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20 minutes ago, praha said:

Let's not pretend that our Casey relationship has even helped the club establish any sort of sustainable support growth in that area. It's a nice secondary base to have I guess, but it was always a bit of a misplaced initiative. Just because it's a growth area doesn't mean its ripe for the taking. Working class, typically low income area that probably already has high density of AFL support before Melbourne decided to jump it.

Being a [censored] club from the time of the relationship's inception to now probably hasn't helped, either.

I was never sold on the idea but if we were to do it, then it was worth doing properly. Being rubbish is the first of many problems but it seems we are still doing some form of school visits and community camps in the region plus the VFL team are still there. I'm not all that impressed with the AFL dropping in 2 power house teams for a NAB challenge game in the region whilst none of our 3 games are in areas that benefit us at all. 

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A dead heat tonight between the footy and Judge Judy but the good news is that we are less than 24 hours away from the first NAB Challenge blockbuster of 2016.

The ladder is getting more and more interesting by the day:-

Adelaide 1 - - 148 48 307.3 4

Fremantle 1 - - 90 30 300.0 4

Hawthorn 1 - - 53 32 165.6 4

North Melbourne 1 - - 117 73 160.3 4

Gold Coast Suns 1 - - 68 43 158.1 4

Western Bulldogs 1 - - 104 73 142.5 4

Sydney 1 - - 81 60 135.00 4

Collingwood 1 - - 131 123 106.5 4

Geelong - 1 - 123 131 93.9 0

Port Adelaide - 1 - 60 81 74.1 0

GWS Giants - 1 - 73 104 70.2 0

Brisbane Lions - 1 - 43 68 63.2 0

St Kilda - 1 - 73 117 62.4 0

Carlton - 1 - 32 53 60.4 0

Richmond - 1 - 30 90 33.3 0

West Coast - 1 - 48 148 32.4 0

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Thought I was listening to Eddy tonight except it was all about cats. Great to see them get rolled again.

Think I will look forward to seeing them go down the ladder this year.

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1 hour ago, willmoy said:

Thought I was listening to Eddy tonight except it was all about cats. Great to see them get rolled again.

Think I will look forward to seeing them go down the ladder this year.

While I agree with u willmoy it's only preseason!

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Nobody seems to want to listen but the Cats problem is their ageing defence. 

Add to that a game plan based on attack & one way runners through the midfield and Scott will have some big scores kicked against him...

Going to be interesting to watch.

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All jokes aside, it made excellent viewing but in reality the game was an anachronism - a retro view of what football was like 10 years ago and beyond but when points are at stake, that sort of thing will be rare as hen's teeth.

Both teams played without a defensive side to their games and when they had a run on, there was no response in terms of slowing down the tempo or changing tack. The Geelong side was top heavy and in a game where fitness and running were super important, it was inevitable they would slow down after half time and Collingwood's 11-goal third quarter was the result. 

A good game to watch for once (helped by the fact that it was played in front of a crowd and not a herd of farm animals in the background) but I wouldn't put to much store on its value as a counter for the season ahead.

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5 hours ago, Whispering_Jack said:

All jokes aside, it made excellent viewing but in reality the game was an anachronism - a retro view of what football was like 10 years ago and beyond but when points are at stake, that sort of thing will be rare as hen's teeth.

Both teams played without a defensive side to their games and when they had a run on, there was no response in terms of slowing down the tempo or changing tack. The Geelong side was top heavy and in a game where fitness and running were super important, it was inevitable they would slow down after half time and Collingwood's 11-goal third quarter was the result. 

A good game to watch for once (helped by the fact that it was played in front of a crowd and not a herd of farm animals in the background) but I wouldn't put to much store on its value as a counter for the season ahead.

Agreed that the Geelong team was top heavy, especially up forward. Question is what does that do for Mitch Clark and his chances of getting back into the side after last year's injuries and other dramas.

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Geez, I love this competition 

Adelaide 1 - - 148 48 307.3 4

Fremantle 1 - - 90 30 300.0 4

Hawthorn 1 - - 53 32 165.6 4

North Melbourne 1 - - 117 73 160.3 4

Gold Coast Suns 1 - - 68 43 158.1 4

Western Bulldogs 1 - - 104 73 142.5 4

Sydney 1 - - 81 60 135.00 4

Melbourne 1 - - 95 76 125.0 4

Collingwood 1 - - 131 123 106.5 4

Geelong - 1 - 123 131 93.9 0

Port Adelaide - 2 - 136 176 77.3 0

GWS Giants - 1 - 73 104 70.2 0

Brisbane Lions - 1 - 43 68 63.2 0

St Kilda - 1 - 73 117 62.4 0

Carlton - 1 - 32 53 60.4 0

Richmond - 1 - 30 90 33.3 0

West Coast - 1 - 48 148 32.4 0

 
Warning Demon fans. Don't get carried away. Our opposition today hasn't beaten anyone yet.
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3 hours ago, Apocalypse XXXI said:

Agreed that the Geelong team was top heavy, especially up forward. Question is what does that do for Mitch Clark and his chances of getting back into the side after last year's injuries and other dramas.

Is Mitch Clark still on their list? I thought he retired.

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On 26 February 2016 at 4:19 PM, DeeSpencer said:

I was never sold on the idea but if we were to do it, then it was worth doing properly. Being rubbish is the first of many problems but it seems we are still doing some form of school visits and community camps in the region plus the VFL team are still there. I'm not all that impressed with the AFL dropping in 2 power house teams for a NAB challenge game in the region whilst none of our 3 games are in areas that benefit us at all. 

Hard to sell memberships when you play in Adelaide and Hobart not sure where the other game is but the AFL are a joke Hawks and tigers at Beaconsfield today 5,000 turn up they sell tickets we play in the city of churches and get a sore backside. 

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The Hawks are in a rut. They were involved in an ugly effort against Carlton which resulted in a very modest (by their standards) 21 point win and they were smashed today by the Tigers.

They've slipped out of the eight before one of the sides has even played a game. Too soon to say the dynasty's over - I'll wait another week or two until their last NAB Challenge match before I sink in the slipper.

Meanwhile, the Tigers have muscled their way into the eight just behind the Dees -

Adelaide 1 - - 148 48 307.3 4

Fremantle 1 - - 90 30 300.0 4

North Melbourne 1 - - 117 73 160.3 4

Gold Coast Suns 1 - - 68 43 158.1 4

Western Bulldogs 1 - - 104 73 142.5 4

Sydney 1 - - 81 60 135.0 4

Melbourne 1 - - 95 76 125.0 4

Richmond 1 1 - 134 123 108.9 4

Collingwood 1 - - 131 123 106.5 4

Hawthorn 1 1 - 86 136 63.2 4

Geelong - 1 - 123 131 93.9 0

Port Adelaide - 2 - 136 176 77.3 0

GWS Giants - 1 - 73 104 70.2 0

Brisbane Lions - 1 - 43 68 63.2 0

St Kilda - 1 - 73 117 62.4 0

Carlton - 1 - 32 53 60.4 0

West Coast - 1 - 48 148 32.0 0

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2 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Essendon v Carlton is an absolute train wreck. 

Was just about to say that!

On the AFL website there is an Essendrug player listed as N/A

who is it??

what a joke!

those teams who play both these sides twice have a real chance to bank 8 easy points and a huge % boost

thanks so much AFL for your fairness..

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3 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Was just about to say that!

On the AFL website there is an Essendrug player listed as N/A

who is it??

what a joke!

those teams who play both these sides twice have a real chance to bank 8 easy points and a huge % boost

thanks so much AFL for your fairness..

They are fair and just. 

 

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