Diamond_Jim

One more goal to finish the quarter...please

Still in this big time .... luckily...need to hang on and bring it home big in the second half

And of course if you were "fortunate" enough to have your game broadcast on 3UZ you could be sure that just as Robbie was swinging it onto his boot you would cross to the fourth race at Rosehill. Mind you listening interstate on grandstand match of the day on ABC radio was little better, Robbie bled red and blue but he probably would have been an even better player at a stronger club. This is evidenced by his often incredible performances for the Big V in State of Origin games. We were very lucky to have had such a player. If and when we win a flag I hope we see RDB holding up the cup in the aftermath. What sadness that Number 2 is not with us to do the same.

Moscow Calling... One of the advantages of being overseas is that in Mellbourne time you are up all night. I thought it was very nice of the Socceroos to schedule their opening game against France during the MFC Bye. FIFA was obviously scared of a clash with the Antipodean power house the MFC has become. QB has always been special and it is even more so now because of Neale Daniher. The Pies think they are travelling well but we know a team who is travelling even better. Dees by 30 ...Go Dees PS If you want to drop over to the soccer thread on Demonlands Other Sports forum I will be posting about my time in Kazan where the socceroos are based and where they play their opening match next week.

This is really a big match for the Crows...obviously not the same team after the (trying to think of a catchy name for what we did in Alice).... not many words rhyme with centre and Malice in Alice doesn't quite work !!

Agree...until the last week or two Oskar was arguably marginally in front of Petty but the fact is that both are developing nicely. Next year unless there's a crying need for them

Hannan has a fitness test on Sunday IIRC PS... sorry as Beetle points out below it's Melksham

Balic had a bright start to the season and while he has played okay for the last few weeks his game seems to have plateaued. He needs to move it up a notch to give himself real chance. Looking forward to dominant second half of the season from him.

strange ...until the last week or so Oskar has been marginally ahead of Petty. They will certainly get a chance... maybe not this season ... wonderful if we have time to get that extra development into them.

Perhaps time for Keilty to go forward... Without Pedersen and Smith the forward line lacks the usual strength. The next few weeks are very important to Weideman

Oskar ... that could have been so good

A preview of Monday perhaps.... dominating everywhere but the scoreboard...hope not. Nothing hurts me more than a Magpie comeback

amazed that the old ABC outside broadcast unit is still in operation. Must cost a bit to keep it up to date. A few fixed cameras at VFL grounds would be the perfect way to trial streaming. It's not as though anyone is trying to protect the digital rights etc of the product.

The hard press makes his run and carry game very hard to execute especially when he tries it from the last line. I think you are right in the sense that they need to experiment a little with him at VFL level to see if there is a better position that suits his skills. Sadly otherwise he is almost going backwards as the likes of Oskar and HP pass him by..

Should be a few more goals ahead given the forward 50 dominance...playing well at present

Good point AF but 5G requires spectrum (government auction) and distribution networks (towers, mini towers etc). Big investment. Can't see too many corporations save for Telstra stumping up the cash. Optus owned by the Singapore Govt wealth fund could do it. Either way they'll be forced to onsell access to other participants as they do now at a government approved price. Interesting because I think Telstra is well and truly setting itself up to kill the NBN by its use of 5G. What's to stop them rolling out 5G to the main metro areas and leaving the less lucrative areas to the NBN. Not a bad outcome considering the price NBN paid Telstra for its copper network. Surprising that there has not been more business analysis of the various scenarios as they are fundamental to the internet of things that we keep hearing about.

4 goals (3 to Richmond and one to Port) in the second half. Guess they didn't get the Chanel 7 memo

Strange game... a one quarter burst by Port and not much else

The attempts to lure in punters by changing the odds are amazing. Tigers only 16 points down late in second quarter and they are out to $5 PS.. and one more goal to Port takes them out to $6:50

Thanks... In Athens now and off to Moscow tomorrow ?

I realise that Dustin Martin is out but who else is out to cause Richmond to be $2 plus underdogs. Pardon my ignorance but I've been travelling thanks

But we won't so analysing the pros and cons of who we want to win is a valid exercise. On the assumption that Tigers are a definite top 4 which is widely agreed a Port loss is our best outcome as it gives us just that extra little buffer in making the 8..

agree ... I had posted to point that out and then noticed the question marks on the posts above... totally confused me at first. As one can't delete anymore I went for ??? Cannot see him getting the nod.... his time will come I am sure as will Oskar Baker's

Of course the strange thing is that the old fashioned kick to a player in space is not a great TV game either due to current camera angles etc. Channel 7's definition of a good game is akin to basketball ...lots of scoring and a close game usually decided in the last couple of minutes..... What a yawn. Let's see the TV stations play with some more angles and different commentary styles.

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