Rd 19 vs Gold Coast in Darwin

[Earl Hood 6,167]

36 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Just ask yourself if this were Collingwood vying for a top 4 spot.

The trip to Darwin is far worse than a trip to Perth as is the impact the week after.

In so many ways the AFL does us no favours.

 

Should have told the AFL where to go. They booted us out of Darwin, we lost the $ and handed over the development zone to the Suns and now demand we play there as well! We don’t need an energy sapping game up there at this stage with some big games to come. 

[titan_uranus 25,251]

6 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Tom Morris in the half time segment hinted that we might make a bit of money out of it, but didn’t sound convincing.

The more I think about, surely this is a joint GC and Melbourne initiative. I just can’t see us agreeing to play in Darwin if GC are pocketing all the cash and our travel and recovery plans are being significantly altered. Pert seemed a bit distressed about the loss of revenue in a recent video, so perhaps this is his way of recouping some revenue.

Furthermore we’ve then requested to play the Dogs on the following Saturday night??

Did Tom Morris say this?

If so, that surely is a response to being in Darwin the week before. We don't want to be on a six-day break going into a massive game vs the Dogs. But we'll be losing out financially as a result.

4 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Should have told the AFL where to go. They booted us out of Darwin, we lost the $ and handed over the development zone to the Suns and now demand we play there as well! We don’t need an energy sapping game up there at this stage with some big games to come. 

Didn't we decide we wanted out of Darwin?

[defuture15 902]

I am thinking that we have reached an agreement with GCS to split the loss in the NT.

We allow them to meet their commitment and we get half? I can't see any reason to agree to it otherwise

[Diamond_Jim 12,758]

2 hours ago, defuture15 said:

I am thinking that we have reached an agreement with GCS to split the loss in the NT.

We allow them to meet their commitment and we get half? I can't see any reason to agree to it otherwise

GCS are totally funded by the AFL.

Make no mistake this is an AFL decision. 

Suns v Giants today showing GCS are no pushover.

It's not as though we have not travelled this year

[demonique 314]

On 7/10/2021 at 9:21 AM, Rab D Nesbitt said:

Damn, pretty pricey flights up to DRW for the game. Even the Jetstar credit I have for twice cancelling trips to Hobart dating back to last year won't come close to covering the cost. 

The price of match tickets are ridiculous, up

to $180 per plus the eye watering fares you mention . 
I don’t know if there will be a package set up by the club to make it a sensible proposition to go there to attend the match 

 

[Rab D Nesbitt 8,951]

45 minutes ago, demonique said:

The price of match tickets are ridiculous, up

to $180 per plus the eye watering fares you mention . 
I don’t know if there will be a package set up by the club to make it a sensible proposition to go there to attend the match 

 

Hi Demonique. I'm sure we just paid regular GA prices for the Adelaide game up there. As it's a Suns home game they should be paying people $180 as an incentive to go watch them. 

[titan_uranus 25,251]

3 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

GCS are totally funded by the AFL.

Make no mistake this is an AFL decision. 

Suns v Giants today showing GCS are no pushover.

It's not as though we have not travelled this year

Games played outside Victoria by the end of this week:

1. Hawthorn - 3 (plus four in Launceston)
2. Carlton - 4
3. Collingwood - 4
4. Geelong - 4
5. Bulldogs - 4 (plus Geelong)
6. North - 4 (plus four in Hobart)
7. Richmond - 5
8. St Kilda - 5
9. Melbourne - 6
10. Essendon - 7 (plus Geelong)

Not only have Carlton and Hawthorn had the least travel so far, they also have the least travel to come, with each only having one more game away from home (Hawthorn has a game in Launceston too but that's their choice). 

Meanwhile we still have two road trips plus Geelong, which will leave us equal with Essendon for most trips this year.

[spirit of norm smith 16,677]

11 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Games played outside Victoria by the end of this week:

1. Hawthorn - 3 (plus four in Launceston)
2. Carlton - 4
3. Collingwood - 4
4. Geelong - 4
5. Bulldogs - 4 (plus Geelong)
6. North - 4 (plus four in Hobart)
7. Richmond - 5
8. St Kilda - 5
9. Melbourne - 6
10. Essendon - 7 (plus Geelong)

Not only have Carlton and Hawthorn had the least travel so far, they also have the least travel to come, with each only having one more game away from home (Hawthorn has a game in Launceston too but that's their choice). 

Meanwhile we still have two road trips plus Geelong, which will leave us equal with Essendon for most trips this year.

Agree. We should raise this to Gill McBiasedDrawLan. 

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,529]

On 7/10/2021 at 10:16 PM, titan_uranus said:

Did Tom Morris say this?

If so, that surely is a response to being in Darwin the week before. We don't want to be on a six-day break going into a massive game vs the Dogs. But we'll be losing out financially as a result.

No, Tom Morris didn't say we've requested the Saturday night game.

But I'd imagine we'd have requested the Sat night game to avoid the 6 day break.

Would be keen to get a comment from Pert to see if this was a joint venture from both clubs or if the AFL said to Melbourne "too bad Melbourne, GC get all the money and we had to fixture an away side"

[Lucifers Hero 40,709]

On 7/10/2021 at 5:08 PM, Diamond_Jim said:

Just ask yourself if this were Collingwood vying for a top 4 spot.

The trip to Darwin is far worse than a trip to Perth as is the impact the week after.

In so many ways the AFL does us no favours.

Can't help but think the AFL is trying to help a team make the 8.  Not Collingwood but Essendon.

Ess have an away game vs GCS in round 22 which is their only game out of Victoria from round 14 to 23.  The Tiwi Islands and parts of northern NT are their NGA zone.  On that basis alone It should be Ess going to Darwin to play GCS.  A good northern  NT promotional game.

