Diamond_Jim

Balance... but why are we unbalanced?

So many of those games Chook. I thought we turned the corner in 2022 but perhaps we can turn the corner again

Plus with the State of Origin carnival weekend (we know it's coming) the Season is almost non stop. But what about Indigenous All Stars etc you say. States with their "Event" budgets are a big source of revenue. You can feel the tension re Gather Round as to how many dollars SA is willing to offer compared to the other States such as WA. Nothing to stop Victoria bidding for the Wild Card games but I don't see it.

Spot on.... Money The TV rights are near maximised, the betting money is plateauing. It's all about new revenue streams. The next big area is event experiences such as the Pepsi disco at the Adelaide Oval

Only watched it until half time but he repeatedly praised the Collingwood gamestyle

Strange weather in the city of Churches. On TV it looked like it was bucketing down but Adelaide city only had just on 2mm of rain for the 24 hour period. (BOM) The bad news is that they predict 0-2mm today

back to normal transmission now I turned it off at half time... Terrible game but the weather and slippery ball is somewhat to blame. Put all your eggs in one basket (Gather Round) and the weather gods can punish you

Shades of their stubbornness re Daniher. And of course each year post 30 his trade value goes down. On the flip side the reluctance of destination clubs to offer players is also a factor.

All sports sell their games these days. NFL, F1, EPL... you name it. The Olympics and the Soccer World Cup are sold to cities. Hawthorn are desperate to keep selling games to Tasmania after the Devils join. Melbourne purchased the GF. Add in the Wildcard Games being limited to pay TV and sold to a one off seller and you have the new model

Thanks Perhaps it's a function room with one way windows like you see on some trams in Melbourne. Will search it out but agree not a great precedent Here's the search.... The Pepsi Collective is a premium, high-energy, behind-the-goal-posts fan experience at Adelaide Oval during AFL Gather Round, featuring bright blue branding, live DJs, and exclusive views. Located in the William Magarey Room (Riverbank Stand), it offers undercover seating and a dedicated bar. Some more here: afl.com.auAFL launches new Pepsi Collective experience at Gather RoundThe AFL is pleased to unveil its new game day experience - The Pepsi Collective –as part of 2024 Gather Round… A Festival of FootyNot much on the enormous advertisment which I found disconcerting

The Wild Card round being for sale is an almost inevitable development. I wonder who will bid and would it be for both games. Imagine if Darwin wins !!

To those in the know.. Is the Pepsi ad billboard behind the goals real or virtual. Thanks

In the Collard homophobic slur case the AFL are asking for a ten week suspension rather than a ten match ban. Reporter says he doesn't understand why the distinction. Obviously never heard of the VFL excessive bye policy. AFL arguing for 10-week not a 10-match sanction for Collard if guiltyBy Peter Ryan It is unclear why that distinction is being made. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/lance-collard-tribunal-hearing-live-updates-saint-alleged-to-have-used-homophobic-slur-20260409-p5zmeh.html

Adelaide really needs this win if they're to challenge for top four. They should win easily (40-50 points) First quarter should be a good watch Would be nice for 186 to be eclipsed by the magical 200 but Blues aren't that bad

Needless to say there have been books written on the ticket selling industry. No system has ever been perfect and a computerised selling system with windows open for such short periods is complex to say the least. If it means anything we're a lot better off than USA where scalping is legal. Just have a look at sites like StubHub and Viagogo. And yes there are programs run by large subsellers that give them priority. Would they have been operating in a one off event like this. Who knows. One thing is that there would be a large number of tickets sold to tour companies. The international and interstate demand for this game is quite high

Thanks Binman While stats aren't everything they can be very useful in revealing a trend and/or comparative measure. I'm willing to cut Petty some slack simply because we tried for three odd years to turn him into a power forward. Let's see how he's going at the mid season bye at which time he will have had a decent period to merge with the rest of the backline. Going forward he's a key team member as we have little if anyone else to replace him.

One way to judge a season is to measure the team's success against its immediate peers. In that mode our wins against the Saints and Carlton are great indicators. Two more teams that fit into our section are Essendon and North. I'm not sure where Port rank. Our two underlings are Eagles and Tigers. Win all and that's around ten wins (a big ask) but add in a few upsets like the Suns and you never know.

Don't think I've ever seen Kentfield playing down back at Casey. Tom Fullarton was played down back for a few games and was showing glimpses but he was delisted

I'm surprised about TMac's name coming up as a possible exclusion from Saturday's team. His form to me as a TV observer has been more than adequate. There's no one at Casey pushing up to replace him (Separate subject but we have too many tall forwards... time to try some in defence). Rivers returning is not a like for like as is of course Kentfield up forward. Am I missing something

Are these picks only for Tasmania ? ie two picks each year In year one though how could you trade for a player as Tasmania doesn't enter until year 2. Would be interesting to see what strategies emerge. Personally I'm against drafting 17 year olds and would like to see the minimum age pushed to 19 (one year post schooling) but it won't happen

Speaking of results we're equal second on points (who'd have thunk it five weeks ago)

Good game Watched the first half and the last ten minutes. Both teams deserved to win but the draw was not to be. Cameron no longer dominant

Definitely a decent crowd. Apparently a non ticketed game. Will be interesting to hear the feedback

Time to break it open boys !!!

An old fashioned shoot out where accuracy and the number of bullets determines the winner