On 6/7/03 6:46 AM, Mark Shea bleated:
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> "Epigram" <atg@no-spam> wrote in message
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>> On 5/7/03 2:00 PM, Mark Shea bleated:
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>> <...>
>>> I demand to know why Longmuir is so highly rated.
>>
>> He's not in great form ATM, granted. However at the begining of the
> season
>> he was red hot, and no better forward to kick to either on the lead or in
>> the square.
>
> No he wasn't. He was wearing that damned knee brace and sort of sauntered
> everywhere.
But he still got the ball.
> Then he lost that, and he was ok for about 6 weeks. He contested. He,
> goodness, *ran* at the ball. And he could take a mark whenever there wasn't
> another ruckman to spoil.
He took about 50% of his marks on the goal. There was that amazing mark
where he looked like a slips fileder and was horizontal to the ground.
Anyone that can be in a pack of 5 or more and consistantly get the mark must
be doing something right.
> Now he's gone back to jogging in circles for most of the match. While on the
> ground.
Yeah. But to make excuses, last Saturday the wind was all over the place,
and he doesn't have the pace to grab the ball if it drops short, nor the
agility if the ball is going over. Does that satisfy you? As for his
rucking, I'm still having nightmares over those two in a row gimme free
kicks he gave away.
>> Ah, we Dockers, no praises too high, no criticisms too low...
>
> Well there is that.
Behind the bench it's amazing how much criticism, coaching and craziness
that goes on from the members. From his debut, Jimmy Walker has been booed
coming off the ground. I'm glad that hasn't happened to Byron Schammer.
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On 6/7/03 6:50 AM, Mark Shea bleated:
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> "Epigram" <atg@no-spam> wrote in message
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>> Polak, a young, mobile, strong marking 19 yo would, IMHO, beat Lynch
> easily.
>> So would have Parker.
>
> Parker, maybe. If Lynch led all match, Parker's quick enough for that. Polak
> absolutely does not have the strength to go with Lynch, and isn't as quick
> as Parker.
Agree that Polak isn't as strong or as fast. However on the day the wind
was all over the shop and Lynch would have had difficulty working out where
to be and when to use his body. Graham wouldn't be body on body, and he
only needed to drift in to mark against Lynch to beat him. In better
conditions Shane would have been best for one on one and for step for step
leads.
> Personally, I'd have told Haddrill to do the job (since he's become very
> strong this year) and let Polak drift across him. Worked with Neitz.
Robbie is very underated, like Shane. Unfortunately the other 15 clubs know
very well what they are capable of, even if the hacks doesn't.
("PrintJournalism" is another phrase for "Fantasy & Rumour".) Robbie is
very good on the one-on-ones, and in packs knows to drift away ready to jump
& punch the ball away.
>> Besides, given the blustery conditions, not even
>> Hart or Voss could have delivered the ball to Lynch so close to goal that
>> he could reliably score.
>
> That's a more salient point. Lynch wouldn't have been the most effective
> forward on a day like yesterday.
Thankyou for your acknowlegement. I need them every now and then :^)
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On 6/7/03 11:25 AM, JohnD. bleated:
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> "Jason Derby" <shadow007@no-spam> wrote in message
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>> "Epigram" <atg@no-spam> wrote in message
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>>> On 5/7/03 10:42 AM, Res bleated:
>>> If you can tell me where "Rotto" is
>>
>> Just off the Perth coast.
>>
>>> what it is
>>
>> An Island
>>
>>> and what's so special about it
>
> It's home to the uniquely Australian "quokka soccer".
I was talking to Res.., however, Perth no longer has a coast. Since the
city was broken up, City Beach became part of Cambridge. Rottnest is in
electoral and postal terms part of Fremantle, but administed by an
authority.
Your comment about soccer disturbs me- not only is it a 1:1,000,000
occurance, it is perpetrated by fuckwits who have no sense of morality or
have indifference to consequences. I refuse to call them "sick" as it
implies that they have no control over their actions or subsequent guilt.
And it hasn't only been Australians, or even Western Australians that have
committed this crime- so it isn't uniquely Australian (sic).
Every Australian should be given the opportunity to see these unique
marsupials in their habitat. Rottnest is an A class reserve, and anyone
that wants to build Gold Coast style resorts on the island can fuck
themselves.
Back to you John.
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On 6/7/03 6:46 PM, Somefella bleated:
<... conjecture about Lynch ...>
> He's pretty damn strong, even with CFS... if only he could hold onto easy
> marks he'd win a coleman.
He'd win a Coleman if he travelled more often.
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On 7/7/03 5:24 AM, JohnD. bleated:
>> I was talking to Res..,
<...>
> If you want to keep the conversation private, use email.
You're welcome to join in anytime. I was pointing out that the original
thrust of the message was that Res didn't have a clue about Fremantle or
Perth, and I was challanging his knowlege. No need to keep the
"conversation" private.
Then you said some disturbing things...
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