Footy season
Well she's starting to get to the pointy end...
Big game coming up this week with Richmond V Geelong...
Could very well be the game that sets up the top 4...
Danger game for the Eagles this week against the Saints, a game they should win...
Port all but locked into top two and in my opinion the team to beat...
Geelong are flying and one more win will secure top 4 same for the Lions ( unless the Eagles have two big wins )
Richmond can't go to sleep now otherwise the Eagles could relegate them to 5th and a straight sets exit would go down like a lead balloon...
Melbourne still have a glimmer of hope, It looks like they are the only team outside the 8 that could steal a T8 finish...
Collingwoods draw against Richmond could be very handy to slot them inside the 8....
Brock O
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The Dee's will come out firing
The Dee's will come out firing tonight....must win for them!
uncle
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Think your playing
the dees.
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Brock O
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Corrected...Confused as Wet
Corrected...Confused as Wet Toast backline last night :)
Swompa
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They weren't confused, they
They weren't confused, they just had no one to kick to!
Billcollector
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Just the back line BrockO.
Just the back line BrockO
. absolute shit performance with a lot of passengers. WTF is Jetta in the team for?
sea-kem
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He can kick big lol
He can kick big lol
Love the West!
Jackfrost80
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Hard ball gets?
Hard ball gets?
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
timboon
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Good win Freo, that puts a
Good win Freo, that puts a line through Melbourne and of all the deaths and job losses during the pandemic Covid might have saved Goodwins bacon...
Two years to run on his contract and with no cashola around he'll see out his contract but fuck Melbourne has been shit for a looooooonnnngggg time!!
Swompa
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Great to see a freo
Great to see a freo win!
Eagles V Saints is a real shrug of the shoulders this week. Another premiership player out for the Eagles so it will be a low quality scrap. Good luck to the backs.
The battle of the cats will be a ripper.
Brock O
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Not a bad win in average
Not a bad win in average conditions .Recon we can handle Norths Saturday night with the Dogs last being a tough game but winnable.
Been a solid season after a slow start...few games slipping which could have seen a possible top 8 berth.
Justin proving to be good decision with a good young team building, bout fukin time!!! Interested to see what the next few years could bring.
still trying
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The dockers have done better
The dockers have done better than I thought. I'm not a fan of the Collingwood game plan but it will win games and is simple to coach maybe they are looking at more improvement in the next few years.
rather be fishing
Brock O
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The game against Geelong you
The game against Geelong you could swear Ross was still couching, but the plan seems to have had a few variations from what I can see.
This I'm sure will develop more as the side matures....He did spend a lot of time at west coast too.
still trying
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I like that the younger guys
I like that the younger guys are on charge of the midfield I think fyfe and Walters are a little lost at the moment still getting used to it.
rather be fishing
Brock O
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Yeah agree, Walters was bad
Yeah agree, Walters was bad at the start of the year trying to hard and calling for the ball in the wrong places. Hogan has been bad for it to...expecting every ball and to kick all the goals, seem to keep his head up and add extra effort last night with good results.
Seems to have settle a bit now...More an overall team effort which is a must.
timboon
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Equally as interesting to
Equally as interesting to see how they shape the list over the coming years Brock.
I think they have made good decidions getting rid of Carter and Mcarthy showing they wont put up woth crap.
I wonder how much is left on Jesse contract?
He'd want to sort his shit out otherwise i'd fuck him off too...
They've got to try and not pay overs for good players like perhaps the Eagles did with Mcglovin and Kelly.
Maybe overs is a strong word for the Eagles in regards to Mcglove as he virtually snared them a flag but its a bad look for a club getting held to ransom I reckon.
I can see the Derby being a hot contest in years to come thats forsure...
Jackfrost80
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No McGovern = no flag and as
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
mikeurnot
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Richmond the team to beat .
We Downed the Eagles and Freo . Really happy when we beat your W.A teams .
Geelong is next . Cats might be big but Tigers are stealthy and if it rains Tigers love water .
Richmong for Flag.
Tiger fan for Life
Mitch88
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Shame their not as stealthy
Shame their not as stealthy whilst out of the hub.
uncle
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Ha ha
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uncle
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Ha ha
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
uncle
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Thanks freo
and crows, going to be a few more upsets I reakon
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Swompa
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So does that mean the Eagles
So does that mean the Eagles will win?
Swompa
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double tap
for good measure
Brock O
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Looking forward to see how
Looking forward to see how the 4th Brayshaw goes, playing midfield at a guess maybe starting ?
A loss would see 100,776 disappointed members...
