I wonder why Hodge is so indifferent with the Hawks. It seems like comparatively he wets himself every time he gets to talk about his mates at Brisbane.
6-7 weeks ago these pundits were talking Carlton up and now they are talking Hawthorn up. Its a war of attrition, Hawthorn and Port seem to be the two healthiest teams at the moment. But it only takes a few injuries and it all turns around for the worse. You cant pick this season, last man standing will win it.
Re: Hodges comments on Essendon… I agree Hawks were in the same camp in the first five rounds this year now they’re flying… Players just need to turn a mental corner…
They lack a lot of top tier talent on their list. Also haven’t travelled since round 12 while playing 5 or 6 interstate teams during that period and are still out of the finals. They have to get a lot better
If they remove insufficient intent and just have last touch including spoils no grey everybody would get use to it and move on... easier to umpire. Only throw ins when not sure who touched it.
That's the way it works in any other ball sport I can think of. They would need to make it that you can't score direct from a kick in or perhaps that the game is resumed with a handball in.
@@aussieintexas61 Because a ball going out of play shouldn't automatically result in a freekick. Far too harsh a penalty for something that is usually innocuous.
I have really come to appreciate you guys for your knowledge of the game. Your ability to pull assorted stats and facts together into a coherent picture is really impressive. Luke Hodge in particular, but all of you guys work together really well to analyse everything. Great show guys. Thank you
Starts with the board and senior supporters. Everyone burnishing their ego through involvement with the might of Essendon (or Carlton), nobody willing to recognise football merit > corporate cachet. Clubs that win have boards of skilled persons giving back to the community. Clubs that are garbage have boards of people using the club brand for themselves.
I hear this often about Essendon, them having an Old incompetent board who doesn't like change. What are some of the things they have done you disagree with? Not arguing your point, just curious what these old board members are stuffing up.
What? Hawthorn is winning, but how are they giving back to the community? They made a huge amount of money out of poker machines that destroy communities. Geelong is winning, but they scammed $260m out of the government for their home ground which surely could have been better utilised for community benefit. Even got another $4m for a bloody scoreboard upgrade. Football club boards almost always look for opportunities to do best for their club without giving a stuff about the community.
@@lucaseric8679well starting point, the siege mentality of the 10yro drug scandal that still plauges the place. (Sheedy still agitating for Hird). Keeping a recruiter for 20years when there hasn't been a bargain star for the whole period. Continually prioritising corporate muscle over footballing knowledge is their curse.
As an Essendon supporter trying to see any positives from the year I tend to agree with hodgey. Both games against Gold Coast, the Carlton loss and the most recent Adelaide loss we kicked ourselves out of it. Imagine had we won those games or even 3 out of those 4 and wed be looking at Essendon very differently. We also played our hearts out against Freo eho eas a top 4 side at the time. Plus great wins against the doggies and GWS. We have clear gaps in our list and obviously there is some mental gymnastics our olayers go through from week to week. But do i think we are in a better position this year than mast year? Yeah absolutely. When you look at the Hawks, theyve had recent success (a lot of it) comparative to us. I think things were much worse than we realised that 1.5 years cant undo 20 years of failure.
I think fatigue and injuries is a sign of seasons more demanding and equalised is overwhelming AFL players physically and mentally. There has been a list of teams that have played a purple patch of form and crash and burn of successive losses. Brisbane, Sydney, Carlton and GWS are good examples, even West Coast all be it 5 week patch not 10 because there in a rebuild, but they almost won 4 out 5 before a 99 point whacking from Adelaide and Sydney who won 10 straight just crawled over the line against Collingwood to avoid 6 losses from their last 7 games.
@@OverconfidentCromSupporter Marshall has had an objectively better season than Xerri by most metrics. Xerri is benefitting from extreme recency bias by the media, he had patch of 6 or 7 really average games in the early to middle part of the season and shouldn’t be in the conversation for AA.
Brisbane will win the flag. We knew that last September. And my Blues have offered up her supporters to ridicule for decades. Very similar to the England national team. They have already lost a generation of new fans.
