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realbez: Mar 23, 2005; Fun Shoe

I think the father son rule should stay for at least twenty more years.

# ? Mar 23, 2016 02:22

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monolithburger: Sep 7, 2011

Justin Peckett has like 5 sons from memory, so that's almost a third of a future Saints lineup sorted. It should stay :colbert:

# ? Mar 23, 2016 03:05

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

Sometimes the sons turn out to be not much chop.

# ? Mar 23, 2016 03:10

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

tnimark posted:

he seems to get pretty lost in thought whenever he's lining up for goal..

# ? Mar 23, 2016 03:13

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

So there is some kind of footy ads on the sides of some trains, one went past and was hard to see what it was. The background said "Carn the cats" but the "the" had a section pasted over the top of it which all I caught of it was "46% Luke Hodge" ...has anyone seen it/what is? Otherwise I'm just going to have to guess its his blood alcohol level

thepokey fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Mar 23, 2016

# ? Mar 23, 2016 03:41

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

thepokey posted:

So there is some kind of footy ads on the sides of some trains, one went past and was hard to see what it was. The background said "Carn the cats" but the "that" had a section pasted over the top of it which all I caught of it was "46% Luke Hodge" ...has anyone seen it/what is? Otherwise I'm just going to have to guess its his blood alcohol level

46% of Cats fans had Hodge in their Supercoach team - it's an ad for SC.

# ? Mar 23, 2016 04:13

monolithburger: Sep 7, 2011

I thought it was that but those ads are way too busy, especially for a moving vehicle.

# ? Mar 23, 2016 04:15

Memento: Aug 25, 2009; Bleak Gremlin

monolithburger posted:

I thought it was that but those ads are way too busy, especially for a moving vehicle.

Yep, way too busy. The only way I knew what it was talking about was seeing it on a train that was on the opposite platform at Richmond as I was waiting for a Flinders St direct service the other day.

# ? Mar 23, 2016 04:31

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

tnimark posted:

I'd be ok with removing the bounce. F/S is good and should stay, though.

Bring back the bounce I say. Everyone bitches about congestion and frankly the throw up just makes it worse by being even more consistent. The bounce is more random and forces the rucks to come in from further away to compensate for it.

# ? Mar 23, 2016 05:46

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.

I was more referring to the running bounce.

# ? Mar 23, 2016 06:00

realbez: Mar 23, 2005; Fun Shoe

Nutsngum posted:

Bring back the bounce I say. Everyone bitches about congestion and frankly the throw up just makes it worse by being even more consistent. The bounce is more random and forces the rucks to come in from further away to compensate for it.

I agree with this. What was the reasoning for getting rid of the bounce around the ground? Was it to reduce congestion because they throw it up faster?

# ? Mar 23, 2016 06:23

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

realbez posted:

I agree with this. What was the reasoning for getting rid of the bounce around the ground? Was it to reduce congestion because they throw it up faster?

Something like that. Plus it makes it easier on the umps who have to "master" the bounce cause its soooo hard.

# ? Mar 23, 2016 06:38

Negligent: Aug 20, 2013; Its just lovely here this time of year.

cool article from guardian to troll your friends with because it reckons freo might miss the finals: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/23/2016-afl-season-preview-fremantle-dockers-and-sydney-swans

# ? Mar 23, 2016 11:11

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

I cant wait until Satuday when we finally get to see a football game played!

# ? Mar 23, 2016 15:00

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

Also, officially changing my supercoach team name to "Hirdonismbot"

"I apologise for nothing!"

Nutsngum fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Mar 23, 2016

# ? Mar 23, 2016 19:37

NTRabbit: Aug 15, 2012; i wear this armour to protect myself from the histrionics of hysterical women

bitches

Nutsngum posted:

Also, officially changing my supercoach team name to "Hirdonismbot"

"I apologise for nothing!"

How delightful!

# ? Mar 23, 2016 19:44

Spedman: Mar 12, 2010; Kangaroos hate Hasselblads

http://m.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2016-03-23/richard-walley-is-new-number-one

Freo have a new #1 ticket holder, Richard Walley, an indigenous artist who among many other things designed our first indigenous round jumper.

# ? Mar 23, 2016 21:20

pkid: Jan 30, 2005; I was raised on the dairy, BITCH!

*cough*

For those unaware, I believe the AFL season begins later today.

# ? Mar 23, 2016 22:28

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

I'm expecting Carlton to get their one win for the year

# ? Mar 23, 2016 22:35

realbez: Mar 23, 2005; Fun Shoe

pkid posted:

*cough*

For those unaware, I believe the AFL season begins later today.

Noice. Anyone good playing?

# ? Mar 23, 2016 22:52

monolithburger: Sep 7, 2011

I saw Jack Riewoldt at the supermarket last night, FOOTY'S BACK!!!

# ? Mar 23, 2016 23:06

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

realbez posted:

Noice. Anyone good playing?

Yeah, Carlton who will win the flag in October (20xx)

# ? Mar 24, 2016 00:36

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

Football football football football

# ? Mar 24, 2016 00:37

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

foxsports posted:

The former Bulldog and Hawk has admitted he didn�t want to retire, but was advised to by Hawthorn.

