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Sherman or Water - What is Tanking?

Started by mollyfud · 1 year ago

We are just over half way through the year and that means the new favorite sport of the AFL footy media and its fans turns from the game on the ground to the talk of tanking! Everyone loves to talk about tanking but what is tanking?

There really is two behaviours that fans and the media [...]
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  • Kick2Kick

    1 year ago

    Good write up Molly, guess this follows on from what we first discussed over at Kick2Kick.

    However I do think carlton TGT, if you look at the game, it was rather obvious!
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  • mollyfud

    1 year ago

    Thanks for the nice words. The reason for the article did come off of having
    many discussions about Tanking in different forums (a lot on bigfooty and
    other blogs like yours) and repeating myself over and over as I think a lot
    look at the perception without thinking through the whole issue and what you
    will give up when you follow some of the schemas to there final conclusion.
    I hope that becomes apparent as the series evolves. On Carlton, they had
    most to gain from a TGT tank (even more so with Judd becoming available) but
    it is impossible to prove (unless someone inside the club puts there head on
    the line). I think TGT happens least often, is not what most people talk
    about when they talk about tanking (they most mean LMT) and is the one sort
    that something can be done about. Stay tuned as I think the next installment
    is things to consider about when trying to get rid of tanking and then look
    at the Options for stopping tanking (you probably already no my thoughts on
    this but some might be surprised on my suggestion!)
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  • Kick2Kick

    1 year ago

    It is hard to stop and know exactly what TGT is and how to spot it but do you need a better example than Carlton last year?

    Looking forward to your stuff
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  • mollyfud

    1 year ago

    I think Carlton is a perfect example and I will further explore it!
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  • thedaz47

    1 year ago

    molly, without being rude i think you should re-read your stuff before they post it up... you and i have very different ideas with regards to tanking, i'm coming up with something that i'd love for you and i to debate over. i'll pm you in bigfooty when it's done
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  • mollyfud

    1 year ago

    Hey Daz,
    You are correct, I should do a better job of proof reading but time
    and life get in the way (probably why I rather the Audio format (not
    that I am saying that is perfect either).
    Would love to see what you come up with. If you want to guest post
    here, please feel free to let me know and I can set it up!
    Molly
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  • Cookster

    1 year ago

    Whatever tanking is, I hope Freo can do it succesfully so that we can finally pick up some quality picks in the top 10. With two other ring-in sides entering the comp, I could be 90 before Freo wins a flag... if we don't get those picks. Irony is that we'll probably get beaten to the punch by that rabble up the road!
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