Gawndy the Great

anyone got an idea for prices?

Looks like Yze staying. Adam Kingsley gets the job with GWS.

Not against the alternative pooling, but the reformed finals structure will immediately get you offside with a lot of the footy public. They love the finals fixturing.

We shouldn't rely on luck. I have said before, the fix is rather straight forward. I dont take credit for it as im sure others in the industry have proposed something similar. 1. Every team plays each other once. location is based on a rotating YoY basis i.e. home one year, away the next. 2. Rds 18-23 are floating in both time but also team and location. At the end of Rd 17, the next 5 rounds are divided into top 6, middle 6 and bottom 6. 3. middle 6 can only playoff for spots 7 and 8 to avoid them leapfrogging teams in the bottom of the top 6 based on an easier draw. 4. the location is flipped based on where the game was played in Rd 1-17. 5. Points accrued in Rd 1-17 are kept intact to ensure any advantage obtained in Rd 1-17 is kept. The only issue with this are the dead rubbers for teams in 13-18 spots on the ladder. There is nothing to play for, so the commercial appeal of these will be low. Im sure the AFL could do something to provide some incentive here. It cant be draft concessions as that will go against equalization but im sure the DL collective could find some creative solutions here. The other parameter is the number of 5 day, 6 day breaks, 7 day breaks. It should be as equal as possible across the season or averaged over multiple seasons if it is not possible over one.

This would be unreal!

With the information presented like this it really does put things into perspective. Would love Champion data to do some kind of weighted ladder taking into consideration the fixture degree of difficulty. Not sure how you would go about it, but i think it will show a very different top 4. Richmond probably miss top 8 and Carlton/Saints probably get in.

Choco being linked heavily to the Bumbers. I have mixed feelings at that appointment because i really like Choco as he has had IMO a bigger impact that Yze on the group. Now we are potentially going to lose both of them, which could be a disaster as you then have to back-fill. But at the same time, you dont stand in the way of senior coaching appointments. Who do you get in to fill the void?

This had occurred to me as well. We clearly did not 'close-out' the game to the satisfaction of supporters. They would have known that percentage is important and to secure 2nd spot, a 70+ margin would have all but done that. But we gave up 2 really soft goals (1 contentious umpiring decision) and played more conservatively, which admittedly is our game style. Is it self-preservation and avoidance of any injuries or did we legitimately run out of gas (again). Our 1st half was potent and the damage was done, but watching Geelong & Richmond, they didn't take the foot off the gas (acknowledge the opposition in both cases was poor) - they were clinical until the end. With the likes of Collingwood in finals, i would have liked to see our commitment to attack and score all the way to the end and never let the opposition back in the game. Beggers cant be choosers though and im ecstatic that we are #2 and will have a good crack at the flag again. Lets hope our form is genuine (Pies, Blues and Lions) were all great performances so im thinking it is right where it needs to be.

Do the AFLPA weald the power to sanction another player? i wasn't aware that they (potentially) had this authority.

There has to be some balance to the reporting of this. The mental wellbeing of players and sledging is a very controversial topic. I think the reporting has to be presented in a more abstract way rather that the specifics of the Petty incident. We cannot sweep it under the carpet because there is behavior outside of what Zorko has said, which is still not acceptable and this specific incident is shining a spotlight on it.

Kids b&f on The Friday night. Spewing.

Umm… what if Swans lose?

I think we have got 2nd. When do tickets go on sale for the QF?

My memory doesn’t go that far back, but I’d believe you.

Major umpiring blunder to McKay there with 2-3 mins to go. Was tackled without ball and pushed in the back. I’d be filthy.

The Pies have to be the luckiest team in the comp in the last decade

And given the teams we played is saying even more for that achievement

Starcevich is probably the only one that sticks out. I think the lack of candidates actually says a lot without knowing the club very well. I could look at most top 8 clubs and fire off 3-4 players that could step into captaincy. Lions at cross roads I think. They have ample evidence (like Geelong of past) that their brand doesn’t stack up in finals. Back to the drawing board.

A couple of injuries for the Cats at the wrong time of the year.

I loved the footage of them in the rooms with the beating of the chest ala wolf of wall st. it was raw and tribal and energising. It was very fitting for our team. I want to join in. Imagine an mcg crowd all beating their chests in unison with the team after a victory!!

I took it as he’ll be embarrassed for being in the spotlight and the ensuing media attention and not his emotional reaction in tv.

Played well tonight did Dogga. It’s now 2 top 10 and one late 1st rounder.😂

Presumably they’ll kick about 60 pts at least. So you are saying that means swans will need win by 80 or more? will be difficult but not impossible

To rattle a bloke in the middle of game would have had to have said something quite sub human.

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