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....and the original is rather racist.

Yes...one has to think common sense, but no this is the AFL. And since every goal is reviewed before the next bounce, why do a review on the spot and waste time?

Spot on. And if goal umpires have to call for a review if the ball goes near the posts or over the line, then why have goal umpires at all?

The Age also did graphics ( which I can't reproduce here) which just shows how far down the gurgler we are compared to other clubs and the years of inaction by the current Board. Marvel Stadium: State Government $225M GMHBA Stadium (Geel) : State Government $142M IKON park (Carlton): State Government $20.196 M Federal Government $15M AIA centre ( Collingwood): Federal Government $15M Whitten Oval ( WB): State Government $36.6M ( plus land donation, not covered in this article)Federal Government $15M Casey Fields: State Government $5M Moorabbin Oval ( StK): State Government $13M (stage 2 only). Stage 1+2 $30M Mars stadium (WB):State Government $6.6M ( stage 2 only) Arden St (Nth ): State Government $7M (stage 2 only) The Hanger (Ess): State Government $6.3M Federal Government $4M ( upgrade only) Victoria Park (Coll) :State Government $2M Commitments: Dingley (Haw): State $15M Fed $15M Punt Road(Rich): State $15M Fed $15M And these numbers are from 2017 only!!!

Spot on......This is how you rebuild, not chasing a single player.

Just get a plastic ticket.. 1. Don’t have to deal with Ticketek. Either this round or all of the remaining games. They WILL stuff up again. 2. Readers, apps, and phones are all dependent upon the electronics working. We all know they WILL fail at some point. 3. Stop giving information to the AFL, Ticketek, or some bot ex China about where you are and whether you are going. 4. Much easier to burn the plastic card than your phone…and cheaper, when you get fed up with team performance.

Aren’t they only available 72 hours before game.? Always problematic, just get a plastic card instead. Always works.

Bentleigh club opened 1997 after Joe became president in 1996.

Switching has to have an end result. It used to because you could get an entry into the 50m arc rather than a kick down the line to contest. It simply doesn't happen against good teams any more. Kicking across the ground to a contest on the opposite wing, which we saw in Sydney, is pointless. The result is the same as kicking down the line. It may move the zone on the MCG, but they don't have to run as far on the SCG. The trend for the better teams is to switch left, then back again to move the zone. And then do it again....The two or three kicks needed to get it to the opposite side, as per the traditional switch, is simply too slow for the way the winning teams play. We did it to Sydney, they did it to us. When watching the game, don't look at the ball when a team tries to switch. Look at the HBF for the opposition, and you will see if the switch is going anywhere long before the ball gets there, as the opposition will have it covered or not.

Every other club in the league would want him. I’m sure Bontempelli would be sought by everyone as well, but it ain’t going to happen. Best to stop reading when you see the authors name, and his employer.

But that is what Sydney and other good teams do. They flood across the ground faster than the switch. The switch was effective 5 years ago. But the HBF’s and especially wingers have already blocked the path, before ANY team can kick the ball the 2 to 3 times to move it to the other side.

They can't get the decisions on the field right, the job should be with an independant group off the field .

He had already tipped a couple of Million for the club, which was broke. He got us the Bentleigh club and Leigoak which having been sold by the current administration are still are the only assets the club has after 160+ years. To have tipped in further for the Olympic swimming pool site is a bit over the top as a further ask. And there wasn't an oval next to it until Eddie kicked out Athletics Vic.

Finally some numbers posted.....48,037 as of today. Behind last years tally already

