AFL 2023
Submitted by Jackfrost80 on Tue, 2023-03-07 14:13
Anyone want to have a crack at the end of season AFL ladder? Last week I had West Coast in the top 8 
1. Geelong
2. Brisbane
3. Sydney
4. Melbourne
5. Fremantle
6. Collingwood
7. Richmond
8. Carlton
9. Western Bulldogs
10. Gold Coast
11. Port Adelaide
12. Adelaide
13. GWS
14. Essendon
15. St Kilda
16. West Coast
17. North Melbourne
18. Hawthorn
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timboon
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Hawks take down another
Hawks take down another scalp....
The future is bright, few good young kids in there Frosty boy
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Congrats on moving 4 points
Congrats on moving 4 points closer to 15th spot
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I should have gone with my
I should have gone with my gut and tipped them Boon. At least I didn't go with the Tigers, which I was seriously contemplating! Has been a good season overall for the Hawks.
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Hawks well and truly
Hawks well and truly outplayed the bulldogs they just wanted the ball more
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Good to see no stat finally
Good to see no stat finally retire, should have been 3 years ago.
At least they will have room to move in the salary cap.
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Yep last 3 years could
Yep last 3 years could hardly get off the ground or run in the few games he played. Why he had a 2 year extention at the start of this year beggars belief.
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He has been a massive
He has been a massive merchandise earner for the club, although maybe less so in the last few years. I don't think he has been costing that much due to injury clauses etc. but I could be wrong.
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LOLHe was All Australian in
LOL
He was All Australian in 2020 and 2021 and by my calculations that was within the last 3 years....
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Three down - who is next?We
Three down - who is next?
We met Nic at the grand final at Optus a few years back. He was going past in a buggy and I said Hi as he went past. He got the driver to stop so he could hop out and talk to us and allow us to get a photo.
Driver was telling him he had to hurry up and from talking to us went straight on stage and onto the pre game grand final TV show.
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I've met him a couple of
I've met him a couple of times Paul and he seemed very friendly and engaging.
Not sure who will be next but I hope there are a couple more. I doubt they will be the ones I am hoping for though!
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Seen him around Leederville a
Seen him around Leederville a few times grabbing a coffee over the years, no doubt a genuine bloke growing up in Balga with Walters and a few others.
Great career so far, will be missed around the club for sure pending his next move.
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Midvale mate (same bronx
Midvale mate (same bronx different area) and he was neighbours with Sonny Walters and Chris Yarren who were all drafted together with about another 6 Swans players that year
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Yep!
Yep plus Alex Rance, Lewis Jetta, Neville Jetta, Jeff Garlett, Todd Banfield and a few other lesser knowns.... I remember getting spanked by them when I was playing colts at Peel as an under ager. A couple of years later and we got spanked by Claremont in the grand final. That team potentially would have given the 2007 Swans team a run for their money. Think 7 or so drafted from that team (some very questionable..... Lewis Broome) but not many went on to be as good as the boys from Swans.... except Fyfe and Colyer has also had a decent career.
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I've spotted him at Basso
I've spotted him at Basso Oval watching the Ducks a few times over the years. He get bugged all day and gives each kid or family as much time as the last with a big smile taking pics and signing things.
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Not a club in the AFL that
Not a club in the AFL that wouldn't have wanted him on their list I'm sure . Played in some epic games but injuries got him in the end. Humble guy that has a great personality. A West Coast great.
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Elijah Hewett nominated for
Elijah Hewett nominated for the rising star. Good Swan Districts boy and I count that as three for West Coast this season Boon
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He is going to be epic in
He is going to be epic in years to come.
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Lol. He wasn't even the best
Lol. He wasn't even the best rising star in that game. Johnson easily had him covered.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
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Considering our last
Considering our last nominations before this season were both in 2019 with one of them being Jack Putridcelle I’ll take anything lol
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Lol, Hewett showed minor
Lol, Hewett showed minor glimpses but quite a stretch to be rising star of that game, on the flip side he will be a pretty handy player.
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Trade
Jack?
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He'd look good in black and
He'd look good in black and white Unc
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Ohhh sends a shiver
thru my body arrrhh, I hear Grundy a chance for e girls, but what could you trade for him, why would anyone come over here atm.
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Because we are in a serious
Because we are in a serious rebuild, give it two years Unc we'll be back into finals.
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Serious rebuild?
The club has only just acknowledged it. Dumpster fire.
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Only just?
Only just?
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Originally
Apparently it was just a bad run with injuries earlier, it was real head in the sand stuff. Hence the big money deals that some of the old boys were and still are, on.
