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Lets Elope
06 Jul 15 11:20
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http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-07-07/north-melbourne-is-the-great-pretender


How long have I been saying this for??? AD curiously conspicuous by his absence, the silence from him has been deafening. Wouldn't have expected anything else really though given his past posts and behaviour. Am just happy that the Eagles keep on improving and defying expectation, some real tests to come though so am not getting carried away by any stretch of the imagination.
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Report Joel July 6, 2015 1:05 PM BST
Is this their new song?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzkszgjkj6Q
Report Aussie Driver August 24, 2015 5:00 AM BST
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/the-tackle-north-melbourne-rises-to-the-occasion-to-beat-fremantle-and-silence-its-doubters/story-fnp04d70-1227495485680


It would be good if some on here showed some class, but after years of being proven wrong, it's unlikely to start now Cool
Report Chariots August 24, 2015 7:59 AM BST
Glad to see that you are still alive Aussie.

Let's would have taken the treble, Port, North, Eagles to win at least five figures.
Report therhino August 24, 2015 8:03 AM BST
From the ashes he rose Cool

Welcome back mate.
Report megsy August 24, 2015 8:33 AM BST
beaten the top 2 teams this year..cant be too much of pretenders....ohhh that's right...brad scott pleaded with supporters not to get carried away as 11 senior players had operations and most were late starters to start training and the cruel draw they had the first half of the year while the team will lack fitness.

good to see nothing changes here
Report Lets Elope August 24, 2015 10:59 AM BST
You're not dead mate, crikey I thought you must have bitten the dust as the silence was deafening :)

Obviously though you've been looking in the mirror again as when it comes to incorrect predictions, you're the king.

How are the Eagles going again by the way :):):) 

As for beating Fremantle in Melbourne (their form has been craap for the last 12 weeks) with no Pavlich and the way they're going currently, that's a big achievement not.

I actually tipped North, don't trust them to back them but was more than happy to tip them in all my tipping comps.

Next week is the test for them against the Dogs at Etihad, the Dogs are genuinely exciting, they played some really good footy in the first half yesterday and if they play anything like that next week it will be a very good game. Depending upon who lines up for them I'll be tipping the Dogs and more than likely fairly condfidently, they have a very, very, bright future, they just need to find a decent ruckman in the off season. Stringer is an absolute star.
Report VeryLTU August 25, 2015 5:18 AM BST
.... or another barry brainless for CHF, i hope they start sniffing around for jake carlisle. He's been a sleeper all year long, doesn't have his heart at essendon and here's hoping we can get something for him.
Report THERE....IS....NO....SPOOOOON August 25, 2015 11:50 AM BST
Shocked

Experts from around the globe have wind in their sails!

Around the globe , with new-found enthusiasm, the world's dreamers, the hunters of

The Thylacine, the Yeti, the Bunyip and the Dodo are racing to replicate the recent Australian success in luring another

"consigned to history" creature.....The Australus Driverius from it's murky lair.

After endless variations of baiting and trapping had failed, it seems all that was required .......

was but the slightest whiff....of vindication. Silly
Report Lets Elope August 25, 2015 12:35 PM BST
Now that's funny spoon.
Report THERE....IS....NO....SPOOOOON August 25, 2015 12:49 PM BST
Average.

I'm pleased he's back.
Report VeryLTU August 26, 2015 1:53 AM BST
Laugh.....now the rhino has to re define the schmo to include his m8.
Report therhino August 26, 2015 2:22 PM BST
WTF Confused
Report Lets Elope August 29, 2015 12:34 PM BST
Oh dear exposed as the great pretenders again by the Bulldogs.

