Diamond_Jim
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Oliver Rumours on Footy Classified
yep... pity we haven't go a top ten coach
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Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
If youth participation was a measure of success basketball would be the most popular sport in the country. Sydney has been in NSW now for nigh on fifty years and the market penetration has not been that great. Looking at it from the flipside can you really say that the Storm who has been the most successful team in the NRL for so many years has made major inroads into the average Melbournian's psyche. Dollar for dollar the northern state expansion clubs don't really stack up. BTW the biggest youth sport on the Gold Coast is probably Nippers
- Finals: Week 3
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Finals: Week 3
Storm have been the Raider's bunny in recent times so let's hope tonight is different
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Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
It's growing... (strange for GWS to be calling for a review)that makes 6 clubs.... only three more required "Andrew Pridham's call for a comprehensive and independent review of Australian rules football from the structure of the AFL Commission to the game's grass roots has grown legs with club presidents across Australia throwing their support behind the Sydney chairman. In what is shaping as a test of the strength of the 18 clubs, Richmond, West Coast, Brisbane Lions, and Greater Western Sydney have joined Hawthorn's Jeff Kennett in backing Pridham. The Sydney chairman warned on Friday that the game was in danger of heading in the wrong direction beyond recovery unless it was prepared to undergo objective scrutiny for the first time in 27 years."...... While denying accusations from the AFL that his primary focus was a push to rationalise or relocate clubs, Pridham said the 18-club structure needed to be reviewed and recalled the Swans' historic and ultimately successful decision to leave South Melbourne back in 1982." https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-2020-more-club-presidents-back-call-for-independent-review-of-the-afl-20201015-p565fl.html
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Turf War
I would have picked most Demonlanders as impressionists rather than cubists. Life as an MFC supporter is much better if viewed through the mists of impressionism. After all Fuchsias and water lilies are very close.
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Finals: Week 3
Not a bad outcome as it would give me a team to barrack for in the GF (anyone but Richmond) Let's face it a Port v Lions GF would be even more irrelevant than ever I'd be even happier with Port v Geelong for the purpose of removing the smile from condescending Queenslanders.
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Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
JK has been gunning for the Commissioners for a while. He'd be happy to see Gil go. As you know the clubs agreed to the Commission concept when most of them were near broke. The power clubs are well set up now and they see little reason for the socialism practiced by the Commission. Reducing the number of clubs in Melbourne would be welcomed by SA and WA as they are convinced the competition is Melbourne centric. BTW Mergers don't necessarily have to be limited to another AFL club. I'd like to see the if there was a business case for a merger between the Storm and ourselves for example.
- Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
- Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
- Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
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Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
You hear that mantra discussed often but given the crowds of the second team in Sydney and Brisbane it doesn't really hold water. When the TV ratings for the second team are published they rarely score well. They also used to agrue that it got them media coverage but that is probably not borne out by reality either. Knowing a few Swans supporters in Sydney they have no interest whatsoever in GWS. One other point...big revenue growth in the next ten years will be in crowds and sponsorship not media money. Fewer teams the bigger the crowds between the surviving teams. PS...one good thing is that this has spelled the end of the China junkets
- Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
- Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
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Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
North's assets are negligible unless you think you can sell the training facilities in Arden Street which are on Crown land with restricted use leases. Saints are in deep debt and 2020 would not have helped. Ideally 2 more clubs out of Melbourne ????? If however you get rid of Suns and GWS..... a 14 team comp seems to work nicely Mind you a 12 team comp allows a home and away between every team !!
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Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
The Hawks IIRC were going to fund around 33% by debt, 33% foundation money (supporters) and 33% government money. Here's a 2015 article... couldn't find a newer one https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/hawthorn-hawks/hawthorn-plan-to-relocate-to-dingley-debt-free-confident-it-wont-risk-financial-future-ng-397a3ad16c8c4692ff108ddfae5c6af2
- Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
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Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
Kennett is running hard on the financial Independence ticket.No secret that both the Swans and Brisbane don't like a second team in their market. That's three clubs. They would need six more to upset the present cabal. My feeling is that both Adelaide and Perth are tired of the Victorian dominance and you could expect Port and Freo to join them. That leaves two more from Victoria... Interesting times Without Samuel or Fitzpatrick the AFL Commission is not the mensa organisation it used to be.
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Neville Jetta
something strange here... Could be wrong though
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Full Review of the AFL called for by Swans and Hawks
Could this be the start of the end for some clubs.... "Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett has joined Swans chairman Andrew Pridham in calling for an independent review into the AFL's entire operations..... Kennett said the review should look into all aspects of the league, including the number of teams, which is presently 18....... The pandemic has ushered in a period of significant upheaval for the AFL. Clubs and the league have been forced to cut large numbers of staff, while a re-negotiated pay deal with the players remains in limbo. The vast majority of club members did not request a refund – a financial lifeline for the AFL – however fears remain over what will happen with memberships next year as Victoria and the country battle through a recession. There is also no clarity on whether crowds will be allowed back at Victorian games next season, given the unpredictability of the pandemic in the state." https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-sydney-presidents-call-for-independent-review-into-afl-20201015-p565em.html
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Rule Change proposed
But it deters the defensive kick along the boundary line so the forward entry is much more likely to come from midfield. It's the defensive exit that causes the play to be boundary side in the first place Forward entries deep to a pocket would offer minimal scoring opportunity so I don't see the tactic of forward boundary hugging being a winner
- Bombers Implode
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Turf War
just keep repeating "Anastasia saved the AFL season"
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Rule Change proposed
Good rule change It doesn't outlaw the punch away down the line or out of bounds on the bounce but the easy punch away across the boundary line on the full should go. We did the same for ruck tapouts many many years ago. Increasingly the game is being played along the boundary line. Anything that detracts from that is worth trying. It's not a big change but if there is concern trial it in the VFL
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Farewell Mitch Hannan
Forgot Spartacus... I like him and I think his kicking distance improved this year. Last year he was lucky to get 30 metres. But like the others he's not a wow... he has to be in the side player