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  1. Matt79

    AFL Team - 1997-Present

    Nah, this is a progress update ;) Hird's on ten votes, ahead of Goodes/Cousins on 8. Wouldn't get too hung up on whether to put him in now or as a non-key forward. There'll come a point where we probably will have to choose whether to take an extra non-key forward or another midfielder. If...
  2. Matt79

    AFL Team - 1997-Present

    Both the key forwards and Midfielders poll will run for at least til tomorrow night, but as of right now the team would look something like: B x, x, x HB x, x, x C Buckley, Voss, Goodes/Cousins HF x, Carey, Hird F x, Lockett, x Foll x, Judd, Ablett...
  3. Matt79

    AFL Team 1997-Now: Key Forwards

    Yeah, not having a go at him - that was a genuine "would love to" as opposed to a Comic Book Guy putdown.
  4. Matt79

    A.F.L Thread

    :laugh: Reckon you always love the players you saw and rated in their first couple of games more than any others. Medhurst has been like that for me. Caught one of his very early games for the Dockers and liked it and then always wanted him to do well. Was very hopeful when they brought him...
  5. Matt79

    Could Australia host the 2018 football World Cup?

    Any speculation on whether China is likely to go for it? Would have thought they'd be keen.
  6. Matt79

    AFL Team 1997-Now: Key Forwards

    hmmm, would love to hear Tharmi's thoughts on why Barry Hall is better than Carey or Brown.
  7. Matt79

    AFL Team 1997-Now: Key Forwards

    The comeback game was Rnd 16, 2001. Funny how your memory plays tricks. I vividly remember watching Carey and Lloyd that day, and that Essendon won, but had conflated it with the comeback game in my mind.
  8. Matt79

    AFL Team 1997-Now: Key Forwards

    EDIT: I'm wrong. The game I'm talking about was: Round 17, 1999 Essendon 7.2 14.7 18.10 24.14 158 Date: Sat 24-Jul-1999 2:10 PM Att:68,831 Venue: M.C.G. Kangaroos 8.1 10.4 16.8 20.12 132 Essendon won by 26 pts [Match stats] Carey: 19 kicks, 12 marks, 4 handballs, 10 goals, 5...
  9. Matt79

    Should Brett Lee be selected for the Ashes?

    AWTA expectations for ODIs
  10. Matt79

    AFL Team 1997-Now: Key Forwards

    Yeah. My brother is an Essendon fan. As I said, Carey that day played the best game of footy I've ever seen anyone play.
  11. Matt79

    Could Australia host the 2018 football World Cup?

    What other countries have expressed an interest? My understanding is that the theory that we have a shot is based partially on FIFA plans to ensure that each 'region' gets a WC on a regular basis. I know very little about soccer, but we're now in Asia as I understand it. Doesn't that mean...
  12. Matt79

    A.F.L Thread

    Differently talented, but also possibly more. I think you could at least make a reasonable argument for that to be the case, so as I said, I don't think its a ridiculous comment to make.
  13. Matt79

    AFL Team 1997-Now: Key Forwards

    I'm going Carey for obvious reasons. Think he would be the best footballer I've seen, and certainly played the best game I've ever seen live at the ground when he kicked 10 vs Essendon (Lloyd kicked 7 the same day including a freakish hack from mid-air from 30 metres away in a pocket). I've...
  14. Matt79

    AFL Team 1997-Now: Key Forwards

    This category is either very simple, or an absolute ****-fight, IMO, depending on what weighting people want to put on considering only performances within the time frame of the team (1997 onwards) compared to performances over the length of a player's career. Lockett and Carey are probably the...
  15. Matt79

    AFL Team 1997-Now: Midfielders

    That's a ridiculous comment - so much so, that I suspect I'm being baited, but anyway - would love you to point out matches where Buckley got 30 touches and was only handy. One of Buckley's strongest points was the effectiveness of his disposal.
  16. Matt79

    A.F.L Thread

    Actually think that's not a ridiculous call. He's a freak. Most talented obviously different question to "consistent", "great", etc.
  17. Matt79

    A.F.L Thread

    Just read this on Wikipedia re: Buddy Franklin and had to lol. "Franklin will miss the 2009 NAB Cup after undergoing surgery on his thumb and his shoulder following Hawthorn’s premiership. On his return to senior football his form has been eratic, whilst Richard Tambling who Hawthorn could have...
  18. Matt79

    AFL Team - 1997-Present

    Looks like the midfielders one is largely done, with Judd, Voss, Buckley, Ablett, Hird, in and Cousins, Goodes, and Harvey tied atm. Will leave it for a while before calling it, but in the meantime, will put up the key forwards poll.
  19. Matt79

    AFL Team - 1997-Present

    Will add in Ottens. Thanks for the Kosi spelling :p
  20. Matt79

    A.F.L Thread

    He'll do YOUR hammy! (no, I don't know what that means either)

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