AFL Game Day R19 - 2024

[GVGjr]

Lets keep all the non Bulldog round 19 discussions on this thread.

Friday
Essendon vs Adelaide

Saturday
GWS vs Gold Coast
St Kilda vs West Coast
Hawthorn vs Collingwood
Port Adelaide vs Richmond

Sunday
Brisbane vs Sydney
Fremantle vs Melbourne
Carlton vs North Melbourne

[angelopetraglia]

BSOD issues impacting the world at the moment due to a Crowdstrike antivirus update gone wrong, could impact people with mobile tickets getting into the football tonight according to Tom Morris.

[azabob]

BSOD issues impacting the world at the moment due to a Crowdstrike antivirus update gone wrong, could impact people with mobile tickets getting into the football tonight according to Tom Morris.

Come on, give me a half a chance.

BSOD?
Crowdstrike?

[bornadog]

BSOD issues impacting the world at the moment due to a Crowdstrike antivirus update gone wrong, could impact people with mobile tickets getting into the football tonight according to Tom Morris.

My wife's company computers not working

[hujsh]

Crowdstrike is an antivirus/security thing.

Impacted my company too. Surprised when I turned up for a meeting with 15-20 invitees and it was just me and 2 other people. Then I started getting the Blue Screen of Death a bit later

[merantau]

Crows well in this game. I really want them to upset Essendon's apple cart

[bornadog]

Crows well in this game. I really want them to upset Essendon's apple cart

4 quick goals and they are 11 in front

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Haha Bummers.
Thing is we have to beat Crows in Crowsland.

[angelopetraglia]

Come on, give me a half a chance.

BSOD?
Crowdstrike?

BSOD = blue screen of death

[angelopetraglia]

How bad is Ben McKay? Every time he touches it this quarter it?s a goal to Adelaide.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

This is like the 87 finals.
Crows blitzing from behind.

[chef]

This is fun

[azabob]

4 quick goals and they are 11 in front

Keep up BAD! Now 8 in a row

[bornadog]

Keep up BAD! Now 8 in a row

I just switched the game on, and can't believe it

[bornadog]

Haha Bummers.
Thing is we have to beat Crows in Crowsland.

One game at a time:)

[macca]

Does this mean the Bombers have had an easy draw... again ??

[Rocket Science]

Please avert your ears but GO YOU CROWS.

Digressing, anyone else's beer go flat the instant Andrew Dillon opens his mouth?

[angelopetraglia]

What a crazy game!!!!!

[azabob]

Ben Keays. Damn he is a good footballer.

Could be a bulldog.

From memory we bid on him as a Brisbane academy player, who then delisted him.

Crows pick him up in the rookie draft.

Side note we ended up with Josh Dunkley.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Nine goal quarter may not be enough.
Crows should've left it for last quarter like the 87ers.

[bornadog]

Caddy 1 week

[hujsh]

For the sake of football, go crows

[lemmon]

Ben Keays. Damn he is a good footballer.

Could be a bulldog.

From memory we bid on him as a Brisbane academy player, who then delisted him.

Crows pick him up in the rookie draft.

Side note we ended up with Josh Dunkley.

Beaten them on his own tonight. Unreal game.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

What a game.

[chef]

Cracker

[chef]

You beauty.

[angelopetraglia]

Yes!!!!!!!


Bombers. Ha.

[Rocket Science]

Essendon losing gives me more joy than it reasonably should.

See you all over at bombreblitz

[jeemak]

How good!

[The Bulldogs Bite]

That feels like a Bulldogs win. Love it!

[merantau]

I love to see Essendon get beat especially when their insufferable supporters think they are home and hosed. They got an armchair ride from the umpires and still couldn't win. Great game.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

I'll never forget Crows' stupid song pounding through the concrete canyons of the MCG......the day The Banker had tears in his eyes.
Libba kicked a goal alright, we were behind the goals and in line with the kick.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Essendon could be out of the 8 by the end of the round. Beautiful.

[angelopetraglia]

How many more games do Bombers win?

Saints @ marvel
Freo @ marvel
Suns @ marvel
Swans @ marvel
Lions @ GABBA

[dog town]

How many more games do Bombers win?