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 1st game 07/03 A 18/3 H 16/3 H 20/3 H 22/3 A 23/3 H 25/3 H 25/3 A 25/3 H 4/4 H 22/3 A 31/3 H 31/3 H 27/3 H Oct week 3 19,068 21 15,211 20 21,980 22 19,026 26 16,654 22 17,625 25 Nov week 3 30,000 26 20,215 21 25,028 22 26,064 18 23,037 26 20,509 26 20,223 25 - 16,287 11,922 Dec week 1 28,005 7 30,096 7 28,354 07 27,914 9 24,402 4 22,433 3 22,105 11 18,217 3 18,747 2 17,541 3 Dec week 3 38,000 23 28,447 21 31,759 21 29,053 22 29,426 23 26,217 22 24,097 23 23,542 25 20,623 20,166 Jan week 3 40,000 21 29,764 21 33,226 21 30,068 19 30,200 20 27,027 19 25,112 23 24,558 21 21,873 22,402 22,396 Feb week 1 40,823 7 30,141 7 34,327 7 30,577 2 31,141 3 28,013 3 25,647 1 25,416 4 22,962 8 23,422 23,457 Feb week 2 44,552 19 41,562 14 32,157 14 35,148 14 31,310 14 31,537 10 28,759 17 26,290 12 26,039 12 23,650 12 21,448 12 Feb week 3 42,463 21 32,954 21 32,735 21 36,070 21 32,075 21 32,137 17 29,217 24 26,639 18 26,641 17 23,650 18 24,195 16 25,253 17 Feb week 4 49,850 28 44.526 28 33,458 28 32,985 28 36,973 28 32,948 28 32,679 24 29,450 26 27,066 26 27,736 26 - 25,277 Mar week 1 50,054 7 44,903 7 35,874 7 35,726 7 37,979 7 34,034 7 33,520 3 30,524 7 27,619 4 28,582 4 24,801 5 26,023 27,806 Mar week 2 48,880 14 52,738 14 49,667 14 37,083 14 36,063 14 39,537 14 34,691 14 35,080 16 32,623 16 29,510 16 30,421 15 26,751 14 26,791 14 28,068 Mar week 3 54,028 21 55,528 21 51,513 21 41,055 21 37,571 21 41,513 21 36,513 21 35,756 21 33,146 21 30,257 21 - - Mar week 4 54,981. 28 56,572 28 54,164 28 41,325 28 37,888 28 44,008 28 38,089 28 37,025 28 35,117 26 31,035 26 32,324 28 - 29,588 31,087 Apr week 1 55,258 7 57,558 7 55,595 7 42,088 7 38,115 7 45,537 7 39,402 7 38,554 7 35,535 1 32,001 1 - - 32,235 33,359 Apr week 2 57,002 14 58,385 14 56,841 14 43,421 14 38,246 14 46,133 14 40,160 14 39,005 14 36,157 8 33,301 9 33,175 14 - - 33,753 10 Apr week 3 58,651 21 59,220 21 57,289 21 44,934 21 38,286 21 47,174 21 40,557 21 39,281 21 36,731 20 - 34,548 20 Apr week 4 60,241 28 59,545 28 57,802 28 46,093 28 38,431 28 48,080 28 40,636 28 39,634 28 37,597 30 34,068 29 May week 1 60,416 7 60,673 7 59,144 7 46,896 7 38,521 7 49,837 7 41,640 7 40,083 7 37,766 6 34,352 7 35,205 5 - 34,489 35,205 May week 2 62,072 14 61,324 14 60,000 14 46,896 14 38,591 14 50,107 14 41,825 14 40,380 14 38,102 13 - - - 34,961 May week 3 62,310 21 63,750 21 60,303 21 48,784 21 38,673 21 50,422 21 42,057 21 40,549 21 38,327 23 34,871 20 May week 4 62,606 28 63,869 28 60,782 28 48,784 28 38,673 28 50,520 28 42,352 28 40,749 28 38,479 31 35,017 22 June week 1 62,815 7 64,135 7 61,652 7 50,085 7 38,766 7 51,770 7 43,593 7 40,934 7 38,547 6 Jun Week 2 62,942 14 64,492 14 62,095 14 50,085 14 38,985 14 51,770 14 43,791 14 41,022 14 38,653 14 - - 35,403 Jun week 3 63,655 21 64,751 21 62,646 21 Jun week 4 63,984 28 64,929 28 62,738 28 July week 1 64,157 7 64,976 7 65,472 7 July week 2 64,214 14 67,122 14 65,756 14 July week 3 64,286 21 67,177 21 65,816 21 Final July 31 64,645 67,673 65,902 53,188 39,774 52,405 44,191 42,102 39,211 35,953 35,911 33,177 35,345 36,937 Post 31 July 65,717 70,785 66,484 54,495 40,531 52,446 45,178 42,233 2024 Progressive total in Red Actual dates in Blue Date of first game of season Home or Away SOME NUMBERS FROM LONG AGO:

Because there were none available come free agent trading period.

The other thing needed to switch effectively is space. That doesn’t exist on the SCG. While there were kicks for both sides which were “not down the line” the switch becomes ineffective, since the opposition don’t have to run as far to fill the defensive space, unlike the MCG. The GWS comparison is very valid, since it was played on a bigger ground, and the game becomes more open.

How hard is it to put the numbers up? Our ever reliable comms. team still has last years figures on the website.

There is a pop us food place right next to the entrance to Richmond station on Swan street. There is a toilet ( one of the old cast iron versions from the 1800's) at the NW corner of the playing fields, right on Swan st.

Good points Deever.....what we are used to doing and seeing is no longer acceptable, as we now know the damage concussions cause. I was chatting to a fellow Demon supporter who was also a boxing coach. I am no fan of that sport, but he pointed out the disparity of rules in boxing around KO/concussion, and that of the AFL. KO with loss of consciousness for less than 1 minute = 90 days no sparring or fighting More than 1 minute = 180 days 2nd loss of consciousness after return from previous = 360 days 1 KO no loss of consciousness= 30 days 2 KO no loss of consciousness = 90 days 3 KO no loss of consciousness = 360 days For such a brutal "sport" they actually take proscribe more care than the AFL with its lousy 12 day respite. We may not like it, because players won't be allowed to play, but better that than more Brayshaw, Barnes, Smith, Frawley situations....

And they have to share rooms, ice baths, physio facilities, gym equipment, team meeting rooms with Storm, Victory and Rebels. And how do you think our Womens team fits into that arrangement? You only have to go to Essendon to see what a proper facility is. Even Collingwoods is not the best today but they are ligh years above what we have. But do not say our situation is fine until you have seen what other have.

No @Lucifers Hero you are missed a lot!

Exactly. If people expect to see much out of this match, they will be disappointed. Carlton played Geelong in similar conditions last week, and it was the most appalling display of AFL football to watch, with turnover after turnover after turnover. It was just too hot to bother. We should know, it will be like playing in Darwin, so with a game only 10 days later, don't expect too much exertion.

No idea. Other clubs have done it.....

Nothing up on the Club website. Just last years number. Another example of the poor communication we get with the mob running the show ….how hard is it to post a number on a website?