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21 minutes ago, Deebauched said:

The MFC wont lobby the AFL. .Theyre too polite. It aggravates me.

So we could end up playing two Home and Away games back to back at the SCG. We recently played two H&A games at the gabba in 3 games. R23 + R2.

Nothing changes.

What’s the point though? What would lobbying achieve? A grand total of ZERO is the answer. Seems the only time we get something favourable is when it’s by happenstance, ie. something favours the Collingwoods and Carltons and we somehow are involved. Even then I’m sure it’s not through lack of the AFL trying to negate such. 

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    19 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

    And the only reason they can think of is that it pits Brodie against us.

    Sheesh.

    And they don't respect JJ enough to note that he may be playing against his old club too.

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    Getting very tired of the fixed fixture. It was one thing to have the occasional "blockbuster" but now the overly long season has become a compromised quagmire of mediocrity.

    AFL are lucky they have no competition. They're starting to resemble the Indian Cricket Board

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    1 hour ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    What’s the point though? What would lobbying achieve? A grand total of ZERO is the answer. Seems the only time we get something favourable is when it’s by happenstance, ie. something favours the Collingwoods and Carltons and we somehow are involved. Even then I’m sure it’s not through lack of the AFL trying to negate such. 

    Lobbying a waste of time?

    Essendon rarely play at the Cattery but did this year. Total disaster and started their downward slide.

    You think they'll be playing there again next year or anytime soon. Eagles the same. Got out of the annual massacre round at the Cattery this season.

    If youre right then atleast one of those [censored] clubs should be back there again in 24.

    Ill be shocked if we're not. Several other clubs rarely if ever get sent there.

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    3 minutes ago, Deebauched said:

    Lobbying a waste of time?

    Essendon rarely play at the Cattery but did this year. Total disaster and started their downward slide.

    You think they'll be playing there again next year or anytime soon. Eagles the same. Got out of the annual massacre round at the Cattery this season.

    If youre right then atleast one of those [censored] clubs should be back there again in 24.

    Ill be shocked if we're not. Several other clubs rarely if ever get sent there.

    It’s the same old same old. Clubs such as ours don’t hold sway like the “big” clubs and the interstate clubs. We’ll be getting sent to Mordor every season, and on a Thursday night. I’m amazed we don’t play there on a Wednesday night! Wouldn’t surprise me in the least. 😑

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    On 16/10/2023 at 17:55, Rednblueriseing said:

    That mid season bye scenario... from NT to QB and shorter breaks really derails our season,  we need it equal to everyone else

    Just saying that Alice is a shorter trip  than Perth or Brisbane, and really much the same as Adelaide and Sydney as far as travel is concerned. 
    And 2023 aside, Alice is usually great non confronting weather. 

    On 16/10/2023 at 18:06, DubDee said:

    figured the AFL would be thinking of new ways to [censored] the game up already 

    a bye in round 1/2 sounds very useful 

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    On 16/10/2023 at 18:45, titan_uranus said:

    I like the idea. I like getting one of our road games done in Round 1, and I like getting some good prime time exposure. 

    The article suggests that we’d play again in the second week, which sounds odd - won’t be a “split round” if we play twice in it.

    The AFL call it split. Maybe they can’t spell s**t?

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