daisycutter

i dunno having half your team getting a week off one week before the finals is some advantage (theoretically) that other finals sides don't have i don't like it hope it fails spectacularly

not at all they could have just declined freo and north's request in the first place simple really, no need to complicate it or look for loopholes

i'd forgot bail kicked on his left foot had time to straighten up on right suppose ricky could have made a lead too oh well, spilt milk

just hope he doesn't cop any racial slurs

point was that the "bringing the game into disrepute rule" can mean whatever the afl wants it to mean but you knew that

picket just seen running naked down nepean highway yelling obscenities

what about the "bringing the game into disrepute rule"?

some arithmetic current system 120 rotations, 3 on bench 18 on field = 21 players lets ignore sub (as sub + subbed = 1 player) 120 minutes of play. 18 x 120 minutes = 2160 total minutes divide by 21 = 103 min per player so each player spends 17 minutes on bench 120 rotations divide by 21 = 5.7 rotations per player 103 min divide by 5.7 rotations = 18.1 min average stay on ground 17min divide by 5.7 rotations = 3 min average stay on the bench new system 90 rotations, 4 on bench 18 on field = 22 players 120 minutes of play. 18 x 120 minutes = 2160 total minutes divide by 22 = 98 min per player so each player spends 22 min on bench 90 rotations divide by 22 = 4.1 rotations per player 98 min divide by 4.1 rotations = 23.9 min average stay on ground 22 min divide by 4.1 rotations = 5.4 min average stay on the bench Nett: total game time drops from 103 min to 98 min = 4.9% drop time on ground interval increases from 18.1 min to 23.9 min = 32% increase time on bench interval increases from 3 min to 5.4 min = 80% increase ok, these are only averages and will vary from midfield to fwd to backmen, but gives an idea of impact (probably some arithmetic errors, so pls check)

90 still too much but it's a start

but it was one of the few times that his kick was straight

in that case i hope it was fitzpatrick

the afl need to put a max number (small) on players to be rested along with medical/fitness/whatever reasons supplied i actually think the freo one is worse because a. they get home ground finals advantage (possibly twice) which is huge when you add in travel time b. they get advantage of week off if win first final (highly likely because of a and c) c. get to rest half the team in week before first final now i'm not against top 2, top 4 getting advantages in finals but it's getting a bit much in this case allowing freo to rest half the team i hope it backfires spectacularly more integrity meddling by the masters of integrity, the afl

sheesh bbo, that's worrying, we've got players still struggling to get to stage 1

only interested if he barracked for the demons as a kid

doesn't make sense if they trade then not a fa deal then no fa compo either scenario they get a first rounder and.....danger would have to agree trade seems highly unlikely

so this whole thread of 10 pages is based on a jay clark rumour? i'll stay sceptical until i have better proof

never liked to interfere with the brother's property, biffo

but i didn't do anything.....but thanks anyway

rubbish, if we had got up that day we would have deserved it it's that simple. it's the objective of the game

well i can see the cross decision makes some sense on some levels on the other hand i can see giving him another year also makes sense i don't think we will be any wiser come round 1 2016 though retirement timing is always difficult in cases like this, for both sides crossy is however going out on a high note and i suppose that will always be seen as at least one positive aspect

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thank you robert......made me feel a touch spiritual......and not much does normally

still waters run deep, earl in the closet you might say

stuie back to his most incisive, eloquent and humorous

very sneaky jack....2009.....got me on a technicality......i'll be filing for a re-trial with new (as in old) evidence)....lol p.s. i understand young lawyers in those days would moonlight by writing "creative" pieces for the truth's heartbalm column