Australian-rules-football-afl-chatting-tipping-and-news

[ripstanley]

The Derby round has finished. Swans over  GWS and WCE over Freo.

This week we had 2 with 8/9. Will and Ron were excellent. This weeks winner is Will with the better margin.

Ozzydom is the overall leader on 93 with Biggwazz 2nd on 91. 

Only 6 more rounds to go. Can Ozzydom hang on?

This week we had 2 tipster who did not submit tips.

Good luck for next week.

[farmerjo]

Geez,i watched the Eagles warm up in the rooms and out of 12 15 metre kicks only 4 hit the target.

So i changed my tip to the Dockers only to see in the game they couldn't hit a barn door.

[joboss]

Haha,,,  Bad kicking aside.   The Eagles hit their targets on the field and some Dockers hit the Eagles targets too.

Seems when the Eagles wear the "budgie" jumper they attract the ball.

[Ron19]

Geez,i watched the Eagles warm up in the rooms and out of 12 15 metre kicks only 4 hit the target.
So i changed my tip to the Dockers only to see in the game they couldn't hit a barn door.

[emoji15]

Sent from my iris 755 using Tapatalk

[AlexRRR]

Fantasy football wrap up....second last round and its coming together for some and unwrapping for others....

 

Joseph 1907 was defeated by Rip 1924, a close one, a chinese one....goes to show taking your eye off the ball early in the season pretty much kills you in Fantasy Jo....

 

Fj 2174 was pushed by Chooks 1892, sneaky pete gets out of another tight one, not having it his own way all game long had to dig deep down to brush off the officer....

 

Gaz 1815 was defeated by the Dee's 2250, the train has arrived.....

 

Grants 2193 inflicts the second defeat and on the trott to Optus 2016, the wheelie bin wheels are a loose...the CHOOKWOBBLES have arrived at Windy Hill....its all down hill from here for wonder boy....

 

The Ladder....

 

Dee's go to number 1.....well i am surprised.....Optus drops to 2cd Grant stays at 3rd and of course Fj is glued to 4th to keep for ever and ever....

 

Rip holds 5th, Gaz safe at 6th and wow....when loosing and ur still a winner.....Joseph moves over Chooks to 7th on % a bare .32% Chooks holds up the ladder at 8th....

 

Next weeks preview....

 

Wow....the match for the Plastic spoon.... Jo vs Chooks.....to keep it or to give it is the question....i like the cottesloe kid here, Chooks nothing like he once was, to much going on in the station house.....

 

Rip vs Dee's....wont be easy and it never is the Dee's to hold off a gallant effort....

 

Fj vs Optus....wow..... could it happen 3 weeks in a row? could Fj leave it to long to mount a challenge? Fj for me and i hope i dont have to play you in the finals....meaning i hope someone beats you before you get to far...

 

Gaz vs Grant...the 2 G's Grant should have enough to put Gaz to rest....

 

Ladder positions cant change to much a loss by the Dee's would see them go back to 2cd assuming Optus beats Fj, Jo and Chooks could change positions winner gets to hand the other the spoon...a win by Fj and a loss to Grant would see Fj come un glued and move up to 3rd...

 

Ahhh almost over and the most exciting game next week is the battle for the plastic spoon...

[Ron19]

[Will27]

The Tackle - Mark Robinson

 

WHAT I LIKE

 

1. LANCE FRANKLIN

Scott Lucas said on SEN radio that Patrick Dangerfield was the best player in the game and the next player “wasn’t even close’’. Scotty clearly didn’t watch Lance Franklin on Saturday night. Franklin and Phil Davis matched up for 114 minutes and Franklin had 16 disposals and kicked four goals, while Davis had five disposals. His 60m drop punt from the boundary line early in the last quarter should be Goal of the Week but it won’t be because people like trick shots. Franklin beating three opponents and dishing a handball to Tom Papley, who kicked the goal, was massive late in the game. Franklin can do the impossible while Dangerfield can do everything.

