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Yeah I've been watching the t20's (not intently) but lets face it, there's not much on TV anyway as an alternative And I don't want to be part of the fun police! My biggest issue with t20 is that it's quite repetitive so you know what's coming next (the hoick to cow-corner) Light entertainment with almost zero passion involved. Who cares who wins? But it's a bit of fun and apart from the threat to Test cricket, quite harmless Test cricket and the administrators of Test cricket need to find ways to keep the 5 day test relevant, innovative and vibrant. And there is a way but Australia, India & England need to lead the way

We're still going to see a lot of Davey as he's indicated that he'd like to go on and play in the 2027 ODI World Cup! In the meantime, he'll earn an absolute fortune from all the various t20 comps worldwide (and good luck to him too) I remember reading once that Brad Hodge played in 8 x t20 comps (per year) in his last few years. Good $$$$'s It's now possible to play in 10+ t20 comps as there's probably at least 25-30 comps that players can participate in. And that's a real threat to the future of Test cricket as money talks

It's all over (that was quick) Pakistan could have won this test if they'd held their catches. When they had us 4-16 in our 2nd innings they had to capitilise Bit of an enigma of a team. Plenty of talent but they don't know how to win The Aussies played well when we needed too. By contrast, we know how to win And I agree, @Hopeful Demon , Cummins steps up time and time again when we need him too A big occasion player A different bowler to the great DK Lillee but the same mindset. McGrath the same

They're going on for an extra half an hour after those 2 wickets fell And this thread never fails to bring opposite outcomes as soon as anyone sides with a team one way or the other So I'm loathe to call things Australia's way (now) because you know what happens then, Lex! Pakistan needs to swing hard and go for it if they're any chance of winning

My comments were more pertinant to practice or intraclub games in a general sense not high-drawing games per say The existing stands could act the same way as being high up in the bleachers at the MCG (bring your Swarovski's!) As for AFLW games, if our would-be buildings incorporated a large grandstand on the back straight, then the viewing would be ideal if one of the ovals was situated in front of that stand (might have to run North to South though because of the setting sun) Alternatively, just play the AFLW games at Princes Park A lot depends on the configuration of the 2 ovals situated within the race track Another alternative is for the buildings required (with a grandstand?) to be built on the Western end of the racecourse (where the horses currently are once they pass the winning post)

A good sporting wicket at the G ... gone are the days when the wicket was dead and hard to bat on (and bowl on) We're just a bit too good for Pakistan right now ... their bowling is ok and they can bat a bit but our all-round game is superior 330-400+ in front after our 2nd innings should get the job done. The track could get quite tricky to bat on tomorrow and on the 5th day Of interest will be how many Smith can make ... struggling of late and is due And right on cue, out goes Khawaja! Edit: Now 2 for 6 (Marnus out caught down the leg side) ... a 330+ lead looks a while away!! Edit(2): 4 for 16!! At this rate a 100-150 lead might have to do!! We're in allsortsa!!

Couldn't the patrons watch the AFLW games held within the racecourse from the existing grandstands? Seems like a no-brainer Also, for those wanting access to bars and eateries, well Caulfield racecourse has all that and more and if we bring the numbers, they'd no doubt open things up on non race days. There's your socialising taken care of by default And the talk is for our buildings to house gyms, swimming pools and indoor training facility/another grandstand to be built on the back straight So there may well be 2 vantage points to view practice/games. With 1000's of free seating We'd be moving into a structure that already exists whilst adding what we need It's like we just stumbled upon exactly what we're looking for and need and it may not exceed our budget and we still may get government funding anyway

@Go the Biff @titan_uranus @BDA @Dr. Gonzo @Clintosaurus @DemonDave @Dee Zephyr @Dappa Dan @Gorgoroth @layzie @JV7 @DeeSpencer Business end of the season arrives most notably with numerous teams jockeying for a playoff spot And the tipping comp where DemonDave has shot away with Dr.Gonzo in hot pursuit ... the rest of us need to get creative 2 points on offer this week (plus a bonus point) and we finish off with 3 points in week 18 Good luck!! Leaderboard Tipping Comp 7 - DemonDave 5 - Dr.Gonzo 4 - Clintosaurus, Macca* 3 - DeeSpencer*, Go the Biff, layzie, BDA 2 - Dee Zephyr, Gorgoroth, JV7 1 - titan_uranus *denotes bonus point awarded 49ers the standout choice and probably the Rams? Otherwise, it's tricky (again)

Having a game to forget Ravens have been good

Story of this round of matches (dropped catches) It's as if they are thinking of the extra yardage after the catch! Great run by Jackson just then to set up the field goal

Leaderboard Tipping Comp 7 - DemonDave 5 - Dr.Gonzo 4 - Clintosaurus, Macca* 3 - DeeSpencer*, Go the Biff, layzie, BDA 2 - Dee Zephyr, Gorgoroth, JV7 1 - titan_uranus *denotes bonus point awarded

