Diamond_Jim

Does it matter.. the winner will be showing premiership form The loser..a strong showing but coach X needs to address............

Time to adopt the self interest tipping system Wins by the Saints, Port and Suns would be nice Cats over Pies to avoid a week of Pie worship in the media

Makes you wonder why JVR was not played at senior level in the practice games given the Fritsch concerns. (one quarter I think he got against the Saints) Same could be said of Schache

Mitch H is not loved by a few Bulldogs fans Is he their ANB?

No ones home game and each team gets 900k IIRC. Don't worry about not getting a ticket as you probably wouldn't have found affordable accommodation Gather round and I'll tell you a story about a man named Gil A poor mountaineer but he kept the clubs fed Then one day while shooting at a bear up from the ground came a a guzzling ooze Gambling Money, The New Gold, Sporting Tea

Just to clarify.. El Diablo was answering my post on whether Clarrie was possibly among the top 5 of all time Demon players. I said as follows "If Oliver can add say 10 more goals a season to his performance and get his handball to kick ratio around 50/50 I think he goes close to one of the best of all time. Remember his opposition is now at a much higher level than those who we normally think of as the best. His handballs to advantage are sublime. Would like to hear what people think of his kicking to advantage"

It's the algorithm !! The selling of tickets bay by bay may be good for ground management but it results in low choice for the attendees. MFC have maybe 4 games a year with crowds over 60k. Good seats should be the least of our worries

If Oliver can add say 10 more goals a season to his performance and get his handball to kick ratio around 50/50 I think he goes close to one of the best of all time. Remember his opposition is now at a much higher level than those who we normally think of as the best. His handballs to advantage are sublime. Would like to hear what people think of his kicking to advanatge

Those young Lions were definitely wayward

Coburg have a catchy theme song

If the money goes to the players and is distributed to individual players at the club's discretion I sense a salary cap rort in the making

Coburg have not been stellar in recent times Hopefully it's not a massacre

No points for a VFL win (says something about that comp). Nothing for second... not sure it's a good thing. Wonder if player bonuses paid for winning are outside the salary cap

Excellent article Weideman got off lightly and no discussion of Meldrum *. It also failed to discuss our pocket tendency * apologies... Melksham

Dogs game is a must win. We need to win 2 out of our first three. If we go 0-3 makes the season that much harder

Still a lot of belief in Collingwood. I'm yet to be convinced that they can repeat their gameplan of 2022 this year (2023). Richmond... can't see it

I worked out the reggae connection (movie... Marley and Me) but alas go no further. At least it's further than I've got on any other of these quizzes Thanks to the quiz master !!

Being an MFC supporter I consider myself highly intelligent but our quizmaster is in another class

I like the direct play idea but what will it mean for our defence. The strategy was to lock the ball in the forward line thus encouraging the opposition defender to dump kick to our defensive gatekeeper. I likened it to a python slowly crushing its prey As a great man said... For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. 2023 could be fun !

There's a new diversion in the out of contract young stars saga... The Swans always play their cards close to their chest when it comes to AFL trades, and insiders rarely agree to speak publicly about contracts and offers. But well-placed sources suggest Sydney are willing to offer De Koning a monster, eight-year contract to lure him north. We contacted the Swans with questions about their interest in De Koning; they did not respond by the time of publication. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/could-young-blue-become-a-swans-king-20230307-p5cq39.html

My thoughts on ground preparation moved to another level after watching the cricket in India. Mind you the air quality in Delhi was at another level saved only by the street food at Chandi Chowk

perhaps a smokie as the sub ?

Interesting thoughts Kev. When it was a medi-sub the versatile player was logical. (Always thought Joel Smith was the perfect medi-sub). In the old sub days (to which we have now returned) the typical sub was "fresh legs". I suspect that we will see 3 or 4 players rotated through the role. You could also use it from a structural viewpoint. Go tall in the first half in the forward line and then sub Chandler for BBB in the second hoping to unbalance the opposition. I suspect we will be conservative but other teams could pull a few surprises

You could be right. His 2022 season was not stellar and he needs to be more damaging with his disposal. There was much debate pre covid on how teams best allocated their salary cap. IIRC the suggestion was that your top 5 should take up around 50%. It was thought provoking

I love Rivers but he's a 12-18 ranked player.He'll get a decent offer but it won't be great. His reward is longevity in the game at a reasonable remuneration.