Dr. Gonzo

Grand Final replay, Queens Birthday 1989 in the slop at Princes Park.

The next one is Queens bday game v Hawks in a quagmire at Princes Park. Round 12 we play the Cats in another mudheap at the G, can't remember the G being such a state before or since.

And https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/inside-carlton-headquarters-at-princes-park-as-blues-go-green-with-renewable-and-sustainable-energy/news-story/4c514afe761232dd99ad1eb4947bc37e?amp

Schwab

If players have the option of playing for Melbourne who train out in the boondocks or Collingwood/Carlton/Richmond etc who are based in the heart of the inner city, which do you think they'd prefer? It's not really comparable to Geelong, Geelong has the surf coast down the road with the lifestyle that entails to appeal to certain demographics of players, the peninsula isn't exactly the same.

Here's another heart stopper against the Eagles DZ, we were making a habit of it against them 🙂

What if a player is injured during training and needs to leave in the cart? The cart would need to cross the track which could be more of an issue than players walking across.

And the Pies were missing their ruckman and both Daicos boys. Not sure who else was out but it was far from a full strength Collingwood side.

Calm down, it was against Collingwood's B team in February.

Like I said originally, I'm disappointed he left and how it ended but I hold no grudges against him. If others want to that's their prerogative.

Only seen the 1st quarter so far but looks like a decent hit out, good way to blow out the cobwebs in Feb. Mihocek, Steele, Jiath and Heath all slotted in well and the Pickett² combo is gonna be a fun watch.

He wants to be part of a successful club and can see a limited window as he come towards the last stretch of his career. He said it himself when he was drafted, he wants to be a HOF'er, 1 flag and a Norm Smith is good but he wants to be in that elite company. Right or wrong I think he got fed up seeing it wasn't gonna happen at the Demons.

I'm talking about the culture and leadership of the club more than the circumstances of his injury.

I'll always love Trac, disappointing in the manner he left but it's as much on the club as it is him. One of the key pillars of our only flag in recent history and our only ever Norm Smith medallist. I wish him well at the Suns and would love to see them get some success. They are a great team to watch and Hardwick has them playing a good brand of footy.

The channel 7 replay of the round 1 game for those who need the audio.

Bring it on, the more docos etc the better. I'd prefer the NFL films style docos over the "behind the scenes" ones but beggars can't be choosers. You reckon Goodwin stumbles out of the rooms with a black eye after the Saints game?

The round 1 1989 game is silent and has no on screen graphics, I think it was taken from a master tape with no commentary or anything. If anyone knows how to source an old radio call of the game let me know and I will sync it up.

Sorry those are BYO Tarax 😂 I'm planning to continue with 1989 season uploads starting with the Panasonic cup games but need to convert them from DVD first so may take a few days. I have the round 1 game vs the Roy Boys (with Stingers winning goal on debut) both the channel 7 replay version and the full game but the full game has no audio unfortunately. I think it was taken from a master tape or something, will upload both versions anyway and take it from there.

If the players play like they care and the supporters turn up it will be ok, especially as a preseason hit out. Needs to be WA or SA hosting Vic though, a game at the G might get a decent crowd as a one off but ongoing the supporters would drop off like they did in the 90s. The players will feed off the crowd if there's a packed Optus stadium or Adelaide Oval.