Sunday, August 28, 2011

Bombers never give up......

The Bombers were 34 points down with 14 minutes to go !........

Then, they scored 7 goals, with 5 coming in 10 minutes !.......amazing
turnaround.

One way traffic and centre clearances were outstanding.

Hurley is a star in the making.....

Great to watch !

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Are Collingwood getting the "wobbles"........

Are Collingwood starting to look vulnerable ?

Are they capable of back to back Premierships ?....if they do, what
will happen to Malthouse.....

He will be the first back to back coach asked to step down !!

But, they appear to have real competition from the Cats and the
Hawks.......

The Colliwobbles.......are they back ?

Sunday, August 14, 2011

The Substitute rule has to go..........

Are Port Adelaide that bad.....or does the fact that we have had a record number of
"blowout" in terms of winning margins telling us something ?..............

More than 11 games this year greater than 100 points. A record.

Do the lower teams have the flexibility to "shut down games" or does the new sub rules
with rotations allow those teams with great midfields to expose the weaker teams for longer.

if you have a "new rules committee" - it does promote the need to tinker with the rules.

But why ?.......



Saturday, August 6, 2011

The Future of AFL Football looks uncertain ?.....

Is the AFL at the crossroads ?

Free Trade ?......too many blowouts ?........teams winning by 20-30 goals too often.....has the game lost its appeal ?....crowds down ?.....

Question has to remain......have they played with the rules too much ?

For example, with the new substitute rule and rotations means that the better teams have an advantage of being able to keep their midfield fresher, which means that the gap between the very good teams and good teams will continue to grow.

No longer, with the rule change does it allow the lesser teams to "shut the game down".

Look at the recent results.....Melbourne blowout, Power, Gold Coast et al.

The constant playing with the rules has caused this.

Now, with the up-coming Free Trade, will the AFL end up like English Premier League where only really 3-4 teams can win each year ?.....the gap between the poor and rich clubs will expand ?

Is that where the AFL is going ?.....

Bombers Gutsy Win !........and how bad are the Power ?...

The Bombers with only 26 fit men on their list came out and beat Sydney by a point last night.

Adam Goodes missed a shot after the siren. Watson killed them with 31 posessions and Fletcher may just play for ever.......amazing effort.

The Bombers in the 8, and out of 7th on just percentage.

A great effort.

How bad are the Power ?....a 138 point record breaking loss in memory of C.Cornes.

Bring Back Jack Cahill........

Thursday, August 4, 2011

How will they remember C. Cornes ?......

Will Chad Cornes be viewed as a Top 10 player in the Power History ?

Or will he be remembered for the way that he left the game.

Or was he just despised by Crows supporters on Showdown's ?....

Was he as good as Gavin ? Dewy ? Burgoyne ? Tredrea ?..........

Monday, August 1, 2011

Bailey....Who else ?......

Dean Bailey sacked as coach of the Demons after the 30 goal loss....to the Cats.

Who else ?

What other changes will there be by year end ?.......

4 other clubs have coaches out of contract ?

Clarkson to Crows ? or will it be Bickley ? The safe option is from within.
Will be interesting to see if the Crows are brave. Last time they were brave,
Blight took them to back to back flags.

The Dee's have been rebuilding for 15 years.