Breaking news. North supporters demanding that the club rewrite their theme song to include the following lyrics:

Oh-oh, yes I'm the great pretender
Pretending that I'm doing well
Report The_KAMIKAZEE_DRINKING_MACHINE August 31, 2015 5:10 PM BST
Yawn...
Report VeryLTU September 5, 2015 2:14 AM BST
AD supports Essendon LE ??? he wont be terribly concerned by anything north does or doesn't ?
Report Lets Elope September 5, 2015 2:57 PM BST
Been talking them up for a long, long, time now and refuses to admits how wrong he's consistently proven to be in regard to North Melbourne. Also said West Coast or implied were no good and going nowhere. Couldn't have been found with an indigenous tracker until North beat the Dockers in melbourne which they were always going to do. The Dockers form has been poor for nearly three months now, even I tipped North in all my tipping comps that day, I refused to back them though as don't trust them as far as I can throw them but was confident they would win.
Report megsy September 6, 2015 9:20 AM BST
hawks to wallop eagles next week...my opinion
Report Lets Elope September 6, 2015 1:03 PM BST
They may well win but it won't be any walloping, No Naitanui or Sinclair the first time around and the Eagles should have just about won, they're a big chance of knocking them over.
Report Lloydy Trots Man September 19, 2015 1:40 PM BST
Aussie vs Lets Elope next week.
Lets will be strutting himself
BUT Kangas can match them just need to kick Goals.
My Man Waite the X Factor
Report Lets Elope September 19, 2015 3:05 PM BST
If the Eagles don't win by at least 40 points I would be severely disappointed. North finished where they finished for a reason and they have had a charmed run, Sydney totally put out of business  by injury and have been  stopping and starting anyway all year even without injuries and Richmond go to water everytime the word finals is mentioned.
The only thing is the Eagles won't get a sharp hitout, Shuey injury is a concern for the future though, he's absolutely vital to us.
Put it this way if the Eagles somehow blew an opportunity like this to walk into a grand final I would be nigh on suicidal.
There's absolutely no such thing as a certainty but the Eagles next week are the closest thing you will ever see to one.
Report Aussie Driver September 19, 2015 3:11 PM BST
They have won 4 finals in two years, just admit you got them wrong. Saying they are lucky every time is just pathetic.

Oh and, you got Waite and Higgins seriously wrong as well, but I guess you can't admit that either. It is sad you can't just say it as it is
Report whoopi September 19, 2015 10:27 PM BST
Lebanese Taxi Driver only seems to pop out of the woodwork when he is moderately correct on something.........strange that he has been so silent while the great Lets Elope's  predictions have been overwhelmingly correct.
I fear his daddy didn't tell him that real men admit when they are wrong.Sad
The word C O C K A R O A C H comes to mind........scurrying from the blinding light of Lets' wisdom
Report whoopi September 19, 2015 11:06 PM BST
*cockaroach is Tony Montana spelling of the word.
Report Lloydy Trots Man September 20, 2015 2:32 AM BST
I hate Kangas but im on only because of Waite.
When Lets was Bagging him i was on him.
Press are the ones that kill players and have them retired earlier.
I hope Stevie J finds a new home next year and does well.

Hawks vs Kangas GF
Go Vics
Report therhino September 20, 2015 2:51 AM BST
Why are the Hawks so heavily favored against Freo?
Report Lets Elope September 20, 2015 4:22 AM BST
Simple, Freo's form is poor and has been for over three months now and they're nowhere near their early season form and the Hawks own Freo. Hopefully though they beat the crap out of one another.

The other game is not even a contest.

Waite has been good which I had previously acknowledged but lets see him put more than one relatively undisciplined and injury free season together, the same goes for Higgins but both have paid their way this season, what I stressed is that their recruitment wasn't going to take North where they needed to go that needs to come from players who were already there who consistently haven't lived up to the wraps on them. Still waiting for him to admit that I was right all along about the Eagles and how poorly coached they previously were and the underlying problem was their skills which I insisted was the one which needed urgent correction.
Report megsy September 20, 2015 12:30 PM BST
Lets how the fcuk has north had a charm run? Finishing higher than w e last year they got a harder fixture this year than yiur mob. If anything wce had a cushy run. To beat wce yiu have to have a even free kick spread between 2 sides.  2ndly besides the elimination fonal 3 years ago north have had wce measure in mostly close game's.  I doubt wce would be sitting where they are if they had played in melbourne. You got the hawks on a downer......hawks or north for priemiers
Report megsy September 20, 2015 1:37 PM BST
Looking at the north home page i was able to confirm what scott gad stated afrer 11 playees went under the knife. He said not to expect too much from tge team in the first galf because of the slow recovery rate of pre op players behind in fitness.as the season has progress they improved to a a point now that they are the first team to finish 8th and reach a prelimary final. Maybe you was fooled lets not knowing other teams plight. Anyway the hawks look back in form. Flat as a tack against wce and the loss has done them the world of good and look the premiers. Usually teams hace to do a apprenticeship appearing in prelimary finals.hawks,freo,north have do it more than once
Report megsy September 20, 2015 1:39 PM BST
Excuse my typo..fcuking mobile auto correct
Report Lets Elope September 21, 2015 4:30 AM BST
You have every right to believe that Megsy, as deluded as it may be but the Eagles pressure denied the Hawks their game and they've been vulnerable on more than one occasion this year, they're far from invincible.

