This Year's AFL Premiers

[nomore4s]

Kangas beat the Pies again.

We stuck it up arrogant Eddie's 'sacred cow' jumper. Hey Eddy - stuff your jumper mate. The more you bleat about Collingwood and the historical anomaly of ten premierships in the 1930s or whenever it was that has allowed you to coast financially and not 'sell' you jumper, the more determined we at the mighty North Melbourne football club are to stuff your words down your throat. Keep bleating Eddy.

Ok now that I have that off my chest...

I am happy with the season and we played beautifully this Friday night. Startign to look like we might have a team next year. 32,000 members, no relocation to Gold Coast and we stuck it up arrogant Eddy! Who cares who wins the grand final?

Cats by miles by the way. Weekend simply re-affirmed this. Hawkers next year?

lol, yeah stuff you Eddie:blbl:

 

[Ashsaege]

Im a pretty big Crows fan, and i was there when Geelong thrashed us. Geelong will make the grand final.
Collingwood match up well against Geelong, but i can see them losing to Western Bulldogs or Hawks in the finals.
I really liked the Crows' chances for the big GF at the start of the season, but like usual we end up losing key players to injury and things just go to S#$t.

 

[pan]

Great win by Geelong on friday night. Secures their position pretty much on the top of the ladder. Hopefully it is the Geelong v Hawks final cause it will surely be closer than the last years.

Tigers are still in the hunt!

 

[Duckman#72]

We stuck it up arrogant Eddie's 'sacred cow' jumper. Hey Eddy - stuff your jumper mate. The more you bleat about Collingwood and the historical anomaly of ten premierships in the 1930s or whenever it was that has allowed you to coast financially and not 'sell' you jumper, the more determined we at the mighty North Melbourne football club are to stuff your words down your throat. Keep bleating Eddy.

32,000 members, no relocation to Gold Coast and we stuck it up arrogant Eddy! Who cares who wins the grand final?

North play with spirit Bushman, that is undeniable, but your club is a gutless basketcase off the field, running head long into oblivion. I was disgusted at the way North bent over to the AFL regarding the jumper clash. Don't blame the filth and Eddie, have a good hard look at James Brayshaw. His pants down effort on the Footy Show when it was first announced was disgraceful. And it comes down to this....North need the $$$$ BADLY!!!! The AFL could tell them to go and wear pink and blue strips and the club would, because you are reliant upon the funding.

I have to admit, great win over the Pies and with other teams falling over last weekend ........what a result for North!!!

Duckman

 

[Bushman]

Yep Duckman - North has been frustrating to follow of the field. Great team on the field though. Anyway it is all good to chase a dollar but at what cost to the fabric of your club?

Brayshaw is alright - at least he has provided some hope for us 'Roos who believe a Gold Coast Roos was a pointless excercise.

Geelong are looking good now - thumping the Doggies and beating the Hawks without the Red Nut and little Gaz. Sydney is my dark horse. They have the superior coach if not necessarily the cattle.

 

[Duckman#72]

Brayshaw is alright - at least he has provided some hope for us 'Roos who believe a Gold Coast Roos was a pointless excercise.

Geelong are looking good now - thumping the Doggies and beating the Hawks without the Red Nut and little Gaz. Sydney is my dark horse. They have the superior coach if not necessarily the cattle.

Yeah Geelong are looking OK - but teams are catching up. I hope Sydney don't get there this year. I am not a fan of slow it down, in the trenches football that they are the masters of.

As for Brayshaw - if you just let me play devil's advocate for a minute...what has he actually done? The ONLY thing he has done is ensured that North will not have no future on the Gold Coast (and thereby read....or anywhere other than Melbourne). He has promised big wads of cash by 5 white knight saviours of the club - which hasn't happened. He promised an end to the crazy shareholding situation that North finds itself in, which has just continued as a mexican standoff.

So in my eyes all he has done is basically (for right or wrong) pinned Norths future on being part of the AFL in Melbourne - which is great, provided he can get some cash, future certainty and make the Kangas become self-reliant. My opinion is that the AFL have now reached a point where they will say...."You are on your own. You made your bed, now lie in it. We gave you every chance to continue in this competition and you threw it away."

Which raises another issue - probably for a thread of its own. The AFL is flush with cash at present. Should they in one swift movement clear the debts of all struggling clubs and get them back on track? They can afford it. I'll give my thoughts after others voice an opinion.

Cheers
Duckman

 

[ronski456]

My prediction:

Cats v Hawks in the GF.

Cats winners by 21 points.

