Nate Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Gold Coast :clap: Fuck yeah, tipped 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marteaux Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Hot Cloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm finding it so hard to sustain my interest in the AFL this year... am I the only one disillusioned with the game? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedaik Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm finding it so hard to sustain my interest in the AFL this year... am I the only one disillusioned with the game? Wouldnt have anything to do with following a shit team would it and getting pumped by GWS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm finding it so hard to sustain my interest in the AFL this year... am I the only one disillusioned with the game? Wouldnt have anything to do with following a shit team would it and getting pumped by GWS? A plausible excuse, but not quite Mate, my first taste of AFL as a kid was following Carlton in their shithouse 2002-onwards era where I went to 17 live games before seeing the Blues actually win for the first time but even through all of that rubbish I was pumped to watch footy every single weekend. Nowadays I can hardly bring myself to care, although admittedly I've gotten excited a couple of times during the year. I dunno, part of me feels like I'm not really watching the same game as I used to and it definitely feels like the AFL has given the supporters the middle finger so perhaps that's rubbed me the wrong way, I just hope I can re-discover my love for the game again because it's not quite there at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Hot Cloke Who cares? You lost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Hot Cloke Who cares? You lost? And FWIW in Geelong's horrific performance Hawkins still kicked three meaning only two of Clokes five goals count in our bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD. Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Shit performance by the dees. Ball distribution has been absolutely shithouse. Not impressed at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakz7 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm finding it so hard to sustain my interest in the AFL this year... am I the only one disillusioned with the game?I feel the same... Besides Carlton games, I've only watched about 2 other full matches. Just doesn't excite me as much anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm finding it so hard to sustain my interest in the AFL this year... am I the only one disillusioned with the game? I feel the same... Besides Carlton games, I've only watched about 2 other full matches. Just doesn't excite me as much anymore. What do you reckon it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD. Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm finding it so hard to sustain my interest in the AFL this year... am I the only one disillusioned with the game?I feel the same... Besides Carlton games, I've only watched about 2 other full matches. Just doesn't excite me as much anymore. What do you reckon it is? The rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I don't know what's wrong with me, but I'm finding it so hard to sustain my interest in the AFL this year... am I the only one disillusioned with the game? I feel the same... Besides Carlton games, I've only watched about 2 other full matches. Just doesn't excite me as much anymore. What do you reckon it is? The rules Good call, I hate how they don't reward good tackling anymore and never pay incorrect disposal. I also hate the modern day tactics of flooding around the stoppages and having 1 player in the forward 50 at the other end of the ground and I guess I also hate the lack of man-on-man battles too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I've lost a little interest too tbh and I'm a hawks supporter so it's nothing to do with what team I support. Why? Stoppages. It's fucked. You've got 30 out 36 players within 10 meters of the ball and it takes 3 or 4 restarts before someone gets a clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marn11 Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I reckon it's the constant negativity which gets me. Whether it's Essendon, Melbourne being garbage, pricing, rules, games style, you name it, nearly all "news" is negative. Not a whole lot to be excited about. Country footy is far more enjoyable imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartFc Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Ye this Fucking asada bullshit is doing my head in too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofhearts Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 The rules atm are driving me fucking mental especially when they pay holding the ball for 'not making a genuine attempt' How the fuck are you meant to make a genuine attempt to get rid of the ball when a bloke is on top of you and both your arms are pinned? Madness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD. Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I reckon it's the constant negativity which gets me. Whether it's Essendon, Melbourne being garbage, pricing, rules, games style, you name it, nearly all "news" is negative. Not a whole lot to be excited about. Country footy is far more enjoyable imo. This is pretty spot on tbh. There are so many little problems in the afl at the moment, and that is creating one huge overiding problem, being the dissatisfaction of the fans. They need to sort there shit out, and tbh, I don't see them doing that.. Do the Heads of the afl have the balls to say they have been wrong or that they have made a bad decision? I don't think so. This 'business' thing is taking over this sport as well..rules are being changed because as Triple H would say, "its what's 'best or business' " when really they need to worry about what's best for the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marteaux Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hot Cloke Who cares? You lost? I care cos he's a fuckig legend And yes we lost. We lost two in two weeks. I've forgotten how that feels. I bet you haven't though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hot Cloke Who cares? You lost? I care cos he's a fuckig legend And yes we lost. We lost two in two weeks. I've forgotten how that feels. I bet you haven't though. Typical pies fan. Can't take criticism objectively. Who the fuck was talking about my team? You were talking about Cloke and thus coll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marteaux Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Obv I was just trying to pick the positives out of a shit two weeks despite there not being many. And u had to get stuck in - despite WB during my life time - losing two week in a row being fairly common thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 As a supporter of a fairly dismal team for the last 23 years there's nothing that irks me more than people who stick the boot into poor clubs because theirs is doing well. Maybe it's just banter and I'm a bitter kent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 I consider Cloke a bit of a Geelong Legend myself... He helped us win the 2011 Flag by going missing in the second quarter and his now wasting a sizable chunk of Collingwood's Cap for very few goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartinHobart Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 The thing I don't understand is why everyone is set on Collingwood being this big successful club. They've won just 2 premierships in 55 years. They inflate membership figures by selling ridiculously cheap ones. Also, there last home gate proved that quite often they struggle to gain the attendances that you would associate with a big club. Just 28000 against the bulldogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) The thing I don't understand is why everyone is set on Collingwood being this big successful club. They've won just 2 premierships in 55 years. They inflate membership figures by selling ridiculously cheap ones. Also, there last home gate proved that quite often they struggle to gain the attendances that you would associate with a big club. Just 28000 against the bulldogs. Not to mention that the 1990 Flag was a fluke... for those who weren't around like me just look at Collingwood's form in the years prior and after. Also they were really lucky to come across Geelong having its Gazza/Bomber Issues and Hawthorn having its Captaincy Issues in the same year of 2010. Even then it took them two times to get over the line against St Kilda (Plus there is Milne's kick). Geelong then beat them both times in the 2011 Home and Away Season (The second time they thrashed them) and it was only on Grand Final eve that they were not longer Flag Favourite... and then Geelong came out and drew away from them in a convincing manner in the last term. Edited June 24, 2014 by cadete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braveheart Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Obv I was just trying to pick the positives out of a shit two weeks despite there not being many. And u had to get stuck in - despite WB during my life time - losing two week in a row being fairly common thing. You are still missing the point. The two are mutually exclusive. Here: Let's say for argument sake we were talking about my hypothetical club, let's call them Club A. Irrespectve of Club A's form and overall success, if Player X from Club A has a fucking blinding game but Club A lose, at the end of the day what's the point? Player X (99% of the time) would rather he plays like a dog and the team wins. Individual efforts mean nothing in a sport like ours unless they are the sum parts of the club's success. I'm not saying as a fan of Club A I shouldn't be happy that player X is in form but it pales in comparison to the loss. TLDR: I couldn't give a fuck if Liam Jones wins a coleman medal (hell would be rather frosty that day) if we don't win the flag that year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD. Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Daniel Cross played last week with a broken leg. He will be out for 4-6 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Obv I was just trying to pick the positives out of a shit two weeks despite there not being many. And u had to get stuck in - despite WB during my life time - losing two week in a row being fairly common thing. You are still missing the point. The two are mutually exclusive. Here: Let's say for argument sake we were talking about my hypothetical club, let's call them Club A. Irrespectve of Club A's form and overall success, if Player X from Club A has a fucking blinding game but Club A lose, at the end of the day what's the point? Player X (99% of the time) would rather he plays like a dog and the team wins. Individual efforts mean nothing in a sport like ours unless they are the sum parts of the club's success. I'm not saying as a fan of Club A I shouldn't be happy that player X is in form but it pales in comparison to the loss. TLDR: I couldn't give a fuck if Liam Jones wins a coleman medal (hell would be rather