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So apart from Mark "Drug Dealer" Thompson, the other big discussion point at the moment is the quality of the game and what things could be done to improve it. While I'm always somewhat sceptical of these discussions when they come up, I did hear an interesting rule change suggested: Give the first player to contest and win the ball the normal prior opportunity but after they dispose of the ball to a teammate then prior opportunity is mostly expended and the onus is on the players to dispose of the ball correctly. This would seem to remove a lot of the ridiculous 'knocked out in a tackle' things and rewards high disposal skills. Additionally, it would make sense that teams would start trying to make sure players had more space so that if they did win the ball, they had options to dispose of it to that weren't going to instantly be pinged and turn the ball over. On the face of it, it doesn't sound like a horrible idea. It seems like it'd go a long way to opening the game up without massively changing the game or doing stupid poo poo like reducing interchange caps that'll just force more athletes into the game while increasing injury risks. It should also be relatively easy to adjudicate cause it's just a "did they kick/handball? yes/no" equation for umps and even as bad as they are I'm not sure they can horribly gently caress that up consistently (they'd do their best though).
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May 2, 2018 11:59
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Periphery posted:So apart from Mark "Drug Dealer" Thompson, the other big discussion point at the moment is the quality of the game and what things could be done to improve it. While I'm always somewhat sceptical of these discussions when they come up, I did hear an interesting rule change suggested: Definitely has merits. In general the umps need to start rewarding tackling properly. The length of time players have to dispose of the ball borders on idiocy. If the initial tackle is sufficent to deny the player the abilty to correctly dispose it should be a free kick. I mean given enough time every player will be able to shrug a tackle at some point.
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May 2, 2018 12:37
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MUSCULAR BEAVER posted:The ‘a good bloke’ defence also the 'im financially successful! just being in court is costing me money a poor person doesnt have so you can knock a bunch of years off the sentence cos theyre basically worth the same thing!' defence, like what george calombaris got away with for belting that teenager at the soccer
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May 2, 2018 12:39
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Periphery posted:So apart from Mark "Drug Dealer" Thompson, the other big discussion point at the moment is the quality of the game and what things could be done to improve it. relegate the saints
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May 2, 2018 12:40
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snaeksikn posted:relegate the saints That'll happen naturally at the rate the Saints are going so no discussion or decisions need to be made relating to that improvement of the game 
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May 2, 2018 13:11
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https://twitter.com/DSBurtenshaw/status/991572600890449920 2010 was the last time Carlton traveled to Adelaide to play us, that's a fair bit of 'fixture quirk'
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May 2, 2018 13:13
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Maybe they meant the last team to play there on a saturday night, because apparently it has not happened before.
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May 2, 2018 14:09
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drunkill posted:Maybe they meant the last team to play there on a saturday night, because apparently it has not happened before. R4 H Carlton 2.7 3.9 4.15 6.19 55 5.1 10.4 12.5 16.7 103 L -48 14-0-15 Football Park 38321 Sat 17-Apr-2010 2:40 PM The last time Carlton played against the Crows in Adelaide, where Brett Ratten was the coach, with 3 goals each the top scorers were Jeff Garlett, Shane Yarran, and Ryan Houlihan, and the leading possession getter was Andrew Walker with 36 The only other team with a comparable amount of time since their last visit to Adelaide to play Adelaide is Fitzroy NTRabbit fucked around with this message at 14:51 on May 2, 2018 |
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May 2, 2018 14:42
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We played Adelaide in Adelaide last year in round 5. The first time we played them at Adelaide Oval, iirc.
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May 2, 2018 16:26
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drunkill posted:We played Adelaide in Adelaide last year in round 5. The first time we played them at Adelaide Oval, iirc. Port Adelaide in Adelaide. My very cursory glance tells me Carlton haven't played Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval and haven't played Adelaide in Adelaide since like 2010. Schlesische fucked around with this message at 16:39 on May 2, 2018 |
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May 2, 2018 16:36
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Hawthorn had a similar run of not playing Brisbane at the Gabba for about 6 or 7 years that was broken last year. I only know because the Brisbane based hawk supporters got more and more annoyed as each year’s fixture came out.
