Diamond_Jim

One handball too many in some plays. Unlikely to hold up against North

Z cars is back on TV

I wonder if Hipwood is looking for a new home. Can't see him getting back into the Lions forward line unless there's injuries. Collingwood perhaps?

3 weeks for Chol (official just announced on AFL website)

I thought about that. It would be an 11pm flight so most players wouldn't be home much shy of 2am. Why not 3:40pm if that was the driver. My conspiracy mind says it's trial run for the infamous "twilight GF".

That is one way to measure construction costs. A few years back I cam across a site that looked at stadiums around the world using that measure. The most expensive per seat by a long way was Optus stadium in Perth. Building it at the same time as the mining infrastructure lead to the sweetest deal for all concerned. While hobart is different I would imagine that given run away construction costs post covid we'd be seeing a high cost build to say the least

Has anyone explained the logic of a 5:15pm start? No real problem with it but I'm trying to work out why not 4:30 or 6pm for example

Just saw a clip Surely Chol is gone But who knows

As good a reason as any Impossible to pick an emotional favourite BTW: Oscar P got his car going. All is good but he did clip the wall

Oscar Piastri's engine fails in the first practice session in Baku. Not a disaster but worrying

Am I right that the Pies have offered him 2 years at $X. I'd offer 2 years at $X + 125k with tough triggers for year three. We are continually burnt by contract lengths

Well Ugle-Hagen is officially in the room. What room and whose I've no idea A large question remark hangs over Jamarra Ugle-Hagan's head when it comes to the troubled Bulldogs' future, but leading AFL agent Paul Connors believes he can become another Jesse Hogan. https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/09/17/jamarra-ugle-hagan-bulldogs-contract-afl-future

Curnow now angling for Geelong. Amazing to say the least

Independents and Greens control the Upper House It could be close

Carlton are a key player in the sense that Curnow wants to go to the Suns who in turn have the draft picks to satisfy us. With Curnow gone Carlton have the salary cap but I expect we would have to pay something to maximise the deal (Say $250k a year) The interesting hypothetical is what would we do with those draft picks. I'd use them and simply get $1.25M off our books

Ah hell Bring in the handicapper. MFC starts with say a 4.5 game start over Collingwood etc

You have to have some sympathy for the player. He's good but not good enough to force immediate offers from other clubs. Is it really his fault that these other clubs are dithering. Que Sera Sera

Still cannot understand why the Eagles can't get off the canvas given their money, resources and location advantage. Some random thoughts: Unfortunately father/son has to go. Academies favour interstate teams in lesser markets. I can see the benefit but you wonder if they really do anything to encourage youth participation generally. Arguably they are just another elite channeling system. Trades... a player tax paid to the AFL based on average ladder position over previous three years. The higher the club is ranked the more that goes to the AFL (say to a maximum of 20% of salary) Finally .. payments/facilitization by loosely associated entities. Banned unless player and entity can clearly show no connection. Onus on player. The fixture has simply become too contrived and gets worse year on year. Like the gambling dollar the AFL has become addicted. Very hard to unravel but perhaps incremental steps.

Agree OD AFL need to be a little smarter as they build up these wannabe games. It can't be a night game as Perth is 3 hours behind in summer. 5pm start at best

If Curnow moved to the Suns you never know. The Suns are the key to unlocking these trades given their draft picks Potentially they have 6, 13 and 16 (this last one is dependent upon where Collingwood finish)

No thanks except on a one year deal with options. Even then we are impliedly writing off Jefferson. Nothing wrong with Mihocek. Like many I agree he plays several notches above his profile but it's a move smacking of desperation. I'd be happy to trade Sparrow. Thought he would take off around 2022/23 but he's plateaued well and truly

OOoooooh that hurt but true

And thus the move by the Clubs to put in their man as Chairman of the AFL. No one is really interested in seeing Tasmania succeed. It's a completely different scenario to GWS and the Suns. Why would clubs allow a fox in the hen house when there is zero extra revenue coming in. Sure you'll get some benefits and you might get Tassie as an academy but bottom 4 for the first three years is most likely. Buckley has won the media spin and for the bulk of fans that's what counts

The Storm prelim final is set for Friday night before the GF. Smart marketing by the NRL but fans of other teams are complaining that because the other prelim will be played on Sunday it's 9 days rest v 7 days. Storm really doesn't get the media coverage in Melbourne that it deserves. Strange given that the Age, 3AW and Ch 9 all have the same owner

14 Feb in Perth 3 hours time difference to East Coast so game time 4:30pm Perth time Likely temp... High 30's The Round Zero teams will especially love it