Saints @ marvel
Freo @ marvel
Suns @ marvel
Swans @ marvel
Lions @ GABBA

On face value two but it’s no different to us. If they deserve to be there they will knock one of the top sides off.

[Grantysghost]

How many more games do Bombers win?

Saints @ marvel
Freo @ marvel
Suns @ marvel
Swans @ marvel
Lions @ GABBA
Zero

[MrMahatma]

How many more games do Bombers win?

Saints @ marvel
Freo @ marvel
Suns @ marvel
Swans @ marvel
Lions @ GABBA

Prob just Suns.

[Happy Days]

That game ripped. That’s how every game that we don’t play in should go.

[Happy Days]

Ben Keays. Damn he is a good footballer.

Could be a bulldog.

From memory we bid on him as a Brisbane academy player, who then delisted him.

Crows pick him up in the rookie draft.

Side note we ended up with Josh Dunkley.

If it were possible to go back to posts from 2019 I could dig up some evidence of a certain poster begging to trade for him.

[Grantysghost]

Essendon losing gives me more joy than it reasonably should.

See you all over at bombreblitz
Omg I just went over there... Here's my favourite.

"Stringer is fat and finished"

[bornadog]

When Essendon got to 18 points ahead in the last 8 minutes, I switched it off thinking they were going to win. JUst checked the scores now - bwahhaahahahahah

[dog town]

Omg I just went over there... Here's my favourite.

"Stringer is fat and finished"
I consider myself a rational and balanced person but I must say I spent nearly 30 minutes there tonight. Frauds was thrown around a little bit.

[The Adelaide Connection]

Essendon could be out of the 8 by the end of the round. Beautiful.

A win would have seen them sitting second. This season is legit bonkers.

Anyway, brb- off to Bombersblitz :)

[macca]

Omg I just went over there... Here's my favourite.

"Stringer is fat and finished"

The irony is that he had the last kick for Essendon and he could have nailed it, if he was fit , on the 50 m arc.

Here is the last 3 mins of the game, so much fun to see Essendon lose.

https://www.afl.com.au/video/1174930/last-two-mins-racheles-late-snap-seals-wild-win-over-bombers?videoId=1174930&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1721392314001

[dog town]

On the flip side we need to count crows as a win to play finals and that’s going to be a major challenge.

[bornadog]

Omg I just went over there... Here's my favourite.

"Stringer is fat and finished"

3 kicks and 6 handballs

[The Adelaide Connection]

1460

[bulldogtragic]

If they miss the 8, having thrown over $2M at mature players, that’s bloody hilarious. They literally were trying to buy a ticket to a final.

[jeemak]

The dream has to stop, at some point Essendon is going to be good again.

But, what I need to see happen first is for them to pull an even bigger supporter gaslighting miracle off than what Carlton managed to do in 2022.

They have it in them, I know it.

[whythelongface]

Waking up this morning hearing that Essendon lost is so special. Can’t wipe the grin off my face. That club gives its non-supporters such special moments.

[Bulldog Joe]

When Essendon got to 18 points ahead in the last 8 minutes, I switched it off thinking they were going to win. JUst checked the scores now - bwahhaahahahahah

It's never over till it's over.
When your fat lady is Jake Stringer she doesn't even know the tune.

[kruder]

How many more games do Bombers win?

Saints @ marvel
Freo @ marvel
Suns @ marvel
Swans @ marvel
Lions @ GABBA

How is it possible that you get drawn interstate teams at home 3 weeks in a row???

Crazy!!! The Bombers are weak as ....

[Grantysghost]

If they miss the 8, having thrown over $2M at mature players, that’s bloody hilarious. They literally were trying to buy a ticket to a final.
My dons mates have already turned on Gresham and Goldstein prior to last night.

[Grantysghost]

How is it possible that you get drawn interstate teams at home 3 weeks in a row???

Crazy!!! The Bombers are weak as ....

Freo is at the G just a slight adjustment I'll be in the mcc for that one go Freo!

[JanLorMill]

Ben Keays. Damn he is a good footballer.

Could be a bulldog.

From memory we bid on him as a Brisbane academy player, who then delisted him.

Crows pick him up in the rookie draft.

Side note we ended up with Josh Dunkley.
Sorry a double

[jazzadogs]

My dons mates have already turned on Gresham and Goldstein prior to last night.

