Round 3 Discussion

[Eastdog]

Round 3 Fixture

Date Home vs Away Venue Local AEST TV

Fri, Apr 17 Collingwood vs St Kilda MCG 7.50pm 7.50pm Seven

Sat, Apr 18 Carlton vs Essendon MCG 1.45pm 1.45pm Seven

Sat, Apr 18 Adelaide vs Melbourne Adelaide Oval 1.40pm 2.10pm Foxtel

Sat, Apr 18 Sydney vs GWS Giants SCG 4.35pm 4.35pm Foxtel

Sat, Apr 18 North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide Etihad Stadium 7.20pm 7.20pm Seven

Sat, Apr 18 Brisbane vs Richmond The Gabba 7.20pm 7.20pm Foxtel

Sun, Apr 19 Hawthorn vs Western Bulldogs Aurora Stadium 1.10pm 1.10pm Foxtel

Sun, Apr 19 Geelong vs Gold Coast Simonds Stadium 3.20pm 3.20pm Seven

Sun, Apr 19 West Coast vs Fremantle Patersons Stadium 2.40pm 4.40pm Foxtel

[azabob]

Interesting game so far tonight. Saints youth look extremely promising and take the game on.

[Bulldog4life]

Interesting game so far tonight. Saints youth look extremely promising and take the game on.

Early they did then Collingwood's experienced players took over to have a handy lead at half time.

[G-Mo77]

Marley Williams is a bit of a flog.

[Maddog37]

Marley Williams is a bit of a flog.

Complete unadulterated flog of the highest order!

[azabob]

Early they did then Collingwood's experienced players took over to have a handy lead at half time.

I clearly jinxed the saints.

[bulldogtragic]

I clearly jinxed the saints.

Keep up the good work. :)

[bornadog]

Back down to where the Saints belong.

[Remi Moses]

What a joke this is .
Complete damp squib . The AFL tells us about earning your right for FNF, yet they play the worst team in the comp against a bottom 8 team! What a contradiction

[Sedat]

What a joke this is .
Complete damp squib . The AFL tells us about earning your right for FNF, yet they play the worst team in the comp against a bottom 8 team! What a contradiction
There's a one-hit wonder countdown on Music Max that is 10 times more interesting that the rubbish being served up at the MCG

[jeemak]

Three very ordinary openers it seems.

[Remi Moses]

There's a one-hit wonder countdown on Music Max that is 10 times more interesting that the rubbish being served up at the MCG

Video killed the radio star ;)

[Greystache]

There's going to be some cracking round openers this season when Carlton and Collingwood are combining for 14 of them. Great the AFL's system of rewarding strong performers is working so brilliantly :rolleyes:

[ledge]

Isaac Heeney is a kid who will compete with the Bont for Brownlows.

[azabob]

Isaac Heeney is a kid who will compete with the Bont for Brownlows.

I'd prefer it for a Norm Smith...

[jeemak]

Speaking of Heeney.

Great work taking the contact and finishing off the goal without any real regard for his body.


Just watching on Fox/Telstra free pass, and I couldn't figure out why the commentators keep talking up the game on Fox moreso than they do on commercial TV. Then it dawned on me, they don't go to commercials after every goal. The poor old commentators are trying to entice us to stay tuned until they can advertise.

[Remi Moses]

Franklin putting on a clinic against the plastics
Heeney is an absolute gem and a pretty entertaining game

[jeemak]

Sandy at the break introducing Nth versus Port, talking up how it should be a full house at Etihad!

Still got it Sandy........

[Greystache]

Sandy at the break introducing Nth versus Port, talking up how it should be a full house at Etihad!

Still got it Sandy........

Always liked Sandy, but HD is not his friend :eek:

[boydogs]

Great work taking the contact and finishing off the goal without any real regard for his body.

Bugg tried to kill him

[jeemak]

Tough and intense first 45 minutes of the Nth and Port game. Great watching.

Sandy was right!

[GVGjr]

Great contest between North and Port

[bulldogtragic]

Got a sense Brad Scott is going to bitch about the frees to Schultz. Odds on.

[G-Mo77]

Got a sense Brad Scott is going to bitch about the frees to Schultz. Odds on.

I'm staying up waiting to hear him whine. ☺

[Remi Moses]

Always liked Sandy, but HD is not his friend :eek:

Neither is non HD whatever that's called

[Remi Moses]

Norf nowhere near a flag . They've got 2 years with that list

[Remi Moses]

Sandy at the break introducing Nth versus Port, talking up how it should be a full house at Etihad!

Still got it Sandy........

They only got 22 grand . Disappointing

[jeemak]

They only got 22 grand . Disappointing

Let's see how well we do in round 19.

22K won't be that bad.

[ledge]

Brisbane are in for a lot of pain this year.

[wimberga]

Bugg tried to kill him

This guy gets away with cheap and dangerous play every week.

