Diamond_Jim

Richmond don;t really have a ruck so he'll rarely get a chance to show his wares like today

Oliver....13possessions in the first quarter. Has any MFC player ever had a fifty possession game. Not today because of the heat but one day this season I hope.

wind off the bay and the cost of the land could be issues..... Mind you a train ride to Footscray/Newport reveals a lot of old seemingly underutilised industrial land. In the eighties and even today there was a big push for building something and then selling the surrounding land at a profit. Bond University on the Gold Coast and the myriad of golf course developments around the world were examples. I wonder if we could get a developer to build around a training facility. Stranger things happened in the 80's I can assure you.

In the world of illicit drugs this one has to surprise: "The world No 1 bridge player has been suspended after failing a drugs test.Geir Helgemo, who is Norwegian but represents Monaco in bridge events, tested positive for synthetic testosterone and the female fertility drug clomifene at a World Bridge Series event in Orlando in September. Kari-Anne Opsal, president of the Norwegian Bridge Federation, said the drugs were “not performance enhancing” https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/mar/01/world-no1-bridge-player-suspended-after-failing-a-drugs-test-geir-helgemo PS Geir is a male by the way

lot of love for the old Punt road but I just don't think it will cut the mustard as a training facility in twenty years time. The trouble with Olympic park is that there are space constraints and heritage overlays from some of the 1956 buildings.There's a reason the Pies will be moving

This option is dead not so much because it is impossible but because its implementation will involve so many compromises that if it ever gets off the ground it will be a less than adequate facility compared to those of other clubs. Time to go back to the drawing board and think again. I would not be surprised if Collingwood moves to something bigger and better in the next ten plus years. They have to spend their money on something. Richmond could bite the bullet and do the same. The likes of Esssendon and the big interstate clubs have given us a glimpse of where the training facilities of 2030 and beyond are heading.

the following stat from the AFL site on tonight's game at half time is interesting given that many thought that scoring from kick ins would be easier with the new rules: "Neither team has launched a score from its defensive 50. Geelong's 26 defensive 50 chains have resulted in just three inside 50s while West Coast's 17 defensive 50 chains have also just resulted in three inside 50s "

You are probably right but it doesn't really help these days with finals tickets Other than the GF most other finals are not sell outs and you need a premium membership (which in the main are already sold out) to guarantee a GF ticket

10% plus up on this time last year is a great result. I am curious as to why around 20% of memberships are bought mid season or later

Not sure what to look for out of this game but my special interest is in the form of Stretch, OMac and Spargo. Given the absence of a dominant Richmond ruckman a strong performance by Preuss will be another point of interest. Given the weather and the various rotations by both teams it will take some keen analysis by our forum experts to draw meaningful conclusions from this match

One of the few at that time to come as a mature player from outside the VFL/AFL system IIRC. Was it amateurs or VFA?

bought one a few weeks ago but have not got it connected as yet. They put out a new model last year (the one I purchased) so fingers crossed it's a good long term (3-4 year) investment

the whirlpool consensus on this is yes as Loges says

Yes it has wifi in the sense that it connects to your local wifi network to stream but it has no ability to connect to the web without the aid of another device such as a phone or PC

Hi Clint as I understand it Chromecast is a good but "dumb" streaming device so no. It also has no wifi itself. It is taking the stream from your connected device. Apple TV seems to work well according to the techos on whirlpool. The main issue they are talking about is whether the devce has an automatic mechanism to alter the refresh rate from 50 to 60 to cope with the different streams. I think Apple TV has that ability but worth checking

i can hear the bombers in downtown Hanoi

yeah it seems that Samsung and I think LG are on the "too hard"list for the moment Not sure why as for example Sony appears to work well Samsung was incompatible with ABC I view for a long time which caused a lot of gnashing of teeth in our house!!

since the app was launched on Monday there is a new 20 odd pages on whirlpool. Most of it is positive but I have noticed most posters are talking about loading it onto various media boxes such as Nvidia Shield. Have not noticed too much commentary about a vanilla installation on a TV itself.

Big development... the Kayo Android TV app is now out and available on Google Play Search for "kayo s" as just kayo does not show it. Let the games begin You need AOS version 7.1 on your TV so you may have to update your TV software

You might be right but Kayo like Netflix is a different product to Foxtel. Foxtel required a physical boxto be delivered, long term contracts etc. It wasn't an impromptu purchase by any means. On the other hand Netflix and the modern streaming apps are just click a few times on your phone and you're away. Sorry DV8 I'm no expert on mobile sim plans but have a look at this section of Whirlpool. https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/114 PS the closest I ever came to being a DJ was playing the Hot August Night album at full volume !!

38 C = 100.4 F not footy weather

38 degrees forecast for Shepparton next Sunday I forget what the AFL hot weather rules are but could the match be shortened etc?

fascinating discussion... people seem to gloss over that the Toiges essentially played without a quality ruckman and they didn't do too badly at all over the last two seasons. A year ago the discussion was about whether ruckmen were relevant to the modern game and now we are looking at playing two.

season defining 5 minutes here...

Mithen certainly has a turn of speed and Dees hit the front !!!