 

2. LET’S TALK ABOUT PATTY

Do you need any more evidence that Dangerfield would be a ripping full-forward? Has speed, jump, great hands, kicks both left and right. He can kick them from 50m and is a ground-level beast. Joel Selwood compared him to Gary Ablett Snr and while Dangerfield only kicked five goals, the way Geelong went to him almost at every opportunity was reminiscent of Gazza in his hey day. While we celebrate Dangerfield, let’s not forget Gazza kicked 14 goals at the MCG one day. Still, it was Gazza-like. After quarter-time on Saturday, Dangerfield was targeted inside-50 14 times, took eight marks and won three of five contests. Geelong scored 64 per cent of the time he was targeted inside-50, which is off the charts.

 

3. WE BETTER TALK ABOUT DUSTY

Had 40 disposals and was sloppier than usual, on a day that Richmond were sloppy if not arrogant with the way they went about it. Martin will probably get another three votes, although Trent Cotchin was enormous and Dion Prestia tagged Zorko out of the game. Martin’s third quarter was a masterclass and you wonder how a single player can have 15 disposals, six contested disposals, five clearances, three inside-50s and a goal in one quarter. Then again, Tom Mitchell had 18 against the Cats in the first quarter on Saturday. It is an era which will be remembered as being dominated by “18-man defence’’.

 

4. LEWIS YOUNG

Six intercept marks on debut and amply filled in for Easton Wood across half-back. In long-sleeves, he looked like he weighed no more than 80kg yet played like a man of 50 games’ experience. Finished with 22 disposals and 11 marks and on a day when Jake Stringer went down with a hamstring, the Bulldogs appear to have found another youngster with a tremendous feel for the game.

 

5. McGRATH, McKENNA AND GLEESON

Two of them, Conor McKenna and Martin Gleeson, are probably Essendon’s most improved players. Gleeson was given the job on Nick Riewoldt after the Saints sent Jake Carlisle forward, which says plenty about Essendon’s confidence in Gleeson and their fear of Riewoldt. Andrew McGrath is clean and composed, McKenna had 20 disposals and 525m gained while Gleeson had 19 disposals and 10 intercept possessions. With Michael Hurley, James Kelly and Michael Hartley completing the group, the Bombers have a well-balanced defence.

 

6. CHAD WINGARD

Making Chad Wingard an old-fashioned half-forward flanker and ruck-rover has been the coaching move of the season. Kids won’t remember that terminology, but safe to say most of those types were incredibly talented. Wingard had only one 30-plus disposal game before 2017, and has four this season. Against North Melbourne he was devastating with 30 and three goals. Funnily enough Brad Ebert might get the most coaches votes with his 30, 14 clearances and 13 score involvements.

 

7. HARRY IN DEFENCE

The experiment of Harry in the forward line appears over. Taylor has spent 84 per cent of game-time in defence in the last month, averaging 19 disposals, 10 intercept possessions and three intercept marks. He was superb against the Hawks on Saturday with a game-high 11 intercept possessions. His calmness in defence and reading of the ball is one thing, but his ability not to get beaten in one-on-one contests has been forgotten as he toyed being a key forward. In the past month, he has had seven direct contests and hasn’t lost one. In this time, the Cats have conceded just 76 points per game.

 

8. TAYLOR ADAMS

Spoke recently about the impact on the players while Nathan Buckley feels the media heat. But what the players can do to ease that heat is perform. Adams did that with a team-high 17 contested possessions, nine clearances, seven inside-50s in conditions suited to the hard-nosed vice-captain. It was a slog and the Pies weren’t overly impressive against a 20-man Suns team, but Adams kept winning the hard ball.

 

9. TOMMY LYNCH

The Adelaide version played his best game of the season in the rout against the Demons. He’s kind of the final piece to fire for the Crows in the forward line and with Taylor Walker in super form, Mitch McGovern being a headache and Eddie Betts chipping away, the Crows loom large. Lynch plays what, high half-forward, and midfield numbers. He finished with 27 disposals, three goals, 11 marks and 11 score assists.