As to how that plays out for a number of veterans still at the club, he is interested to see.

�I did want to play on, but you can see with their list what they were trying to do,� he said.

�That did happen. It�ll be interesting to see how they filter out the other guys. Hodgey, Shaun (Burgoyne) ... it�ll be good to see how they�re going to do it and who they�re going to replace them with.

�That�s the thing with Hawthorn � they seem to get these players from other sides with ease. I don�t know how they do it.�

brian lake, player who quit the bulldogs to cross to hawthorn seeking a premiership, is mystified how hawthorn attracts other players in similar positions

# ? Mar 24, 2016 02:30

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

Justin Clarke has retired from football due to post-concussion syndrome. If I recall correctly, the symptoms cited weeks after the actual incident were difficulty breathing, constant fatigue and an inability to concentrate. So yeah, incredibly serious poo poo

# ? Mar 24, 2016 02:34

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

Sucks for Brisbane too, they can't have much depth to replace him with.

# ? Mar 24, 2016 02:45

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.

Gearing up to raid the MCC looking like the biggest footy flog going around. Fucks yes go bloos

# ? Mar 24, 2016 02:49

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

TG-Chrono posted:

Gearing up to raid the MCC looking like the biggest footy flog going around. Fucks yes go bloos

You better have a collared shirt you barbarian

# ? Mar 24, 2016 03:07

pkid: Jan 30, 2005; I was raised on the dairy, BITCH!

I too am sitting in the MCC tonight.
They still run it like the old 6pm swill right?
Piss at the bar while you're getting another drink?

# ? Mar 24, 2016 03:46

put both hands in: Nov 28, 2007; FYFE

So I decided to start the season with a bang by tipping Melbourne

# ? Mar 24, 2016 04:32

snaeksikn: Feb 28, 2010

mumford v gawn should be a good matchup for that game and im looking forward to it.

im also hoping that with treloar gone we wont get pummelled in the midfield like we usually do against the giants

# ? Mar 24, 2016 04:40

pkid: Jan 30, 2005; I was raised on the dairy, BITCH!

How many upset wins do you think Essendon will get over the course of the year.
It's very tempting to put $5 on them each week because I suspect for most games their odds will be very long and it could result in a decent return at some point in the season.

# ? Mar 24, 2016 04:58

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

I won't be off work till 6 so no going to the footy tonight unless I rush it.

# ? Mar 24, 2016 05:18

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

pkid posted:

How many upset wins do you think Essendon will get over the course of the year.
It's very tempting to put $5 on them each week because I suspect for most games their odds will be very long and it could result in a decent return at some point in the season.

I suspect they will snaffle a few wins early in the season and drop off terribly due to old man injuries. Unfortunately the bookies are onto this and the bummers are 1.16 to just 5.25 against the GC. A sneaky 5$ on the bombers would not be a bad bet imo but it's not amazing.

The only winning move is not to play.

# ? Mar 24, 2016 05:22

Volkerball: Oct 15, 2009; by FactsAreUseless

gently caress the afl for getting me excited for a game between richmond and carlton of all teams. i wish the geelong hawthorn game was the opener.

# ? Mar 24, 2016 05:30

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

A reminder you have about four hours to get your tips in.

If you need a little help here's the first week's lines based on last week's performances.

code:

ROUND 1
Thu Mar 24 1920 at MCG : RIC 1007 vs CAR  542 RIC by  46 (105 -  59)
Sat Mar 26 1340 at MCG : MEL  650 vs GWS  792 GWS by   2 ( 80 -  82)
Sat Mar 26 1635 at CAR : GCO  590 vs ESS  604 GCO by  11 ( 93 -  82)
Sat Mar 26 1925 at DCK : NME  881 vs ADE  979 NME by   2 (100 -  98)
Sat Mar 26 1925 at SCG : SYD 1051 vs COL  925 SYD by  25 ( 94 -  69)
Sun Mar 27 1310 at DCK : WBD  999 vs FRE 1002 WBD by  12 ( 83 -  71)
Sun Mar 27 1520 at ADO : PAD  927 vs STK  598 PAD by  45 (114 -  69)
Sun Mar 27 1940 at SUB : WCE 1218 vs BRL  515 WCE by  82 (128 -  46)
Mon Mar 28 1520 at MCG : GEE  923 vs HAW 1279 HAW by  36 ( 75 - 111)

(I am setting up a site with this and all the other stupid crap I do, it's taking a bit of time, however. I have something up but it's absurdly basic at the moment and has little more than what I've posted in the thread. When it's done it's gonna be all Nate Silver and poo poo.)

# ? Mar 24, 2016 05:32

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.

Volkerball posted:

gently caress the afl for getting me excited for a game between richmond and carlton of all teams. i wish the geelong hawthorn game was the opener.

Conversely, gently caress YEAH FOOOTY

# ? Mar 24, 2016 05:42

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

Goon golden spoon supercoach still needs 5 more players. 909139 is the code. Get in boys!