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[AlexRRR]

9 hours ago, farmerjo said:

How far is this womens comp going?

Grass roots footy or just limited to one league for the one's the ufc rejects. 

 

The woman comp Mr Fj is an expertise in appeasing the footy mad fairer sex, the real die hard football supporter sees it as a gimmick, though the women in the round ball game i think now are included in the olympics so its not going to go away it will be hard to watch of course as skills mostly will be rather poor, if you tune into the VFL from time to time you can imagine that the sheilas wont even get close to that, i know one member here who will be all eyes, since Aussie rules isn't a world event it will be a purely local curtin raiser for the big boys, channel 7 the tabloid of TV is besides its self by broadcasting these sweating females yelping groaning and clawing there way around a paddock, me well....i have some class...i like my women well groomed and neatly dressed, maybe in time i might get swayed though its doubtful......

 

There is another way to look at it, Its filler for the silly season and Channel 7 will use it to warm up the ratings calendar for when ratings are back in full swing come March, its bound to get hungry football folk tuning in so as a marketing tool for both the AFL and 7 its likely to be a winner, expect it to stay though with the way the Tinker league operate you can expect many changes to the format in the future....

[optad]

The girls will be great for corporate AFL and the game in general. It is a moneymaker no doubt, and great future investment. Given the changed laws over the last thirty years, AFL is now ideal for their participation. I have seen two games and like their attitude and their game's flow. 

 

 

[AlexRRR]

1 hour ago, optad said:

The girls will be great for corporate AFL and the game in general. It is a moneymaker no doubt, and great future investment. Given the changed laws over the last thirty years, AFL is now ideal for their participation. I have seen two games and like their attitude and their game's flow. 

 

 

 

I can vouch for JoBlow on this...we would like to see the jumpers tighter with a bigger V neck....and they should develop a pushup sports bra....the shorts should be one size smaller and a throw back to the 70's, lace up on the sides would be cool....my ex wife use to wear a pair of them i banned her from wearing them out shopping, they could get some pointers from the NFL girls in dress style...

 

As for rules some changes should be made, like hair pulling and wrestling should be allowed....

 

When a goal is kicked rather than a high 5 butt slapping should be mandatory....Oh and lets not forget....they should wear make up, with make up touch up breaks every 10 min......

 

I think I've covered it all....if i left anything out Jo just post an update mate....

[Old Croc]

This is the only women's footy I like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYRbqFLjwbs

 

[ozzydom]

10 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

This is the only women's footy I like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYRbqFLjwbs

 

Nice to see a Sandgroper with taste 

[Will27]

3 hours ago, Old Croc said:

This is the only women's footy I like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYRbqFLjwbs

 

I'm afraid Women's footy holds about as much appeal for me as women's cricket.....none.

[Old Croc]

10 minutes ago, Will27 said:

I'm afraid Women's footy holds about as much appeal for me as women's cricket.....none.

Did you look at the video?

 

I used to play indoor cricket against a female team made up mainly of state players. They would beat us as often as we managed to win.

The hard part was picking out which one was playing with a straight bat.

[Thechook]

3 hours ago, Will27 said:

I'm afraid Women's footy holds about as much appeal for me as women's cricket.....none.

 The female season will be over by round 1.  It is played in the male pre season along side the NAB cup or whatever that is called now

[optad]

Well, the girls ran around okay end of 2016. Better than a lot of the blokes, game wise.  I saw a coupla games near northcote where the girls were closing as we would prepare. They were value added. Course that view won't swing with the dicks here. Someone mentioned cricket. I'd rather watch the girls kicking the footy than dave warner or smith try to emulate what i saw growing up. Those guys are suspiciously troubled.  Each to their own i s.pose

Edited December 12, 2016 by optad

[Thechook]

3 minutes ago, optad said:

Well, the girls ran around okay end of 2016. Better than a lot of the blokes, game wise.  I saw a coupla games near northcote where the girls were closing as we would prepare. They were value added. Course that view won't swing with the dicks here. Someone mentioned cricket. I'd rather watch the girls kicking the footy than dave warner or smith try to emulate what i saw growing up watching. Those guys are female. Each to their own i pose.

