Jul
29th
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Posted by Warnie
Hmm… some info that may be of concern to you!
Sydney coach Paul Roos has confirmed that Adam Goodes will be confined to the sidelines for possibly ”two to three weeks” but at the very least, next week. He also said that he probably shouldn’t have played on the weekend (well, 29 DT points was pathetic… better off without you mate).- The Geelong Football Clubs have confirmed that Paul Chapman has a “minor tear” in his hamstring and would miss a couple of weeks with it. However, they are very confident on four big inclusions this week in Gary Ablett, Darren Milburn, Cameron Ling and David Wojcinski coming into the side to destroy the Tigers on Saturday night. (Personally, I wouldn’t be holding my breath on Gazza - they have to see how he goes getting through training this week… in my opinion, they won’t risk him against the Tigers).
- The Port Adelaide Tank Engine is gathering momentum… Steven Salopek’s achilles is stuffed and is unlikely to play again this year. This is to add to Chad Cornes and Warren Tredrea’s season ending injuries and the fact that All Australian ruckman Brendon Lade can’t get a game and Peter Burgoyne had a club suspension last week.
- Freo will say goodbye to Rove’s cousin, Shaun McManus this weekend as he will retire after the Derby. McManus is the last foundation player going around. Well done on a fantastic career Shaun!
- DT Hero from the weekend, Jason Porplyzia, made an awesome comeback from his stuffed shoulder against Sydney… the thing is he popped it again and he still kicked 5 goals! I giggled at this quote: “Jason Porplyzia is classified as fully fit despite presently being the owner of a right shoulder that is looser than Jason Akermanis’ tongue.” Lets hope he can see out the year!
How can Port be tanking? They’ve passed the priority pick threshold and are a win ahead of Freo. Yes, their season is over and probably won’t win another game.
Love my Power, and glad we are tanking, AFL put their head in the sand when Carlton have done it for years, why not us too.
How are we tanking Disco? you kidding me? Lade is currently an all australian ruckman and we are playing teenager deluca who had 15 hitouts and only 1 to advantage, and a total of 3 disposals all clangers.
When we got back to 3 goals at the start of the last quarter, we had brogan on the bench for deluca, and hid shaun burgoyne gun clearence player in the backline.
The roses smell nice Disco, wake up and smell them
mark thompson said ‘on the couch’ last night that ablett was an 80% chance to resume. also wojack was 50-50. ling and milburn certainties.
Developing players isn’t tanking - season 2008 is dead and buried for Port. It only makes sense that they play the young players to see who’s worth keeping.
Lade is dropped coz he’s having a shit year and possibly his last. Wilson is goorwn as well.
Tanking is when you loose on purpose to get priority picks (which they’ve missed out on) or to get the highest draft pick possible. Its not tanking when your team is shit to begin with and don’t have any good players to drop, especially when Chad, their best player, wasn’t 100% or available.
They’d only improve their position by one spot maximum in the draft (they’re a win ahead of Freo) by tanking.
A far different situation from Carlton (the cheats) or even the Hawks.
Port wont be tanking on the same level as west coast or carlton last year. A few simple reasons.
- They have little to gain from thier current ladder position.
- Word is that the top 6 players in the draft could go top 2 any other year.
- they are a proud club the a nutcase coach who can’t handle losing.
- thier supporter base is too small for them to keep losing with such horrible performaces. this one also goes for the dees.
- It is also important they play De luca as he is the ruckman coming through the ranks. lade is on his way out which means de luca would take the no. 2 spot. i’m sure choco will see in the next few weeks that he isn’t up to it.
So you they are crap but tanking…maybe only a tiny bit. not enough for them to be in the company of Carlton over the last 3!
so you’re saying deluca and lade can’t play in the same side together? bad argument… they should be playing their best side available (Lade is easily in that!)… and even if his role is to be second fiddle to deluca…
That’s correct. You can’t play them in the same side together. It’s 3 ruckman with Brogan included. Deluca needs to learn about ruck duties which would put Lade forward where he is too slow. They need to find out if Deluca has what it takes. lade will most likely finish up anyway.
Same as the dees. Jamar and Johnson are the future. White is on his way out and not all 3 can play in the team doing the same role.
