Heaps of questions reg. AFL from a 100% newbie

[Danepak]

Originally Posted by DonzFC

of the melbourne teams..

a team with passionate support, and not much success is richmond
a team with exciting play, not alot of support or success is bulldogs
a team with alot of success but no support is kangaroos
a team which has had success, and support but is now in the duldrums is carlton
a team that always has support, but is most hated, is collingwood
a team that has huge support, and has been successful although not in the past 5 years is essendon
a team that has support and success and ticks your boxes is hawthorn
a team that has been lacking success, and has a snobby supporter base is melbourne
a team that has medicore supporters, and little to no success is st kilda


most likley to win a flag in the next 5 years-hawthorn,collingwood,essendon
most likley to become extinct----kangaroos,bulldogs
most likley to implode at board level----st kilda,richmond,carlton,melbourne
most likley to make you rip your hairs out as a supporter--richmond,stkilda

but you seem like you know football so heres the best analogy-

Carlton- liverpool, lots of culture and history but flagging right now
Collingwood- man u, hated by all, but has been succesfull and always is there abouts
Essendon- West ham, powerhouse with huge support who hasnt won silverware of late
Bulldogs- Birmingham, plays some nice footy but always seem to be floundering just above relegation
Hawthorn- Tottenham, former powerhouse who is just getting back to best and hankering for its glory years
Melbourne- Blackburn, has been a success in the past but is just filling the numbers now
Kangaroos-West borm, always does just enough to stave off relegation
Richmond-Newcastle, huge support, never deliver, sack coaches regulary
St kilda- Everton ,not the biggest club in the city, but performs well, if not underachieves now and then.

So...who's like Charlton Athletic?

[DonzFC]

fitzroy......

[Spirit_of_63]

Fitzroy, good times

[spatado]

Danepak,

Welcome to australia and welcome to AFL.

St Kilda is a fine choice. Congratulations.

[Danepak]

Originally Posted by spatado

Danepak,

Welcome to australia and welcome to AFL.

St Kilda is a fine choice. Congratulations.

Thanks mate

[Ronnie]

Danepak you sound like the sort of supporter any club would like to have.
good work for doing a bit of research and not just going for who everyone else goes for, or for whoever is winning.
personally i think the saints are in for a good year, they may not win it all, but should be some good viewing.
good luck in melbourne, and stay around on here, when i get over to melbourne from adelaide for a game, we'll catch up for a beer

[Danepak]

Originally Posted by Ronnie

Danepak you sound like the sort of supporter any club would like to have.
good work for doing a bit of research and not just going for who everyone else goes for, or for whoever is winning.
personally i think the saints are in for a good year, they may not win it all, but should be some good viewing.
good luck in melbourne, and stay around on here, when i get over to melbourne from adelaide for a game, we'll catch up for a beer

Thanks Ronnie,
Well, I would like to think that I take my sport and the culture around it seriously, which explains my questions.
Always up for a beer! Looking forward to it.
Won't be moving to Melbourne before May though.

[Lions_Master]

You asked about special stories of the AFL. Possibly about how they merged Fitzroy and the Bears, two pretty poor teams and in just five years was transformed into a legendary club. That would be the latest special story.

[ibd77]

Originally Posted by Lions_Master

You asked about special stories of the AFL. Possibly about how they merged Fitzroy and the Bears, two pretty poor teams and in just five years was transformed into a legendary club. That would be the latest special story.

Fair call, 3 premierships in a row and a runner up the following year. Add to that 3 Brownlow medalists within that time. Only Geelong are in that position today to emulate that.

[tkv]

If you want to barrack for the greatest team - choose the West Coast Eagles.
If you are a traitor, know nothing about football, or a foreigner - choose the Dockers.