From round 14 we had i/state games in Adelaide, Perth and now Darwin (was Qld).  Our NT, NGA region is Alice.

From what we know, I just can't see any justification for it being us and not Ess heading to Darwin (unless there is a very significant $ benefit to us).  I would have thought being top 2 on the ladder for virtually the whole season would give us some rights to a say in scheduling.  Not to be. 

Hopefully, we are given some rights to the scheduling of subsequent games so our player recovery is not disadvantaged.

Edited July 12, 2021 by Lucifer's Hero

[Bring-Back-Powell 15,529]

1 minute ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Can't help but think the AFL is trying to help a team make the 8.  Not Collingwood but Essendon.

Ess have an away game vs GCS in round 22 which is their only game out of Victoria from round 14 to 23.  The Tiwi Islands and parts of northern NT are their NGA zone.  On that basis alone It should be Ess going to Darwin to play GCS.  A good northern  NT promotional game.

From round 14 we had i/state games in Adelaide, Perth and now Darwin (was Qld).  Our NT, NGA region is Alice.

From what we know, I just can't see any justification for it being us and not Ess heading to Darwin (unless there is a very significant $ benefit to us).  I would have thought being top 2 on the ladder for virtually the whole season would give us some rights to a say in scheduling.  Not to be. 

Hopefully, we are given some rights to the scheduling subsequent games so we our player recovery is not disadvantaged.

I agree with all that.

In previous years, there's no way known a team that's well and truly in contention such as MFC would be sent up to Darwin. Did you ever see dynasty sides such as Hawthorn or Geelong being sent there. Admittedly Richmond got sent up there last year for Dream Time but that was directly resulting from COVID hubs.

That's what leads me to think that both clubs, the AFL and the NT have formalised a deal so that both GC and Melbourne will receive a shared payment for the game as compensation for their respective lost games in June.

I just can't fathom a strong CEO such as Pert accepting this massive imposition without some sort of financial compensation.

[Superunknown 4,246]

I emailed membership asking if we had a hand in it (eg cut of the NT Govt payment).

Answer was this was a deal between GC$ and the AFL and twas out of the club's hands.

Boooo!

[Lucifers Hero 40,709]

37 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

I emailed membership asking if we had a hand in it (eg cut of the NT Govt payment).

Answer was this was a deal between GC$ and the AFL and twas out of the club's hands.

Boooo!

Thanks for the feedback but the AFL makes me very angry.

Ess should be the team going to Darwin, not us. 

Now more than ever I so desperately hope they do not make the finals. 

It is so wrong that we get handed two long haul trips in maybe 14 - 15 day period, with a top 2 deciding game vs WBD in the middle. 

Hopefully we have secured a top two spot by then, or at least a top 4 double chance so it won't matter. 

Edited July 12, 2021 by Lucifer's Hero

[old dee 24,081]

43 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Thanks for the feedback but the AFL makes me very angry.

Ess should be the team going to Darwin, not us. 

Now more than ever I so desperately hope they do not make the finals. 

It is so wrong that we get handed two long haul trips in maybe 14 - 15 day period, with a top 2 deciding game vs WBD in the middle. 

Hopefully we have secured a top two spot by then, or at least a top 4 double chance so it won't matter. 

I reckon it might be time to rest a few players over the next month.

One a game for the next four games.

Don't send Max to Darwin. 

[58er 6,871]

21 minutes ago, old dee said:

I reckon it might be time to rest a few players over the next month.

One a game for the next four games.

Don't send Max to Darwin. 

Darwin is not much different in time  to Gold Coast but humidity is.

Lets see how player pull up after Darwin snd results of Hawks and Suns games, before we pull trigger on managing.

This can often be done in games as well as if not better than trying to manufacture rests!

[Demongirl35 1,134]

Hi all, so my family and I are heading up to the Gold Coast and we were meant to go to this game..

I have noticed a lot of Melbourne fans were doing the same before it got moved. 
 

Maybe we can all organise a pub to go to and watch it together? For those who will be up there with no game to go to anymore  

[hank 23]

What about us getting a refund from the AFl on the money we lost after paying for plane, accommodation and car hire which we will not be using now.

[Skuit 10,031]

I too am incensed that the Melbourne Demons are being forced to play up in Darwin. 

Does anyone know when tickets are likely to go on sale for this outrageous travesty? 

[Pates 9,695]

Absolutely filthy we’re the ones that are copping this road trip. I’d say we should request the dogs game gets moved to Sunday arvo but then we could miss out of gate takings because it’s the worst time slot. 

[Skuit 10,031]

Grrr. So I reluctantly bought some tickets to this horrible Gillon McLachlan fix-up and will now have to cycle five minutes from my home in Darwin to spew invective over the fence at the AFL while the team I love plays in the background. Any messages anyone wants me to pass on? 

[whatwhat say what 23,811]

4 minutes ago, Skuit said:

Grrr. So I reluctantly bought some tickets to this horrible Gillon McLachlan fix-up and will now have to cycle five minutes from my home in Darwin to spew invective over the fence at the AFL while the team I love plays in the background. Any messages anyone wants me to pass on? 

that's if the game happens...

[Skuit 10,031]

9 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

that's if the game happens...

I'm not sure how passionate I can be yelling that over the fence. Definitely not gonna texta it on a sign, sorry. 

[rpfc 29,020]

I don’t know if NT will let the boys play, @Skuit

 

[Jaded No More 68,976]

This game is 1200% not going ahead in NT less than a week after Victoria will perhaps come out of lockdown 5.0. Absolutely no chance. 

[spirit of norm smith 16,677]

Agree. Dees need to relocate to the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.  Play Suns at Metricon.  
 

God just don’t make us play on a WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN CAIRNS !!!