[GammaRaptor]

I know there is a few aussies on this forum. Anyways this thread is to discuss about the upcoming AFL season and wanted to get views on this season. I personally think fremantle might have a crack at the prem this year having some new talent from the wafl would boost their experience a bit. As for wce i don't think they'd have a chance prob the worst team in the league atm.

[Jay]

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=267374

[GammaRaptor]

Thats all australian sports this is just a single discussion solely based on AFL nothing else.

[Jay]

QUOTE (GammaRaptor @ Jan 18 2009, 21:13)

Thats all australian sports

Yeah, including Australian rules football.

It's not too tricky to comprehend.

[Maverick.]

QUOTE (GammaRaptor @ Jan 18 2009, 21:09)

I know there is a few aussies on this forum. Anyways this thread is to discuss about the upcoming AFL season and wanted to get views on this season. I personally think fremantle might have a crack at the prem this year having some new talent from the wafl would boost their experience a bit. As for wce i don't think they'd have a chance prob the worst team in the league atm.

lol

Seeing as you mentioned just the two western teams I guess you're from WA? And if you are from WA, then you'd know Freo will not be challenging for the premiership and West Coast aren't the worst team in the league.

Melbourne/Essendon/St. Kilda will be vying for the wooden spoon this year I believe. With Hawthorn/Geelong/Carlton fighting it out for the number 1 spot.

ps. you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Freo won't be getting new talent from the WAFL as they'll be using the new players they drafted or have got in recent years. Why would they pick players from the WAFL who are clearly not good enough to join the AFL? And why would it add experience?

Sorry mate, but you don't have a clue.

[TommyAngelo]

Typical Carlton supporter.

Honestly I see Geelong winning it this year, they should of last year, they just had a sh*tty grand final.

As for the team I support, Melbourne...well bottom three for sure, unless a miracle happens.

[Mainland Marauder]

I keep forgetting that AFL is Aussie rules rather than soccer which is the A-League. No matter how much Justin tries to educate me I screw it up

It's rare that Australian football makes it on TV here, but it's pretty cool. I'd like a chance to see it a little more.

[GammaRaptor]

I hear americans have their own afl teams over there hehe or is it canada one of the two anyways. But Freo is gunna be #1 this year (im a mad freo supporter and have been since their step into the league in 1995) and AFL is a lot tougher and rougher than NFL also NFL doesnt have high flying marks and now players can do so much in the air its insane.

This post has been edited by GammaRaptor on Monday, Jan 19 2009, 02:44

[Mainland Marauder]

The AFL acronym here is commonly associated with the Arena Football League which is a form of American Football played on a field the size of an indoor hockey rink.

Aussie football is sort of rare here. It has enough common elements with American football that I wonder if it could catch on here.

[kam11]

. Anyways this thread is to discuss about the upcoming AFL season and wanted to get views on this season. I personally think fremantle might have a crack at the prem this year having some new talent from the wafl would boost their experience a bit. As for wce i don't think they

[Rachinator]

QUOTE (Maverick. @ Jan 19 2009, 01:03)

QUOTE (GammaRaptor @ Jan 18 2009, 21:09) I know there is a few aussies on this forum. Anyways this thread is to discuss about the upcoming AFL season and wanted to get views on this season. I personally think fremantle might have a crack at the prem this year having some new talent from the wafl would boost their experience a bit. As for wce i don't think they'd have a chance prob the worst team in the league atm. lol Seeing as you mentioned just the two western teams I guess you're from WA? And if you are from WA, then you'd know Freo will not be challenging for the premiership and West Coast aren't the worst team in the league. Melbourne/Essendon/St. Kilda will be vying for the wooden spoon this year I believe. With Hawthorn/Geelong/Carlton fighting it out for the number 1 spot. ps. you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Freo won't be getting new talent from the WAFL as they'll be using the new players they drafted or have got in recent years. Why would they pick players from the WAFL who are clearly not good enough to join the AFL? And why would it add experience? Sorry mate, but you don't have a clue.

LOL! Your a complete moron. St Kilda made the prelim last year and have been in finals series 4 of the last 5 years with 3 Preliminary Finals... last time Carlton made the finals was 2000. Read the stat books and know that you'll come 9th-13th and st. kilda will come 3rd-7th. Carlton fans are so god damn arrogant and stupid. Hand on a bible i tell you that once a carlton fan in 2001 when the saints were smashing them said "If we were playing a better team we'd be up by 10 goals". Grow some perspective and count the last couple of wooden spoons you got. Oh btw gotta thank you for Brendan Goddard with that salary cap breach.

[Jay]

Um, it isn't like Carlton have had their thumbs up their asses over the past year doing the same old sh*t that got them those wooden spoons. You're acting as if they're the same bullsh*t team they've been throughout the 00s.

Crows. Now there is a consistently mediocre team.

[TommyAngelo]

Crow's are terrible.

Sorry Jay.

[Jay]

None taken.

Say anything about Port and I'll cut you.

[TommyAngelo]

I hate Port, I follow a team that finished last, last year, so I can't say anything.

[Maverick.]

