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3 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

6.20 Sunday. Been like this since COVID. Not a fan but is what it is.

Guess we'll have a good clue about who's in/out when Casey run out tomorrow afternoon. Or better yet when the Casey squad is announce, whenever that may be.

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    13 minutes ago, old55 said:

    Incredibly unlikely IMO. Clarrie has been going OK, just not at his usual sensational best.

    With the bye one week away I will be amazed if anyone is out "managed". When was the last time that happened at selection for us?

    you could be right

    but zero contested possessions in a half of footy is not Clarry. Give him this week and the bye off to try to get right.

    just an uninformed opinion

     

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    Im starting to think, apart from JVR returning, no change. Goodwin needs to read out the Riot Act. Your careers are on the line today infront of 90,000.

    If you dont like it then get a different job making only 75k a year. 

    Get it done!

     

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    shocked bart simpson GIF

     

    Some here may recall former coach Neil Balme circa1994? Kicking a chair which flew across the visitors change rooms at Kardinia Park. Immediately after a defeat of similar proportions to last Sunday's shellacking in the Alice. Got a response too, the very next round at Princess Park. We turned up to play, Allen Jakovich was at his imperious best. It was a responding victory against the odds.

    Love and respect Neil Daniher. King's Birthday is very much his MND awareness and fund raising day. But down in the rooms a bit of fire and brimstone from Balmy wouldn't go astray.

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    shock& awe... shake off the complaceny

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    4 hours ago, IRW said:

    Gawn May and Trac out through injury?

    Selection for this week against the Filth is critical, delayed, non-communicative. If so many players being considered that minds and fitness cannot be related at this point (Sat), it looks like another loss coming up perhaps. 

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    I am expecting a 40 pt loss to the Dees. The woods may have injury carnage however we don't have any forwards , our midfield is shot and defence is fair.  I expect the dogs, lions and hawks to jump us on the ladder with the next 3 weeks.

    Goody and co. must go. We need to trade Petty , Clarry , Chandler , Tommo and much more.

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    7 hours ago, Demon17 said:

    Really interested in selection this week.

    Why the delay and goody saying let's take 24 hours more and sleep on a possible decision.

    I sense something big?

    Reckon it's Petty related. Put him back, and what to do forward.

    There was some talk in the media earlier in the week that there was a lot of internal debate about Petty, but Goody wanted to keep him forward. Maybe Richo and the other coaches are finally trying to force Goody's hand?

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    I highly doubt we are delaying our team announcements. Pies haven't got their team up either. 

    It would be that Monday games don't get announced until presumably Sunday night for whatever reason.

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    4 hours ago, Clintosaurus said:

    6.20 Sunday. Been like this since COVID. Not a fan but is what it is.

    That's ridiculous... 

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    8 minutes ago, Nascent said:

    I highly doubt we are delaying our team announcements. Pies haven't got their team up either. 

    It would be that Monday games don't get announced until presumably Sunday night for whatever reason.

    We wouldn't be allowed to do that. The AFL would advise when teams need to be announced

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    3 minutes ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    We wouldn't be allowed to do that. The AFL would advise when teams need to be announced

    Exactly, so not sure why people are thinking we are delaying our team announcement.

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    53 minutes ago, Nascent said:

    Exactly, so not sure why people are thinking we are delaying our team announcement.

    Well it’s because teams normally come out 2 days in advance.

    Another example of how the AFL like to [censored] with fans.

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    59 minutes ago, Doug Reemer said:

    Well it’s because teams normally come out 2 days in advance.

    Another example of how the AFL like to [censored] with fans.

    Dont mean to come across as a smart [censored] but they only give one days notice for Thursday, Friday and, as it appears, Monday games.

    I don't like it either and we should have at least had an extended squad tonight in my opinion. Bit of a joke that the senior team may not be announced before your reserves have played a game.

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    1 hour ago, Nascent said:

    Exactly, so not sure why people are thinking we are delaying our team announcement.

    You're confusing team announcement which this week will be tomorrow arvo.

    It's when the line up is locked away internally that I am referring too. As stated by Goodwin suggesting match comments sleep on it an extra 24 has. They will have made the call now. Just not publicly. 

    My interest still stands. Somethings up I still reckon?

