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Some good analysis from Leigh Montagna on Brisbanes performances in the past 6 months or so:

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Georgina to join Georgia Campbell and Georgia Gall......should be more of it!

Yes....go by the Ferrari. Much too unreliable! Get the Porsche instead.

Perhaps @WalkingCivilWarcan help here? The Demon Army usually has an allocation, and not all may be able to get there, so they may be able to help. Probably good form to sign up with them, if they do.

For @Bitter but optimistic@Demon_spurs@DeelightfulPlay.. before you head off, make sure you have a ticket to the game. Traegar Park only holds 7,200 and the locals turn up in droves.....

Best option is opt in for a physical card, and then you don’t have to deal with Ticketek until finals time.

@Supermercado Is your friend @ Demonwiki: http://www.demonwiki.org/Grand+Final+1958 Number 6 was Peter Brenchley on the day. The Sun had published player numbers on the day so the VFL forced players to wear alternate numbers. E.g Barassi wore number 2 instead of 31.

There is no way the Essendon facility will be affected by any runway or taxiway changes. R27L is to be North of it , through the taxi cab holding area. R34 L is to be W of existing R34. And given R27 L was meant to be built 30 years ago, it will probably be finished before we get a facility.

Did I see JVR ping a hammy half way through the 7th?

I reckon that is Jake Lever 4th from the left in the back row......spooky! ...and could that possibly be Bowey seated in the front row next to the chap with the bowler hat?

Majority of those seats are reserved Members areas e.g. Tridents, Redlegs.

Good to see them featuring Max King who won't be playing for the first 4-5 rounds! And no Membrey, so that's another player who always kicks a bag against us. Will be almost a pointless exercise for us, and with the expected heat, why would you bother? Still it will give the Aints fans plenty of excuses......

Still starring with the Phillip Island Bulldogs ( unfortunatley bundled out of the finals early last year) https://pakenham.starcommunity.com.au/sport/2021-10-01/pedersen-a-bulldog-through-and-through/ https://www.pisra.com.au/sport/semi-final-seniors-v-tooradin-2022

Agree with all of that. It was a truly dodgy exercise....but we didn't have to finish up in the courts for months for a resolution, simply because Hawthorn voted against it.

The ONE good thing about Hawthorn supporters is that they didn't vote to merge....and for that we should all be grateful.

The picture shows about most of the crowd that turned up in those days as well.

Tenancy agreements are with the MCC not the AFL. Fixturing by the AFL is not associated with where a training base is located. Regardless, we will lose our meagre admin areas in the MCG when the Southern stand development is started in 2027(? ). So we need to have something permanent in place before then.

I wish people would stop saying Casey facilities are as good as others in the AFL. https://edgearchitectural.com.au/projects/casey-fields-melbourne-football-club-aflw-upgrade/ The last upgrade was to provide an indoor facility was for the AFLW and VFLW sides. The mens side have purloined it, but it wasn't built for them. It is about half the size of Essendons indoor faciliity. The ground has a great surface, but where is the weights room, the physio facilities, the recovery pools? As for the admin, I would suggest you take time to visit the club in the MCG one day. You might be able to locate them buried near the top of the southern stand, but it isn't one office. They are spread along various cubby holes througout the G, that most office workers would cringe at. I would also suggest those who think what we have is sufficient, to go and actually look at what others have. We haven't progressed much beyond the days of the Junction oval. Instead of comparing what the Bulldogs have got, compare what WCE, Geelong, Sydney, Hawthorn, Collingwood have got. They not only win premierships, but appear in finals year after year after year, because their players and staff and admin have the best environment to thrive.

Having been to a number of training sessions, I haven't seen anything from Burgoyne which would justify a spot on the list. He just keeps getting caught trying to do too much. His position is even more doubtful when we have the likes of AMW and Deakyn Smith who have been in the system already and have that "something possible" in the way they play. Burgoyne would suit a spot at Casey if they can fit him in on their list, so that he can at least show his wares. Turner offers more for us today and is suited to multiple roles. But really, at the moment we don't NEED either.

Correct for both. It is a while since I last heard of how this all works, but Telstra pays the AFL for the rights to run the AFL and Club websites. The Clubs have an allocation of alterations/ changes they can make each day. If you want more then they have to pay. Collingwood used to do this and had a great site, but they seem to have reverted to the standard issue now. Fact is the website is pathetic, because of the lack of genuine material being uploaded. Training pictures......wow! We can't even get an update on the number of members we have today, just last years number, and it is already February......7 months after totals were signed off.

Lack of information coming from the club is becoming endemic again. Website still has last year’s membership tally posted, with no updates. Why post training times at all if it isn’t current.? Bring back Ben Gibson.

Snakes?

In the manner of @Demonstone's demonstrative quizzes here is one for the trackwatchers: What in the Hell are these markings on the ground? They are placed just outside the goal square and are permanently marked. They run diagonally toward one wing only and are enclosed within a box. There are also two diagonal lines on both sides from mid goal-square to the 50m line. Same at the other end of the ground. They weren't used as part of the "snapping" exercise run by Choco before the main session, so what are they?

Last time we had a praccy against Richmond THEY requested Casey, to be able to play on MCG sized oval.