Usurping both their Premiership win and Jeremy Cameron not breaking down this year, is what happened in trade week. Somehow, in this very equalised, some say socialist environment, of trimming up the champs and giving a leg up to the vanquished, Geelong end up with 3 classy players who were ALL previously first round draft picks in Bowes, Henry and Tanner PLUS pick 7 in this years draft and only lose a bit of a fringe player???? How does that work other than the bleeding obvious realisation that Gold Coast are a total basket case who have to pay their players way overs to convince them to stay at the joint, and then need to offload any who can play due to salary cap pressures.
Gold Coast will never ever succeed as a franchise, ever, and the sooner they and GWS and North are wrapped up in a big warm blanket and transported south to Hobart and rebranded as Tassie Apples or devils or whatever, teh better. A 16 team comp, less costs, less dilution of talent and Gils your Uncle. Done. You know it makes sense.
Having lived in Sydney - GWS was just beyond stupid - and the Gold Coast - any team of any sport has been a disaster their
But you can blame Demetriou - paid $1 million dollar annual salary - to rugby league and Union players - Hunt and Folau - what a waste and utter madness
And at the same time im pretty sure - they cut - reduced the money paid to WAFL clubs ( who were basically surving on the help of volunters ) for youngsters who were drafted from their club - i think it was cut from 40k to 30k
I will give the AFL credit re the rule changes - i think accross the board - games are now much better to watch - more goals and more attacking play - rather than that slow motion stuff
So i do presently like watching and enjoy watching AFL again
Having lived in Sydney - GWS was just beyond stupid - and the Gold Coast - any team of any sport has been a disaster their
But you can blame Demetriou - paid $1 million dollar annual salary - to rugby league and Union players - Hunt and Folau - what a waste and utter madness
And at the same time im pretty sure - they cut - reduced the money paid to WAFL clubs ( who were basically surving on the help of volunters ) for youngsters who were drafted from their club - i think it was cut from 40k to 30k
I will give the AFL credit re the rule changes - i think accross the board - games are now much better to watch - more goals and more attacking play - rather than that slow motion stuff
So i do presently like watching and enjoy watching AFL again
Geelong winning the Premiership ( i like the Cats and Kangaroos- i have stated that previously )
Josh Kennedy kicking 8 goals in his final game
AFL in general - as i said i like and enjoy watching it again - the coaches feucked the game - mauling rugby scrums - and the AFL have done a pretty damm good job with rule changes to make it a very enjoyable game to watch again - where as 2-3 years ago it was just about unwatchable
Having lived in Sydney - GWS was just beyond stupid - and the Gold Coast - any team of any sport has been a disaster their
But you can blame Demetriou - paid $1 million dollar annual salary - to rugby league and Union players - Hunt and Folau - what a waste and utter madness
And at the same time im pretty sure - they cut - reduced the money paid to WAFL clubs ( who were basically surving on the help of volunters ) for youngsters who were drafted from their club - i think it was cut from 40k to 30k
I will give the AFL credit re the rule changes - i think accross the board - games are now much better to watch - more goals and more attacking play - rather than that slow motion stuff
So i do presently like watching and enjoy watching AFL again
You do realise there are more AFL “goal posts” than rugby league “uprights” on both the Gold Coast and in Greater Western Sydney at school level? Sometimes what you think you know is actually not the case. AFL has blown NRL out of the water at the grass roots levels in their own back yard. V’Landy’s even concedes that. It’s about generational participation and the AFL wins
Having lived in Sydney - GWS was just beyond stupid - and the Gold Coast - any team of any sport has been a disaster their
But you can blame Demetriou - paid $1 million dollar annual salary - to rugby league and Union players - Hunt and Folau - what a waste and utter madness
And at the same time im pretty sure - they cut - reduced the money paid to WAFL clubs ( who were basically surving on the help of volunters ) for youngsters who were drafted from their club - i think it was cut from 40k to 30k
I will give the AFL credit re the rule changes - i think accross the board - games are now much better to watch - more goals and more attacking play - rather than that slow motion stuff
So i do presently like watching and enjoy watching AFL again
You do realise there are more AFL “goal posts” than rugby league “uprights” on both the Gold Coast and in Greater Western Sydney at school level? Sometimes what you think you know is actually not the case. AFL has blown NRL out of the water at the grass roots levels in their own back yard. V’Landy’s even concedes that. It’s about generational participation and the AFL wins
AFL is irrelevant in Sydney - and it will allways be the ugly red headed cousin of Union and League
And to have 2 teams their is utter madness
Melbourne Storm have been an absolute powerhouse in Vic - but the Rugby League aernt stupid enough to contemplate having 2 teams their
To be fair, they have picks 2 and 3 who they can develop in readiness for next years Premiers to steal for 2024, and somehow their next picks are 40, 43 and 59. Just terrific work from their footy department I feel, absolutely nailed the trade period, Rivaling Gold Coast and GWS in providing belly laughs for the other clubs, closely followed by St Kilda's stirling late charge for the much sought after Farr Cup.
Rory Lobb - today - " I felt on the outer at times - its been a year and a half ive wanted out- so it was good to get it finally done "
Id be interested in Chariots assessment ( mainly because he is the only one on this forum who played AFL to a reasonable standard ) but Gilga is a Freo supporter so he can give his 4 bobs worth as well
But how would they assess Lobbs performance at Fremantle - is he a loss - did they adequate compensation etc
My view - hes got the talent - but he could be alot better - i was a huge Cam Mooney fan at Geelong - because every contest he gave absolute everything - and i can remember Mick Malthouse back in his CH 10 special comment days - calling a Geel game - and he said quote - id love to coach a team of 22 Cam Mooneys - now that is a big rap - purely because of the guys effort - and that is why Cam Mooney was one of my favourites
Being an old Swan Districts player I should be in Lobb's corner but he has not really lived up to expectations in my opinion. For his sake reuniting with his partner in Melbourne may rekindle his career but in what he has produced over the last 2 seasons for the money he was on he is not a great loss.
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