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Still way to early for this team yet but........WHOOOO HOOOO!!!

A win like that over the Blue Baggers is always cause for celebration!!!!!!

Still more pain to come (from inexperienced team) but some promising signs and it is games like that where they learn how to win.

Go Bombers!!!!!!

Duckman
 
I have to make another post.

After posting a comment on how good the Bombers were looking, I noticed that I had hit post number 666. Call me superstitious but the Footy Gods are always looking at reasons to torture me - I don't need to give them a loaded gun.

Duckman
 
Duckman#72 said:
I have to make another post.

After posting a comment on how good the Bombers were looking, I noticed that I had hit post number 666. Call me superstitious but the Footy Gods are always looking at reasons to torture me - I don't need to give them a loaded gun.

Duckman
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lol, you blokes need all the luck you can get this year, Hawthorn could also do with some luck on the injury front as well.

But at least you don't support Richmond, going to be a long season for tigers fans.
 
kennas said:
Yes great win.

Is Hille going to get off?
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I think so. From the footage I'm not even sure he made contact with the head. Certainly wasn't intentional or malicious (not that that means anything these days). He just went in hard.

He is also lucky that there are some other high profile cases this week such as Brown, Maxwell and Shaw that will take the pressure of him. I think he'll be unlucky to get time.

Duckman
 
How are we going?

I'm refreshing my screen every few moments on The Age to keep track of the score.

Anyway I can see this live through the computer?
 
What can I say!!!!!:alcohol::bier: Yyyyooooouuuuuu little bbbbeeeeeaaaauuuuuuuty!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a game!!! The Bombers had no right to win this game.

We lost our only full time ruckman in the first 2minutes. Our full forward and captain is out of form and didn't kick a goal. Our CHF should be playing in the Magoos and perhaps retired.

This was the day our young blokes said "Hey - we can play you know!"

Ryder, Stanton, Watson, Dyson(cough,cough), Lovett, Davey and Zaharasic(sic) all played out of their skin today. So proud of them. They never gave up - just great.

How bad would Collingwood be feeling? The No 1 draft pick and captain Josh Fraser was completely towelled up by a part-time ruckman who did not spend 1 minute on the bench?

The trick is now to encapsulate the desire and will to win in every game - not just against Collingwood and Carlton.

Well done boys - proud to support you. And as added cream on the cake, the win is so much sweeter when you pick them in the footy picking comps (although I must admit is pick them every week).

Everyone says how exciting Collingwood is as a side - yet when they had possession they were as boring and predictable as watching paint dry. Go right aound the boundary , keep em offs. When Bombers got it , it was straight through the middle (heart in your mouth stuff!!)

Fletcher played well as usual - and it was good to see Knights played him on Rocca.

Duckman
 
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Whoohoo!! :D

How bad is Hille going to hurt? What a shame for the man, cut down in his prime.

Put Lucus to half back to replce Ryder's work there I reckon. Although maybe he's just too slow now.
 
Hille looks to gone for a while. If its an ACL it means 12 months at least. 20% of footballers never play again professionally after an ACL, their terrible. There is always silver lining at least, Ryder can now finally develop, rather than being wasted in the back line. The guy physically is a freak.

Re Lucas: I'm not sure what should be done with him. The guys has been my favorite player for years, however I'm starting to think he is no longer up to AFL level football, I hope I get proved wrong....
 
sammy84 said:
Hille looks to gone for a while. If its an ACL it means 12 months at least. 20% of footballers never play again professionally after an ACL, their terrible. There is always silver lining at least, Ryder can now finally develop, rather than being wasted in the back line. The guy physically is a freak.

Re Lucas: I'm not sure what should be done with him. The guys has been my favorite player for years, however I'm starting to think he is no longer up to AFL level football, I hope I get proved wrong....
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Lucas has been a favourite of mine also. A real workhorse that tries his guts out. The difference now is that although he is still trying his guts out, he is a liability out on the park. To the credit of the rest of the team - they looked for Lucas on almost every occasion. They gave him every chance to get some form up. I was screaming at the TV in a vain attempt to get them to "STOP KICKING IT TO LUCAS" which is sad reflection on how far he's fallen. He used to be Mr Reliable. Be perfectly clear - the Bombers won despite Lucas, not with the help of Lucas.

I love the guy - but at the moment the Magoos would struggle to find a spot for him. I have never seen a player so out of form. Do you keep playing him in an attempt to "run him in" - maybe but when Lloyd is only running on 3 cyclinders it leaves a weak forward line.
 
What a game, well done the bombers.

I must admit the missus & I were cheering for them in the last quarter and we were cheering like the hawks were playing when Zaharakis kicked that goal. I thought Jetta had blown it when he stuffed up that goal just before Zaharakis kicked the winner.

Ryder was amazing, he kept them in the game the whole day and should have won the medal even if the bombers had lost - talk about ANZAC spirit. Fraser should be ashamed he was towelled up especially in the 2nd half.

Lucas was terrible and I don't think the bombers can continue to carry both Lucas & Llyod. Surely this will be the last year for both of them.
Jetta is another one who I think needs to show more, I thought he was disgraceful at times on Sat - soft and lazy.
 
nomore4s said:
What a game, well done the bombers.

Lucas was terrible and I don't think the bombers can continue to carry both Lucas & Llyod. Surely this will be the last year for both of them.
Jetta is another one who I think needs to show more, I thought he was disgraceful at times on Sat - soft and lazy.
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Good call Nomores - you're an astute observer. Jetta - as promising as he is - continues to be a "passenger" for the majority of games. Perfectly prepared to play small cameos as they come up. Needs to get a bit of mongrel in him and commit to every contest. At the moment he is reacting to opportunities, not getting in their and creating opportunities.

I also agree about Lucas. But not necessarily Lloydy. A healthy Lloyd is still dangerous deep in the forward line. Lloydy is a class act - with age, the body slows but you don't necessarily lose your skills. UNforunately with Scottie - he never had the same skills (tried much harder than Lloydy mind you) but not blessed with the same skill set. ( A bit like the kid that needs to do extra homework every night to keep up with the dux).

Can go too crook on Jetta, but would like his development to be quicker. When you see players like Rioli for Hawthorn........
 
Jetta was ok! Horrible game from Lucas though. I wasn't so sure that our coach did the right choices as well. The boys were monumental in the end. I never give up on a match, however I did actually think we were going to lose. Those 3 goals came out of nowhere. I nearly cried haha :)

I would be very happy if Lucas and Knights both leave at end of year. Lucas is a long time favourite of mine too, but he needs to show some form or else he is just a burden. Did you see some of the goals he missed? I could have scored some of those with my opposite foot. No confidence at all. Maybe some VFL?

I hope Hille recovers soon! Such a crucial player.

Oh and how good was McPhee's first half? And Dyson's freak of a goal in the end :) Oh my this one will be talked about for a while :D
 
ivant said:
I wasn't so sure that our coach did the right choices as well.
I would be very happy if Lucas and Knights both leave at end of year
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Care to elaborate on what Knights did wrong?

Knights' contract runs out at the end of next season so he won't be going anywhere and i wouldn't be surprised to see him signed half way through next year.
 
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