Australian Football

[Panamark]

Originally posted by Halen High
Hey Panamark, no need to test Chad Cornes' knee. He's out for at least four weeks. Reckon the Blues might be a big chance.

Excellent !! What about Tredea ? Can we knobble him before saturday ? We have four of our top players out going into
this clash .....

Hey HH, I tried looking up Fulham Gardens Primary and it
doesnt seem to exist anymore ! And why is Henley Beach listed
as Henley Beach south ???

(You can tell I havent lived there for while)

[SweetSecrets]

Carn the blues!

[Halen High]

Originally posted by Panamark
Excellent !! What about Tredea ? Can we knobble him before saturday ? We have four of our top players out going into
this clash .....

Hey HH, I tried looking up Fulham Gardens Primary and it
doesnt seem to exist anymore ! And why is Henley Beach listed
as Henley Beach south ???

(You can tell I havent lived there for while)

Warren Tredrea. Now there's a finals footy choker for ya! Even though they won the Grand Final he still choked in that one, which makes about 7 out of 8 finals shockers for him personally.

Was Henley High called Henley Beach High? I remember playing you guys in high school footy and just remember Henley High. They've probably re-zoned.

I remember a Henley High player called Tom Ryan who was a hell of a player. Don't think he went on to play league though. I used to play for Norwood's U13s-U17s and we only lost 1 or 2 games over a couple of years yet only a guy called James Fantasia went on to play league footy. You need a lot of commitment to make the next step.

If you want more info on your old schools there's an excellent website called School Friends.

[BOMBER]

I remember Fanatasia.
This story is one for you P'Mark.
When I used to go to school at the Middle School of Sacred Heart I used to have to catch a train in the morning from Hove station to Ascot Park.
Hove station isn't exactly London Central and none other than Sticks Kernahan used to catch my train into the city.I was only a kid a would often shoot footy convo with him.He was very nice to me when I look back on it.
Anyhow he was being courted by both the Bombers and the Blues at the time and when I found out he was going to Carlton I was shattered.
That Glenelg team at the time was its best ever with Sticks,McDermott and McGuinnes.The comp at the time was fucking strong over there and I just didn't want him going to Carlton.
As great as he was for Carlton I still think his best year was 85.

[MAX]

Bomber,

Tis' Thursday mate.

[BOMBER]

Originally posted by MAX
Bomber,

Tis' Thursday mate.

Grab yourself a frothie mate -
I might be coming to you for some advice in how to tip this week.
% was a gun score last week.

[BOMBER]

It's been a long week - % should be 5.

[MAX]

Thanks Bomber but that was total luck. I'm working on a third frothie at the moment. Stephanie rox btw!!! lol.

[BOMBER]

Halen High - I'm thinking of tipping the Crows in a huge upset over The Swans.
What do you think mate?

[MAX]

Originally posted by BOMBER
I'm thinking of tipping the Crows in a huge upset over The Swans.

Are you serious mate?

[BOMBER]

I am my friend.
The Crows smashed the reigning premiers by 10 goals last week and have a great record on Sydneys home ground.
I'm very tempted.

[MAX]

Hmmmmmm....................

Now this week is scaring me. lol.

[BOMBER]

They've all become scary.
Tipping winners is tough indeed this year.

[MAX]

I hear ya mate.

[BOMBER]

Originally posted by SweetSecrets
Carn the blues!

For this week let's hope so.

[Halen High]

Originally posted by BOMBER
Halen High - I'm thinking of tipping the Crows in a huge upset over The Swans.
What do you think mate?

I'm not! I think Sydney, playing at home and coming off a huge confidance booster up in Brisbane, will be too good for the Crows. I think the Crows win over Port was just a one-off derby-type performance and I still think they are in for an ordinary year. (Yes, I'm obviously not one of those supporters who can't pick against my own team, I'm too much of a realist!)

And how much more bad luck can Ramanauskus have? Umbelievable.

[Panamark]

Bad luck for Rama, Bomber...
Hey are we going to start a mini tipping comp in this thread, or are
all you other blokes in another one ??

[Panamark]

My tips for this week

Kangaroos to beat Collingwood
Brisbane to beat Hawthorn
West Coast to beat Bulldogs
Essendon to beat geelong (If Lloyd and Hird are in)
Carlton to beat Port (Warning, I always choose Carlton, I think Port
are the favourites in this clash)

Adelaide to beat Swans
Richmond to beat Freo
Melbourne to be St Kilda

[Panamark]

Originally posted by SweetSecrets
Carn the blues!

The perfect woman in all ways

[SweetSecrets]

Originally posted by Panamark
Bad luck for Rama, Bomber...
Hey are we going to start a mini tipping comp in this thread, or are
all you other blokes in another one ??

This must be the exotic language of Australia. WTF are you saying here? "mini tipping comp"?

[SweetSecrets]

Originally posted by Panamark
My tips for this week

Kangaroos to beat Collingwood
Brisbane to beat Hawthorn
West Coast to beat Bulldogs
Essendon to beat geelong (If Lloyd and Hird are in)
Carlton to beat Port (Warning, I always choose Carlton, I think Port
are the favourites in this clash)

Adelaide to beat Swans
Richmond to beat Freo
Melbourne to be St Kilda

Echidnas to beat Wombats

Wombats to beat Cockies

Cockies to get eaten by CROCs

Mic Dundee to beat CROCs

Steve Irwin to beat Mic Dundee

Terry to beat Steve Irwin

AMERICANS WIN!

