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boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
the whiz kid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0ZWrBqsAtM

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boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Football is rad.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Da Bloos.

I think that can be considered a rousing success.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Also gently caress golden goal rules. It's worse in gridiron because it comes down to a coin flip to see who receives first, but the lack of right to reply is absurd.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Solemn Sloth posted:

If the receiver scores on the first drive there's a right of reply isn't there?

Apparently not. Pats won the toss, received, went down field for a touchdown and that was that.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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One Shiel, thank you.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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I feel like the problem with keeping the bounce just for the start of a quarter means that they still need to train for it, which doesn't really solve the problems that come with having to bounce the ball over and over. That said, having one designated ball bouncer while they scale back to the start of a quarter and then eventually phase the bounce out entirely might work.

I think the bounce is good for tradition and spectacle, but I don't think I'd miss it.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Now that I think about it, the only time I actually take any notice of the ball being bounced is when they gently caress it up.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Very little passage from the Saints so far

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Slap an eyepatch on him and he could be Big Boss. Except not as big.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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And yeah, Jack Steele is dreamy. Hell of a tackle.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Hahahaha David Armitage's middle name is actually Clancy

e: Ben Long :allears:

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Shmoses posted:

The Essendon saga is back! Hell yeah!

It never leaves, it just slumbers

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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No Acres :(

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Periphery posted:

But Jack Steele has had 8 disposals and 4 tackles in a quarter.

Bruce should have kicked those 2 goals.

Steele's ability to wriggle some space while in close and under pressure is dreamy.

Good game so far. Straight kicking would help.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Periphery posted:

Yeah, it's been a real good game. Our execution is just letting us down at the wrong times and then the Swans are cutting us up on the turnover. Buddy is good to watch.

I nearly poo poo myself when McCartin and Gresham crashed into each other. Luckily it looks like it was just a bit of a corky for both of them.

When McCartin came up hobbling, I was just thankful it wasn't his head. Hickey is definitely showing he's still first choice for ruck.

Just need to hit some targets. Multiple times we've been toiling away trying to get it clean inside 50, thhen someone rushes a kick into a turnover and three clean kicks later Sydney are lining up for goal. Hit targets, win the match.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Roo :allears:

Don't really care about the score from here, just keep it up.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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A little disappointed they didn't kick straight at the end there, but that was a good game. Pretty happy.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Wright is hard as a cat's head. Love watching him go.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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I already miss football. I know the AFLW is on, but I need game after game all weekend.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Eddie just said "memes" and I threw up in my mouth a little bit

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Dusty goes alright at this footy stuff.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Cloke rules, deal with it

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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The Bont has come to save us

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Periphery posted:

Paddy McCartin a late out. Jack Lonie in.

I bet BF is in meltdown at Lonie over Acres

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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gently caress me it's muggy in here

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Greshhhhh

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Saints making it look like a training drill. Close to cooked.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Saints being killed through the middle. Used up all their pressure in the first.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Talk about going from bad to worse.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Well played, Dees.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Footage of Eddie McGuire chucking a wobbly: bringing a nation together since 1998

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Woeful umpiring at the end there. Did they forget why they brought in that "no pressure rushed behind" free kick rule? It was because some bloke had a kick in after a point and walked it back over the line a few times to win a game. Not someone killing the ball behind a pack. If that was paid correctly, the rule is loving stupid.

Also that holding the ball decision was dumb. No prior and he was trying to get it free. If he was a Dogs player, he would've just dropped the ball and play would've gone on.

That said, I was going for the Dogs, so hooray I guess. Bont picking that guy's pocket in the goal square was rad.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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snaeksikn posted:

That wasn't a free in a million years. What did the ump actually call it for?

In the back

#FreeKickHawthorn

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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monolithburger posted:

Go you Saints!

Straight kicking and this game could have been all but over already. Oh well, just keep it up and hope the Eagles don't hang in by merit of kicking at 100% for goal.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Sack all umpires, nuke Perth

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Lessons from tonight:

1. Play four quarters.
2. Kick straight.
3. Never play in Western Australia.

At least it was an improvement over last year.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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If the Saints kicked straight, the last quarter would've been irrelevant. Perhaps they just hoped to be further in front by playing hard early.

boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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Periphery posted:

Say what you want about Robbo, but he's not half as bad as Damian Barrett:


What a giant dickhead.

"As such, the concussion issue has come to bear as a result of refusing to play in the VFL.” What is he even saying here? That Dempster made up the concussion thing and retired just because he didn't want to play in the VFL? God, what a massive wank.

It's especially stupid because didn't Dempster cop a knock in the JLT series, too?

Back to footy, that Mills kid will be good. That Mayne kid won't.

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boy undead
Nov 11, 2006

time to get prolific with
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How could you not think that was going to be called play on?

Another thing about Bruce is his constant asking of questions. Was that deliberate? Has he kicked it? Can he get rid of it? It's a minor thing that bugs the hell out of me because he's supposed to be telling, not asking.

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