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[ripstanley]

Very off topic Will but a great post. Well done WA.

[TimeMachine]

The ads on aseannow are becoming too obtrusive. Sorry guys to complain, but are you guys getting the same?

[AlexRRR]

On 3/24/2023 at 4:55 PM, TimeMachine said:

That's too bad champ. I had a discount price lined up for you. $80. Not to worry I'll bring my headphones on grand final day. Your setup can handle more than 1 pair I hope.

 

You're a big budget man mr TimeMachine......i got the disease from my mum...my brother still has it sisters hubby the biggest pirate in the Pacific got it out of her, and im mending my ways....i use LOW these days......hardly ever pay full price for well clothes in particular not to mention the 85inch telly....

 

We can get together and sing "Its a Grand Old Flag" in 2045 our next serious tilt at a flag....think you mob will pick up at least 8 more by then....

[AlexRRR]

On 3/24/2023 at 9:15 PM, ripstanley said:

Alex were you in Brisbane tonight. 

You saw me setting fire to one of them tower lights?

 

Slipped over to Sydney in congnito, all the spy gear on........trench coat and fake moustache had a charter flight lined to take me to Brissie...... after big Max went down i suspected as much....Simon out of his depths again....

 

Had to do something as we were like one of the premiership favs before the start of the season you know....looking very ordinary and im being polite....

 

You know some coaches stay to long....Bev and Simone.....a swap would be in order....id go for that....Bev played for us too at one point....another Clarko type in and out of the team and often on the bottom of the pack..no talent but at least tried...

 

Well why on earth did Simone let Jayden move to WCE who by the way play him in his "natural" position on the wing and bring in Slacky Hunter, my god what were they thinking? plays the wing like a Bedouin......all over the place but not near the ball....and by the way as quick as Mark Jackson in his prime.....

Simone also has too much faith in some players...if i get going id rattle of at least 8 names who should be lining up for Casey next week.....but here's a few, Spargo, Neal-Bullen...Harmes.....Rivers.....Tomlinson....Chandler....and they're the ones who didnt get a kick....throw in Tom MacDonald who just isnt having any influence in the games, but at least got a kick and a goal i think, after that hopeless lot half a dozen regulars just not tuned in.....for long enough during the game....

 

Let's not get carried away with the Win over the Dogs, was a practice game....by me tinkering with the lights ended what was looking like a 60 point thrashing and we ended up being flattered by going down by 11.....

 

The one good thing that came out of the game was Grundy ran into some form by being on the ball all night, hes go 6 weeks to hit his all AU status before Max is due back then we will find out about Simone's duel big man threat....

 

 

[AlexRRR]

On 3/25/2023 at 1:07 PM, TimeMachine said:

Might as well give Collingwood the Premiership trophy now. They are skilled up and look unbeatable.

 

Tigers off to a good start.  Should win.

Hawthorn was top of the ladder this time last year....Suns and Blues in the 8 as well....week 5 will start sorting things out....

[AlexRRR]

On 3/25/2023 at 6:58 PM, farmerjo said:

How did the Kangaroos look on those 85 inches men????

So happy for the club.

North looked good....the big telly shows Clarko has got pudgee.....and now wears a 3XXX t-shirt....cant afford to dress your men better down there?

 

You will be smiling for another week.....go North and Saints.....

[AlexRRR]

Friday's Funnies on Thursday.......

 

Well what did we learn last week? or i, i should say, seems most of the gang including veteran cellar dweller Fj in TV tipping are well up on it this year.

 

Home ground will be even more important except for when the law of averages kicks in this year....

 

One instant black coffee no sugar has been put down....yes im back to that muck....a real coffee around 11 i will have, me the old fella now has some gut issues and that expresso bongo double i like is like now once in a while...i do make an awesome cappuccino using an Aeropress........advantage is over a good coffee machine is it makes a less stronger cup plus its portable and easy to travel with. 

 

Yep i got 3 milk frothers...was experimenting.....all easy and good....so good i struggle to want to have a coffee when out these days, back in Melbourne with all the "expert" coffee shops springing up around condo towers and renovated factory areas and $15 for a bit of cake, yep had one of them so called cafes near a job i was on, the job never seemed to end, almost every day there were god dam changes, use to dread the morning meetings between owner and builder... in inner city Melb, parking was an issue too.....got any idea what its like to carry your gear 200m? then your always in the back of the tool box for stufff.....when the job was finished said owner came to me during a short visit to adjust something mentioned the cost blow out and asked me why was it so, mind you she had been an executive and manager so i thought she might be a bit cleaver, when i said.....i use to dread her meetings with my builder that changes we almost a daily occurrence.....and every time she made a change the cash register began pinging plus 20%.....her mouth dropped...penny too....i kid you not, my head use to spin when i was on that job...

