Diamond_Jim

Eddie Everywhere has done it again. Insensitive comment on radio re Jack Stevens

Time to think out of the box. The Community leagues should be running simple athletics program or the like with emphasis on team work. Get the young out and about and if contact etc is allowed go from there. Even dare I say it...no tackle AFLX

One thing they are waiting for is the logistics to be determined for the SA round 2 game. SA govt are refusing to allow people such as umpires TV cameramen etc to fly in. They will need to be locally based.

well argued Deeko. I think we all assumed Weideman would provide the counterfoil formerly provided by Hogan but he has simply not come up. Weid's success is vital to our season in 2020. If he does not come through we may as well trade him and rely on Jackson

Gosch's plus Punt Road could work for Richmond. Not perfect but definitely worth evaluating on the assumption MFC might go elsewhere.

It'll be a streaming company with Kayo and its new product Binge most likely. The Foxtel Box people will continue (albeit declining) as there are many who like its convenience (not sure why). Mind you they have to fix the digital rights issues that require Kayo to take the Ch 7 feed.

Richmond will soon be swimming in money and will be looking at what to do with it. They'll keep Punt road as a community base and develop a full training complex wherever. May not start for 5-10 years but the Tigers Board would be remiss if they don't have a working group looking at the possibilities.

Government would pump money into high performance sports at Casey. Most of it is already there with athletics track.swimming complex etc

modern training facility two full size ovals indoor training complex gym and pool when was the last time you visited Glenferrie oval? Richmond will be the next to move

new game plan against the power clubs might help. Sounds like they have no idea

does that include away games against Melbourne clubs ?

They will but the community benefit coming from upgrading an exclusive facility for an elite sporting club in South Yarra is very low. If we can mount a case for community benefit well and good but I just cannot see it.

Many of these assistant coaches would in normal times find jobs with private schools and community leagues but I cannot see that happening. Horrible times

Geelong could potentially get 8 games at Kardinia Park. Massive home ground advantage which no other club will get. As to travel there are eight interstate teams which will mean each Melbourne based team should travel 4 times. (Assuming home and away games against interstate teams are evenly spread. You could in theory have a team such as Collingwood play all interstate teams as their home games and the Melbourne based teams as away games...But of course the AFL would not allow that.) Where it gets complicated is if Hawks and North play in Tasmania and of course who draws the short straw of going to Darwin to play the Suns. No reason that the big Melbourne clubs should not travel to Tasmania and/or Darwin but we know that wont happen. Finally there's our game in Alice Springs to think about.

Interesting. In a post that seems years ago I said that 8 wins would see him safe for 2021. That of course assumed a 22 game season so 7 wins in a 17 game season is a fair call. I have little confidence in either the gameplan or our player development. Would love to be proved wrong because if we go 0-3 the interest in the season will drop to near zero for many of us.

let's face it....this is the new normal embrace it

when is pay tv going to wake up to alternative camera and commentary streams. They had it in the cricket (eagle eye or similar) so why not the football. A fixed camera behind both goals for you to select from. Should be almost zero costs as the camera is unmanned and the streaming cost is negligible. Alternative commentaries come at a cost but frankly I'd prefer work experience kids to Bruce and his "special" !!

NRL are about to sign a new broadcasting deal. Around $2 billion. Interesting: It's almost the same dollar value as the present deal : Channel 9 have a right to exit in 2022. Foxtel is the pay TV broadcaster until 2027;and No details on digital rights which increasingly is where the money is (Kayo etc)

So if SA teams stay for their inter club match for round 2 the logical thing would be for WA teams to do the same. Add in Sydney and Qld teams in their respective states. Seems to be logical and gives everyone the same lead in and start to the season. Now I will absolutely dummy spit if we end up playing Geelong at Kardinia Park in round 2.

never say never but I think we can rule out 50k people at the Adelaide Oval come October.

Missed the story on the K league dolls.... what can one say

The Bundesliga which started last weekend had a choice where you could have crowd noise as an option. Apparently the majority chose no crowd noise. More importantly I don't need the commentators at their usual overhyped selves. Time to just describe the play and let us get involved. I think Moonshadows idea of your favourite soundtrack has merit. Whenever Oscar has the ball I could have Jaws

the partial refund includes an element of club support being maintained. It does not give the dollar difference if any to the Club between that option and the full membership component. If you elect to continue as is (full membership) you get a sweetener of "your choice of AFL member pack" up to a potential value of $250 (no idea what that really means) and 30% off my 2021 membership. I think they are fair offers but the perhaps cancellation of membership is over the top.

AFL just sent an email offering 3 choices in relation to AFL memberships and the 2020 season. No refund Partial refund Full refund The sting is that in asking for a full refund your AFL membership will be cancelled. The other two offers are reasonable and provide discounts for 2021. Fair enough but the cancellation of membership and back on the waiting list etc is perhaps a little too far. Will be interesting to see what MFC and MCC come up with.

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