Random Thoughts Thread - AFL Version

[Gus]

Warnock as a tap ruckman is > Minson, he's better around the ground, he's a better field kick.

I'm not sure if you are saying Warnock is a better tap ruckman but Minson is better everywhere else or if you are saying Warnock is better than Minson at everything.

I hope it's the former.

In this game you need to have versatility, and I'm not sure Warnock's 4 more hitouts per game would make him better than Minson. Especially when the Bulldogs average more clearances per game as well, which shows that maybe our midfield is getting better service.

[Deebz]

If you're counting Tippett, then I'm counting Q Lynch for West Coast.

Why wouldn't you count Tippett? He always rucks a certain percentage of the game, in the middle and around the ground.

[James Pattinson]

I'm not sure if you are saying Warnock is a better tap ruckman but Minson is better everywhere else or if you are saying Warnock is better than Minson at everything.

I hope it's the former.

In this game you need to have versatility, and I'm not sure Warnock's 4 more hitouts per game would make him better than Minson. Especially when the Bulldogs average more clearances per game as well, which shows that maybe our midfield is getting better service.

Warnock is a better tap ruckman, better around the ground and a better field kick. That's what I said.

It does make him better, because as I said, he's better at every thing bar kicking for goal.

You may be getting more clearances, but your midfield may also be reading the opposition taps a bit better than ours (considering our actual clearances players (Ellard didn't play for a while early in the season), Judd is well down, McLean has only come into the side (and that's anyway) and Robinson plays a bit more forward.

[Gysberts]

TWO-TIME Brownlow medallist Robert Harvey and 1996 Norm Smith medallist Glenn Archer are the latest greats to be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Harvey and Archer join earlier inductees Shane Crawford, Chris Grant, 1950s-60s Melbourne great 'Big Bob' Johnson and South Australian icon Graham Cornes in the Hall of Fame's class of 2012

[Gysberts]

Should we have a countdown clock in the AFL? I don't think so, being at the game it's awesome not to know, the tension at the game wouldn't be the same.

[Stanton]

Why wouldn't you count Tippett? He always rucks a certain percentage of the game, in the middle and around the ground.

Even when Jenkins is playing (ie not subbed off)? If so then I'll concede the point as I didn't realise that, although your rucks are a) much better and b) much more versatile than Carlton's.

[Deebz]

Jacobs usually goes forward and Tippett goes into the ruck, Jenkins/McKernan tend to just do relief ruck around the ground when the ball isn't near them. But it's pretty common to see Tippett doing centre circle ball-ups (he even had more hit-outs against Freo than Jacobs did). He's not a stay-at-home forward by any means.

Our situation is a little different since our ruckmen are all fairly mobile as far as ruckmen go, and the length of Subiaco wouldn't have been that big a deal. AAMI Stadium is a pretty big field itself.

[Stanton]

Fair cop, I haven't seen enough of you guys recently.

Let's just settle for lel Hampson.

[Damon_3388]

TWO-TIME Brownlow medallist Robert Harvey and 1996 Norm Smith medallist Glenn Archer are the latest greats to be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

Harvey and Archer join earlier inductees Shane Crawford, Chris Grant, 1950s-60s Melbourne great 'Big Bob' Johnson and South Australian icon Graham Cornes in the Hall of Fame's class of 2012

Geez, Archer has become bloody overrated in retirement.

Should we have a countdown clock in the AFL? I don't think so, being at the game it's awesome not to know, the tension at the game wouldn't be the same.

I'm in favour of a countdown clock, but I know I'm in the minority. Think I proposed the idea on BigFooty a couple of years back, and was resoundingly shot down.

[Deebz]

Let's just settle for lel Hampson.

The guy is banging Megan Gale though (somehow).

[James Pattinson]

Hammer is a strikingly handsome guy.

Plus he's a gun footballer.

[Nige Cooper]

Geez, Archer has become bloody overrated in retirement.

311 games

Norm Smith Medal 1996
North Melbourne premiership side 1996, 1999
North Melbourne Team of the Century "Shinboner of the Century"
All-Australian 1996, 1998, 2002
Robert Rose Award, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
State of Origin (Victoria) 1998
AFL Players' Association's Madden Medal 2007

Definitely overrated

[Deledinho]

JK's beard

There's a few good beards kicking around the league atm, Ben Hudson of course, Tom Lonergan, Bachar Houli, that kid that plays for Essendon that someone posted the other day...

[Damon_3388]

311 games

Norm Smith Medal 1996
North Melbourne premiership side 1996, 1999
North Melbourne Team of the Century "Shinboner of the Century"
All-Australian 1996, 1998, 2002
Robert Rose Award, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
State of Origin (Victoria) 1998
AFL Players' Association's Madden Medal 2007

Definitely overrated

Don't get me wrong, he was a very good footballer, just not the first ballot Hall of Fame-worthy, all-time great player he seems to have been elevated to in retirement.

[Nige Cooper]

Don't get me wrong, he was a very good footballer, just not the Hall of Fame-worthy, all-time great player he seems to have been elevated to in retirement.

He's got an amazing legacy as a legend of his era and one of the key players that defined the Team of the 90s. All of his achievements tick the boxes for me. Just as worthy as (to name a few):

Glen Jackovich
Doug Hawkins
Guy McKenna
Chris Grant