Swompa
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100,776 happy ones this week
100,776 happy ones this week
timboon
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4th? Your not calling that
4th? Your not calling that flogger on the telle a BRAYSHAW are ya
sea-kem
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Woohoo that's a moral.
Woohoo that's a moral.
Love the West!
timboon
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Very good win tonight by the
Very good win tonight by the Eagles, undermanned and losing one of the best backend players in the comp.
I doubted the Eagles a bit but unless St Kilda are shit house the Eagles have better depth than I thought.
There will be a few fellas on here slow to respond as they'll be massaging their prostrate but well done, good win.
Jackfrost80
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Very costly win with what
Very costly win with what looks like a season ending hammy for McLovin.
It wasn't so much our depth but the brilliance of a few that git us over the time
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timboon
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I didn't see the first three
I didn't see the first three quarters Andy but TK must've been flying
sea-kem
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He's a mongrel at the ball
He's a mongrel at the ball mate, forward entries are delicious. Ryan is probably in the best form of his career, he's half a move ahead of every opponent. Duggs should win Eagles fairest and best this year imo.
Love the West!
Gadsy
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The Eagles have had a tough run of late
5 games in 19 days has taken its toll with injuries and McGovern will be a big out for them.
A pity they couldn't get over the Dogs the other day, as they could have been right in the mix for the finals, though a home final or two would be a big boost to their chances.
A good win tonight anyway.
timboon
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Gadsy I think you are
Gadsy I think you are dreaming thinking there will be games back here from here on out...
I know both the Dockers and Eagles offered a large sum of cash to the AFL to try to get the last game of the round back here but from what I understand its not so much getting a game in the West its more about getting teams out of the hub and then back in...
I did hear a scenario they ran on the ABC radio the other day where if Eagles finish 4th and win their first then the prelim might be a chance but I'm thinking more than likely not unless you fellas know something I dont know....
Pretty important for that second chance this year me thunking
Swompa
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Two GABBA wins in the hub
Two GABBA wins in the hub this time around. Dont like Metricon.
Gadsy
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Yeah, didn't think about the "hub" Boon
Any way the VFL can reduce the Eagles chances they'll take lol.
Will be a tall order to win the premiership from here, particularly considering the current injury list, but we can still hope!
Jackfrost80
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GWS have omitted Coniglio!
GWS have omitted Coniglio! When was the last time an a club captain was axed?
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Brock O
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John Worsfold maybe.... Mick
John Worsfold maybe.... Mick Multhouse last season at the club.
Jackfrost80
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You're right and for a final
You're right and for a final too against Footscray I think and pretty sure Mick broke his hand smashing the table. Great memory Brocko!
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Brock O
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Chance are you play Port in
Chance are you play Port in Adelaide...given the choice recon the Eagles will opt to stay there make the others travel to a different HUb.
Wont be back at Optus that you can put ya house on.
Still 4 teams fighting for 8th spot this weekend with who know what next round..
Simo_
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Great win by the Eagles,
Great win by the Eagles, stuck it right up the cheating VFL system :)
Bring on April
Skull
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Kissed on the dick
Eagles kissed on the dick by the umpires again
Always given bullshit free kicks in the front half
Balls clearely out of bounce, Umpire right on the spot and they allow play to go on to eagles advantage
The whole system is a joke currently,
Skull
Billcollector
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Must have been watching a
Must have been watching a different game to me Skull. The umpires have been shit all round this year, you may as well make the fence the boundary so the ball never goes out and then the Afl could save a heap of money not having to pay to feed the boundary umpires guide dogs.
Skull
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Couldn't
Couldn't agree more Bill,
the AFL needs to rethink a lot of the changes they have made which was supposed to improve the game
All they have achieved is to completely stuff it up, not a good spectacle anymore.
Skull
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Simo_
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Lol good one. The last thing
Lol good one. The last thing the eagles get is Flavoured by the VFL system umpires. Nice try but.
Bring on April
Jackfrost80
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Salt & vinegar or BBQ?
Salt & vinegar or BBQ?
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Simo_
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just salty for the Vics
just salty for the Vics hahaha
Bring on April
Skull
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If you
If you don't want to be part of the competition you can leave anytime
Why do you continually refer to VFL?
Go back and watch a few games, take note of where the free kicks are given
As I stated not the amount but where they are given
I will give you an example to get you started because I am like that, try to help others out
A few weeks back a team had 17 tackles in their forward half, not one free kick for holding the ball, incorrect disposal etc
The same game the eagles had 3 tackles (for the entire game) in their forward half resulting in 3 free kicks and 2 goals
It happens every week just take a look.
