General Footy Tipping and Discussion Thread

[Aaron]

I'm going to be very interested to see how round 23 plays out.

If there's a loss in the top 4, the entire lineup could change:

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/how-will-the-top-8-finish-predicted-week-one-finals-matchups-and-fixture-potential-final-ladder/news-story/bea3b2f2ce7cc54650672a1f95f97e1f

[vox nihili]

Why has North Melbourne gone batshit crazy? [`430* Marks]


*and counting

[Aaron]

Why has North Melbourne gone batshit crazy? [`430* Marks]


*and counting

Marks? You sure you don't mean games? I was shocked to hear this too (i'm actually a little bit pissed off to be honest). Firrito, Petrie + Dal Santo all deserve to be given the boot but Boomer, absolutely not.

I have a feeling Boomer will be given some sort of coaching/mentor role at North... meaning it won't be totally *over*.

[vox nihili]

Marks? You sure you don't mean games? I was shocked to hear this too (i'm actually a little bit pissed off to be honest). Firrito, Petrie + Dal Santo all deserve to be given the boot but Boomer, absolutely not.

I have a feeling Boomer will be given some sort of coaching/mentor role at North... meaning it won't be totally *over*.

hahah it was meant to be an essay question, shit joke leave me alone :p

100% agree with you. Even if they are worried about his footy starting to fade, he still deserves to leave on his own terms. He's good for the club and having that kind of guy around is good for the other players there too.

Also, can you imagine how all the other players would be feeling about that? As if you'd want to commit to a club that treats its "greats" like that.

[Joseph41]

James McDonald-esque.

[Aaron]

hahah it was meant to be an essay question, shit joke leave me alone :p

100% agree with you. Even if they are worried about his footy starting to fade, he still deserves to leave on his own terms. He's good for the club and having that kind of guy around is good for the other players there too.

Also, can you imagine how all the other players would be feeling about that? As if you'd want to commit to a club that treats its "greats" like that.

I can see their reasoning for it though. Boomer is currently taking one of the main midfield roles - he probably only has 1 more season left in him anyway. The fact is, we're slowly declining and everyone knows it. We have people in the VFL that need experience (if anyone can recall last year's draft, we actually got some pretty decent people who have barely played any games because they're taking up spots in seniors). There's no way in hell we're sustainable past the next 1-2 years. Need to look at the bigger picture. (This in no way means I am for Boomer not being renewed, because i'm quite angry at the decision... but it had to happen sooner or later)

I don't like the timing of it either given it's nearly finals - but I can understand why they've done that too. It'll most likely be our last Melbourne game for the season (given there's a strong chance we'll have to travel interstate for a final, v GWS @ Spotless being the most likely outcome), so for everyone to celebrate the achievements is great. It's no easy task beating a team on their home ground, especially in a final.

Everyone's blaming Brad Scott for these players not being resigned, but they clearly have no idea what a list manager is.

[pi]

This is hilarious, even North supporters hate North right now hahahaha

[Rod]

hahah it was meant to be an essay question, shit joke leave me alone :p

I got the joke and lol'd! xD

This is hilarious, even North supporters hate North right now hahahaha

I know haha. This totally wrecks the culture of the footy club. Basically ''come serve us, play your best, and when we don't need you f*** off''. Terrible for the culture of the footy club tbh, should have been handled better.

But respect Harvey going to be sad not seeing him anymore. Nobody ever in the future will beat that 430 game record, what a legend!

[Aaron]

This is a great game so far (WCE v Ade). Very fast

[Rod]

good bye margin

[Aaron]

good bye margin

Well WCE has just royally fucked the ordering of the top 8 now (could literally be any team apart from Sydney that sit in 5th spot who North vs in the finals - depending on how the rest of the round turns out).

What was your margin? Leaderboard hasn't updated yet.

[pi]

Was there even margin for this game?

[Rod]

Well WCE has just royally fucked the ordering of the top 8 now (could literally be any team apart from Sydney that sit in 5th spot who North vs in the finals - depending on how the rest of the round turns out).

What was your margin? Leaderboard hasn't updated yet.

54. Could have easily been 70+ WCE smashed them and so many missed opportunities. Darling and Kennedy could have had 10+ between them.

[Aaron]

Well then..... @ current games.

Essendon in front of Carlton (lol)
Geelong absolutely thrashing Melbourne

I am soooo excited to see the first week finals lineup (rip if north gets either WC at Perth or Adel in Adel).

[pi]

We've had an expectantly shit season, but what a show from the boys against the blues! Hopefully nothing dramatic happens in this last Q and we can cruise to a win. Not even mad I'll lose the tip.

Geelong showing their class again. Far too good for Melb.