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Eade is 57 years old, give me Luke B at St Kilda any day

ageism
ˈeɪdʒɪz(ə)m/
noun
prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.

TFAF you are a Scholar, Ageism is a word!!

Demon Strate wrote: ageism
ˈeɪdʒɪz(ə)m/
noun
prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.

TFAF you are a Scholar, Ageism is a word!!

But on a serious note also a bloody terrible shame

Time For a Flag wrote:

Demon Strate wrote: ageism
ˈeɪdʒɪz(ə)m/
noun
prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.

TFAF you are a Scholar, Ageism is a word!!

But on a serious note also a bloody terrible shame

Sorry TFAF what's a shame ?
Gold Coasts form ? McKenna being sacked ?

Demon Strate wrote:

Time For a Flag wrote:

Demon Strate wrote: ageism
ˈeɪdʒɪz(ə)m/
noun
prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.

TFAF you are a Scholar, Ageism is a word!!

But on a serious note also a bloody terrible shame

Sorry TFAF what's a shame ?
Gold Coasts form ? McKenna being sacked ?

Ageism. McKenna should not have been sack either. Same as Neesham for Freo.

jardine wrote: Just browsing the fixtures, I have some concerns for North Melbourne and the challenges ahead. This probably goes for a few clubs who were touted as either top four or finalists.

Looking at the Kangaroos, our first up disaster against Adelaide and last weeks win over a depleted Lions, we have some serious challenges ahead. This weekend we face a desperate Port Adelaide, then again a desperate Geelong at Skilled, Hawthorn, Richmond, Essendon and Fremantle (at Subiaco). If we are not on our game we could easily find ourselves 2-6 or worst case 1-7. We did knock off Fremantle last year in Perth, but we know that will be a tough ask this year. And our record against top sides has been very good.

Port Adelaide are very interesting. They are 0-2 and face North Melb, Hawthorn and Adelaide. All tough games especially if your not in form. It will be a very interesting game against NM this weekend. If they end up 1-4 or worse still 0-5, I cant see them making the all crucial top four.

The Cats were rattled in a big way by the Dockers. They exposed a lot of problems at Geelong. I even think they will find it hard against the Suns this week, though I will tip the Cats. But ahead they have North Melb, Richmond, Collingwood and Sydney (in Sydney). They could be looking at perhaps a 2-5 or 1-6 start. Very foreign to the Cats.

The Suns and Eade have some huge question marks. Now 0-2 with losses to Melbourne & St.Kilda is the worst possible start by any team in the AFL. The AFL designed that start to have them 2-0 and they have blown it in a huge way. They now face Geelong, Giants (not easy), Brisbane, Adelaide, WestCoast (at Subiaco), Collingwood, Hawthorn, Sydney and Fremantle. I can see them looking at perhaps a start around 2-9. This would be a huge blotch on Eade's book in my opinion.

Its early days and things can change real quick as we know, but boy there are some clubs already under huge pressure after just two rounds.

I think the main 3 clubs in Hawthorn, Sydney and Fremantle will still feel good about things ahead. The jury is still out on Adelaide until we see more of them. But they look to be a side responding to some coaching hardness.

If I'm not mistaken but didn't Sydney start 0-2 last year losing to gws and st kilda in the opening 2 rounds. until finding form after round 4 when they later went on to win 12 games straight until losing to the hawks in rnd 19 and then later went on to play the hawks in the grand final. wouldn't port be in the same situation as Sydney last year. I think port will turn around

Oldmate wrote: If I'm not mistaken but didn't Sydney start 0-2 last year losing to gws and st kilda in the opening 2 rounds. until finding form after round 4 when they later went on to win 12 games straight until losing to the hawks in rnd 19 and then later went on to play the hawks in the grand final. wouldn't port be in the same situation as Sydney last year. I think port will turn around

Yes true Sydney dropped their first 2 games to GWS & Collingwood.

Time For a Flag wrote:

Demon Strate wrote:

Time For a Flag wrote:

Demon Strate wrote: ageism
ˈeɪdʒɪz(ə)m/
noun
prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.

TFAF you are a Scholar, Ageism is a word!!

But on a serious note also a bloody terrible shame

Sorry TFAF what's a shame ?
Gold Coasts form ? McKenna being sacked ?

Ageism. McKenna should not have been sack either. Same as Neesham for Freo.

Neesham set Freo back 10 years at least, he killed the club with recruiting all those dud ex Cl players....Muir, Delaney, Leach, Carroll etc......Groom for Mcleod, delisting Bell.....never got the side higher than 12th......did I mention all those crappy ex Cl players who he wanted from his old WAFL coaching days.

Freezin wrote:

Time For a Flag wrote:

Demon Strate wrote:

Time For a Flag wrote:

Demon Strate wrote: ageism
ˈeɪdʒɪz(ə)m/
noun
prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age.

TFAF you are a Scholar, Ageism is a word!!

But on a serious note also a bloody terrible shame

Sorry TFAF what's a shame ?
Gold Coasts form ? McKenna being sacked ?

Ageism. McKenna should not have been sack either. Same as Neesham for Freo.

Neesham set Freo back 10 years at least, he killed the club with recruiting all those dud ex Cl players....Muir, Delaney, Leach, Carroll etc......Groom for Mcleod, delisting Bell.....never got the side higher than 12th......did I mention all those crappy ex Cl players who he wanted from his old WAFL coaching days.

Freezin we all know that you are a stirrer of the highest order; but let's not go down the McLeod furphy. McLeod was never going to come to Freo. Bell's career would have lasted only 2 - 3 years of he had stayed at Freo.

100% agree with you Freeze on the impact or lack of it on field of dud Claremont players. Interesting argument would be how would Neesham had of gone with the draft concessions and player lists that GWS and the Gold Coast have been afforded by the AFL. Ironically both these clubs and the AFL probably learnt how not to start a player list from scratch from the earlier Freo/Neesham experience. I'd also argue that jumper design had a major influence on Freo's footy back then. How could they be taken seriously when ther were dressed like little christmas elves. My gut feeling is that we are now all watching a similar kind of football to what Neesham may envisaged back then but unfortunately for him he did not have enough quality players at his disposal to ever make it work. An example of how being a visionary and perhaps before your time does not necessarily ensure personal triumph. Is the game better at AFL level now? In terms of the professionalism and fitness levels etc clearly it is but from a spectators point of view I'd argue 'NO'. All hearsay anyways but i feel any football style Neesham may have envisaged still would not have escaped the dulling down of the game by both Roos & Malthouse. Hopefully both will be gone by the end of this season.
Carlton are clearly under pressure now because their suits sacked Ratten for a supposed finisher who to me has only ever managed in his own right to finish once being at Collingwood in 2010....the WCE state team premierships of the early 90's were handed to him on a platter and i have no doubts would have won with or without him, maybe even more under Toddy. The state he left that club in was his real impact at WC. Carlton could do worse than get Ratten back.