Around the Grounds, Round 12

[deeko 952]

7 minutes ago, Ted Fidge said:

There's the small matter of booking stadiums, arranging staff for ticketing, security, catering, cleaning, etc etc. Businesses organising boxes for their favourite clients, getting in food & drink .... so many factors.

One week is impossible. Even a month would be pushing it.

No doubt Ted, would be hard yakka. Still I think it would be something that could be looked at in years to come as the game becomes even more about the almighty  $$$ 

Maybe the venue could be booked 4 weeks in advance and the best tenants that are highest on the ladder or what looks like will be the biggest blockbuster jags it? That way most of the staff, catering, etc is sorted??

I dunno, just thinking out loud... Via a laptop

[chook fowler 19,459]

Love Puopolo - great to watch and one small forward who is not up himself 

[MadAsHell 4,212]

Can the commentators stop calling him f*cking poppy!!!!!

Call him by his real name, just once!

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

15 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Love Puopolo - great to watch and one small forward who is not up himself 

He's not up himself because he's always ducking.

[Chook 15,013]

With classic games like the one we saw tonight, no wonder we don't get any Friday night matches.

[Moonshadow 17,676]

Sicily should be given the boot

[MadAsHell 4,212]

We had one friday night game last year which we won on a cold wet night in front of a big crowd. Showed improvement through 2015 and were rewarded with 0 this year.

The bummers bring the code into disrepute, finish lower then us in 2015 and all in sundries know they're 12 are going to get suspended, yet they get 2 Friday Night games this year including indoors v the reigning champs.  And suprise, suprise it's a blow out and no one turns up.

A please explain is surely in order!

[Sir Why You Little 37,045]

Ch7 executives obviously have no idea

i just shake my head. Advertisers would rightfully furious at the way their dollars are used. 

Game over 20 minutes in. 

No wonder FTA is dying...

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

1 hour ago, AngryAtCasey said:

No not at all, very serious episode.

Will just be curious to see which number ends up be greater. The running time of SVU with the added 20min to allow for programs running over, or the margin of the match.

I don't think the answer was ever in doubt! I'm not a big L&O fan but i think you chose well

Edited June 10, 2016 by Rusty Nails

[McQueen 17,864]

1 hour ago, hardtack said:

Well as someone who does make the very occasional trip to Melbourne from Sydney, I would have to disagree with you about that... particularly as someone who generally uses points to fly and accommodation is often not so readily available.

I'm heading over this weekend on points too, ht.

Luckily I've got a sister who lives in Kensington so accommodation is sorted.

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

12 minutes ago, AngryAtCasey said:

We had one friday night game last year which we won on a cold wet night in front of a big crowd. Showed improvement through 2015 and were rewarded with 0 this year.

The bummers bring the code into disrepute, finish lower then us in 2015 and all in sundries know they're 12 are going to get suspended, yet they get 2 Friday Night games this year including indoors v the reigning champs.  And suprise, suprise it's a blow out and no one turns up.

A please explain is surely in order!

Is there any chance "He arches his back" can be banned from Chanel 7 commentary as well?

[titan_uranus 25,020]

The fact Essendon got Friday night games this year is ridiculous.

I'm sure we'll see them on Friday night next year nonetheless. Carlton will return too. But we'll have to "earn it", of course.

As for floating fixtures, it's just not going to happen. The logistics of moving games from Saturdays to Fridays is so much easier said than done. Some stadiums try to have more than just AFL on any given weekend and it would become impossible to book things in for stadiums. Then there are unexpected 6 day breaks, or 5 day breaks for some clubs if their fixture is getting moved.

[titan_uranus 25,020]

Oh dear Lord.

Round 15. Thursday night. West Coast vs Essendon. In Perth.

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

4 minutes ago, McQueen said:

I'm heading over this weekend on points too, ht.

Luckily I've got a sister who lives in Kensington so accommodation is sorted.

Points! What about the stang!?

[Sir Why You Little 37,045]

11 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Oh dear Lord.

Round 15. Thursday night. West Coast vs Essendon. In Perth.

They cannot afford to keep losing money. 

TV Networks do not pull in as much cash as they used to....

