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Just got home with the wife from Bigsound in Brisbane. Great night out as always. Best festival in Australia On to a plane tomorrow and down to the G. Our first 90+ crowd. Can't wait. Go Dees

I'm a big fan of Abbe May and she did the opening riff to thunderstruck while standing on the stadium roof in Perth for the 2021 Granny. She's terrified of heights and reiterated how she had to nail that opening riff live with the band in the centre circle. Gutsy stuff and she nailed it.

My wife and I flying 8n from Brisbane Thursday arvo. Can't wait

It's amazing the perception still out there on sookbook with nuffies banging on about the poor standard of play. I think the AFL will have to keep pushing highlight packages showing the great passages of play that are a lot more common now with the women's game. If the crowds keep growing like they are, eventually it's got to convert to more people following the league and tuning in. I guess nuffies will always be nuffies.

Thanks @Palace Dees I reckon this is the first time in 50 odd years of supporting the Dees, that we have a team that would be truly feared by all teams in the comp. Not one player left for another club. They are such a cohesive unit now. I think they're going to smash the competition this year.

So good to hear @binman The girl's enthusiasm and sense of enjoyment playing footy is really quite infectious. I'm sure your daughter will get hooked on our team.

Yeah I completely agree Lucifer's. 3 months in that joint relieving in the role is not long. I really hope she can drive pragmatic change while not turning the game upside down. You could argue she's probably got the most important role in our game now. It's great if she's got the support of the clubs in her appointment too

I'd be more worried about the machines Bitter 😜

I saw this article and started reading it with some sort of hope. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/aug/30/laura-kanes-rapid-afl-rise-heralds-changing-times-for-women-in-sport A woman outside of the boys club appointed as exec GM of football operations reporting directly to Andrew Dillon. But the more I read, the more it looked like a fluff piece and her main points of focus seem deluded. She's been in the role since May. She's got a strong focus on the fans she says. Yet we still have Thursday night finals, a very poor aflw fixture, all finals tickets released at the same time on Ticketek (everyone enjoy stressing out with the spinning circles yesterday?) If the AFL cared about the fans, they could have staggered the release of tickets with one game per day and scheduled the release outside of work hours. Maybe 7pm each night this week. She has direct responsibility for umpiring and the rules of the game. She seems to have a big focus on technology to fix some of the poor decisions made this year. But tech doesn't fix things in isolation. You need to look at the process of review and the quality of umpiring staff for instance and the consistency with which the rules are applied. Who enjoyed that 50m penalty for our player losing their balance and moving their feet on the mark on the weekend? Another focus on the women's game being faster with more goal scoring. Well it's already happening as the skills and capabilities increase year by year with the quality of players. She's only been in the role 3 months and I'm sure driving change in that joint would not be easy. This article really didn't give me confidence that the things that are busted in our game will be pragmatically addressed.

Viney (he'll win the Bluey too) And Rivers, he just keeps getting better and better. Loving his runs off half back.

I've worked in IT for decades and from a demand / infrastructure management perspective it's insane. You'd stagger the releases (tickets for games) at least a few hours apart to spread the load Crazy

Flights from Brissie booked now. Please oh please Ticketek don't fail me now you cobbled together chain of pentium 386's. Never been to a MFC final in my life adfter 56 years of supporting and over 15 years as a member. Any tips for seating and getting tickets smoothly? Make sure I'm logged in at 09:45am with our 2 bar codes ready to go I assume.

I'd agree. I love Salem but Gee he's been horrible late this year. He's a seasoned finals player and may stand up but right now he looks so far off the pace, I'd bring someone harder and faster in. Hibbo has been going extremely hard and stands up in the pressure.

It could create controversy= arousal for Gil and the Dills

What's this lack of bias and interference you speak of? This is the entertainment business we're in.

Now that tanking is considered good practice, I assume the AFL will be refunding the fine we paid?

Get rid of the E Or LIASATS system Lean In And Squint At The Screen

Don't worry @binman Dangerfield is a fixer!

Such a great team. Definitely brought a tear to my eye. I'll never forget being there live to watch them grab their first cup. We've let Daisy go but I really hope we keep Stinnear within our club for a long time. Improv training. What a crazy concept. I think it might have really helped the team bond even closer. What a great month or two we've got ahead of us as a club. Super proud.

Agree with all of the above. I'd actually be in favour of each captain being able to call one or two goal line decisions per game. A bit like cricket. The players would know if it was worth a call.

Yeah, there's both technology and process improvements that need to be made. Why is this bloke still there? https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2023/aug/21/every-post-a-loser-as-afl-duds-fans-with-pointless-score-review-system

Just watched a bit of the world cup. Contentious penalty in front of goal. Ref jogs over to the sideline and reviews and discusses decent high definition footage on a screen with those in the bunker and then makes the correct call after a proper review. Each team could be given one or two review calls like this each game if required. E.g both last week and this week. The Melbourne or Adelaide captain could have conferred with their players and then have asked for a review of some sort of footage that didn't look like it was filmed through a 1990s handicam. It's not that hard AFL. But yeah, they're both inept and corrupt. Soccer and NRL are coming for ya.

It must be incredibly difficult for them having a little boys brain trapped in an old man's body. Watching the show is about as much fun as going to the dentist (sorry to any dentists on here)

Mmmmm, Viney and Rivers have been good