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MarkOlsen wrote: you can debate it tonight on facebook with the other teenagers.
or get a life..

Will do
Thanks dad

MarkOlsen wrote: these are the quotes from the paper, not a made up story:
“If Murray stays fit you will see someone who is in the top four or five players in the competition,” Harding said on the eve of the season opener against East Fremantle.

“Murray is as good as, if not better than, Ryan Davis.

“He is a superstar. Ryan couldn’t run out of sight on a dark night but Murray Newman is more dynamic, as good at stoppages and has just as good goal sense around the goals.

“He played forward a lot in the AFL but this kid is one of the best off-hands players you will ever see and he will spend a significant amount of time in the midfield.”

They were extraordinary comments from Harding werent they. Time will tell but my first thought was Tell him he's dreamin

Beasley Hutton wrote:

MarkOlsen wrote:

Beasley Hutton wrote:

MarkOlsen wrote: despite the stupid comments from our coach last week the player we cant replace is Davis, he wouldnt have let those East Freo blokes cruise around last week with no pressure, he would have tackled his backside off to get us back in the game then kicked a few goals as well.
no forward pressure and without Broad no run from the half back line.
and now no ruckman..
without our backline last week we would have lost by a 100 points, long time since I have seen us play so poorly.

To have applied so little pressure, showed little desperation (bar the defenders) and have such poor foot skills in Round 1 was surprising I must admit, it was like we were completely unprepared for an opposition onslaught on their home deck looking to attain for a poor season last year. And for all of the above in a club favourite son's milestone game & also after a very tough week for another one of our boys raised alarm bells to me without even taking into account Docs injury. The disposal count and inside 50s for each side should be an absolute embarrassment for our midfielders.

shows up the coach for all his pre-season statements, he should come under more scrutiny but escapes criticism for some reason. Has continually failed to take the team the next step and then makes daft statements about players like Newman and thinks he has to put down Davis in the same article.

Did Harding actually say that or was that just a bit more poetic licence from Swans No.1 ticket holder Townsend trying desperately to get a headline?
Overall I reckon Harding has done a good job over the last few years only 2 years ago we were tipped by every scribe in town to finish winless and stone motherless last and we ended up making the finals and were on top of the ladder for a good part of that year, playing stocks from the 14s all the way up to the League squad has good depth of LOCAL talent.
I was just astounded in the League on Saturday by the way players who have well over 50 games of League experience now just let the likes of Eardley, Anthony, O'Brien, MacNamara & co walk all over them with barely a whimper of defence put up not sure what the coach can do with that attitude as he has backed them in and been let down badly!

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I've not read every post on here so forgive me if I'm repeating something.

I think there were some glaring mistakes at selection last week and none bigger than giving an underdone Clutterbuck a game. Had not completed a full pre season and hadn't played a lead up game yet got a run ahead of kids like Dean and Whitsed who we had blooded last year. Again this week he will be underdone but can we afford to play a bloke still striving for match fitness? I think not but by playing him last week can't really drop him. Should've been made to play at least 2 games of Ressies and didn't send a good message to the young boys in my opinion.

Theouterseagull wrote:

MarkOlsen wrote: you can debate it tonight on facebook with the other teenagers.
or get a life..

Will do
Thanks dad

Outer not too sure how you can be called a lemon sucker when your side are back to back premiers?...must be mighty sweet lemons you are sucking on mate ....interesting analogy by MO.... .

Freezin wrote:

Theouterseagull wrote:

MarkOlsen wrote: you can debate it tonight on facebook with the other teenagers.
or get a life..

Will do
Thanks dad

Outer not too sure how you can be called a lemon sucker when your side are back to back premiers?...must be mighty sweet lemons you are sucking on mate ....interesting analogy by MO.... .

I've given up trying to figure out the Sooky Sisters. The fact that he thinks that posting openly on a public Facebook page is somehow stalking and I'm acting like a teenager but then he uses a teenage insult like "get a life" just shows how confused he is. I'm currently reading the Ben Cousins Autobiography and he seems more intouch with reality than these two.

coming from the bloke who goes onto other wafl clubs facebook pages looking for an arguement,classic stuff

I think there were some glaring mistakes at selection last week and none bigger than giving an underdone Clutterbuck a game. Had not completed a full pre season and hadn't played a lead up game yet got a run ahead of kids like Dean and Whitsed who we had blooded last year. Again this week he will be underdone but can we afford to play a bloke still striving for match fitness? I think not but by playing him last week can't really drop him. Should've been made to play at least 2 games of Ressies and didn't send a good message to the young boys in my opinion.[/quote]

Mad Dog - both Dean and whitsed were terrible against Subi in the last scratch match, Whitsed is too slow for league footy, he cant chase out of a contest.Alby can find it but his disposal agsint Subi was bad. They would be competing with Faulkner for a game not Clutterbuck as Freddie plays wing/half forward and not in the middle.
Burnham may have been unlucky but i think he goes missing at league level at times but will probably get a run this week.
we need a bit of run and there isnt much of that in reserves.

MarkOlsen wrote: coming from the bloke who goes onto other wafl clubs facebook pages looking for an arguement,classic stuff

Should I like totally like get a life like OMG I can't even

MarkOlsen wrote: coming from the bloke who goes onto other wafl clubs facebook pages looking for an arguement,classic stuff

some say argument.....others may say discussion.....I guess differing opinions aint wanted by the precious protecting their beloved egos.....

I think you should keep reading Ben Cousins' book, should be some words of wisdom you can pass on to us all all and your facebook friends next time you are looking to stalk another club's page.