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Many parallels can be drawn between Star Wars and the AFL. Both have enduring histories, epic rivalries and powerful entities orchestrating perfidious acts; but…
The question this week for the Hawks fans is will Alastair Clarkson and his men be the last ones standing at the end of…
There is also a well known saying that 'the best defence is a good offence'. This is an adage I firmly believe in. I…
I've been watching the AFL/VFL now for nearly 30 years and this season is shaping up to be the best I have ever witnessed.…
lol, he’s dead right.
'Don't interview me': Chris Fagan in tense exchange with journo after defending Cameron's contentious Tribunal escape
Tough round of tipping.
You can make an argument for any team winning this round.
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions, Round 6: Can the Bulldogs bounce back after a week of scrutiny?
I would have been disappointed had Charlie been rubbed out. It’s going to be a ripping game against my boys. A good test with the Lions near full strength and in form.
AFL News: Why Cameron escaped ban for dumping tackle, Blues star hit for six, Dees re-sign fan favourite
I don’t disagree. I just found your article massively disrespectful to one of the all-time great AFL coaches in Sheedy — and I don’t even like the guy. He’s massively annoying.
When Bevo loses the playing group, then I’ll agree with you. He’s generally had an excellent rapport with his players, which isn’t always a given for most coaches and one of Bevo’s strongest assets.
You could see it with McRae instantly. The players love him. In contrast, most of the same players either hated Buckley, or disliked him at best.
Luke Beveridge is on borrowed time - he's an inconsistent coach who gets inconsistent results
He’s still a premiership coach, despite his faults and/or ‘luck’ in finals. They are as rare as hen’s teeth, so I wouldn’t be too fast giving him the boot.
Just my view, so unless a viable alternative arises, the Bulldogs would be best keeping him.
Your ramblings on Sheedy back this up. I don’t remember Essendon doing much since his departure, apart from outdoing Armstrong as the biggest cheat ever… well second biggest cheat, anyway.
Luke Beveridge is on borrowed time - he's an inconsistent coach who gets inconsistent results
Lol… you beat me to it.
UPDATED: Dogs place Liberatore in concussion protocols after scary collapse, but maintain no symptoms
Could be any number of things looking at the incident.
What I am certain of, it wasn’t an ankle collapsing. He collapses at the midriff, causing the instability, along with little attempt to break the fall. All signs of concussion, and/ or any number of medical issues less likely in an elite athlete like Libba.
In other words, he’s lying, along with the club. It’s a fair call by the media to speculate too, given the Port Adelaide incident last year.
UPDATED: Dogs place Liberatore in concussion protocols after scary collapse, but maintain no symptoms
I don’t know. They looked fairly horrible for most of the match.
Footy Fix: Chris Fagan's finest hour? How the Lions gave the Dees - and Simon Goodwin - the mother of all baths
Sounds good that appraisal:
– Clarko took over Hawthorn when they were rock bottom.
– Hardwick took over a diabolical Richmond.
– Bevo was tipped to finish dead last in his first season.
– Simpson took over a shambles at West Coast following Whoosha’s burnout.
– Scott was handed the keys to the Bugatti, only to rebuild the beautiful V16 engine and win again over a decade later.
And finally…. McRae. The man who took over Collingwood in their darkest hour. A team that was tipped by every major ‘expert’ to finish in the bottom four during his first season.
I’m not sure it’s grounded in reality, though.
The problem with coaches staying too long: Will Brisbane have the courage to punt Fagan if they don't contend?
F@g0n works fine for me.
The problem with coaches staying too long: Will Brisbane have the courage to punt Fagan if they don't contend?
Hmmm.
You wrote a similar article about Hardwick before he won 3 Flags.
The problem with coaches staying too long: Will Brisbane have the courage to punt Fagan if they don't contend?
It happens to the best of us.
Mass confusion erupts over AFL 'abandoned match' rules after Easter Monday's bizarre lightning-enforced delay
Perhaps the AFL should implement the Ducks#1t-Lewis-Tird method?….