Part of the gws thug club.

[Go_Dogs]

I went along last night and it was a bit of a scrappy game but interesting to see how both sides set up the field. Port didn't appear to play very well (or, at least as well as I think they're capable of) and didn't look to have their structures right at times transitioning from attack to defence.

Did anyone catch the Crows v Dees yesterday? Quite a lot being made of Vince's job on Dangerfield, which I thought was a good one. It was a lesson that you need a real team effort to help break a tag and flying the flag (legally) for your team remains important.

[lemmon]

The fat lady is warming up to sing the final tune of Geelong's dominance if they drop this one to the Suns at home

[Greystache]

Wow Fremantle look absolutely primed at the moment, giving WCE a bath in the Derby

[Greystache]

The fat lady is warming up to sing the final tune of Geelong's dominance if they drop this one to the Suns at home

The end is coming very quickly. They should be putting GC to the sword.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

If the Suns can't get it done today they're the softest bunch of footballers I've ever seen.

No Hawkins, Bartel, Stokes, Mackey.

It's basically Selwood v Suns.

[bulldogtragic]

Wow Fremantle look absolutely primed at the moment, giving WCE a bath in the Derby

On track to give up 200+ points at home... Makes me feel a little better about our game. Not much, but some.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Wow Fremantle look absolutely primed at the moment, giving WCE a bath in the Derby

Just turned over. Wow. What a scoreline.

[Greystache]

Just turned over. Wow. What a scoreline.

They are just so much better it's not funny. It's car crash sort of stuff.

[Greystache]

If the Suns can't get it done today they're the softest bunch of footballers I've ever seen.

No Hawkins, Bartel, Stokes, Mackey.

It's basically Selwood v Suns.

Unless everything changes and quickly you'd think they're competing with Carlton and St Kilda for the spoon.

[comrade]

Could be some Suns players up for grabs at the end of the season. Wouldn't mind one of their big blokes.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Unless everything changes and quickly you'd think they're competing with Carlton and St Kilda for the spoon.

Agreed.

Should we be surprised ie. Clayton's recruiting and his obsession with outside soft skilled players?

[Bulldog4life]

Looks like Geelong will only have 19 fit men in last quarter. Gold Coast 17 pts behind

[Greystache]

Agreed.

Should we be surprised ie. Clayton's recruiting and his obsession with outside soft skilled players?

I am a bit. Normally his teams can at least beat up on some bad teams and win some here and there against the middle of the road, they just get slaughtered by the top teams. Although he's got very very few selections right in the last decade.

I just really didn't see GC going backwards at the rate they have. It's their 5th year and they should be looking to push top 4 yet they're barely competitive.

[Remi Moses]

Let's see how well we do in round 19.

22K won't be that bad.

Difference is Jee that they're a top 4 team

[bulldogtragic]

Cmon 200.

[Webby]

With how rich West Coast are and with the beltings they've given us over the past 25 years, I'm really, really enjoying this.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

It's official: the Suns are the softest team we've seen in years.

I can't believe it's not butter.

[bulldogtragic]

It's official: the Suns are the softest team we've seen in years.

I can't believe it's not butter.

I like May though. Do we an inside player and non first round pick to trade? Would allow Roughy to play back, forward or ruck.

[bornadog]

It's official: the Suns are the softest team we've seen in years.

I can't believe it's not butter.

Their decision making going forward let them down.

[Mantis]

It's official: the Suns are the softest team we've seen in years.

I can't believe it's not butter.

Soft mentally or soft physically?

I watched a bit of the game and thought GC were all over them, but just couldn't put them away.

[Sedat]

Agreed.

Should we be surprised ie. Clayton's recruiting and his obsession with outside soft skilled players?
Yep, although I really liked what I saw of Jack Martin yesterday. He's had no continuity due to injury but he has some serious tricks and is also very brave for his size. That last goal he kicked was class, skill and natural footy smarts personified.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Soft mentally or soft physically?

I watched a bit of the game and thought GC were all over them, but just couldn't put them away.

Both.

Have they ever won a game without Gary? They're mentally the weakest side I've ever seen at the moment. They allowed a depleted Geelong side to kick 6 unanswered goals in the third quarter and didn't give a yelp during this period. They have no leaders - just talent.

Physically they started getting more desperate late yesterday but the fact remains they still couldn't get the job done against a side without many of its stars and many inexperienced/average young players. Selwood slaughtered them because he simply wanted it more.

They have huge issues and Rocket has his hands full given the sides weaknesses have been a hallmark of his previous sides weaknesses.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Yep, although I really liked what I saw of Jack Martin yesterday. He's had no continuity due to injury but he has some serious tricks and is also very brave for his size. That last goal he kicked was class, skill and natural footy smarts personified.

Agreed - he was really impressive. Definitely puts his body into the contest, despite his physical limitations. Great mark overhead too.