Diamond_Jim

So this thread has gone from no change to a possible four changes. Wow I love Demonland

Usually top 4 requires 16 wins with the top team having 17 or 18. Win the next three and it becomes far more than a dream

of course but it's time to enjoy a season rather than worry too much how it will end. Week to week enjoyment is something we haven't had for almost twenty years. Richmond v Footscray will be very enjoyable whoever wins for so many reasons. A draw would be perfect

Good chance we could be on top of the ladder by the end of the weekend. It's been a while. 2004 Round 18 As usual such wonderful memories are soured by the reality of the ensuing rounds. With ever increasing injuries we lost all remaining games of the season. Most by decent margins. Looking forward to better memories this year. https://afltables.com/afl/seas/2004.html

Bedford had a rather good game in the VFL so unless there is some special tagging job that suits Harmes I cannot see him being preferred without a run at VFL level

you deserve a big win Nasher... we are expecting a full background colour report post match food and wind off the Derwent coverage at the minimum not to mention build up and pre game entertainment ?

thanks Phil and "the fork".. some great suggestions. Very much looking forward to my trip. It's been on my bucket list for years and watching the Dees play at that iconic oval is something special. I've never been a fan of MFC selling its games but in the case of the Alice game I have come to love and respect the tradition that I hope we are building. Cheers

Just a small auto I'm afraid Slow travel mainly in Asia is my norm. Museums, history and good inexpensive food are my usual pursuits. Perhaps an art gallery (not commercial) with indigenous art. Interested in getting a feel of the town if that makes sense. The airbnb is advertised as desert like so that should be pleasant with a nice red under the stars. Many thanks RGS PS How are the flies at this time of year? Have heard they can be bad at some spots

The Sandringham/MFC alignment did not end well so perhaps joining Port would just be continuing the rift. In reality I think Port would prefer to fold or move into another comp. They certainly have a lot of passionate supporters.

I don't like the extra (or changed bye) but I'm sure the AFL are thinking of it. My suspicion is that as long as they can maintain media dominance for the 2 week period they'll go for it. The idea of an extra week of hoopla with a clear week for the Brownlow must be tempting

Tried hard but couldn't find much info other than the game being Thursday 7:10pm at Marvel. It is free on Kayo. Any more info such as ticketing would be great. Ticketing seems to change each week. At Box Hill you could buy a ticket at the gate whereas against Richmond it was the full online ticketing system

the price of the airbnb in Alice was very reasonable but the rest !!!

Had a look at the drive but it's almost 1000 k round trip with the only overnight accomodation being a rather unattractive roadhouse stop. Decided to drive to Adelaide and then do a flight up and back to Alice. Grab the car at Adelaide and then head to Queensland via Broken Hill etc Lockdowns... will they ever end... my hope is that by avoiding the big sities you can limit the chances but hwat else can one do

Whoever said that travel in Oz was affordable needs to have a look at some of the "deals" on offer. Qantas offered me a points upgrade to business for nearly as many points as required to fly a 12 hour leg first class on the way to Europe !!

Well this is the year... I was planning the big trip to Alice and the Rock. Appears the Rock is booked out until mid September even at $440 plus per night for a room so it's just the Alice for four days. Have booked accommodation and flights (not refundable) and now about to lay out on a hire car. The big unknown is of course ticketing. Would be a pity to go all that way and not be able to secure a ticket. Any local knowledge on what to see on my spare days would be very much appreciated plus if there are meal and game packages to be had they would also be of interest. I recall in previous years that someone mentioned these but I'm not sure if that was Alice or Darwin. Looking forward to getting a selfie under BT's famous tree.

Concerned by the game being in Hobart simply because it's a routine issue. Add to that the on again off again nature due to the WA covid scare. Memories of Cairns. All that aside it should be (better be) a nice win. Already thinking of the Swans game the following week... (hopefully they don't close the upper decks yet again)

I suspect so. The Tas Govt is reportedly due to review its restrictions on WA today/tomorrow and they will take effect from midnight Wednesday

I have my accommodation booked for the Alice Hopefully I can get a ticket !!

You have been proven correct... Interesting

Does make you wonder what economic benefit a game like this would bring to the State. In 2019 when North weren't bad the average crowd at Hobart was just over 10k for an AFL match. Will they beat 7k this weekend?

If you look at the venue key... bottom right ...MS is listed as Metricon There is no listing for Docklands If you are correct that is even stranger

BB is a top drawer forward. Injured in 2020 but before that he was always near and about the Coleman winner. Need to find room if even as a decoy forward. The VFL comp looks middling at best and will tell us little that we don't know.

Wonderful Tasmanian humour... https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7186783/state-invited-to-afl-party/

Ahhh the joy of a North home game at Docklands Hopefully not too many "ZOOM" s on the scoreboard Not sure what is worse... Zoom or Woof Woof

The VFL fixture has Casey playing North at Metricon at 7pm Thursday ?? Am I missing something https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2021/04/22/63fcad5c-71d7-4860-a4a2-5e345bdad7fb/VFL-Fixture-April-22.pdf