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~~Official AFL 2012 Discussion Thread ~~ ft. GWS

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Official
Australian Rules Football
2012 Discussion Thread​

Its a new year guys, and once again footy draws near. In 5 and a bit weeks we will finally get our fix of footy again.

....Introducing GWS



Are they fianlly burnt out or will they go back to back?

Whats instore for Collingwood with Bucks at the helm?​
 
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#109 ·
Went to the game today quite a few positives coming from Port

Positives
- Wingard getting plenty of the ball
- Brad Ebert was a good get
- Kane Cornes actually played well
- Redden did well around the ground
- Butcher showing form in the first game
- Pearce played well in defence
- Carlton went winless :)

Negatives
- Ben Jacobs can not pick up or mark a ball to save his life
- Almost ran out of legs in the first game towards the end
- Umpiring was shocking as per usual
- In-accurate kicking almost cost us the first game
- The Crowbots winning both games :eek:
 
#110 ·
the rules + umpiring are ridiculously bad. 2 on the bench? free kick when the ball goes over the line? garbage rules. thought we looked tougher when we went for the ball, like the look of mcintyre, was a brute at sanfl level, hopefully can transfer that to afl. lynch looked good too.
 
#120 ·
Demons confirm AFL player Jurrah's arrest
Melbourne forward Liam Jurrah is in an Alice Springs jail after the AFL player was involved in an incident allegedly involving a machete.

Local police said two 23-year-old men were arrested following an incident on Wednesday night at the nearby Little Sisters Town Camp.

The Demons announced on Monday that they had granted Jurrah personal leave so he could return to Central Australia and help with family and community issues.

"Police were called around midnight to attend a disturbance ... on arrival, police found a 35-year-old man with serious head injuries alleged to have been inflicted by a machete," Northern Territory police said in a statement on Thursday.

"Two men aged 23 years are currently in police custody with investigations continuing."

Melbourne also confirmed that Jurrah was in custody and that no charges had been laid.

"We are not aware of any further information and, therefore, not in a position to make comment at this time," the Demons said in a statement.

The Demons are expected to send a club official to Alice Springs soon.

Alice Springs police are investigating whether there is a link between the incident involving Jurrah and another that happened near Alice Springs around the same time.

A 15-year-old was hospitalised with severe head injuries and a 30-year-old woman is in custody.

Before Wednesday night's incident, the Demons had been hopeful that Jurrah would be back at the club within a week.

Jurrah is an initiated member of the Warlpiri people who live in Yuendumu, a community about 300km northwest of Alice Springs.

He is the first player from a remote central Australian community to play in the AFL.

There have been reports of deep-seated and violent disputes in the Yuendumu community.

In announcing Jurrah's leave on Monday, Melbourne said he was going home "to support his family and community through a challenging period".

New Demons coach Mark Neeld had said last week that Jurrah would probably be out of action until at least round one of the regular season as he recovers from off-season wrist surgery.

Jurrah was Melbourne's leading goalkicker last season, with 40 from 18 games.

He has kicked 81 goals in 35 games since making his senior debut three years ago.


http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8432087

Heard about this on the way home from work today. Hope this "supporting family and community" bit wasn't about contributing to the violence.
 
#121 ·
not a bad game at all

blah blah collingwood had experience out yeah but in the last quarter so did we and we massacred it. love the look of kerridge and lynch. porps kicking 4 was wonderful. maxwell is terrible. jolly is terrible. dangerfield raped it. vince isnt afl standard. collingwood absolutely played off the park.

PREMIERSHIP IS OURS~!!~!~ CROWS2012
 
#122 ·
You'll get to the finals with the schedule you've got. Port, Suns, GWS twice; Hawks, Pies, Sydney, Essendon, Carlton once.

It's so ridiculous the AFL when it comes to scheduling. How can it be fair that something like this happens? The finals is all well & good, but why not have every team play each other once, home & away like most sports and the team at the top wins the flag? The season would only run a few more weeks if you take the finals into account. I can't get my head round it. It's like Collingwood barely stepping out of Melbourne last year with the Etihad being a big trip for them.