(hehe)

[MAX]

WHOO HOO!!!

The Roo's won. So far, so good.

[Halen High]

Originally posted by SweetSecrets
This must be the exotic language of Australia. WTF are you saying here? "mini tipping comp"?

Football tipping competitions have become a part of Aussie culture. Everyone who follows the footy, and even some that don't, make up or enter into a tipping comp where you tip the winners for the weekend's round of games, and at the end of the season the one that got the most results right wins. A lot of work places run them or you do it with friends.

Don't you do this in the States with basketball or Gridiron?

This season's tips are looking tough to pick. Soooooo many upsets already.

[Panamark]

Am I watching Hawthorn beating the Brisbane Lions ??? :eek:

[Panamark]

Fuck, the Hawks thumped the Lions !!! Bloody Hell ?? Anyone pick this ?? Im betting no..

[Halen High]

Hey Panamark, I thought the Hawks were a CHANCE with Voss (and all the others) out, but I can't believe they won so easily. Local radio was discussing the betting for this game this morning and Graham Cornes thought the Hawks were a good bet for an upset.

Go Blues.

[Panamark]

Well there ya go !! Could be some happy punters out there tonight in that case ! Looks like we miss the broadcast of the Carlton v Port game in Sydney tonight. Go the Blues ! (Im not getting my hopes up though)

[Panamark]

Holy Crap ! The mighty Blues nearly knocked em over. Im totally stoked, even with the draw. As you can tell from my previous posts
I wasnt that confident about beating them in Adelaide. This is actually
a pretty cool result for us ! CARN THE BLUES

[Halen High]

You didn't get the broadcast? That's a fucking shame. What a match. I watched it with my wife and cousin, all Crows fans, and we were screaming for the Blues all night.

Yeah that's a great result for Carlton and a crap result for Port. They are pretty depressed over here. After the match, Mark Williams was talking about just making the 8 rather than 1 or 2! BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

The way the game started I thought Port were gonna win easy.

Fevola was BRILLIANT.

[Panamark]

Hey if Im Adelaide Im gonna watch the footy with your family ! LOL,

Yeah I couldnt believe it, I dont have foxtel but I have rigged up
Austar regional satellite (for free) and I usually get every game
except 1. Of course this week the missing game was the Blues
Port game...

I was watching it on AFL site which gives you the updated scores,
live audio and this cool little flash generated graph which shows each
passage of play leading up to the previous score.. So although its not
video, its better than nothing.

Depending on todays games, the Blues could end up in the 8 !

[MAX]

Mates,

How common are ties like the one with The Blues and Power this week?

[Panamark]

Not that common Max, I reckon one a year at best...

[MAX]

Thanks Mark.

It's even more rare in our football. I guess I can be happy in my tipping comp cos it's a wash.

[Panamark]

I had a go in this thread, and I think its all over the place too

[MAX]

Thanks Marky!!!

[Panamark]

No worries, I just looked at the games going on today, and it looks like the blues will be just outside the top 8
Ah well !! Theres always next week

Wheres Bomber ??

[BOMBER]

Originally posted by Panamark
No worries, I just looked at the games going on today, and it looks like the blues will be just outside the top 8
Ah well !! Theres always next week

Wheres Bomber ??

Trying to ignore any type of media organisation that is willing to show the AFL ladder after round 4.
OH MY GOD:eek:

[BOMBER]

Originally posted by Halen High
I'm not! I think Sydney, playing at home and coming off a huge confidance booster up in Brisbane, will be too good for the Crows. I think the Crows win over Port was just a one-off derby-type performance and I still think they are in for an ordinary year. (Yes, I'm obviously not one of those supporters who can't pick against my own team, I'm too much of a realist!)

And how much more bad luck can Ramanauskus have? Umbelievable.

Great win by The Crows up in Sydney - I've actually got a smile on my face on that won,I had a couple of dollars on them,they were the bet of the round.
I backed Collingwood on friday night only for Tarrant to miss that soda at the end of the game.

[Panamark]

Originally posted by BOMBER
Trying to ignore any type of media organisation that is willing to show the AFL ladder after round 4.
OH MY GOD:eek:

Mate, theres only one way to go from here !!

Thats the best thing about being the bottom team

I dont think they will be there for long. It was a good contest
for half the game, I thought they would go the distance, especially
with Coleman back... :p

[BOMBER]

Originally posted by Panamark
Mate, theres only one way to go from here !!

Thats the best thing about being the bottom team

I dont think they will be there for long. It was a good contest
for half the game, I thought they would go the distance, especially
with Coleman back... :p

That's 4 weeks in a row we haven't turned up for the second half.
We are getting killed in the middle without a ruckman and we don't have the midfielders to rotate through the midfield to have fresh legs come the end of the game.
Rioli will help but if we go down to the Pies on ANZAC day then I think it's better off to finish down the bottom so we can for once have a good crack at the draft.It maybe our turn so to speak.

Great effort by The Blues mate,that was gutsy and a game which we should be forced to watch to be shown how a club should fight.