They'll get past the Dockers (hopefully they'll beat the crap out of another) because the Dockers are miles from their best, Adelaide didn't even put up a fight last week, if we can get to the GF in reasonable shape and the like of Shuey, McGovern and Schofield are fit and able to play somewhere near their capabilities, I don't fear anyone and I'll give you the tip, neither do the Eagles.

Twice this year they've played the Hawks to a standstill and had no Naitanui or Sinclair the first time around either and then lost McGovern with 11 minutes to go the first time around which just coincidentally was when the Hawks gradually got back on top again in the final quarter those last 11 minutes.
Report megsy September 21, 2015 9:48 AM BST
My point is you didnt do your home work pre season...you dont make a prem final last year. Improve your team to be called great pretenders. Dont get me wrong..wce deserve favoritism.having the break and home town advantage and usually umpiring advantage. I just feel you got it wrong with the pretenders claim not knowing the medical over the off season.
Report Lets Elope September 22, 2015 12:26 PM BST
How have you improved, think you've won less games and about to get a big hiding again in a preliminary final??? Where is this so called improvement??? Improvement would be winning more games finishing top 4 and making a GF, you haven't achieved any of those things and are unlikely to do so.
Report Chariots September 22, 2015 12:29 PM BST
You continue to show why you are such a DH Lets.
Report Lets Elope September 22, 2015 1:08 PM BST
Surely even you can comprehend this Chariots or maybe not.

2014 finished 6th 14 wins, 2015 finished 8th 13 wins with much lesser percentage, where's the improvement??? If and when they make this years GF then they've improved.

Who's the richard cranium now mate.

2015 AFL Ladder
    P    W    D    L    %    Pts
1    Fremantle    22    17    0    5    118.70    68
2    West Coast    22    16    1    5    148.20    66
3    Hawthorn    22    16    0    6    158.40    64
4    Sydney    22    16    0    6    127.10    64
5    Richmond    22    15    0    7    123.10    60
6    Bulldogs    22    14    0    8    115.10    56
7    Adelaide    21    13    0    8    115.70    54
8    Nth Melbourne    22    13    0    9    106.50    52
9    Port Adelaide    22    12    0    10    106.80    48
10    Geelong    21    11    1    9    101.10    48
11    GWS Giants    22    11    0    11    99.00    44
12    Collingwood    22    10    0    12    106.30    40
13    Melbourne    22    7    0    15    77.00    28
14    St Kilda    22    6    1    15    78.40    26
15    Essendon    22    6    0    16    74.00    24
16    Gold Coast    22    4    1    17    72.90    18
17    Brisbane    22    4    0    18    67.50    16
18    Carlton    22    4    0    18    64.80    16


