Diamond_Jim

Time for Port to unleash Jack !!!

Not the dreaded 4-6 weeks... tell me it ain't so

NRL etc will eat their TV lunch if they don't get in the water

why do you think that wwsw. Not disagreeing but there is a distinct lack of TV product simply because TV shows are not being made. Sport should be at a premium.

TV rights provide roughly $20M per round. Two extra prime time games (Thursday and Monday) is probably worth two to three million a week minimum from the TV companies. To make up that kind of money from crowd attendances is impossible. For years MFC has been complaining about lack of exposure. More evening games could in fact be the saviour of the lesser clubs.

Preuss has thinned down to increase his mobility. Unfortunate that there is no VFL to test whether it has worked. The 2018/2019 version of Preuss is old school and is very difficult to reconcile with the modern game. Many commentators are pushing for 3 man up rule to come back to remove congestion. If this happens the days of the static ruckman are over.

The every day footy is obviously a function of the times but I have no issue with weekly Monday and Thursday games with special event games on other week nights. Crowd attendance is secondary these days to what the media companies will pay. (yes I know some may complain). Game starting times and mid game breaks may need to be reviewed to ensure the games are finished before 10pm. (Perhaps this will mean the continuance of 16 minute quarters.) More evening product opens up the possibility of other media companies paying for particular slots. Example Optus could have Monday night leaving Thursday and Sunday as Foxtel nights. FTA would get Friday and Saturday. From a personal viewpoint I am still watching three games a week. One thing I do is watch on half hour delay thus allowing the Kayo 30 second FF to eliminate stoppages and breaks between goals etc.

Well that's the end of the Suns... 2 points from 5 matches Interesting tactics from the Tigers...played the boundary and rarely tried to switch or go inside. Shades of a team not confident in its abilities. Key forwards and big men keeping them in it. Dusty had a quiet night. Tigers would need to improve to get to the big dance.

Not sure that Suns being only half a game behind us is a great result for us. Sure it opens up overtaking Richmond but there's no difference in where a team finishes in 4-8 as at present they are all Melbourne teams.

Oskar Baker exists !!! Young backman Trent Rivers enjoyed some time up the ground, impressing with his run around the ball, as did Oskar Baker whose pace shone through on the wing.

The club’s report - Dees blitz Pies in Round 12 practice match Not mentioned but would like to know if Bennell and if so, how he went.

Money.... the AFL would love a split first round of finals. Won't happen but a first week where the top 4 play and followed by the second week where the bottom four play. Week 3 losers of week 1 play winners of week 2. Everyone gets a rest and you get an extra week of big TV money. You could compress the first 3 weeks as outlined above into two weeks if you wanted to add weekday fixtures

It does have shades of Bernie Ecclestone about it SA is the big competitor for Qld

So... what would you bid ?? Queensland has not ruled out throwing money at the AFL to fend off other states hoping to host the grand final later this year. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said she would wait for Victoria and the AFL to formally relinquish the MCG's rights to host the game before putting money on the table.... https://www.theage.com.au/politics/queensland/premier-in-behind-the-scenes-talks-to-nab-afl-grand-final-for-queensland-20200817-p55mes.html

First round pick for Preuss .... where do we sign !! The second ruckmen was always a dying species and with reductions in lists extinction is not far off. There are calls to allow third man up which would also spell the end. The only ruckmen that are valued are those that can play around the field and there are perhaps four or five of those at most.

Can we find the rainbow CONNECTION..... It's only for Dreamers

Carlton have to play Brisbane in the last round.They also have the Giants and the Suns. Their other 3 games are Swans, Pies and Crows. Given they are only on five wins can't see them wining five out of 6 to get to the magical ten wins. Their % is okay but below the surrounding teams so 9 wins may not be enough. If they beat the Suns this week the Pies match in 2 weeks will be enormous. MFCSS alert if we have to beat the Bombers to get into the 8 to protect us from a win by Blues against Lions in that final round.

Wallis is one who is having a small purple patch. Plays like Hunt.. in front and chest marks with decent accuracy. Best prevention strategy.... good zone defence at 35 -45 metre mark.

WA has been requiring the visiting teams to quarantine for 2 weeks before playing a WA team.This has worked because the two visiting teams have been allowed to play each other in the first week thus providing a game. WA is a chance in the first round of finals because of the week off but it doesn't work for the remaining rounds. Of course WA could relax the quarantine rules so who knows

No team has ever done that apparently. Lowest score is: St Kilda 0.1 (1) against Geelong 23.24 (162) at Corio Oval Round 17 1899 PS: Hawks just scored grrrrrr

Eagles have a tough run home with only the games against Hawks and North ones you would classify as easy. The others are against Giants, Tigers Bombers, Bulldogs and Saints. In the unlikely event they lost say three or four out of the five harder games it's more likely that the Tigers would slip into the top four than us. Nice to dream though... Traditionally we aren't bad at doing a Bradbury when it comes to making the 8 etc

Wonderfully satisfying four quarter win. That it was against the Pies is as Bruce would say.... "Special" Very much enjoying Oliver kicking more and of course Spargo. Also very happy for Hibberd in this difficult year. Petracca is playing well but if he and Brayshaw can lift a gear we might be able to match it with the big boys. The next six games are an almost impossibly gruelling schedule but each is winnable. Unfortunately the top 4 appears beyond our reach even if we do the impossible. In this strange season there is probably little difference between finishing fifth or eighth.

Saints v Bombers my mind is mush as to who we wish to win. So many permutations.. for the optimist I suspect it's the bombers and I tend to agree..... just

2 straight to 1.4 that quarter need to finish it off