Salopek out -> Scott Thompson in
Probably next week though after Thompson drops a little more. Palmer can fill in for Slopek this week, I’m playing bottom team so no worries.
damn u goodes, i got you cause you never miss games!! it had to turn pear shaped at some stage i spose. i should have realised this would happen the day you finally got rubbed out for 1 match earlier this yr…… after escaping the previous 5
I’m tossing up between Bock and Mackie. Bock is a bit cheaper, but I am concerned he might play up forward which will curb his dream team points. Any thoughts?
Jerry - go Mackie. Fisher, Goddard and Milburn worth a look also.
Joel Macdonald to miss again…
Listed as 1 week, was “test” the week before, and 1 week before that!
Frustrating as I can’t trade him as his value has gone down so much… hopefully he is back for finals.
Fighting words Roy, fighting words…..
goodes is supposed to start flying at this time of year, pulling in massive scores every week, not 29s and certainly not getting injured.
im using one of my 2 remaining trades to offload his ass this week most likely to sam mitchell who i can afford with only $100 to spare
i have 5 trades left & 274k sitting top of my league and just out side the top 2100!!! ive got Goodes but thinking of trading him in for S.thompson i also have Chapman But i have Valenti to come in for him!!
and witch backman should i pick up for David Myers who sitting on my Bench???
does every1 think Johncock will play this week
I am hoping Port finish 14th. Melbourne will pick up Watts, West Coast will pick up Rich and then Port can get Naitanui. We need a ruckman as Deluca is very ordinary. Lade will play on next year but he will be our back up in case of injury.
Cmon Freo this week to beat West Coast to go above us.
I love it, everyones wanting their sides to lose for draft picks hahaha. Go Freo beat West Coast! West Coast for the Golden spoon!
Need some new midfielders, get rid of fletcher, Nicoski and the other dead weight.
Fremantle with these picks should become a strong side over the next 1-2 years as some of their new players mature, however as theyve shown year-in year-out they’ll probably finish towards the bottom.
#1 is Ours!! Hands Off!………we (melb) will also get #1 preseason pick so that we can get Rob Warnock from Freo for sweet FA….we deserve it after losing guns like Scott Thompson, Simmonds, Farmer, Jolly etc and getting jack all in return!
Farmer, hahahahaha…..
Steve- mate i highly doubt Naitanui will be third pick. Classy ruckman are really hard to come by. Melbourne obviously need a new ruckman since White can’t even get a game these days. I’ll put 100 bucks on Naitanui going to Melbourne.
Jay,
I’m sure there’s a betting agency out there that will actually take that bet. I’ve seen stranger things bet on.
“we deserve it after losing guns like Scott Thompson, Simmonds, Farmer, Jolly etc and getting jack all in return!”
You traded Scott Thompson you clown and you got pick 12 for him, hardly “jack all in return”.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_AFL_Draft
And you decided with pick 12 to get in Brent Moloney from Geelong
cam/jay course there are betting agencies
https://www.sportsbet.com.au/sports/event/SportID/4/CompetitionPID/16712/RoundPID/433/EventID/850778
been up for a while. funnily enough Naitanui is tipped to go 3rd. The problem with Steves logic is that we haven’t played melbourne yet (we get to play Sydney and Geelong twice, and don’t get to play melbourne till end of the year, trying to make the draw even more unfair).
Hello?? Warnie?? Hello……
Are you still sooking about your points scored versus you ladder position?? hehehe.
“Classy ruckman are really hard to come by.”
Yeah too true, look how shit Kruzer and Fraser are!
Hey guys i would love some help.
i assume most of you have heath Shaw. I am one of the few that does not. Considering he will go down so much is he worth picking up?
if you didn’t have him would you pick up guerra for less money or has guerra gone too shit to pick up at all?
That being said should both be avoided and a bock, fisher, mackie be picked up if i do 2 trades and get some extra money. I have only a few trades left.
Nah get Shaw he is awesome, make him captain every week unless he is out injured….
Fry - how much cash and trades do you have?
75,000 4 trades with cornes still in the team.
I have p burg who i hope comes back and i want a trade for kennely who sucks balls!
other then that my team rocks…although ill swap palmer if i can.
FRY - I’d keep Kennelly. There are very few backman who’ll reliably score 20+ more than Kennelly. Is 20 points worth the trade?
