Opinion What unpopular AFL opinions do you have ?

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

I’ll get this started.

1. Rowy will never be elite
2. Mills is better in defence
3. The Dogs would have won even without the umps

Have at it

 

[RUNVS]

1. Not sure that is unpopular. That would be the standard thought on this board.

2. Possibly, but we need him in the midfield a lot more. Plus he did win an AA in the midfield.

3. Possibly, we will never know though as we didn't get a fair shot at it.

 

[Kiama Chris]

1. Bontompelli is way overrated.
2. Horse is a top 3 coach.
3. Stevic is a fair umpire.

 

[rustycrate]

1. Gulden is more damaging and has more weapons than all top mids incl Bontempelli and Daicos. And will prove it this year when he wins the Brownlow.
2. Most posters who bag Horse will want him back a few years after he retires.
3. Sheldrick will be picked ahead of Adams this year once he plays 3 consecutive games.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

10. Swans executive team cow tow to the AFL - cola, academies, umpiring etc

11. We lack a killer instinct as we put the cue in the rack way too often

12. Our fitness staff need replacing - need to be firing at right time of the season

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

13. We are idiots for not ‘optimising’ the salary cap as Geelong do.

14. J Mac will never be the same and never hit top speed again after his knee injury

15. Jake Lloyd

44

Jake Lloyd

Age

30

Ht

182cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.4

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

9.0

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.9

4star

MG

403.9

5star

D

23.4

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

9.0

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.9

3star

MG

403.9

5star

D

23.2

5star

K

13.4

5star

HB

9.8

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

357.4

5star

is the weakest 1 on 1 defender at the swans

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

16. Melican will regain his pre injury form this year

17. None of this years draftees will debut in 2024

18. Will Hayward

9

Will Hayward

Age

25

Ht

186cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

9.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.4

5star

will kick straight this year

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

19. Papley and Heeney are clearly our best midfielders
20. Sheldrick will not live up to the ridiculous expectations of this board and thus be a potential whipping boy
21. Matty Roberts won’t make it

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

22. We are going to find out what it’s really like to have a decent Ruck

23. Campbell is gonna be > Dawson

24. Heeney will be top goal scorer

 

[Ed_Gein]

25. The biggest leap for mankind wasn't the one (ahem) filmedinastudiointhenevadadesert... it was the mark Leo Barry

Leo Barry

Age

46

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.8

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

4.4

1star

K

2.6

1star

HB

1.8

2star

M

0.8

1star

T

1.2

3star

took in the 2005 Grand Final.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

26. On evidence shown thus far, the high draft picks of McDonald and Stephens have contributed about the same yet one is the messiah and the other is a very naughty boy.
27. Paul Roos is a better coach than Horse
28. Amartey needs Jack Hiscox

Jack Hiscox

Age

29

Ht

184cm

Wt

74kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.0

1star

No current season stats available

D

7.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.0

1star

as an endurance coach

 

[rustycrate]

1. JHWF does not like posting on his own threads.
2. JHWF is shy.
3. JHWF does not like the Swans


















He loves them.

 

[RUNVS]

3. JHWF does not like the Swans


He loves them.

Which is odd as I think he was delisted after 1 game where he got something like 3 disposals in the match.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

32. Gulden will win the Brownlow

33. Chad will regain 2022 form

34. I’m in the 25% who are calling a swans flag this year

 

[Bloods86]

Always consider needs when drafting. Always.

Disclaimer: Unless you're early on in a lengthy rebuild.

 

[Bloods86]

I’ll get this started.

1. Rowy will never be elite
2. Mills is better in defence
3. The Dogs would have won even without the umps

Have at it

Even Rowy's defenders (like me) don't necessarily think he'll be elite. I think he's tracking well though.

If Sheldrick, Roberts and Cleary come along over the next couple of years, and we can get a couple of good years out of Adams, 1 more out of Parker, then Mills could go to defence and I'd have no issues with it, absolute quality down there. Also Jordon is fairly young, could improve.

Quite possibly.

 

[Bloods86]

13. We are idiots for not ‘optimising’ the salary cap as Geelong do.

14. J Mac will never be the same and never hit top speed again after his knee injury

15. Jake Lloyd is the weakest 1 on 1 defender at the swans

13. Not as easy for us given the disparity in property prices, sponsorship opportunities given the comparative ignorance of Aussie Rules in Sydney vs Vic.

15. This would be fine if true. Lloyd isn't a defender in the same sense as say Cunners or Fox, he's a half back who is in the team for his workrate, positioning, distribution etc.

 

[sataris]

0. The Grand final should be rotated
i. The AFL is actively and deliberately sabotaging the game in NSW/QLD
5. Gillon/Dillon is the same person but in a new hat.

 

[The King!]

took his own thread off topic

 

[The King!]

Afl banners are a waste of time

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Afl banners are a waste of time

Ditto cheer squads.

 

[sataris]

π. People whose identities are tied up with their clubs are unhinged.

 

[wills2g]

Sam Reid

20

Sam Reid

Age

32

Ht

196cm

Wt

96kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

12.0

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

6.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.0

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.4

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.4

3star

will be in top 3 most important players because McDonald won’t fill Buddy’s shoes and if Reid isn’t there, we will all be shitting on our non functional fwd line

 

[BloodySwan]

Sam Reid will be in top 3 most important players because McDonald won’t fill Buddy’s shoes and if Reid isn’t there, we will all be shitting on our non functional fwd line

McDonald isn't great at contested marks. Gets outmuscled, having someone like Reid or McLean as the spearhead makes a lot more sense.

McDonald may put on a bit of bulk but unlikely to be the premiership spearhead just yet

 

[RUNVS]

Sam Reid will be in top 3 most important players because McDonald won’t fill Buddy’s shoes and if Reid isn’t there, we will all be shitting on our non functional fwd line

Disagree there as our forward line functioned quite well when Buddy was not there last year.