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Jake can do that spectacular things but gee he is so inconsistent match to match.
Jake can do that spectacular things but gee he is so inconsistent match to match.
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Come now, Jakey *was* the difference in his mob just falling over the line against the Priority Picks.
And didn't he know it ... snapped here almost as excited as the usual pundits were to shower him with wholly deserved praise.BORDERLINE FLYINGComment
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Brian Taylor rekons he would be close to winning there B&F.
Why are they called experts, the average footy fan knows more than these blokes on TV.Bring back the biffComment
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The average footy fans you know must be a bit more switched on than the ones I know, because the average footy fan in my experience knows five fifths of f#&! all! 99.9% of the posters on Woof are far and away more knowledgeable than the average footy fan.Comment
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‘They warned me not to fight him’: Gal determined to prove doubters wrong v Barry Hall
The biggest ever cross-code fight is on with former AFL player Barry Hall set to take on NRL heavyweight Paul Gallen in Melbourne next month.
The bad boys of their codes will square off in a long-awaited stoush on November 15 at Margaret Court Arena. The Code War event will be broadcast live on Foxtel’s MAIN EVENT.
Boxing champion Danny Green has been working behind the scenes to put the fight together.
The fight will be the first for Hall, 42, who retired from the AFL at the end of 2011 after playing with St Kilda, Sydney and the Western Bulldogs.
Gallen has fought regularly since making his ring debut in 2014. Calling time on his 349-game Cronulla NRL career at the end of the season, the 38-year-old had nine fights since 2014 for nine victories - five by KO.
His last win was a second-round KO of John Hopoate in Sydney in February.
Gallen holds no fear, despite being advised not to fight Hall.
“I’m really looking forward to this challenge against an AFL legend,” Gallen said.
“When I first started boxing I was warned by some Australian boxing royalty to stay clear of Barry and also some mutual people we know who he’d played AFL with.
“When his name was mentioned over the past couple of years I saw it as a challenge and said ‘yes’ with it never eventuating.
“I guess now we’ll get to see how good a judge those who backed him are.”
Hall has a background in boxing, contesting 15 fights by the age of 15 including winning a state title.
During his eight seasons at Sydney he earned a reputation as a controversial player and in 2008 was suspended for seven weeks for knocking out West Coast Eagles defender Brent Staker with a vicious blow to the head. Rising Australian stars, identical twins Andrew and Jason Moloney, will both fight on the undercard.
“While living in Sydney and Queensland for 10 years, a common comment I heard from NRL fans is that AFL was ‘soft’... well now I guess we’re all about to find out!,” Hall said.
“A lot of people will say I’m too old but I know my body and I know what I’m capable of,” Hall told AAP.
“It’s a long time between drinks but I’m training twice a day and I’m enjoying it so far.
“I’m very comfortable in the ring.” He said he’d been sparring regularly with boxers of Gallen’s burly build, given he holds a 14cm height advantage over the rugby league great. Hall admitted it would be hard to take Gallen down.
“He’s tough and he walks through a lot of bloke’s punches and we’re aware of that and he will get to me at some stage but I’m not going to stand there and cop it.”
Gallen has vowed to take an aggressive approach.
“I’m getting in there and I’m going to beat him. I’m not going to let him just stand there and punch me. It’s a fight, and as Greeny said at the start, I’m here to win. I’ll be training to win.
“Come November 15, I’ll be getting in that ring ready.”Comment
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“I’m getting in there and I’m going to beat him. I’m not going to let him just stand there and punch me. It’s a fight, and as Greeny said at the start, I’m here to win. I’ll be training to win
Go in with that attitude and there is nothing more certain than you will get your arse handed to you after you regain consciousness. Boxing is about self defence, not standing over someone and punching them-the ref would stop the fight for one thing. Barry has been taught to box, there is no way I'd be charging in and waving my fists about in the ring with him because he only needs to land one punchThey say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.Comment
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FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.Comment
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Absolutely. I've been watching a lot of recent interviews and podcasts with Mike Tyson. The current Mike Tyson is just so interesting to listen to. I heard him the other day talking about one of the first things Cus D'Amato taught him was the 'peek a boo' method for self defence/protection. He could obviously punch with more aggression than anyone, but being smaller and with a smaller reach than many opponents he needed to protect himself first. Throwing fists around with a good technical defence is an open invitation to KO or TKO. Hall has size, weight, reach and long term boxing proficiency (presumably including defence and aggression and measuring them right). That's a pretty good advantage.Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023Comment
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I wouldn't want to face up to him. Apart from the fact that he is twice my size and doesn't care if he has to hurt you. It's those "No offence mate, it's just business" that scare me.
Tyson is a terrific example of the Fighter V the Boxer. He had no sense of timing but flailed his fists around like a threshing machine and was as hard as a cat's head. He was genuinely scary but once he had lost the mystique was gone and good boxers knew they could pick their way through the punches and they would win.They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.Comment
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Richmond's Biggest trade regret
1. JORDAN MCMAHON FOR PICK 19
This goes down as one of the all-time trade regrets. McMahon was a half-back with a nice left boot, with his Tiger highlight a goal after the siren to defeat Melbourne in 2009.
But Richmond paid a huge price for the Bulldogs backman in the form of pick 19, which the Dogs used on a promising midfielder named Callan Ward. He played 60 games for the Dogs before being poached by GWS, but the Bulldogs received a compensation pick which they used to recruit Jack Macrae. McMahon, meanwhile, was delisted in 2010.FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.Comment
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This malaise started earlier than that. Darren gasper was part of the salary cap squeeze that contributed to their rein of 9th place finishers for a good decade
Oh and not picking buddy Franklin . Tambling instead .2004 draft
Some interesting points here and lessons to be learnt
They had a big clean out at end of 2009 where Dustin Martin was picked . Off top of my head 14 players were delisted.Comment
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Collingwood has locked in its 2020 coaching panel with Matthew Boyd and Garry Hocking accepting new roles and former Cat Scott Selwood joining the panel.
⚫️Boyd: Backline and team defence coachComment
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