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I'm finding that AFL is too repetitive, and I prefer NRL when Storm play. I miss the earlier AFL games of the 90's and early 2000's. When the game was much more spontaneous, less regimented. Its too organised for me, these days.

No wonder you didn't like it, you went tourist route. You have to get out into the backstreets, and the cafes, and provinces, to see the real French. Not the western tourist spots.

I love Paris. The Parisians, and the French of the provinces. Lovely, friendly, happy people.

And no surprise why we spent the past 50 Years struggling, because of AFL favouritism of power clubs, and our own incompetence off the field.

If this happens for real, going that way, they will kill the game off. support will leave in droves. people are no longer as naive as we all once were 40 years back. We can all tell, what fairness looks and feels like. and it s not in red black and white. Or navy blew.

I'm not prepared to gamble our footy culture, on believing that. Because it is our Australian culture as well we gamble with;, on-top of our Aussie Rules game.

That shytes me, as much as the media bully boy clubs here in Victoria.

I like watching it too Cards. Have had since the 80's SOO games. These days the NRL game is getting more skilled, due to the Storm, and they're kicking has learnt from Aus-rules, here in Melbourne, and to a lesser extent in Sydney town. I enjoy the Organic simplicity of the NRL game, without all the arrogant ex-player media commentary we are showered with, in Victorian-AFL media...

That is the concern to me... and I think we should be working together with the NRL to hold both our positions and share our skills, working together. Foreign foot ball sports are the enemy, IMO. But our issue today is the product we put out there. The congestion is horrible, because of rotations, and the lack of one on one match-ups. The highlight skills we once watched, have slowly dried up. And are too-few, these days.

maybe it was her, hinting PpD

I wonder if a little clean-out late last season, has had a positive effect on our players. All players now go in when its they're turn to go and all players pressure chase and contest all times. a change that warms my heart. A reflection of our best contested leader at the club, even with his apprentice in close behind his right shoulder.

its not the scheduling that is the main culprit, IMO. scheduling is a smaller issue, to the real problem.

and that's what I'm hoping for, by mentioning it here. If the tone we spread, is a bit cautious; hopefully that will aid the team in its quest to win again against a team on its knees atmo. The Crows didn't turn up on this weekend gone, and that's what I'm cautioning against, for us this week. They had prepared for the game in Alice. The game yesterday was sapping, and I hope we do not have a let down, this week. Preparation or not.

past seasons, and earlier in the season.. Its the next hoodoo we have to put an end to, in our march forward.

They're problem is the same as ours, traditionally. A common like of bathwater, when things are just dishy. A certain way to give a club a decent upset gut for about 4 months on the Trotski. Lets not do, what they're doing, and get a head of ones self. keepin the lid on the bin, stayin humble, and appreciating the good times.

spot on, it sounded just like it on radio, but looked like we stifled them more-so,,, on the Telly.

obviously LoL, yeah that'll teach him to leave the Crows. ? _ now, who else wants to leave, next ???

a Win is a Win is a Win...

He's been building, and building his tank. same with ANB. Add some form into the team, and they all start to shine. We are up and away atmo. Some of the guys looked like tiring late in the 2nd Qtr; physically feeling the heat, and some mental errors later on after half time, from some experienced players from fatigue, including TMc. I have to see out the game yet. But it was a very good clinical win. And the crows didn't show up, or we dindn't let them. Our intensity was very good. A danger game coming up against a struggling side that we should beat, and will be expected to beat. That makes it a danger game, because of our recent mental attitudes in these type games.

isn't it. ... its time our finals series took to the road, taking the game to all Australians. I'm imagining a twilight game in Alice on Free2Air TV on a Monday night in July, maybe after playing in Darwin, on a Friday night. Or Vica Verca... Alice twilight Friday, then Darwin on the following Monday-week, night game ?

absolutely love it... Bloody fantastic, I feel so proud of the work we are doing with this countries original peoples, the worlds oldest longest surviving nations. in the oldest land with the oldest footy club in the world. Great job whoever thought of and organised these cultural efforts.

Hope we have the desire. and, I'm off https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdlQM9hGh3s

I'm moving house and with showers coming later, I have to trailer the leather lounge now. Just catching a breath before the trip. Then back. I hope to catch the 2nd half Live, but I am recording.... thanks FreeToAir.

atta bouy BigbastardO

Again, not one of the Greats, but he was a great footballer of his time.