It is a wonder you haven't started crying about them participating in 5 games in 19 days like some supporters were on talkback radio yesterday
Thankfully you can't whinge about the travel this crazy season,
Skull
stickface
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Hey Skull,Was that the same
Hey Skull,
Was that the same game the West Coast captain threw his leg out and tripped his opponent ?
All of Australia saw that except the 3 umpires at Optus !
Skull
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Not Sure
Not sure if that was the same game, hard to keep up with it all, but I suppose you can say Karma caught up with him.
Skull
Dale
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Port have been so looked after by the AFL for some reason, they’ve played only 15 games or thereabouts at Adelaide oval this year. Only Gold Coast and Brisbane have done better.
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
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big john
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Loose
Do you normally consider yourself loose with the truth Dale? According to the AFL fixture, Port will have had 7 home games at Adelaide Oval after round 18 is complete.
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Dale
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Whoops, I quoted someone else who was apparently talking about both Adelaide sides, my blue.
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
Billcollector
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The only teams to play less
The only teams to play less home games than Port are...... all the Vic teams......
uncle
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Dale see’s home game
and thinks Adelaide ha ha
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timboon
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Dale loves a fucking whinge,
Dale loves a fucking whinge, as does Simo...
Enlighten us Simo why are the poor hard done by Eagles copping a raw deal now with the AFL?
Some people want a perfect season in an otherwise perfect world, those are the type that are never happy...
Gadsy stop fucking sulking also, you haven't had half the injuries other clubs have had and you had 8 straight at home to turn your season around...
Eagles lose flag - season doesn't count anyway, cheating vfl, blah fucking blah
Eagles win flag - oh its a miracle, toughest win ever recorded in history of AFL
Simo_
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wow so much salt
wow so much salt
Bring on April
Gadsy
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Geez, other teams must have horrendous injury lists Timboon?
I'll take your word for it though and I'll try not to sulk any more lol.
Dale
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No whinging here Boon, not much trivial crap to be worried about these days
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
Simo_
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Not even worth fighting with
Not even worth fighting with dockers supporters lol
Bring on April
timboon
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Well pointed out by the way
Well pointed out by the way Skull but your trying to preach to the converted...
It must be a strange thing having so much hate for anything Victorian it actually fucks with your mind...
Skull
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Just enjoying
Just enjoying Simo whinging Boon,
Sadly it seems Old mate Simo is one of those that doesn't understand the finer fundamentals of the game
He thinks that the win agsinst the Saints was fantastic, on that performance the Eagles aren't going to progress to far in the finals.
Skull
timboon
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But he'd be the first to
But he'd be the first to whinge that the Eagles were hard done by in the Dogs game with Bontempellis goal... Regardless of the fact the Dogs were the better team late in the game a bloke like him ( and there are lots of them ) will whinge and whine that they were robbed instead of realising if the Eagles were better they would have won the game.. Darling had the chance but wasn't good enough but its the umpires fault, or the VFL, or too much travel or too many games in a row or some other whinge...
Must be hard following one of the most succesful sporting franchises ever in Australia but just to be so hard done by...
davewillo
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Agree that the Dogs were
Agree that the Dogs were better on the day. We had our chances and just didn't take them. I actually said to my wife that if we win this we don't deserve it.
And I recall that Carlton game when we got 3 stupid free kicks resulting in goals. I think there were a couple against us too but Eagles definitely got the better deal that day. See - some of us have two eyes
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timboon
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Ben Stratton and Paul
Ben Stratton and Paul Puopollo to retire at seasons end.
Sounds like there will be a public holiday in Victoria to celebrate their careers - people can stay inside their houses...
timboon
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Good onya Dave, There are
Good onya Dave, There are plenty of top members on here that are good supporters of the Eagles but there are also plenty of Cocks...
I love the passion, My son is an Eagle as is most of his family but i'll sort him out if he starts going to the dickhead road...
sea-kem
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I've put a sly bet on Bonts
I've put a sly bet on Bonts for the Charlie, more than likely not but love betting on the outsiders.
Love the West!
davewillo
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Thanks Boonie. I like to be
Thanks Boonie. I like to be objective when I watch the footy and call it as it is. We can all get emotional at times but no need to be a dickhead about it!
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timboon
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Not so sly Andy he's been a
Not so sly Andy he's been a shining light for the Dogs... Dunkley, Macrae have had down years so he'll certainly poll ok in their wins....Good luck
Petracca is another smokey but Melbourne haven't won well enough often enough and big Maxy surely has to poll well through the first ten games...
Boak??
Gaff??
sea-kem
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Yep Petracca is a gun, Boak
Yep Petracca is a gun, Boak and Gaffs both under the radar as well.