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May 3, 2018 00:12
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Roberton out for the rest of the season due to ongoing tests on his heart. 
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May 3, 2018 02:58
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On the Bomber Thompson stuff: As much as the "good bloke" defense will shorten his jail time, surely the easiest defense is just for him to roll over on his bikie roommate and/or claim he was being threatened/stood over. That should cut a few years off, and depending on how much of an arsehole he is, (answer: very much so), surely he could claim mental distress due to the Dank saga fallout. I mean he even has public statements corroborating that. So that could also help him come sentencing time.
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May 3, 2018 05:48
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charlie curnow and caleb marchbank both did their ankles at training today our injury list keeps growing, will the afl let us use any top up players if this continues?
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May 3, 2018 05:51
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drunkill posted:charlie curnow and caleb marchbank both did their ankles at training today Oh wow, how bad are they? Can't find a good answer
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May 3, 2018 06:01
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Yeah they will let you take VFL players at some point. Freo had to do it (or nearly did, a contingency was worked out anyway) a couple of years ago.
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May 3, 2018 06:05
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hiddenmovement posted:Oh wow, how bad are they? Can't find a good answer Charlie and Caleb? Rolled ankles, 1 week each (no doubt 2 weeks in truth) Or our injury list: http://www.carltonfc.com.au/injury with a few walking wounded.and most of that list yet to play this year so when they are fit they won't make selection right away, unless we have to. Also this is pretty cute Bri Davey aged 8 https://www.instagram.com/p/BiRPzxCgUU4/?hl=en&taken-by=briannadavey_
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May 3, 2018 08:01
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BrigadierSensible posted:On the Bomber Thompson stuff: As much as the "good bloke" defense will shorten his jail time, surely the easiest defense is just for him to roll over on his bikie roommate and/or claim he was being threatened/stood over. It was during the drugs scandal that he went off the rails so I wouldn’t be surprised if the mental health issues bought on by that come up in his defence. I mean Hird tried to commit suicide on the back of all that poo poo so it’s not unreasonable to expect that Bomber was pretty badly affected too. Having read some of the stories being published about his life since the saga it’s actually pretty sad what’s happened
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May 3, 2018 09:24
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Why did he make that joke about selling ice before the drug scandal? Seems like a strange thing to do.
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May 3, 2018 09:27
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zac smith is finally back 
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May 3, 2018 09:28
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What has happened to Hird and Bomber Thompson is not sad. They are terrible people, who have done terrible things. I'm sick of reading sympathetic poo poo in here about them
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May 3, 2018 09:30
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Yeah they're people who made terrible errors in judgement and did bad things, but I think having no level of empathy for them is also kind of sad. They deserve the book thrown at them for what they've done. Bomber, if found guilty (surely formality) should do time, deserved to lose their jobs, Hird didn't deserve his trip to Paris, deserved fines etc. Those are legal/organisational punishments I can get behind. I can't work out people having no sympathy or empathy (or in some cases I've seen, taking pleasure in) for the decline in mental and physical well-being. Hird attempting suicide, Bomber (potentially) loving up his physical and mental health with drugs...that's sad and I do have sympathy for those things.
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May 3, 2018 11:18
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Crows indigenous guernsey is announced and out
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May 3, 2018 11:26
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realbez posted:Why did he make that joke about selling ice before the drug scandal? Seems like a strange thing to do. Thompson always was a bit weird, it could honestly have been just a dumb joke that was meant to be similar to "selling ice to eskimos" kind of thing. Or he was actually more like Scarface and just facedeep in METH BABY YEAH.
