This Year's AFL Premiers

[Pivotonian]

I agree gav he is great. You're right it is pretty difficult for most defenders to look at him the wrong way though. Considering they are usually eating his dust and trailing behind his leads.

People just try to hang this umpire favourite tag on him because they don't want to admit he is just a great player and can't handle him dominating against their teams.

I suppose if he wasn't such a poor judge of the flight of the ball, he wouldn't get as many free kicks. (pigs :arsch Oh it's a conspiracy they cry! Must keep kleenex in business the way people ****can Riewoldt week in week out and have a big sook about it. Harden up you bunch of envious sooks!


Oh wait a minute, is that why he's the best leading marking forward in Australia? Brown at Brisbane is next best and daylight to the rest. imho

Nick Riewoldt is an absolute ****ing gun.

But he is also a protected species.

 

[nomore4s]

Nick Riewoldt is an absolute ****ing gun.

But he is also a protected species.

I agree, only need to watch a game with him and just about any other key forward to see the differences in the soft free kicks he gets. Not that I really mind as he is in my dream team:

On the weekend the umpire paid a free kick against him and he automatically got up and went back to have a shot for goal thinking it was his free kick, the shock on his face when he realized it was against him was priceless, hahaha.

 

[Taltan]

Riewoldt plays in front for which he deserves credit. I only wish Buddy could learn to do the same.

 

[Scalper23]

Melborne will be in the top four and
may go even further. Definately a chance next year. Geelong will be hard to beat this year

 

[nomore4s]

Riewoldt plays in front for which he deserves credit. I only wish Buddy could learn to do the same.

I would rather have Reiwoldt then Buddy atm, not sure if Buddy will ever be the type of player Brown or Riewoldt are.

Both Buddy & Roughhead have stagnated as far as their development is concerned, both need to take more contested marks and exert their influence on games a bit more.

Melborne will be in the top four and
may go even further. Definately a chance next year. Geelong will be hard to beat this year

hahaha, I think this post belongs in the joke thread.

 

[Duckman#72]

I would rather have Reiwoldt then Buddy atm, not sure if Buddy will ever be the type of player Brown or Riewoldt are.

Both Buddy & Roughhead have stagnated as far as their development is concerned, both need to take more contested marks and exert their influence on games a bit more.

Good call Nomores. That was one of my points in an earlier post when I said that Hawthorn have so much to take away from the game. Buddy was pretty well a non-event. He could/needs to be so much better.

He seems to want the game to come to him, whereas Brown and Reiwoldt go and grab the game by the scruff of the neck. Buddy wants the ball, Brown demands the ball.

I hate to say it so bluntly but when you watch them play - Brown and Reiwoldt play like big men, but Buddy plays like a big kid.

Duckman

 

[nomore4s]

Good call Nomores. That was one of my points in an earlier post when I said that Hawthorn have so much to take away from the game. Buddy was pretty well a non-event. He could/needs to be so much better.

He seems to want the game to come to him, whereas Brown and Reiwoldt go and grab the game by the scruff of the neck. Buddy wants the ball, Brown demands the ball.

I hate to say it so bluntly but when you watch them play - Brown and Reiwoldt play like big men, but Buddy plays like a big kid.

Duckman

Buddy is never going to be a Brown type player or even a Riewoldt but he has the ability to rip open games, it's just he needs to be more consistant at it.

Roughead on the other hand can be a Brown type of forward but imo is still in his shell a bit, he really needs to step up and exert his influence on a match, he has the ability but I'm not sure he has the belief atm.

 

[>Apocalypto<]

Nick Riewoldt is an absolute ****ing gun.

But he is also a protected species.

Bull****........ if you charge someone that has there back to you in front of an umpire, then of course you will give away a free kick!

The only thing holding ROO back is his kicking!

 

[nomore4s]

Bull****........ if you charge someone that has there back to you in front of an umpire, then of course you will give away a free kick!

The only thing holding ROO back is his kicking!

Only happens to Reiwoldt though, every other forward in the comp doesn't get those free kicks.

His kicking is much improved and I don't think he has those issues anymore.

