ElDiablo14

I think it's the continuation of the tackle. As soon as the ball is free the defender must release the man. Not easy to call but I think the holding was there.

Suck that up Freo. You steal our players and game plan but zero flags for you 🤭

I'd take the Bont.

We should have both if not for the AFL.

Players doing Hero stuff. Taking 4 tackles in a row.

Hear hear!

Easier to do when you have the full protection from AFL HQ and the media. You then add the millions of dollars from taxpayers, how can you lose? But no, there is no money for the silver spoon rich boys of the MFC (Caulfield project).

I stumbled upon an ad with Petracca and Dangerfield. Of course it was about cooking, Coles sponsored. In the video Dangerfield is wearing Geelong's shirt while Petracca is in full "civil" clothes. Clearly the ad is footy oriented, why no demons shirt?

Anyway, sometimes it takes the same amount of time to travel all the way to Adelaide compared to going from Melton to Pakenham. Nothing more than your typical peak hour traffic in Melbourne.

So I should blame those Adelaide supporters for letting the filth mob invade their home ground 😅

How did they manage to get so many tickets? Didn't the Adelaide members had priority? Is there something similar to the MCC at Adelaide Oval? Wouldn't those people also have priority before any interstate supporters?

At least it wasn't Centrelink money.

14? 🤔

And Gold Coast

How is half the crowd wearing prison bars? Who in Adelaide had the bright idea to open the flood gates to the filth mob?

Looks like Australia must decide... What's going to be the national sport? 🤣 It's a never ending debate.

Yes, it's strange. In the US everyone knows how mucha any given player makes. I could understand if it was for safety/privacy issues but I don't feel Australia is a dangerous place for people with money (unlike a lot of the developing countries).

Could it be the club felt both of them deserved it and wanted to ensure the core of the playing list would be here for long? Let's not forget that at the end of season 2021 we had two Brownlow worthy players, one with AFLCA accolades and the other with a Norm Smith medal.

I think it also has to do with the optics the last few games against the filth. Petracca, and others, has been very friendly with the POS that ended Angus's career. We humans tend to be very tribal when it comes to pro-sports. So, that may cause the masses to feel more aggravated when there is a perceived betrayal or disrespect to the club/Guernsey.

That's the problem with niche sports. The money is there but very capped. Although I did read somewhere that the AFL was inside the top 20 sports in terms of annual revenue globally. The revenue was above 1 billion dollars, higher than some reputable soccer leagues (not including the big 5 from Europe).

McKay at 800k. Surely we had the cap space to accommodate him after Luke Jackson left in 2022. So the money wasn't the reason we didn't get him. 😅

How can Cameron be paid so low? He is a top 10 player in the league, should be at 1.2 million minimum. Equalization my [censored].

Do we really believe Daicos is only the 10th best paid player? Petracca and Oliver Contracts are almost 5 years old. I can't believe others haven't surpassed them in that period. Even more, where are the Jeremy Cameron and Patrick Dangerfields?

Me too!

The reality is that there has been a huge void in the ATO since Nadal and Federer retired. Void of talent that is, except for Alcaraz and Sinner. The rest of the top 10 are underachievers. They are being defeated by a soon to be 38 year old. Sorry, off topic this is supposed to be an AFL forum.