2014 AFL Ladder    
    Team             P       W       L       D     PF     PA      %     Pts
1     Sydney             22      17     5     0     2126     1488     142.9     68
2     Hawthorn (P)     22     17     5     0     2458     1746     140.8     68
3     Geelong     22     17     5     0     2033     1787     113.8     68
4     Fremantle     22     16     6     0     2029     1556     130.4     64
5     Port Adelaide     22     14     8     0     2180     1678     129.9     56
6     North Melbourne 22     14     8     0     2026     1731     117.0     56
7     Essendon     22     12     9     1     1828     1719     106.3     50
8     Richmond     22     12     10     0     1887     1784     105.8     48
9     West Coast     22     11     11     0     2045     1750     116.9     44
10     Adelaide     22     11     11     0     2175     1907     114.1     44
11     Collingwood     22     11     11     0     1766     1876     94.1     44
12     Gold Coast     22     10     12     0     1917     2045     93.7     40
13     Carlton     22     7     14     1     1891     2107     89.8     30
14     Western Bulldogs     22     7     15     0     1784     2177     82.0     28
15     Brisbane Lions     22     7     15     0     1532     2212     69.3     28
16     Greater Western Sydney     22     6     16     0     1780     2320     76.7     24
17     Melbourne     22     4     18     0     1336     1954     68.4     16
18     St Kilda     22     4     18     0     1480     2436     60.8     16
Report Chariots September 22, 2015 1:58 PM BST
It is all. In the delivery Lets and as an award winning journalist you should know better than to come across as an obnoxious pr*ck.
Report Lets Elope September 22, 2015 4:29 PM BST
you mean unlike your good self, you started it mate you want to make an uncalled for insult you can expect to be insulted in return. You and your hypocrisy can get stuffed.
Report Chariots September 22, 2015 11:37 PM BST
The pen is mightier than the sword but you are just a sword.
Report Lets Elope September 23, 2015 7:04 AM BST
clearly you're looking in the mirror mate.
Report megsy September 25, 2015 11:05 AM BST
Obviously you never read my post..they never improved?.. im sure i mentioned 11 had surgery pre season and scott said it wont be u til the 2nd half the year you see any improvement. The recruited well. 7 players who never played in last years finals ( hansen,garner,tarrant,waite, higgins,macmillan etc ) last year they beat a tiring ess and just held on to beat geelong. This year they have won 9 of the last 11 games which includes the last game of the year wuth half a team. They have beaten rich and syd at contested ball  and running in packs. I believe wce will win only because of the warmer climate and the weeks break that favors wce. If north kick long out of congestion it probably plays into wce game.But be careful of the underdog if they have a sniff. Your way too cocky lets
Report Lets Elope September 26, 2015 5:40 AM BST
Easily mate, easily.
Report megsy September 26, 2015 1:25 PM BST
Congrats to WCE 25 point winners..where it was easy lets is a laugh..what i seen if it was on the other foot with north playing at home with a weeks break..thats what i would call easy mate. Hawthorn at home and more impressive win...easily mate...easily.

Also lets...be a man and retract your rubbish about north. First time in WCE short history they were held scoreless first quarter.
Again well done WCE
Report megsy September 26, 2015 1:27 PM BST
Meaning held scoreless at that ground
Report Lloydy Trots Man September 27, 2015 11:43 AM BST
Lets,

Will Lucas get a Game this week?
Report Lets Elope September 28, 2015 10:53 AM BST
Game was over from halfway through the 2nd quarter when the Eagles were back in the game and by halftime the Eagles were well and truly on top,it was just not reflected on the scoreboard yet.

North played as well as they possibly could have in the first half and the Eagles couldn't have possibly played worse, once the Eagles got their game going the class difference was telling.

Waite made a huge contribution by the way and went missing as per usual when really needed.

The weeks break can sometime work against you and it certainly did initially for the Eagles who looked decidely rusty early, umpiring had zero to do with the result you want to pick out umpiring non decisions, Kennedy clearly held just outside the square (certain goal) Eagles rundown tackle from behind well inside the 50m arc I think 3rd term or maybe the final quarter clearly holding the ball, umpiring was shocking and worked against both teams. Kangaroos nowhere near good enough Eagles kicked 10.20 and still won easily if they kicked straight its easily 40 or 50 points, they gave away a 22 point start and won easily I was concerned they weren't going to get a decent hitout well they got the hitout they needed.

If they bring their best they'll give the hawks all they can handle and then some.