Funny longmire can say what he likes did not like Fly ??s umpires , l found it quesionable umpireing especially on Cox deliberate maybe little on McStay too however concede noise may of played into it all commentators said 50 meter penalty for sure ?. Swans / longmire are protected When they longmire speak out or complains no issues umpiring or other issues with Afll nothing to answer for ?Fly for his first time speaks out about pies bang he's cautioned by biased Afl make you ?? Afl , Voss can complain , C Scott , Fagan , no issues ! I personally think Fly was right on the money Afl
They also for the first time this year decided they weren't going to say if they were correct calls or not. AFL just stirring the pot creating drama and inciting division.
I wonder why Hodge is so indifferent with the Hawks. It seems like comparatively he wets himself every time he gets to talk about his mates at Brisbane.
Seems like he wants his sons to play for Brisbane because their family lives in Brisbane now
@@Josh-cu7lu 100%..
@@Josh-cu7lu Sam is way more hawks than hodge. I'm losing respect for him.
@@lukes3296 no shit almost as if he's the coach
@Josh-cu7lu which is odd. Father son should matter more than convenience. Maybe he's jealous of not being quite as clever as Mitch.
6-7 weeks ago these pundits were talking Carlton up and now they are talking Hawthorn up. Its a war of attrition, Hawthorn and Port seem to be the two healthiest teams at the moment.
But it only takes a few injuries and it all turns around for the worse.
You cant pick this season, last man standing will win it.
Re: Hodges comments on Essendon… I agree Hawks were in the same camp in the first five rounds this year now they’re flying… Players just need to turn a mental corner…
They lack a lot of top tier talent on their list. Also haven’t travelled since round 12 while playing 5 or 6 interstate teams during that period and are still out of the finals. They have to get a lot better
Brad Scott needs to do what Sam Mitchell did and tell the players to bring their mouth guards
Can’t blame Scott. Hawthorn both under Clarkson and Mitchell recruited competative players. Essendon have no idea how to recruit.
If they remove insufficient intent and just have last touch including spoils no grey everybody would get use to it and move on... easier to umpire. Only throw ins when not sure who touched it.
That's the way it works in any other ball sport I can think of. They would need to make it that you can't score direct from a kick in or perhaps that the game is resumed with a handball in.
@@gustaaf1892 why, its not basketball, boundry kick at goal is a spectacular part of our game.
@@aussieintexas61 Because a ball going out of play shouldn't automatically result in a freekick. Far too harsh a penalty for something that is usually innocuous.
Hodge is breath of fresh air compared to Cornes commentary
I actually thought it was the umpire at the previous contest that tells the next umpure to pay it as they saw the disposal. I could be wrong though
I have really come to appreciate you guys for your knowledge of the game. Your ability to pull assorted stats and facts together into a coherent picture is really impressive. Luke Hodge in particular, but all of you guys work together really well to analyse everything.
Great show guys. Thank you
30 touches a week come on big fella Marshall has done that all year and better skills.
Collingwood should get viney if he's about!
He still works for brisbane too i think.
Shouldn’t Essendon be well ahead of Hawthorn given each respective list and new coach?
The truth is yes but clubs continue to make bad choices at draft table.
Stringer, Setterfield, Hinds, Caldwell, Shiels, Wright, McKay……..should I go on? I could.
Starts with the board and senior supporters. Everyone burnishing their ego through involvement with the might of Essendon (or Carlton), nobody willing to recognise football merit > corporate cachet. Clubs that win have boards of skilled persons giving back to the community. Clubs that are garbage have boards of people using the club brand for themselves.
I hear this often about Essendon, them having an Old incompetent board who doesn't like change.
What are some of the things they have done you disagree with?
Not arguing your point, just curious what these old board members are stuffing up.
What? Hawthorn is winning, but how are they giving back to the community? They made a huge amount of money out of poker machines that destroy communities. Geelong is winning, but they scammed $260m out of the government for their home ground which surely could have been better utilised for community benefit. Even got another $4m for a bloody scoreboard upgrade. Football club boards almost always look for opportunities to do best for their club without giving a stuff about the community.
