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Post by Steve on Jan 9, 2008 6:28:13 GMT 7
By popular demand, here is the AFL thread for the upcoming season. It's shaping up to be an interesting year.
-Geelong already sufering the loss of Nathan Ablett -Can Carlton push for the top 8 after a great of season? -What will losing Judd, Cousins and Chick do to West Coast's chances? -Can a young Port Adelaide put last years Grand Final behind them? -Are Adelaide destined to the bottom of the ladder ater a mass walk out/cull of senior players? -Can St Kilda and the Bulldogs get back into the 8 following big recruiting spells? -After over 25 years of Kevin Sheedy, what does 2008 hold for Essendon?
And other stories...
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Post by Steve on Jan 9, 2008 7:06:59 GMT 7
Ok guys, i've set up the footy tipping for this year. Just follow the instuctions below! (It's the same setup with used the last couple of years) You are invited to join my AFL 2008 Tipping Competition at www.OzTips.com=================================================================== Comp Name: Ozphoria 2008 Comp #: 114665 Comp Password: machina =================================================================== To join: 1) Go to www.oztips.com/2) Click the 'REGISTER' button on the homepage and set-up a Login (if you don't already have one with OzTips). 3) Once you have successfully registered a Username and Password, click the 'JOIN A COMP' button. 4) Enter the Comp # and Comp Password details above. 5) That's it! Full instructions on how to Tip can be found on the website by clicking on the 'Help' link in the top header. Regards, Steven Kourasanis And in an added bonus, here are last season's results: 1 119 saintal 2 112 Celloguy 3 100 peterpumpkin 3 100 Stevie_K 5 99 toolgasm 6 96 boelsen 6 96 sunky 8 76 smashingfoxy 9 75 blue_june
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Post by Josh on Jan 9, 2008 7:51:35 GMT 7
that seeeems like a LOT of work to sign up... *sigh*
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Post by Steve on Jan 9, 2008 13:33:33 GMT 7
^Lazy!
Collingwood youngster Sharrod Wellingham has cost the club their TAC sponsorship after being done for drink driving. Wellingham using the excuse that he was moving a mates car.
None the less, the Pies have reluctantly cut ties, the deal was said to be worth 500,000
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Post by sunky on Jan 9, 2008 13:53:42 GMT 7
Typical Dee's supporter ... not worth the effort. (im just wanting to start something)
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Post by foxy on Jan 9, 2008 17:54:42 GMT 7
Look don't get me wrong, losing nathan ablett is not ideal, but i reckon we have depth in the youngsters, hawkins ftw!
I can't commit to a tipping comp, i always forget to submit.
My question is this: Assuming that Geelong avoid a mass of injuries and poor form, do you reckon coaches have come up witha game plan to beat them?
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Post by Steve on Jan 9, 2008 19:19:18 GMT 7
I think coaches will come up with a plan to copy them....
If it works or not is another story!
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Post by Steve on Jan 19, 2008 14:06:47 GMT 7
Most would have heard but Stevie Johnson had his car impounded after being caught doing 128 in a 50kph zone www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23074308-2862,00.html
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Post by sunky on Jan 28, 2008 14:02:05 GMT 7
Oh Wayne Carey ... www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23119269-2,00.html Also, so far this has been an Eagles free pre-season ... no trouble from the club, and all it took was getting rid of Cousins, who would have thought it.
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Post by Steve on Jan 28, 2008 14:11:59 GMT 7
Sunks, i hate posting this now
And also - Just under 2 weeks until the start of the NAB cup, wow!
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Post by sunky on Jan 28, 2008 16:06:07 GMT 7
hahah. I just saw that on the news and then thought "Shit, of all the days I posted that ... "
Apparently the Police haven't charged him and it sounds like the club has just come down hard on him, which is good. He's 18, a rookie and made a whopper of a rookie mistake. Hopefully they have taught him a massive lesson.
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Post by Steve on Feb 10, 2008 14:47:59 GMT 7
Very happy with what i saw last night James Sellar ad Brad Moran did some very good things - Will be vital with our loss of talls.
In other news, Daniel Kerr has done a hamstring and Tom Logan unofficially got "close to 50 possessions" in Port Adelaide's Internal trial yesterday (released from their statsmen)
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Post by Steve on Feb 13, 2008 6:37:15 GMT 7
Hey guys, as it now reads in the title, make sure you get registered for our (now prestigious) tipping competition! Details are in the thread.
So far it's only me and Sunky (perhaps my only hope of a top 2 finish?)
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Post by sunky on Feb 13, 2008 7:11:03 GMT 7
I'll send out a email to all members ... because this year ... there WILL be a prize won!
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Post by blue_june_destroyer on Feb 14, 2008 20:37:26 GMT 7
He's 18, a rookie and made a whopper of a rookie mistake. SUCH A ROOKIE MISTAKE. God, I'm going to be the only woman in the comp again. I think i did well last year for never putting my tips in.
