AFL - the bye rounds
Submitted by randall df223 on Thu, 2017-06-08 06:23
So this sort of marks the halfway point of the season.
Peoples thoughts on where your club is at?
Personally? I am happy with freo's progress. Two of our trades have fitted in really well and playing some great footy (hill and hamling). The other two are taking some time and still very inconsistent week to week. Kerstan seems to play on confidence alone.
The young kids played last year are developing well. Weller, blakely. Tucker sort of.
Fyfe will improve. A few critics just need to give him time. Sorry, not sorry. But noone can be expected to come straight back in at brownlow winning form.
All in all i didnt expect we would have six wins and be in the eight.
I am happy.
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Time for some of the older
Time for some of the older players to make way now.
Pearce, ibbotson. Leave them in the wafl.
Griffin? I would like to see sean darcy given a game while sandi is out.
Sutcliffe? Debateable.
Johnson. Has been pretty solid. I think others really need to step up a level before his long term spot is at risk.
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Hows the prize recruit in
The bun going.jurys still out on the pies.there about where i thought they would be.going to need to bettedo better after the bye then last year.
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A whole lot better than the Maine man you guys have and paying him 600k a year uncle.
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thats true so far Dale
at least we have dropped him!
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He is in the inconsistent
He is in the inconsistent category, although from my limited viewing, he certainly doesnt lack effort, particularly at ground level. And at times you could hardly blame him for lack of contributing with some of the crap our defence and mids have offered up.
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i will admit it
i will admit it i have a man crush on brad hill freo easily recruit of the year out of all the afl clubs recruits (trades) my team melbourne recruited the most disinterested player in the afl that is on 500k min a year Jordan Lewis , he just wont have a crack , gives up chasing , obviously pissed of hawthon traded him , dosent look comfortable in a melblourne jumper
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I'm honestly disappointed
I'm honestly disappointed with where the Eagles are at. Sure we're missing a few players, but show a bit of heart on the field at least. Darling needs to be offered up as trade bait or just donated to the WAFL. I used to look forward to watching him develop, I'm still waiting for him to develop. Lycett returning soon should help, but he'll be tapping to the slowest midfield in the comp so not sure it will.
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+1
Also throw the Frenchman (Lecca) into the mix as well. I think his best games are behind him, though he does have the occasional great game.
All for blooding new players, they are the future so don't leave them too long.
As for the bye, I don't like it, think it's a waste of time.
With the lists all clubs have & the money they get paid, they should not need it.
Maybe if the AFL wake up & make the season longer so all teams play each other home & away, then yes have a bye mid season.
Piss off the pre-season comp, or combine a few of the teams to compress the season.....
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Maybe the e girls and dockers
Ha ha
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Fairly content a few speed
Fairly content a few speed humps along the way , but at least it appears we’re headed in the right direction and may reach where we need to be sooner rather than later .
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Cox to debut. Darcy
Cox to debut. Darcy travelling as an emergency.
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My thoughts on West Coast:
My thoughts on West Coast:
‘I’m not angry Eagles, I’m just disappointed’.
Flat track bullies is a very fair description of my boys and they are just soft and mentally fragile on the road and the problem stems from the top down.
I was hoping the Kennedy injury would ignite him but sadly it’s now at the point where Darling needs to be dropped to the WAFL and if that doesn’t work he needs a fresh start somewhere else to reignite his career. My thoughts are along the lines of a straight swap for Mitch McGovern who wants to come back to WA anyway giving us the upper hand in any trade negotiations which gives us the tall marking forward we so badly need and allows Darling to slot in behind Walker and Jenkins.
Lamb has shown glimpses but just isn’t putting the runs on the board for East Perth but the return of Lycett allows Vardy to go back to this natural position up forward and Petrie showed last week that he still has a lot to offer and Kennedy should return so we can safely squeeze Darling out of the side structurally to have a run in the magoos.
Priddis needs to be dropped for Partington full stop. His disposal is fucking shit even when he has time to not blindly bomb it into the forward 50, he is slow and Shuey is now our main clearance player and we also have Mitchell roaming the square.
Rioli looked good on the weekend kicking 1.2 in half a game and taking a huge hanger but he’ll look a bit better about 8kg lighter, probably not up to AFL standard as of yet. Which begs the question: what do we do with Lecras? He has runs on the board and I’d be willing to give him a couple more weeks to turn his form around and allow Rioli to gain match fitness in the WAFL.
The player that really excites me is Frances Watson who was tearing up the WAFL in badly losing sides before getting injured and played limited minutes in the ressies on Sat. A very classy mover who creates space for himself and delivery is elite. Should be a lock to replace Butler when fit.
Sheed is taking his game to another level and is one of a few standing tall on the road as is Yeo and I’ve really liked Jetta’s past two games. Duggan looks to have all the tools but just seems to be lacking something but I’d like to see Simpson persist with him.
