whatwhat say what
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13 minutes ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said: Fair point.
Though why, then, has the AFL made it so (apparently) difficult (= expensive) for the 19th team to enter? And they've set a pretty high financial bar, for themselves and for all the funding parties, for the 20th.
cos MONEY
if someone is so desperate to join yr club that they're prepared to spend a small fortune of money to do so, who wouldn't say no?
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On 03/12/2025 at 13:52, He de mon said: Floodlights. Latest album is fantastic.
one of the best local bands going around
the croxton block party with them, the gnomes, sex mask, grace cummings, cash savage and the last drinks, tropical [censored] storm, spiderbait was top tier
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the afl will want to grow, not shrink
they definitely won't want to reduce teams heading into future broadcast rights in 2032 and beyond
if there's not an announcement of a new team coming in by then i'll be surprised
a 19th team doesn't 'grow the pie' as the suits like to say
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1 hour ago, John Crow Batty said: The billionaires just buy and sell the clubs. The operating money comes from the media rights and TV advertising. Cities that host clubs are even forced to build, upgrade and pay for stadiums or else clubs leave for better offers. The billionaires don’t have to spend any more of their money. Unlike the AFL the NFL benefits from a perpetual gravy train and owners are modern versions of ancient warlords with their own private armies living off plunder. I believe only Green Bay Packers is owned by the Green Bay community.
more like plantation owners
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2 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said: Crazy to think they have so many fans and still pull better crowds than we do sometimes.
they're the richest team in the competition in a two-team town where there is little other comparative distractions
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clearly they were beyond thrilled that xavier 'nephew' taylor fell through to our selection while latrelle pickett was always going to be selected by us
the wraps on matthews are strong; exciting to hear
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48 minutes ago, Bobby McKenzie 2 said: Your logic defies all logic Doc.
So a player who DESERTS the club in pursuit of FAME and FORTUNE deserves a medal, but the other WHO WANTED TO STAY, BUT WAS KICKED OUT doesnt deserve a medal! Unbelievable!
picket fence, is this you?
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1 hour ago, Macca said: Yes, the NRL broadcast rights could end up elsewhere than Foxtel/Kayo
Especially if the AFL rights can't be budged from it's total amount as it stands (Foxtel/Kayo) ... sounds like it's too much of a commitment to cover both sports
Wouldn't surprise me if Stan end up with the NRL and DAZN & the AFL continue to be in conflict. It's not ideal for the broadcast partners to be warring with each other
So far, we've heard DAZN air their grievances out in public. Will the AFL even respond given the large amount of money at stake? Might be best to say nothing
always need to take ninefax reporting on broadcast rights with some degree of sceptism - the age is owned by ninefax who are currently in battle with dazn for the nrl rights going forward...
also, worth mentioning in here that afl media are set to make significant cuts to their broadcast backend set-up...
AFL cuts media jobs and closes main studio in pivot to outsourcing
Major job cuts have hit the AFL’s media department as the league abandons some in-house production in favour of content creators and outsourcing.
he AFL has cut a number of jobs from its media arm and closed its main studio as it pivots to outsourcing to content creators.
An email sent to staff in the AFL’s media team on Wednesday made clear the league would decommission ‘Studio A’ at AFL House in Docklands, leading to redundancies among the production team.
Multiple sources told this masthead the most recent redundancies numbered at least 10 and several other staffers had left the media and commercial team since the men’s grand final in September, but the AFL would not confirm a number.
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2 hours ago, ElDiablo14 said: Is there any chance to 'internationalize' the AFL?
Say if any of DAZN or Amazon, or similar global conglomerates, got the broadcasting rights. Wouldn't this be an opportunity for more exposure overseas?
dazn already holds the afl rights globally, and try to monetise it through the 'watch afl' portal that foxtel has control over, and telstra had before that, but the subscription base was always tiny
we're a small domestic sport and as such there is miminal interest in the sport at a global level
to increase its exposure would cost the afl a fortune, but the afl does not like spending money it should have been a targeted appproach 30-40 years ago
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ol mate scoops manure is saying what everyone was pretty much expecting blavatnik to be saying - afl rights are massively overvalued and he'd like to tighten them up
take it with some grain of salt of course - the age is owned by ninefax who are currently in battle with dazn for the nrl rights going forward...
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my favourite album of the year is definitely rosalia's "lux"
she's otherworldly; like a catalan bjork
her previous album was really poppy and super 'bouncy' for want of a better term; it was my aoty of the year for 2022
this new one saw her work with the lso for a year in order to craft a symphonic set honouring female saints
it's...amazing
here's the single:
it gives absolutely no clue as to how the album was going to sound
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been a terrific coach at the dees; wonder where he's headed
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2 minutes ago, beelzebub said: If they can turn the first sods early next year.
Running on an oval for preseason 28 is quite feasible. I can only imagine the "building" will be composite tilt skab and steel skeleton.
We're not building a shopping mall here.
Where's a will there's a way. A servo can be up and running in 6 months.
It's all about project management
i'll take it
as others have said, it ain't the taj mahal - office buildings / fancy gym combo
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5 hours ago, Redleg said: Maybe a couple of issues to still work through, but it is moving forward and from what I hear is happening.
Not the best time to get State Government assistance of course, but the community aspect is helping.
Unless something blows it up, I expect the Dees to be training there in 2028.
As to the announcement, that is up to the club of course to pick the best time and and AGM seems pretty suitable with a new Coach, CEO and President.
to be training there in 2028 - as in the ovals will be ready by then?
seems awfully quick to get the buildings built
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any word on zanker going vs staying?
i'll be pretty disappointed if she goes to be honest