 

What ive learned getting a coffee in Thailand is.....them coffee shops at petrol servo's along the highway particulay heading towards CM make great coffee....at Starbucks you order the small china cup for cappuccino always state clearly "china cup? they will try and stick an American paper cup in front of your, i use to say to them im Australian we drink out of china cups every time...trying to educate the natives....Bucks recon they do ( add more coffee to a bigger cup) but i kinda think its minimal and lets face it your telling people who drink cold green muck tea etc they wouldnt know anything about coffee....Amazon coffee? learned to order the big china cup cause its god dam strong my theory where they dont change the coffee measurement is reinforced here because its now drinkable....along the highway yesterday i clearly ordered a china mug and was given a paper mug and i was drinking instore, felt like throwing a wobbly, i did....one time @ a Bucks store in BKK got a tuna sandwich with the coffee...can you believe they stuck it in the microwave? i did throw a wobbly.....having learned Thais stick everything in a microwave (long ago)  if ordering a pastry thats not savoy i specify "serve cold" well i took it back to the counter about 30 people in store and top of my voice said "who friggin heats up a tuna sandwich?" Hushed tones soon followed...left it there for them.....short time later they replaced it...

 

Dogs at home to the rampant Lions...Luke im thinking wont see out the season, the players looked like they're all down the coast on vacation.......with surf boards and guitars camping out on some ocean beach near Lorne.....where did it all go wrong? well trading Slacky Hunter was one of them......plz take him back...

 

Pies @ the G against the Tigers....Cox and Martin out...well get use to it Time Machine.....if he fronts for 12 games this year you won the lottery...Pies got a few injuries this is the best time to hit them and Hardwick even yesterdays hero still has a few tricks in his back pack.....warning warning Magpies....

 

Hawks in Tassie with the Super Roos......spite and jealousy are emotions that stem from low self esteem and they will take you down, whom am i talking about here? On performance there is a clear winner, so there is a hot favourite....but the law of averages should kick in here...

 

Giants vs Blues.....Well i think Vossie will keep the wheelie bin wheels moving one more week...but hey it's not a given....2 gun mids back in for Kingsley, watched Hogan for a quarter last week....use to be able to slot them in easy, what ever Freo payed us for him now seems like we got a bargain...

 

Saints vs Bombers, not a lot between them....Bombers look like they may be the big movers this season, Lyons romantic return to hit a tree this week....playing on adrenaline can only take you so far...

 

Port vs Crows......well id give the Crows a good chance this week if Port had not been thrashed last week...Crows better once they hit inside 50, will Tex stand and deliver this week? Neither side can afford the loss expect a Custers last stand here men...

 

Suns vs Cats.....what a time to pick off the reining premiers even if it's been done twice already...you wouldnt give the Suns a cracker would you? Dangerfield and Hawkins (no pre season) are down down down...Cameron playing is cloudy, if he does is likely carrying and injury, battered and bruised with confidence sitting in their boots Cats with backs to wall...can Dewie do it? go Dewie....

 

Demons vs Swans @ the G......... well big news in is Jacob van Rooyen who will be on the radar of WCE very soon is playing...Freo having given up there soul for the next few years wont be able to afford him, Jackson is looking lost in that Freo team i wonder why? Rooyen (something of a Jackson clone) should play back up to Al Bundy and forward i imagine, with large spells on the bench, Bad mood May is back who should bring some leadership along side Leaver who has been playing very well i might add to that dysfunctional back 6, Petty will feel invincible now May is back,  its looking like Simon will keep playing them no hopers (eyes rolling in sockets) so im expecting a tight defence but going forward....well....Lance on one leg is back in too, Swans did us easy last year so with below average inside 50 % .....Swans its put down your glasses.....in a canter......pressure will mount on Simon, team is playing like they joined Footscray down at Lorne beach...

 

Freo vs Eagles.....that pitt just keeps getting deeper....id say there is a silent revolt going on at the docks....giving up draft capital, paying overs for a freshman, trading out disgruntled players who were dam good...Eagles should do it no? 

 

[TimeMachine]

I'm ready for a big Tiger win today and all without King Dustin Martin. He has had is reign. First rule of the universe. Can't expect everything to be the same. Thanks for the exciting plays Dusty but now we simply await the next super human footy players.

 

Tigers by 12 points. I'll put my juice blender on it this time.