 

It's a novelty.   I don't watch other women's sports apart from mud wrestling. I have no interest in women's football, I would rather watch boring soccer and that's never going to happen

[optad]

Actually equity is why the money is flowing freely atm but I am not sure how many of you guys are involved at club level but it's not a novelty. Might be in Thailand with older p'sov but TV and AFL will script/finance this and then momentum will come too. There is money behind the push and their game is not so bad once you dust off the bias. It is staying. 

 

Far be it from me though to disturb you happy sanctity. 

[joboss]

12 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

 

I can vouch for JoBlow on this...we would like to see the jumpers tighter with a bigger V neck....and they should develop a pushup sports bra....the shorts should be one size smaller and a throw back to the 70's, lace up on the sides would be cool....my ex wife use to wear a pair of them i banned her from wearing them out shopping, they could get some pointers from the NFL girls in dress style...

 

As for rules some changes should be made, like hair pulling and wrestling should be allowed....

 

When a goal is kicked rather than a high 5 butt slapping should be mandatory....Oh and lets not forget....they should wear make up, with make up touch up breaks every 10 min......

 

I think I've covered it all....if i left anything out Jo just post an update mate....

Haha!!!   You have covered it..

I suggest a recruitment drive to Cuba and environs for new talent for the Woman’s AFL expanded competition 2018.

Maybe you could get Chimpy to help.

[BookMan]

2 hours ago, optad said:

Actually equity is why the money is flowing freely atm but I am not sure how many of you guys are involved at club level but it's not a novelty. Might be in Thailand with older p'sov but TV and AFL will script/finance this and then momentum will come too. There is money behind the push and their game is not so bad once you dust off the bias. It is staying. 

 

Far be it from me though to disturb you happy sanctity. 

 

The women's version of the game night be staying, but it remains to be seen at what level it stays.  As a participant sport it's is here to stay in some form...certainly amongst junior levels whether mixed or stand alone...and only time will tell if it translates to long term senior level

The ultimate test of the longevity of women's professional Aussie rules is going to how the public responds to it.  And i don't mean bums on seats where the games are free to attend...I mean advertising revenue from media. Hype can only push it so far.  

 

The sport has a lot to contend with.  Competition from other sports (Soccer, Rugby, Cricket, netball etc.) all making concerted pushes to be female inclusive , where they haven't been before.  All vying for teams and media spotlight and semi professional competitions.
A possible bigger issue will be playing ground availability... I can see Rugby League and Union losing participation numbers to both Soccer and Aussie Rules.

 

As a spectator sport, the female league currently offers little in the way of interest to me. It is good to have a perve and that wont change in my lifetime, but the sill levels are not the same and despite the AFL propaganda machine being in overdrive, it isn't much to watch.
When we are cheering that the women are great players to watch, not just great for a woman, then the woman's side would capture my interest.

The way the AFL has structured the season and the continuous hype, the cynic in me sees it as the AFL wanting to create a new product to fill some more content slots and maybe increase revenue from media rights.
And as a product, it is coming cheap for them, using existing avenues of production and giving media outlets content they constantly crave.
So by that measure alone, there cold be some future for the Women on a professional basis...

 

 

 

Edited December 12, 2016 by BookMan

[optad]

Agree with most everything you have said BM. 

 

I just think 'we' have discounted what is really happening on the ground. And by this I mean, literal participation rates and the potential media avenues. The girls are coming down to northcote in exponential numbers post those games with some publicity. It has caused increased involvement even from my student base. Parents too want  to watch son and daughters exercise. Semantically in this thread it's termed 'novelty'  but in my working world it has opened huge doors no one wants to see closed. Unless you hold views that needs borders to feel better about football. I understand that world too,  but all i see is growth. The media will conform. The AFL pledged  a wages program.  It is a pathway for girls. Maribyrnong high school has scholarships in place for gift female footballers. 

 

Change is not my problem.

[Will27]

2 hours ago, optad said:

Actually equity is why the money is flowing freely atm but I am not sure how many of you guys are involved at club level but it's not a novelty. Might be in Thailand with older p'sov but TV and AFL will script/finance this and then momentum will come too. There is money behind the push and their game is not so bad once you dust off the bias. It is staying. 

 

Far be it from me though to disturb you happy sanctity. 

Nothing to do with bias.

 

If I don't like it, I don't like it.

The fact that it's played by woman has nothing to do with it.

