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stairwaytoheaven
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stairwaytoheaven » Wed 15 Aug 2012 10:30pm
The kick that went to Roo was horrible, just wanted to know who the player was.
For Afl level it was pretty ordinary but i guess our foot skills to Roo have not been the best
over the years.
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Enrico_Misso » Wed 15 Aug 2012 11:24pm
We've been kicking balls just short of him for the last two years!
The rest of Australia can wander mask-free, socialise, eat out, no curfews, no zoning, no police rings of steel, no illogical inconsistent rules.
They can even WATCH LIVE FOOTY!
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fingers » Wed 15 Aug 2012 11:44pm
Enrico_Misso wrote: We've been kicking balls just short of him for the last two years!
Or over his head
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Jacks Back » Wed 15 Aug 2012 11:46pm
Jack normally the big culprit at Rooeys feet or over his head but this time Dal
As ex-president Peter Summers said:
“If we are going to be a contender, we may as well plan to win the bloody thing.”
St Kilda - At least we have a Crest!
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Scollop » Thu 16 Aug 2012 1:01am
Yeh, that's what I was thinking when it first happened but saw the replay on Monday and was surprised to see that it was Dal
That just goes to show that we shouldn't be bagging the younger players for making mistakes every now and then.
Imo, Roo could've either dived on his chest and copped a bit of mcg turf in his face, or he could've tried to keep moving towards the ball which would have meant that he'd be unbalanced in the final action of bending to mark it. Instead he slid like a tennis player and tried to be balanced in his final action of attempting to mark it. I'm not sure he'd be trying that again in a hurry.
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Jacks Back » Thu 16 Aug 2012 8:20am
stevie wrote: Roo has had more balls at his feet than Elton Johns had on his chin
As ex-president Peter Summers said:
“If we are going to be a contender, we may as well plan to win the bloody thing.”
St Kilda - At least we have a Crest!
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Dr Spaceman » Thu 16 Aug 2012 8:33am
stevie wrote: Roo has had more balls at his feet than Elton Johns had on his chin
Elton, like Roo's goal kicking, has become less straight as the years have gone by.
And like Roo's goal kicking, I'm sure Elton has been known to spray quite a few of those balls.
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Dr Spaceman » Thu 16 Aug 2012 8:58am
St DAC wrote: Good to see the family show theme continuing here ...
Really little kiddies shouldn't be on here; they should be watching The Wiggles etc.
Older kids see and hear far worse on TV at 7:00 at night.
And besides........
.....and I'm no dobber......
.....but stevie started all this
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stevie » Thu 16 Aug 2012 9:06am
Dr Spaceman wrote: St DAC wrote: Good to see the family show theme continuing here ...
Really little kiddies shouldn't be on here; they should be watching The Wiggles etc.
Older kids see and hear far worse on TV at 7:00 at night.
And besides........
.....and I'm no dobber......
.....but stevie started all this
No, Elton and George Michael did
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Beno88 » Thu 16 Aug 2012 9:43am
Dr Spaceman wrote: stevie wrote: Roo has had more balls at his feet than Elton Johns had on his chin
Elton, like Roo's goal kicking, has become less straight as the years have gone by.
And like Roo's goal kicking, I'm sure Elton has been known to spray quite a few of those balls.
As long as both continue to be Captain Fantastic, I'm happy.
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Dr Spaceman » Thu 16 Aug 2012 10:07am
Beno88 wrote: Dr Spaceman wrote: stevie wrote: Roo has had more balls at his feet than Elton Johns had on his chin
Elton, like Roo's goal kicking, has become less straight as the years have gone by.
And like Roo's goal kicking, I'm sure Elton has been known to spray quite a few of those balls.
As long as both continue to be Captain Fantastic, I'm happy.
Rooey is of German heritage.
Elton's wife was German.
Six degrees of separation?
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stinger » Thu 16 Aug 2012 10:34am
Dr Spaceman wrote: St DAC wrote: Good to see the family show theme continuing here ...
Really little kiddies shouldn't be on here; they should be watching The Wiggles etc.
Older kids see and hear far worse on TV at 7:00 at night.
And besides........
.....and I'm no dobber......
.....but stevie started all this
i'm not too sure about those wiggles either......strange behaviour from grown men....imho...
.everybody still loves lenny....and we always will
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stinger » Thu 16 Aug 2012 10:35am
Dr Spaceman wrote:
Elton's wife was German.
i thought she was australian...
.everybody still loves lenny....and we always will
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Dr Spaceman » Thu 16 Aug 2012 10:45am
stinger wrote: Dr Spaceman wrote:
Elton's wife was German.
i thought she was australian...
They got married in Australia.
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mr six o'clock » Thu 16 Aug 2012 1:06pm
Dr Spaceman wrote: stinger wrote: Dr Spaceman wrote:
Elton's wife was German.
i thought she was australian...
They got married in Australia.
YES
And roo was born in 82 , weren't they married around that time !
the plot thickens , elton loves dribbling balls but he was never a great scorer !
like father like son ?
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paddy » Thu 16 Aug 2012 5:29pm
wasn't so much the kick, it was just that roos heel slid on the turf, which made him naturally try to get upright to stabalise himself
He locked his knee as he was sliding, but when his studs gripped, his momentum kept his body going, and his knee was locked so it hyper-extended.
but yeah, it is odd to see dal not hit someone on their chest.
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ShanghaiSaint » Thu 16 Aug 2012 5:48pm
paddy wrote: wasn't so much the kick, it was just that roos heel slid on the turf, which made him naturally try to get upright to stabalise himself
He locked his knee as he was sliding, but when his studs gripped, his momentum kept his body going, and his knee was locked so it hyper-extended.
but yeah, it is odd to see dal not hit someone on their chest.
wtf? the kick was terrible. was way to low as usual. was at foot level when should have been chest level.
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plugger66 » Thu 16 Aug 2012 5:54pm
ShanghaiSaint wrote: paddy wrote: wasn't so much the kick, it was just that roos heel slid on the turf, which made him naturally try to get upright to stabalise himself
He locked his knee as he was sliding, but when his studs gripped, his momentum kept his body going, and his knee was locked so it hyper-extended.
but yeah, it is odd to see dal not hit someone on their chest.
wtf? the kick was terrible. was way to low as usual. was at foot level when should have been chest level.
Should never be at chest level. Should be just below the waist. Knee level is good too.