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Watching all the coverage with the family. My youngest asked if the Queens Birthday traditional match will be switched over to a “Kings Birthday” match.  

my response “Yes I think so”.  

If we continue to have the traditional Monday holiday, to respect the current schedule and in a way start a new tradition. Maybe Charles III could be in attendance.  

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    Its celebrating Queen Victoria not the subsequent monarchs 

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    3 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

    Knowing our luck another side will claim it as new marquee game and the AFL will grant it. 

    Yeh I was just thinking this

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    3 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

    Knowing our luck another side will claim it as new marquee game and the AFL will grant it. 

    Don't give Sheedy ideas.

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    4 hours ago, adonski said:

    We'll go in unchanged

    Oh excellent you have made my day.

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    3 hours ago, Mr Steve said:

    Knowing our luck another side will claim it as new marquee game and the AFL will grant it. 

    Why?  What's wrong with our luck?  MFCVM.

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    5 hours ago, layzie said:

    Hopefully we can win this time.

    We could be playing the premiers.

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    6 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Watching all the coverage with the family. My youngest asked if the Queens Birthday traditional match will be switched over to a “Kings Birthday” match.  

    my response “Yes I think so”.  

    If we continue to have the traditional Monday holiday, to respect the current schedule and in a way start a new tradition. Maybe Charles III could be in attendance.  

    Why would he want to come to the footy ffs?

    Maybe we'll be a Republic

    Much more better

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    Hopefully the name change improves our fortunes because I’m sick and tired of losing to the pies 

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    7 hours ago, BDA said:

    Hopefully the name change improves our fortunes because I’m sick and tired of losing to the pies 

    This might make you feel even worse:

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    So now that the Queen's birthday matches are at an end, what was the final tally?

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    Looking forward to another afternoon of "COOO-LLLL-IIIII-NNNN-GGGG-WWW-OOOO-DDD' 

    and "'USA - USA - USA- USA""

    And Pies supporters inevitably  booing Petracca or Oliver when they get awarded the Neale Daniher medal despite same supporters getting offended when Pendlebury got booed on the same stage on Anzac Day.

    Other than that I love going to Pies v Dees games of late.

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    10 minutes ago, Demon4Life said:

    So now that the Queen's birthday matches are at an end, what was the final tally?

    From 2002 - 2022 when QBDAY game became a staple in the fixture:

    We were 6-13-1 and that includes the 2021 SCG game

    We were 4-2 after 2007.

    For the record we beat them in 1993, 1996 and 1999, and didn't lose to them in the 1990's.

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    On 9/11/2022 at 10:21 AM, spirit of norm smith said:

    Watching all the coverage with the family. My youngest asked if the Queens Birthday traditional match will be switched over to a “Kings Birthday” match.  

    my response “Yes I think so”.  

    If we continue to have the traditional Monday holiday, to respect the current schedule and in a way start a new tradition. Maybe Charles III could be in attendance.  

    do they pick a new date or is it the same date?

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    17 hours ago, Turner said:

    do they pick a new date or is it the same date?

    State Government media release (see above in this thread) states it will still be the second Monday in June. Just a name change - nothing more.

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    23 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    State Government media release (see above in this thread) states it will still be the second Monday in June. Just a name change - nothing more.

    Surely His Royal Highness will be there to present the bog medal

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    2 hours ago, IRW said:

    Surely His Royal Highness will be there to present the bog medal

    It would be even better if he participated in the Big Freeze. It might guarantee his popularity for the length of his reign.

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    3 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

    It would be even better if he participated in the Big Freeze. It might guarantee his popularity for the length of his reign.

    The Usher of the Black Rod could arrive from Canberra to give him the shove

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