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Initially yes. No one would
Initially yes. No one would have seen that coming. Ok let's rephrase Forced serious rebuild
Agree tough re ATM Gaff, probably throw Yeo into that mix
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Melbourne gave up pick 27 so
Melbourne gave up pick 27 so it'd been significantly less than that considering he's struggling to get a game at Melbourne, injury prone and hasn't been able to play at his prime for years. I can't see much value in bringing in a 30y old ruckman and surely Port would be chasing him given he's croweater and if fit and can get to his best will compliment their very deep midfield.
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I agree Frosty. If you are
I agree Frosty. If you are in a rebuild then why take a ruckman at 30. That only works if you're in the window and we have barely got a frame right now!
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Apparently he likes red wine
Apparently he likes red wine and surfing and we have some of the best of both!
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Pressure mounting on Simmo now
Do the Eagles go for a thorough clean out or let him serve out his contract? That was a deplorable effort against Fremantle, though he still thinks he has something to offer the club?
As for other clubs, I'd better not mention the "C" word, as some people here get a bit sensitive lol.
Looks like it could be a fairly open finals race this year the way things are shaping up.
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The wheels on the bus ......
The wheels on the bus ...... lol
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Are those wheels colli
Are those wheels colli wobbling Andy
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Guess you can't talk about your
Own shitty teams performance, keep on living in the rear view mirror ha ha
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No goal review for Keays
No goal review for Keays goal last night is baffling, ends the crows season and reshapes the 8...
Did not look like it hit the post!
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Just crazy
Betting?
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Bambi
Sydney Swans = AFLs version of Bambi
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We now know you were right
We now know you were right Boon. What it did do was get me to equal first in the footy tipping!
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Frosty, how many games do
Frosty, how many games do Eagles win next year?
3?
How many they win in the next 3 years?
3?
Elijah and Ruben are good young players but that's as deep as they bat.
The Simpson situation is interesting, I don't believe he is the issue but a reset is probably warranted.
Get rid of Yeo, gaff, darling, Ryan, McGovern
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They might just roll the
They might just roll the Dogs today mate.
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Juuuust might. Missed
Juuuust might. Missed watching it as I'm at work but sounded like a solid effort besides the 3rd quarter.
I wonder what figjam will have to say?
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Care
Why do you care so much about an another's opinion?
No one really gives two shits about the Eagles, you just need to look at the post count for the 'pretty dire in Pieland' and 'WC dark and gloomy' threads.
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I don't but that was a good
I don't but that was a good hit
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May pay to check your hooks.
May pay to check your hooks. May have straightened a few
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Did you have a sneaky punt on the Eagles Andy?
They certainly surprised me today.
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Sure did mate $50 for the
Sure did mate $50 for the win
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Reckon the Dockers are
Reckon the Dockers are tanking.
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Again?
Again?
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Dees will be laughing. Top 4
Dees will be laughing. Top 4 finish as well as picks 5 and 23 from Freo
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Still.....
Still.....
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More pain upon the WC
More pain upon the WC faithful with a win on the weekend. I heard an interview on the radio whilst driving and can not recall the player but he says "this win was for Adam". Where was that all year ? That one line only highlighted how bad Adam Simpson is as he could not get the player group on the same page all year, irrespective of injuries.
Yah I get plenty would say that was a good win and showed spirit etc but gee, potentially losing pick 1 for a noble win, no thanks.
Yah I hear the replies of tanking is bullshit coming but gee that No.1 pick would have been nice to have banked and I bet secretly there are quite a few WC fans quietly muttering the same after the weekend. No one wants a perpetual rebuild that Freo has been on.
I ain't no WC fan and to tell you the truth I'm quietly happy they may now have lost pick 1.
On another note
Yep, Freo were shit lol
Wasted year really and Melbourne would be over the moon with our shit season come the draft.
Longmuir has a long pre season ahead working with a young forward line and a midfield that misfires more often than not.
Still shaking my head with the recruitment of O'Meara, yah he's pretty good, no game changer and we now have the same type of player sitting in the WAFL who broke out last year given some opportunity in the midfield.
Hope to see the back of Henry come seasons end, this kid is frustrating to say the least, he is blinded by the big lights of Victoria and is gone, huge potential big bottom lip and there will be plenty of clubs climbing over themselves to roll the red carpet out.
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Hah, I messaged a mate to say
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Haha, I'm too bloody
Haha, I'm too bloody impatient and would want a rebuild to happen yesterday and am a big fan of splitting no.1 for a couple of high picks.
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Funny thing Scotty is we won
Funny thing Scotty is we won our first flag with players way down the draft list. Wayyyy too much hype with this 1st pick hoopla. As long as they pick wisely i'll be happy in the next coupla years.
