Round 2 (the Buddy beauty round): the other games.

[dejavoodoo44]

It gave me a bit of pleasure when I recently counted the wooden spoons of the the 21st century. Carlton had five. No other club had more than two. Five wooden spoons in 20 years is 25%.

Carlton: 5 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2018).
Gold Coast: 2 (2011, 2019).
GWS: 2 (2012, 2013).
Melbourne: 2 (2008, 2009).
Richmond: 2 (2004, 2007).
Adelaide: 1 (2020).
Brisbane Lions: 1 (2017).
Essendon: 1 (2016).
Fremantle: 1 (2001).
St Kilda: 1 (2014).
West Coast: 1 (2010).
Western Bulldogs: 1 (2003).
Collingwood: Nil.
Geelong: Nil.
Hawthorn: Nil.
North Melbourne: Nil.
Port Adelaide: Nil.
Sydney: Nil.

And expect we're safe for the rest of the twenties.

[dejavoodoo44]

Freo making a mess of the Giants. Giants currently 17th on the live ladder.

[i'm-uninformed2]

I’ve said before that I thought GWS would slide this year, not because they lost some talent, but because there is something seriously wrong with that club.

To be clear, they did lose a few players and are now lacking any depth. But they’ve still got a lot of talent and going backwards regardless.

The idea they couldn’t win at least one flag with their list 15-19 is ridiculous. Grossly underperformed. But they are a soft, weak club with a culture of front running.

Name me a player on that list that seriously stands up when it matters. Name me a player other than Toby Greene or maybe Whitfield that consistently plays to their talent. Their coach is a total gimp. They tried to solve their forward problems by recruiting a clear head case in Jesse Hogan. They have six fans.

They should be packed up and sent to Tasmania.

[Meg]

They should be packed up and sent to Tasmania.

Greater Western Tasmania. Based in Queenstown?

H’mm might need a hefty ‘difficult post allowance’ to persuade players to move.

[barry]

The telling stat for the giants is that in 2021, the team of current ex giants is a better team than those on the giants list.

Loosing players is very culture destroying. I don't think they ever had a playing list that was flag worthy. Players either left before they peaked, or came well after there peak.

Also Leon Cameron is a dud.

[KTigers]

Greater Western Tasmania. Based in Queenstown?

H’mm might need a hefty ‘difficult post allowance’ to persuade players to move.

I played a game there as a high school kid. There was no grass on the ground, it was dirt and gravel. It wouldn't grow due to
the pollution from the mines. Fortunately it didn't rain. I may not have still been here today. So maybe just sack Leon
Cameron first and see how that goes.

[bloodspirit]

Titus' kneejerk reaction has dropped at last: The Monday Knee Jerk Reaction: AFL Round Two - Titus O'Reily | Don’t have faith in yourself. ALWAYS worth reading, but not as good as the preview was this time around.