Diamond_Jim

Apparently a little wet underfoot at the Gabba with 50mm yesterday and 35mm the day before. Less rain today and tomorrow

The Tassie solution was easy but no one wanted it. North plays ten games in Melbourne which were designated home games and 10 games in Tasmania. After 5 years the team and its admin is moved to Hobart but still continues its 10 games in Melbourne. Sure it gives North a leg up financially and a continual home ground advantage but it is better than propping up two teams... North with AFL money and Tasmania with Government money As to NT getting a team why not Ballarat or Bendigo.. it makes as much sense if not more. Anyway good luck to the Devils... they may need it $4M odd penalty every year that the stadium is not built is a lot for someone to find

To have a 20th team just for the sake of it does make you question the whole Tasmanian effort. It's not as if both teams in any of the interstate cities are playing before sell out crowds. TV wise very few people watch more than 3 games a weekend I would have thought Tourism wise Hobart/Launceston are constrained by the number of flights. Let's say 2000 (10 planes) per match from interstate for 11 home games. It will take a long time to pay off that stadium.

Was thinking this yesterday. How easily the wave/corridor game has been countered. I really thought the Hawks would come at us in the last quarter but they continued the chip around which Collingwood have been reduced to. The same with Adelaide. The only successful proponent of the art is GWS Interesting to see how it develops over the next 4-6 weeks

Runs a company called Zooz which uses a computer program to identify and manage "talent". Not to be confused with Zooz in USA who seem to be a home automation business There's some youtube videos from 2021. Not sure how successful it is but good luck to him

Ironic... there's more money in business analytic tools than the businesses they analyse

A few days at an upmarket hotel in Elizabeth training at the home of the Bulldogs would be wonderful preparation.

Now that the sun has risen and the injury position a little clearer it seems to me only one change... Tomlinson in for May Play Petty forward BBB holds his place but I can't see his body holding up for the Adelaide game. A pity McAdam is not available. Fullarton is the possibility. Of course you could reverse it and play BBB in the Adelaide game if it makes more sense tactically.

Off topic but on the subject of reviews the IPL is now allowing a review of wides. Madness. Some of the reviews from this weekend were madness

I'll be happy with 1-1 and then a win over Brisbane. Going 0-3 is my nightmare

This tactic could easily be eliminated by a post match review. If found to be a persistent tactic a fine against the team escalating gradually to points reduction. The commentators live in a "tough blokey" bygone world. Like faking it in soccer time to deal with these issues.

As was pointed out on the Casey thread, Add in Brayshaw and Smith and we now have 12 players on the injured list. It's getting tough

I believe it's from the Gippsland League

If that's right I'd be thinking 4-6 weeks and possibly post mid season bye

9 players on the injured list (not counting Lever and May) But then again Hawthorn had 8 injured on their list

The two players who probably had the most to play for were Fullarton and Tomlinson. Neither did well but Tomlinson was passable. Fullarton... I'll give him a few more weeks Does the VFL play next week or is it a bye

O Tomlinson Are we seeing the gentle closing of the window

Lose to Coburg who went 0-18 last year and you kind of know we weren't going well

The continual dump kicks out of our defensive 50 are amusing

A painful watch Need to apply a lot of optimism to find a promising player

We're six odd AFL players down due to injury which is relevant and we have little up forward.

Was thinking Casey might have a downer this year but it could be a big one

More like 3,000 years old. First with Greeks and the Romans perfected it. The Persians were more the long sword guys. Perhaps we could take a pointer from Cromwell and his long pikes

Post above suggests new guidelines. Pre pandemic dogs were very welcome. I can recall Neville Jetta and his family having a lovely little dog at Coburg. Went to Box Hill immediately post pandemic and certainly lots of dogs... all well behaved

Tomlinson on Dixon I assume and the following week on Walker. After the bye on Daniher Tough ask perhaps