OneGram wrote:was that a guess or is 1993 a fact SC08?

Sydney had picks 1,3,5,21
Brisbane had picks 2,4,6 22

I don't know if we've tanked well...the draft of 1900 didn't help us at all. At least tanking in 1955 got us a new coach...you idiot. i am an idiot You got that right. We got priority picks in the 2000 draft by being outstandingly crap...weren't you there? i was at the olympics Arguably a better pl...

I don't know if we've tanked well...the draft of 1900 didn't help us at all. At least tanking in 1955 got us a new coach...you idiot. i am an idiot You got that right. We got priority picks in the 2000 draft by being outstandingly crap...weren't you there? i was at the olympics Arguably a better pl...

OneGram wrote:

degruch wrote:I don't know if we've tanked well...the draft of 1900 didn't help us at all. At least tanking in 1955 got us a new coach...you idiot.

i am an idiot. how did we get roo and kosi in 2000?

By being one of the most horrid teams of recent times...

2 wins...Make Melbourne look like a decent team.

OneGram wrote:Re. Tanking for Wooden Spoons. We've tanked well historically.

If we'd tanked well, we would have gotten priority picks in 2002...5 wins and a draw ...

err...you are the one that brought up Marathon Running as an arguement to back up the benefits of "rest". I realise both sports are entirely different. The reason why I brought up marathon runners is because at the top level they compete in a maximum of 3 marathons a year. The stresses of...

err...you are the one that brought up Marathon Running as an arguement to back up the benefits of "rest". I realise both sports are entirely different. :lol: Apples with apples OLB. I think we all agree, sports like soccer, rugby, gridiron, etc. are much better comparisons. How do they ap...

err...you are the one that brought up Marathon Running as an arguement to back up the benefits of "rest". I realise both sports are entirely different. The reason why I brought up marathon runners is because at the top level they compete in a maximum of 3 marathons a year. The stresses of...

err...you are the one that brought up Marathon Running as an arguement to back up the benefits of "rest". I realise both sports are entirely different. The reason why I brought up marathon runners is because at the top level they compete in a maximum of 3 marathons a year. The stresses of...

Are we in agreeance that a game of AFL footy takes more of a toll on the body than a marathon? No doubt. No we are not. No doubt? I actually completely disagree. AFL footballers monitor their bodies during a game under the close watch of Conditioning Coaches. They push themselves ...but not too far...

If your work asked you too work longer, what would your response be? Players adapt, 22 games in a season (1 a week) isn't too much...just look at other sports. Sure, you can say AFL is the most gruelling sport in the world, but in terms of pure fitness, have a look at most NBA players (72 games a ye...

Damn, it makes me happy to be able to tell people that my team is not only the best in the AFL, but that every player bleeds for his team, and teammates...every player will put himself on the line to win a ball, and when we're playing poorly...they'll try twice as hard.

B. Barry Lawrence Bob Murray Zac Dawson HB. Trevor Barker John McIntosh Justin Peckett C. Joel Smith Ian Stewart Nicky Winmar HF.Darrel Baldock Nick Riewoldt George Young F. Ross Smith Tony Lockett Justin Koschitzke R. Lazar Vidovic Robert Harvey Nathan Burke I/C Stewart Loewe Ian Cooper Carl Ditte...

Whether his form is down through just having a bad patch or through injury, the point is it is down and he should have being dropped. If his name was Clarke, Eddy or someone of similar ilk people would be shouting from the top of Etihad Stadium to drop them. If he's injured he shouldn't be coming b...

Farren Ray, Jason Gram, Brendon Goddard, Nick Dal Santo, Leigh Montagna, Sam Gilbert, Farren Ray, Jason Blake, Stephen Milne, Adam Schneider, Jarryn Geary, Clinton Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Zac Dawson, Andrew McQualter. Michael S. Gardiner, Raphael Clarke... I'm not going to go on. These are all pl...

Farren Ray, Jason Gram, Brendon Goddard, Nick Dal Santo, Leigh Montagna, Sam Gilbert, Farren Ray, Jason Blake, Stephen Milne, Adam Schneider, Jarryn Geary, Clinton Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Zac Dawson, Andrew McQualter. Michael S. Gardiner, Raphael Clarke... I'm not going to go on. These are all pla...

Very poor of some of our so called supporters . Some people dont have jobs and are flat broke trying to save houses, the countries up the shyt the worlds in a mess. I am a member i have a job but i know of 3 people couldnt sign up this year because their families having a feed is worth more than a ...

I just had a blue with a mate over the phone who has continually used my mates AFL memberships cards to get into games, and rang up again asking if I can spare 3 tix to this weeks game. I had a crack and told him to stop being such a tightarse and buy a bloody membership! He shamefully agreed and p...

Absolutely no doubt in my mind as to the benefits of resting players. Another benefit, as well, when resting players, is that you give game time to more of the list which enables them to be more prepared when/if they're called upon as opposed to bringing in a footballer who hasn't played senior foo...

We crucify a team pushing for top 4, and get two players. Geelong comfortably beat the second lowest team on the ladder (and only after a massive first quarter) and get five. :roll: :roll: :roll: Look at it properly...you'll find its a good thing. Geelong relied on its stars: Selwood, Chapman, Scar...

It's a bit rich that Ray plays the best game of his career and gets 39 possessions and they can only squeeze him onto the bench. Ablett however gets his usual 40 uncontested handballs that do nothing and they rave and rant about how good he is and put him on the main midfeilding spot on the team. T...

As I said on a previous post (which included this article of Crawford's), balance is the key. It's no good having 22 blokes who know each other backwards who are all exhausted/carrying injuries and it's also no good having 22 blokes who are fully fit and fresh who don't know each other from Adam. I...

We crucify a team pushing for top 4, and get two players. Geelong comfortably beat the second lowest team on the ladder (and only after a massive first quarter) and get five. :roll: :roll: :roll: Look at it properly...you'll find its a good thing. Geelong relied on its stars: Selwood, Chapman, Scar...

Absolutely no doubt in my mind as to the benefits of resting players. Another benefit, as well, when resting players, is that you give game time to more of the list which enables them to be more prepared when/if they're called upon as opposed to bringing in a footballer who hasn't played senior foo...

What's the harm in resting the odd key player (no more than one or so) each week? It's not flirting with your form. I would like to see Riewoldt at 110% for a Grand Final. Not 90%. He might be flying now, but there's still another 9-10 matches to play. Geelong looked cooked in last year's GF after ...