 

10. KANE CORNES

Not everyone’s cup of tea, but you have to admire him for offering his thoughts. Has picked fights with Damien Hardwick (and made up), is in a on-going twitter blue with Taylor Walker (and not made up) and accused Patrick Dangerfield of exaggerating injuries. In an often vanilla world, Cornes is certainly supplying colour. He reminds me of Matthew Lloyd who took his nickname, the Velvet Sledgehammer, from the field to the commentary box when he retired.

 

WHAT I DON’T LIKE

 

1. BIG DECISION ON NICK

Was wanting Nick Riewoldt to put two good games together. He was terrific against the Tigers the week before and more games like that one would mean a contact extension. But it wasn’t to be against the Bombers and with six games to play, Riewoldt hasn’t done enough - as yet - to command another year. You have to wonder if Luke Hodge’s declaration that he didn’t want to keep out a younger player out of the team resonated with the Saints great. The colossus forward was moved to a wing under Alan Richardson to accommodate the team’s young forwards and for the past two weeks has been used as a sort-of dummy forward. It worked against Rance, but not against Hurley and the anger from Riewoldt was for all to see. A role like that needs sacrifice, not frustration.

 

2. ST KILDA

Coach Alan Richardson lamented his players not having their heads in the contest and the numbers support this. The champion data pressure index recorded the Saints having factor of 162 – their lowest in a game this season. Against the Tigers it was 182. Fingers can be pointed everywhere, but the midfield was obliterated. Not one midfielder for St Kilda had double-figure contested possession numbers and the ruckman, Tom Hickey, arguably had the worst game of is career.

 

3. WHAT ARE YOU DOING, BERNIE?

Melbourne says it is addressing its behaviours on the field and then Bernie Vince has a cheapshot elbow on Eddie Betts and then crashes into Richie Douglas when he has his head over the ball. Simon Goodwin will say it’s not what the club stands for, but it continues to be an issue. Vince will be suspended but with injuries to Jack Viney, Dom Tyson and Nathan Jones, he has let his team down. The Demons play Port Adelaide and GWS in the next three weeks and Vince will be lucky to be playing in those games.

 

4. WHAT ARE YOUNG DOING, NORTH MELBOURNE?

It was awesome reading about the week’s preparation from Eliza Sewell in Saturday’s Herald Sun, so was disappointed with the performance against Port. Fans need patience and the players need a win as the season meanders from heart-breaking close losses to beltings. The positives are Ben Brown and Ben Cunnington. The negative is inexperience produces poor games. There are others such as what to do with Majak Daw and Todd Goldstein. The skipper’s 16 touches weren’t good enough.

 

5. NICK ROBERTSON

Strange one because he’s hard at it, is honoured to wear the Brisbane Lions jumper and his teammates would love him. But he can’t get up to the mischief he did against Dustin Martin and Trent Cotchin. It was absorbing third quarter between those two players - Martin had a glut of disposals and Robertson was sent to tag him - but Robertson might find himself in trouble for using his knee to try to cork Martin at a stoppage. There’s tough and dirty. Robertson was dirty and he was also booked for headbutting Cotchin.

 

6. NOT ALL HIS FAULT, THOUGH

Brisbane’s leaders in the midfield had poor games. Dayne Beams and Tom Rockliff don’t look fit because of recent shoulder troubles and Dayne Zorko (11 disposals) was clamped by Dion Prestia. That the Lions lost by just five goals will give coach Chris Fagan some positives led by 18-year-old Alex Witherden who has had 20, 29, 21 and 28 disposals in his four games of his career.

 

7. MY KINGDOM FOR A GOALKICKER

Carlton is still yet to crack the 100 points and it’s Round 17. Once again fought the fight, but it’s mainly defensive-minded footy and only 40 inside 50s makes it tough for the forwards. Perhaps it’s my kingdom for a game style which might help to produce scores. Surely that’s the next step for the Blues as they continue their rebuild. More north-south footy and more handballing and run through the middle.

 

9. GIL BASHING

He’s heading to the Tour de France with his family and says it’s important his family unit remains strong and connected through a difficult AFL season. Criticism that he will be away for a week is unwarranted. Criticism that he’s in charge of an organisation which stands accused of being cavalier with their attitudes and behaviours is something he must wear. Anyway, who’s sleeping with who is generally no one’s business, but the world keeps changing, and now that the AFL has acted on its two executives, McLachlan has lived his commitment of being a champion of change.

