Opinion Commentary & Media VII

[danj]

$11m gut punch to Clarko false dawn: How AFL’s hardest puzzle turned unsolvable — FOX SPORTS Australia

Despite multiple doses of AFL assistance, and bold plays in the trade market, what is starting to feel like an age-old puzzle for North Melbourne is no closer to being pieced together.

apple.news

Classic puff piece meh

 

[Passmore]

about 75% of that article is okay.


But the belittling terminology they choose to use, and calling it "gifts". Seriously? I guess every other club that got a PP earned it, but us? a gift.

He's just thrown together a bunch of stories from other people.

What's the point of it? To make sure we've not missed anything? He's added nothing of substance.

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[justroyal]

Most difficult conundrum to solve? Uh, yeah give us the same treatment as gold coast and that might be a start?
Wouldn’t even ponder the idea of access to Sanders

 

[blackshadow]

$11m gut punch to Clarko false dawn: How AFL’s hardest puzzle turned unsolvable — FOX SPORTS Australia

Despite multiple doses of AFL assistance, and bold plays in the trade market, what is starting to feel like an age-old puzzle for North Melbourne is no closer to being pieced together.

apple.news

Not an original thought in that piece - it’s basically just re-hashing stuff from other journalists,

 

[giantroo]

Better piece

Rather than continuing to bash Kangaroos on a weekly basis, there's got to be some things to like

It’s the easiest thing in the game to bash North Melbourne but there has got to be some things to like.

www.theroar.com.au

 

[Psi-Roos]

Better piece

Rather than continuing to bash Kangaroos on a weekly basis, there's got to be some things to like

It’s the easiest thing in the game to bash North Melbourne but there has got to be some things to like.

www.theroar.com.au

It's good to finally see an article just being real. When the ship completes the turn it will be steaming full speed.

I look forward to that.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

 

[Liam Boy]

Better piece

Rather than continuing to bash Kangaroos on a weekly basis, there's got to be some things to like

It’s the easiest thing in the game to bash North Melbourne but there has got to be some things to like.

www.theroar.com.au

Sick of hearing the "no number one picks" thing. Functionally we have two number one picks - Sheezel and Wardlaw. That's what we traded our number one picks for (Goad the bonus). I don't care about which players have the label on them, if anything it's better that they don't. I'd rather have those 3 than JHF and Cadman.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Duck me he has no self awareness, does he?

It's not like he could have done something about it while at the AFL.

 

[justroyal]

Alright, which one of you writes for the roar?

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

Better piece

Rather than continuing to bash Kangaroos on a weekly basis, there's got to be some things to like

It’s the easiest thing in the game to bash North Melbourne but there has got to be some things to like.

www.theroar.com.au

What the f*ck!? An intelligent, factual, well informed article that wasn't peppered by predictable, belligerent, reactionary shite in the comment section..?!?!?

Had to inspect my coffee cup to see if it had been spiked with LSD.

 

[muttley45]

If it isn't one of the Scott twins having a whinge, it's both of them in the same week, remarkably consistent performers.

 

[giantroo]

Sick of hearing the "no number one picks" thing. Functionally we have two number one picks - Sheezel and Wardlaw. That's what we traded our number one picks for (Goad the bonus). I don't care about which players have the label on them, if anything it's better that they don't. I'd rather have those 3 than JHF and Cadman.

Speaking of the #1 picks, there are only two players who have won the flag after being taken at 1 - Luke Hodge ( #1 2001 -Hawthorn, flags won in 08,13,14,15) and Des Headland (#1 1998 Lions, 02).

Whether that trend continues into the future, who knows.

Edit: Tom Boyd was also a #1 pick at GWS but was traded to the WB and won a flag there.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

Speaking of the #1 picks, there are only two players who have won the flag after being taken at 1 - Luke Hodge ( #1 2001 -Hawthorn, flags won in 08,13,15,14) and Des Headland (#1 1998 Lions, 02).

Whether that trend continues into the future, who knows

And Hodge was an unusual situation as Hawthorn traded with Freo for the #1pick, had Freo turned down that offer and taken Hodge there is every chance that Hodge doesn't play in a flag for the Dockers.

 

[Disco Dew]

Duck me he has no self awareness, does he?

It's not like he could have done something about it while at the AFL.

It’s funny cos the dumb campaigner didn’t miss the opportunity to remind us that he used to work there lol

 

[Kanga Glory]

Speaking of the #1 picks, there are only two players who have won the flag after being taken at 1 - Luke Hodge ( #1 2001 -Hawthorn, flags won in 08,13,15,14) and Des Headland (#1 1998 Lions, 02).

Whether that trend continues into the future, who knows

So best not to get another one or trade it away

 

[Kanga Glory]

Speaking of the #1 picks, there are only two players who have won the flag after being taken at 1 - Luke Hodge ( #1 2001 -Hawthorn, flags won in 08,13,15,14) and Des Headland (#1 1998 Lions, 02).

Whether that trend continues into the future, who knows

Tom Boyd and Drew Banfield were a number 1 pick, so that makes 4

 

[giantroo]

So best not to get another one or trade it away

Tom Boyd was a number 1 pick, so that makes 3

Yep, but really only Des Headland as the natural number one pick to win it at the same club.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Better piece

Rather than continuing to bash Kangaroos on a weekly basis, there's got to be some things to like

It’s the easiest thing in the game to bash North Melbourne but there has got to be some things to like.

www.theroar.com.au

Just went and looked up the 2010 season - in Richmond’s first seven rounds, their closest loss was about seven goals and they had one loss of more than 100 points, before finally losing a close one against Hawthorn in R8, and notching their first win in R10 (against Port).

Went on to not finish bottom, with West Coast getting the wooden spoon, not that it mattered much with Gold Coast taking most of the top draftees.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Yep, but really only Des Headland as the natural number one pick to win it at the same club.

Yeah Hodge and Banfield were priority picks and Boyd swapped clubs.
You might be onto something GR

 

[apollo_creed]

Duck me he has no self awareness, does he?

It's not like he could have done something about it while at the AFL.

Too difficult?

There's no risk to challenging anything anymore. Just the cost of doing it.

That's why unless it's an obvious one clubs challenge all day, every day.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

What the f*ck!? An intelligent, factual, well informed article that wasn't peppered by predictable, belligerent, reactionary shite in the comment section..?!?!?

Had to inspect my coffee cup to see if it had been spiked with LSD.

I mean, it could still be lsd.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

I think the Harley/JHF/Tarryn Thomas

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Tarryn Thomas

Age

24

Ht

190cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.0

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

5.7

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

3.3

5star

CL

0.9

3star

D

7.8

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.8

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

3.2

4star

CL

0.2

2star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

0.4

3star

trifecta has unsettled us all - understandably so. It’s almost like if we had missed out on Carey/Longmire/Schwass back in the day.

But by the same token, back then we missed out on Buckley, stuffed up signing Scott Wynd, and gave away Liberatore, Derek Kickett and Tim Mcgrath for frig all but we made it work.

And Longmire was a peripheral player after 1995, and after Schwass left the club, we had our best H&A season in 98 and another flag in 99.

 

[giantroo]

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Eddie is so North its not funny.