Oppo Camp Non-Lions Discussion 2025

[Nathan Barley]

West Coast will grab Warner, Pickett and Starcevich in the same off season.

But lose Oscar Allen to the Lions

 

[StevoJenkins]

But lose Oscar Allen to the Lions

Does anyone want Allen at the moment with his knee?
Read somewhere that his knee is the equivalent to a 40-year-old's.

Having to see a specialist at the moment to see how he moves forward.

 

[Perrip]

Does anyone want Allen at the moment with his knee?

Pretty sure someone in the media said we're looking at a contracted player rather than a free agent. So it wouldn't be Allen anyway.

 

[Lazza16]

I think Freo might win the flag this year.

On the flip side the Demons look like a great place to be. It’d suck being a demons fan. Only flag in 70 odd years and years and you can’t attend because it’s played in Perth.

Was down at Yarra Bend golf practice range mid December n saw this guy who looked familiar n it was Tom Fullerton and with him was Sharpy. No smiles just looking a tad disinterested. Then I saw Oliver walking and he looked very strong n happy n then Petracca also laughing but looking very thin. Anyway the entire team was there some playing mini golf n some on driving range but our ex boys just going thru the motions by the looks of it.

 

[mpal6]

I don’t believe Murphy Reid is really a goal kicking mid at AFL level. He’s very much a pure inside mid, but doesn’t posses the power and explosiveness of Rayner or the evasiveness and speed of Bailey. He’s much more like a Pendlebury in style and athletic profile, albeit more hand ball skilled and reliant.

He played in a stacked Sandringham side, where everyone kicked goals for fun, and all mids spent a fair bit of time rotating forward.

Well my thinking is Freo have an overload of pure mids and need to re-jig that a little. They pushed Fyfe up forward and then for whatever reason brought him back to middle again. Shai Bolton is a good addition in that midfielder/forward combo which they need more of.

Treacy and Amiss look solid, I would've added a third banana like Membrey to really increase their potency. All in all, looks like a really good list if they could hit their straps at the pointy end of season.

 

[Perrip]

 

[mpal6]

Newman out for season
Walsh injured

At this rate it'll be John Lobgmire - coach of Carlton FC 2026

 

[briztoon]

Well my thinking is Freo have an overload of pure mids and need to re-jig that a little. They pushed Fyfe up forward and then for whatever reason brought him back to middle again.

Because Fyfe had a severe case of the yips, cracked the sads, and generally sucked up forward.

He’s cooked, but he’s also a club legend.

Shai Bolton is a good addition in that midfielder/forward combo which they need more of.

Treacy and Amiss look solid, I would've added a third banana like Membrey to really increase their potency. All in all, looks like a really good list if they could hit their straps at the pointy end of season.

 

[briztoon]

West Coast players getting arrested at music festivals for p!ssing in public, or being “investigated” for being filmed street fighting after a festival.

 

[mpal6]

Good thing they got rid of Matt Kennedy to the Dogs then

Feels like they've gone down the mini rebuild route instead of topping up with Houston and Membrey to go for a flag now.

Not sure if Jagga Smith is going to have a Daicos or Ashcroft like season to make a difference in year 1. If not it'll be curtains for Vossy.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Interesting chat about Jamarra

 

[Perrip]

Interesting chat about Jamarra

There's discussion about him in the List Management thread if you want to read it.

 

[martinson]

I see the Carlton Pres has fallen on the sword after offending someone on a SM post which he claims was hacked and put up by someone else.

Two things . Firstly he sounds like a bit of a dill but besides that the world is now officially nuts with all the crap that gets regurgitated every day over next to nothing.

Secondly the Blues are always perfecting new ways to self implode.

 

[martinson]

I mean FM . Have a read of this.

heroar.com.au/2025/01/22/luke-sayers-resigns-as-carlton-president-role-following-afl-clearing-on-social-media-controversy/

We've got the Nuremberg Trial over a SM post .

I just shakes me head at how supposedly intelligent people manage to get themselves entangled into mini furores , the braindead seriousness with which 'authorities' love to take it ,and the general squarehead self righteousness that seems to have permeated the world that we live in.

Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw would've had a picnic with the current societal mindset.

 

[dlanod]

I mean FM . Have a read of this.

heroar.com.au/2025/01/22/luke-sayers-resigns-as-carlton-president-role-following-afl-clearing-on-social-media-controversy/

We've got the Nuremberg Trial over a SM post .

I just shakes me head at how supposedly intelligent people manage to get themselves entangled into mini furores , the braindead seriousness with which 'authorities' love to take it ,and the general squarehead self righteousness that seems to have permeated the world that we live in.

Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw would've had a picnic with the current societal mindset.

You're glossing over the (most likely) fact that he sent a dick pic, accidentally posted it instead, and then claimed he was "hacked" in a world where if you're getting hacked they're not sending dick pics.

 

[martinson]

You're glossing over the (most likely) fact that he sent a dick pic, accidentally posted it instead, and then claimed he was "hacked" in a world where if you're getting hacked they're not sending dick pics.

OK so he's a dill as I said. If you're correct.

The mock seriousness over what's so comical is what tickles my fancy.

 

[rye]

what gets me is the fact that this idiot who presided over all manner of heinous shit at pwc somehow faces no consequences for his own actions yet again. beggars belief how he even wormed his way into these positions of authority.

 

[martinson]

You're glossing over the (most likely) fact that he sent a dick pic, accidentally posted it instead, and then claimed he was "hacked" in a world where if you're getting hacked they're not sending dick pics.

Just on your point though it's inconceivable someone of his intelligence ( I'm assuming you need a few neurons to be Carlton President ) would be sending that sort of material to a likewise person in a similar position of authority without some sort of prior interaction or a reason to believe that it's not totally unwelcome.

Hysterical all round.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Meanwhile on the other side of Fitzroy...




Looks like kick-mark has arrived folks. Everybody copies the premier, and it seems that we are no exception.

 

[martinson]

Meanwhile on the other side of Fitzroy...


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Looks like kick-mark has arrived folks. Everybody copies the premier, and it seems that we are no exception.

No doubt.

But all going well we still have the best cattle to execute it. And if Coleman can come back in form fuel to the fire.

 

[Grasshopper17]

No doubt.

But all going well we still have the best cattle to execute it. And if Coleman can come back in form fuel to the fire.

Being able to defend it might become the bigger challenge than being able to execute it. In fact I reckon that's exactly what will happen. Might not be this season but it won't be far off.

 

[briztoon]

OK so he's a dill as I said. If you're correct.

The mock seriousness over what's so comical is what tickles my fancy.

That's instant dismissal in pretty much every workplace.

 

[martinson]

That's instant dismissal in pretty much every workplace.

Yeah of course it is.

Let's instantly dismiss him and never forget what he did , whatever it was.

Not that we'll ever really know because they've had the indoor inquisition and apparently no one's at fault but he's doing the right thing in resigning in the interests of his club.

I don't know how they put this crap out there with a straight face.

 

[Perrip]

You're glossing over the (most likely) fact that he sent a dick pic, accidentally posted it instead, and then claimed he was "hacked" in a world where if you're getting hacked they're not sending dick pics.

I still reckon someone he knew, that knew of something he was doing privately, tweeted it from his account.

 

[martinson]

I still reckon someone he knew, that knew of something he was doing privately, tweeted it from his account.

Yep.

It's smelly all round.

They made an issue of talking with the woman involved but there's no apology to her or admission of wrongdoing on his part.

The AFL are geniuses at making mountains out of molehills.

I feel a bit sorry for his family.