Melbourne Beats

awful tipping last two weeks - let you back in stray-dog!

go the pies! - was a nice relaxing day at the 'G watching the smashing unfold

(sorry tiges fans - you were shocking...)

Looking forward to an awesome finals series - it's very competitive from 3rd-7th at the moment...

Amick wrote:You won't beat Adelaide at the TD.

Wishful thinking.

It's the business end of the season....

funnier things have happened.

Essendon over Saints

Melbourne over Freo

Carlton over Adelaide doesn't actually sound like it's that out of reach....

I like your enthusiasm...

And I don't enjoy your sarcasm....

But anywho - good luck with the Reco.

Feigan wrote:And I don't enjoy your sarcasm....

But anywho - good luck with the Reco.

i wasn't actually being sarcastic.

thanks man, i'm skanking around the house. so amped.

oh - oops.

sorry....

how long have you been waiting for said reco?

Feigan wrote:oh - oops.

sorry....

how long have you been waiting for said reco?

It occurred April 23rd this year.

so a very long time...

Thank you Essendon! Yer alright in my book.

Enjoyed the Coll vs. Syd game @ the 'G' yesterday.

Funny how the whole crowd roared when they showed the St. K vs. Nth Melb final score!!!

Amick wrote:
Funny how the whole crowd roared when they showed the St. K vs. Nth Melb final score!!!

that was one of the worst games i had displeasure of watching
its like they had no reason to play and they didnt want to get injured,
zero energy from st k player all over ground

Brisbane getting over Carlton last night was ace.

Watching Collingwood get shown how to play real footy by the Saints wasn't so ace.

Glad to see Malthouse go, can't coach us against the Saints for shit. Grrrrrr...

Amick wrote:Brisbane getting over Carlton last night was ace.

Watching Collingwood get shown how to play real footy by the Saints wasn't so ace.

Glad to see Malthouse go, can't coach us against the Saints for shit. Grrrrrr...

uh huh sad to watch after first quarter

agree couple of coaching decisions not that great in hindsight, but i think mick tried something different as he needed to.

don't think can blame the coach for the result - saints won as too much class all over the field - midfield clearances and marking forwards.
our midfield - swan, dides, davis all outplayed and pendlebury injury didnt help.

never expected to win this game so thought we fought quite well.

Great game Sat night, for once i was actually barracking for the Pies as i was at my Dads house and they are his team.

Some interesting Hawthorn news has popped up, a deal has been made for Burgoyne to come to Hawks from Port and a bid for a trade for Sandilands is underway, will cost the Hawks their first and second round pick and also a player, said to be either Ladson or Ellis.
Look out competition, Hawks 2010 with a fully fit side + Josh Gibson up back, Burgoyne in the middle and Sandilands in the ruck.

yeah been watching closely about the Hawks trades etc. They are wanting to get a fit and fighting defence line happening. Ohhhh exciting times ahead me thinks Al

are we supposed to be tipping for the finals?

hope not. I stopped a few weeks ago.

like hawthorn

i think so...

I gave up though.

Burgoyne was reported as wanting to come back to a Victorian Club - is Hawthorn the favorite?

All Aust selection last night.

do you think Judd didn't get the captaincy because of his 'pressure point' incident?

I think Judd didn't get captaincy coz of the fact he's an embarrassment to the AFL.

Ouch.

For a captain to make outrages excuses of something so blatant, then after copping three weeks tells the press he's been watching Steven Seagal movies, i'd be embarrassed not only from a Blues Supporter perspective but from an AFL perspective.

Don't get me started on chinbag fevola...

you mean the Coleman medalist?

Feigan wrote: Burgoyne was reported as wanting to come back to a Victorian Club - is Hawthorn the favorite?

This story just posted a couple of hours ago, please note the date and time of my information, ear to the ground has i.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/port- ... 5773581549

I like it - can I call you the pulse?

sounds as though he's well and truly over Adelaide....

but - who wouldn't be?

Feigan wrote:I like it - can I call you the pulse?

I'd prefer the "throb"

GO CATS![/quote]

most annoying signature. white font = fail.

at least it doesn't say Go Catters. worst supporter call i have heard in a while


Good luck Kronzala and Mel and anyone else who goes for either Geelong or Saints

kronz wrote:GO CATS!

!!!!!!!!!
damn that was a good game as a cats supporter working in an office full of pies
stevie j and hawkins had great games in particular

gary for brownlow finally tonight i hope....

and he got it! Thought he might. Reiwolt (sp?) came like 3rd or 4th or something. quite far down the tips in comparison. Ablett got like 30 didn't he?

i must say his lady is dang fine too. no idea what people see in Twigley, she needs to eat a pizza. Lauren is teh hotness

obliveus wrote:

almax wrote:

Lizkins wrote: can't wait to see what the draft picks bring in

Burgoyne for pick 9, lock it in

Yep, that will be sweet...IF it happens. I know little of the draft system here, but can't like 8 other teams pick him up first? Someone please tell me I'm wrong.

*taken from the "go cats" thread*


nah OB, there is no free trade agency in the AFL (but the players are fighting for it)
So as Burgoyne has signaled that he wants to leave, his club can try to trade him away for a favorable deal, if they don't get one they like, they may say to him, tuff titties you are staying, he then may say no, fuck you all, im out, he would then go into the pre season draft (what Cousins went into) and Melbourne could pick him. If they don't want him, the second last team would be able to (Richmond) and so on up the ladder.