Given uber-guns like Richo, R Murphy, Buddy, Ablett, S Thompson, (Swan?) etc are dirt cheap / about to be dirt cheap, I’d be trading into them and hoping for a 150, rather than upgrading Kennelly’s 65 for some other backmen’s 85. Just my thoughts. Maybe downgrade Palmer to Dalziel for cash then chase the guns.
One day Heath Shaw won’t get tagged… that’s when he scores his 100-150.
If you want consistency, get Birchall. Don’t expect 100+ but he has scored less than 65 only twice and is still very cheap.
Hmm I like your point Henry. But if you get a mackie or a fisher then it seems worth it. i have mostly guns. My forward, ruck and center are all guns except for palmer who i might oof load.
my backs have ibbo (who is good enough) and mcloed who should be ok. this leaves poor Kennelly to get me 60’s…i wonder if it isn’t worth making the trade. hmmmmmm.
Thats true cam but tagging heath seems to be working for most teams. I think he will keep getting tagged. The idiot dosen’t even attempt to break a tag. I can’t see any more centuries from mr potato head.
guys i have 1 trade left and $9,000 and im thinking about trading burton out for r.murphy. is it worth it? i have morton from the hawks and kennedy from the west coast eagles on my bench and chappy who is injured and porp who i cant trust. ruck i got cox and sandilands with no backup. midfeild i got green and ablett on the bench with cotchin and valenti coving that for now. and backline i have jake king getting me zeros and my bench s.d.thompson and j.edwards not getting a game. with all that should i trade burton or look to trade out king for someone like gurra or hold onto my trade for another week?
Is it worth using my last trade to upgrade Palmer to Swan? I have Cox but have Kreuzer on the bench and have reserves everywhere else on the ground. Cheers for any advice
Whats happening with Guerra? Anyone think he’ll get back to his best form?
Moloney’s worse than jack all…….
if u want to cry everytime shaw gets 20’s and feel like punching a wall… then sure .. get him!
getting shaw only increases ur anger , not ur score xD .. *dreams of the days were shaw didnt get tagged * ..good old times..
Jay, as a Melbourne die-hard I can almost guarantee you we will pick up Jack Watts. Need a ruckman true, but we got Johnson, Meesen and Jamar currently along with one possible Rob Warnock.
Ruckman are hard to come by, but game winning power forwards are way harder. How many have there been in the past 10 years?
not much talk bout Wanna. Anyone know his situ? will he b back this week?
Your 100% right John! Jack Watts is a superstar iv seen some impressive footage of him. You ask how many power forwards have been produced in the last 10 years? I say probably more than good ruckman. People tend to under-estimate the influence of a good ruckman on a game. Melbourne may very well chose Watts, i guess it all depends on the team and whch area of the field they are lacking the most talent.
Fry - as Henry said, you’re better off upgrading a midfielder, they will score 100+ where a back will score 80+.
dylan, joe - hold your last trade, there will be injuries.
carl - steer clear of Guerra. Drummond is a similar price.
John Rombotis - 1, Shane Ellen.
So do people agree that palmer should be upgraded to scott thompson or marc murphy??
palmer is playing very well, is it not worth keeping him?
should i use my LAST TRADE on
OUT:spud M.Gardiner
IN:Ottens
then my team will b complete
any thoughts?
Chad just accept that Port are shithouse without having to tank.
dids.. NO
save your last trade
oh, and keep palmer while he’s playing. if he’s out, boot him out.
Dids who else can u get besides ottens? im not sure ottens is going to get you the big scores your after. What other options do you have?
“Scans yesterday confirmed that forward Paul Chapman had suffered a regulation hamstring strain, which will put him out for 3-4 weeks. ”
Stop screwing us around Geelong! were getting a different message from everyone who talks to the media, not just about Chappy either.
my options r Ottens,C.Cloke,Brogan,Hale and Fraser(not playin tho) so not sure,might just keep the trade
Moran is an option at 169k but if its your last trade you probably wanna spend it all.
save the trade.
Chappy! 3-4? I’m feeling faint….
(FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR…..
….
…RRRRRRRRRRRRK).
Yeah dids just save the trade mate. Its not worth it
trade for Moran……haha…..that was a joke right?……dont crack another one…..my stomach hurts now from laughing, ive busted some capillaries i think! Moran hehe….
Laugh it up bro but he’s moving well.
