AFL Round 8, 2017 Discussion

[Eastdog]

Round 8, 2017

Home v Away Venue Time

Friday May 12

West Coast v Western Bulldogs Domain Stadium 8.10pm


Saturday May 13

Hawthorn v Brisbane University of Tasmania Stadium 1.45pm

St Kilda v Carlton Eithad Stadium 2.10pm

GWS v Collingwood Spotless Stadium 4.35pm

Essendon v Geelong MCG 7.25pm

Adelaide v Melbourne Adelaide Oval 7.40pm


Sunday May 14

Richmond v Fremantle MCG 1.10pm

Gold Coast v Port Adelaide Jiangwan Sports Centre 3.20pm

North Melbourne v Sydney Etihad Stadium 4.40pm

[boydogs]

The Chinese game will be interesting to watch

[hujsh]

Surpising it's not on a Saturday so they get an 8 day break.

Or before the bye.

Oh well not our problem

[The Adelaide Connection]

Surpising it's not on a Saturday so they get an 8 day break.

Or before the bye.

Oh well not our problem

Both teams do have the bye next week (which is out of sync with the rolling three bye rounds).

[bornadog]

The Chinese game will be interesting to watch

上海可笑場地

[Daughter of the West]

上海可笑場地

不是我們的問題!

(Well, we'll see how good google translate is...)

[bornadog]

GWS have never beaten Collingwood - Go Pies! (never thought I would say that. :))

[Topdog]

GWS have never beaten Collingwood - Go Pies! (never thought I would say that. :))

They will crush them this week.

[Happy Days]

So Tim O'Brien looks somewhat legit, while Hrovat is currently running around for another side and Lake is free to reference his Norm Smith every 30 seconds on Fox. Maybe time to finally admit we cocked up that trade?

[bulldogtragic]

So Tim O'Brien looks somewhat legit, while Hrovat is currently running around for another side and Lake is free to reference his Norm Smith every 30 seconds on Fox. Maybe time to finally admit we cocked up that trade?

As others will point out, we also got Koby Stevens in those trades...

Dead set howler.

[comrade]

So Tim O'Brien looks somewhat legit, while Hrovat is currently running around for another side and Lake is free to reference his Norm Smith every 30 seconds on Fox. Maybe time to finally admit we cocked up that trade?

Couldn't have really turned out any worse for us.

[jeemak]

Anyone on Billings yet?

[1eyedog]

Would lurv Brodie Gundy and I bet Bevo would too. he's killing it.

[Happy Days]

Anyone on Billings yet?

Have been for years.

[Eastdog]

Bloody plastics!

[Eastdog]

The Chinese game will be interesting to watch

I believe New Zealand and China are the two countries now who have had AFL games playing for premiership points. The UK has had games played there but just exhibition games.

[Sedat]

We're a game off top spot - this year is officially anybody's year.

[bulldogtragic]

We're a game off top spot - this year is officially anybody's year.

And a game or percentage out of the 8.

[Sedat]

And a game or percentage out of the 8.
Yep, crazy season. We just need to keep our powder dry and bank enough wins to get a good position in the finals and hopefully have a fit and healthy squad ready to go.

There are no super teams this year - they all have their faults and weaknesses.

[comrade]

Only one team in the 8 is missing their best ruck and defender, 2 best forwards and AA caliber flanker (who also happens to be captain). If we can somehow get the cavalry back and still be in position, things may just fall in to place.

We must win the next 2 weeks.

[bulldogtragic]

Yep, crazy season. We just need to keep our powder dry and bank enough wins to get a good position in the finals and hopefully have a fit and healthy squad ready to go.

There are no super teams this year - they all have their faults and weaknesses.

What's really, really shitty is that with remotely decent goal kicking, and so winning against gws & wce, that we'd actually be top of the ladder, Adelaide one game behind and the rest of the pack 2 games behind and huge momentum as a club/team. Despite the injury curse, doubling down on us. And we can't blame anyone else but ourselves for not being in that strong position.

What would be shattering is if we can't win the next two and head into the bye outside the 8. So let's hope that doesn't happen.

[Sedat]

What's really, really shitty is that with remotely decent goal kicking, and so winning against gws & wce, that we'd actually be top of the ladder, Adelaide one game behind and the rest of the pack 2 games behind and huge momentum as a club/team. Despite the injury curse, doubling down on us. And we can't blame anyone else but ourselves for not being in that strong position.

What would be shattering is if we can't win the next two and head into the bye outside the 8. So let's hope that doesn't happen.
That is true, but we also could just have easily lost against Norf and Richmond and currently be sitting 3-5 in about 12th spot.

[bornadog]

They will crush them this week.

Collingwood should have won this. GWS get away with another one.

[1eyedog]

Tin arses of the comp.

[Rocket Science]

Tee hee.

The Tigers doing what the Tigers do.

[Webby]

Cam McCarthy of Freo is THE slowest player in the league at moving the ball on and advancing play. He's as slow as treacle by mind and has awful peripheral vision. He must be frustrating to play with.