Hawks showed yet again on Friday night they're vulnerable down back if you move the ball swifty into your forward line, they'll have their hands full with Kennedy and Co, if the Eagles can get on top in the midfield through Naitanui and Sinclair abd as for goldstein, Naitanui overall had far more influence on the match. Wellingham phenomenal, Sheppard outstanding again Priddis second half terrific as was shuey, LeCras very good constantly working up and down the ground, Schofield McGovern all good under pressure and Kennedy was just a colossus again. You weren't to talk about Carey's deed Kennedy is putting together as good a final series as anyone has for quite some time.
Report Lets Elope September 28, 2015 10:54 AM BST
Try that again you want to talk about Carey's deeds, Kennedy is putting together as good a final series as anyone has for quite some time.
Report megsy September 29, 2015 6:45 AM BST
funny man with your logic..22 points up you say a quarter time...game
should have been over, north should have been 6-8 goals in front....umpires never had a bearing on the game?...please, dont you follow twitter of other states newspapers?

logic is if north went into the game with an outside runner ( wells )  they win.unfortuantly he was injured.

if the game was played at the MCG the results would have been different and please dont talk about class. north had beaten you the last 3 times. only 1 team has won a interstate prelimary final in 7 attempts and that was hawthorn friday night.

its nobodies fault but norths for not having the double chance and you can say they had reasons, but no excuses..your too much a one eye lets

if hawthorn brings their best 10 goal win otherwise  hawthorn in my opinion to win 30+

and while your wanking on about kennedy and comparing to carey i suggest you go watch the 1996 prelimary final against brisbane for starters
Report logroller September 29, 2015 12:54 PM BST
Oh come on Lets, your not putting Kennedy in Careys class are you?
Report THERE....IS....NO....SPOOOOON September 29, 2015 1:07 PM BST
Sighhhhhhhhh.....

Some things never change .....

LETS ROOOOOOLZ Cool
Report Aussie Driver May 17, 2016 1:20 PM BST
You would have thought after being proven so wrong about Hawthorn a few years back he would surrender.

But no, footballs worst judge wasn't done there.

At least now he will admit his football knowledge is basic at best, Amen
Report Aussie Driver May 17, 2016 1:21 PM BST
Oh forgot one thing ................

Cool
Report Lets Elope May 17, 2016 5:08 PM BST
You heard it hear first stalker boy, North can't possibly win the 2016 flag even in the wide open year that it is this season, they're impossible start laying them with a trowel now. They;re the fremantle of this season and remember I told everyone who would listen fremantle were worst top team I'd ever seen, I repeat North can't and won't win, so you've got plenty of ammo mate but I suspect when they fall in a hole when the pressure's on that you'll mysteriously go missing yet again.
Report Aussie Driver May 18, 2016 1:40 AM BST
Sorry champ, you are clearly already proven wrong, as you were with Hawthorn.
No manipulating the conversation to find a way to avoid saying it.

Game over, good luck being an expert on everything ;-)
Report Lets Elope May 18, 2016 3:43 AM BST
Cant and wont win it's as simple as that, bet you're aren't prepared to come out and say they'll even make the GF or actually shows some balls and say they'll win it which of course they can't and won't.
Report Joel May 18, 2016 3:44 AM BST
Do they have the same % of chance as Adelaide did when you said it cant and wont win the Cox Plate?
Report Lets Elope August 28, 2016 9:54 AM BST
Lets Elope
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You heard it hear first stalker boy, North can't possibly win the 2016 flag even in the wide open year that it is this season, they're impossible start laying them with a trowel now. They're the Fremantle of this season and remember I told everyone who would listen Fremantle were the worst top team I'd ever seen, I repeat North can't and won't win, so you've got plenty of ammo mate but I suspect when they fall in a hole when the pressure's on that you'll mysteriously go missing yet again.

Lets Elope
18 May 16 03:43
Joined: 05 May 06
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Cant and wont win it's as simple as that, bet you're aren't prepared to come out and say they'll even make the GF or actually shows some balls and say they'll win it which of course they can't and won't.

What a shock, deafening silence from the peanut gallery who are all mysteriously absent without leaveGrin

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