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Given that they are varying the attendance limits there is no reason other than money save for the argument that they are trying to prevent event fatigue leading to staff and public apathy towards the various social distancing rules. If that is correct they should lock down the stadium and have say two crowd events (one at each venue) each week. Unfortunately this virus has a long way to run (six months more plus). Where I am there has not been a case for three plus months but the government just mandated masks when outdoors for everything. Masks aren't pleasant in 30 plus degrees with high humidity.Haven't quite gone with the local trend of wearing them in the car. Stay safe SWYL... perhaps enjoy some youtube travel shows.I find it quite soothing.

measuring from 2017 to now would you not agree that three teams Port, Collingwood, Brisbane St Kilda and possibly the Suns are now in front of us when in 2017 they were behind us. Sure improvement is not linear but we aren't exactly in the mix. Eagles and a full strength Richmond are way in front and the Bulldogs are at least marginally better. We are on par with Essendon Carlton and Geelong and probably better than Hawthorn Freo and North not to mention Adelaide. By my reckoning that puts us 11th at best. Of course if you use 2019 as your measurement base it's hard to have anyone pass the 17th ranked team.

Payment of wives during the early 80's was not uncommon. It was done primarily for tax reasons and done under the guise of laundry and secretarial services etc. It was only the major players as the rest were paid a pittance. There was a big ATO audit done around 1983. Unsubstantiated rumours that certain football powerbrokers threatened to close down football if the ATO didn't back off.

I suspect the break even for a smaller stadium is around 15-20k in normal times. It would be impossible now. Understandably they are trying to limit their losses. That's why the AFL is desperate to fill all its exhibition deals in NT, Tassie Cairns etc

Perhaps like many I had forgot about this game. Seems to be eminently forgettable as a spectacle Bit like this season

That was probably the best 22 we could put out. AVB v Jones is debatable. Sure it can be tweaked but there's no must haves on the sidelines. A pity we have Port next week but at least they are the ones doing (I presume) the one day travel stint. Happy to leave this one to the selectors as we have such little insight into how they are going. On Jetta one should remember that his form on return in 2019 was not great so perhaps we are seeing the end. Those calling for Tomlinson his finals form last year was not great either.

Lose to Port and we need to go 7-2 or scrape in at 6-3 maybe

Last Chance Saloon It's where you bring your best guns. Not sure we can put out a much better side. I suspect we will have plenty of time to experiment for the rest of the season. worth a thought if the weather suits.

Season probably over now. Did it ever really start for us? Time to see if Weid can take us anywhere. Some decent signs but so many teams have passed us by.

could we do it ? or is this transmission as usual

That's not hard

This season was over after the mistakes made at selection in Round 2. To see Saints Port Brisbane go past us is so disappointing.

I posted last week that Sam needed to practice goalkicking.... seems he didn't

Their draw with the Tiges makes % largely irrelevant ... but nice to see them being thrashed

A friend of yours BBO ? Oxford Street London

oh no...they won ?

If you like history Moscow is great. Kazan sits on the Volga. Georgia is great. I forgot to mention that it is where wine originated (though next door Armenia says the same). Tbilisi and the mountains. Visas for Georgia are relatively easy for Westerners. IIRC you can stay for a year. Russia is more of a process.

I can recommend Russia.... Relatively inexpensive and everything you need. And then there's Georgia (most of Russia's best food is Georgian)

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2020-salary-cap-total-player-payments-ordinary-players-paid-too-much-jordan-lewis-leigh-montagna-fox-footy-podcast/news-story/df7bc15b771eee365f016ea1711dc29a Clubs should pay their top eight players – those that win or lose the game for you every week and play all the time – as much as they deserve. They are your stars. They deserve top dollar,” Montagna continued. “You then need to pay your next five or six young players – the ones that are going to be stars – because you need to keep them at your footy club. “Anyone in between, I know it sounds harsh, should be hard-balled.” Lewis added: “More clubs need to go down that path. Make it disproportionate. “Pay your top-end high and your bottom-end low. And if they want to leave, well so be it.” This article argues that fringe players especially those outside best 22 are overpaid. Brutal but worth a think

Interested in the views of others but it does not appear to be a great crowd for a clash between two top 8 teams in a city deprived of football. Entire stands empty if you look closely.

They were terrible ...they allowed us so much space and time. The GC game was a better test and revealed our skills under pressure as being scrappy but we got the job done. Mind you the modern game makes most teams look scrappy.. See GWS

North on its last legs for the season ...perhaps Down by 4 goals in the wet against Carlton at quarter time

... but what happened Shades of the twilight zone Whatever but I'm sure Spartacus ruled supreme

nah... great result if we're heading for top 4 ? Storm marching on !!!