frosty that day) if we don't win the flag that year As Chappy said after he won the Norm Smith Medal... Its not like his going to get together every few years for beers with the other Norm Smith Medalists - Its only Team Glory that matters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 As a supporter of a fairly dismal team for the last 23 years there's nothing that irks me more than people who stick the boot into poor clubs because theirs is doing well. Maybe it's just banter and I'm a bitter kent. You do it every second week with Port you stooge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 As a supporter of a fairly dismal team for the last 23 years there's nothing that irks me more than people who stick the boot into poor clubs because theirs is doing well. Maybe it's just banter and I'm a bitter kent. You do it every second week with Port you stooge. Not my fault your team's shite Jks... Port have been highly successful in 1 out of the 4 years i've supported them, and I was mostly a bystander when they were undefeated. Since then I've seen a losing GF, a losing semi and well this year we're doing ok but like all clubs they've been shit since I came along And I don't give stick to poor performing clubs hardly a fair comparison - only the AFL ones and they deserve it :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 As a supporter of a fairly dismal team for the last 23 years there's nothing that irks me more than people who stick the boot into poor clubs because theirs is doing well. Maybe it's just banter and I'm a bitter kent. You do it every second week with Port you stooge. Not my fault your team's shite Jks... Port have been highly successful in 1 out of the 4 years i've supported them, and I was mostly a bystander when they were undefeated. Since then I've seen a losing GF, a losing semi and well this year we're doing ok but like all clubs they've been shit since I came along And I don't give stick to poor performing clubs hardly a fair comparison - only the AFL ones and they deserve it :D This is true of Port fans... they always stick up for the other Stand Alone clubs with one obvious exception. And in my time as we all know how many Grand Finals Port have lost - Including two to my fucken AFL team's reserves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlings Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Really loving Freo's draw for the rest of the season. Top 2 not out of the question. Bring the haze!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Really loving Freo's draw for the rest of the season. Top 2 not out of the question. Bring the haze!!!!!!!!!! And bring on a coach who can win a Grand Final... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 This is true of Port fans... they always stick up for the other Stand Alone clubs with one obvious exception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marteaux Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 I thought you supported them Demons Bza? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theresonlyonebzamora Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 I thought you supported them Demons Bza? correct. we are discussing port melbourne though, not port adelaide... dunno if you were confused but thought i better clear that up for anyone else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Really loving Freo's draw for the rest of the season. Top 2 not out of the question. Bring the haze!!!!!!!!!! And bring on a coach who can win a Grand Final... Got a feeling you're gonna eat those words late September this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadete Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Really loving Freo's draw for the rest of the season. Top 2 not out of the question. Bring the haze!!!!!!!!!! And bring on a coach who can win a Grand Final... Got a feeling you're gonna eat those words late September this year. I haven't in the four other Grand Finals he has coached in... I would much prefer to have the coaches that the other three flag chances have in their boxes come Grand Final day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Really loving Freo's draw for the rest of the season. Top 2 not out of the question. Bring the haze!!!!!!!!!!And bring on a coach who can win a Grand Final... Got a feeling you're gonna eat those words late September this year. I haven't in the four other Grand Finals he has coached in... I would much prefer to have the coaches that the other three flag chances have in their boxes come Grand Final day. Don't think he's particularly been out coached on any of those 4 occasions, could also argue he's had a worst list then his opposition on those days, just feel like these things have a way of evening themselves out over time. That being said though if he fails again in the big one this year I'll be happy to say he's a choker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaliMate Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 And just cause you always lose Grand Finals doesn't mean you're not the best. Something I know you'd be familiar with Cad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedaik Posted June 25, 2014 Report Share Posted June 25, 2014 Really loving Freo's draw for the rest of the season. Top 2 not out of the question. Bring the haze!!!!!!!!!! McPharLap & Johnson to come back in as well, and hopefully Walters as well before finals. Although with players coming back in you always have a couple of other key players who go out through injury as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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