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Paracausal: Sep 5, 2011; Oh yeah, baby. Frame your suffering as a masterpiece. Only one problem - no one's watching. It's boring, buddy, boring as death.

Hope no one in Craigieburn steps on a syringe out there.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:16

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 14:06

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

Demons are also trying a zone defence to a mixed return, if Boyd had kicked better then he would have had two goals already.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:16

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

TG-Chrono posted:

Hope no one in Craigieburn steps on a syringe out there.

It could be worse, they could be playing in Frankston.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:17

monolithburger: Sep 7, 2011

Testekill posted:

It could be worse, they could be playing in Frankston.

Why even bother leaving Footscray :thumbsup:

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:23

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

A bit of wind out there now and Melbourne are badly overpossessing the ball.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:24

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

Hamilton is like a quarter the size of his uncles.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:28

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

Melbourne has had 50 more touches for 1 more inside 50.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:29

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

Testekill posted:

Watts can't kick in the f50 at the moment, three marks and sprayed all three kicks horribly.

Strong wind, but yeah his kicking is shocking. He's been marking well but absolutely butchering it.

had to change to radio about halfway through because my internet is hosed for some reason(copper is good for internet lol), and now I have to listen to loving chris loving connoly?

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:31

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

Ben Kennedy is a midget

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:34

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

snaeksikn posted:

Ben Kennedy is a midget

best rest him against the saints then

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:37

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

Liberatore is looking in good touch, not many touches but 5 tackles already.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:39

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

I like that Bradley Lynch kid, has a ton of talent but his body is almost as underdeveloped as Bailey Dale.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:42

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

Melbourne being very undisciplined now

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:43

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

are you trying to steal my gimmick or what mate

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:44

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

Solemn Sloth posted:

are you trying to steal my gimmick or what mate

Gimmick infringement is what I do best

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:48

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

Good thing we've been putting all that work into attacking plays

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:50

realbez: Mar 23, 2005; Fun Shoe

Man I thought something interesting happened but it's all just dogposting

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:50

DAAS Kapitalist: Nov 9, 2005; Jackass: The Mad Monk

Don't try this at home.

Solemn Sloth posted:

had to change to radio about halfway through because my internet is hosed for some reason(copper is good for internet lol), and now I have to listen to loving chris loving connoly?

Those who can, do; those who can't, commentate.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 04:53

hiddenmovement: Sep 29, 2011; "Most mornings I'll apologise in advance to my wife."

Demons doing well to draw level against a vfl side here

# ? Mar 6, 2016 05:01

Periphery: Jul 27, 2003; ...

https://twitter.com/stkildafc/status/706316912251109376

# ? Mar 6, 2016 05:08

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

Oliver has had a good two weeks, will be ready to be called up from the VFL when needed.

Watts recovered well after quarter time, maybe just adjusting to conditions?

Worried about the attacking mindset when we don't have hogan up forward.

Not much evidence of Goodwin's supposedly more attacking game plan.

Jones is looking fine in his first game since neck surgery

Grimes simply isn't good enough.

Kennedy and Kent could be good supporting acts to Garlett.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 05:54

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

They canned the game in Mackay lol

# ? Mar 6, 2016 05:57

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

snaeksikn posted:

They canned the game in Mackay lol

Only sensible option.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 05:57

Nutsngum: Oct 9, 2004; I don't think it's nice, you laughing.

Solemn Sloth posted:

Only sensible option.

was to not schedule it in an area renowned for heavy tropical rain this time of year.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 06:15

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

Dees had the last 11 scoring shots for a return of 4 goals

# ? Mar 6, 2016 06:20

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

Melbourne should have beaten us by a lot more, I honestly can't name a major player that they were missing outside of Hogan.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 06:23

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

I'll take it. No injuries and getting used to the idea of winning is probably the most important thing for us in the nab

# ? Mar 6, 2016 06:35

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

Apparently Mackay has hosted one one day international ever, in 1992, and it was washed out after two balls.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 06:41

spamman: Jul 11, 2002; Chin up Tiger, There is always next season...

Saints need to get better at finding places to play practice matches

# ? Mar 6, 2016 06:48

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

Would be really nice if petracca and Trengove are ready for a run next week

# ? Mar 6, 2016 07:35

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

Dogs seem like they're running away with it

# ? Mar 6, 2016 08:38

Chairchucker: Nov 14, 2006; to ride eternal, shiny and chrome

THUNDERDOME LOSER 2022

I can't find the women's match on the Melbourne site, anyone have a direct link?

