Mega Thread Non-Freo AFL Discussion 2024

[Paracleet]

Just on a Reid sidenote, next time someone goes in to tackle him, they're ready for the fend off (or knee buckle) and instead punch him forcefully in his armpit. Would hurt.

Maybe grab the fending arm then into a single underhook DDT?

 

[CakeEater]

Maybe grab the fending arm then into a single underhook DDT?

Then finish him off with Mr Socko into the mandible claw.

 

[DragoDelph]

Fend back. Into the solar.

 

[Alfonz]

A few players have taken Dusty down by slapping/sweeping the arm downwards or to the side. Yeo from memory was the first person to do it, but even a midget like Zac Fisher

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3.0

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384.0

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17.0

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10.0

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3.0

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was able to take him down. Surprised players aren't prepared for it with Reid.

 

[Ge3ks]

Harley Reid is gonna be moving into the heavy tag part of his career now. Let's see how he deals with that.

 

[masai tu]

Just on a Reid sidenote, next time someone goes in to tackle him, they're ready for the fend off (or knee buckle) and instead punch him forcefully in his armpit. Would hurt.

Here’s a question about the fend off.

If a player puts their arm out to fend off, and it is grabbed by their opponent, who holds on and in the action wrenches the fenders shoulder joint. Is the opponent in strife ?.

I see it as the grabbing of the arm as a legitimate tackle, trying to immobilise the ability to dispose of the ball legally. As for the wrench (due to both players moving in different directions), that should be ok.

 

[MadEyeEmmy]

Harley Reid is gonna be moving into the heavy tag part of his career now. Let's see how he deals with that.

The fact that clubs will probably need to consider tagging him soon shows the talent of the kid. Ew

 

[Taylor]

The fact that clubs will probably need to consider tagging him soon shows the talent of the kid. Ew

Stephen Hill, who was tagged from him third game, says welcome to the party pal

 

[DocT]

A few players have taken Dusty down by slapping/sweeping the arm downwards or to the side. Yeo from memory was the first person to do it, but even a midget like Zac Fisher was able to take him down. Surprised players aren't prepared for it with Reid.

Everyone seems to have forgotten that Reid tried to fend off Serong in teh 3rd quarter of Rd 6 and was caught HTB because Serong grabbed his arm.

 

[mightymouse75]

Just on a Reid sidenote, next time someone goes in to tackle him, they're ready for the fend off (or knee buckle) and instead punch him forcefully in his armpit. Would hurt.

The ju jitsu wrist twist is a killer too

 

[arsesmart]

The fact that clubs will probably need to consider tagging him soon shows the talent of the kid. Ew

It's that particularly different from any of the recent no.1 draft picks?

 

[Stinky Lomax]

Everyone seems to have forgotten that Reid tried to fend off Serong in teh 3rd quarter of Rd 6 and was caught HTB because Serong grabbed his arm.

I think everyone’s trying to forget that game in general.

 

[DocT]

I think everyone’s trying to forget that game in general.

There was one highlight...

 

[errant bounce]

As far as Freo analysis, and I realise I'm saying this on a Non-Freo discussion thread, but Mick McGuane on the radio is surprisingly knowledgeable about Fremantle. (On Sport FM they do a weekly replay from one of the sports gambling stations, I think it's RSN, where MM gives weekly tips for punters). Example: after the Derby loss he tipped us going into the Western Bulldogs and mentioned not to underestimate the difference the return of Chapman and Frederick make to our ball movement, and more recently he was knowledgeable enough to talk about our depth players in the WAFL like Erasmus and Brodie.

I compare that to Rohan Connolly's podcast on Footyology with Rocket Eade who I do respect but Eade pretty much says every week, Ryan and Pearce are good players and Fremantle have a good young midfield. Connolly's formula is that he'll talk about any away game we play like it's still the 2016-2020 version of Fremantle and then complains that Freo always let him down when he tips us before moving on to the next game.

David "sh*tkebabs" King is just a D---head.

Mick McGuane is an absolute nutcase, well hated in Melbourne. also a huge huge pisshead.

 

[errant bounce]

Stephen Hill, who was tagged from him third game, says welcome to the party pal

And in his next 150 or so never adapted to it and was a shell of a player.

Too nice of a bloke for his own good (or was he? anyone remember that very interesting rumour about him and Pav...).

If you had the skills of Stephen and arrogance of Bradley you'd borderline have the best player of the 21st century. and I hate hyperbole.

 

[james haish]

That story from Kane Cornes about no one blocking for Hill when he was tagging him and Cornes being shocked by it has always stuck with me.

Other teams look after their weapons. We never did

 

[gaskin]

Too nice of a bloke for his own good (or was he? anyone remember that very interesting rumour about him and Pav...).

He is. One of my mates had a bit to do with him and he said he is one of the nicest guys you will meet.

 

[Descent]

Stephen Hill, who was tagged from him third game, says welcome to the party pal

Stephen had significantly more talent than Bradley, but he was let down by a team that didn’t block for him. If he was protected from the start, he absolutely could have been a perennial AA selection.

 

[errant bounce]

That story from Kane Cornes about no one blocking for Hill when he was tagging him and Cornes being shocked by it has always stuck with me.

Other teams look after their weapons. We never did

Freo has never really had a sense of camaraderie. it's a real shame and I think the main reason we haven't even taken advantage of our potential.

We had some glimpses and they were always highly memorable games. we're really soft at the moment too. thought it was insanely pissweak how we just smiled and nodded when Brayshaw got smacked. he was what, 20 at the time?

 

[One_Wing]

Freo has never really had a sense of camaraderie. it's a real shame and I think the main reason we haven't even taken advantage of our potential.

We had some glimpses and they were always highly memorable games. we're really soft at the moment too. thought it was insanely pissweak how we just smiled and nodded when Brayshaw got smacked. he was what, 20 at the time?

was that what happened? lol jeeze some weird takes going on here at the moment.

 

[Footskill]

Doggies missing costly easy goals

Lobb be happy naughtons gone down

 

[Taylor]

Lyon had to talk Ballantyne down from getting suspended for the rest of time getting revenge on Gaff for that hit on Brayshaw.

They wanted blood. I remember a moment when Luke Ryan and another player both let the ball pass to shut the lift doors on him

 

[One_Wing]

Lyon had to talk Ballantyne down from getting suspended for the rest of time getting revenge on Gaff for that hit on Brayshaw.

They wanted blood. I remember a moment when Luke Ryan and another player both let the ball pass to shut the lift doors on him

 

[mattis117]

Naughton looks to be seriously injured (knee)

 

[ilikepotatoes]

The whistle needs to be blown far quicker on tackles.

There was a moment early in the quarter where Blakey just about lifted his opponent off the floor and the umpire didn't blow the whistle and he managed to get a kick away.

It's like they're tempting the players to throw them over.