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Suggests Trelly won't be in the starting line up.

One of the quirks of our game JCB is that they will play games for premiership points on grounds of any old shape or size. Norwood Oval where they play at Gather Round is 5 metres thinner than Kardinia Park and is sausage shaped, like the Western Oval was back in the day. North Hobart Oval where the Tassie side played last week is 10 metres thinner than Kardinia Park and 20 metres shorter. The SCG is also a short ground. Way back in the 1980's Hawthorn played Essendon for 4 points at the old Gabba when it was pear shaped and still had a greyhound track around it. Even the ground that the Giants play on is pointy at one end.

The thing is though daisy, it's a public park. Do we really have any bargaining power? Even if we do stay who's to say we won't still get punted elsewhere for the duration of the Australian Open?

Rare to see Kardinia Park half empty. You can hear individual voices in the crowd.

I’m torn between moving for our own benefit and staying put to spite Richmond and Collingwood.

Brad Scott looked a broken man in his presser. On the verge of bursting into tears. Said his team were demoralised. What a time to be alive.

North's winning streak finally looks to be over.

BH with a free weekend. Fire up the barbie.

Wow. So the GC medical team misdiagnosed him with hammy awareness. Has their president resigned yet?

WC looking OK against North. Could be a smokey to finish 17th this year.

Demonland is where clarity and perspective go to die.

There's talk of penalties for taunting on the back of the antics of that DH last night. I think American sports have something similar which is the only reason the AFL need to bring it in. Personally I'll take a leaf out of the American League in MLB and introduce a designated 'hitter'. Had he not agreed to 'retire' we could have nominated Maysie to knock ten bells out of the cocky [censored].

I think we should calm the farm a little and enjoy watching our new side as they develop and learn to gel. It may well be that Riv and Spaz have plateaued and CJ gives off Frosty vibes. Them and possibly others may not be with us when we're ready to challenge again but right now we need them. I don't want us to be Richmond's doppelganger for the next 3-4 years.

I've had a gutful of poor spelling on these threads.

Run over by the reality bus tonight. A number of disappointing performances. Freo will crumble at the pointy end of the year. Not a fan of their Temu Papley in the No.20 guernsey.

LOL. Player said he couldn't hear the stand call from an umpire at a Giants home game.

No doubt he'll make a meal out of it.

Behind the goals at the southern that quarter is that goal umpire’s young wife and child. The child is wearing a tiny version of a yellow goal umpires top with the word daddy printed on the back ❤️

[censored] me. They want $11.50 for a bucket of chips at this place.

You make it sound like you have to cross the Nullarbor to get here TC 😂 I guess for a lot of people anything over the Westgate Bridge is pretty much terra nullius. As for the grub on this side of town we definitely are spoiled for choice. Just locally there's a polish deli around the corner and there used to be a persian cafe nearby. My pick though would be Dumbo in Wefo (West Footscray). Especially at this time of year sitting outside in the sun sipping on a mont blanc.

I think they're both named as emergencies so should be on the plane with the rest of the side.

Sims IGA is just a couple of blocks west of the ground on Barkly St and a block further the Inner West Swedish Bakery does a mean Pork, Licorice & Shiraz sausage roll and coffee 👌

Nah. If it’s spring break he’s more likely to be in Cancun with his 17 year old girlfriend.

I hope they have Guinness on tap for the game. I'm all for the dancers too but I'm drawing the line at wearing green.