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the marquee match-up we've all been waiting for

north are arguably one of the form teams in the competition over the last month or so another side that are good to watch too with quick ball movement

a close game is one worth watching? high scoring footy too

crom - cos the crows mistakenly printed 'go the crom' on official merch once and it's stuck with their fanbase; they've even produced merch mocking themselves about it, i believe flagmantle - it's the aspirational name their own fanbase gave to themselves in the year they got beaten by the hawks in the grand final in the mid 2010s; meth coke fans call them 'flogmantle' in response pear - cos their fans all sound like they're saying 'carn the pear' when they say 'carn the power' and it has, like the crom, been adopted by their own fanbase as a term of affection for the team

who i'm tipping: puddy tatts flagmantle bloods baggers crom them pear gw$ bears who i'd like: filth or draw, probably draw dorks bloods footscray aints us pear tigs meth coke

it'd be very...interesting to see how the afl / nrl would make up the shortfall from their broadcast agreements with news you can only watch it you have a sportsbet account?

for me it's one of viney, anb, or sparrow to roll thru zerrett from a 'cooler' perspective - viney probably makes the most sense around stoppages, but anb has the bigger tank / more defensive mindset durham is arguably in just as good form imo caldwell and shiel go alright too their pace worries me

just make sure you upload as a separate pod - the more bite-sized morsels you make, the better for the sponsors

they wouldn't drop substantially; they'd disappear entirely no one other than news corp has the $$s and the desire to pay for two domestic sports in a country with a population less than 25m

a STERN letter

Now I know you hate it I am all for it 😛

i'll vote nev but borderline call

i never want to hear someone say 'goodwin needs to try something different' ever again

so no recognised ruckman - brave, foolish, or both?

five more years; https://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/bucks-given-heaveho-at-sen-in-roster-bungle/news-story/58609673bade515c6e06c5314a6d6ced Speaking on his podcast, Life of Brian, Taylor said: “I am glad to be able to say that I have signed for five years at the Seven Network. So for all those people out there wondering whether you like me or you don’t, bad luck, you’ve got me.”

we have what, about 30, effectively, now? and yet there's barely anything on them worth watching...as someone upthread said, there's a dearth of quality tv and the cost goes towards live sport - as it's 'must see in the moment' tv - and reality / game shows, as they're super cheap to make and able to drive a profit due to sponsorships etc. there's a longstanding rumour that ch7 don't pay for bt - his wage is paid thru a sponsor agreement which helps lower ch7's overheads by about $1m a year the shows on fox footy (via foxtel or kayo) are absolutely appalling in terms of their analysis and coverage; the only good show they had for YEARS was "open mike" and that ended when sheahan 'retired'

55-65k i reckon

media watch had a big section on how fta is in a death spiral this week

just goes to show how worthless fairfax was imo news orgs are dead

fullarton's best vfl game, by some margin, was when he was the #1 ruck he's quite skinny, but he gets to contests and brings the ball to ground around the ground i would think he's more likely than verrall to earn a call-up, but let's see

nathan - dog kynan - pup ryder - pooch ?

if / when uncle rupe dies in the next decade - and he's every chance of living into his 110s, given his lineage - then james is going to sue the ever-loving pantsuits out of lachlan to try and get control of news corpse lachlan hasn't been in charge of a business that he hasn't run into the ground so james better hope it's sooner rather than later given his bro's track record as the man in charge as such, the afl and nrl must be watching the machinations at news warily given how much of the broadcast revenue they contribute towards and didn't kerry stokes sack tim worner more or less specifically cos of the $$s he invested in cricket vs the roi it generated? cricket is great for revenue IF - and only if - india is involved, and that's only for money coming out of india it's why amazon is more than happy to pony up for icc tournaments like the t20 / odi world cups etc; they know they can generate return from it broadcasting back to the subcontinent

wait...what..?

right on queue... https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/10/australia-stadiums-food-options-afl-nrl

this is true, but there's little / no incentive for international streaming providers - such as amazon - to invest in afl, or nrl, as we are small, domestic sports with tiny followings locally in the grand scheme of global spend there's no halo effect for prime, netflix, apple to sign up for afl or nrl like there is for c7 etc. from a fta perspective a reckoning is coming for the tv rights of these two sports and it might not be pretty