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As I understand it you won't have to do the QR scan; just continue to show your digital wallet. Not everyone has a digital wallet so some people will still need to QR scan to show vax status. I think the government press info used the term 'QR scan' as a generic phrase to say people need to show their vax status/certificate (which can take several forms). Also, the government prefers we still QR scan even tho data isn't used but most people have stopped doing so unless they have to.

A digital vax certificate/a green tick appears on your phone once you have QR scanned in. The person simply looks at your phone. As @binmanposted it is requirement at bars and restaurants and numerous othe venues. I would assume the 'venue person at the G' will be the person on the turnstile or security checking your bag. Someone might tell us what happened re vax status checking in December when the club held its GF re-enactment at the G. Just noticed @Fork 'em's post. I guess is the event he is referring to, or maybe it was the cricket?

The QR scan shows the vax status on your phone which is what the person on the door looks at to let you in (or not). Those without the vax status linked to the QR system can show paper proof of vax to enter. For these people there is really no need to scan the QR code. Yes, AFL venues will ask everyone to show digital (QR scan) or paper proof of vaccination.

Not sure if you are thinking the info goes to the website of the establishment being entered. Just to clarify, it is forwarded to the government's website that they once used for contact tracing, not the website of the establishment being entered. Huge privacy issues if that was the case.

It looks like we have a clean bill of health for this game. From AFL website: "You could forgive the slight panic when Charlie Curnow limped off with a knee injury late in last Thursday's practice game, but the star young forward wasn't even sent for scans – such was the lack of concern from within Carlton. Jack Martin and Lachie Plowman should play in the AAMI Community Series, after both missed the win over St Kilda due to training loads, while Sam Docherty is a strong chance to feature in what would be a remarkable comeback from a secondary reoccurrence of testicular cancer. Harry McKay and Tom De Koning are outside chances to return, but should be OK for round one regardless". No mention of Salem so safe to assume he is fine to play. But if he is a bit sore he may be rested .

It seems we will need to sign in with QR codes, not for contact tracing but to show proof of vaccination; see the bottom half of this article why-qr-codes-are-still-needed-to-go-to-the-footy Essentially: “You still have to be vaccinated to go to the footy. Your QR code, you show your phone, and you demonstrate you’re vaccinated. It’s the same in restaurants, it’s the same in pubs, but it’s no longer the case in places like supermarkets or other retail settings because you don’t have to be vaccinated to go into them.” ...People without smartphones can show a paper copy". So anyone who is not vaccinated will not get in.

To clarify the last sentence: that may be the case for MCC members but not for the general seating area. Walk up tickets will be available for all games this year at all venues, if the game isn't sold out. So @Deemented Are Go!you can get tickets at the gate 'like the good old days' but for big games you may find tickets are sold out beforehand.

Current 'state of the nation': It all hinges on the dees vs freo and North vs Lions game this week! We must beat Freo for 2nd spot. Otherwise we lose it to Freo or Lions if they have a good win over North. Lions have built up a fabulous % by thrashing lowly sides. They will be desperate for that 2nd spot and the benefits that go with it.

Yeah, kinda difficult forecasting one year let alone a few. If 'successful' means consistently making finals, all the teams you mention are in the frame. If it means consistently top 4/premierships it is anyone's guess. fwiw, I think he will stay: Some telling conversations on G&G: after the 2020 hub Gus said he wanted to move in with his long term partner, Danielle but she declined. In the most recent G&G he said they are moving in together. Also, Gawn asked him (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) if he had left the 'bayside' area this summer!!! Well, yes to go to Casey...and visit his Godson, George Gawn. Those conversations suggested he is anchored in Melbourne so if he left the Dees he probably wouldn't go far and not without Danielle. In proximity of the 'bayside' area: Saints, Hawks, Pies, Tigers.

Can't say that I am as downbeat as that with Richmond and Geelong as they have a bit of talent coming through; its about managing the transition. But lets say they do struggle then some currently not so successful clubs will become so. Genuine question: which do you consider to be successful clubs in the next 2-5 years.

Not sure I would assume only struggling clubs will be interested. I suggest Richmond and Geelong would have a very good look. Both will have highly paid players retiring in the next few years so will have money to splash. An added attraction to all clubs is he is an RFA so they don't need to give up draft picks. Not making a case for him to go but just saying he will be an attractive get for any club.

Beat Freo (in Perth) next week and we virtually have 2nd spot (and a pre finals bye, Home finals) sewn up. iirc we beat them in Freo this time last year so we can do it again. If we do it will be our best chance at a flag altho Crows will be hard to beat in Adelaide in a GF.

Including Instagram For Instagram we rank 11th which is probably closer to our membership ranking. Not sure how to get fb figures without loggin into each club's fb page.

Parish is overrated at # 22 as it is based on 2/3 of last season when other key mids (Shiel and McGrath) weren't playing. He will be a good player but needs to put in that performance for a few years to deserve a ranking in the top 3% of players.

Just for the heck of it I extracted each team's Twitter follower stats: I recall that a couple of years ago our figure was approx 40K. So 70K is a big improvement. However, we are right down the ladder across the AFL. It is a bit disappointing given we have just won a flag. Our figure may reflect our fan demographics ie much older fans who typically don't use social media. Nonetheless, it says we have work to do to win over a younger generation.

The question isn't if he should play in our midfield. It is: if he harbours a role in the midfield he will get it elsewhere and he may just take it rather than spend the next 5-7 years on the wing. There aren't many clubs that wouldn't chase him for their midfield. His dees teammates will always be his teammates and he will always be part of our drought breaking premiership team. It just depends on how he sees his career panning out. Still, hope he stays.

