Lord Travis

Can we have Bailey Smith please? Exact sort of midfielder we’re crying out for.

Substitute gets announced an hour before the game. Hoping to see Bowey as the sub to potentially get a run if needed.

Is the team line up announced yet? The match is tomorrow...

Fair point. If there’s less stoppages as a result of the new rules and game styles, then our strength (stoppages and contests) is taken away and our weakness (clean kicking and maintaining possession) is magnified.

Having a good game. Happy to see him do well.

Premier: Richmond Runner-up: Bulldogs Wooden spoon: Kangaroos Moving up: Freo Set to fall: Collingwood Brownlow Medal: Martin Coleman Medal: T Lynch (Rich) NAB AFL Rising Star: Rowell Best new Demon: Brown Demon All Australian: Gawn, Oliver, May Demon B&F: Oliver Big call: Buckley sacked first half of season Ladder prediction: 1. Richmond 2. Brisbane 3. Bulldogs 4. West Coast 5. Port 6. Saints 7. Melbourne 8. Geelong

Watched the first two episodes last night. It’s pretty good so far. Dew comes across well. He would’ve been a good coach for us... Betts is very likeable, as is Sloane. Simpson and Cameron seemed like nutcases!

Yep tried going through Telstra account and via link in AFL app. Keep getting stuck at the last hurdle, then it loops through to and discount disappears and it asks you to confirm $25 a month. Happens on both phone and computer. It’s something to do with being an existing user, and I can’t even use a different email as it asks for your mobile during registration and then says phone number in use already ? Thanks anyway!

Is Lockhart or Bowey playing down back? We need to find a replacement for Jetta ASAP. He’s one of my favorite players but he’s coming to the end of his career rapidly.

Not even watching the game. I admire Vanders and loved the intensity and aggression he brought when the club needed it 6-7 years ago, but he hasn’t impacted a game of footy for over 3 years now and is 29 years old. Couldn’t be an easier list decision than to delist him IMO.

Vanders is grade a delist material ?

Yep their whole system is broken. I’ve contacted their online support and solution they have was to send a link to the registration page. How these companies exist is beyond me. [censored] pathetic. Have Bowey or Laurie got a touch yet? What positions are they playing? Bowey HBF and Laurie HFF?

Let me know if you’re able to. I just tried and get stuck in a loop no matter what I try. I can’t even give them my money to watch at this point!?!

Any way to watch this other than that pathetic [censored] horse**** Kayo?

Just tired to redeem the Telstra $5 Kayo deal and can’t get it to work. I get stuck in a loop during registration every time. Tried on multiple devices, private browsing windows etc and no success. I can’t even give these [censored] my [censored] money to watch. No support number to call either, just send feedback and hope for the best. These companies who own the broadcast rights are [censored] pathetic. The whole direction of the game being manipulated to suit broadcasting and not being able to watch the [censored] broadcast is mind blowing poor. If anyone has had a similar problem and had it solved, then please help a tragic demon out!

Rowell at 22 after he’s played 3 games. Daniher at 26 when he doesn’t get on the park and hasn’t impacted a game for 3-4 years. Clarry at 33 after he’s played 100 games at possibly the highest quality first 100 games ever. Slobbo needs to lay off the [censored]!

Never in doubt. Good onya Maxy!

Horrible news. Seems his body wasn’t made for professional footy. He’ll struggle to make it back now you’d think. As horrible as it is, it’s not wise for a club to use a list spot for 4 years on a lateish draft pick who can’t get on the park. Feel sad for the kid!

Was he responsible for sending out the finals marketing in 2017 the week before we made failed to make finals? That fiasco is still embarrassing!

If that’s how games are going to look now, then we’ll all have to find a new sport to follow. AFL wants higher scoring, they’ll get higher scoring... from abundance of shots at goal from 50 metre penalties! ****house!

They don’t have to stand the mark. Heard from a few people at different clubs that some coaches were trialing abandoning manning the mark in certain parts of the ground and instructing players to instead just flood back to clog up the defensive 50. This rule change is going to make for some ugly defensive matches of footy IMO.

Travis was always a big game player and had a great record in finals matches. That 2002 semi final against Adelaide he kicked four goals from a wing and carried a team on his back for 3 quarters. One of the best games by a demon in my life time. Shame his teammates couldn’t go with him and get the job done that night.

Haven’t read this thread yet, but I touched on this rule change in a training thread recently. Fair to say it’s another [censored] rule change by a bunch of out of touch idiots who need to justify their jobs. “Word coming out of the clubs is they’re training their players to flood the defensive 50 as a way to combat not being able to control the angles of the field as much. It’s going to backfire for the AFL and lead to yet a further reduction in scoring. The rule changes the past few years have been ineffectual and pathetic and actually harmed the sport further. The next stage for them is to anchor players to parts of the ground for the entirety of the match, not just centre bounces.”

Daw is peak physical specimen. Still looks in ripping shape and has serious muscle. Shame he’s going to be played more forward as he really excelled down back IMO. Good to see Brayshaw and Viney up and about too. Both need a good run with injury and will play an important part of our midfield mix. Thanks for the photos!