Diamond_Jim

There was a great thread last year on internet v Foxtel v FTA as the future sports platforms but I could not find it so I thought I would post here. The Guardian article below reveals that Amazon (UK version) is now going to offer the Eurosports Channel as an add on it to its TV services. By itself not earth shattering but another blow to the cable channels in this case Sky TV. The pricing is interesting... "Amazon will offer the channels at an extra cost to Amazon Prime members, who pay £79 a year or £7.99 a month for on-demand video including exclusive shows such as American Gods, The Grand Tour and Man in the High Castle. The individual pricing for the new channels ranges from £1.49 to £9.49 a month, with subscribers choosing and paying for individual services, rather than for a bundle as with the traditional pay-TV model used by Sky. Netflix’s standard video on-demand service costs £7.49 a month while Sky’s cheapest package of channels is £22." On the pick and choose model the article makes the following comment: “The main challenge Amazon has is that it is offering all of the channels standalone, which is potentially extremely expensive,” said Broughton. “The a la carte model has been tried a few times in the pay-TV market before. Research suggests that people say they want to pick and choose but in practice they prefer buying a big bundle and get ‘all-they-can-eat’ TV. In time, Amazon may look at aggregating some of the channels it is offering into a pay-TV style package.” https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/may/23/amazon-netflix-sky-uk-itv-eurosport-hayu

Thanks guys IMO we have to persevere with Melksham at least for the remainder of this woeful season. Of the revolving trios of change men (ANB, JKH Bugg Kennedy etc) I can see a few not making next years list so it becomes all the more important to see if Melksham can become a regular. Perhaps a change of position could help.

do you happen to know what position he played at Essendon and how he played? cheers

Remember someone telling me that you could not give assistance (a la the human pyramid on the goal line) but it didn't jump out at me when I looked at the rules. Perhaps others may know which rule applies http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL Tenant/AFL/Files/Images/2016 Laws of Australian Football.pdf

Good point but out of this years list he is probably the only one (Jake Spencer aside) that would interest other clubs from a bidding viewpoint. Perhaps they are waiting for the new salary cap info as 2018 is a major year for re-signings. Salem is a key player going forward if for no other reason than his comparative kicking skills.

Interesting second half of the year coming up for a few players from a contracting viewpoint: JKH ANB Ben Ken and Vandenberg (injury struck this year but is he part of the team (game plan) going forward?) plus Jake S becomes an unrestricted free agent

13 games left. We need to win 8/9 out of those 13 and rely upon others teams to to lose. Of those 13 games they include WC in Perth, Adelaide in Darwin, Swans at the MCG, Giants in Canberra and Bulldogs at Etihad. Lose one out of the next two and it starts heading towards a mathematical impossibility. The reality is that we need to decide how we are best going to go into next season with any form of momentum. If we happen to win enough to make the 8 that is great but it is now long odds . The last two games of last season were debilitating from an ongoing membership viewpoint and cannot be repeated. On an optimistic viewpoint our last three games... St Kilda, Lions and Collingwood are among our most winnable perhaps

Glory Glory Alleluia !! and the flag goes marching on etc etc Interesting that both MFC and Casey's songs are derivatives of US Civil War songs.

King coming in could be a possibility in place of Weideman My only problem is that with his limited game time since coming back he may not have the tank for the Alice. This season is practically over so it is time to see if King can come on as a replacement for Spencer next year. As to the ever revolving trio of changes it is really neither here nor there. All have been given their chance and I doubt that any will show dramatic improvement although I still hold out hope for Stretch. Melksham is the most disappointing simply because he was regular 22 in the Bombers team when they were an upper middle rung team. Would be interesting to hear why he was so often a regular pick for the Bombers and what if anything has he lost since coming across to us.

One of the few bright spots out of what is turning out to be a miserable season for MFC. We really need to have some luck with our lower round picks. He's a good fit for the game plan Well done

Plenty of time but are we good enough

Time to win. First quarter disappointing North are a bottom 6 team so these are the ones we must win

Wins against North and St Kilda were two of my key measurements for improvement this year. Very confident about today.

on twitter Kingy on Pies: They only have to play at 60% to win tonight on the Pies. They were great last week and should've won that game #CrunchTime

Link to Tiger fan site please....Much more fun than tonight's matches methinks

the Orange Men do it again Now... top of the ladder with Adelaide to play tonight

Dogs footy relies on rugby scrum like pressure Nothing against the Dogs but I would hate to see it become the norm

not if you believe some of the posts on the "are we a contender thread"

Develop a great e game only with Dees as the team v various visitors Give it free to members and then have play offs with a big $$$ win Have the e tournaments played pre game Watch the numbers grow.... could be world wide within a few years if the$$ pot is big enough Think online poker tournaments etc problem ... how to own and protect the space

didn't we have a poll on a similar thread before the Hawthorn game and we know what happened there

As others have mentioned in the thread this year could be a repeat of 1990 That year there were no stand out teams and drawn finals meant that lower teams (Dees included) had a break during the finals FWIIW I believe GWS is potentially a rung above the rest if and when it gets its act together If we win the next three I will get mildly excited about our prospects

as they say............. "we ain't done nothing yet !!"

No change.... for once it is relatively easy will feel a little easier if I hear that Petracca is training freely. No excuses for not winning this weekend. North is on its way down and we need the win to salvage this annus horribilis

that does not cover the cost of the first game. (Think stadium works , travel staff etc) For it to work they need a minimum of five years including AFL money.

The Darwin game is terrible from a team viewpoint but by comparison to a game in heat in China it is a gentle paddle down the Todd River !! I think it has already been posted but as the Gold Coast is fully funded by the AFL the idea of the GC going to China to make money from a game funded by the AFL (Port don't pay the lot by any stretch) is weird. I love Asia but it is not a place for AFL