So it is unlikely that Port will play hard ball with Burgoyne as they tried to do this with Stevens who went into the pre season draft and then went to Carlton a few years ago, Port got nothing in return for that.

Sooo, Hawks (9) have a higher pick than Essendon (10) who are also interested in Burgoyne, Burgoyne has also nominated that he would like to go to Hawthorn.

Barry Hall now at Western Bulldogs. me thinks they gonna be finals winners for sure next year

Lizkins wrote:Barry Hall now at Western Bulldogs. me thinks they gonna be finals winners for sure next year

One player doesn't make a team.

How many premierships has Carlton won with Chris Judd? Exactly.

jeez i know that, but the Doggies are already a fantastic team, they were just lacking a dominant forward, which they will now have with Hall



Hawks have picked up Josh Gibson to help out our defence. sweet!

I don't get that, Mitch Hahn is a great forward. Tall and fairly solid too.

I hope the Maggies get Luke Ball and Jolly. We've needed a non-unco ruck since Monkhurst.

Amick wrote:I hope the Maggies get Luke Ball and Jolly. We've needed a non-unco ruck since Monkhurst.

Been a long time.

Well with the injury forced retirement of one our (hawks) Rucks/Defender Robert Campbell, seems the Hawks have turned their interest from Burgoyne to Jolly, looks like Josh Kennedy and pick 9 for Jolly i'd reckon, unless Collingwood can come up with a better offer.
Be a shame to see Kennedy go, he has potential to be a great player i reckon, especially with his football pedigree.

would be the end of an era if Kennedy goes....

Chances of Fev getting picked up are looking grim.

I think he'll end up staying a Blue.

oh poor Fev, nobody wants him, not even his own club



I knew this was gonna happen, i just reckon it's a club tactic to get him to behave and pull his head in. Be stupid for them to offload the coleman medalist, they just wanted to give him a scare and say next time, we won't even try to trade you, just delist you.

^ Agree Al - media blow up so Carlton seem top be seen as doing the right thing.

Allegedly the AFL was going to delist him for the start of next season (5 rounds) as punishment before Carlton made announcement that he was up for trade.

Just got sent this....

potential list of offences carried out by Fev @ Brownlow

* told a lot of people to **** off
* abused Gibbsy's girlfriend
* got in a heated argument with Murphy
* hit Murphy
* hit another Carlton player
* touched up Twigley
* told judd to **** off
* exposed himself to various people
* touched up some journo
* threw up
* pushed Ratten
* tried to find greg swan and give him an earful, couldn’t find swan so abused sticks
* had a dust up/argument with a player from another club

Interesting.....

wonder how much truth there is in it

i reckon you are totally right Feigs. No way are they going to get rid of their star player! They just gave him more money and everything. They are just giving him a kick up the arse is all

and really, some of the stuff he has done is hilarious. setting off fire extinguishers...gold!

On the flip of that Liz - allegedly there is a hell of a lot more that he's done in the past that the club has kept under wraps that could leak its way out.

which would be bad news for the Fevolator...

very bad

agree though - fire extinguishers would have been a cack.

I want confirmation on who he belted at the brownlow.

yeah maybe, but that could just be a threat. why would they sign a new contract if he was really as bad as they say?

Soo, season 2010 less than 2 months away.
Some interesting bets im thinking of taking with regards to the brownlow. (both Hawthorn centric of course)

Cyril Rioli is to be replaced in the forward pocket by new Brisbane recruit Rhan Hooper, freeing him up to take a role in the midfield, if this happens he may have a stella year, perhaps a Brownlow?
He is paying $81 to $1 pretty good bet i reckon, $100 bet now could turn into $8,100 by September.

Also apparently Lance Frankin has had a stella off season, the fittest he has ever been, and now with Burgoyne and Rioli in the midfield plus the rotating talents of Mitchel, Sewel, Bateman, Jordan Lewis and Clinton Young delivering him leads, he could have another 100 plus goal year. In 2008 when he kicked over 100 he had 20 brownlow votes, just 4 off eventual winner Cooney.
He is Paying $26 to $1 for the Brownlow.

ohhhh good stuff Al. cited!!!!

Dang, Hawthorn sound good on paper with their new recruits!

For the Tigers, Trent Cotchin has so far got through his first ever pre-season... nice.

Yeah, but we have fuck all ruck and backline may struggle again.
But, having said that, young Shoenmakers showed alot of promise in the backline last year, rebounding half back/wingman Clinton Young will be back from injury (Many experts said he was a shoe in for the Norm Smith in 2008 at Half time before he injured himself) and Josh Gibson can hopefully step up in his first season with the Hawks.
Im excited.

Nic Natnui for Rising Star

Natinui will be an impressive player i imagine, he played some games last year though, is he still considered for rising star?

ALSO...

Im gonna try this Dream team/Super coach thing out this year, but which one?
I hear Dream Team is all numbers not effectiveness whereas Super coach rewards players for effectiveness with the ball and less clangers etc so im leaning towards going with super coach, anyone else use either or both?

Spies, maybe you chould start up a league for us all to join in on.

Super Coach is awesome, never did DreamTeam...

Rising Star is an age based entry comp, pretty sure he fits in still.