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3 minutes ago, GCDee said:

Couldn't recommend it enough... I grew up on the Mornington Peninsula and early adulthood lived in Prahran. 

I moved up here 6 years ago for family reasons and couldn't be happier... Weather is great, people are generally nicer, way less traffic, doesn't smell like [censored] everywhere you walk. 

The storms in summer take a bit of getting used to though...

Yea we moved to the Macedon Ranges 3 years ago from Melbs but I’m a coast kid so keen to move to warmer beach focussed areas that we can let the 3 little nuggets spend as much time outside as we can. Winters here are long and cold.

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    Peter V'landys might talk a good talk but surely he wouldn't be looking forward to the prospect of a dozen or more AFL sides calling QLD home for the next two months or more with games being played most nights of the week. As long as they don't all resemble the Sydney v Richmond game last week of course. 

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    4 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    That's what I was thinking. Either that or they'll squeeze us in to 3 games in a 10 or 12 day period.

    I think Bombers and us will get a limited bye and they will use the period to squeeze in another game for us.

    Too dangerous to have a single game standing alone as the season progresses.

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    So Melbourne and Essendon have already had a “bye”. Pretty handy for all the other clubs to get a rest mid season considering the packed schedule coming up. 

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    1 hour ago, Skuit said:

    Yes. Read between the lines and Goodwin has been promoting the rhythm method. 

    Judging by this week's installment of 'The Talking Points' Goody's proselytising on this one has been about as successful as his game plan according to many Demonland posters.

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    18 minutes ago, Hunt29 said:

    So Melbourne and Essendon have already had a “bye”. Pretty handy for all the other clubs to get a rest mid season considering the packed schedule coming up. 

    Lol we’ve had our bye!! It’s all weird and strange of course and the season is being pushed to a conclusion but that’s ridiculous. 

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    22 minutes ago, Hunt29 said:

    So Melbourne and Essendon have already had a “bye”. Pretty handy for all the other clubs to get a rest mid season considering the packed schedule coming up. 

    You'd hope that we get the biggest possible spacing between games to make up for the fact that we don't get a bye and the "bye" that we did get was harmful rather than helpful for us.

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    3 hours ago, Hunt29 said:

    So Melbourne and Essendon have already had a “bye”. Pretty handy for all the other clubs to get a rest mid season considering the packed schedule coming up. 

    We will be screwed again 

    we had the Claytons bye . Normally players are given 4 days off after the game before the bye. Training loads are changed .

    The players had 24 hours notice but still played a scratch match . Then they had to focus on next match vs Geelong.

    No mental break and Doubtful of reduced training . 
    As pointed out the other teams will get a legitimate bye with all the benefits.We wont get a chance to recharge our batteries . By the time we play Essendon we may not be in a position to play finals and Essendon might have a greater incentive to win. Players turn off mentally once teams cant make finals and it could be round 12 where a number of teams cant make finals. 

     

     

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    13 hours ago, Cards13 said:

    I said to the goodly wife a month ago... you know I’ll rarely ever need to go back into the office, I can work from home 90% of the time.. lets move North, it’s a better lifestyle for the kids... we’ve been looking for places every since. 

    Check out Magnetic Island @Cards13 - beautiful lifestyle, one of the best primary schools in Queensland. Easy access to Mebourne via Townsville airport.

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    7 hours ago, Satan said:

    We will be screwed again 

    we had the Claytons bye . Normally players are given 4 days off after the game before the bye. Training loads are changed .

    The players had 24 hours notice but still played a scratch match . Then they had to focus on next match vs Geelong.

    No mental break and Doubtful of reduced training . 
    As pointed out the other teams will get a legitimate bye with all the benefits.We wont get a chance to recharge our batteries . By the time we play Essendon we may not be in a position to play finals and Essendon might have a greater incentive to win. Players turn off mentally once teams cant make finals and it could be round 12 where a number of teams cant make finals. 

     

     

    Of course, that assumes that the bye is good for a team. Let's see how it pans out. If Essendon and Melbourne don't get a bye when everyone else does, we might be the beneficiaries of continuity of play. Or in Matthew Richardson-speak, "Momentum is a big thing in football these days".

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    1 minute ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    Of course, that assumes that the bye is good for a team. Let's see how it pans out. If Essendon and Melbourne don't get a bye when everyone else does, we might be the beneficiaries of continuity of play. Or in Matthew Richardson-speak, "Momentum is a big thing in football these days".

    If I recall correctly Geelong has a shocking post bye record so we are doubly screwed by not getting a crack at them after the bye. #glasshalfemptier

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    Dees hopeful of getting a game at Alice Springs. Makes sense. Got to still support the AFL NT development. 
     

    Perhaps play the Dockers there. Makes sense. Avoids a trip to WA entirely as we already played the Eagles. Not too far for the Dockers either. Win win. 

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    7 hours ago, Satan said:

    We will be screwed again 

    we had the Claytons bye . Normally players are given 4 days off after the game before the bye. Training loads are changed .

    The players had 24 hours notice but still played a scratch match . Then they had to focus on next match vs Geelong.

    No mental break and Doubtful of reduced training . 
    As pointed out the other teams will get a legitimate bye with all the benefits.We wont get a chance to recharge our batteries . By the time we play Essendon we may not be in a position to play finals and Essendon might have a greater incentive to win. Players turn off mentally once teams cant make finals and it could be round 12 where a number of teams cant make finals. 

     

     

    Don't worry Satan with such a half glass empty attitude we don't have to look fir any "minuses" in the fixture when you are in the job!

    You have obviously forgotten the AFL mantra of being agile and flexible!

    FFS just accept the scheduling etc. as it is about the only  way we will finish the season before November or the virus completely knocks footy out of The equation.

    Just remember whoever wins will have competed in the hardest and possibly most confronting Season ever and it will be judged as CB one of the greatest flags ever!!!

     

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    I've heard that the bye is only in play because of the quarantine restrictions for WA, it's not to rest players just that they won't be allowed out. 

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