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GAMEDAY: Rd 20 v Gold Coast Part 1

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Reports are there will be a double header at Marvel with one have starting at 1pm the other in the evening. Surely with our day out on a plane and such on the tarmac we should get the late game

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    1 hour ago, Lord Nev said:

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    Oskar Baker is horrifically bad by foot

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    Last year the essendon game led to us playing 2 games in cairns under a week in monsoon . This game  who knows  when we play and the implications

    I think WA will shoot themselves for n the foot with compulsory quarantine making too hard for AFL games to be played there in the remaining rounds, considering what’s just happened today.

    So a Melbourne / Adelaide hub seems like the best option .

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    9 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

    Reports are there will be a double header at Marvel with one have starting at 1pm the other in the evening. Surely with our day out on a plane and such on the tarmac we should get the late game

    You would think so. But it’s the AFL so anything can happen. 
    The MCG is also available tomorrow. Could have two late starts to accommodate everyone who had to spend the day flying 

    16 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Oskar Baker is horrifically bad by foot

    Been watching him today and previously. Will be gone at season end.

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    I believe this is a blessing in disguise. Flying to GC and playing them at their home ground on the same day is the worst possible preparation for a game. They are in good form and no doubt would have exploited this. Looking forward to play them over here tomorrow or later on.

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    Confirmed 12:10pm tomorrow against Gold Coast

     

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    A bit disappointed with Ticketek today.

    Tickets were delivered by sms, surely they could have sent out another sms to let people know the game wasn't going ahead, but nothing.

    Must say though that Ticketek's online ticketing user interface is tones better than Ticket Master - they are the worst.

    2 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

    I believe this is a blessing in disguise. Flying to GC and playing them at their home ground on the same day is the worst possible preparation for a game. They are in good form and no doubt would have exploited this. Looking forward to play them over here tomorrow or later on.

    I would hardly call wasting nearly a whole day travelling good preparation 

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    The AFL should bring all clubs to Victoria and set up hubs like Qld last year. How can they possibly risk another occurrence of what happened today? We know the WA government can shut things down at the drop of a hat, and now Queensland too. Play the rest of the games and all finals in Victoria. We have the grounds, MCG, Marvel, GMHBA, even Ballarat. We have our COVID situation seemingly under control. Make it easy for yourselves AFL, and stop trying to appease vested interests. The game today should have been at Marvel all along, it was a no brainer.

    4 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    A bit disappointed with Ticketek today.

    Tickets were delivered by sms, surely they could have sent out another sms to let people know the game wasn't going ahead, but nothing.

    Must say though that Ticketek's online ticketing user interface is tones better than Ticket Master - they are the worst.

    Im still waiting for those greedy sobs to refund me for s.o.o. game.

    It should not take this long.

    They are shockers.

     

    Edited by leave it to deever

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    2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    This is why WA doesn’t deserve a grand final.

    They’ve made it so hard on the AFL and it’s clubs during this pandemic .

    Your dumbest post ever. 

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    3 minutes ago, Clayton spirit said:

    I would hardly call wasting nearly a whole day travelling good preparation 

    They now can get a good nights sleep and a leg stretch and play them at a happy hunting ground for us. 

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    Queensland Chief Health Officer has just announced that the game will be stopped at 4.00 pm and whoever is in front at that time will be awarded the points 

    14 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Confirmed 12:10pm tomorrow against Gold Coast

     

    Marvel.

    Looks like we are going to Perth too as they are playing us early to get away.

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    5 minutes ago, John Crow Batty said:

    They now can get a good nights sleep and a leg stretch and play them at a happy hunting ground for us. 

    Yes I would prefer this game at marvel rather than G. 


    23 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

    Im still waiting for those greedy sobs to refund me for s.o.o. game.

    It should not take this long.

    They are shockers.

     

    Took me 12 months to get last years Queens Birthday game refunded Deev.

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    Ok plans changed so I can still watch the game. 
    If they change it again I give up. 
    Marvel. Closed roof I assume. Let’s go Ben for 10 straight!

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    Is this a good preparation? Absolutely not. But is it better that the boys will have a good nights sleep and be able to play on a track they know a little more than GC? Absolutely. 

    More proof that we need to adapt to the changing situations at every turn. 

    1 hour ago, DubDee said:

    Can’t believe we went up to GC and back without the 4 points. 
     

     

    Pretty happy we got out of QLD with no injuries though before finals.

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