Post Game Prognostications!: AFL 2021 Rd 7: Carlton vs Drug Cheat

[townsendcalling]

We hear all this crap about the ‘Baby Bombers’. Compare these figures….
They had six players 22 and under. So did Carlton.
They had 4 , 10 games or less. So did Carlton. 13 of their 16 goals were kicked by players 27 yrs or older. Blues had 15 of 19 kicked by 27 or younger.

We’re in reasonable shape age wise…..

[Milhanna13]

We hear all this crap about the ‘Baby Bombers’. Compare these figures….
They had six players 22 and under. So did Carlton.
They had 4 , 10 games or less. So did Carlton. 13 of their 16 goals were kicked by players 27 yrs or older. Blues had 15 of 19 kicked by 27 or younger.

We’re in reasonable shape age wise…..

Ling said he’d take their u23s over ours!!

Must have overlooked weitering, Walsh, McKay on the team sheet?? (All potentially all Aus this year)

[DJC]

We hear all this crap about the ‘Baby Bombers’. Compare these figures….
They had six players 22 and under. So did Carlton.
They had 4 , 10 games or less. So did Carlton. 13 of their 16 goals were kicked by players 27 yrs or older. Blues had 15 of 19 kicked by 27 or younger.

We’re in reasonable shape age wise…..

Our age/games played profile is skewed by Eddie and Murph.  Take those two out of our lineup and we have a very young, inexperienced side. 

Some ex-footballers provide interesting insights and Ling is no exception.  However, in this case, he should have engaged his brain before making his under 23 comment.

In fact, you’d only need half a brain to see that our under 23s are far superior to Essenscum’s ?

[Thryleon]

Theyre just selling bombers fans hope that the future is bright.

For the most part, they have found a few players, and their best 22 isnt exactly full of old players either.

Hooker is 32 (kicked 5.1) and take him out of the equation, who else in their team was "old"?

Zaharakis who didnt even get on the field?

The rest of them are around 28 or younger.  Stewart, Smith, Stringer, Tipungwuti, Heppell arent that old.  They have a fairly bright looking future really.

Their list looks a bit more balanced than ours does.  We have lots of inexperienced kids, lots of also ran older players, and a few sprinklings of experienced performers in between.

I actually think its the next layer of players that we are waiting on.  Guys like Philp, Honey, Ramsay, Kemp, TDK.  Our older brigade fell apart at the wrong time.

[Micky0]

Ling is a tool

[capcom]

Any number of reasons to hate Geeling and he's one of 'em

[DJC]

Theyre just selling bombers fans hope that the future is bright.

For the most part, they have found a few players, and their best 22 isnt exactly full of old players either.

Hooker is 32 (kicked 5.1) and take him out of the equation, who else in their team was "old"?

Zaharakis who didnt even get on the field?

The rest of them are around 28 or younger.  Stewart, Smith, Stringer, Tipungwuti, Heppell arent that old.  They have a fairly bright looking future really.

Their list looks a bit more balanced than ours does.  We have lots of inexperienced kids, lots of also ran older players, and a few sprinklings of experienced performers in between.

I actually think its the next layer of players that we are waiting on.  Guys like Philp, Honey, Ramsay, Kemp, TDK.  Our older brigade fell apart at the wrong time.

While I think that too much emphasis is placed on the age of players, Essenscum's best 22 includes Heppell (29), Hooker (33), Hurley (31), Smith (28), Stewart (27), Stringer (27), Tipungwuti (28) and Zaharakis (31).  Phillips, at 30, isn't far off their best 22 either.  It's a rubbish list put together by one of the greatest conmen to have managed an AFL list and weakened by the desire of their players to find new homes elsewhere.

[PaulP]

The Bombers list is a mixed bag for mine, still a work in progress. There's a few of their players I'd be happy to have at Carlton : Tippa, Shiel, Merrett, Cox, Perkins, Jones, Ridley, Caldwell, McGrath, Parish. Other guys have been good players for them, but are probably getting on a bit now : Hurley, Hooker, Zaharakis, Heppell.

[PaulP]

Actually, Peter Wright would be very handy for us.

[Professer E]

Can't stand Ling, but the media pushing the second biggest lie in history "the baby bummers".... Four kids sprinkled amongst a couple of mercenaries,  middle rung established players, some no name rookies and some vets is not anything revolutionary.