You must be an adelaide man to be that biased……..to think of a trade for moran….hehe….seriously tho, keep up the comedy
no on the couch he said ablett was a 20% chance of resuming play this week
any inside news if johncock will get picked??
also how bad is wheatleys injury?
west coast will get Naitanui they wont let a good west australian ruckman go to victoria .
and melborne will have to trade big to get Warnock off freo
Freo will take what theyre offered for Warnock, or they’ll get nothing Al, & theyre not exactly the most cunning of traders…….i seem to remember them trading pick 1 (hodge)for croad, and then trading croad back to thr hawks for pick 8 or some pick like that….yeah theyre real smart
yer any player that leaves freo ends up being betta Tarrant-Medhurst trade…i love having medhurst ratha than tarrant
sam, a mate of mine was telling me he was at the port/south game on the weekend and apparently johncock was very average, spraying kicks left right and centre.. p.burgoyne wasnt much better either
Remember Freo are not that smart. They gave up Andrew McLeod to the Crows in exchange for Chris Groom. That move worked really well?
I am still convinced that Melbourne will take Watts first - they need a key forward. West Coast dont need a ruckman as they have Cox who can do everything. Welcome to Port Adelaide Naitanui.
Chad, I reckon we will play dead in round 21 and let Melbourne win that game. No point in winning from here on in. Just give the kids a chance and build up for next year.
hahah really so freo could have got hodge,judd or ball for croad . worst move ever .
but still alot of other clubs will be intrested in Warnock they will get a bit for him
anyway watching the simpsons bart has a t-shirt and it has destroy on it
thanks dude piston.
I heard he got a few possies and tackles…but no idea if he had any effect on the game?
anyway got news on wheatley…is he back this week or still out?
cheers
Good work Tyson………LOVE the simpsons………fav quote “me fail english? Thats unpossible” hehe love Raplh wiggum. Al my man, he wants to go to the Dees, cos his brother’s there….they can have our 2nd round pick i suppose. Yeah, didnt Freo have the draft picks that got Llloyd and Lucas too and traded those for some duds that never played a game? Im pretty sure they did. Freo make me sick…..1st thing they really need to do is get rid of the purple……..
Good to know goodes should have been rested roosy. You cost me 2 league games.
who should i get for chappy?
need him for 1st week of finals
sorry sam, i haven’t got any insider goss on wheatley mate
the injury update is up on the afl site if you haven’t already checked it out.. cheers
Get O’Keefe or Deledio, both in good form….Didak if ya wanna take a punt
don’t bother answering me guys…i decided to get off my ass (well not literally) and check afl.com to see he is listed as a test.
he better get up this week…
haha lol checked it just before u posted that piston.
Stiffy played alright actually, 22pos. and 2gls. Kicking wasnt as bad as it had been the last few weeks for Adelaide but he still won’t get picked IMO.
Did the crows also drop johncock on off-field problems as well, or just on his form?
“Bad match preparation and bad form”
news is it’s a weight issue.
Noticed that to Tyson!
Can you believe Garry Lyon said the Juddernaut is a shoe-in for an All-Australian spot?! I know the team doesnt mean much anymore after the last few shitty years but come on!
Gary Lion is a retard……….he needs to shave off his monobrow and stop mumbling
not a a certainty…but has to be a chance, when fully fit he is the best player in the afl imo.
‘when fully fit’… hasnt been all year and certainly hasnt been in the top10 mids.
judd is way past his best.. dono if its injury worries or general crapness.. but his best was alot better than his current, and i dont get why people still think hes the best player in the comp, havent they seen geelongs midfield?
yeah he’s very unlikely to make the AA side. But considering hes injury he has played very well this year…
judd can get back to his best…i doubt the injury will go on for the rest of his career
All-Aus midfield:
Richo, Bartel, Kane
Cox, Cooney, Ablett
bench: Thompson, (Boomer or Kirk)
garry lyons son is in my footy team…dont bag him
Doesnt Garry coach his sons team?
coz will be AA ruck not midfield and corey will def be in AA
*cox
That’s where I had BIG COX, second line is on-ball unit.
garry lyon coaches his middle sons team
Demons are giving him a baby-bonus I reckon. I s his first son any good?
al, do u watch the team list mate for afl, cause its the ruckman, follweded by rover than ruck rover, seriously learn some footy, Xztaik did put him as ruckman, hehehe, sorry about my rant……..:)
Please guys one warnie is enough lol.