Today's Aussie Rules Footy thread

[palexxxx]

I'll say Hawks -West Coast, although wouldn't it be terrible if it were an all W.A. Grand Final.

[baldrick]

I have nearly been suckered into reading aussie rules news today thinking it was about the RWC

AFL Finals: 2015 All Australian team features 11 new faces, Western Bulldogs skipper Robert Murphy named captain - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

[palexxxx]

Looks like Hawthorn is safely into the Grand Final, with only about five minutes to go in the last quarter they are about 30 points up on Fremantle.

[palexxxx]

Hawks by 27 points in the end.

15.4.94 to 10.7.67.

Very accurate kicking by the Hawks.

[reddog]

Good game, looked like freo were going to get a roll on and get in front but the hawks
showed class,am halfway there with my prediction, need roos to win now.

[Iceman123]

It was a really good game, I am definitely tipping West Coast to beat the Roos.
West Coast to win the GF. My prediction

[Bobcock]

WC or Hawthorn will win the flag.

I'm sticking with my pre finals prediction....

We need the Kangaroos to lose Nick Del Santo is meant to be the one of the guests at our GF party.

[Ratchaburi]

Hawks by 27 points in the end.

15.4.94 to 10.7.67.

Very accurate kicking by the Hawks.

The ump's were backing the hawk's in the first 1/4 wancer's.
Go W/C

[reddog]

If you are heading to the bookies do not listen to me,WC were too good in the last quarter,they deserved the win,Roo's kicking too many points.
Still picking the Hawks though.

[palexxxx]

Yes, I'll go with the Hawks too.

[kingwilly]

Seems pretty obvious really. This will be their 13th flag in that last 55 years, that's an amazing work rate. Puts them up there with the best,











as much as I hate to admit it.

[james777]

I thought the umpiring in the North v West Coast game was atrocious !! The men in white gave the coasters many goals, from very soft free kicks. In the words of my old footy mates "We was robbed !!

If you are heading to tht Coast game was arocious e bookies do not listen to me,WC were too good in the last quarter,they deserved the win,Roo's kicking too many points.
Still picking the Hawks though.

[bobo746]

Hawks beats Dockers this week Eagles beat Roos Hawks win GF

Still sticking with that.

[bindog]

I thought the umpiring in the North v West Coast game was atrocious !! The men in white gave the coasters many goals, from very soft free kicks. In the words of my old footy mates "We was robbed !!

My wife likes to watch the Swans in the AFL, she calls Rugby League "the buffalo game". Ouch. I have watched a bit with her, sometimes I can sit thru an entire quarter! But my interest is waning, largely because of that umpiring bias you mention - the home crowds carry on with this very ugly booing, and they do it because it works - the umpires seem to give more free kicks to the home team.

The negativity of AFL - the booing and the taggers - mar what can be an interesting little game.

Just my 2c.

[bobo746]

Brownlow Medal 2015: Nat Fyfe the full football package

[reddog]

Just a bit of a run down,
Bobob..no
Iceman..no
Palexxxx..yes
Kngwilly...yes
ME, the all round picker, yes.
jUST TOO GOOD, the hawks from the bounce,no excuses, good weather, great game
to watch, nothing better in the universe even though they have discovered water on mars.

[ChiangMai noon]

the hawks from the bounce,

I thought the Eagles had a chance in the early 3rd but they blew it. Agreed, a good game.

[kingwilly]

Good game? Bit boring to be honest. I'm waiting for the main event starting at 2:00am

[david44]

Good game? Bit boring to be honest. I'm waiting for the main event starting at 2:00am

As a non local who has attended nad enjoyed all forms of sport in OZ you'd be the perfect bloke to ask why is the game so much more popular in Victoria than NSW?

[palexxxx]

^ It's where the game was invented. Originally it was the Victorian Football League and then after a couple of teams moved interstate it eventually became the Australian Football League.

[david44]

^ It's where the game was invented. Originally it was the Victorian Football League and then after a couple of teams moved interstate it eventually became the Australian Football League.

thanks for the heads up

[bobo746]

Vale Paul Couch, 1964-2016 - AFL.com.au

Vale Paul Couch, 1964-2016

THE FOOTBALL world is in shock with the news that 1989 Brownlow medallist Paul Couch has died.
The former Geelong champion was 51.
It is understood Couch suffered a heart attack while riding a bicycle on Saturday morning on the Great Ocean Road near Apollo Bay in western Victoria.
Couch played in four Grand Finals in 259 games for the Cats between 1985 and 1997.
He won three best and fairest awards for Geelong and was a popular Brownlow medallist when he won the trophy aged just 25.
The Cats confirmed the news on Saturday afternoon, calling Couch "an icon" and "a friend to all who knew him".
"Paul was a critical player in returning the club to being a regular finals team and was a great big-game performer," club CEO Brian Cook said.
"However it was as a fun-loving person, husband and father that Paul excelled. We pass on our deepest condolences to Paul's family and friends at this very sad time.
"Paul remained close to many at the club and to his teammates from the 1980s and 1990s. He will be deeply missed by all that knew him."
The AFL also offered its condolences in a statement.
"Paul Couch was a bubbly, infectious figure with a ready smile who was a champion of our game," League CEO Gillon McLachlan said.
"His Geelong teams contested four Grand Finals across his career as a high-scoring and entertaining team to watch, with Couch pivotal to the regular forays deep into September.
"He was a consistent State of Origin representative and among the very best midfielders in the game his time, as evidenced by his stellar record.
"Off the field, he always presented with a large ready smile and was incredibly popular with all his peers. Our sincere condolences go out to his family from all the football community, which will greatly miss him."
Couch was named on the interchange bench in the Geelong Team of the Century, selected in 2001.
From Boggy Creek in Victoria's southwest district, he was a popular figure in the Geelong region, known for his knockabout approach to life.
Couch's son, Tom, played three games with Melbourne in 2012, and now plays with Collingwood's VFL side.
Couch was married to Geraldine, with whom he had four children, Tom, Jessie, Molly and Joe.

[Bobcock]

51 is too young for a fit guy, but then again these things (ala Joe Strummer) are often heart defects and they could have gone any time over the years.....

I'm an unfit, beer drinking, food hoovering 51, I feel fine at the moment but who knows.....

[bobo746]

Yeah way to young.

I'm an unfit, beer drinking, food hoovering 51,

Same here but fingers crossed plenty of time left.

[Bobcock]

You just cant tell can you, I guess I'll stick with what has worked for me to date, though I need to knock the top 5-8kg off..... my performance in the half back line was woeful.