# ? Mar 6, 2016 08:51

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

quote:

Josh Dunkley (Western Bulldogs)
The slightly built defender made a good fist of his first game against senior opposition. He intercepted the ball well and in blustery conditions showed his class at times by setting up attacking forays from defence. The Bulldogs picked him up at selection No.25 in the 2015 NAB AFL Draft after the Sydney Swans failed to match the bid for the son of former Sydney Swans full-back Andrew Dunkley. He took three marks and 10 of his 16 possessions were contested. He needs to build his frame but he has talent.

uhhhhhh, do they even know who the gently caress Josh Dunkley is? He's a midfielder that rests forward, he's not slightly built and he doesn't need to build his frame at all.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 09:09

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

First win by the dogs against us, by the looks of it they were pretty well in control apart from the second quarter where we didn't capitalise. Hope finished with 3 goals which might be the best individual return so far? Pearce a tidy 33 disposals.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 09:26

gay picnic defence: Oct 5, 2009; I'M CONCERNED ABOUT A NUMBER OF THINGS

Testekill posted:

uhhhhhh, do they even know who the gently caress Josh Dunkley is? He's a midfielder that rests forward, he's not slightly built and he doesn't need to build his frame at all.

I too am outraged that someone doesn't know the minutiae about some kid who has been on an AFL list for all of 6 months

# ? Mar 6, 2016 09:27

Solemn Sloth: Jul 11, 2015; Baby you can shout at me,
But you can't need my eyes.

gay picnic defence posted:

I too am outraged that someone doesn't know the minutiae about some kid who has been on an AFL list for all of 6 months

I don't think it's unreasonable to call out "don't know who this is so I just made some poo poo up" as bad journalism. If you don't know about the kid don't write about him as if you do?

# ? Mar 6, 2016 09:45

Testekill: Nov 1, 2012; I demand to be taken seriously

gay picnic defence posted:

I too am outraged that someone doesn't know the minutiae about some kid who has been on an AFL list for all of 6 months

If you're going to highlight a player then getting his position right might be an important thing to do. The guy that wrote the article just figured that his dad was a fullback so clearly Dunkley is a defender also. Hell, it's not like we recruited him in one role and are playing him in a different one.

# ? Mar 6, 2016 10:05

thepokey: Jul 20, 2004; Let me start off with a basket of chips. Then move on to the pollo asado taco.

gay picnic defence posted:

I too am outraged that someone doesn't know the minutiae about some kid who has been on an AFL list for all of 6 months

I'd say if their job is a journalist then they of all people should know stuff like this if they're going to report on it? They should be the ones informing fans and the general footy world about people who have been on the list for less than 6 months

# ? Mar 6, 2016 11:02

The Deadly Hume: May 26, 2004; Let's get a little crazy. Let's have some fun.

It's a bit early since the proper start to the season is still a little over a fortnight away (I hadn't realised how early Easter is this year) but I'm getting back into firing up the statto machine.

code:

ROUND 1
24.03 RIC 1007 CAR  542  at MCG : 105 -  59 RIC by  46 (88%) 
26.03 MEL  650 GWS  792  at MCG :  80 -  82 GWS by   2 (52%) 
26.03 GCO  590 ESS  604  at CAR :  93 -  82 GCO by  11 (60%) 
26.03 NME  881 ADE  979  at DCK : 100 -  98 NME by   2 (52%) 
26.03 SYD 1051 COL  925  at HMB :  94 -  69 SYD by  25 (73%) 
27.03 WBD  999 FRE 1002  at DCK :  83 -  71 WBD by  12 (61%) 
27.03 PAD  927 STK  598  at ADO : 114 -  69 PAD by  45 (87%) 
27.03 WCE 1218 BRL  515  at SUB : 128 -  46 WCE by  82 (98%) 
28.03 GEE  923 HAW 1279  at MCG :  75 - 111 HAW by  36 (81%)

I suspect Essendon will be far worse than 604 (good Ladytron album, by the way) but it's really hard to work out. The good thing about the system is that after a month the ratings are closer to where they probably should be.

Going out on a limb, I'd say that Geelong, Port Adelaide and St Kilda will improve, Hawthorn (due to Roughead's absence, and you can't stay that good for that long, he says), hmm maybe Richmond and Adelaide and of course Essendon will slip back a bit. Last year's average score was 86.4 (just a tick lower than last year, and still quite low in modern times) so the par is 864.

Oh yeah, looking at that, I need to change the HMB fixtures back to the SCG too - not that it makes any functional difference for the thing, although I think from memory the Swans haven't done as well at Homebush as they have at the SCG over the years.

I'm hoping to sort out some fancier formatting which is a little easier to read. Information design is harder than it looks.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 02:32

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 14:06

Volkerball: Oct 15, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

aaron hall is bad and i hate his face.

# ? Mar 7, 2016 07:41

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