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Post by foxy on Feb 14, 2008 20:58:22 GMT 7
yeah i rarely remember to submit mine, but i'll join again
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Post by sunky on Feb 14, 2008 21:05:41 GMT 7
Well hopefully some more people sign up because then its just up to us to win this prize ... btw, I'll post the info about the prize etc over the weekend.
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Post by foxy on Feb 14, 2008 21:15:32 GMT 7
I WIN!
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Post by Steve on Feb 15, 2008 6:07:21 GMT 7
Footy is kind of back!
I'm a little excited. Looking forward to hopefully seeing Carlton kill the Power. (Yes i know i'm a Crows fan, but that's half the reason!)
We host a quarter final on the 24th against the winner of West Coast-Freo, i think i'll head down to have a look at our young guys. Of course if we play West Coast, i know what the result will be...
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Post by sunky on Feb 16, 2008 17:42:04 GMT 7
Bree and I are in Melbourne the weekend of the semi-finals for the NAB Cup ... might try and get a ticket. Would be awesome to see a game in Melbourne ... although would love to see a game at the MCG one day ... this is close enough I guess. Would be even better if WC are in the game too
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Post by zerorawk on Feb 17, 2008 17:21:07 GMT 7
Might as well sign up for tipping. Haven't done it in a while and I was no Nostradamus last time I did it, so I don't reckon I'll get far. Knowing me, I'll probably forget to send in my tips. Anyways, I'll still give it a shot. Who knows? Might be a bit of fun. Haven't paid much attention to the NAB cup games. I usually used to wait until the actual season started.
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Post by Steve on Feb 18, 2008 13:19:11 GMT 7
Round one NAB cup results:
Collingwood 0.7.13 (55) Adelaide 4.15.10 (136)
St. Kilda 1.15.12 (111) Richmond 2.7.11 (71)
Western Bulldogs 1.6.9 (54) North Melbourne 1.4.10 (43)
Geelong 2.22.11 (161) Melbourne 2.11.5 (89)
Port Adelaide 0.12.13 (85) Carlton 1.13.13 (100)
Essendon 2.11.16 (100) Brisbane Lions 2.8.7 (73)
Hawthorn 3.2.13 (52) Sydney 0.7.8 (50)
Fremantle 2.12.14 (104) West Coast 1.7.9 (60)
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Post by Steve on Feb 18, 2008 13:26:17 GMT 7
And here is the information for quater final action:
Western Bulldogs vs Essendon Telstra Dome Friday, February 22 7:40 PM St. Kilda vs Geelong Manuka Oval Saturday, February 23 3:40 PM Hawthorn vs Carlton Telstra Dome Saturday, February 23 7:10 PM Adelaide vs Fremantle AAMI Stadium Sunday, February 24 5:10 PM
and also, the regional trial games:
Friday February 22, 2008 Kangaroos v Brisbane Lions at MC Labour Park, 4.30pm Richmond v Melbourne at Cairns, 7.30pm
Saturday February 23 Loser of West Coast v Collingwood at Albany, 2pm Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide at ANZ Stadium, 7pm
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Post by sunky on Feb 19, 2008 12:05:25 GMT 7
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Post by Steve on Feb 19, 2008 17:38:51 GMT 7
Haselby for Freo and Malceski for Sydney both to miss the rest of the year
Adelaide recruit Brad Moran has also declared the Crows are out to win the pre season cup.
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Post by foxy on Feb 21, 2008 6:36:18 GMT 7
gee I wish the st kilda geelong game was on sunday, I have/will be taking too many saturdays off over this month or two but would love to see the game up here.
Last time they came was against north and they pumped us...
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Post by Steve on Feb 21, 2008 6:53:05 GMT 7
I'm planning on going to the MCG for the Crows-Pies game later on this year, i've never been there which is pretty poor on my part!
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Post by foxy on Feb 21, 2008 15:42:48 GMT 7
yeah i havent been to the gee since it has been redone.
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Post by Steve on Feb 25, 2008 8:59:53 GMT 7
I went to Footy Park for the Crows-Dockers game yesterday, dunno how it looked on tv but very tricky conditions with a swirling breeze. Highlits included the youth brigade again doing pretty well and McLeod/Johnsock weaving magic at their respective ends of the ground. Lowlights were the way we finished the game and too many free kicks given away.
What i don't get - We win by 17 points, and get to host Hawthorn, who won by 34?
Unless it's something to do with there not being 2 semi finals in Melbourne?
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Post by scotopic lux on Feb 25, 2008 9:07:21 GMT 7
I signed up to your tipping comp but only last week, did you included the NAB cup?
If you did can i still be in for the Official season? not that i know anything about footy anymore.
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