This Year's AFL Premiers

[GumbyLearner]

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!

contested possessions?? there are only two teams at present.

 

[gav]

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!

Actually, I think it's Riewoldt who keeps Kleenex in business..

 

[GumbyLearner]

Actually, I think it's Riewoldt who keeps Kleenex in business..

Yeah you could be right gav.

Just watch the wobbles collapse this weekend!

Put your snapshots to the test.

Great sampling by the way. Really displays your depth of character and/or experience.

Anyway, let's yak on Monday!

 

[GumbyLearner]

the colliwobbles by 2 goals and the legacy of john wren with a couple thousand in the boots but it won't be enough for an upset!

 

[gav]

Yeah you could be right gav.

Just watch the wobbles collapse this weekend!

Put your snapshots to the test.

Great sampling by the way. Really displays your depth of character and/or experience.

Anyway, let's yak on Monday!

ROFL hook, line and sinker...

 

[nomore4s]

Actually, I think it's Riewoldt who keeps Kleenex in business..

rotflmao

Yeah you could be right gav.

Just watch the wobbles collapse this weekend!

Put your snapshots to the test.

Great sampling by the way. Really displays your depth of character and/or experience.

Anyway, let's yak on Monday!

You Saints supporters are a pretty cocky bunch for a team that hasn't won a premiership for about 4 decades. Bagging Collingwood out for the collywobbles is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black.

While I agree that Saints are one of the favourites if not the favourite to win the flag it is still early in the season and a couple of injuries to key players and it could be a very different prospect.

 

[Dangerous]

imagine if sumich had kicked straight in that 1990 prelim...

If only

 

[>Apocalypto<]

Actually, I think it's Riewoldt who keeps Kleenex in business..

there's nothing wrong with emotion in the game Gav. I would like to see your face after I bumped your broken collarbone. With you out as captain in round one!

The pies could learn something from Roo it's called class, skill, determination...... Hey were Didak and Davis playing in the 09 finals games for the pies..... I failed to see em anywhere!

see you fellas on Friday night.

 

[>Apocalypto<]

Gav,

Seems Collingwood enjoy a cry here and there as well.........

 

[GumbyLearner]

Great article on the Saints victory tonight. Throughout the game they didn't stop to cry about it either. They just dug in their heals and won comprehensively.

Go Saints! Well done fellas. Hats off.

With or without Roo
DAN SILKSTONE
April 10, 2010

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/with-or-without-roo-20100409-ryye.html

WHEN the final siren sounded, the margin was a misleadingly comfortable 28 points. The jubilation on the field and in the stands showed how much harder than that it had been. It lasted only seconds.

Seldom can a top-of-the-ladder team have won so well and suffered such misery. Somehow St Kilda managed to prevail last night despite losing its great champion. Now it must do it every week for the forseeable future.

 

[brty]

The Saints will be a better side in the next few weeks without Reiwoldt. I have never witnessed a team win the flag with one major player, it is a team sport.

They lost last year because they relied on one player to kick the winning score.

Last nights match had appalling umpiring. The saints were crucified throughout the match, yet Collywobbles could not use the advantage.

I follow neither team, yet could see the clear bias in the umpiring, trying to make a game of it.

brty

 

[>Apocalypto<]

Last nights match had appalling umpiring. The saints were crucified throughout the match, yet Collywobbles could not use the advantage.

totally agree.

 

[>Apocalypto<]

Great win by the Saints!



GumbyLearner called it, another example of the collywobbles

 

[GumbyLearner]

You Saints supporters are a pretty cocky bunch for a team that hasn't won a premiership for about 4 decades.

You betcha. We care about this year 2010. NOW! You haven't got a hope of getting near us this season. Your team will be quite fortunate to make it to the second week of September imo and that's if you make the finals. Buddy Franklin if he remembers to wear a mouthguard might kick 100 this year, but I'm sure he will give away so many frees anyway. Plus playing with injury prone talls/or lack there of... I'd say your chances are pretty much zilch!

 

[Tink]

LOL @ the one eyed supporters

Have to agree nomore4s, Riewoldt is a precious one.

I was disappointed with my team Melbourne losing by a point last week : (

Lets see how we go with Adelaide this week : )

 

[Dangerous]

my mates and I thought it was well umpired!??? so suprised to hear comments. I was at hawks/cats game last mon... now that was rigged.

Well done saints, fantastic win.

Dogs/hawks sunday should also be a belter as should bris/port and carl/ess.... go footy!

 

[nomore4s]

You betcha. We care about this year 2010. NOW! You haven't got a hope of getting near us this season. Your team will be quite fortunate to make it to the second week of September imo and that's if you make the finals. Buddy Franklin if he remembers to wear a mouthguard might kick 100 this year, but I'm sure he will give away so many frees anyway. Plus playing with injury prone talls/or lack there of... I'd say your chances are pretty much zilch!

lol, I've already stated numerous times that Hawthorn don't really have a team that can challenge for a premiership this year but we still have a young list that could develop into a serious threat in the next few years if we can get another key defender and a fit ruckman, but like I have also said we have already won a flag with the bulk of our list. Have you seen your team win a flag? Hell even my 2 year old has seen Hawthorn win one

There is still a long way to go till Sept and there are at least 2 genuine threats to the Saints winning a flag, and St Kilda's record of a) Actually making the GF and b) then winning it is pretty poor so if I were you I wouldn't be counting your chickens just yet.

While I wouldn't mind seeing either Bulldogs or Saints win a flag for their long suffering fans the carry on of some Saints supporters I know makes me laugh, you'd think it was in the bag already.

 

[Tink]

While I wouldn't mind seeing either Bulldogs or Saints win a flag for their long suffering fans the carry on of some Saints supporters I know makes me laugh, you'd think it was in the bag already.

Yep, I say the same thing nomore4s, would like to see them both with more than ONE flag, but come the Grand Final last year, they grated me that much that I ended up cheering for The Cats : )

 

[Buckfont]

Main thing is the Pies got done last night

 

[newbie trader]

Browns had a good half so far (5 goals) against Port and Fev has been giving great support. Anyone know how long Brennans out for (on suspension)?