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The club agreed to it and i don't understand why. If money was the driver (highly likely) then why not push for the Friday night game. We are well within our rights to make that demand. Not a good decision by the club at all

I don't like it. The club should want as many fans at the G as possible when we unfurl the flag. Playing on Wednesday night will deter some people and reduce crowd numbers i reckon. There'll be plenty of time for blockbusters during the rest of the season. I'm going to look on the bright though. At least its not on a Monday night

Playing this game on Wednesday night is absolute rubbish. Goddam AFL. And i'm surprised we agreed to it

We'll improve because BB has found his groove and will be more effective next year and because the younger players will all get better, particularly Dogga, Kozzie, Rivers and Bowey I think the only unknown at this stage is the impact of Burgo's departure. I think he is an outstanding high performance manager. Not sure if the new guy will be as good

"Grand Old Flag" is perfectly fine. No need for any other song to be played

The article is very light on detail. Is he ok?

Still early days but early signs positive that Omicron will be milder than Delta I like John Campbell a UK medical professional and lecturer. He delivers it straight and unvarnished https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls7zy6_0Z2s

Just noticed that as well. I'm looking forward to heading over to Footscray for the season opener and enjoying a few beers on Barkly Street afterwards

I want a Saturday afternoon game so i can bring my son along. Next preference is Friday night so i can have a few beers and not have to worry about work. Wednesday night sucks

I reckon the toughest match-up for us, if they continue to develop as i expect, are the Swans. They have bags of talent, are well coached and are always hard to beat.

I reckon Goody' and his speech will get the biggest cheer this Sunday

I think he would say that at this point Omicron is a known unknown

Agree. Too early to tell

The patients Coetzee observed the milder symptoms in were relatively young and healthy. She didn’t know what impact the new strain would have on older or people with co-morbidities (as she didn’t have such patients). Until the impact on such people is known she said it’s not possible to tell whether this strain is less lethal.

Sydney will finish higher than 7th. They'll definitely finish higher than Essendon and quite possibly Geelong GWS to finish tenth is a big call. They'll finish in the 8 (hopefully at the expense Essendon or Geelong)

We're a great chance to win it this year We were stitched by the draw last season (and every season for that matter). We deserve a favorable run this year. We were better than Adelaide but they got the soft draw, we got a very tough draw and the Crows home advantage did the rest. We were just running on empty. Still get annoyed thinking about that PF loss. I'm glad Todd Patterson gets a mention. His drafting has been Jason Tayloresque. Hanks, McNamara, Bannon will be great players for us for years to come.

Viruses tend to evolve to become less lethal. I hope this is the case with Omicron

I reckon this timeless classic should be our pregame go to motivational song of choice next season

The song sounds pretty lame to me as well Skuit but I’m no fan of musicals so not the best judge. But I don’t think its about the song. It’s about the lady who sings the song. She overcame her fears, seized the moment and sang her heart out. Perfectly analogous to what we subsequently produced in the granny. Maybe Goody could have played ACDC and got the same result. But he didn't, he played "This is Me" and the team produced a scintillating performance. I reckon he knew what he was doing and got the desired reaction from the team

Danish Gold. Horrid. I had a serious constitution for beer as a young man but i couldn't abide by this stuff. The only beer that tasted worse the more of it you drank. It was cheap so I tried hard to acquire the taste but to no avail. The thoughts of it now is enough to make me grimace

I'm going to boo Lachie Hunter when he stages for his free against Spargo and kicks the goal. And boo him everytime he touches the ball thereafter

Omicron

Geelong to defy gravity yet again, finish top 4 and exit the finals in straight sets.

If this variant arose in a low vaccinated population then more likely that current vaccines will still be effective against it. I think this is the case in southern Africa The mutation which I worry about is the one that arises in vaccinated populations and has mutated to avoid the vaccine. The vaccines are leaky so a vaccine resistant mutation is quite likely

Journalists aren't renowned for getting their facts right