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  On 10/12/2022 at 19:40, Lucifers Hero said:

The AFL seem desperate to promote Carlton:

  • The easiest 'double up' games possible:  Collingwood, Melbourne, St Kilda, Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney, West Coast.

 

We're an easy double-up game?  Plus Collingwood?  

HOW THE LADDER COULD LOOK AFTER ROUND 6 

1. Carlton 5-1 
2. Melbourne 5-1
3. Geelong 5-1
4. Fremantle 4-2
5. Brisbane 4-2 
6. Richmond 3-3
7. Collingwood 3-3
8. Sydney 3-3
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9. Western Bulldogs 3-3
10. Port Adelaide 3-3
11. Hawthorn 3-3
12. Gold Coast 3-3
13. GWS 2-4
14. St Kilda 2-4
15. Essendon 2-4
16. Adelaide 2-4
17. North Melbourne 1-5
18. West Coast 1-5

 
  On 10/12/2022 at 23:41, Fat Tony said:

But why not alternate the Eagles and Dockers?

With the Eagles putrid next season, isn't it better to play the weaker team over there?

  On 08/12/2022 at 23:24, Demonland said:

Process of elimination for those wanting to book to go to Alice Springs for the Dees vs Giants game. 

Gold Coast are playing Adelaide on Saturday June 3rd in Round 12. 

Currently we are only listed as playing the Giants in Round 16 with no set date. Round 16 should be on the weekend on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd of July. 

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Losing track of which country I live in these days 


  On 11/12/2022 at 12:28, RalphiusMaximus said:

We're an easy double-up game?  Plus Collingwood?  

Those aren't but the other 4 are almost 'gimmes'!

So overall it is about the easiest double ups of all.

People expected West Coast to be easy beats like last year are in for a shock.

They could barely field a team for the first half of the year and then tanked the rest

Edited by DubDee

 

Has anyone received an email from the club advising of the code needed to buy tickets for the Gather Round game against Essendon?

Tickets are supposedly going on sale 12:30 today. 


  On 11/12/2022 at 21:50, Lucifers Hero said:

Those aren't but the other 4 are almost 'gimmes'!

So overall it is about the easiest double ups of all.

Perhaps - but i'm glad we are playing the hawks and Roos twice, which the blues aren't.

The blues double up games are Collingwood, Melbourne, St Kilda, Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney, West Coast.

The pies and the dees are very tough double ups.

And of the others i reckon only west Coast is in the chalk up a win category.

The Giants are next weakest, but still have a reasonable list and might be tougher to beat than their finish to last season suggests. 

St Kilda are not likely to be easy beats, and i reckon the Suns are on the rise (pardon the pun)

  On 11/12/2022 at 22:19, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Has anyone received an email from the club advising of the code needed to buy tickets for the Gather Round game against Essendon?

Tickets are supposedly going on sale 12:30 today. 

No still waiting for the email.  Perhaps i will ring to enquire.

Update  Just rang   You  should receive an email in an hour.!

 

Edited by deewag
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  On 12/12/2022 at 00:55, Demonland said:

Most Games at Kardinia Park in the AFL era (1990 to 2023)

  TOTAL
Melbourne 25
Brisbane 24
West Coast 24
Adelaide 23
Western Bulldogs 23
North Melbourne 22
Sydney 22
Fremantle 20
St. Kilda 19
Port Adelaide 16
Richmond 15
Hawthorn 9
Gold Coast 7
GWS 7
Carlton 6
Essendon 5
Fitzroy 4
Collingwood 3

What a joke..... AFL are as corrupt as can be. 


  On 12/12/2022 at 00:55, Demonland said:

Most Games at Kardinia Park in the AFL era (1990 to 2023)

  TOTAL
Melbourne 25
Brisbane 24
West Coast 24
Adelaide 23
Western Bulldogs 23
North Melbourne 22
Sydney 22
Fremantle 20
St. Kilda 19
Port Adelaide 16
Richmond 15
Hawthorn 9
Gold Coast 7
GWS 7
Carlton 6
Essendon 5
Fitzroy 4
Collingwood 3

That is diabolically sickening.

  On 12/12/2022 at 00:55, Demonland said:

Most Games at Kardinia Park in the AFL era (1990 to 2023)

  TOTAL
Melbourne 25
Brisbane 24
West Coast 24
Adelaide 23
Western Bulldogs 23
North Melbourne 22
Sydney 22
Fremantle 20
St. Kilda 19
Port Adelaide 16
Richmond 15
Hawthorn 9
Gold Coast 7
GWS 7
Carlton 6
Essendon 5
Fitzroy 4
Collingwood 3

Fitzroy never go there!!!

  On 11/12/2022 at 21:07, Salems Lot said:

With the Eagles putrid next season, isn't it better to play the weaker team over there?

We play Perth better than the MCG!

My query was more about trying to understand why rather than being too worried about it. 

  On 12/12/2022 at 00:55, Demonland said:

Most Games at Kardinia Park in the AFL era (1990 to 2023)

  TOTAL
Melbourne 25
Brisbane 24
West Coast 24
Adelaide 23
Western Bulldogs 23
North Melbourne 22
Sydney 22
Fremantle 20
St. Kilda 19
Port Adelaide 16
Richmond 15
Hawthorn 9
Gold Coast 7
GWS 7
Carlton 6
Essendon 5
Fitzroy 4
Collingwood 3

Surely warrants a "please explain" from the AFL?

 


  On 11/12/2022 at 22:16, DubDee said:

People expected West Coast to be easy beats like last year are in for a shock.

They could barely field a team for the first half of the year and then tanked the rest

Easy beats, maybe not, but they are going to be a bottom 8 team. Their list profile is awful with most of their best players past 30. 

Hurn 35, Shuey 32, Gaff 30, Darling 30, Naitanui 32, McGovern 30, Cripps 30 and an injury prone Yeo at 29.

Kelly is more or less a sole hand in the midfield with Shuey playing as a 33yr old and having injury interrupted seasons 3 years running. They may remain competative with McGovern and Barass holding their backline together with a geriatric Hurn while also having the benefit of a home ground advantage.

West Coast went all in for Kelly to have a shot at another flag which they are now paying the price for. They have only just started to heavily recruit youth in the past 2 seasons after years of having a poor draft hand, while their 2018, '19 and '20 drafts have given them next to no returns. Make no mistake, they are at the start if their rebuild and recruiting the likes of Hunt and Petrevski-Seaton isn't going to mitigate that.

  On 12/12/2022 at 00:55, Demonland said:

Most Games at Kardinia Park in the AFL era (1990 to 2023)

  TOTAL
Melbourne 25
Brisbane 24
West Coast 24
Adelaide 23
Western Bulldogs 23
North Melbourne 22
Sydney 22
Fremantle 20
St. Kilda 19
Port Adelaide 16
Richmond 15
Hawthorn 9
Gold Coast 7
GWS 7
Carlton 6
Essendon 5
Fitzroy 4
Collingwood 3

I cannot believe that in the period 1990-2023 which is 34 years we missed playing there only 9 times whilst Collingwood played there 3 times in that period so they missed 31 times.

I would not only ask a question I would tell the AFL they have to fix the imbalance.

 

Edited by durango

Got my ticket for Gather Round. All pretty easy really.

 

My view on Kardinia Park is this... the more our current list plays there the better equiped they will be to win there!


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