@@lucaseric8679well starting point, the siege mentality of the 10yro drug scandal that still plauges the place. (Sheedy still agitating for Hird). Keeping a recruiter for 20years when there hasn't been a bargain star for the whole period.
Continually prioritising corporate muscle over footballing knowledge is their curse.
As an Essendon supporter trying to see any positives from the year I tend to agree with hodgey.
Both games against Gold Coast, the Carlton loss and the most recent Adelaide loss we kicked ourselves out of it. Imagine had we won those games or even 3 out of those 4 and wed be looking at Essendon very differently.
We also played our hearts out against Freo eho eas a top 4 side at the time. Plus great wins against the doggies and GWS.
We have clear gaps in our list and obviously there is some mental gymnastics our olayers go through from week to week.
But do i think we are in a better position this year than mast year? Yeah absolutely.
When you look at the Hawks, theyve had recent success (a lot of it) comparative to us. I think things were much worse than we realised that 1.5 years cant undo 20 years of failure.
Dogs don't play enough in Adelaide, last time they played Crows there was in 2018 what do you expect.
I think fatigue and injuries is a sign of seasons more demanding and equalised is overwhelming AFL players physically and mentally. There has been a list of teams that have played a purple patch of form and crash and burn of successive losses. Brisbane, Sydney, Carlton and GWS are good examples, even West Coast all be it 5 week patch not 10 because there in a rebuild, but they almost won 4 out 5 before a 99 point whacking from Adelaide and Sydney who won 10 straight just crawled over the line against Collingwood to avoid 6 losses from their last 7 games.
Marshall not named as AA ruck would be criminal
based on what? Stats? Opinion?
Xerri is the walk up AA ruck every day of the week
@@OverconfidentCromSupporter Marshall has had an objectively better season than Xerri by most metrics. Xerri is benefitting from extreme recency bias by the media, he had patch of 6 or 7 really average games in the early to middle part of the season and shouldn’t be in the conversation for AA.
@@OverconfidentCromSupporter Gawn, meek, Grundy and TDK have had similar if not better seasons also.
Carlton at 11/4 moreso than Essendon due to the draw that Essendon had
Are the players overworked with the professional level and AFL players fatigue is giving inconsistencies?
Collingwood need Bailey Smith and Noah Balta.
No love for Darcy Cameron?
He is in best form and starring.......
who's the eunuch host?
You can’t say that mate
@@Topclass_ccp just want to know his name, his voice is angelic
@@eckhart9467 it’s Adam white r u being sarcastic though?
Tom Morris Making up false accusations can lead you into legal trouble
Not in a two tier system it can't
GAWN #7 AA
Had to laugh about the Tottenham comparison. Tottenham attacks and then gets torn open defensively with their stupid high line.
Brisbane will win the flag. We knew that last September.
And my Blues have offered up her supporters to ridicule
for decades. Very similar to the England national team.
They have already lost a generation of new fans.
Still reckon Blues on the right track. Yeah the season is done and dusted but thats due to injuries.
Talk about hodgy wetting himself, I've stopped listening to the rub....Brown less is just horrible with that.
Womp womp
Most AFL media is pretty crap
Who is the zesty bloke?
Funny longmire can say what he likes did not like Fly ??s umpires , l found it quesionable umpireing especially on Cox deliberate maybe little on McStay too however concede noise may of played into it all commentators said 50 meter penalty for sure ?. Swans / longmire are protected When they longmire speak out or complains no issues umpiring or other issues with Afll nothing to answer for ?Fly for his first time speaks out about pies bang he's cautioned by biased Afl make you ?? Afl , Voss can complain , C Scott , Fagan , no issues ! I personally think Fly was right on the money Afl
Swans 🦢 didn’t really deserve to win
They also for the first time this year decided they weren't going to say if they were correct calls or not. AFL just stirring the pot creating drama and inciting division.
delicious magpie tears....