Round 16 Chat – Joel Bowden, Crows, Saints, Top Four and the 3 C’s

SB says:

Welcome lads, bit of a controversial Round 16 you’d have to say.

JP says:

Hey boys.

JP says:

Ready for your weekly toweling?

TH says:

Glad to be back to bring up how wrong you blokes were on the Crows last week.

SB says:

Yeah I possibly got that one wrong, a rare occurrence.

JP says:

Like Ike rarely beat Tina.

SB says:

Right o lads all the talks been about the Joel Bowden rushed behinds, what are your thoughts?

SB says:

A rule change would be madness.

JP says:

Yep, no need. AFL and their fans are the biggest knee jerk reactors in the world when it comes to changing rules.

TH says:

You can probably get all my thoughts in my article, but long story short – leave the bloody rules alone!

JP says:

Biggest surprise is that it wasn’t Sydney who pulled this trick first. I am sure Roos has been jacking off to the game tape every since.

SB says:

Was well within the rules and the Bombers had 120 minutes beforehand to win the game.

SB says:

And this is coming from a Bombers supporter.

JP says:

You didn’t smash anything SB?

SB says:

Nah JP, was cool, calm and collected.

JP says:

Unlike ANZAC day.

SB says:

Last week most of us liked the Crows for the Finals, now they aren’t even in the Top 8, anyone give them any chance at all of getting back in?

TH says:

GONE … they’re going to need some very favourable results to make it, because I can’t see them kicking too many winning scores from here on in.

SB says:

I’ve got them down for 2, maybe 3 wins for the rest of the season, and I’m tipping that won’t be enough.

SB says:

They just have zilch up forward apart from a few stiffs.

JP says:

Yep they are f$cked.

TH says:

The bigger story is all the talk about the Saints for the 4. Surely not a top 4 calibre team, yet with the run they have coming home, they must be a big hope to sneak in.

SB says:

Can’t have the Saints in the Top 4. Yes they are playing good footy at the moment, but can you really trust them to keep it up until the end of the season.

JP says:

Ye it would be a big man who tips the Saints to overtake the Swans down the stretch. In terms of heart it would be like tipping Norman to over run Woods in the final round or something.

SB says:

Better still, Norman to hold on to a final round lead. He would probably falter against my good self around Royal Rosny.

JP says:

Would depend if you had a golf cart or not, might run out of gas.

TH says:

Those who know SB know that running out of gas is never a possibility

JP says:

HAHA word!

SB says:

Settle down lads

SB says:

As bad as Collingwood on Friday night, I don’t think they are totally out of it either.

TH says:

I have Collingwood as my 2nd pick for the flag – They can be awesome when they’re doing the hunting … problem is they’ll probably be hunted before that and won’t get that far.

JP says:

To beat to good teams Pies need to play with the intensity at full level. They just cannot do this for enough games in a row to win a flag, plain and simple.

JP says:

They do not have to talent to win games from the play of a few key players, but the problem is they think they do.

TH says:

Fair points … but if they get there, I’ll be happy to take all your cash

SB says:

Ok, let’s move onto the acclaimed 3 C’s – JP who is your champ from Round 16?

JP says:

Riewoldt – Has really stood up over the last month or so, and when he does it makes a huge difference to the Saints performance.

SB says:

Yep. I’ve buried the man most of the year but his last month has been sensational. Especially Saturday night when he actually kicked a bag of goals.

JP says:

Answering the critiques a bit right now, typically I love to rag on him as the GF loves him, but I have to give him his due right now.

JP says:

That said; don’t think I have forgotten what he did to my DT for the first 6 weeks.

TH says:

I’m in SB’s corner – he’s lifted his game lately and he’s making me look like a goose.

JP says:

Another thing Nick and myself have in common there TH.

SB says:

I was going to give my gong to Kyle Reimers for his rising star nomination, but thought you boys would send the heavy’s round to take care of me, so I will go down a similar path to JP and give it to the Saints. Like Riewoldt I’ve ripped into them for most of the year about the way they play and many of the pea hearted performances their players put in, but the last month they are starting to some of the form that they have promised us.

JP says:

Forget originality SB; just copy my lead for everything. Might as well chat with myself!