I really think that thought needs to be given to making Shuey captain next season because he is one of two players in our side capable of taking a game by the scruff of the neck and pulling the side over the line. The other candidate is Yeo but I’d prefer the more senior player who has now strung a few good seasons together and let Yeo concentrate on his own game. In the interim we need Sam Mitchell to take a more active on-field role in directing players which is what I thought he was brought in for and haven’t noticed him doing.
Having an actual ruckman back in the side in Lycett is going to make a huge difference but our issues have been more than clearances. Our poor ball use is allowing sides to waltz through the corridor on the turnover and giving away easy goals out the back and our inaccuracy is killing us although goalkicking across the league this season has been shithouse so we aren’t alone there.
It’s not too late to turn things around and top 4 is still doable with the tightness of the comp and with 7 of our next 11 games at Subi but unless we can turn around our away form we may as well be slow dancing with our sisters.
All that being said we’ll probably see Simpson bring in Redden for Sheed after the bye…
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good thing pridda just
good thing pridda just signed a 1 year extension.
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Well done to all on some
Well done to all on some insightful commentry about their team as opposed to some inciteful (see what i did there) commentry about others' teams.
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just realising i forgot to
just realising i forgot to put my tips in
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Whine whine
Tonite (insightfull)?
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Unc's gone full troll mode.
Unc's gone full troll mode. Must be having a 'bad day'...
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Few missed putting in their tips tonite
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Hawthorn....... Didn't see
Hawthorn.......
Didn't see it coming but i guess it makes sense and I think the club has handled how things have gone well all things considered....
I see upside ( obviously ) in the youth, Hardwick, Burton, Mitchell, Sicily, Obrien, Howe, Miles, Stewart, Lovell & i'll even put at 26 yrs old Vickory in there that will no doubt get a few comments...
His best years are right in front of him, at 200cm bigger fellas take longer to get to their best but his time is now and hoipefully another pre season under Clarkson and co should have him pointed in the right direction...
Obviously one of the biggest questions is was it worth what they had to to do get Mitchell and Omeara to the club?
Its very easy 6 months in to say no because only one of them is on the park but lets give it another 12 months to see how things pan out...
IF... WC flop for the rest of the year will Sam Mitchell play on?? He stays fit maybe, if he gets any injuries that will be all she wrote for Sammy....
I hope we keep playing some kids, so far we've played the most players of any team to this point...
I'd like to see Cyril spelled until 2018 and if they keep injury free i'd be happy to see Hodge, Gibson and Burgoyne stick around and play some sort of role in 2018....
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I didn't, but I thought this game would be a lot closer.
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Jack I am very very worried
Jack I am very very worried for you're club if you think the best choice for a captain is Luke Shuey?
I'm sure that would make Trent Cotchin pretty happy knowing he's no longer the worst captain in the league....
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As I said, pretty slim
As I said, pretty slim pickings and Hurn isn't cutting the mustard. Shuey is certainly no Richie Vandenberg I'll give you that.
You're worried for me and you're relying on Spud Vickery to come good. I am being hopeful but you're being delusional Boon.
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tex walker has lost his
tex walker has lost his skies, now he just doesnt touch the ball
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way to ruin the footy banter
way to ruin the footy banter R1...... all this serious talk has scared of the shit talk
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People were much nicer than
People were much nicer than i expected!
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Nah, the Eagles aren't
Nah, the Eagles aren't playing so I couldn't really give a toss this round... until Freo play Brissy
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Kind of hoping the crows win
Kind of hoping the crows win by a 100+ .. btw all weagle supporters are wankers
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nice try
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Anyone have few dollars on Eddie kicking the first goal, they were offering $9 on that.
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Bit late getting a punt on
Bit late getting a punt on this one $9 was alright .. though just locked in Walters @ $11 , Greene and Daniher for 1st goals on the other games .
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Seems old Jack Darling had a
Seems old Jack Darling had a bad game due to the birth of his child. Two things on that:
1) I hope he can hold a baby better than he can hold a mark
2) you gotta feel for the Mrs who will be home all day changing nappies and then have to change Jack's jocks after he shit himself in front of goals again.
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Very funny Jack
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Hahahaha. Oh man that is
Hahahaha. Oh man that is cruel
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Not liking Hawthorn much here today.
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Bloody Micky Barlow .. hawks
Bloody Micky Barlow .. hawks have dropped their bundle in the 2nd
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Hawks are a basket case.
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poor old clarko looking
poor old clarko looking second rate without the cattle
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I guess they're rebuilding
Like the Dockers eh
Yeah, yeah the Eagles are supposed the be Premiership contenders this year too lol.
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suns throwing in the towel
suns throwing in the towel
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They have steadied the ship
Looks like another tip down the gurgler for me this round
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Anyone else gone for the Frockers against Brissy Lions?
Not feeling very confident with my tip there.....
