Hoops

Who is most important to their teams

Taipans choked though to add to the blowout

hahaha yep, i was pretty stoked with the win. Was not expecting that in Carins!!!

We're good, Train. A few vodka celebration shots eh?

Yeah I'd be happy too if my team almost tripled its biggest road win of the season in a playoff game.

Grrrrrr they shit me to tears. Perth, that is. Cairns too I guess. But mainly... grrrr... no I'm okay.... grrrr... look I'm fine... grrrrrrrth.

Wildc****

How many apologies does Dazz owe us?

haha i broke the golden rule .... don't go onto forums or social media after vodka. There's a lot of dicks on these forums and I certainly don't want to be one of them haha

Admitting a mistake is a quality move. Well done Train.

If I am ever wrong about anything I'd like to think I will do the same thing.

Sorry Manu, I was a bit harsh last night. Looking back at your OP while I was sober - I overreacted a bit *facepalm*

Jawai shows up for the Cats last season but no heart for his home team

NB: I think we can all understand that the OP is talking hypothetically, as a segue into his topic. He's not "wishing" bad things on anybody.

Agreed with your choice of players Haz

I wouldn't wish a ACL injury on any player in any sport.

After watching the hawks vs 36ers game IMO the most important person is AJ. He a runner up MVP, All 1st Team and had NO impact on the game.

I'm sure Bevo and the team want more from him in game 2 to take the series to a game 3.

My message to AJ as a Hawks fan is... Play like a BEAST instead of a Bitch!

Jawai shows up for the Cats last season but no heart for his home team. Pathetic.

I have no issue with Manu's comment in jest. Was fine with me and Im a Perth fan. Im sure it was not to be taken seriously.

Anyway...

Adelaide - Randle, Sobey and Johnson. They didnt finish on top soley because of Randle.

Perth - Cotton, Prather and Martin. Defensively could be a huge factor if Martin gets going with the in-form Prather and Cotton. Knight now looking good too.

Cairns - Jawai, though i think they're done.

Illawarra - Ogilvy, Clarke.

... and we certainly saw in last season's GF series what a huge factor he can be when he gets going, too. After a frustratingly foul-plagued, injury-plagued, inconsistent regular season for us, he still ended up being the x-factor that got us the title.
And that's exactly why I'm not counting my chickens yet in this semi final series.

I'd still go with Prather. Purely because he is simply irreplaceable. Our resurgence over these last few games, has come on the back of him firing again (along with Cotton.)

Don't get me wrong, we'd be in deep caca without either, but I reckon we could cover Cotton slightly better than Prather.

Adelaide similarly have a couple of guys they'd be lost without in Randle, DJ, and probably Sobey. I'm tempted to say Randle is the obvious pick, and I think he is. Who runs the point when he's out? Teys???

Hawks, probably AJ. They need Rotnei offensively, but would be lost without AJ.

Cairns, I reckon its Nate. You see what happens when he cops soft fouls and has to sit.

I reckon it's Prather hey. They have such little backup at the wing positions, but if Cotton were to go down then Damo would step up and run a good show. Martin is an underrated and underachieving offensive player, for mine

For Perth I have always thought it was Casey, and I still lean ever so slightly that way just based on how ordinary we still looked most of the time we had Cotton but Casey was hurt. There are plenty of good reasons why he was neck and neck with Randle in the MVP voting for a good chunk of the season.
Take either away and we're screwed though to be honest.

Yeah maybe don't be such a dickhead instead of blaming people for not knowing your posting history.

Choo-choo... Dude. Look up the word glib. Then go through my profile and look at my comment history, chiefly the tone with which I communicate. That's just me, deal with it.

Now let's move past your grievances and discuss what this thread is actually about. I feel there could be some interesting points of view.

If it was in jest you might want to look st not starting a thread with "So I was just thinking about which Perth player I'd rather have do an ACL,"

Lowlife...

Most important person for teams facing Taipans in playoffs = finals choker Fearne

You're right, but it was really in jest. Taking the piss is kinda my tone here, if you haven't been following.

For the purposes of appeasing the little engine that could, let's call it a non-serious injury that lasts for the exact duration of the playoffs.

Wishing any player would do an ACL is just a dick move and shows the quality of the person you are. End of thread.

I have criticized the “3 year plan” all season and copped some for it, but here we are in the final stages of the season and we have to wonder what has really been achieved? I note Boti’s article in today’s paper and even he has turned quite negative from the optimistic views he was pushing at the start of this season.

Playing half the team out of position. Recruiting players not yet ready for NBL and only signing them for 1 or 2 years. Rotating players for the sake of rotation – even if they are showing hot hands. And then having a go at the fans – the people indirectly paying his salary.

So I ask you fellow Sixer fans – what has Clarke really achieved?