[chef]

Tee hee.

The Tigers doing what the Tigers do.

Riewoldt giving away dumb frees that are hugely costly. Suck a turd.

[Rocket Science]

Tigers' result almost makes up for ours.

That finish was tastehhh.

[bulldogtragic]

Oh my, that's beyond heart breaking... Mega, acute, harmful, heart breaking stuff by Richmond. Lordy, that's going to be hard to get over for players and fans.

[Sedat]

Fantastic clearance by Neale but how can you not defend 21 seconds? How on earth did Mundy have space in front of him on the lead?

[bulldogtragic]

Fantastic clearance by Neale but how can you not defend 21 seconds? How on earth did Mundy have space in front of him on the lead?

= Richmond... :D

[bornadog]

Gold Coast very ordinary. They lack skills, they lack ball movement and just a below average team.

[comrade]

Gold Coast very ordinary. They lack skills, they lack ball movement and just a below average team.

All the talk coming out of the club going into the week was ultra negative. Not surprised they've turned their toes up.

[bulldogtragic]

All the talk coming out of the club going into the week was ultra negative. Not surprised they've turned their toes up.

Hopefully some of their guns want out to Victoria, like every other year, and come to our humble big club.

[bornadog]

Port will go up to 4th spot

[comrade]

Port have feasted on some poor teams.

[bornadog]

Port have feasted on some poor teams.

and built up a healthy percentage.

[hujsh]

Port have feasted on some poor teams.

Wish we'd do that once in a while

[Remi Moses]

Port have had a great draw .Poor form from rocket who really set the scene with his commentary .
Sydney have got their form back, and will be difficult to beat .
Norf got whacked around the footy, and josh Kennedy was on target for 50 touches to half time
How Richmond was that ? Shocking for 3 quarters, then to lose on the siren ;)

[westdog54]

All the talk coming out of the club going into the week was ultra negative. Not surprised they've turned their toes up.

Caro gave Rocket an almighty spray on Footy Classified on Monday night.

He gave his players an excuse a week out from the game and the players obliged.

[Bulldog4life]

Apart from us losing of course and the Woods stuffing up the round worked out quite well for us. 8th on the ladder and one game off first. I think we can account for both Geelong and St.Kilda although both are tough matches. Be interesting to see where we are on the ladder in 14 days time.

[Topdog]

Fantastic clearance by Neale but how can you not defend 21 seconds? How on earth did Mundy have space in front of him on the lead?

Dusty was pathetic on Neale, ball chasing rubbish

[Eastdog]

Wish we'd do that once in a while

We are due to have a big win. We need to boost our percentage. So tight in the 8 as we want to aim for top 4.

[Twodogs]

I could keep watching that last 24 seconds over and over again.

[Topdog]

I could keep watching that last 24 seconds over and over again.

This is possibly the funniest football video I have ever seen.

Watched it 10 times already.

https://facebook.com/TheFirstReserve/videos/430821640606993/

[bornadog]

This is possibly the funniest football video I have ever seen.

Watched it 10 times already.

https://facebook.com/TheFirstReserve/videos/430821640606993/

Love the way someone put that together.

[Flamethrower]

There was a great breakdown about how it all went wrong for the Tigers on Sunday.

It all started with Neale going on to Dusty Martin, knowing that Martin would pay no attention to him.

Then the Freo half forwards moved away from the centre square, with the Richmond defenders following them rather than guarding the back of the square.

Finally all the deep Freo forwards moved to the left, leaving a huge space to the right of the goals, and allowing Mundy to lead into open space.

The worst 21 seconds of defence all season!!!

[westdog54]

There was a great breakdown about how it all went wrong for the Tigers on Sunday.

It all started with Neale going on to Dusty Martin, knowing that Martin would pay no attention to him.

Then the Freo half forwards moved away from the centre square, with the Richmond defenders following them rather than guarding the back of the square.

Finally all the deep Freo forwards moved to the left, leaving a huge space to the right of the goals, and allowing Mundy to lead into open space.

The worst 21 seconds of defence all season!!!

Its basically a book entitled "How to out-coach a hack", written by Ross Lyon.

[Remi Moses]

Does anyone know what Rioli was meant to be doing ?

[Twodogs]

Does anyone know what Rioli was meant to be doing ?


Stand on the wing by himself and not go near the ball?

[Happy Days]

Does anyone know what Rioli was meant to be doing ?

He was meant to be watching the spitter coming off the back of the square; when they didn't "spit" then it was reasonable for him not to move, even if it looked terrible.

What was more astounding was that despite the pantomiming for players to "get back" after the goal, Richmond still had 4 forwards and only 1 loose man in the backline, and no one occupying the space at CHB.

Think most of the blame has to go to the players on this; I know its fun to paste Hardwick and Richmond's administrative ineptitude, but how can a guy like Jack Riewoldt not have the common sense to get to the backline in a situation like that?