Gunna’s

AFL going to screw us for something that’s not our fault. Will need to play an extra match later, whether it’s 3 in a fortnight or dedicated round when the other teams get a rest. 

Peanut defending

Tracca looks goooood!!!!!

1 minute ago, Demonland said:

Bennell has done some nice little things.

Just saw a Melbourne player offer a shepherd after dishing off a hand ball. Amazing 

Why wasn’t that 100m?

mag gots

They got the sounds very true for a Melbourne goal at marvel

Geelong have been doing this for years. Driving home from work the lights are always on when their upcoming game is a night fixture. 
We need a proper base/home if we are to become elite. 

2 hours ago, D4Life said:

The league provides equalisation payments!

However when you look how the teams with larger supporter numbers get preferential treatment from the AFLthrough Matches televised, blockbusters, on top of the natural advantage they have through supporter numbers, so larger crowds and sponsorships  the equalisation funds provided aren’t anywhere sufficient to provide a level playing field.

Totally agree. The AFL is supposed to be an equalized competition where clubs have an opportunity to win the competition, whether it be through draft picks, fixturing or other.
But over the last 2 decades the teams at the top and been there abouts each and every year. I know we have not taken our opportunity, but should the club be financially crippled by poor fixturing because it couldn’t develop players?

No prime time

not surprised though

8 hours ago, loges said:

T Mac 50 goals in 2018. You can't fluke a 50 goal season which puts him in the top group of goal kickers in the AFL. What we need is him back in form and confidence

Agree you need talent to kick that many, but the influence of Hogan taking the no1 defender can’t be underestimated. 

15 hours ago, Pates said:

The Saint's when we kicked that goal to be in front with 30 seconds to go, Maxxy did perfect tap straight down the throat of the Saints on ballers, long ball, goes out the back of the pack and takes a 90 degree bounce straight into the path of Montagna. Can't remember what year it was but we didn't flood the defense (back when you could do that), in fact I think it took to when the ball was being bounced that the forwards realised they didn't need to be there.

I just remember the little dees fan who was nervous, over the moon, then tears. 
 

Watching back, the saints ruck actually owned Gawn in the last centre bounce. 

Can’t believe people think they would get a refund (there is probably no cash even if they were forthcoming) when for GF tickets the clubs and AFL are more than willing to take money with no guarantees. 

How are the umpires still so blind? 
the crowd noise means nothing

The umpires are [censored] idiots. 

We are excelling at social distancing

39 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

Nice research @FireInTheBennelly! Not desirable from my perspective.

Not desirable at all.

Though would be good to finally get away something (I.e. tanking)

rioli collected outside fifty and bounced twice but kicked on the goal line. Cheating maggots

43 minutes ago, Demonland said:

The AFL is in a good spot to accelerate Round 2. Why wouldn’t Collingwood vs Richmond and Carlton vs Western Bulldogs be brought forward to next Wednesday and Thursday night? They all play in the next 48 hours. Take advantage. ---- Sam Landsberger

I would like our boys to play Freo on Tuesday/Wednesday.

Reduce travel required for all (and fly back with 8 points!) 

4 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I believe it's to allow shorter breaks between games should it be necessary to "cram" more games into a smaller timeframe. It's consistent with the other idea which I've seen media claim is a done deal although I haven't seen anything official, that allows or requires clubs to extend their lists to 50 players.

I am surprised at the amount of cynicism in this thread. We are in very unusual times and the various measures being announced or talked about all deserve consideration. Some might be good ideas and others not so much, but at least the AFL is trying to keep the competition going. I know some (like SWYL) think it's crazy to play a contact sport. The alternative view is that society needs to be entertained at a time like this, and AFL games, albeit with no crowds, is one way of doing that.

There’s a difference between consideration and enacting. 
 

Shorter quarters doesn’t make sense....until we start playing multiple games a week. 
 

Teams have trained to be stronger and fitter to outlast against their opponents. We should have been training for speed instead of endurance now.  

10 hours ago, JakovichScissorKick said:

Well done to the AFL for being proactive and getting a little creative.

 

The AFL are professional creatives.....have been for years.
It’s why the game we have now is nothing alike to what we grew up with. 

1 hour ago, Cards13 said:

Dutton has it haha.

He already looked sick.....

We have depth now. Our current injuries are to fringe players only. 
The list is now super fit with minimal surgeries. Thanks burgo 

The talent is on the list. Agree with previous posts that a genuine forward (ala Hogan) is still required, although Tmac Brown and Wied are capable on their day  

The last piece of the puzzle I see are the coaches. We have changed a few of the coaches in the off season but I couldn’t recognize a different game style in the Marsh series.
This is where I believe games will be won and lost. We need the coaches to educate the leaders of the playing group when to increase the tempo, when slow the game and when stand in the throat of the opponent. We also need tactical changes in the box to combat those of the opposing coaches boxes. In the past other coaches have changed the game with their decisions at qtr time yet we continue to play one dimensional. 

I hope goody richo and Matthews can step up. 

Backbone

1 hour ago, ArtificialWisdom said:

I have had similar concerns. But the T20 final Sunday still clocked over 85000 in the peak of the great toilet paper panic. I think there will be a dip in attendance over the early parts of the year but I'd expect it to be in the range of 5-10% not 30-35%

The percentages are going to depend heavily on how many Australians are infected by mid April. 
 

But people might go just for the TP!!!!

Did clarko spend time at Harvard over summer? Didn’t seem to have an effect on frost, yet.