Dr. Gonzo

Yuck no thanks

Unfortunately Fritsch may have to make way so we can re-sign the Wagner brothers

social clubs and cafes I don't care about I agree we should have some kind of Hall of Fame/museum - it should be housed in the MCG though

As long as it's not fenced off behind the MCC gates and is accessible to all supporters. I've been opposed to Casey but really the only reason is that I don't want it to be a disincentive for players thinking of coming to us or players wanting to leave. Having a base around the MCG would be great but if we can't find something optimal we have to be pragmatic. Casey offers the space to work in but is it too far out to expect players to travel? Let's assume most live around the Brighton/Toorak area suburbs, whats the travel time out to Casey? We don't want a Saints/Seaford situation on our hands.

It says we're the biggest loser but then goes on to say Freo & Sydney had easier ranked draws initially so it's a rubbish article. Also the only reason we're the "biggest loser" is based on our double-ups in the initial draw which are not going ahead. I'd say escaping a trip to Geelong is a tick for the win column.

It would need a car park to be a success, foot traffic there would be minimal wouldn't it?

2x 2hr games is better than 2x 3hr games - it would allow them to have all games over the weekend with no overlapping. Would also mean games on Thurs/Mon nights are more lucrative as they will finish earlier on tv

They want games to fit in a 2hr tv segment

Channel 7 wants it is the answer

This should be the norm, especially for geelong games. I get why north/Hawks don't want to host bigger clubs (same reason we wouldn't want to host Collingwood in Darwin) but there is no reason why the shouldn't go to Geelong. Geelong wants to play them there it's the AFL forcing these games to be played at the MCG.

and you should be able to plug your PC/laptop into your TV with a HDMI cable to watch on your TV

out in the boondocks

Get a chromecast, telstra TV or apple tv? Does your TV have bluetooth? If so you might even be able to stream it from your phone to your TV. What brand/model of TV do you have?

It's only to round 5 though, still 12 rounds to go

How would that work? So west coast plays Adelaide in Brisbane and it's a Crows home game? They play all other interstate sides and they are always the away team so the other teams get lumped with home games at away venues? I don't see how that could work, they will be playing home games at neutral venues just like us in NT and Hawks/North in Tas.

"For neutral venues" - Adelaide and Port for example can play 8 home, 8 away and 1 neutral game. We could play 7 home, 7 away and 3 neutral (MCG games vs Richmond, Collingwood and Hawthorn). Home & away doesn't really matter except for interstate travel (or games in Geelong).

What is the difference between home and away for neutral venues with no crowds and no gates? NSW, QLD, SA & WA teams will get 8 home, 8 away and 1 neutral game. Vic clubs will be different but they can figure it out, Geelong really the only outlier.

Kangaroos have our 1st round pick this year

If we won the flag this year I would be bloody ecstatic. It would suck not being there or winning in an empty stadium, would be extremely eerie. But I'd still be celebrating like a madman with the family, wife, kids, parents, brother, sister, cousins, aunts and uncles. Especially if it was against the Pies or Tigers (or even West Coast)

He's a good 3rd marking option up forward but definitely not the key forward target, I agree

He had Hogan next to him. Hogan drew players to him and he ran up and back all day creating space in our forward and spreading defences.

You have to have some community integration, we need to have something to sell to the government to invest in

Governments should spend in a downturn to stimulate the economy

Each club should travel once to Perth, Sydney, Queensland & Adelaide (except of course the clubs based there). The WA and SA clubs will play more games in NSW/QLD due to their governments policies

And Richmond! My hope is no games in Geelong or Tassie. Reality is that won't happen...