Giggles’ big begorrah GAA thread

[Giggles]

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[Ian]

Feck!

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jaysus.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think the Irish are going through a major image change.

[Baz]

Give us a rundown of the teams so we can all pick a favourite to follow.

Are there any black players?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Westmeath have a black footballer and Leitrim hurlers have a Syrian I think.

Scum.

[Lewis]

Won't be supporting them then. GAA for the Irish.

[Lewis]

The how many Irish counties sorry?

[Baz]

I used to work with someone from County Mayo so fuck them.

I'm thoroughly invested in Westmeath, and now follow Boidu Sayeh on Twitter.

[Lewis]

Didn't Henners used to play this to a reasonable level? I'll go for whoever he supports.

[Queenslander]

I dont remember unfortunetly. The grubby AFL players threw that many dog shots in the 00's it was a miracle no one was killed.

[niko_cee]

As far as I could tell the odd 'king hit' was the only real reason to watch the AFL. I vaguely recall a (potentially notorious?) Sydney Swan nailing someone a beauty once (or maybe being on the receiving end).

[Queenslander]

As far as I could tell the odd 'king hit' was the only real reason to watch the AFL. I vaguely recall a (potentially notorious?) Sydney Swan nailing someone a beauty once (or maybe being on the receiving end).


https://youtu.be/5V31Z3IXs_0


As a casual it definitely appears that the AFL has been cleaned up of all the A grade king hits.

[niko_cee]

That was it. Big Bad Barry.

I was even going to say the other mob played in blue and yellow.

[Queenslander]

Aren’t there no sending offs in the AFL? Or did that used to be the case?

From my understanding no but giving away a 50m penalty that leads to a goal is just as bad if you ask a brain dead AFL fuckwit.

I wont highjack the thread but youtube is chockers with the extreme violence from the bad old days.

[Queenslander]

Similar should have been done here rather than all the iterations of black card nonsense.

I agree up untill the king hits and cowardly hip and shoulders.

[Queenslander]

I dont blame him from wanting out of Essendon.

[John Arne]

I watch the AFL Grand Final every year (#ExpatLife) and every year I think I should watch more of this sport. Very entertaining.

I never do.

[Queenslander]

From my understanding the club is a mess atm with a few people wanting out.

The AFL media (all our media) is toxic as fuck the poor bugger must have been harrassed 24/7 during covid stuff.

[Queenslander]

Twitter adds that extreme level to it but all the Murdoch hacks are pure scum. Players wags fuck off on snapchat or insta and boom that's a story. Caught drinking somewhere thats a story. Slight dip in form that it is a story.

League is exactly the same just quietly.

The way the media go way overboard during an Ashes series is another good example.

[Queenslander]

Now that's a roost!

[Queenslander]

I watch the AFL Grand Final every year (#ExpatLife) and every year I think I should watch more of this sport. Very entertaining.

I never do.

Good time to jump on the Lions bandwagon.

[niko_cee]

In that situation has anyone ever just volleyed it as it drops out of the sky or is that sort of thing just not done?

[Shindig]

I wonder if there's a rule about the player needing to be in control of the ball which leads to them holding and then booting it.

[niko_cee]

I've always thought they just do that as it's a lot easier to do and these guys aren't exactly Marco Van Basten with the ball at their feet.

[Queenslander]

Mark Keane scored the winning goal with the last kick of extra time Queenslander. Just back in the off-season from Collingwood. Not sure if they knew he was playing :D


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Nice finish. He is another who is smart to get out of that shit heap that is Collingwood.

[Queenslander]

Ah ok. From my limited knowledge both Essendon and Collingwood are gonna take years to rebuild.

[Manc sean]

The best point scored was the single around the 22 min mark. Drilled infield from the touchline, top catch and nailed it over the bar.

[Manc sean]

https://mobile.twitter.com/officialgaa/status/1327705887423729676

At 1 minute.

[Queenslander]

Another AFL player back for a game today. Colin O’Riordan play much for Sydney Queenslander?

8 games in defence but I had to check as I didnt watch Sydney this year.

They are going through a rebuild as well.

[Queenslander]

I heard the other day that there is 40 odd Irish players contracted to the AFL and WAFL. That has to be a record surely?

[Giggles]

That's some fucking hit considering it's the last chance of a match to equalise in a final. Big stones to even go for it from there.


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[Giggles]

Weird as fuck not having this final in September.