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1989 draft picks:4 -
1989 draft picks:
4 - Matera
50- Irving
64 - Evans
92 - Heady
112 - McIntosh
117 - Kemp
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A Norm Smith medallist at
A Norm Smith medallist at 117 is the one that I giggle at! I seem to recall the 2 blokes above him that were pretty handy in the GF's too!
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I still think Tony Evans was
I still think Tony Evans was stiff not to get the Norm Smith in 92 after watching it many, many times as it was his grunt work that turned the tide but hard to go past Matera's 5 from the wing.
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I waw at that game Frosty
I waw at that game Frosty (showing my age) and Tony Evans was incredible, as he so often was. Matera really lifted them though and was a lot easier to post than Evo, who was often at the bottom of a pack!
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Those bloody wingers taking
Those bloody wingers taking all the glory for the grunt work by the mids. Just glorified flankers with no accountability LOL
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Pies won in 1990
With 2 from Adelaide at pick 92 and 96
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North could very well end up
North could very well end up with P1 and P2 if someone takes Mckay at a high price...
North could go pretty well with the mids they have + Reid + Larky ( 65 goals and 3rd in the coleman playing in a shit side )...
I'm still baffled how the AFL can deny Adelaide a spot in the finals this year with that non review decision...
I can see the crows being flat and the Eagles maybe getting them this week, If I was Adelaide I'd take the week off stressing stress leave and fuck the AFL fair in the ass...
Why travel west ? What if one of their guns does a knee in this dead rubber now.....
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If North get pick 2 for McKay
If North get pick 2 for McKay after Hawks got pick 19 for Buddy the system is broken
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Very true Andy, a good list
Very true Andy, a good list manager is worth his weight in gold and finding gems is a proven winning formula.
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Congrats Boon. Easily the
Congrats Boon. Easily the best 16th placed side in AFL/VFL history. Any other year you'd have finished top 4 with your plethora of gun youngsters but the competition is as tight as ever so gotta be happy with 16th
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E Girls could be heading for bottom spot
No one having a crack at pies this week, arrrhh no saturating the sports news in wa for awhile, no teams etc until next year. Think I did say north could win.
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Never too late to move to
Never too late to move to Victoria Unc
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Pies might be the new flat
Pies might be the new flat track bullies.
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Made the old rookie error
Made the old rookie error and peaked too early maybe.
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Time will tell
Your 2 teams can enjoy mad monday
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Interesting to note that
Interesting to note that over the last 5 games, the Pies and eagles have the same win loss record
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Top/Spoon
Also interesting is the Pies finished a game clear on top and WC finished on the bottom, 18.5% percent below a dead set basket case.
Special tanking effort in that last quarter too. Tex Walker 19 shots on goal, WTF.
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Hey swompa ... I think you
Hey swompa ... I think you just jagged a Big Johns jig in the spot.
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Dribble shit
You're gonna get bit. Anyone heard from Nescafé?
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I love how even when we
I love how even when we finish stone motherless last we are still front and centre of our opponent's minds when they should be celebrating the McClelland Trophy and looking forward to finals.
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Lol
Dream on Frosty, your club has become irrelevant.
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Yet here you are. Did you
Yet here you are. Did you mean to say irrelevant or irresistible?
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Pies
Best thing about the Pies at the moment is we have some talent starting to push up in the two's as well. They are also in the finals which is a bonus, albeit the bottom end of the 8. Hopefully they can go on a deep run.
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Yeah we could lose
a few to other clubs this year, can't fit em all in
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Begg
Begg looked real good on the weekend, taken a step up. Kreuger just needs a decent run with injuries, he's got a a bit of x-factor.
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Are you concerned about the
Are you concerned about the Pies form going into finals BJ?
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Tapered
Definitely tapered off a bit at the end but hard to maintain the rage we started with. Step back in the right direction in the first quarter against the Bombers.
I reckon we'll come out chewing glass in the first final. Gonna be a tough game but whoever wins that first one, it really opens up for them. The loser will likely have to go through Brissy or Port in their home prelim.
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No tanking BJ, we are just
No tanking BJ, we are just that bad
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Yeah but runs on the
Board for pies
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Okay now that the dust has
Okay now that the dust has settled on the H & A season, who has predictions for the big dance and the eventual victor? Pies to roll Melbourne for me.
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I'll have Collingwood
I'll have Collingwood beating Brissy in the GF
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Just looked back on the ladder predictions....
Just looked back on the ladder predictions and I am pretty happy with my guess!! 6 of the 8 correct and would have been 7 if GWS & Bulldogs were the other way around.
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And I tipped Freo to be top
And I tipped Freo to be top 4 at the start of the season! Thankfully I know fuck all
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I was sure Freo would be
I was sure Freo would be finals bound as well.