Goldstein has performed WAAAYYY above expectations. He's not the problem.

[jazzadogs]

Omg I just went over there... Here's my favourite.

"Stringer is fat and finished"

Were you reading an old thread?

[DOG GOD]

Essendon backline is as vulnerable as ours.

[Grantysghost]

Goldstein has performed WAAAYYY above expectations. He's not the problem.
Is more not getting games into Draper (I get he was injured early) and their other back up whom I forget.
Goldy has shown his age last month too

[jDogs]

How is it possible that you get drawn interstate teams at home 3 weeks in a row???

Crazy!!! The Bombers are weak as ....

They have almost every single advantage over almost every other team in the competition and they have barely played finals for 20 years.

[angelopetraglia]

Draper missed a goal from a similar position to McNeil when the score line was similar to when McNeil missed. Both hit the post, both teams were approximately two goals up and there was a similar amount of time on the clock.

Can you imagine the heat McNeil would have got if we had actually lost to Carlton?

[merantau]

Omg I just went over there... Here's my favourite.

"Stringer is fat and finished"

Here's mine. "Is Stringer a passenger or just an uninterested observer?"

[merantau]

I took great pleasure in reading the match day thread on Bomberblitz this morning. Highly entertaining. There are some super funny sarcasm-long-suiters on there. Throw in the demented ferals, the borderline unhinged and the bitter vengence-driven hardliners and you have sufficient material to keep a psychologists conference busy for twelve months.

Meltdown does not even come close the describing the level of rage being expressed. No one is spared - if they had a boot studder he would have copped a spray too.

[The Adelaide Connection]

I took great pleasure in reading the match day thread on Bomberblitz this morning. Highly entertaining. There are some super funny sarcasm-long-suiters on there. Throw in the demented ferals, the borderline unhinged and the bitter vengence-driven hardliners and you have sufficient material to keep a psychologists conference busy for twelve months.

Meltdown does not even come close the describing the level of rage being expressed. No one is spared - if they had a boot studder he would have copped a spray too.

It really is something else. There are quite a few funny posters, but on the average unhinged (and throw in tortured) would describe the average punter.

They really implode and go for the jugular.

[jDogs]

Draper missed a goal from a similar position to McNeil when the score line was similar to when McNeil missed. Both hit the post, both teams were approximately two goals up and there was a similar amount of time on the clock.

Can you imagine the heat McNeil would have got if we had actually lost to Carlton?


He would have never played again.
They were slightly different circumstances though, Dons were less than 2 goals up and it was with 19 minutes left in the quarter so if he kicked it there was still heaps to play out. We were more than 2 goals up when McNeil missed with 4:30 remaining. Either way, no player in the competition should be missing from there.

[merantau]

From the Saturday morning wrap up on Blitz:


"I reckon at least 80% of all counselling patients in Australia would be Essendon supporters. The other 20% are probably married to one."

[The bulldog tragician]

I liked this comment:

I want the Essendon team to carry out my coffin, so they can let me down one more time

[jazzadogs]

Is more not getting games into Draper (I get he was injured early) and their other back up whom I forget.
Goldy has shown his age last month too

He's a massive reason why they survived the games that Draper was out. They wouldn't be 10 wins 7 losses without Goldstein.

Question: can opposition supporters/non-members access our game day thread?

[azabob]

He's a massive reason why they survived the games that Draper was out. They wouldn't be 10 wins 7 losses without Goldstein.

Question: can opposition supporters/non-members access our game day thread?

How come?

[GVGjr]

He's a massive reason why they survived the games that Draper was out. They wouldn't be 10 wins 7 losses without Goldstein.

Question: can opposition supporters/non-members access our game day thread?

Yes as guests. Limited viewing though. I think it's something like 100 posts before it blocks them for the day.

[Grantysghost]

He's a massive reason why they survived the games that Draper was out. They wouldn't be 10 wins 7 losses without Goldstein.

Question: can opposition supporters/non-members access our game day thread?

Ha that would be some nice reading.

I was reading their post mortem thread. There wasn't anything bordering on logic. Was all despair.

[azabob]

Draper missed a goal from a similar position to McNeil when the score line was similar to when McNeil missed. Both hit the post, both teams were approximately two goals up and there was a similar amount of time on the clock.

