1 hour ago, DeeZee said:

AFL just said it won’t happen full stop 

 

Forget the AFL clubs, they aren’t all that important, it’s the AFL’s relationship with the MCC and their relationships as owners of Marvel with the companies they deal with that matter.

When combined with the egg on face on fixing a problem that shouldn’t have happened to begin with the games were never going to be swapped. 

There’s still time to find other ways to move Essendon and Hawthorn if they really want. Swapping it with North v Port the next day and moving it to the G is the obvious one. Just have to give 7 a slight IOU for moving their Saturday night game to Bris-Sydney. 

1 hour ago, DeeZee said:

AFL just said it won’t happen full stop 

All the noise was only a whisper then

My opinion on this can be summed up in these famous words from Jethro Tull.

Essendope can lie in the cesspool of their own greed and the deal made with Marvel.

Thick as a Brick, Part 1

Jethro Tull

Really don't mind if you sit this one out
My word's but a whisper your deafness a shout
I may make you feel but I can't make you think
Your sperm's in the gutter your love's in the sink
So you ride yourselves over the fields
And you make all your animal deals
And your wise men don't know how it feels
To be thick as a brick

And the sandcastle virtues are all swept away
In the tidal destruction the moral melee
The elastic retreat rings the close of play
As the last wave uncovers the newfangled way
But your new shoes are worn at the heels
And your suntan does rapidly peel
And your wise men don't know how it feels
To be thick as a brick
And the love that I feel is so far away:
I'm a bad dream that I just had today
And you shake your head
And said it's a shame

Was never going to happen  because of reserved seating arrangements already locked for each of the clubs, and covid restrictions. 

The clubs are going to have more than enough problems allocating and spacing that reserved seating at the grounds they already use as "homes".   

Marvel doesn't fit into MCG because of Medallion club, and MCG doesn't fit into Marvel, because of Medallion club.

18 minutes ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Marvel doesn't fit into MCG because of Medallion club, and MCG doesn't fit into Marvel, because of Medallion club.

The Medallion Club is something that needs to be fixed.

Often half empty it takes up the majority of the prime viewing space.

At the MCG the AFL area is often reduced for Essendon games as their members reserved seating areas are in the Southern Stand.

This is the headline etc on the AGE at the moment:

No change: Bombers clash with Hawthorn to remain at Marvel

The AFL have rejected Essendon’s request to move their round one fixture with Hawthorn from Marvel Stadium to the MCG, meaning less fans will be able to attend the match.

Shows where where are in the pecking order i reckon. As it should read:

The AFL have rejected Essendon’s request to move their round one fixture with Hawthorn from Marvel Stadium to the MCG, meaning less fans will be able to attend the match BUT DEMON FANS CAN WATCH THEIR TEAM AT THEIR HOME GROUND NOT TH E OLD SOULESS JOKE OF AN AFL GROUND - JOKELANDS

 

I hope the bombers enjoy traveling in round 2 to lose to Port, Marvel again V Saints, then SCG, and then the Gabba to lose aginast the Lions. Even Cardinia park later in the season.

Suck on a fat one dons

2 hours ago, DubDee said:

Essendon still think they are a Big club lol

6000+ days since winning a final says otherwise

6,023

1 hour ago, george_on_the_outer said:

Was never going to happen  because of reserved seating arrangements already locked for each of the clubs, and covid restrictions. 

The clubs are going to have more than enough problems allocating and spacing that reserved seating at the grounds they already use as "homes".   

Marvel doesn't fit into MCG because of Medallion club, and MCG doesn't fit into Marvel, because of Medallion club.

I suspect Essendon already knew it wouldn't happen. Strengthens my view that it's all part of Essendon's long game to move to the MCG as a permanent tenant.

2 hours ago, binman said:

This is the headline etc on the AGE at the moment:

No change: Bombers clash with Hawthorn to remain at Marvel

The AFL have rejected Essendon’s request to move their round one fixture with Hawthorn from Marvel Stadium to the MCG, meaning less fewer fans will be able to attend the match.

Shows where where are in the pecking order i reckon. As it should read:

The AFL have rejected Essendon’s request to move their round one fixture with Hawthorn from Marvel Stadium to the MCG, meaning less fans will be able to attend the match BUT DEMON FANS CAN WATCH THEIR TEAM AT THEIR HOME GROUND NOT TH E OLD SOULESS JOKE OF AN AFL GROUND - JOKELANDS

 

You'd think journalists would know the difference between number and mass.