Mass confusion erupts over AFL 'abandoned match' rules after Easter Monday's bizarre lightning-enforced delay
I never said the Blues weren’t incompetent too, Macca.
'The Essendon Edge': The Bombers are trying to fake it until they make it
Anyone deliberately tanking doesn’t finish 18th 5 years straight, Macca. They’re a little more cunning than that when trying to game the system.
Wise up, or stop playing stup!d.
'The Essendon Edge': The Bombers are trying to fake it until they make it
I didn’t want you to add them.
I’m simply saying, a team that finishes 18th, 14th, 16th, 18th & 16th in 5 straight seasons is either a) exceptionally $%1t or b) deliberately manipulating the system, along with a few other disingenuous sides.
You’re a big boy. I’m sure you can see what I’m getting at, so stop pretending you don’t.
'The Essendon Edge': The Bombers are trying to fake it until they make it
I don’t have discussions with people who cherry pick their numbers, Macca. Why don’t you add that wooden spoon in 2015 into the numbers, instead of starting at 2016 next time.
'The Essendon Edge': The Bombers are trying to fake it until they make it
The AFL are the masters of this.
Their best effort was sweeping the Essendon fiasco under Andrew Demetriou’s huge Persian rug, only for it to be pulled up when WADA scoffed at their ‘dog at the homework defence’.
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon responds to bombshell drugs claims, defends 'intervention' testing
You can’t abuse the father/son or Next Gen academies. You can, however, abuse the draft system… like Carlton have. That’s the handouts they’ve received from manipulating the system, just like Melbourne.
The politically correct term for the above is calling it a ‘rebuild’. It’s a disgrace and an indictment on the sport.
Of course, you won’t agree with such abuse due to a) naivety or b) blindness, but that’s okay.
'The Essendon Edge': The Bombers are trying to fake it until they make it
I’ll paraphrase the great Roy Scheider from Jaws:
“We’re gonna need a bigger rug to sweep this under”
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon responds to bombshell drugs claims, defends 'intervention' testing
That’s how the Next Gen academies work, Macca. I don’t have an issue with them, but you clearly do. Again, it’s the same for Carlton.
Perhaps stop bringing the Cats into such a discussion, drawing a long bow between them and Carlton’s financial issues because of a stand. Instead, focus on the integrity issues at the club over the years, such as Salary Cap rorting, that did cost them financially, which extended to manipulation of the draft system via deliberate pathetic football for a decade etc etc etc.
Or, you can continue to moan about it and gain nothing from the experience.
Your choice.
'The Essendon Edge': The Bombers are trying to fake it until they make it
That’s more of a whine rather than reality, Macca.
Now, if you can show me an example of some homeless kid that was adopted by a fomer Pies player that was then gifted to the Pies via the father/ son charity pathway, then you may have a point.
'The Essendon Edge': The Bombers are trying to fake it until they make it
Those son/academy rules are the same for Carlton, as they are for the Pies, Macca. Yes, the Pies have taken advantage of them recently, but that may also be the case for Carlton in years to come, too.
The draft is also the same for each club. However, some choose to deliberately abuse the system, while others don’t. That’s the difference, Macca.
Your club, like Melbourne, has been on the draft concession gravy train for years, justified by self-inflicted sustained mediocrity, fuelled by greed & utter incompetence at the very top.
Don’t bring the Cats’ new stadium into the discussion. It’s irrelevant.
'The Essendon Edge': The Bombers are trying to fake it until they make it
This is coming from the man who follows Carlton… the King of handouts.
At least the Pies didn’t deliberately have to play awful footy for 10 years to acquire those players.
'The Essendon Edge': The Bombers are trying to fake it until they make it
He’s dead right in that interview the Tribunal regarding why they let him off.
I don’t have a view on whether he should or shouldn’t have been rubbed out. The whole system is a joke as far as I’m concerned.
'Don't interview me': Chris Fagan in tense exchange with journo after defending Cameron's contentious Tribunal escape