Can you imagine the heat McNeil would have got if we had actually lost to Carlton?

Kruger Industries from the pies missed an easier and closer one than Draper and McNeil.

[azabob]

Yeah, ok, Watson for the Hawks can play…

[Grantysghost]

Watson starting to believe.

[Grantysghost]

Hawks never give you an easy possession.
They're a good side.

[jazzadogs]

How come?

Just wondered if any non-member narcs were reading our threads and laughing at us when we lost to Port...

[azabob]

Just wondered if any non-member narcs were reading our threads and laughing at us when we lost to Port...

Yeah that dawned on me at a later time.

[Grantysghost]

Hawks are taking celebrations to the next level.
They just posed for photos and took them of each other.

[Sedat]

Darcy Moore really struggling - poor guy has really succumbed to all those heteronormative leared patriarch behaviours.

[Grantysghost]

Lmfao

https://i.postimg.cc/y8sF4fBh/PXL-20240720-084431745.jpg (https://postimg.cc/svHB54M1)

[GVGjr]

Hawks are dominating Collingwood. That future 1st round pick for Schultz might get costly for them

[Grantysghost]

Hawks are dominating Collingwood. That future 1st round pick for Schultz might get costly for them
Especially with Gini tearing them a new one and kissing his Hawks badge.

[Happy Days]

The Hawks are awesome right now. Just a bunch of young shitheads having a good time.

[jeemak]

The Hawks are awesome right now. Just a bunch of young shitheads having a good time.

We need to heap expectations on them as quickly as possible.

[Sedat]

Hawks are dominating Collingwood. That future 1st round pick for Schultz might get costly for them
Would love to see Adelaide and St Kilda overtake them in the run home.

[merantau]

Hawthorn are extremely dislikeable and they took big steps to imprint that fact in the minds of all non-Hawthorn people with their childish gloating. They need to be taught a lesson

[ledge]

I love watching bomber fans have a meltdown.
They win they are all champions, they lose and they need to trade out half the squad.
I had one at work just 3 weeks ago telling me how we won’t make finals and bombers will be top 4.
After last week he was going off his nut how bad Essendon are , I can’t wait for his reaction on Monday :-)

[merantau]

St. Essington's Day is getting a mention on Bomberblitz.

[The Adelaide Connection]

St. Essington's Day is getting a mention on Bomberblitz.

The fact they have their own moniker that universally recognises how shit and disappointing they are is about my favourite thing on that forum.

[merantau]

The fact they have their own moniker that universally recognises how shit and disappointing they are is about my favourite thing on that forum.

Mine too. Apparently there is a poster by the name of "Mendoza" who is officially tasked with announcing "St Essington's Day" when it falls so that the lamentations, the recriminations, the name calling, the finger pointing, the calls for sackings and de-listings can begin in earnest.

[bornadog]

Close game at the Gabba, Swans by 4 points. We are better off if Lions lose

[azabob]

Close game at the Gabba, Swans by 4 points. We are better off if Lions lose

Mammoth effort by the swans so far. Two down on the bench and Haywood on one leg.

[hujsh]

Sydney really putting in a big effort and losing a few soldiers but getting the win would suit us I'd think

[comrade]

Dunno if it?s better for us for Freo to win or lose, but who cares. Nothing better than the Demons getting smacked.

[westdog54]

Lions win by two points.

Sydney have lost three of their last four games by a combined total of five points. And they're STILL two and a half games clear on top.

This season is nuts.

[bornadog]

Carlton being tested

Some accurate kicking by both teams. Nth, 3 up in 2nd qrt

[bornadog]

Half time, North by 11 points

Freo by 50 points

[ledge]

Swans losing some decent players will help us next week.

[weltschmerz]

Seeing the Dees get smacked is just beautiful

[jeemak]

Heard Carlton really got kissed on the dick (surprise surprise) by the umpires in the last quarter as it was getting close.

[Eastdog]

If Sydney won today that would have been better for us but just so happy with our performance last night.

Great to see Essendon losing on Friday night and Carlton nearly stuffing it up against North who I think have improved this year.

Port as well flaky as the Tigers gave them a scare.

My Mum (Dees) and Brother (Pies) not as happy this weekend. My brother just thankful the Pies won the flag in 2023 and not as crazy surprised as they are the oldest team in the league now.