 

[>Apocalypto<]

My Tip........... (one eyed) Saints to win 2010 Grand Final against Western Bulldogs.

Go Saints 2010

 

[>Apocalypto<]

Only happens to Reiwoldt though, every other forward in the comp doesn't get those free kicks.

His kicking is much improved and I don't think he has those issues anymore.

Crap, you base this off two games..... please.........

again two games. I still remember very well to last season where he missed a sitter to beat the bombers.

He is much improved to years gone by but this aspect is what keeps him just behind Jonno Brown IMO. but he's the hardest worker and takes the best grabs!

 

[nomore4s]

lol spoken like a true Saints supporter.

He is a protected species, was last year and is again this year.

 

[GumbyLearner]

lol spoken like a true Saints supporter.

He is a protected species, was last year and is again this year.

Maybe the defenders that are put on him should stop accepting all those bribes to go half-hearted in the contested marks category. Please wake up, he's not a protected species, he's just a freak ok and a very team-focused one at that!

Protected species?? Ever thought that maybe opposition defenders are becoming endangered species. Go Nick, clock those DT & SC scores. Most of the criticism on ASF comes from those who already have you as a MUST in their "fantasy" team anyway. (Only because of the umpires of course.) ROTFLMAO WAJ!

 

[GumbyLearner]

I dedicate this song to Nick Riewoldt. What a great exponent of the Australian game.

Silverchair - Freak

 

[Airfireman]

Go Cats Go

2010 Premiers.... getting harder every year as more teams play catch up to them but strong enough and well seasoned to do it again and again and again

 

[GumbyLearner]

Go Cats Go

2010 Premiers.... getting harder every year as more teams play catch up to them but strong enough and well seasoned to do it again and again and again

maybe getting crusty??

 

[AussiePaul72]

Personally i think the Saints are favourites in my book but i do believe if things go our way ....... my team the Lions could make the grand final!!! And anything can happen in a grand final .........

 

[GumbyLearner]

Personally i think the Saints are favourites in my book but i do believe if things go our way ....... my team the Lions could make the grand final!!! And anything can happen in a grand final .........

I'm still keen on the Saints myself. Still waiting! This year looks great so far. Colliwobbles to get hammered this week! Yeah hammered. Couldn't beat Melbourne by more than a goal. Collingwood will not be there on the last Saturday in September.

 

[roland]

I should get my wife to pick a few winners for you guys. She knows nothing about football but is leading the table at her work place for the Rugby League picking based on colours and whether or not a Dragon can whoop a Bulldog, or whether a Chicken can kill a Snake

 

[Dangerous]

I am a dogs fan - one of the reasons I recently took a job in Melbs over one in Sydney.... the choice was easy.

I have been to the following games - dogs vs pies, lions vs blues, dogs vs rich and cats vs hawks. I may go to Pies vs Saints on friday to get a look at both. Very much looking forward to our game vs hawks. Hawks at $2.50 a good bet, although they may be tired from tough game Mon. My thoughts on these are:

Dogs - flat. Virus going around club apparently. Finding it hard to believe how much skill they have lost. Either due to being flat or comp getting quicker (a number of big players around the comp appeared to have slimmed down in favour of pace). Once Hall gets the free kicks Nick R gets look out!
Hawks - good! No CHF but able to break the line straight in to Roughie and Buddy. Lack of depth and ruckman a ?
Cats - solid once again, lacking in fitness a bit and forward line a concern until Ottens goes down there. Boy he showed up Tomahawk on Monday!
Pies - unsure, very well drilled and able to shut Dogs down very well. A concern that Medhurst and Anthony appear so important. Both are very capable of having stinkers.
Tigers - shazit. Really, really shazit. Morton a gun!
Lions - very good, but go to sleep in patches. Fevola taking Brown's heat and showing just how good Brown is. Need a good player to run from defence to be a real threat
Blues - not too bad. Was suprised at the effort they put in against Lions. O'hailpin looked great as did Kruzer. Betts and Yarran had stinkers and they still almost one.

Summary - go footy!