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this would have to be
this would have to be hardest tipping year for some time, hawks tanking surely
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they can't be tanking
they have to give away thier first round pick to the saints next year, thier next pick after that is pick 88. all because they wanted omeara
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Bugger ..thought the Hawks
Bugger ..thought the Hawks would get a win at home ..
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Looking pretty ugly atm
Will Brissy run out of steam as they seem to do.........
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Have Freo got their
Bye this weekend?
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1st qtr blues continue ..
1st qtr blues continue .. piss poor thus far
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Man in the bun needs to get going
Along withh a few mates
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My cold beer is not going down too well.
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Wouldn’t be a whole lot of
Wouldn’t be a whole lot of fun if we were just smashing them from the onset , much better viewing to come back from the jaws of death ..
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the fyfe clanger reel is
the fyfe clanger reel is strong today
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Fark, this is 2016 all over again.
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Fat ladies up and about ..
Fat ladies up and about .. absolute shocker
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Bun man
Doubled his stats in the 3rd quarter R1
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Looking forward to R1's positive comments
About Freo's performance today
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who picked brissy
who picked brissy
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Not a whole lot to aspire to
Not a whole lot to aspire to after watching that .. where’s me beer
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Not me
Thought the shockers would win that one
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I am just goi g to say it
I am just goi g to say it was woeful.
Unfortunately i have other things impotant than footy to deal with right now.
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I seem to remember saying
I seem to remember saying that McCarthy is nothing more than a 3rd string forward who benefits from the opposition double teaming the other forwards by running into space and getting Joe the Goose style goals during the trade period. I have seen nothing to suggest I am wrong in any way shape or form.
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Needs some harden up pills
Got a few mates though jack.wa teams going down the gurgler.
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Might meet the Pies somewhere
Might meet the Pies somewhere in the middle then Unc
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I only listened to the Hawks
I only listened to the Hawks game on the radio but by all reports the 50m gimme goal when the Hawks were coming hard was the icing on the cake for GC and sounds like it was a piss poor umpiring decision!!
Obviously I'm not blaming that for a piss poor performance, lots of players out and the GC were playing good footy aparently....
Freo are fucked...
Bombers are on fire....
Jack do you work in the media? You've taken what i said out of context, at no point did i say I/Hawthorn are relying on Ty Vickory for our future success...
We have Ceglar, Shoenmakers, Sicily, Obrien, McEvoy, Fitzpatrick plus Vickory that are all talls that can play both fwd and in the ruck...
I'm certainly hoping to see an UPSIDE to the way Ty Vickory played at Richmond and especially if he's on good coin like its been reported at Hawthorn....
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Where's that spineless
Where's that spineless bucketfull of foreskins out wide? Hasn't been seen since Freo won a couple of games in a row.
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i give up, take my tipping
i give up, take my tipping donation and move on
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Lol a bucket full of
Lol a bucket full of foreskin?
I can't believe Outwide isn't here more often, I'm sure he misses the banter..... Not...
This season is bonkers....
I have no idea still who will make up the bottom half of the 8...
Teams like the Bulldogs still could easily miss...
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Go back to flipping
A coin!!!
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I think all the chirpy Freo
I think all the chirpy Freo supporters after our loss to the Gold Coast have had their internet cut all at the same time,
Crickets....
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Could it be
If the pies win they'll jump the west coast teams into the eight.carn the pies.
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That would totally ruin the weekend Unc
Don't say such unthinkable things! Lol
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Hey frost I'm still around
Hey frost I'm still around you turd but unlike you i have other things to do. Cant sit by the key board all day and night like you do. This forum must be your only freind cause you are always on it..get a life fuck knuckle
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Can you send through your
Can you send through your diary? I'll make a fortune betting against Freo on the weekends you have 'things to do'.
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Hahahaha ^
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Getting my fix
Getting my fix
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Getting touched up
Getting touched up
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Cracking match of WAFL
Cracking match of WAFL
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Who won?
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Joondalup
Joondalup
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As in the garlic munchers?
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dig deep carlton
dig deep carlton
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Not a great weekend for picking winners
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I have to agree with you on that point Dale
I have gone for Melbourne tomorrow, so they had better do the righty and beat the Pies.
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Every heart
beats true Jack
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Looking at freo's games i
Looking at freo's games i have them down for maybe three wins i think tbey are the saint, hawthorn and gold coast all at domain, and i am not confident they will win any of those. Definitely not on current form.
Write this year off and play some more kids.
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Gee big change
There R1.i think they expect too much from fifo.need other contributors.
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Freo were slow and fatigued
Freo were slow and fatigued .. supposed gun midfield was non existent especially with no Sandi .
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Shit I'm jumping off
Then ha ha. Going to be hard with the injurys
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Oops double checked .. your
Oops double checked .. your mob still might be in with a chance I actually picked Melb ..
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Zero touches for Moore this
Zero touches for Moore this quarter
They should have a 'Definitely not All Australian Team'. Forward line is set with Moore FF, Darling CHF and Lecca and Fasolo on the HF flanks
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