JP says:

TH says:

Sorry lads just took a wiz.

JP says:

Don’t worry this is DHF, nothing is censored.

TH says:

My champ is Chad Cornes – needed less than 60 DT points for me to go to the Big Dance aka the Final 64 in Eliminator, and the big monkey came up with the goods. I salute you Chad – now go get that surgery you’ve been teasing everyone with for months.

JP says:

Port clearly tanking now.

TH says:

And they still can’t do that right … YOU’RE MEANT TO LOSE PORT.

SB says:

Sunday was their Grand Final.

SB says:

Speaking of tanking, I think I was wrong about West Coast, they aren’t tanking they are just a pathetic unit.

TH says:

They your crook of the week?

SB says:

They don’t even deserve that. I’ve given it to Ben Johnson for his performance on Friday night against North Melbourne.

SB says:

Never seen a man having more shockers whenever the ball went near him. Don’t think he’s kicked a drop punt or hit a target since 2004.

JP says:

That is a lie, considering McPhee plays for the Bombers.

SB says:

McPhee is a better player than Johnson.

JP says:

Pretty sure Daniel Bell can testify that he can hit a target.

JP says:

My crook – becoming a familiar theme, SB you have made it again, not only have failed to drive this chat, but you claimed you wouldn’t trade Myers for Gibbs straight up. This needs no discussion.

TH says:

Ouch!

TH says:

What were you thinking there SB?

SB says:

I’m not as wrapped in Gibbs as everyone else and I like the look of Myers.

TH says:

I think there’s a job for you at Freo.

SB says:

*crickets*

SB says:

Gives us yours then TH.

TH says:

My crook – Jason Akermanis. If there was ever a time to back up the talk it was this week against the Cattery, and he stood up about as tall as Mini-Me in his sex tape. You don’t get the big bucks to go missing when it matters Aker.

SB says:

Apart from that big game he had against the Cats when playing for Brisbane on that wet day at the Gabba he has a very ordinary record against them.

JP says:

The ball didn’t exactly pump into his direction, but I am always a fan of labeling Aker a crook.

SB says:

Started off very ordinarily when he burnt Bradwick Johnson when he was running into an open goal.

TH says:

Anyone who can wipe the smile of the assassin’s face is crook enough for me.

SB says:

I know you confused regularly TH, but what really got your brain spinning this weekend?

TH says:

Apart from your trading ideas, which aren’t even worthy for a gig on BigFooty, I’m stumped by the dramas with the away strip that popped its turtleneck up again this week. Whether it’s Eddie’s or the AFL’s fault – how hard is it to tell all 16 teams they need 2 guernseys, and the away team wear their clash strip when required. We must be the only game in the world that this is too much trouble for.

SB says:

Seems simple, but most of the licensing agreements with the clubs (I know Collingwood’s does) says that they can wear their original strip all the time.

TH says:

I don’t care who’s problem it is – in the words of the late great KP – just f*&kin fix it.

JP says:

My confusing – the bounce after the Blues got within 2 points of Sydney and there 20 seconds left, Sydney just dive on the ball and it took about 3 seconds for a Blues player to tackle and tie it up. If that wasn’t diving on it I do not know what is.

JP says:

And the confusing part is not that the umpires missed it (I mean come on, it is the AFL), but that no one mentioned it.

SB says:

One word: Sydney.

JP says:

Yep, my point as usual, I hate Sydney.

SB says:

Well my confusing was why Jason Laycock didn’t go down with a Bryan Harris cramp after marking 35m out directly in front. Matty Lloydy would have been all over the replacement kick like TH on the Food Van, and I reckon the Bombers would have won the game.

TH says:

Still filthy I snagged the last pie I see SB.

SB says:

Well I thought when u grabbed your 6th; you could have spared me one.

TH says:

Not confusing for me – would require Laycock to have half a brain.

JP says:

Stole the words from my mouth right there TH.

SB says:

You could be right lads.

TH says:

Like the raging Cajun James Carver – I have no rebuttle. Just watch your back next week SB.

JP says:

That about wraps it up then?

SB says:

Until next week.

JP says:

GOODNIGHT IRENE!