 

10. HYSTERIA

Eddie McGuire didn’t name names when he harpooned the media for “hysterical reporting’’ on Nathan Buckley but he should have to make media accountable. It’s an important word accountability. During the Essendon drugs saga, McGuire’s radio station interviewed “Sarah’’, a woman said to the mother of an Essendon player. It was brutal listening, but the issue was Eddie didn’t know who she was and put her on air anyway. And still no one knows who she is. The hysteria it created was absolute.

 

[sceadugenga]

Interesting comment about Gazza Snr kicking 14.

Do you think we'll ever see that type of score again?

Trying to think of the most recent huge bag by a full forward.

 

[Will27]

1 hour ago, sceadugenga said:

Interesting comment about Gazza Snr kicking 14.

Do you think we'll ever see that type of score again?

Trying to think of the most recent huge bag by a full forward.

 

The last big haul I can remember is Buddy kicking 13 in 2012.

 

 

[farmerjo]

When is tanking,not tanking.

If the Kangas aren't after the number one draft pick,i'm not sure what there after.

[GrantSmith]

14 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

Fantasy football wrap up....second last round and its coming together for some and unwrapping for others....

 

Joseph 1907 was defeated by Rip 1924, a close one, a chinese one....goes to show taking your eye off the ball early in the season pretty much kills you in Fantasy Jo....

 

Fj 2174 was pushed by Chooks 1892, sneaky pete gets out of another tight one, not having it his own way all game long had to dig deep down to brush off the officer....

 

Gaz 1815 was defeated by the Dee's 2250, the train has arrived.....

 

Grants 2193 inflicts the second defeat and on the trott to Optus 2016, the wheelie bin wheels are a loose...the CHOOKWOBBLES have arrived at Windy Hill....its all down hill from here for wonder boy....

 

The Ladder....

 

Dee's go to number 1.....well i am surprised.....Optus drops to 2cd Grant stays at 3rd and of course Fj is glued to 4th to keep for ever and ever....

 

Rip holds 5th, Gaz safe at 6th and wow....when loosing and ur still a winner.....Joseph moves over Chooks to 7th on % a bare .32% Chooks holds up the ladder at 8th....

 

Next weeks preview....

 

Wow....the match for the Plastic spoon.... Jo vs Chooks.....to keep it or to give it is the question....i like the cottesloe kid here, Chooks nothing like he once was, to much going on in the station house.....

 

Rip vs Dee's....wont be easy and it never is the Dee's to hold off a gallant effort....

 

Fj vs Optus....wow..... could it happen 3 weeks in a row? could Fj leave it to long to mount a challenge? Fj for me and i hope i dont have to play you in the finals....meaning i hope someone beats you before you get to far...

 

Gaz vs Grant...the 2 G's Grant should have enough to put Gaz to rest....

 

Ladder positions cant change to much a loss by the Dee's would see them go back to 2cd assuming Optus beats Fj, Jo and Chooks could change positions winner gets to hand the other the spoon...a win by Fj and a loss to Grant would see Fj come un glued and move up to 3rd...

 

Ahhh almost over and the most exciting game next week is the battle for the plastic spoon...

 

Fair play to Optus though, he had 3 players pulled last minute and no emergencies listed, so without that it would've been a lot closer... So I'm sure Optus will rectify that with a couple of sharp trades this week...

 

 

[joboss]

6 hours ago, GrantSmith said:

 

Fair play to Optus though, he had 3 players pulled last minute and no emergencies listed, so without that it would've been a lot closer... So I'm sure Optus will rectify that with a couple of sharp trades this week...

 

 

I lost a ruckman and was pipped by 14 points.  

I take a positive from that.

[ripstanley]

14 minutes ago, joboss said:

I lost a ruckman and was pipped by 14 points.  

I take a positive from that.

I am glad that ruckman was lost.

