioned in passing weekly, according to the same news pests, right up until a month out then he casually resigned with the Dogs.

 

In case those news hounds read our humble thread, NO Demons will be traded, there all on long contracts, and Picket is worth three big ones in the big smoke, we have a history of getting good capital for leaving players ie Jet Jackson, but hey, im of the opinion that that turning players over a la Kev Sheedy is good for the club, only once I seen a club hang on to there dads army and win a flag, that was the Hawks in the maybe 90s, under Jeans, like that team looked dead and buried the 2 previous seasons with Mathews and co kicking around with nothing to do  on the forward line.

 

 

[Will27]

Afternoon gents

No point in a wrap up or ladder as there was only 2 games.

 

Time to punt the opening round I reckon.

 

Until next time.

[AlexRRR]

On 3/9/2025 at 4:05 PM, Will27 said:

Afternoon gents

No point in a wrap up or ladder as there was only 2 games.

 

Time to punt the opening round I reckon.

 

Until next time.

Well uncle Willie, there was gonna be 4 games...I have to say I was sweating after the Swans died like 5 min after the game started, think the Eagles missed a bullet there uncle with Cox, the guy had ants in his pants the whole game, with you know how good everyone thinks the Pies are I was thinking I was looking down the barrel at a big fat Zero and 2, was not confident with my man Hogan out, well didnt they just touch up the Pies nicely?

[farmerjo]

You at least deserve a mini snack mars bar Will.

 

[AlexRRR]

14 hours ago, farmerjo said:

You at least deserve a mini snack mars bar Will.

 

I have a half eaten muesli bar somewhere in the pantry for you. Well it was round OR, can some one explain what the OR is meant to mean?

 

Well cleaning up mud on the Gold Coast, Aussie shares tank, thank you President Trump, last time he got in  I seen my shares at the bottom of the ladder for 4 years, beat the guy this time...Now poor old Tony Shaw who the dodgy journos call from time to time when they need a ridiculous statement this time on Jamarra, says the Pies should take a chance on the wayward kid that every one is begging to hate at the Western Oval, like really Tony? I know I know, taken out of context and your so old and lonely now and willing to talk to anyone these days.

 

McRae gets a warning from the AFL over his alteration with Kingsley, now have you had a good look at Kingsley? he dont seem like a man you want to mess with, if there is anyone that never looks happy its this guy and it gets worse when there loosing or lost...

 

Thus night at the G Adrians boys take on the mighty Tigers, expecting Adem's men to serve it up...was one of my all time fav winger/half back flanker at the Dees...

Will we see a contract extension for the Bombes coach after there Friday night game?

The other brother taking on the star studded Dockers...ummm...

Cox is he out of his depths? lucky the guy is at home again...

Big chance for the Super charged Roos to get the season opener under there wing here Fj..

Hope Port do them, thats all I can say...

Flip a coin here so take HGA

No way Jose would I put money on my club after the way GWS shredded the Pies...

And in the sunset Sunday game which I would hate to be playing in as I hate Sundays, well I use to evermore when I worked, who's stepping up and who's more of the same?

 

[AlexRRR]

Chooks love affair to go on till end of 27, but them big offers the Saints are throwing around, "what" non takers, No pressure on Lyon this year but its 3rd or better or, or, or.

 

Seems if you dig a little deeper we learn Jamarra has has family issues thats turned him upside down, be nice if  they didnt paint him as a clubbing fun boy out all night and missing training due to it. Whats that you say Tony?

What is the reality anyway?

 

If I was Adrian I would be a little nervous, Adem was/is highly regarded and involved in flags at both the Hawks and Demons, add was a classy winger and half back who could drop it on your chest at 50m, (one club player by the way who I watched weekly, also hardly ever injured) now I backed in Hardwick when all you lot reckoned other wise now im backing in Adem Aze, and at least the Railto Tower in Collins St better than Cox. By the way I did notice how the Tigers moved the ball last year, was very much similar to the way we did in 21 with a few tweeks, I thought the tigers where competitive, go Adem...

 

Here we go the Hairy Reid rotunda is on and spinning, well im not going to get drawn into it to much but the Eagles have been one of the better run clubs and if this is still true he signs and stays in WA, eventually, other wise the press is just going to spit it out ever few weeks a la English last year, but for two years, OMG can I bear it????