That early turnover really cost Dallas (RB fumble) ... WR's dropped a few easy catches too Prescott can't do it all on his own The way I see it is that Prescott is playing a huge part and is carrying the team The testing material was New England with Belichick, Brady and their whole team from that era and the their whole all round game Zac is so talented that we expect miracles

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Not an excuse but sound reasoning ... our forward line was decimated with injury and that was out of the club's control. And then losing Brayshaw and not being able to play Petracca forward was also problematical I'm not being disrespectful in describing our finals forward line as C- ... especially with JVR missing the Carlton final 2 months ago I posed the question on how we could possibly win 3 finals without even a half-decent forward line I don't believe it's possible and the odds say that we were almost certainly going to be found out at some stage I'm actually glad that being found out didn't happen in the GF Petty, Melksham, a fit Brown and a fit T-Mac are all sharp shooters too. As is Petracca when he is on song. Fritsch didn't look entirely right either Not forgetting that Gawn just couldn't find his mojo in the forward line either And I never make excuses

Yes it's been a bit tiresome but one consolation is that anyone can still win outright Usually with 2 weeks to go at least half the field is out of the running

Thanks, and you're a good addition to the site even though you're a bluebagger! Just don't tell @Redleg heehee

@Go the Biff @titan_uranus @BDA @Dr. Gonzo @Clintosaurus @DemonDave @Dee Zephyr @Dappa Dan @Gorgoroth @layzie @JV7 @DeeSpencer Leaderboard Tipping Comp 5 - DemonDave 4 - Clintosaurus, Macca* 3 - Dr.Gonzo, DeeSpencer*, Go the Biff, layzie 2 - Dee Zephyr, Gorgoroth, JV7 1 - BDA, titan_uranus *denotes bonus point awarded 2 points on offer this week (bonus point as well) before we finish off as such Week 17 - 2 points Week 18 - 3 points Not an easy week (again) Good luck gentlemen

Imagine being a 20yo now with a completely open mind about rock bands? (both past and present) The 60's through to now to embrace But for us oldies, we've lived it all Spoilt for choice!! I was a bit young to appreciate and embrace all of the 60's but a lot has derived from that period. Just about everything was progressive rock back then The Beatles probably weren't seen as progessive but they were Early memories was the excitement and anticipation for the release of Sgt Peppers. It was bigger than big

Both, old dee According to Pert at the AGM tonight, we'll be at Caulfield* and keep Casey as a 2nd training centre. We do have 4 teams so it makes sense *See last post on the previous page on the why's and wherefore's re Caulfield (an overview from the AGM)

The 2 ovals that are being talked about would be located inside the Caulfield race track according to what has come out of the AGM (Pert) With possible buildings for admin and players gym and indoor training facilities being behind the back straight of the racetrack I'm imaging that those buildings might double as grandstands on race days or for footy practice games and such like After watching the AGM things look like they are in full swing for a possible training base at Caulfield (and we would keep Casey as a 2nd training base) It wasn't just mentioned in passing, more so front & square I was actually quite surprised at the focus on Caulfield by the club because if the subject matter was nowhere near being at a starting point, I'm not sure we would have heard much about it tonight (at all)

And we could have bet London to a brick that the Eagles were going to lose Mind you, my other choice for 3rd pick was Atlanta Houston was the team we missed on (or bypassed) I've had a quick look at the last 3 weeks and none of them are easy ... maybe one only dead-set cert on each of the weeks? I'm having a much better time of it following J-Mac & Zac in Hong Kong!! I'll post up the week 16 games later on

Rule of thumb now Bring in the big boys and bamboozle & baffle them with BS Works a treat And I can remember saying out loud at the time that Kossie was possibly going to get punished for his actions but others further on down the road? Off the field, there is no excuse for not getting consistent outcomes ... they've got all the time in the world to get it right

So early in 2023 we were told that the illegal action (alone) not necessarily the aftermath, carried a suspension The thugs action was not only illegal and premeditated but he knocked the player out in the process ... no case to answer?? A football action was argued but that same action is now not legal? What's changed? Forget FIFA, the AFL is worse when it comes to corruption. Look after no.1 from here on in ... the rest can eat cake

For those who don't know, the umpire reported the thug for unduly rough play (or similar) And paid a 50 metre penalty downfield Yet the prosecution never called upon the umpire for his evidence A total stitch up And it's why we should always argue strongly for our players ... Van Rooyen & Kozzie (early in the year) could have been cleared as all 3 incidents were illegal but only one player was cleared (the thug) The defence - both love taps or just bring in the lawyers and make something up Carlton & Collingwood (and the AFL) have shown us how to get a player cleared ... so play the system No point putting your hand up in a corrupt system as in a dog eat dog situation, no one is going onto bat for us

Another important factor that can't be ruled out is the MRC having a need to increase it's membership at Caulfield/Mornington. They need bigger crowds after a total absence of patrons during Covid. And a bigger membership Having Sandown as an asset means that down the track they can be well & truly cashed up ... refurbishing and sprucing up Caulfield & Mornington is one thing but they'll want more members and patrons So if it comes to fruition, we get our new facility but the MRC could well be looking at our 70k membership to tap into