Looking at our fixtures again, we've got Collingwood, Geelong, Sydney & West Coast twice. It's utter bullshit. It'd be better if the league was split at halfway after everyone's played each team once, then the teams in the top 8 play each other while the bottom 8 do the same like the SPL used to and the initial top 8 can't be overtaken by the bottom teams.
 
#129 ·
It's still ridiculous and an unfair advantage when it can be so easily fixed. Looking at the teams competing for the top 8 this year, well places 5-8, it's so tight between the likes of Adelaide, Carlton, Fremantle, St. Kilda, Essendon, Richmond, Sydney, those with the easier fixtures have more chance of getting to the finals. With 4 points for a win too, it makes such a difference.

Imagine the fuss if teams over here like Everton had to play City, United, Arsenal, Spurs & Chelsea twice while Sunderland had Rovers, Bolton, Wigan, QPR, Wolves twice. It's just so unfair. It's the only thing I don't like about the AFL. Would it be so ridiculous to extend the season so each team plays each other twice and shorten or scrap the finals?

Great win for the Hawks, still not reading too much into it unlike the Richmond & Adelaide fans on Fox about their wins over the Cats & Pies.
 
#125 ·
carlton registered 0.0.0 for the second half in a 64 point belting to brisbane. hardly ideal preparation for a team that was considered a serious top 4 contender. no matter how under strength teams are, there's been some very ordinary showings from teams that should be better.
 
#127 ·
Hate the NAB cup because I am falling into the trick of thinking the crows will be good this season while in reality they will probably struggle to reach the finals even with the favourable games we have.

I'll join the tipping competition and the dream team/super coach if someone can post the registration details for me, can't be stuffed looking back through the thread for them.
 
#132 ·
It sounds like the SPL method would be best then. At the halfway stage, the league is split in two and the top 8 are guaranteed of their spot and they all play each other while the bottom 8 play each other. That's a whole lot fairer than the current method and it doesn't disrupt the schedule set out for each season.

I could never accept a crippling fixture list one season, it's just so unfair.
 
#133 ·
How is a system where the bottom 8 (well, 10 this year) can't overtake those above them? This isn't NASCAR, and when the difference between 8th and 9th in some years comes down to percentages, well, it's just not feasable.

As Mr.Snrub stated, the better teams get the harder schedules in an attempt to provide an extra element of competition and closeness to the premiership. If teams like Geelong, Collingwood, West Coast & Hawthorn got to play GWS, Gold Coast, Port etc twice, then what does that accomplish other than boosting their percentages? Finish high, have a tougher next season. A welcome reward and more exciting viewing.
 
#134 ·
As Mr.Snrub stated, the better teams get the harder schedules in an attempt to provide an extra element of competition and closeness to the premiership. If teams like Geelong, Collingwood, West Coast & Hawthorn got to play GWS, Gold Coast, Port etc twice, then what does that accomplish other than boosting their percentages? Finish high, have a tougher next season. A welcome reward and more exciting viewing.
To be honest I'd say it's just because the AFL wants to make money off two "good" teams playing each other.
 
#137 ·
It just isn't possible to play a full home and away season, so the way the comp is structured is as fair as its going to get. There are measures in place to prevent teams from 'sandbagging' it towards the end of the season as well.
That's good but on occasions it might be difficult to accuse someone of being shit or deliberately shit.

Thinking about it, I'd love to see the season end after the first 17 fixtures and just extend the finals with everyone involved based on their position.

1st v 16th, 2nd v 15th, 3rd v 14th etc in an elimination, then the winners go through into a home & away knockout competition. That would be exciting, and some of the early finals campaign is a joke anyway. This system would be the same in the first stage for the top 5/6 against the bottom 6, but at least it would be fair, not that the AFL cares about anything but money.
 
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