 

Well in Getway an AFL clone of 360 or something like that the news bubbled to the surface that once a matching winner ruckman forward for the 2021 GF told his former club mates he was open, well more than open to leaving the Dockers and coming back to the Demons, gees he cost them 2 first round picks, the guy has ripped us up a few times, and lets face it Max is a year to year proposition these days, I mean he looks like he could go on till 45 like TB12, who by the way bought a stake in the Raiders now thats like Ron Barrasi buying a stake in the Pies, anyway apparently Jet also told the Dockers he's "all in" but we shouldn't take to much notice of 'all in" Jimmy Johnson owner of the Cowboys last year off season said the same thing, "all in" then the NFL world went a buzzing only to learn by seasons end was "all in" didnt mean they would stock pile draft picks and free agents but "all in" to sack there coach, well the yanks love the word fire but in fact Macarthy did not get sacked or fired but instead not offered a new deal and stood down, dont get caught up on "all in", but I like to know why Jackson is toying with the idea of heading east again, might be to much winter sun do you think in WA?

 

And of course on the rotunda with Hairy is Picket, another one that wont go away. Well they press wont let it go away.

[Will27]

Don't think too many saw that coming peeps.

 

Someone needs to do a welfare check on Radar.

[AlexRRR]

38 minutes ago, Will27 said:

Don't think too many saw that coming peeps.

 

Someone needs to do a welfare check on Radar.

Actually I could see it coming but I didnt expect the Blues to fall asleep at the wheel...

[AlexRRR]

Well well well....Dees trying to emulate the Tigers, announce 6 new faces for the GWS game, 2 from last years draft, 1 from the 22 draft, 2 mature age recruits from Werribee, one picked up in the last draft the other 3 weeks ago, and Harry my man Sharp ex Lion on the bench for the Grannie...

 

Am I excited? well you know how it goes, its a bit like the Russian front hey, meat through the grinder, GWS aint no Blues.....but im all for getting games into legs, something needed to change..

 

By the way dont know if anyone else noticed but boy didnt the Tigers look like the Demons of yesterday, out of defence, hugging the boundary, bombing it into the forward 50, just a different jumper....so what legacy did McQualter bring? ummm.....well finishing 10th not much, 

[Radar501]

2 hours ago, Will27 said:

Don't think too many saw that coming peeps.

 

Someone needs to do a welfare check on Radar.

 

1. Some selfish prick backed into my car at the Woolies carpark yesterday morning hit and run.

 

2. Got mauled by a swarm of European wasps at the local park yesterday afternoon.   I look like a pin cushion today.

 

3. Writing was on the wall about the Blues Tiggers game last night.   Charlie was actually fit to play, but why risk him when the win was in the bag??

 

Must admit.   Feeling a bit ornary today.

[Will27]

52 minutes ago, Radar501 said:

 

1. Some selfish prick backed into my car at the Woolies carpark yesterday morning hit and run.

 

2. Got mauled by a swarm of European wasps at the local park yesterday afternoon.   I look like a pin cushion today.

 

3. Writing was on the wall about the Blues Tiggers game last night.   Charlie was actually fit to play, but why risk him when the win was in the bag??

 

Must admit.   Feeling a bit ornary today.

But apart from the hit and run, wasp attack and footy, how're you really feeling.................

 

Seriously though mate, what do you think of Vossy as a coach?

I've never really rated him.

 

 

Reckon he was lucky to get an extension when people were all talking about "stability needed at Carlton"

 

You're 2-8 in your last 10 games and those wins were over WC and Norf.

[Radar501]

1 hour ago, Will27 said:

Seriously though mate, what do you think of Vossy as a coach?

I've never really rated him.

 

My opinion of Voss was set in granite when he was a thug at Brissy.   2025 must be his, what, fourth year at the Blues, and his record is rather underwhelming, given the player list at his disposal.

 

Carlton has  a sorry precedent of sacking coaches mid-season.   If and when the CEO comes out and re-assures members that Voss' position is safe, then the probability is that the axe is about to swing.   

[Will27]

Well Gang

That's it for round 1.

 

West Coast started where they left off last year.

New coach and game plan so I'm hoping it gets better.

 

Until next time.

 

 

[sceadugenga]

On 3/14/2025 at 8:57 AM, Radar501 said:

1. Some selfish prick backed into my car at the Woolies carpark yesterday morning hit and run.

Weren't me Rades, I did get a couple of cars in the mall carpark but it was in Chiang Rai.

Karma won though the BiB pulled me up a few days later and busted me for driving without a license and driving an unregistered vehicle.

The swine rang my Mrs and dobbed me in and said they did not worry about the license but they would stop me every time if we did not get the rego caught up.

Forty bucks for the two fines, very civilised I thought.