Diamond_Jim

wonder if Casey radio will return this year. A great addition to the game and they covered a few away games as well.

was thinking of going but the stand being closed and no other seats plus the credit card booking makes it unattractive. Will dip in and out of the TV on the Geelong game instead. Looking forward to getting back to Coburg or even Windy Hill

No stress game tonight. Expecting a loss but would love a win. Hopefully a nice piece of preparation for the main games in September

Hard to believe.... if he was subbed out he would be out for the next round as well. Just cannot see him being risked if there was doubt

Lot of logic there Memories of those early season selections in 2020. mmmmm

strange sub choice... Then again what is the correct sub choice... a medium/tall or a midfielder type

Fritsch' availablity was unexpected. Interesting selection but perhaps understandable for a night game. Wonder if they were tempted to play M Brown one more time. Jordon can consider hmself lucky Did we ever confrm whether Petty was or was not injured?

Freo game likely to go ahead but no crowds. Could impact our North game the following week though if things go haywire. Tassie like WA very strict. In short...who knows

Forecast for match day not up on the BOM site yet but next Thursday is looking almost balmy by Hobart standards.. 20 and light winds. If that holds North are no chance

I got all 9 last week I think. (It wasn't hard) This week is medium to slightly hard in the level of difficulty Bulldogs ( would love a GWS win) Geelong ( a hard one but at Kardinia Park they should win) Swans ( GCS could upset but I doubt it) Lions MFC ( of course) Freo Hawks ( Crows for those who want a value pick especially if cold and windy in Tassie) Pies(should win but who knows) Port

Agree... he is a prime candidate for trading at year's end. Getting his salary off the books and perhaps a player or pick in return is a big turnaround from a few months ago.

strange you can have 85% at the MCG but only 75% at Docklands

yep knock down the old stand and MCG size oval

Richmond have a big redevelopment plan in before the council. Will be interesting to see how they go

Collingwood have money to burn. If Richmond go ahead with their redevelopment Collingwood will be the only mega club without the mega training complex which for everyone but Richmond means 2 ovals, indoor training centre, pool and gym plus admin centre. The old Olympic pool is heritage listed which limits what can be done. Perhaps they can do something more with Olympic Park but you have to wonder if a training centre is a good use of valuable land in the sporting precinct. Social clubs are now officially dead IMO. Once the decision was made to ditch pokies that was the end

tend to agree The hawks game was probably our best and even then it took over three quarters to get on top on the scoreboard. If we are to win I think Oliver will need to have a BOG performance. My real MFCSS worry is a blowout followed by a wet and windy 50/50 game the next week against North

why not both OD. Not sure we're quite up to rolling them yet. More hoping it's a decent dress rehearsal for later in the year.

Have been to Punt Road in 2018 for a VFL game. We lost but it was a very nice winters day. Other than the stand which seats maybe 1000 there's not much room and certainly very little additional seatng. They have also made it difficult to get to the Punt road side of the ground where there is maybe 15 feet between the ground and the wire fence. The admin/ gymn centre almost touches the ground. 5000 would pack it out. Overall not one of my favourite VFL grounds. To get in you buy a ticket at the gate for $10 or $5 for away club members. Usual scan in required. Have not seen any mechanism for pre-purchase. The food was a take away truck with nothing spectacular as I recall it. Hangin out for my next Burra burger !! Hope this helps. PS at the Box Hill game last weekend you were allowed onto the oval at the quarter breaks which was a pleasnt surprise.

now allowed 85k at the MCG so I expect there could be some more tickets available. Hopefully all those confident Tigers supporters will buy the $70 plus dollar seats and help the Demon cause

I must confess to watching the replay of the last quarter of last weekend's game twice. Haven't done that for many years

Does this go down as one of those.... "it sounded like a good idea at the time " moments. The irony is that it has strengthened the position of the various associations at least in the short term

They're special at Punt Road In response to the claim by the National Trust that the grandstand shoould be preserved and not demolished as part of their new development.... "Richmond, however, argued that the retention of the Richmond Football Club at the club’s Punt Road Oval base was of far greater historical significance than the removal of the stand." https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/national-trust-tackles-richmond-tigers-on-grandstand-demolition-20210420-p57kvs.html

The various football fiefdoms have not exactly covered themselves in glory FIFA full of crooks EPL raiding world football to the extent that outside Europe leagues are just a shadow of their former selves (look at South America) And of course it was these fiefdoms who invited the foxes into their lair anyway.

Obviously not a visitor to this forum It's crazy. God I hope they beat us, there heads will explode and then ill sit back and watch when they lose a final. No supporter group drinks the coolaid like melbourne supporters and finish it off with this modest statement If we bring our pressure and intensity like we did against the saints they are no chance. Let's be honest guys when we are on and hunting no team in history can be beat us let alone the comp. That's why we have won 3 flags out of 4 . Because our best is by far and away the best in the comp and of all time.

The North game is weather dependent. Nice day...we win easily Wind and rain... 50/50 Just like Kardinia Park we get the questionable stadiums