[comrade]

Demons looked putrid. They?ll be better with Gawn back but there?s no way they play finals this year.


*now watch my kiss of death work it?s dark art as they pull a great performance out of their arse against us.

[1eyedog]

Demons looked putrid. They?ll be better with Gawn back but there?s no way they play finals this year.


*now watch my kiss of death work it?s dark art as they pull a great performance out of their arse against us.

Petty to kick 6 you know it's coming :D

[merantau]

It's all pretty simple really. If we are good enough we'll make the eight. We just proved we can beat 2nd and 3rd. We would have beaten the Swans earlier in the year if not for injuries and we flogged Freo.

[mjp]

We just proved we can beat 2nd and 3rd.

Beating team A doesn't mean you can automatically beat team B...matchups and 'stuff' all matter.

We have Sydney AWAY on Sunday followed by Melbourne on the Friday night...

I am super curious how anyone thinks we are going to come through those two games let alone travel to our happy place - Adelaide - to win the week after that.

What we've done has been cool and all but I think it's pretty simplistic to say 'we beat Carlton and Geelong therefore we should beat Sydney and Melbourne'...

Our remaining draw is very challenging and that 5-day break is going to have lasting implications - personally I think it is bordering on UNFAIR - but I guess all we can do is worry about the Swans and figure it out from there.

My fear is we beat Sydney then the fixure gets us and we are left having to beat the Giants in Ballarat to make the 8.

[Happy Days]

How hard is it to not schedule a 5 day break off an interstate trip, or better yet not schedule one ever?

[The Underdog]

Beating team A doesn't mean you can automatically beat team B...matchups and 'stuff' all matter.

We have Sydney AWAY on Sunday followed by Melbourne on the Friday night...

I am super curious how anyone thinks we are going to come through those two games let alone travel to our happy place - Adelaide - to win the week after that.

What we've done has been cool and all but I think it's pretty simplistic to say 'we beat Carlton and Geelong therefore we should beat Sydney and Melbourne'...

Our remaining draw is very challenging and that 5-day break is going to have lasting implications - personally I think it is bordering on UNFAIR - but I guess all we can do is worry about the Swans and figure it out from there.

My fear is we beat Sydney then the fixure gets us and we are left having to beat the Giants in Ballarat to make the 8.

Stop harshing my buzz man.

[Bulldog Joe]

How hard is it to not schedule a 5 day break off an interstate trip, or better yet not schedule one ever?

This is the one that really irks.
How hard would it have been to swap and make the QClash Sunday afternoon or have us play Melbourne Saturday the next week.

[hujsh]

So we get an 8 day break, 5 day break, 9 day break, 7 day break. Very weird and haphazard.

[angelopetraglia]

So we get an 8 day break, 5 day break, 9 day break, 7 day break. Very weird and haphazard.

It isn't too bad. It it just the travel on top of the five day break which hurts. Carlton this week go from Sunday twilight to Friday night. A few clubs have copped the five day break.

[mjp]

It isn't too bad. It it just the travel on top of the five day break which hurts. Carlton this week go from Sunday twilight to Friday night. A few clubs have copped the five day break.

Yes - but at least their games - and the one the week after that, are all at home. Well, 2 @ Marvel, 1 @ MCG.

Our games around our 5-day break are Sydney, Home, Adelaide.

I think that is very different...that said, I don't think Carlton should be expected to do it either...there is simply no need for it. I get it when there is a Thursday night fixture and boom ratings/sponsorship exposure and all that, but to do it all because of a Sunday schedule? That's actually rubbish.

[The Adelaide Connection]

Mine too. Apparently there is a poster by the name of "Mendoza" who is officially tasked with announcing "St Essington's Day" when it falls so that the lamentations, the recriminations, the name calling, the finger pointing, the calls for sackings and de-listings can begin in earnest.

Ahahahaha. Man. This is the best.

[jeemak]

Apparently another time keeping issue at the GABBA. At the time it was in the third and the Swans were ten points ahead, and it went for 41 seconds.

Sound familiar?

[bornadog]

Apparently another time keeping issue at the GABBA. At the time it was in the third and the Swans were ten points ahead, and it went for 41 seconds.

Sound familiar?
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