Round 4 confabulation

[Booney]

Adelaide v Collingwood 46 points
GWS Giants v Fremantle
Richmond v Brisbane
Western Bulldogs v Sydney
North Melbourne v Carlton
West Coast v Gold Coast
Essendon v Port Adelaide
Hawthorn v Melbourne
Geelong v St Kilda

Multi 1 - all the above H2H

Multi 2 - GWS 1-39 $2.10 > Sydney 1-39 $2.10 > North 15.5+ $2.00 > GC 36.5+ $1.92 > Geelong 40+ $2.40 @ $40

[PatowalongaPirate]

My Friday Forecast :

* Gibbs to show yet again his worth to this Adelaide side
* Grundy to have another good night vs quality Ruck opposition
* Laird to have a night out cleaning up poor Magpie forward entries
* A record thermos attendance
* Crows by 31 points.
* Attendance 42,690

[Lightning McQueen]

My Friday Forecast :

* Gibbs to show yet again his worth to this Adelaide side
* Grundy to have another good night vs quality Ruck opposition
* Laird to have a night out cleaning up poor Magpie forward entries
* A record thermos attendance
* Crows by 31 points.
* Attendance 42,690

Last weeks:

My Friday Forecast -

* Carlton get off to a fast start (they much prefer the MCG to Etihad)
* Sidebottom gets leather poisoning
* Charlie Curnow kicks 5 goals
* Grundy lowers Kreuzer's colours
* Carlton sneak home by 11pts
* Attendance 52,668

[mighty_tiger_79]

Crows 1-39.
Giants 25+
Richmond
Sydney
North Melbourne (only cos Carlton are crap)
West Coast 25+
Essendon 1-39
Melbourne (no confidence)
Geelong (no real confidence. Injuries, lack of depth, travelling back from WA)

[daysofourlives]

Crows
Giants
Tigers
Bulldogs
Carlton
West Coast
Essendon
Hawks
Saints

[Bum Crack]

Crows
Giants
Tigers
Bulldogs
Carlton
West Coast
Essendon
Hawks
Saints

You're spudding it up big time in your footy tips hey Daisy? Yeah no need to answer.

[Corona Man]

Crows
Giants
Tigers
Bulldogs
Carlton
West Coast
Essendon
Hawks
Saints

You're spudding it up big time in your footy tips hey Daisy? Yeah no need to answer.

I'm spudding it up, and not even trying to.

[The Bedge]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-04-13/d ... s-to-debut

Interesting article, in particular this line caught my attention:

On only five occasions has all of a draft's top-10 made its debut the following season, with the class of 2010 being the first to achieve it.

5 of the last 7 seasons - does this indicate that players are more "ready to go" these days, and require less development than days gone by?

[Booney]

Excellent night for an Adelaide home game.

[Booney]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-04-13/draft-class-rushes-to-debut

Interesting article, in particular this line caught my attention:

On only five occasions has all of a draft's top-10 made its debut the following season, with the class of 2010 being the first to achieve it.

5 of the last 7 seasons - does this indicate that players are more "ready to go" these days, and require less development than days gone by?

Absolutely it does.

Recruiters are watching U12 games, 15 year olds are in the gym preparing their frames for the rigors of senior football.

I'd think clubs expect 1st round picks are ready to go, not just close, but ready. They invest so much in talent identification and spend so much time on potential recruits they would want that investment to be ready to give them a return.

[mots02]

Excellent night for an Adelaide home game.

Luckily Mavis and Ruth are made of tough stuff, and armed with a rug for the knees and an extra piece of apricot slice to ward off the cold they will soldier on and be there!... not like those soft, poncy Port types who worry about things like a few drops of rain

[bertiebeatle]

Ryan Burton dropped for Hawthorn

[Corona Man]

Ryan Burton dropped for Hawthorn

Seriously... I’m gonna look like a pelican if I turn up on Sunday in my 5 jumper!

[bertiebeatle]

Ryan Burton dropped for Hawthorn

Seriously... I’m gonna look like a pelican if I turn up on Sunday in my 5 jumper!

Quote below:
“Ryan has struggled a bit since with his injury and general fitness since Round 1,”

“We feel it’s best for him to have a game or two at Box Hill and hopefully regain some touch.”

[Wedgie]

Excellent night for an Adelaide home game.

Thank Christ I'm taking at least a three month hiatus off working there.
Funny though as the last game there the Power supporters were complaining about how hot it was and kept asking where they could get sunscreen.

[stan]

At least its wet for the game tonight. It will keep Collingwood in the contest for an extra 5 minutes.

[Wedgie]

Ryan Burton dropped for Hawthorn

Seriously... I’m gonna look like a pelican if I turn up on Sunday in my 5 jumper!

Any grown man that has a guernsey on looks like a pelican. Finals maybe being the exception.

[Spargo]

Any grown man that has a guernsey on looks like a pelican. Finals maybe being the exception.

Safooty logic

[Wedgie]

Any grown man that has a guernsey on looks like a pelican. Finals maybe being the exception.

Safooty logic

Normal people logic
Seriously it is embarrassing, the cricket equivalent is bucket heads.

[Robran]

TeX to possibly be a late out