[AlexRRR]

20 hours ago, farmerjo said:

When is tanking,not tanking.

If the Kangas aren't after the number one draft pick,i'm not sure what there after.

 

Realistic tanking does not work in your favour, so there for id say no, North just not up to it, Scotts been there to long and last years stacking the team with too many veterans caught North with there pants down.

 

There are spots for veterans if there good enough but they aint going to get better, young teams do go missing from time to time.

 

Was interesting to watch the Dee's go after draft picks for a few years apart from Watts and Scully at GWS where are the rest of those low pics? most of the better players come in the second and third rounds I've noticed, Roos taught the Dee's how to build a team, not many heard of Bernie Vince when he was at the Crows or Bugg from GWS, Roos went after a certain type of player..... North not far behind could be a simple case of coach overload....you need a new one 8 ys on and its time for a change.

Edited July 17, 2017 by AlexRRR

[Radar501]

Simon Lethlean announces his resignation from the AFL following revelations of his affair with a female staffer

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-14/statement-from-simon-lethlean-afl

 

".......I failed my wife, my family, my friends, my organisation and football by making the decision I have....."

 

Does anyone know if the AFL took any disciplinary action against the lady employee who had a fling with a married co-worker?   It takes two to tango.

[Will27]

21 minutes ago, Radar501 said:

Simon Lethlean announces his resignation from the AFL following revelations of his affair with a female staffer

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-14/statement-from-simon-lethlean-afl

 

".......I failed my wife, my family, my friends, my organisation and football by making the decision I have....."

 

Does anyone know if the AFL took any disciplinary action against the lady employee who had a fling with a married co-worker?   It takes two to tango.

IMO, it wasn't so much that they were married, it was that he had an affair with an underling which is pretty much a no no in the corporate world.

[Radar501]

Happens a million times a day in the corporate world with senior execs and junior female office staff.   

 

How did Captain Snooze get to the rank of captain?   He slept his way to the top.  555

[AlexRRR]

8 hours ago, Radar501 said:

Simon Lethlean announces his resignation from the AFL following revelations of his affair with a female staffer

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-14/statement-from-simon-lethlean-afl

 

".......I failed my wife, my family, my friends, my organisation and football by making the decision I have....."

 

Does anyone know if the AFL took any disciplinary action against the lady employee who had a fling with a married co-worker?   It takes two to tango.

 

We have entered into the age of the puritans.....funny how the AFL "remove" the guilty party yet channel 7 screw the "other party" to the wall..granted she wasn't to smart to tangle with them in the first place 7 simply ground her down in court for letting the world know she was screwing the boss and now she says facing is bankruptcy...

[sceadugenga]

I've known it go the other way, particularly in the Public Service where female managers are probably more common.

I worked out of a govt. office many years ago where the female manager was having her evil way with a guy several grades her junior, both married.

Not sure if it was related but the bloke, who I knew quite well, took (very) early retirement, started and lost a business, his marriage crashed and he topped himself.

 

[joboss]

So,,, It's ok to pork the bosses missus but not your secretary?

What's it got to do with footy?

[Radar501]

1 hour ago, joboss said:

What's it got to do with footy?

Nothing much.

[Will27]

Just over Rural round and straight into Pride round.

 

Phew, it's hard to keep up.

 

Word on the Soi is next year the AFL will be adding "land rights for gay whales" and the "white male heterosexual" rounds.

 

 

[AlexRRR]

23 hours ago, joboss said:

So,,, It's ok to pork the bosses missus but not your secretary?

What's it got to do with footy?

 

We all know you like juicy stories....everyone knows what you get up to on Cottleslow Beach...we know why you found those copy Ray Bans in Phuket fella...

[AlexRRR]

Latest news to hand on Ty...that guy thats not had much luck playing for Hawthorn this year...seems no luck in business either...seems Tony the pizza maker has connections too...a relo was/is connected to one of those bikie gangs one of the ones that likes to "cook"...Fat tony..or pizza man ...was into buying race horses with the business money, just write out a check its fixed...neglected to pay the rent and electric bills and not to mention other suppliers....

