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Even though I missed it by not getting into footy until '88 I still feel traumatised by the 87 PF. But for games I actually saw: Round 6, 1992 - the last quarter capitulation against Essendon that has meant untold stress about leads under 50 1998 Prelim - With no scientific basis I thought we were going to knock over North and win the Grand Final 186 is an obvious one, but it was so out of the blue that at the time I thought we were just going to neck the coach and get back on with being comfortably mid-table Round 1, 2013 - when I allowed myself to realise that Neeld was a nuffy and that we were going to be pox for years to come. 2018 prelim over so quickly it doesn't even come close to qualifying, and in retrospect winning the '04 EF might have set us up for a run through an open finals series.

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More than one mention in this thread about how this could lead to big things internationally. What is the actual strategy for this to happen, is it going to be broadcast anywhere where any decent sized international audience will see it? When Port play in China we hear about how the game is being shown locally but are the same people going to broadcast this, or is the idea to create a razzle dazzle highlights package that internationals will accidentally stumble on via social media and YouTube and decide they want to play the game? International expansion is a noble goal, but let's be honest people have been dreaming about the rest of the world taking up the game for decades and because the rest of the world is perfectly happy with the sports they already have the best we get out of it is a handful of interested people and as near to irrelevant international participation figures. If it hits big and suddenly money starts flowing into the game from everywhere you can slap my [censored] and call me Charlie, but given that we can barely get parts of Australia to get interested in Australian Rules Football you're kidding yourself if you think China, India etc.. are going to fall for it just because it's played on a rectangular ground.

The idea that we just have to find somebody to kick 50 is simplistic - we've just traded a key forward for a key defender, the idea is that we concede less goals because of that so the burden on one player to kick 50 and replace Hogan is a myth.

If the Experience returns I'll be useless due to dying of excitement.

The white line fever thread

Just need to wait until next week and start feeding stories that West Coast are interested in him next year as Kennedy's long term replacement. Would rather lose him for compo next year than not extort Freo now.

Has been ok last few weeks until dying in the arse today, but we're mad if we don't start trying to upgrade ASAP. Cannot finish 2019 in the 1s if we're serious.

I'd be making sure because his value to other clubs will have gone off the charts in the last few weeks.

If I was his manager I wouldn't let him get stuck in the VFL for half of next year after his performances of the last three weeks.

Not off him for good, but in this massive game he'd want to do better than his career average of 3.3 kicks per game*. VFL performances are fine but no help if you can't translate it to the big time. * Unless he kicks three from three kicks.

We're 0-14 against Lance Franklin. Time to give that one the heave ho.

Go and get Gaff... tribunal representation.

SEN's entire business model seems to be clickbaiting you through to website articles where somebody says something moderately controversial. Works quite well.

He's fine with ball in hand, a complete liability when it's loose. Time for the old face-saving mystery injury.

As if the AFL won't be playing razzle dazzle half-court rules within a few years. Visionary preparation.

Finals since 2015 - 24, 20, 34, 35, 34 and 25 touches. Seems to find it alright.

The performances are not to be discounted, but they were playing a village team. Like when Gawn had 80 hitouts then it turned out Bendigo couldn't afford a ruckman.

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. He's ok with the ball, is a massive liability without it. Either he or Vince goes now and the other follows at the end of the year.

And the financials are much better there now that the AFL own the joint. Not a big deal to play one game there if the alternative is Darwin.

For all those hoping for the MCG, from three weeks ago...

Build a bar facing the platforms at Jolimont so we can taunt platforms full of opposition plebs after games.

Didn't think much of him, but Vince should be in the gun first.

So we want him but he's not available. Landfill journalism from Fox.

Our salary cap must have accidentally had an extra zero added to it. Bank error in your favour, collect out of contract players.