[AlexRRR]

19 hours ago, TimeMachine said:

I'm ready for a big Tiger win today and all without King Dustin Martin. He has had is reign. First rule of the universe. Can't expect everything to be the same. Thanks for the exciting plays Dusty but now we simply await the next super human footy players.

 

Tigers by 12 points. I'll put my juice blender on it this time.

The lord looked down from upon the mountain.......and so it came to pass...12 fishes not enough for the Tigers...close yes....showed how to play the Pies.....i was rooting for ya....

 

Hardwick took the fear out of playing the Pies for the other 15 teams who could match them......thank you Rinnieeeee....

[Will27]

25 minutes ago, AlexRRR said:

The lord looked down from upon the mountain.......and so it came to pass...12 fishes not enough for the Tigers...close yes....showed how to play the Pies.....i was rooting for ya....

 

Hardwick took the fear out of playing the Pies for the other 15 teams who could match them......thank you Rinnieeeee....

If it wasn't wet and the Pies kicked straight, they win by 10 goals Uncle Alex.

[AlexRRR]

58 minutes ago, Will27 said:

If it wasn't wet and the Pies kicked straight, they win by 10 goals Uncle Alex.

now now.....bad kicking is bad football and there was plenty of Tiger pressure especially in defence....

 

Tigers mostly checked there man on man and peeling off running to space from centre to goal square, Pies defiantly on a high as everything they do turns to gold there well drilled and have an ability to know where there team mate is but the luck will be running thinner as the season progresses....

 

Seems to me you need the cattle of course to match but man on man where the ball is in a 70m arch then a screen zone with defenders standing on offenders toes....simple maths men...pressure = turn overs with guys playing in that zone rebounding and even creating the loose man...hope your reading this Simon...

 

 

[Will27]

Well Gangsters

That's it for round 3.

 

The Coconut Roughs go to FJ this week.

In a round full of upsets, he picked an amazing 7.

Well done fella. 

 

Until next week.

 

[ripstanley]

Well done FJ. 2 out of 3 aint bad. Keep up the great picking.

[farmerjo]

2 hours ago, Will27 said:

Well Gangsters

That's it for round 3.

 

The Coconut Roughs go to FJ this week.

In a round full of upsets, he picked an amazing 7.

Well done fella. 

 

Until next week.

 

Thanks men

And for Will changing the candy bars weekly.

Your boys showed plenty of heart today.

Alex will be purchasing a Starbucks shortly with a red and and blue comfy feeling at the enterance down in Patts.

Happy for GCS's with respect to Swallow playing 200,getting the job done was a big effort.

Never expected my boys to win in Tassie but still in the 8

Swanies a better side without Buddy but how do you let the champ go. 

 

 

 

 

 

[TimeMachine]

Didn't get to watch too much but yeah thought tigers were lucky on the weather. Pies looking well in control and can't see any team beating them. What has happened to Cats? Oh that's right , that universe rule.

[still kicking]

Great win by the Dockers today 

[AlexRRR]

8 hours ago, TimeMachine said:

Didn't get to watch too much but yeah thought tigers were lucky on the weather. Pies looking well in control and can't see any team beating them. What has happened to Cats? Oh that's right , that universe rule.

I must be one of the few who thought the Tigers played well....i wanted to watch that game just to see how the Pies operate, thought Hardwick did a good job to stifle there game play, which was man on man in defence and around the wall within a kick arch while between defence and ball played a zone...

 

Lack of pedigree players was the result not from lack of planning, Pies on a high but i didnt think convincing played like a well drilled machine, they have there flaws that better sides will expose and the season goes on, every one is all in on MCray, its not rocket science...

[AlexRRR]

11 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Thanks men

And for Will changing the candy bars weekly.

Your boys showed plenty of heart today.

Alex will be purchasing a Starbucks shortly with a red and and blue comfy feeling at the enterance down in Patts.

Happy for GCS's with respect to Swallow playing 200,getting the job done was a big effort.

Never expected my boys to win in Tassie but still in the 8

Swanies a better side without Buddy but how do you let the champ go. 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope when i win a week i get a Pollywaffle....

 

I make better coffee at home sir.....well what can we say the Saints keep on keeping on....wish i had the confidence to pick them....i did have the Hawks picked by the way but after listening to Dunstall he convinced me they weren't going to win a game this year.....normally i dont change my picks but being at the foot of the table i needed some divine guidance....well were not listening to Dunstall again are we....

 

Lance.....dont know....think he was worth his place in the team, he was all over May like leprosy if he had of kicked straight along with the dark guy it could have been different.......

