Rab D Nesbitt

Yup. With one d if I remember correctly.

LOL. I haven't heard it used for a long time but then again I haven't been back home for a while. I didn't mean it in that context in my original post my the way.

In Scotland it's also a word for something else, GW.

Fudd McFreo

We're the designated away team and Essendon wear black & red. Shouldn't any clash guernsey we wear therefore be royal blue? All three of them are putrid btw.

The guernsey is their state one with a devils logo slapped on it. It should be kept for state games only. I like the colours a lot and just hope they go with a traditional look and not put some big ugly logo or monogram across the chest.

We need a Normal Round when we wear our regular guernsey in celebration / commemoration of absolutely nothing.

You’d have to figure there’s zero chance the Tassie government will be subsidising North and Hawthorn whilst trying to fund that stadium and a training venue. North will end up having to sell four home games to WA (or some other far flung destination) each year.

It's hard to see how the AFL can squeeze much more money out of broadcasters and advertisers. The fixture has been compromised to within an inch of it's life with Mickey Mouse rounds that state governments can buy in their entirety and has teams that sell home games to cities on the other side of the country. Goalposts, footballs and even the grass has been plastered with adverts as have club guernseys. Analysts even dress as McDonalds baristas on the big screen at half time. They want more meaningful games but have no promotion and relegation, domestic or intercontinental knock out cup competitions or international tournaments.

Ah yes, the story about Jukie and the fish. 😂

Lots of parallels here with Paul Gascoigne. Incredibly gifted yet incredibly flawed. Gazza had a great sense of humour as well though and was incredibly generous with his time and money. Just a shell of a person these days unfortunately and flat broke.

Would you rather play and train at Arden Street or in Cranbourne?

Next they'll be giving Ronaldo a special exemption to avoid a three game ban so he can play at the World Cup next year...oh wait a second...

It's 2025 FFS. Surely he can "self identify" as a West Australian.

Can I just say that I really appreciate everyone's thinkings on this matter.

Thanks BDA, I wasn't aware of that. I think she might be a curator at Cranbourne Racecourse outside of her AFLW commitments. Maybe we can find her a hobby farm in west Gippsland and let her just train at Casey.

I wonder what her continued conversations with Melbourne could be about? If her only issue is about being rural no conversation with us is going to change the fact that we play in a city. Anyway, last I heard Perth was also a city.

Personally I'm not fussed either way. He doesn't play for the Melbourne Football Club so I have no real interest in how he's travelling. For those that want to keep fawning over the pair of them they have this and Trac's thread to comment on whilst the rest of us can give them a miss. I think it's all a bit pointless telling people to move on who clearly don't want to though.

So we lose a zone and get nothing back. WFT?

Peel Thunder have just shortened in the betting for next year's WAFL premiership.

LOL. Did he know that it was the Giants media guy that stuck a microphone in his face? Glad he's not our problem any more.

Any word on which pocket of the racecourse it will be built on Redleg? I think the proposed site has changed three times already. Across from Caulfield station would be great.

Nice of BH to nip over and loan him his scarf for the pic.