Gary Ablett Junior Norm Smith Medal.

Jimmy Bartel for his second Brownlow.

 

[robert toms]

Support neither Cats nor Hawks...but if Buddy has a day out and kicks straight that would change the equation....else it looks like Geelong.

 

[nomore4s]

Support neither Cats nor Hawks...but if Buddy has a day out and kicks straight that would change the equation....else it looks like Geelong.

What I'm worried about in a GF between The mighty hawks and the cats is a reversal of the 1989 GF, where Buddy kicks 9 goals and the hawks lose by 6 points:

My brother in law (cats supporter) is looking forward to this senario though, he's still bitter and twisted about the 89 GF.

 

[pan]

The next few weeks are going to be interesting.. 5 teams that could fall in or out of the eight. I can't see the lions making the finals on their current form.. Tigers need to win today to keep a realistic top 8 spot open.

 

[Duckman#72]

Now the finals are locked in.........how badly did North drop the ball? Let the double chance fall through their hands.

AS for this weeks games - I think they should all go to plan with the exception of the Pies. They have a good record at AAMI from memory and they might take the Crows. In racehorse speak....I'm happy to forgive the last run. Adelaide don't excite me.

As for Sydney v North......if you forget last weeks games you woul say North but anything could happen up in Sydney. North regularly overachieve - I'd say Sydney might get up.

Hawthorn should be too good for the Bullies and Geelong are a wrecking machine at the minute.

Duckman

 

[tech/a]

Only 2 in it.

Geelong and Saints!

 

[nomore4s]

Only 2 in it.

Geelong and Saints!

lol, Are you serious?

Saints won't win a game in the finals.

 

[Duckman#72]

lol, Are you serious?

Saints won't win a game in the finals.

I tend to agree.

Collingwood to beat Adelaide - then to back up and beat the Saints the following week. Hawks to beat Collingwood the week after (although Melbourne would love a Collingwood v Geelong GF).

I think Collingwood were foxing against Freo. They didn't believe that North would lose to Port, so they didn't take their best side over.

Duckman

 

[jonojpsg]

Go the PIES!

I agree completely with that assessment Duckman, and unfortunately I have to say that I think you are right about the Hawks being a hurdle we won't get over.

I forked out to head over to watch the last Hawks-Pies game with my bro who is a Hawks man What a disappointment!

WHo knows, maybe they will get taken out by the Dogs

 

[banjosmyth]

Go the Hawks

Bring on the Cats I say !






This guy looks like Matty Scarlett playing on buddy

 

[Fleeta]

I tend to agree.

Collingwood to beat Adelaide - then to back up and beat the Saints the following week. Hawks to beat Collingwood the week after (although Melbourne would love a Collingwood v Geelong GF).

I think Collingwood were foxing against Freo. They didn't believe that North would lose to Port, so they didn't take their best side over.

Duckman

Stop dreaming duckman - Collingwood won't get to face the Saints the following week because the Saints will be straight through to the Prelim after knocking off the cats! Go Sainters! Milney, Kosi, Riewoldt, Goddard all in career best form...will be tough to beat them!

 

[nomore4s]

Stop dreaming duckman - Collingwood won't get to face the Saints the following week because the Saints will be straight through to the Prelim after knocking off the cats! Go Sainters! Milney, Kosi, Riewoldt, Goddard all in career best form...will be tough to beat them!

lol, who's doing the dreaming?

Bartel, Corey, Ablett, Ling, Chapman, Selwood, Stokes, Harley, Mackie, Scarlett, Ottens, Hunt, Kelly, Enright, Milburn, Johnson, all in career best form will be nearly impossible to beat. Also chuck in players like Wojinski(spelling?), Prismall, Mooney etc etc.

Good luck

 

[Duckman#72]

lol, who's doing the dreaming?

Bartel, Corey, Ablett, Ling, Chapman, Selwood, Stokes, Harley, Mackie, Scarlett, Ottens, Hunt, Kelly, Enright, Milburn, Johnson, all in career best form will be nearly impossible to beat. Also chuck in players like Wojinski(spelling?), Prismall, Mooney etc etc.

Good luck

LOL Nomores - you know you are talking about a good side when you mention 16 players....and then casually add "also chuck in Mooney".

 

[foofighta]

"Oh when the Saints come marching in"........all the way to the FLAG!!

Geelong will win this weekend but the Saints will learn how to beat them in the GF and fulfill there potential, Sending Robert Harvey out with the premiership he derserves!!

GO THE SAINTS