[AlexRRR]

When is a fool a fool? when you leave Brighton to take on the Chelsea job is when....Potter SACKED over night joins Frank and Gerald and a few more....mind you Southhampton didnt get better there still last Everton still in relegation territory, in fact most of the clubs that bulleted out there coach haven't done to much so.....Conte anyone? if you play FM23 you quickly learn how clubs have unrealistic demands....just took a team out of Seria B to A bring in a few over the hill veterans on Free's to help keep us up ( got a pultry transfer budget that even Melbourne Victory would struggle with) and club is now expecting us to win the Italian cup and Finnish on top of A....games mimic real life....

 

To be half fair to Graham hes had more written about him this season than his entire life....the other guy who was taking up valuable space was Conte....he knew how to get sacked and go home....and still get paid....

 

Jose? well year 3 is coming up which is a toxic year, Conte is normally a year 3 casualty as well...

 

Who will be the first AFL coach on Madam Guillotine? im tipping a few will go this year......Simo....Bev, if Freo  stay bottom 6 add him....Dewie might need to make finals....and Ken......is looking down the barrel again....pressure mounting....expect a Koch spray sometime soon....

 

[Will27]

1 hour ago, AlexRRR said:

Hope when i win a week i get a Pollywaffle....

 

I make better coffee at home sir.....well what can we say the Saints keep on keeping on....wish i had the confidence to pick them....i did have the Hawks picked by the way but after listening to Dunstall he convinced me they weren't going to win a game this year.....normally i dont change my picks but being at the foot of the table i needed some divine guidance....well were not listening to Dunstall again are we....

 

Lance.....dont know....think he was worth his place in the team, he was all over May like leprosy if he had of kicked straight along with the dark guy it could have been different.......

I'll see what I can do Uncle Alex.

[AlexRRR]

Friday Funnies on Thursday..

 

Disclaimer.....this post is purely bullocks and not intended to be anything else since I'm bottom of the tipping ladder...

 

Lazy Lions in Brisbane this evening.......did they fix the lights? Pies will fly in oooooozing confidence not seen since 1990, well to fix things they got to get misfiring Daniher firing, best thing that ever happened to the Daniher family and Essendon was the fella moving north...now no one at that club to compare him too....like legends uncle Neal and uncle Terry, i recall Terry, scruffy fella at centre half, was a hero, could do things that this bloke cant, Neal was coach of the hapless Demons after career cut short before that a stint at Essendon and Freo as an assistant, the word got out that that Neal was good on the pc and had made some programs that were useful to AFL teams so Demons wanted to be 3rd in line to get for free so hired him for 9 ys, Neal loved his players too much and that brought him undone....i was ready to call his day as early at year 7...but he had his critics early on just like Simon....difference was we got pumped in the only GF Neal got us into.....Anyway im sure Fagan has put a cracker up their backside so it should be a good game to watch today.....home devils away angles....

 

North vs the Blues....the honeymoon is over for Fj, Blues going about it in a quiet way, getting the notches on the barrel of the gun, doing it quietly, the hysteria will whip up in a few more weeks when there sitting around 2cd or 3rd....meanwhile Clarko will realise his magic wand is running low on battery power....no fast charging available at that antique stadium, gonna have to get the players to take  it in turns to power the club with one @ a time peddling the stationary exercise bike modified to power the power points and lights at the club...all down hill from here mr Fj....what was it? March premiers?

 

Crows vs Freo....in Crowland...since ive reported that i dont see Freo doing much this year....you already know what i think......teams that just turn it on here and there might look good on the telly but they dont get to September...

 

Machiavelli Tigers (well once) vs Scrays....still well coached i think, but gees how bad is Lynch? like how much he on? he look like he plays for the Broom Sharks....Rewalt cant spell his name, worth double his weight in gold....love him to death, would like to see Demons offer him a contract when he retires...for what? no idea just think he brings something to the club...and thats it, not to many after that....Bev? well are the players sick of him? this game will answer that question...

 

Saints vs Suns @ Marvel.....that tree that didnt appear last week says it was sorry and will turn up this week....so who's going to crash into it? Adrenalin is a fine natural drug, Saints on a high high high....i will go for the team that has red in its jumper...

 

Essendon vs GWS @ Marvel......put your money on Hogan for 5, the giant will awake.....wide bodied and monkey like arms....will be the difference no? since its a home game for Bombers they wont be wearing there away jumper....thank god for that...

