The AFL Thread Reporting Dangerfield Has Signed a 9-yr $10.1m Deal With Port Adelaide

[Vlad n U 2]

Match turned out really well. Lots of feeling out there too.

 

[Axver]

Damnit I completely forgot that was on yesterday.

 

[Axver]

Not good news at all: Richmond assistant coach Mark Williams diagnosed with cancer

Lymphoma is what killed my Grandpa. Hopefully Williams got it diagnosed early; my Grandpa's tardiness in going to the doctor did not help treatment in the slightest!

 

[Vlad n U 2]

That's awful.

 

[bono_man2002]

Damn. Hopefully they caught it early enough giving him the best possible chance.

 

[cobl04]

Vote Compass: How do fans of your AFL team lean politically? - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

[intedomine]

I should be supporting Footscray, but happy with how Richmond fared.


Sent from a barge floating through the docks of Dublin

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Carlton picked up a 21 year old with their 1st round pick. That's a bit ... rare.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Someone I was friends with in primary school just got drafted by Melbourne, feel instantly sorry for the guy.

 

[Axver]

Someone I was friends with in primary school just got drafted by Melbourne, feel instantly sorry for the guy.

Hah poor bugger.

 

[cobl04]

I think (hope) Melbourne are in a better position now. They would absolutely fucking stoked with Petracca and Brayshaw.

Patrick McKenna was playing cricket for Australia in Sri Lanka in September. Now he's at GWS.

 

[cobl04]

Carlton's first draft pick....

 

[Vlad n U 2]

 

[bono_man2002]

You can't get away with anything these days!

 

[intedomine]

I think (hope) Melbourne are in a better position now. They would absolutely fucking stoked with Petracca and Brayshaw

As they probably were with Scully and Trengrove


Sent from a barge floating through the docks of Dublin

 

[Vlad n U 2]

Some interesting results in the Rookie Draft this morning, West Coast pick up Kane Lucas, Essendon take Shaun McKernan, Port bring back Nathan Krakouer, St Kilda take Saad again, and 5 Irish players taken. Brisbane took Pearce Hanley's younger brother.

 

[cobl04]

Tex captain. Hmm...

 

[Vlad n U 2]

I can't see where it's been announced?

If true, think he'd be as good as Jono Brown was.

 

[cobl04]

Not official yet but all but confirmed on twitter. Just makes me think Dangerfield is definitely fucking off.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

I knew you were going to bring up Dangerfield ...

 

[cobl04]

Because it's the obvious conclusion to draw. It seems pretty difficult at this stage to believe he will stay.

However I love Tex and am excited about him being captain, he actually says interesting things.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

I just hate having to go through this shit almost every single year.

 

[cobl04]

Think of it as a positive. It will be one less player you have to complain about.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

He's the one I almost never complain about.

 

[Axver]

Tex as captain? Wow, from what little I've seen of him in conversation it seems as if there is almost nothing going on inside his head.

 

[cobl04]

Not much going on in Jono Brown's head either though.

Kieran, pick an AFL team to support this year. Pick Geelong.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

He doesn't have to be a fucking university academic to make a good captain. As long as he keeps the team going, gives the right advice/feedback and inspiration then he's doing his job.

 

[Axver]

Well no, and it's safe to say a lot of sportspeople aren't the brightest sparks, but Tex comes across as dim even by the low standards of professional sport. He's good at his role, of course, but I never figured him for captain material.

 

[Vlad n U 2]

The fact that he speaks quite slowly as opposed to say the relative motormouths of the Ballantyne's and Stevie Js of this world is probably why he's seen as dim.

 

[Axver]

Now now, if you applied that logic consistently you might end up saying something sort of nice about Tone.