[binman 42,984]

1 hour ago, AngryAtCasey said:

We had one friday night game last year which we won on a cold wet night in front of a big crowd. Showed improvement through 2015 and were rewarded with 0 this year.

The bummers bring the code into disrepute, finish lower then us in 2015 and all in sundries know they're 12 are going to get suspended, yet they get 2 Friday Night games this year including indoors v the reigning champs.  And suprise, suprise it's a blow out and no one turns up.

A please explain is surely in order!

Yet posters will continue to say all we need to do is win games to be rewarded with Friday night games. Like North and the bulldogs. Not.

Prime time exposure continues to be ignored as a critical element of equalisation. I wonder why. Not.

[WattsGawnOn 122]

Just cannot believe that we lost to this Essendon side.. Humiliating.

[McQueen 17,864]

1 hour ago, Rusty Nails said:

Points! What about the stang!?

Have you seen the price of juice along the Nullabor??

[Bobby McKenzie 2,385]

What a whitewash. How did we let this mob beat us? Interesting stats on disposals though. Even though the difference was over 100 points Essendon had 433 disposals to Hawthorns 425. Just shows how some stats don't tell the real story. The one that does that is the scoreboard. Hawthorn had 66 inside 50s to Essendon 36. I do however remember a couple of years ago when we beat The bombers with less than half the number of inside 50 entries. Oh well, that's footy for you.

[Lucifers Hero 39,819]

And we wake up to this:  http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/essendon-coach-john-worsfold-says-channel-7-would-be-the-loser-if-afl-banishes-bombers-from-friday-night-footy/news-story/845aec9a14aef5bb923af623dd4e0af3

'John Worsfold says host broadcaster Channel 7 would be the loser if the AFL banishes Essendon from the Friday night stage in 2017 because of its uncompetitive season'.  

Then: 'The Friday night fizzer drew the smallest Dons-Hawks crowd since 1990 and gave Essendon its worst home attendance against a Victorian club since 1995'.

If their own fans don't go to games how can they expect general footy fans (who like to relax watching Fri night games) to watch last night's rubbish! 

Edited June 10, 2016 by Lucifer's Hero

[jumbo returns 6,741]

8 hours ago, WattsGawnOn said:

Just cannot believe that we lost to this Essendon side.. Humiliating.

This will stick in my caw all year.....humiliating is exactly the word!

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,294]

3 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

And we wake up to this:  http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/essendon-coach-john-worsfold-says-channel-7-would-be-the-loser-if-afl-banishes-bombers-from-friday-night-footy/news-story/845aec9a14aef5bb923af623dd4e0af3

'John Worsfold says host broadcaster Channel 7 would be the loser if the AFL banishes Essendon from the Friday night stage in 2017 because of its uncompetitive season'.  

Then: 'The Friday night fizzer drew the smallest Dons-Hawks crowd since 1990 and gave Essendon its worst home attendance against a Victorian club since 1995'.

If their own fans don't go to games how can they expect general footy fans (who like to relax watching Fri night games) to watch last night's rubbish! 

I always look forward to Fri night footy, but last night I didn't watch a nanosecond. Disgraceful scheduling!

[Moonshadow 17,676]

34 minutes ago, Hell Bent said:

I always look forward to Fri night footy, but last night I didn't watch a nanosecond. Disgraceful scheduling!

You missed SFA Mr Bent. Was only useful as a cure for insomnia.

[Undeeterred 3,124]

Two things about commentary last night

• Dennis Cometti saying he felt SORRY for Essendon, because they are in this situation by circumstance and its tough playing every week. Sorry, but is he serious?
• Jamar was laughable. But he didn't deserve to be laughed at by commentators. Just totally unprofessional.

 

[old dee 23,792]

13 hours ago, AngryAtCasey said:

We had one friday night game last year which we won on a cold wet night in front of a big crowd. Showed improvement through 2015 and were rewarded with 0 this year.

The bummers bring the code into disrepute, finish lower then us in 2015 and all in sundries know they're 12 are going to get suspended, yet they get 2 Friday Night games this year including indoors v the reigning champs.  And suprise, suprise it's a blow out and no one turns up.

A please explain is surely in order!

Simple AAC.

Gil the Pie Man has stated on a couple of occasions he wants Essendrug up as soon as possible.

and they will get more next year.

End of story