Re: AFL 2024

by Nath Mon 19 Aug 2024, 12:13

embee wrote:the contract has been changed which stated there must be a certain number of finals at the MCG each season

the contract can get stuffed. the certain number is one.

by lardbucket Mon 19 Aug 2024, 12:30

Nath wrote:the way we're playing I'm not even sure we can beat North next week; or even West Coast.

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by Red Mon 19 Aug 2024, 12:46

lardbucket wrote:I think we can discount Collingwood, Fred.

The utter nightmare scenario for Carlton supporters - missing out with Collingwood or Essendon scraping in - just won’t happen.

We're officially gone. Bit unlucky compared with Carlton because they played both bottom teams twice, and we played each once. We also beat the Blues twice. We wouldn't have too much chance of doing much damage so probably best to get a long pre-season which was truncated for us last summer.

My tip for the flag is the Giants if they play to their potential and enjoy a dollop of luck. Lions possibly stuffed their chances by losing a top four spot and its attendant benefits. Can't see the Cats getting defeated by the Bombres.

by lardbucket Mon 19 Aug 2024, 15:04

Maybe the Eagles thought …

by Nath Tue 20 Aug 2024, 09:55

lardbucket wrote:
Nath wrote:the way we're playing I'm not even sure we can beat North next week; or even West Coast.

can I claim the 'reverse woof'? Wink

by Fred Nerk Tue 20 Aug 2024, 10:40

RIP HS & Foxtel footy scribe Sam Landsberger, in traffic accident in Bridge Road, aged 35.
By all accounts a trusted, liked and admired member of the AFL Media, a group of garcons not universally esteemed.
Condolences to his family, including his Dad who had been the club chief medico at the Bulldogs since forever, his colleagues and his friends.

by embee Wed 21 Aug 2024, 00:56

wasnt the worst Sam in AFL media

by lardbucket Fri 23 Aug 2024, 22:17

Farewell to Collingwood and Melbourne for 2024. Two teams I had destined for the final 8, pre-season! Lots of pundits thought Collingwood would go back to back.

by Nath Sat 24 Aug 2024, 06:43

ooh finals! snoopy-dance

by lardbucket Sat 24 Aug 2024, 09:47

Bit better than you thought after Round 5!

by Nath Sat 24 Aug 2024, 10:21

lardbucket wrote:Bit better than you thought after Round 5!

definitely! Nod

by lardbucket Sun 25 Aug 2024, 09:12

Oh no Carlton. How??

by Nath Sun 25 Aug 2024, 10:33

lardbucket wrote:Oh no Carlton. How??

Dockers down by 1 point at half time. if they win or draw, they play finals and Carlton are out.

by Nath Sun 25 Aug 2024, 11:42

Dockers are crap, so Carlton are in

by Nath Sun 25 Aug 2024, 11:43

so qualifying finals:
Sydney vs GWS
Port Adelaide vs Geelong Cats

elimination finals:
Brisbane Lions vs Carlton (plays loser of Sydney vs GWS in week 2)
Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn (plays loser of Port Adelaide vs Geelong Cats in week 2)

by lardbucket Sun 25 Aug 2024, 22:10

lardbucket wrote:It’s been a great start to the season.

Richmond an Collingwood - innovative teams both, and almost equally loved - are the first two teams to be sitting at two losses after Round 1.

Sydney looking very useful this year. GWS too. Imagine the howls from Melbourne if it’s an all-Sydney GF …

Carlton seem to be back with no obvious weaknesses … Fred, could be your year.

Is it too early to say that Melbourne’s Premiership window is already closed?

Lots of experts predicting, pre-season, that Collingwood will again win the flag, Adelaide will be the big upwardly mobile team, Port and the Suns will contest deep into finals. the Hawks will win the spoon, my Cats won’t finish above 13th, Saints and Dogs alongside North, Bombers and West Coast as also rans.

My early (Round 1) prediction for the 8: Sydney GWS Brisbane Port Carlton Adelaide Suns and Collingwood … although I still hope my Cats can squeeze in there somehow.

So - no Adelaide, Suns, or Collingwood. Hawks in, Dogs in, and the Cats made it. Hawks and Dogs are the two form sides and one will eliminate the other in the first week, to the relief of the other 6 teams.

by embee Mon 26 Aug 2024, 09:24

by lardbucket Fri 30 Aug 2024, 11:47

Ollie Dempsey wins the Rising Star award (in a Bradbury effort).

by Nath Fri 30 Aug 2024, 12:51

BYE WEEK SUCKS!

by Nath Thu 05 Sep 2024, 13:00

Port are crap.

Dogs/Hawks gonna smash them next week.

by skully Thu 05 Sep 2024, 15:15

lardy will be happy. cheers

by lardbucket Thu 05 Sep 2024, 15:24

Happy, surprised. I thought the home ground and crowd would have carried Port. All the Cats played well, though.

by Fred Nerk Thu 05 Sep 2024, 20:57

One day it will sink in, although it's taken 10 years so far: Geelong are going nowhere.
And neither are Port.

by lardbucket Thu 05 Sep 2024, 22:32

But the Cats are just a mid-table team, all the experts agree ... only one of them was deemed good enough to make all-Australian selection.

"Too old, too slow. full of passengers".

They just have to scrap to compete.

by lardbucket Thu 05 Sep 2024, 22:33

Have to say though ... I haven't seen any player look as cooked as Charlie Dixon did last night, not for a long time. Surely that's his last game.

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