QUOTE (Rachinator @ Feb 9 2009, 21:44)

QUOTE (Maverick. @ Jan 19 2009, 01:03) QUOTE (GammaRaptor @ Jan 18 2009, 21:09) I know there is a few aussies on this forum. Anyways this thread is to discuss about the upcoming AFL season and wanted to get views on this season. I personally think fremantle might have a crack at the prem this year having some new talent from the wafl would boost their experience a bit. As for wce i don't think they'd have a chance prob the worst team in the league atm. lol Seeing as you mentioned just the two western teams I guess you're from WA? And if you are from WA, then you'd know Freo will not be challenging for the premiership and West Coast aren't the worst team in the league. Melbourne/Essendon/St. Kilda will be vying for the wooden spoon this year I believe. With Hawthorn/Geelong/Carlton fighting it out for the number 1 spot. ps. you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. Freo won't be getting new talent from the WAFL as they'll be using the new players they drafted or have got in recent years. Why would they pick players from the WAFL who are clearly not good enough to join the AFL? And why would it add experience? Sorry mate, but you don't have a clue. LOL! Your a complete moron. St Kilda made the prelim last year and have been in finals series 4 of the last 5 years with 3 Preliminary Finals... last time Carlton made the finals was 2000. Read the stat books and know that you'll come 9th-13th and st. kilda will come 3rd-7th. Carlton fans are so god damn arrogant and stupid. Hand on a bible i tell you that once a carlton fan in 2001 when the saints were smashing them said "If we were playing a better team we'd be up by 10 goals". Grow some perspective and count the last couple of wooden spoons you got. Oh btw gotta thank you for Brendan Goddard with that salary cap breach.

Now my turn you moron!

You can make all the prelimination finals you want, but the fact still remains St. Kilda has done absolutely sh*t all. They've won 1 premiership in over 100 years! Not to mention the 23 wooden spoons you've won. I'll happily take our 3 spoons and 16 cups over that you wanker.

I suppose you did have that amazing run of 11 straight wins! You guys brought out a DVD for that didn't you? Must be bloody proud!

Oh and to make you look like the complete twat you are. Not only did we make the finals in 2001, we beat you both times we played you.

Carlton 17.23 (125) St Kilda 14.8 (92) Optus Oval 24,385 Saturday, 28 April 2001

St Kilda 16.8 (104) Carlton 22.16 (148) Colonial Stadium 34,521 Sunday, 19 August 2001

Hand on the bible hey? Looks like you're going to hell...

[Rachinator]

Ah true my mistake i was thinking of the year 2002 (St Kilda 14.5 (89)Carlton 10.5 (65) Colonial Stadium, 33,359, Saturday, 30 March) (Carlton 14.13 (97) St Kilda 22.8 (140) Colonial Stadium 33,813 Sunday,21 July) not 2001. But still your arguments are incredibly biased and while it is football. 1: Carlton will not win the premiership because of a lack of seasoned players, a coach who is in his like 2nd or 3rd year, a group of players who haven't gel'd as a team yet and because its not their time at the moment. 2: St Kilda are one of the premier teams in the competition at the moment. We were top 4 and made the preliminary final and had to play both grand finalists in the finals series which is a tall order for any team. The team works well as a group and have got a good mix of young and middle aged (Footballing sense) and had a strong record of 13-9 while the wooden spooner Melbourne had a record of 3-19. While i believe occasionally that Carlton have been kicked while their down enough in the last 6 years you cant seriously believe that you'll win the flag this year when you haven't been in finals in 6 years?.

[Maverick.]

QUOTE (Rachinator @ Feb 11 2009, 16:41)

Ah true my mistake i was thinking of the year 2002 (St Kilda 14.5 (89)Carlton 10.5 (65) Colonial Stadium, 33,359, Saturday, 30 March) (Carlton 14.13 (97) St Kilda 22.8 (140) Colonial Stadium 33,813 Sunday,21 July)  not 2001. But still your arguments are incredibly biased and while it is football. 1: Carlton will not win the premiership because of a lack of seasoned players, a coach who is in his like 2nd or 3rd year, a group of players who haven't gel'd as a team yet and because its not their time at the moment. 2: St Kilda are one of the premier teams in the competition at the moment. We were top 4 and made the preliminary final and had to play both grand finalists in the finals series which is a tall order for any team. The team works well as a group and have got a good mix of young and middle aged (Footballing sense) and had a strong record of 13-9 while the wooden spooner Melbourne had a record of 3-19. While i believe occasionally that Carlton have been kicked while their down enough in the last 6 years you cant seriously believe that you'll win the flag this year when you haven't been in finals in 6 years?.

Where on earth did I say Carlton will win the premiership this year?

I said they'd be contending for the number 1 spot. I know Hawthorn and Geelong will be up there. But from then on, there isn't many who are really capable of competeing with them. Carlton showed alot of promise last season and another pre-season for Judd (who didn't have one last year), Murphy, Gibbs will certainly bolster their capabilities. Add in that, Fevola (one of the best forwards in the comp) and a backline which is vastly superior to previous seasons and you have Carlton up the top!

St. Kilda are perennial under-acheivers. You promise so much and deliver so little. You've got one of the most talented sides in the league and yet have dont SFA. If any team doesn't 'gel' right, it'd have to be St. Kilda. What else would explain the years of disappointment?

[Rachinator]

Were talking about these days. Were a great team at the moment were one of the best performing other than Geelong and Hawks. Dude we wont come last this year and accept it stats read it out and there is no way were worse than melbourne or west coast or... well i'd say another under performing team of recent times but that might make you sad

[Maverick.]

QUOTE (Rachinator @ Feb 11 2009, 20:20)

Were talking about these days. Were a great team at the moment were one of the best performing other than Geelong and Hawks. Dude we wont come last this year and accept it stats read it out and there is no way were worse than melbourne or west coast or... well i'd say another under performing team of recent times but that might make you sad

Well if we're talking about 'these days' then why bring Carlton's past into it?

And stats can't predict the future. Unless you know something I don't...

Fact is, St. Kilda promise alot, yet deliver nothing. Maybe they and it's supporters accept mediocricy?

As far as I'm concerned, anything but winning the premiership is a failure.