Love the West!
daniel tomasi
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Charlie
Dont always have to be in a winning team to take home charlie. Priddis won it in a year that West Coast where shite, and Fyfe saluted last year when Freo were average.
timboon
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Yep you are right but you
Yep you are right but you hae to be a shining light in a shit team... Priddis won on default in my opinion and thats no knock on Priddis its was a shitful decision to rub Fyfe out for that headclash, hard to beleive two players can colide and clash heads and one gets reported for it. I think they changed the rules after that...
Jackfrost80
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Robert Harvey, Sam Mitchell
Robert Harvey, Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin are Brownlow medalists by default. Priddis won outright by polling 26 votes to Fyfe's 25.
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Jackfrost80
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Robert Harvey, Sam Mitchell
Robert Harvey, Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin are Brownlow medalists by default. Priddis won outright by polling 26 votes to Fyfe's 25.
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Jackfrost80
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Double tap
Double tap
Edit: bwaha then locked it in by replying instead of editing!
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timboon
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Interesting way of looking
Interesting way of looking at it Frost, sounds like an anti Freo, Eagles biased opinion to me...
You are not related to Mick ( the dick ) Malthouse by any chance are you?
While I woiuld also suggest Mitchell and Cotchin won by default its not an opinion I would have thought you would have shared...
In my opinion Jobe won the medal and should still have his medal but from your comments regarding Essendon I know you certainly think they cheated so there for its not winning by default...
Jackfrost80
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Not so much bias as it is
Not so much bias as it is grade 1 maths as 26 is more than 25. Fyfe might have secured the votes he needed to win in the missed games but he might have done his ACL too. He might have even grown a vagina and changed his name to Natalie but one thing he didn't do was outpoll Priddis in 2014
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Skull
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Doesn't matter
Doesn't matter now, Fyfe has 2 Charlies
Oh and by the way Cousins should have been stripped of his brownlow
If it was good enough for Watson then it should have been good enough for Benny Boy
Skull
sea-kem
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Remind me what Cousins was
Remind me what Cousins was charged with? By the AFL or ASADA for a matter of fact.
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Skull
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Banned
Banned by AFL FOR 12 months bringing the game into disrepute, 19th November 2007
Skull
timboon
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Fyfe was easily the best
Fyfe was easily the best player through the year.
Got charged twice by the tribunal, first time was crap, second time nothing to lose and got carried away. Anyone that follows the AFL closely enough with an unbiased opinion will tell you Fyfe didn't deserved to get sighted the first time and should have gone on to win the Charlie.
There is no way the umpiring Dept is going to continue giving a bloke votes when they know they were wrong in the first place...
Of course Jack that's just my UNBIASED OPINION...
You didn't touch on the Essendon/Jobe scenario...
Jackfrost80
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Looks to me like he got
Looks to me like he got plenty of votes after he returned in round 5 before his snipe on Lewis and second disqualification to the leagues best and fairest award. How bad, too sad. I'm sure he's happy with his other two.
afltables.com/afl/brownlow/brownlow2014.html
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timboon
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2014 season Fyfe 20
2014 season
Fyfe 20 games
Priddis 22 games
Simo_
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I’m looking forward to seeing
I’m looking forward to seeing the cold pies get pumped by Port. Then out first week of finals. Should be great viewing lol.
Bring on April
Skull
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West Coast
West Coast won 3 of the last 5
Pies won 3 of the last 5
In my reckoning Simo, if that makes the Pies cold as you state, where would you place the Eagles, have to be cold also I would think.
Skull
timboon
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Careful what you wish for
Careful what you wish for Simo...
Sounds a lot like the Eagles last year...
You wouldn't want the same thing to happen to an ageing list...
timboon
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Yeah Skull I disagree about
Yeah Skull I disagree about Cousins,
I bet there aint many players out there that havent at least dabbled in rec drugs so I don't think you can single him out...
Its just unfortunate Benny ended up going down the road he did...
I like the bloke, loved watching him sprint down the wing have a bounce then dob it from 50m...
He changed the way players were viewed as role models, he became bigger than the game especially in the West...
I wish him luck in the future and hope one day he's clean...
Skull
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Like everything
Like everything, drugs were rife in that era, and agree it is tragic the way Cousins life has spiralled
I suppose he was like a rock star and it was all so easy for him, got everything he wanted
Sadly he will probably be paying a price for the rest of his life, can only hope he can turn it around.
Skull
Gadsy
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Good 1st quarter by the Eagles against Norfs
Looks like they aren't fussed about trying for a top 4 spot, or more focused on avoiding injuries? Still 3 quarters to go I guess...
Brock O
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Lol...True Eagles statement
Lol...True Eagles statement there Gadsy!
You on the beers with Simo...