Bring-Back-Powell

Is he hanging out with LeBron and Ben Simmons this off season? Agree with Lyon. He's a fair way behind fellow top 5 picks in Brayshaw and Oliver, when on talent and under age reputation one would think he'd supposed to be ahead of them...well certainly Oliver. Had an absolute stinker in the prelim against West Coast. Yes I know 80% of the side did as well but off memory but he was pretty much our worst player on the ground. It would've been nice in his development as a player and potential leader in a couple of years if he was one of the rare few that stood up, but it wasn't to be.

Bemoan the fact that we'll start out following pre-season later than 16 other clubs.

I still think this is the best clash jumper we've ever had. Yes better than the current royal blue.

I wonder of these junkets make a lick of difference to AFL clubs?

Was at that game too. Horrid day in the history of the MFC losing to a bottom 4 side with everything on the line. Blundstone arena is a disgraceful AFL stadium. Your’re dead right about the cues to the toilets and food/bars. Probably up to 20 and 30 minutes respectively. Not good enough for a professional league such as the AFL. Manuka oval is not much better.

Round 2 2017. Before that round 11 2011. Before that round 5 2008.

I used to hate the idea of selling home games in the NT. However, we’ve finally started to win games there to the point where we went 2-0 there this year. And they were both dominant performances. We’ve also mastered the recovery component of NT games as we’ve won our last 4 games the week after NT games. Hopefully we can make the NT a fortress gong forward whereby we get an automatic 4 points, the opposition dread the trip up there and we cash in financially. And we still get our 11-12 games at the G. North will play finals next year due to playing 4 games at their ‘fortress’. And hopefully we’re too good for West Coast Adelaide with those 2 extra wins getting us into the top 2 after rd 23.

The weather shouldn't be an issue in Alice Springs in mid July, which is when we play WCE. The game starts at 2:50 so the second half will be played in the shade and the average maximum is only 20 in July.

We actually also got a 6 day break after Alice this year when we played the Dogs after the Adelaide game. Hopefully getting a 9 day break after the Darwin game next year will be of benefit as opposed to the usual 7.

West Coast, Collingwood and Richmond twice. We play Gold Coast and West Coast back to back interstate. West Coast off a 6 day break. Very stiff draw.

Could be a Friday night game in Melbourne for us in round 3 if we’re playing Thursday in round 4. No way the AFL would give us a 5 day break and a 4 day break in the one month...

Great idea. Except Eddie will throw the toys out of the cot and demand a new queens birthday partner. And the AFL will roll over to him.

I get the feeling we’ll playing in the NT for the next 20 years at least.

I would've thought one of Pert's first gigs on the job would've been to ensure we keep Q'bday as our home game until the following season. We're already missing out on a ton of gate receipts as the away team on Anzac Eve. Perhaps we have some blockbuster home Friday night games to offset the Queens Birthday loss of revenue??

Ironic that we're all complaining about Darwin, yet in 2018 we ended up winning 7 of the next 9 games after Darwin which included our best month of footy (rd 22 - semi final) since 2006.

Close. An Accountant.

No. But I enjoy getting fixture leaks.

Particularly if our only Friday night game is interstate. Would be absolutely no improvement on 2018's fixture. Surely we'll get at least one MCG Friday night block buster at the G??

Hoping we get 2 Friday night games in Melbourne for the first time since 2011. We may get as little as zero though.

Can’t believe we haven’t travelled in round 1 since 1998 (against Jesse’s mob)

I don’t understand your gripe. A season is 23 weeks. Not just round 1. If we end up having 0 Friday night games then I’ll sympathise with you.

I thought he showed a lot of promise in the AFL X game against Carlton.

I see what you did there. Well played sir. Well played.

I'd rather win the AFLX than have T Mac available for 6 meaningless home and away games.

I'm already having sleepless nights thinking about how we're going to defend our title.