Diamond_Jim

Must say I'm not sure that the season needs to be rushed. We have hubs and we have a relatively clear way forward. Rolling byes and games every night just kill season momentum from a fan perspective I can see the advantages of shortening times in the hubs but it's starting to resemble a desperation run rather than being simply agile. GF clashes with the Cox Plate etc are largely irrelevant as the GF will be played at night/twilight interstate and the Cox Plate can be run earlier if needed as the Asian racetracks will probably be shut.(Whether the good horses will come is also questionable.) There's some promising news on vaccines in the Age. They have found the T cell.... (fingers crossed.)

If I was Tassie I would be a little upset about paying Govt money for those two matches. Would have expected games between Melb teams this year

it was a round robin.... that will fly again

I think Bombers and us will get a limited bye and they will use the period to squeeze in another game for us. Too dangerous to have a single game standing alone as the season progresses.

??? My reference was to AVB... never mentioned ANB

AVB's tackling was good but his subsequent disposal was more often than not poor. That aside I think he might be okay against the slower hawks in preventing the easy chip out of the forward line. We all have nightmares about the first Hawks game in 2018. The one in the finals was more pleasant but remember Gunston kicked 2:4 or similar.

Both Daniher and Essendon lost out badly by his trade to the Swans not going through. I feel very sorry for one of them. AFL contracts are very limited in what can be included re fitness, games played etc so I don't see many clubs prepared to take the risk. MFC would be mad to risk much. Strangely enough Daniher may be best to take a one year contract at say $300k in the hope of proving his fitness and then he can demand the mega contract.

In all probability the other States (bar NSW ) will not open up to Victoria for a long while. Get ready for cricket to abandon Victoria. I know they have said the tennis will be in Melbourne but they will be tempted to move it north or west if the money is right. The "New Normal" sucks

my stomach is turning.......... Palaszczuk said: I stress none of these measures can happen without strict quarantine protocols and the COVID management plan that has allowed the AFL season to proceed. This is another way Queensland is helping Victoria. As everyone knows, AFL is more than a sport to Victorians. We know how they feel. Given the choice between not having a season and having it based in Queensland, I think I know what the fans would like to happen. It means more Queenslanders can see more games. It’s another tick for the legacy of the Commonwealth Games and the Gold Coast’s Metricon Stadium. It’s more fire in the belly for the Suns and the Lions. And, as I told Gil, if the season is based here — then the Grand Final should be played here too! Negotiations between the NRL and the Chief Health Officer are continuing. The health and safety of Queenslanders must always come first.

Can't say I can remember him playing forward. The "other" Smith and Weid were generally the talls. TBH he was injured so often I'm not sure how many Casey games he played. (from his Wikipedia listing it looks like around 15-20 tops.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Smith_(footballer,_born_1996)

My guess is they are already crunching the numbers on moving out of NSW in the next 24 hours. Much easier to locate everyone in Qld and then if you really want games in Sydney fifo on same day. SA just announced they would not be opening borders to NSW residents next week as previously planned.

Not many players really crunched their game against the Suns but each probably did enough to go round again. Melksham and Lockhart would be the two I would look at but I would be fine if they stayed. Would be looking for a greater contribution from AVB. I thought Brayshaw showed touches of class.... If we are playing Salem on the wing we need a good kick on the backline. Is Rivers as a replacement for Lockhart that person? (I'm not sure.)

in these days of lockdown I think it does. Strangely enough this year the "big" game is probably Thursday night PS... Was anyone not at the Cross Roads hotel? Must be a big pub

Do the teams still fly in and out on the same day?

5 out of the 9 games are now night games. No matter how bad we are there are enough to go around. Seriously a night time win over the Hawks would be great for our future prospects. The next two against Sydney and GWS will probably be low rating fixtures win lose or draw PS.... I see we got Brisbane in a 6pm Sunday game... at least that's a start

Although the Sydney numbers are small one more week of similar numbers and Qld will slam the gates. (It's an election year up there.)

Given that there are now night games Thursday to Monday inclusive is it too much for our sponsors to expect some night time FTA cover. Another Sunday afternoon game I think against the Hawks... grrrrrr

Heart breaking last lap for Dan....but a good race especially as I have become used to ignoring the usual front runner. (Credit though to his drive in qualifying.)

mathematically without finals he can't make 300. Would prefer to see Sparrow etc trialled. Same unfortunately for Jetta I expect.

Think they may try and take the game on a little more but there is no doubt that they will pack our fifty metre area and then quickly precision kick out. The gameplan needs a scalpel approach to our foward fifty entries rather than the usual sledgehammer. Would be nice to have a 55 metre goal kicker.

Bulldogs are playing an attacking game which leaves space for the other team. Blues won the "Space" race yesterday because they had less fumbles. The Bulldogs could suit our gameplan.

Should have been the original decision. Games will be outside Victoria for the next 8 weeks minimum. Hearing that we might be regularly playing 3 games in each 2 week cycle

I have noticed in some games at certain grounds they are positioning a camera that is close angle but looking down at the play on say a sixty degree angle. It does give you just that little more coverage than the usual close shot. There is nothing more frustrating on TV than seeing a player in the clear prop and then go sideways while at the same time being denied a view of why that decision was made.

Close the Border !!!!

4.0 to 1.4 in that last quarter Where did such luck come from ????