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  On 29/05/2021 at 00:36, Win4theAges said:

Good win last night old dee?elite heat was brought and exposed them.???

Nothing like a little humour.

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      On 29/05/2021 at 00:41, Satan said:

    Sadly covid has compromised the financial position of most clubs . We sold our home games so we could reduce our losses as our games at G were often against interstate side at bad times( how many mothers day games did we get( excluding this year)  . A couple of successful years should increase membership . Not sure when nt contract expires but hopefully soon .  A 700k loss would really hurt us

    We are not alone in that problem. I was just joking about having a good side.

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    If not Alice then Canberra. The cool night air might hurt the bears.

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      On 29/05/2021 at 00:16, ManDee said:

    Isn't it more a case of Brisbane not being able to return to Queensland or us to travel to Queensland?

    Yes 

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    Strange times, honestly, i think it would be best for everyone given it's round 11. to move the Bye forward and push the other rounds back, buy some time to assess the situation and figure out how to move forward 

    we know how quickly things can change with covid, and lockdowns and so on. potentially things may look a lot better in 10 days time.

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    Well the players have been in lockdown so hopefully the NT let us in. Harmes just said on mmm he heard a rumour the game may be in sydney. 

    But I feel our team was one of the best that coped with the hub last year and from hearing the players talk about it, they said it gave them a chance to work on things and fix them. 

    Gus said today that they just deal with what happens and his week they just dealt with the covid testing, cancelled training sessions and they are ready for anything and they won't let it distract them. 

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      On 29/05/2021 at 00:47, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

    Saints or North at the G ?

    North would be a perfect swap if we play next week with zero or say 50% crowds

    Normal revenue plus we still get the NT money by playing them later in the year

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    Can’t see us being let into the NT. Game will be in QLD or NSW

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    So as it’s our home game surely we get to pick the venue in qld or nsw, no way would I want the Gabba gives the lions a huge advantage 

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    There is no way we should agree to play in Queensland at all. not at the GABBA nor Carrara. The Lions can get stuffed. They were so well looked after last year. This is one of the greatest overreactions by the Government. Virtue signalling at its finest as usual. Go play in Sydney or Canberra. 

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    Canberra hopefully ?

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      On 29/05/2021 at 07:28, Engorged Onion said:

    Tasvegas??

    Well I live in downtown Belconnen, so I hope not!

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      On 28/05/2021 at 16:23, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Hope they get to play it at Alice Springs, a Friday night top of the table clash will be great there.

    Would suck to have to play at Sydney

    Unless you live here (probably only applies to about 14 of us).

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      On 29/05/2021 at 07:29, grazman said:

    Well I live in downtown Belconnen, so I hope not!

    Ah, well I get the push then... I was just thinking as cold as it could be made for them... but having googled....1222286079_ScreenShot2021-05-29at5_34_14pm.png.7bffc10cb57e0bf33f4a78ab90183c86.png

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    Agreed it should be played in Brisbane, must be neutral ground if not Alice.

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      On 29/05/2021 at 07:56, DeeSpencer said:

    Giants stadium is my guess. 

    Yep, reckon this is more likely than Canberra, unfortunately for me

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    Any of Manuka, Giants Stadium or the SCG would be fine.  Staying out of Queensland should be the priority for Pert. Ideally we get to play in Alice but I can completely understand why that may not be possible.  It's unfortunate but the most at risk population in Australia lives predominantly in the NT.  

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      On 29/05/2021 at 08:30, Demonland said:

    Looks like we’ll have some choice of the options are QLD & NSW. 

     

    A triumphant return to Cairns would be a bold choice.

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