Diamond_Jim

Thanks. I was on the website but will check the app

Is there a replay on the AFL site. I can see full videos for Dogs v North and GWS v Suns but not any others. Thanks

Dogs are a different team from that which we have played over the last few years. With Lobb, Darcy and Liam Jones they now seem to have a lot more height around the ground. They probably have a better forward line than we do and while our midfield shades theirs the Dogs aren't shabby in that regard It will be a solid test

A score and what quarter are we in please No kayo in Asia unfortunately

I quite often get repeat posts in a game day thread but today is another level. Still when you're winning I quite like reading things 2 or 3 times

Interesting to hear comments on structure Sounds as though they are resting Gawn/Grundy up forward rather than on the bench. How is the Brown and the resting ruckman working out. Last season Gawn was excellent early season at protecting Brown's run for the mark

8 players on the bench Will be interesting to see the rotations. I'd play Brown for a half at most and JVR for the other half if not for say one more quarter in exchange for T Mac in order to look at the set ups. Woewodin in relief of a winger Lots of half backs on the bench. Where does Laurie usually play?

A proper question for the Board is whether the Morgan Stanley mandate is limited to ethical investments

Excuse the tautology but Future Funds are the future if the fund raising of US Colleges is any guide. It's either this or private ownership similar to US professional leagues or European soccer. The murmurings about private equity taking a stake in Cricket Australia are interesting/concerning. Could that ever happen with the AFL

Do you think it's too early to discuss "loading"

From Bomber blitz (you have to love their passive acceptance circa MFC 2013) Original Post....If we Hangar tough we’ll force the airport to move, not us. Reply......Of course. Unless the airport is as tough as the Bowls Club. Then we would fold. https://discourse.bomberblitz.com/t/nec-pays-up-for-naming-rights-to-the-hangar/17846/146

you are definitely correct.. the old Southern Stand was built in 1936-37. For its day it was a great build with the new Southern stand not being that much of an upgrade when compared to the new Northern stand that replaced the old Northern stand which was itself newer than the old Southern stand

Agree there's no issue with the streaming per se but the quality of the feed is circa 2000 especially if you are watching the replay after they cut it down. These days it should be 4k minimum. (Some of the blame rests with Channel 7 who simply refuse to upgrade their camera/broadcast equipment for reasons I can't understand. Youtube vloggers have been putting out 4k for the last 5 plus years)

The price isn't bad but they could do a lot to improve their quality. Many people used to argue that they didn't want to canibalise their Foxtel box model but that's a dinosaur in decline. I think their real problem is that they are gradually losing sports (tennis coverage for example is now almost exclusively gone to Stan) If you really want to see overpriced rubbish quality check out WatchAFL 😓

Remember when Penfolds sold out and the new owners pushed Bin 389 for $2 (circa 1980 IIRC) There were rumours that it was being used in their up market cardboard casks Those were the days Gave up buying my annual 6 bottles of Grange when the price hit $50 a bottle (I'm an NZ pinot person these days)

At the cricket in Delhi. Very surprised to see the boundary ads promoting whisky and Pan (chewing tobacco). Can't say I saw any betting ads but I suppose they are as addicted as many of our young seem to be. Watch for Crown trying to normalise its existence by plugging its theatre and food areas. (The old get em in strategy)

Not much coverage of the game here in Delhi but I assume from the lack of comment that Brayshaw didn't play. Is he injured ?

having just endured three days in Delhi watching the "cricket" I think I've found a more parochial band of supporters. Hard to see them losing at their home grounds It was different on so many levels to say the least

This is about it I think. He's an okay player but what special factor does he add? Both Spargo and ANB although often maligned on this Board offer more upside He'll get a run as the Sub and due to rule changes will get more time than Bedford so we shall see.

Does this mean no spot for Burgoyne?

Well done though I think he may have stood a better (though admittedly slight) chance of getting on an AFL list by joining an AFL aligned/top up VFL club. Will add some interest to the competition at the very least

He looks a lot closer in height to his contemporaries in those highlights. Looking forward to his signing

Just turned 31 so that contracts him until he is almost 34... excellent signing

Casey is a designated high performance sports precinct. The pool complex is probably 400 metres from the Casey oval which also has another oval about 30 metres away. (Golf buggies perhaps) There is a large asphalt area by the athletics complex. Have seen it used for land sailing but perhaps it could house a large all weather indoor complex. The problem is that they are shared facilities but with money and goodwill we might be able to construct a first class facility from the various components while still accommodating the needs of the present users.

As I recall they used one of the large function rooms at Docklands for that purpose when we played there back around 2016. Worked well and would be great if something could be done at the G. Ideally you want the room decorated but perhaps we could do that digitally thus freeing up the room for other uses. Those wanting a full time social club should recall what we sold recently (Leighoaks etc). I never went there but few spoke highly of it as a gathering place. Not sure the concept works anymore