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Players jogging off as we attack forward. Ridiculous

I got flamed weeks ago for saying May is getting suspect in contests where he has to open his body up, that’s weak

The lack of leading up at the ball is just unbelievable.

Lachie Hunter’s avoidance of the contest is showing in a game where we don’t win the contested ball and feed it to him

Right call not to play another tall, we’re already getting chopped up by Essendon runners, but it should’ve been Brown in, if healthy, and T Mc out. We’ve been seduced by Tommy’s flat track goals against the eagles reserves

The attacking team can’t spoil a ball for a behind after the siren

Chandler is too [censored] to be that hungry

We’ve set up our entire game around our stars playing well and when they’re either injured or down on form our lesser likes struggle. Same as last year.

hes not much taller standing up, was a lazy option but he had little else

Shipping a stack of goals to this big Gumby and his inbred family celebrating is not fun

Long to Spargo a shocking option from the kid but Tommy Mc is not drawing the ball because he can’t make position

Had enough of Grundy. What’s he doing?

Tom McDonald is so busted

Setterfield did a number on him at Carlton last year too I think.

Grundy not on the line, he really runs his own race

Goodwin make the change already. Sub the big dud off

At least Bayley gave his first handball inside 50 of all time

Fritsch such a lazy footballer, he really thought he could give his opponent space and run him down. Hasn’t laid a tackle like that is his life

Hollywood stuff after last week, no midfield fresh legs on the short break, and a couple of donkeys in the side. Not looking promising

Umm the crowds at the non SA games are in many ways the entire point of the round. But they hardly have to be sellouts. Just enough to total a solid influx of tourists. They’ve structured the round to put 3 low drawing games at small venues to hide the smaller attendances. Then the double headers, which makes Richmond Sydney the only standalone big venue game of the neutrals. It’s all about attracting 30-50k tourists who will then spend the 10M or whatever they’ve paid out back in to the economy. If it wer3 9 games with completely neutral sides that would only have to be 4K a game. I bet when they try this next year or the year after in Sydney they’ll have someone out in Homebush playing in front of 2000 odd people but the round in total will get 40-50k tourists. Especially when it’s in somewhere attractive to visit. Im still dead against it but the numbers will add up to make it worthwhile for the governments. Or at least worthwhile enough that they can claim it is whilst they’re enjoying their free meal and game of footy with Gil’s replacement.

I agree. Although I think fair restrictions on gambling advertising (keep away from kids, keep to a limit per ad break, minimise cross promotions) hardly means slashing earnings that drastically. I also think players could be given a guaranteed 10 week block off per year, with a maximum of 25 hours work in preseason and in season closer to 30 per week. That time can be dedicated to studying or work experience for life after footy. There’s no reason why footy has to be some mammoth earner. It should be a head start not set for life. I don’t think making footy less commercial means fans pay more. I actually think it would be the opposite. Take the commercial focus away from the game and clubs become clubs again. Members and attendance should be the main drivers of revenue not tv money. If fans go back to being the backbone of the game they’ll get treated as such and the average punter will get a return for their ticket, and those who pay more will be very appreciated.

I guess you’ll be sitting in the Port cheersquad end tho?

No, classic afl late change, we won the toss

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The US sports farm out development to Colleges and high schools, as well as expensive private clubs which in certain sports drastically hampers then playing pool. I'm not sure why we'd care what they're doing in that failure of a country anyway. Yes, they technically cut down from 3 to 2 (2 to 1 official) practice games but most teams had full scale intraclubs and we've been training at full contact since November. Practice matches and trainings allow for underdone guys to be managed, there's no such allowance in games. Several clubs - St Kilda, WC, Richmond, Ess - are already loaded with ten or more injuries. The Eagles side we played on Sunday was an absolute mess in round 4, good luck to them trying to get through 19 more weeks.