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May 3, 2018 12:31
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realbez posted:What has happened to Hird and Bomber Thompson is not sad. They are terrible people, who have done terrible things. I'm sick of reading sympathetic poo poo in here about them I don't have much sympathy for them but I don't think they deserve to suffer serious psychological issues as a result. In other news, Dylan Roberton is most likely out for the rest of the year with his heart issue. They are installing some device to track his heart for the next three months cause they haven't managed to figure out exactly what caused the irregularity. Hopefully they sort it out soon and he can have a long life and career.
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May 3, 2018 12:45
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thepokey posted:Yeah they're people who made terrible errors in judgement and did bad things, but I think having no level of empathy for them is also kind of sad. They deserve the book thrown at them for what they've done. Bomber, if found guilty (surely formality) should do time, deserved to lose their jobs, Hird didn't deserve his trip to Paris, deserved fines etc. Those are legal/organisational punishments I can get behind. I can't work out people having no sympathy or empathy (or in some cases I've seen, taking pleasure in) for the decline in mental and physical well-being. Hird attempting suicide, Bomber (potentially) loving up his physical and mental health with drugs...that's sad and I do have sympathy for those things. Imagine describing trafficking ice and running a doping program as 'errors in judgement'
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May 3, 2018 13:22
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This is the good bloke celebrity white guy narrative. If he was some no name from Craigeburn that had been beaten as a child and turned to drug dealing after he struggled to find work after dropping out of school, no one would have a scintilla of sympathy. But it's good bloke premiership coach Thommo so let's roll out the sympathy wagon in all the papers.
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May 3, 2018 14:05
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hiddenmovement posted:This is the good bloke celebrity white guy narrative. If he was some no name from Craigeburn that had been beaten as a child and turned to drug dealing after he struggled to find work after dropping out of school, no one would have a scintilla of sympathy. But it's good bloke premiership coach Thommo so let's roll out the sympathy wagon in all the papers. People have sympathy for celebrities because they have knowledge of them as a person and their personality. You dont give a poo poo about Robbo the local meth dealer getting busted but his family and friends will absolutely sympathise with him.
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May 3, 2018 14:18
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realbez posted:What has happened to Hird and Bomber Thompson is not sad. They are terrible people, who have done terrible things. I'm sick of reading sympathetic poo poo in here about them Personally I’m pretty happy the posters here have more empathy and can take a more nuanced view than your average Facebook commenter
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May 3, 2018 14:23
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if they reckon theyve got it tough what about [completely arbitrary example of something completely unrelated]?? theyre just a bunch of sooks!
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May 3, 2018 15:02
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Nutsngum posted:You dont give a poo poo about Robbo the local meth dealer getting busted but his family and friends will absolutely sympathise with him. Why not? He's drunk on foxtel most nights.
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May 3, 2018 15:29
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I feel sorry for Robbo any time he opens his mouth
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May 3, 2018 16:20
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Everyone better get their 2018 season pack! https://store.steampowered.com/app/757070/AFL_EVOLUTION_SEASON_PACK_2018/
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May 3, 2018 17:46
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"AN EXTRA season is the main sticking point in star free agent Jeremy McGovern's negotiations with West Coast, with the key defender seeking a six-year deal and the club offering five." gently caress me just give him six if you're offering five already
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May 3, 2018 18:59
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Just looked at our fixture and this month is absolutely pivotal:
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May 4, 2018 02:16
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Melbourne have St Kilda, lynchless gold coast and Carlton in the next 3 games and are loving guaranteed to drop at least one of them
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May 4, 2018 02:25
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Solemn Sloth posted:Melbourne have St Kilda, lynchless gold coast and Carlton in the next 3 games and are loving guaranteed to drop at least one of them if the dees somehow manage to win all three i will... idk what do people put up as bets any more other than self-ban and drinking cum
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May 4, 2018 02:37
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Solemn Sloth posted:Melbourne have St Kilda, lynchless gold coast and Carlton in the next 3 games and are loving guaranteed to drop at least one of them drop the saints one tia
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May 4, 2018 04:23
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drunkill posted:Also this is pretty cute I love this 
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