The run home: the-run-home I have summarised the scheduled for ease of comprehension (8 pt games in red): My thoughts: I reckon Adelaide has top spot sewn up so am hoping they beat Freo this week. All top 4 teams will win their round 10 games. Unfortunately not gaining big % boosts vs lower teams has cost us ladder position (again) as other top teams have gained that boost. So, to claim a Home final and have a pre-finals bye we need to finish top 2 which means beating North and Freo. If I have the finals sequence right, to avoid Adelaide until the GF we need to finish 2nd or 3rd.

I think it took a lot of people time to wake up to and acknowledge the role Gus was playing. People saw the role thru the prism of how Langdon plays it rather than the 'defensive' wing he was asked to play. It is worth watching replays of the early games. From very early on he was rolling back to help the back six, intercepting the ball for a throw in rather than taking possession, not trying to take marks, holding his field position, staying in his lane and playing the team game. All things one would think would be rewarded in the coaches votes (not to mention sacrifice). He was never going to get stats, 'be noticed' or have a highlights reel.

Jack Niall is also of the view that Gus' decision will be highly influenced by whether "His defensive wing role limits him showcasing and using his talent. Is it satisfying enough for hm? Does he want to be a role player for another 5-7 years... A different (midfield and perhaps a leadership team) role might be enough to entice him away". Quote is from my post on page 1 of this thread. Niall's article is here: a-career-decision-brayshaw-doesn-t-need-to-stick-with-demons. An interesting comment from Niall: "Brayshaw was 14th in the club best and fairest last year. If his sacrifice was widely praised, and he has a premiership medal to show for it, one could imagine that he would be stung slightly by that ranking of 14th by the coaches". To me it isn't that he was 14th but that his score of 332 was less than half that of the winner and well outside the score for the 10th spot with 408 votes. Given that our BnF scoring is independent of another player's performance one wonders what the coaches expected of Gus to rate him so lowly. Assuming Oliver re-signs, the earliest a mid-field spot will come up is 2025/6 by which time he will be 29/30. In his early years he was touted as captain material, voted our most courageous player by his teammates in 2021, has footy smarts and is talented. I wouldn't hang around on a wing for the rest of my career if I could get role that better suited my talents and career goals.

It will be good to see some footy again but the result means little: 2021 we were absolutely thrashed by the Bulldogs in the preseason and then, the rest is history!

Fox has a blog for the game: https://go.arena.im/live/fox-sports-australia/q9ckwvX?v=2 NMfc also will: "There will also be full coverage of the game on NMFC website and app and on the NMFC Official accounts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook." Can't find a ref that mfc will run a commentary but will check the website/twitter when the game starts.

Well, well. A new round 10 fixture has just been released. Friday, March 11 Geelong v GWS Giants at GMHBA Stadium (Foxtel), 6.10pm AEDT Saturday, March 12 Collingwood v Richmond at Victoria Park (Seven), 3.10pm AEDT North Melbourne v West Coast at Arden Street (Seven), 5.10pm AEDT Melbourne v Carlton at Casey Fields (Seven), 7.10pm AEDT Sunday, March 13 St Kilda v Adelaide at RSEA Park (Seven), 1.10pm AEDT Western Bulldogs v Brisbane at Mars Stadium (Seven), 3.10pm AEDT Fremantle v Gold Coast at Fremantle Oval (Foxtel), 2.10pm AWST r10-fixture Affected games in 'Bold'.

Ah, ha! Yes, that is the answer: to reshuffle all/most of the round 10 games so Bulldogs and Freo don't play each other again and instead play a team they aren't playing. Good pick up, 'Meggs'. If my reckoning is correct, the teams they are not playing and (who that team is scheduled to play in round 10): Freo: Brisbane (Richmond) Coll (GCS) Geel (GWS) Saints (Adel) Bulldogs: Brisbane (Richmond) Carlton (Melbourne) North (WCE) Saints (Adel) We haven't played Geelong, WCE and Colllingwood so if we lose the Carlton we will get one of those. But I could almost guarantee that the AFL will substitute it with Collingwood to make round 10/finals placing 'more interesting'. This gives us a more difficult draw than we would otherwise have and play more (all?) of the 2021 finalists. Having said that we could dispense with Collingwood however the other teams will more likely allow us a bigger % boost which will be critical for finals 'Home' games. Good luck to the AFL trying to convince another team to give up their round 10 opponent. eg just can't see Brisbane or Adelaide respectively giving up their Richmond/Saints games which will be certain % boosters for them. The AFL could have shuffled the round 9 and 10 games to solve this. Maybe they didn't know they had a problem when they locked it in round 9. I reckon the cleanest/fairest thing is let Freo and Bulldogs play each other again. Surprised this is not getting any media attention.

Just had another look at the rest of the fixture. It seems the other club that will be on 9 games is Freo but they have already played Bulldogs so there is still a problem... Maybe the fairest thing to do in terms of both teams having skin in the game is they play each other again in round 10 as @Whispering_Jacksuggested. That way both teams are playing for premiership points. Oh well, I guess we will know soon enough when the round 10 fixture is announced.

Not sure who works harder as they play different roles. Oliver is in the thick of it to get the ball, Petracca is the burst player to go forward. Yep, great to have the two. Who is better? Depends on criteria and one's emotional investment in each player. But, now that Oliver has learnt to hold his ground in or run out of a pack, instead of treating the ball as a hot potato and blindly hand pass out of congestion, I reckon he has a few more levels of improvement. Now that is a truly scary thought.