 

The drop in form from Ty kinda parallel's his business associates activities...while in Russia of all places his new manger uncovered crooked tony, fat tony...pizza maker tony's activities...ty had no idea he had interests in 3 race horses and probably the Comancheros latest meth factory....

 

Jake was not the man for the job....Toby was....people shake when toby walks past....or...we could hire pocket billiard specialist JoBlow to do the deed...

[AlexRRR]

On 18/07/2017 at 7:11 PM, joboss said:

So,,, It's ok to pork the bosses missus but not your secretary?

What's it got to do with footy?

 

Actually its like this Jo.....the senior men in the organisation have "power" and the female underlings often are just lightweight girl fridays with nice boobs and cute backsides that all the office guys want to get the hands on...EXCEPT the boss wants her...which means you cant have her....flexing of the corporate muscles makes the potbellied 50ish man rather attractive to social climbing females Jo....Women havent changed much in a few hundred thousand years you know...even though they are liberated can vote and buy booze at the local often earn more than you and i combined they still have that urge to find security...and a good sperm donor for the future tribe...these corporate high flyers with inflated pay packets have lots of "power" lots of it...and thats what makes them attractive....

 

Its a bit like the parish priest inviting you into his office and tells you he can fix your sore throat Jo....you know what that means dont you?

[AlexRRR]

On 18/07/2017 at 7:11 PM, joboss said:

So,,, It's ok to pork the bosses missus but not your secretary?

What's it got to do with footy?

 

50 minutes ago, AlexRRR said:

 

We all know you like juicy stories....everyone knows what you get up to on Cottleslow Beach...we know why you found those copy Ray Bans in Phuket fella...

 

What its got to do with footy Jo is the 2 guys at AFL house ....thats the Australian Football League headquarters (thats what  its got to do with football) used there considerable position to gain favours from young female office workers....who looked up to these guys in awe.... the sugar daddy syndrome took over with sugar babies who blinded by there male sperm donor position threw caution to the wind ...and you know all about a standing penis dont you Jo? Yep even these so called big shots thinking they untouchable all the blood rushed to the small head .....Its just not cricket you know, but hey...im not taking sides it is what it is, and you kid better be on the ball this week in fantasy or the spoon goes home with you.

[joboss]

Talking of spoons,,  Master AlexRRR,

I’ve been polishing up a silver one from the heirloom

So you can use it to partake in a nice serving of doggy doo

When you get knocked out of the Fantasy finals..

 

I know you are interested,  if not , I don't care,, just want to boast..

Daughter is currently in New York doing a "Global Lawyer" course towards her degree.

Heres a shot of her at the Pentagon.

[AlexRRR]

Talking of spoons,,  Master AlexRRR,
I’ve been polishing up a silver one from the heirloom
So you can use it to partake in a nice serving of doggy doo
When you get knocked out of the Fantasy finals..
 
I know you are interested,  if not , I don't care,, just want to boast..
Daughter is currently in New York doing a "Global Lawyer" course towards her degree.
Heres a shot of her at the Pentagon.

Might be luck Clinton is no longer president hey jo?


Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

[AlexRRR]

Ps at least god smiled on the other side of the family gene pool...


Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect

[AlexRRR]

Talking of spoons,,  Master AlexRRR,
I’ve been polishing up a silver one from the heirloom
So you can use it to partake in a nice serving of doggy doo
When you get knocked out of the Fantasy finals..
 
I know you are interested,  if not , I don't care,, just want to boast..
Daughter is currently in New York doing a "Global Lawyer" course towards her degree.
Heres a shot of her at the Pentagon.

Thanks jo silver is more to my taste buds, we down at the fantasy deeland are taking it one game at a time, top spot is a poisoned chalice in the TV fantasy comp might throw this weeks game and hope for oppie to win....

About 60 average points per week separates the top 4 so it's not a given, Fj often pips 2200 plus and only needs to do it in the GF, since this years teams are so close the less games you have to play in the finals may work in ones favour...top 2 with a second chance could be the deciding factor joooooo unlike Fj who's playing elimination final every week...


Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app