 

Game of the round, Eagles in WA over the Air sick Demons....cant travel...was shown up in Brisbane a few weeks ago, got lucky last week with Franklin and mate spraying the goal posts to keep us in the game....not to mention May on his belly a few times...WCE and Will get a chance to see future recruit in action....Van Roooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooyan, only fella that turned up for us last week....3 stirring goals, playing a la Jackson role (WHO?) back forward and ruck........they will pencil him in for end of contract and start saving first round draft picks for the kid.....should be worth more than Egg by the way Will.....Much better looking too....has that pretty boy Perth blonde look the girls in Melbourne love....tough game for Demons this week.....can we put our demons to rest and actually win on the road?

 

In the "what ever happened to" game of the round, Cats at home to Hawks....if there ever was a game that the Hawks ever needed dule coaches Kennedy and Jeans on the sideline not to mention 28 year old Mathews and Tuck on the ball its this game....ever seen a nasty cat when you tease it with not giving its food to them>>>>>>>>? i use to tease my mums cat and it scratched me a few times....them claws can go in deep you know...

 

Wow i almost forgot Sydney vs Port up there in harbour town, this really should be the game of the round....both smarting from getting done like dinners last week when more was expected from them......we seen what Port can do after a hiding....and we know Swans dont often loose 2 in a row.....so im going for the team with white in its jumper....If Port should loose do you think Kotch will have his men out there looking for a new coach? im of the mind if Port dont look competitive Kotchie will pull the trigger early to try and save the season.....since im last in tipping you can rest assured im wrong and he will survive and get  a new deal mid term....

[farmerjo]

4 minutes ago, AlexRRR said:

North vs the Blues....the honeymoon is over for Fj, Blues going about it in a quiet way, getting the notches on the barrel of the gun, doing it quietly, the hysteria will whip up in a few more weeks when there sitting around 2cd or 3rd....meanwhile Clarko will realise his magic wand is running low on battery power....no fast charging available at that antique stadium, gonna have to get the players to take  it in turns to power the club with one @ a time peddling the stationary exercise bike modified to power the power points and lights at the club...all down hill from here mr Fj....what was it? March premiers?

I think we will be compete for 3/4's then get over run.

I won't be backing us again until Logue and McKay are playing together in the backline.

Best we have to look forward to is a LDU brownlow medal and number two draft pick.????

[ripstanley]

Alex are you going for a draw with Swans and Port.

[TimeMachine]

Well it's obvious. Tigers wore out the pies last week. Enjoy your footy chaps.

[Will27]

57 minutes ago, TimeMachine said:

Well it's obvious. Tigers wore out the pies last week. Enjoy your footy chaps.

Brisbane hard to beat at home.

Away from home is another story.

 

I can't remember the last time I picked a winner on a Thurday night.

[AlexRRR]

22 hours ago, ripstanley said:

Alex are you going for a draw with Swans and Port.

Not a draw sir.....my crystal ball shows a team with white in the jumper will win...

 

Ps i was very nervous last week.....only got to relax in the last quarter.....i was bobbing around on the sofa for most of the game....Frankies got a bit dirty hey?

[AlexRRR]

10 hours ago, Will27 said:

Brisbane hard to beat at home.

Away from home is another story.

 

I can't remember the last time I picked a winner on a Thurday night.

My first for the year....

 

Pies were done in the 3rd....them footy commentators had the Pies doing a Lazarath right up to 10 min to go and 30 plus points down...

 

After 10 straight goals Pie players had BEATEN all over their faces.....they the commentators friggin annoyed me....talk about only one team on the ground...

 

Hardwick showed you how to beat them Tigers just didnt have the players to do it but i thought had a go all night...

 

Anyway the GF is played at the G....got to win more than a few on the road...

[Will27]

7 minutes ago, AlexRRR said:

My first for the year....

 

Pies were done in the 3rd....them footy commentators had the Pies doing a Lazarath right up to 10 min to go and 30 plus points down...

 

After 10 straight goals Pie players had BEATEN all over their faces.....they the commentators friggin annoyed me....talk about only one team on the ground...

 

Hardwick showed you how to beat them Tigers just didnt have the players to do it but i thought had a go all night...

 

Anyway the GF is played at the G....got to win more than a few on the road...

Brian Taylor is woeful when he calls the Pies.

Pretty much just cheerleads.

[ripstanley]

30 minutes ago, AlexRRR said:

Not a draw sir.....my crystal ball shows a team with white in the jumper will win...

 

Ps i was very nervous last week.....only got to relax in the last quarter.....i was bobbing around on the sofa for most of the game....Frankies got a bit dirty hey?

Both teams have white in their jumper. Port have a white V.

[AlexRRR]

26 minutes ago, ripstanley said:

Both teams have white in their jumper. Port have a white V.

cant loose then can i?