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    9 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

    You're confusing team announcement which this week will be tomorrow arvo.

    It's when the line up is locked away internally that I am referring too. As stated by Goodwin suggesting match comments sleep on it an extra 24 has. They will have made the call now. Just not publicly. 

    My interest still stands. Somethings up I still reckon?

    Could be - though could simply relate to whether JVR has got over his injury, or similar. 

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    11 minutes ago, Demon17 said:

    You're confusing team announcement which this week will be tomorrow arvo.

    It's when the line up is locked away internally that I am referring too. As stated by Goodwin suggesting match comments sleep on it an extra 24 has. They will have made the call now. Just not publicly. 

    My interest still stands. Somethings up I still reckon?

    Fair enough, I presumed people were talking about the delay in announcing team selection.

    But are they actually taking an extra 24hours compared to normal? Or is it simply 24hours later given the game is on Monday and captains run will be on Sunday?

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    6 minutes ago, Nascent said:

    Fair enough, I presumed people were talking about the delay in announcing team selection.

    But are they actually taking an extra 24hours compared to normal? Or is it simply 24hours later given the game is on Monday and captains run will be on Sunday?

    The delay doesn't make sense unless you read Caroline Wilson's article for The Age. The context was, Goody agreed to do an interview after Thursday's match committee meeting. He mentioned to Caro that the committee hadn't made a number of tough selection decisions, and he had told them to sleep on it for 24hrs and they would come together again to discuss.

    So, it seems it is 24hrs later than they had planned. But given the game is on Monday they had that 24hrs extra.

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    Just now, Mickey said:

    The delay doesn't make sense unless you read Caroline Wilson's article for The Age. The context was, Goody agreed to do an interview after Thursday's match committee meeting. He mentioned to Caro that the committee hadn't made a number of tough selection decisions, and he had told them to sleep on it for 24hrs and they would come together again to discuss.

    So, it seems it is 24hrs later than they had planned. But given the game is on Monday they had that 24hrs extra.

    Thanks, hadn't seen the article.

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    1 minute ago, Mickey said:

    The delay doesn't make sense unless you read Caroline Wilson's article for The Age. The context was, Goody agreed to do an interview after Thursday's match committee meeting. He mentioned to Caro that the committee hadn't made a number of tough selection decisions, and he had told them to sleep on it for 24hrs and they would come together again to discuss.

    So, it seems it is 24hrs later than they had planned. But given the game is on Monday they had that 24hrs extra.

    It’s a long weekend 🤓

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    8 hours ago, sue said:

    Isn't that all the more reason to do something.  Doesn't have to be official cheer squadn action, surely?

    Anything we do as a group is considered official cheer squad activity. We have to abide by the AFL rules - every cheer squad does - or risk steep fines. 


    23 hours ago, Superunknown said:

    Unbelievable. 
     

    Be fked if they get any more of my money. 
     

    [censored] that. Rather give me money to the Augusta National for spectator entry fees, or any of the Open courses. 
     

    And people laugh off conspiracy theories 

    It was one thing to go through the experience of watching Gus get ironed out, losing by a whisker and then being abused by pies supporters after the siren when they won anyway.

    It was icing on the cake sitting next to the AFL marketing team at lunch in a restaurant the following day. Their complete focus was not on the final series but how they could leverage maximum value for their commercial partners. I appreciate that's their job but seriously, half of them didn't even watch the whole game the night before.

    It really turned me off going to AFL games completely.

    Still love the game, local footy and the Dees, but I'm not up for the whole bombastic BS they offer.

    Go Dee's and love ya Gus

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    2 hours ago, Doug Reemer said:

    Well it’s because teams normally come out 2 days in advance.

    Another example of how the AFL like to [censored] with fans.

    On the afl date on Thursday when I was looking, it said the teams for the kings birthday game will be announced 6:20 Sunday evening 

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    3 hours ago, DistrACTION Jackson said:

    We wouldn't be allowed to do that. The AFL Fox and 7 would advise when teams need to be announced

    There.  Corrected.

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    11 hours ago, Demon17 said:

    Really interested in selection this week.

    Why the delay and goody saying let's take 24 hours more and sleep on a possible decision.

    I sense something big?

    Mc Qualter to play mid and

    Clarry to be Runner!

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