Diamond_Jim

you could see it coming that the coach would take the fall. So much for player responsibility... hard to believe that one of them didn't say... hey is this okay ???

The premise of the AFL article is that with 16 minute quarter the first ruck will not need a rest and thus no need for second ruck. Not sure if it's right but it does mean as we keep saying the relief ruckman must justify their primary position. Interesting aside I was just reading the Bomberblitz where they discussed each team's prospects in 2020. Safe to say they didn't rate us but one poster said that Godwin's gameplan is based on Hird's 2012-2013 gameplan. https://discourse.bomberblitz.com/t/season-2020-melbourne/17443/2

Jackson, Weideman and McDonald in the forward line. In theory yes but on 2019 form of Weideman and McDonald....maybe not Jackson will be seriously compromised by the absence of the VFL. In normal times he would have been rolled out around round 6 assuming Weid couldn't hold his place. The debate however shows that unless the second ruckman can hold down a primary selection in another position there is no role for the second ruckman and hasn't been for years.

Must say that was what I was thinking but tbh not sure that hanging around in a park is even allowed these days. So many rules in so many States and countries it's impossible to keep up with the finer nuances.

The big question of course is whether Saty going to training is a permitted activity??

so training from Wednesday but the WA govt still playing hardball on fifo teams Must say I wonder how the interstate clubs are going to be able to afford what are effectively chartered flights every second week. Virgin gone as a major sponsor plus the TV rights money being reduced proportionately at least.

Hard one as expected but Neitz just ..... mainly on the basis of favourite player rather than best

the second ruck died years ago. It always is a player that can play another position and who can relief ruck. The real debate is over the first ruck who cannot impact upon general play. It is apparent that the round the ground skills are valued well in excess of the ruck skills.

wedge politics at its finest.... popcorn required!!

WA Premier keeps on saying they wont lift the border restrictions so no idea of when WA may open. The plus is that they have as I understand been letting in fifo mining workers all along so there is some precendence for exceptions. WCE v Richmond or Collingwood at Perth would be a nice opening round game

Can understand the cynicism.. after years of "training the house down stories" one has to wonder. Then again these stories are for the masses and not for the aficionados that inhabit this wonderful forum. Now if they had a story about how May had been studying the left footed kicking philosophy of Euripides we could have a serious discussion. When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.

the SA Police let them off with a warning but the AFL penalty is yet to be decided. I suspect that it will be financial only but Gil may wish to stamp his authority. Suspension of the coaching staff involved could be the halfway house.

the Crows training saga could have serious consequences. AFL are talking premiership points and/or suspensions according to Caroline Wilson talking on 3aw. She also let on that clubs were told that a player breaking social distancing laws could look at a season long suspension.

no thanks....want a few easy ones to buildup some degree of momentum... go 0-3 or 0-4 and the season is over Seriously...it should just be a random draw with no manipulation whatsoever but we know it wont be. There will be the usual Friday night bias and we will get the Sunday afternoon graveyard shift along with the Saints, Freo, Dogs etc

they were talking about that on the 3aw sports show a few days ago. No certainty that they will annul round 1 but unless they stuff up the fixture my thought is that the results will stand The decision maker will be the TV people. If they will pay more for 17 rounds that 16 guess what ???

that would give you three rounds... good concept but would it be worth the effort The afl are also making murmurings of giving the interstate teams more home games (like 10) to counterbalance the travel factor. Methinks a little wedge politics is being played by all sides notwithstanding the "we'll be guided by the medical experts" stance.

NRL continue to kick own goals...(from the Guardian) Nine Entertainment chief executive Hugh Marks has fired another salvo at the NRL, saying it’s not a given the league is a part of the network’s future. Marks’ comments come as delicate discussions continue with the NRL over how much it will pay to broadcast this year’s re-jigged competition. While stakeholders continue to press ahead with a May 28 restart date, it remains unclear how much the game will receive from Nine and Foxtel. “We have to be hard … we have agreed to nothing this year,” Marks said during a conference hosted by investment bank Macquarie on Tuesday. “There is no agreement on value or for how long. AND.... BREAKING ? Albury Council have BARRED @storm from using council facilities Will be forced to find private grounds for training in the region or pack up shop + relocate elsewhere

without injury and with a lot of luck we could win. Chances go up slightly if they annul the first round and we don't play Geelong at Geelong or North at Hobart etc. Not sure that our gameplan suits a three games in two weeks schedule. We will definitely need to win a few "ugly" as they used to say. The truth is we have more chance of winning the rejigged season than as it was. Our first half draw was the draw from hell and by now the season could have been practically over and we would all be screaming for a new coach.

okay...you hear fifteen minutes before the game but after team sheets have been exchanged BTW... this was a family member so they're not going to get the high priced quick turn around version of testing

one player or assistant getting the virus will bring the house of cards down from a competition viewpoint. One member of a player or assistant's family getting the virus and who knows what happens. Tested on Wedndesday ... results on Friday... do you tell the team you are playing on Saturday. I love hypotheticals !!

well the traditional methods haven't suited us well so I'll go for option 2 (train in cross groups). My logic is that the others in the group may learn more about the playing style of their team mates. Length of kick, sides of body,leading patterns etc. The downside of course is that each group will only have one coach so which one gets the forward coach etc??

nah.....

they have not published the rules for replacements entering the hub after it is established but presumably it will require two weeks isolation from other players or similar. Other than Preuss who would be a maybe I wouldn't be taking any of the above into the hub unless they absolutely proved their fitness. Cannot see what Preuss adds if Jackson and Weid are already there as back ups. You also have to bear in mind that they are talking of three matches in each two week block so fitness of all in the hub is a very high priority.

it's worth remembering that Richmond sacked its chief recruiter after a number of top ten drafting fails. To say that it is an inexact science is an understatement. Recent events will increase the gap between the haves and the have nots which makes success with this list all the more important.

Just saw the final vote on Jones v Lovett almost 4-1 in favour of Jones... strange Anyway Neitz by the length of the proverbial straight in this vote