I don't find it enjoyable to watch.

 

End of.

[Will27]

3 hours ago, optad said:

Well, the girls ran around okay end of 2016. Better than a lot of the blokes, game wise.  I saw a coupla games near northcote where the girls were closing as we would prepare. They were value added. Course that view won't swing with the dicks here. Someone mentioned cricket. I'd rather watch the girls kicking the footy than dave warner or smith try to emulate what i saw growing up. Those guys are suspiciously troubled.  Each to their own i s.pose

To be fair to Warner, he has really pulled his head in this past few years.

Especially since being made VC.

 

Don't what Smith has done to rattle your cage, apart from make a truckload of runs.

 

Each to their own I guess............

[optad]

Warner is a wnaker. Puff and toke but he will always remain so.  The Aus team has the gen 'y'  "me" / the kevin pietersen syndrome not the recent Micheal Hussey outlook . They took their integrity on leaving seemingly. Such a short period to lose so much.

 

Footy is better Will

Edited December 12, 2016 by optad

[AlexRRR]

7 hours ago, joboss said:

Haha!!!   You have covered it..

I suggest a recruitment drive to Cuba and environs for new talent for the Woman’s AFL expanded competition 2018.

 

Maybe you could get Chimpy to help.

 

 

Ahhhh many a man has lost his head there in Havana....

[AlexRRR]

9 hours ago, Thechook said:

It's a novelty.   I don't watch other women's sports apart from mud wrestling. I have no interest in women's football, I would rather watch boring soccer and that's never going to happen

 

9 hours ago, Thechook said:

It's a novelty.   I don't watch other women's sports apart from mud wrestling. I have no interest in women's football, I would rather watch boring soccer and that's never going to happen

 

 

Your all class Mr CHOOKS...

[optad]

Chris Dawes honesty is almost too rich for the media.

 

He is a good person and very smart individual. I know his father well. Chris was never happy at melbourne but had a good crack at football.

 

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/exdemon-chris-dawes-embarrassed-at-the-way-his-afl-career-finished-20161212-gt9c2a.html

 

Always another draft for the dees, though. 

[BookMan]

12 hours ago, joboss said:

Haha!!!   You have covered it..

I suggest a recruitment drive to Cuba and environs for new talent for the Woman’s AFL expanded competition 2018.

 

Maybe you could get Chimpy to help.

 

You must have access to  Gil's Line account Joboss. 

I'm not sure if Alex mentioned this, but Chimpy did actually accompany him to Havanna for a week. While Alex was there to see the temples and old buildings, Chimps was on an undercover mission from AFL central to scout some players for the W-League.
Most of the scouting involved attending Salsa dancing nights and watching Volleyball and basketball matches, none of which excites Chmps too much, so he slept through most of it.

He did manage to get a few happy snaps of his time there, a few i can share here.

 

 

 

 

[Old Croc]

http://www.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-news/sam-mitchell-and-trent-cotchin-get-2012-brownlow-medals-20161213-gt9u65.html

[AlexRRR]

5 hours ago, optad said:

Chris Dawes honesty is almost too rich for the media.

 

He is a good person and very smart individual. I know his father well. Chris was never happy at melbourne but had a good crack at football.

 

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/exdemon-chris-dawes-embarrassed-at-the-way-his-afl-career-finished-20161212-gt9c2a.html

 

Always another draft for the dees, though. 

 

Im sure Chris was not happy at Melbourne because Paul Roos would have never recruited  him, he came because of that incompetent former Collingwood assistant coach Needle.....

 

From day one he was injury prone and he walked into a hot bed that was about to explode, no one at the club in those days was "happy" add the constant injuries what do you expect?

 

Even though we never saw much if any good footy from chris i was of the opinion that he was still worth a place on the list, a big robust froward like him are not falling out of the sky every draft, have no idea who they replaced him with, coming back from yet another injury this season he managed to have some impact up forward, I'm guessing he wasn't Roos or Goodwin's idea of the type of player they wanted.....Seeing the improvement to date i wont bag the decision.

 

The Dees were able to go after and get Mitch Clarke and Chris Dawes who both were the best players available in both the years they were available, even as a basket case the Dee's could pull it off....apart from the obvious Chris had little impact during his time at the club both had a private bed at St Vincents Hospital....i can say we came out in front with medical insurance on those 2 guys, Chris would have been lucky to play 15 games of a possible 80 and that other fella we got about maybe 25 in 3 seasons.....

