whatwhat say what

9 hours ago, Fritta and Turner said:

Thats one of the reasons I thought we might be looking at Waverley. Though the MCG redevelopement is not to kick off till 2030

tigs will get waverley part-time til punt road oval is rebuilt

i am confident we'll announce caulfield and plan to be safely ensconsed there by 2030 when they'll start on the rebuild of the southern stand

good night harris

that was brutal

what a goal from the skipper

banno should've run in; she has the pace!

shocking set shot

14 minutes ago, BigBadBustling said:

This commentary is unbearable. ahahaha

department of eagle's "in ear park" playing at mine; much better than the slop on the commentary

dees being mauled by flagmantle; same as it ever was

broken ankle or foot for georgia gall?

she was in agony

i can't remember who posted it on one of these threads, but i've quoted this diatribe so many times...

It’s over. At some point the analytics told the AFL that 85% of its audience aren’t going anywhere - regardless of results.

Huge, monumental spectacle is what the AFL wants its brand to be. Why spend decades building up half the competition when the other half already provides everything you need?

The smart big clubs woke up to this a while back. Collingwood’s list strategy is diabolical on paper, but they know they’ll just top up on talent because the system is built to sustain them. 3 of Geelong’s 4 best players came from other clubs.

This year was the least competitive season of AFL ever. The top 9 teams were decided by mid April. Thats 5.5 months of meaningless footy for half the clubs. The Age report on how poor this season was because they aren’t feeding directly from the AFL trough. Everyone else just happily follows the talking points, or else they might not get a good free suite at next years Gather Round.

It annoys me enormously that 2025 will be a huge financial success for the AFL because its overall product has stunk this year, and the guy leading the organisation never really wanted the job, and clearly has no vision for the future of the game. This is all part of the problem. It continues to succeed in spite of itself, because we love the game too much.

the '85%' number is something that my friends and i keep referring to each other

1 minute ago, 2021 said:

I was surprised in the below video, at about 5 mins in, that is says we have named the 2 targets we are after in the draft..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN9zZzoH6I

where'd they get this quote from, that we're targeting lachy dovaston and aidan schubert?

1 hour ago, rpfc said:

Interesting Sydney pushing out players to go for Curnow. They are so aggressive aren’t they? Lockett, Franklin, Curnow.

don't forget kurt tippett nor barry hall

the latter the only one of their many high profile key forward recruits to win a premiership with them, as skipper no less

2 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Has she finally attained her AFL player agent accreditation yet?

yes, some time ago

59 minutes ago, Gorgoroth said:

The massive difference between us and Hawthorn at the time was both Hodge and Mitchell were at the end of their careers, Trac has 5yrs min and Clarrie 6.

which i suspect is why we're happy to pull the trigger now - we'll get significant more for them now than in another 2-3 years

1 minute ago, adonski said:

This

Will be curious to see how it plays out

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

matthew lloyd?

did king and rivers' careers as players at the cattery overlap at all?

o'meara and titchell never won a premiership together

given all the picks being created for the taswegian franchise in the 2027 draft, could this be a pick in the 100s?

1 hour ago, Demonland said:

Here is the interview from Today (9.10.25)

Straightest of straight bats

No movement on Petracca other than initial conversation with him

No conversation re Oliver with GW$

May won’t leave

Heath will happen; Derksen will not

18 minutes ago, Demonland said:

In truth, the clock might be ticking but it’s really not running out of time

What was the last mooted deal that DIDN’T happen by deadline time - Dunkley to the peptides? And that was eons ago, in the grand scheme of things

There’s no incentive to do anything at the point in time

All the media noise is just that; noise

I think everyone is well aware that discussions outside the narrative are happening and it will play out before close of business next week

47 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

• Starcevich has gone from the best team to the worst team. He’s only the fifth restricted free agent in 14 years to leave a club and join a team that finished in the bottom-six on the ladder.” - Cal Twomey 

Shannon Byrne one of them?

1 minute ago, Demon Forever said:

Just my thoughts. If we bring in Bailey and Mihocek, are we a better team with those 2 inclusions whilst losing Petracca, Oliver and Judd?

Didnt mention Spargo as he hasnt really played a lot over the past 2 years.

Not in 2026, for mine

i might have heard it wrong, but mitch cleary was sayng we might accept a pick in the 70s for clayton

that's insane, particularly if we are paying any of his salary for the next half decade

1 hour ago, BW511 said:

This quote from Charlie sums up the Goodwin era for me, it was a success on the whole but very robotic;

• "I feel like at Melbourne I played the small forward role and it gave me good building blocks but it was a rigid role, without freedom. I spoke to North about playing a role with a bit more freedom. I play my best when playing on instinct." - Charlie Spargo

If King can let the boys play on natural instinct a little more, we will be infinitely better to watch - sure, we might get a few heavy touch ups but we lose a lot anyway

crowbot-alike

goodwin very much came from the neil craig school of playing to a system-based approach

17 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

West Coast. What a joke of a club.

They’re now saying they’re open to trading off the number 1 pick for players, though somewhat unlikely.

The same club just said “we are so bad, we need so much help, please help us AFL”, receiving extra picks and handouts.

i wonder if players under contract were able be traded without consent we'd be targeting petracca and oliver for picks 1 and 2...