Oppo Camp Non Geelong football (AFL) discussion 2025, Part 1

[STPer18]

Never mind, found this. West Coast are to blame for being a rabble.

Compare the pair.

Cats lose face with error of judgment

Geelong deserves the criticism it has received over the Travis Boak affair.

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As the reigning premier and one of the most respected clubs in the AFL, the competition was right to have expected more from Geelong. It certainly did not live up to its own standards, even within the new framework that has come into play with the introduction of free agency and since the AFL encouraged Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney to expose that loophole which allowed players to sign on to those clubs one year before their current deal expired.

It was a pity it took four of the AFL's more powerful and respected club chief executives to publicly chastise the Cats when the AFL should have led the charge.

Still, it would have been heartening to hear the AFL was at least uncomfortable with Geelong's shabby treatment of Port Adelaide, whether it was deliberate or not.

This column's understanding is that the AFL was dismayed at what Geelong did. The Cats' actions were deemed inappropriate, uncharacteristic and messy.

Hopefully, despite some protestations during the week, the club has accepted it behaved in a most un-Geelong-like fashion. And the rest of the competition will at least consider that some standards in football are worth preserving.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Has Carowhine Wilson said anything about how awful it is for a coach from a top team to travel interstate to headhunt one of the best players from a club on its knees? She used to be strongly against that.

I assume she's putting together a stinging editorial as we speak right? Surely

 

[STPer18]

I assume she's putting together a stinging editorial as we speak right? Surely

Should be getting it just after her 'Gold Coast Suns: a club on its knees sees its captain poached by recent premiers for peanuts' article drops.

 

[cats_09]

Has Carowhine Wilson said anything about how awful it is for a coach from a top team to travel interstate to headhunt one of the best players from a club on its knees? She used to be strongly against that.

Not just one of their best players, but also the co-captain of the club

Unless Oscar turns around to sign an extension with WCE pretty quickly, are the players really going to buy into the message he's trying to sell them or does it become a situation that if they feel like the captain is wanting out, why would they want to hang around?

 

[cats_09]

After tonight, we'll officially no longer own the title of oldest team to have played a match

 

[cats_09]

 

[Lana]

Collingwood put their foot down, they demand a spot in the Grandfinal every year

 

[dazbroncos]

they get 47 homes games after travelling for opening round... cry me a ****ing river.

GO CAtters

 

[cats_09]

 

[BotsMaster]

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I tipped Pies but anyone getting a weird vibe that Carlton pull it together tonight?

 

[goyoucatters]

I tipped Pies but anyone getting a weird vibe that Carlton pull it together tonight?

Really hope so.

But you do suspect it will be in three weeks against us instead.

#everyotherteamsgf

 

[The rabbi]

I tipped Pies but anyone getting a weird vibe that Carlton pull it together tonight?

One can only hope.

 

[cats_09]

I tipped Pies but anyone getting a weird vibe that Carlton pull it together tonight?

 

[BotsMaster]

One can only hope.

Go Pies

 

[cats_09]

Luke Beveridge is complaining about the umpires finally calling throws against the Bulldogs

 

[Aura]

Michael Loss is the worst coach since Neeld

 

[Munich]

Why do people want Carlton winning?

 

[BotsMaster]

Luke Beveridge is complaining about the umpires finally calling throws against the Bulldogs

Finally! It's taken 9 years.

 

[Cats_R_Cool_4_Ever]

Why do people want Carlton winning?

Cause my dads life is already miserable enough plus they are a family team…so we all support each others teams..

 

[cats_09]

Finally! It's taken 9 years.

This is the whinge - questioning when is a throw ok versus not ok

 

[Munich]

Cause my dads life is already miserable enough plus they are a family team…so we all support each others teams..

Yes that's fair enough.

But the others

 

[cats_09]

Yes that's fair enough.

But the others

Can't stand Collingwood

 

[Hamingja]

Luke Beveridge is complaining about the umpires finally calling throws against the Bulldogs

I watched that game last week and was shocked they were calling Libba. He usually gets 40 touches including 8 throws everytime he bloody well plays us.

 

[BotsMaster]

This is the whinge - questioning when is a throw ok versus not ok

He wants the league to act? They have by finally penalising the Dogs for throwing the ball