[AlexRRR]

4 hours ago, BookMan said:

You must have access to  Gil's Line account Joboss. 

I'm not sure if Alex mentioned this, but Chimpy did actually accompany him to Havanna for a week. While Alex was there to see the temples and old buildings, Chimps was on an undercover mission from AFL central to scout some players for the W-League.
Most of the scouting involved attending Salsa dancing nights and watching Volleyball and basketball matches, none of which excites Chmps too much, so he slept through most of it.

He did manage to get a few happy snaps of his time there, a few i can share here.

 

 

 

 

 

That rat bag monkey of yours did not come with me kid....the girl with the gun was very much what was out and about minus the gun in Havana the others god knows where they were hiding...Cuban girls best looking in the world....

 

Every morning i would look out my 1st floor apartment window on to the campus of the University of Havana, Marine Biology Department, i kid you not the ratio of female to male was something like 7 to 1, hundreds of 18 to 24 year old females sitting below my window.....from 7.30 until around 8 when the doors opened up, i now know what heaven could be like....dark ones white ones in-between ones long hair longer hair cute ones sexy ones OMG.....can you stop reminding me about Cuba....

 

[BookMan]

2 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

 

That rat bag monkey of yours did not come with me kid....the girl with the gun was very much what was out and about minus the gun in Havana the others god knows where they were hiding...Cuban girls best looking in the world....

 

Every morning i would look out my 1st floor apartment window on to the campus of the University of Havana, Marine Biology Department, i kid you not the ratio of female to male was something like 7 to 1, hundreds of 18 to 24 year old females sitting below my window.....from 7.30 until around 8 when the doors opened up, i now know what heaven could be like....dark ones white ones in-between ones long hair longer hair cute ones sexy ones OMG.....can you stop reminding me about Cuba....

 

 

Sorry bud... didn't know bring up such good memories would get you down.

 

Just a few more Pics that Chimps took while he was with you.

 

 

[Thechook]

2 hours ago, BookMan said:

 

Sorry bud... didn't know bring up such good memories would get you down.

 

Just a few more Pics that Chimps took while he was with you.

 

 

Chimps a chick magnet

Edited December 13, 2016 by Thechook

[BookMan]

2 hours ago, Thechook said:

Chimps a chick magnet

 

The young scamp pulls the elite.  I've been living off his discards for years now

[AlexRRR]

7 hours ago, BookMan said:

 

The young scamp pulls the elite.  I've been living off his discards for years now

 

You guys wont let me forget.....the second pic is looking out my apartment window.......university girls, this is around 10.30 in the morning most are in class but there is a never ending procession in and out all day with many sitting on the step waiting for someone...great way to have your morning coffee 3 times....and pic 3.....i have some class Books....this is esmeralda or something like that just 22, she spoke no english yet we managed to communicate we had a few dates one was at a dance club, she moves with grace and poise the wiggling of the hips and there nice hips was a delight to see even better when she's in your arms....this girl would make the cut in the new AFL womens league she knows where the balls are.....

 

Ps i have a 33 second movie of miss e wriggling around the dance floor unfortunately ThaiVisa wont allow me to upload it claims the file is too big....

Edited December 13, 2016 by AlexRRR
added a word

[Thechook]

 The whereabouts of Jobe Watson’s 2012 Brownlow Medal is still a mystery.

 

THE AFL is refusing to say if Jobe Watson has been asked to return his Brownlow Medal.  Asked where Watson’s medal was, his manager Craig Kelly said: “Dog ate it.”  

 

 

 

[BookMan]

2 hours ago, Thechook said:

 The whereabouts of Jobe Watson’s 2012 Brownlow Medal is still a mystery.

 

THE AFL is refusing to say if Jobe Watson has been asked to return his Brownlow Medal.  Asked where Watson’s medal was, his manager Craig Kelly said: “Dog ate it.”  

 

 

 

 

I wouldn't give it back of i was him...

What a kerfuffle the whole thing is...

 

The AFL should have brought in a similar rule change like when it made the Nathan Fyfe rule.  "...A player is ineligible unless he wears a man bun and is a media darling"