Diamond_Jim

It certainly does work and the same goes for Netflix. Each provider does however have a limit on the number of devices and the number of switches you can do between devices. IIRC Foxtel Go is 4 devices and one switch per month. Strangely enough given that Murdoch is said to have skewered the NBN, Foxtel Go and the internet could end up being the biggest money spinner for Foxtel.

Did we not play Collingwood recently when they were massive underdogs and finals were on the line. Wow ... deja vu so quickly

That Tigers v Bombers score is an eye opener. Not as though Bombers weren't playing their near best team. PS: Apparently it is 33 degrees in Wangaratta so perhaps that is some excuse for the Bombers

Play him in JLT 2 and we'll see. At VFL level he is a wonderful player and today's performance obviously lost him no fans. Like others I think we may have a player on our hands (fingers crossed). If he can emulate say Gunston in his better years I will be over the moon. At VFL level he is an incredibly good pack mark.

100 more disposals than North. That excess almost equally shared between kicks and handballs. Awesome statistic. Won the clearances but room for improvement given our dominance. Obviously Norf were woeful but it is great to see us do a number on a team. Hopefully we can repeat it in the real season as big wins have been few and far between in the past.

Great result North will be fighting to avoid the spoon this year like last year. How did we lose "twice" to them ..... Still think we press too hard allowing easy scoring the other way. It also crowds the forward 50 making scoring difficult. Will be very interested to see the individual player analysis. Seems there are differing views on Brayshaw.

Fritsch's strength in VFL has been his mark and goal. If he can bring this to AFL level he will be hard to omit simply because he will take the second best defender thus freeing up the likes of Hogan and McDonald.

just tuned into 5AA talk about amateur hour !!

92-46 6 goals to 1 this quarter

I see Stretch has had 11 disposals ... how has he been playing thanks

Come now... Waverley was atrocious from a spectators viewpoint. The boundary line was a fair way in from the fence and seeing the other side of the ground let alone the far end was impossible. Like the Batmobile that graced its turf on the one and only GF played at Waverley the place is best consigned to history at best. It served its purpose which was to give power to the VFL in its negotiations with the MCC.

Something has to be done about the rebound goal. Richmond were successful in pushing teams wide on the rebound that allowed for a forced boundary throw in and reset. To dominate a game and give away 5 relatively easy goals is not smart football.

The simple joys of life.... footy and a trip to the tip.... Bring it on !!!

Did anyone calculate the percentage of the three "winners." Only want to know if we can use that to say we topped the league

Agree big time Mr Demonland apparently going to be a howling wind according to the Demonland Tassie locals so the game may come down to the usual unknowns. I recall a few stuff ups by us last year with the wind !!

Good points .. just wondering if some see Hogan possibly developing into a Dustin Martin type player ie a tall strong bodied mid fielder who is very difficult to tackle

Interesting and reasonably obvious that he was going to play at CHF at the very least. Playing in the midfield...what does that mean these days? Not sure myself. Riewoldts (both of them ) have played up the ground but have never been called midfielders . similar with Franklin. Last year we did not score heavily (other than the occasional blitz in one quarter) which made many games a lot closer than perhaps they should have been. Hopefully we can get on the board more often this year. It does seem however that Goodwin is firmly in the camp of the Bulldogs and Tigers when it comes to gameplans as compared to say those of Adelaide and GWS. Does not make for pretty football but if it works I will not complain.

The first round of VFL stretches over almost two week between April 8 and April 17. Casey's match is scheduled last on April 17. The same day as the seniors play round 3. IIRC much the same happened last year re the fringe players missing several weeks because of the comparatively short VFL season. Combine this with the byes that do not seem to be co-ordinated and the VFL has a few shortcomings. Makes the JLT important for those pressing for round 1 as "Casey form" will not be a factor for several weeks.

Given the way we hit the proverbial wall again last season I am interested to see if we adopt another strategy for the practice games this year. For the last few years we have done well in the practice games which shows they are irrelevant to the season proper. Pity we cannot have 10-15 on the bench. Not thrilled by the "non availability list" posted early in this thread given the time of year. 2018 is such an important year for this club !

Interesting I assume he got a raise for 2018 and then a good amount for 2019 and 2020. Must have meant that they had some salary cap movement left for this season which is no surprise given the renewals we are facing at end of season. Well executed by the club and would love to see one or two others signed in the next few months.

Of course I claim all the credit for this great win. Only a few days ago on the banks of the River Ganges channeling the sublime talents of my alter ego the great Diamond Jim, I conversed with the relevant deities and urged them to lift the curse of Norm Smith. By way of a post script yesterday I sat beneath the tree where the Bhudda is said to have obtained wisdom in Bodh Gaya. I definitely heard the words.... "Hogan to Centre Half Forward". Now onwards to Kolkata and its wonderful Hooghly River which I understand makes the Yarra look glacial blue by comparison.

Article about Hawthorn's planned new facility at Dingley: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-s-10-million-dingley-boost-20180213-p4z089.html "The Hawks have to raise tens of millions for Dingley — club sources estimate the eventual cost will be $80-$100 million — in what shapes as arguably the competition’s most ambitious fund-raising program, as they plan to make the move from Waverley Park to the much more spacious Dingley training and administrative base." ................................. "Harris, who has been a generous donor to Hawthorn for many years and has other philanthropic interests, said he remembered the struggles the Hawks endured at the time of the thwarted merger with Melbourne and also in 2004 when they were near the bottom of the ladder and . ‘‘I never want to see that happen again.’’ Harris said it was important that Hawthorn would own the freehold at Dingley, in what was a point of difference between the Hawks and the other clubs that have leases on their facilities and training bases. ‘‘The key to this project is that Hawthorn Football Club own the freehold."

I agree Dr D...that is the point .. we should be on an upward trend at this time of the year. Have a look at Essendon for example with their push for 70,000 members. There is no doubt that the Collingwood game not to mention a few others put a spoke in the wheels of our sputtering bandwagon. Win the first three games and we might still be able to trend upwards but to stand still in this game is to go backwards.

I think I said it's on the WatchAFL app which is available to all foreign subscribers. As I understand it that is the "Global Pass" The WatchAFL website is showing the AFLX as being part of the coverage: https://www.watchafl.com.au/

Well you will be pleased to know that DJ is at present in Allahabad by the Ganges. Very special spot as it is the confluence of three rivers ... one which you cannot see. According to Hindu religion if I bathe in the waters I may avoid re-incarnation. Now what has this got to do with this thread... nothing and probably about the same relevance as the great DJ to Lever. While we're at it we could also mention Peter Moore and Kelvin Templeton. So many messiahs.