Diamond_Jim

MFC has a reputation of being brittle and deservedly so after the Freo game. Lose tonight and we will be regarded by Essendon as a very beatable team and we end up 2-4 with season and crowd following in the doldrums. Time for the team to stand up and deliver its future.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-04-23/another-concussion-puts-angus-brayshaws-immediate-playing-future-under-cloud

Must say we seem to be making more changes than results and VFL form would suggest however I suspect that there are some firm convictions as others have mentioned as to how the game plan should be executed. I am starting to wonder if the coaching staff are playing to the game plan rather than to win and therefore with an eye on the future. Could be an interesting season.

Swans look to be going 0-5 ....hard to see them coming back from such a start

North reminds me of the Black Knight never knows when to give up Perhaps I am just jealous

Pardon my ignorance but do either of Hibberd or Smith provide relief rucking or is it still up to Jack? thanks

They probably still talk about that game over dim sum in the Forbidden City !!

follow the Storm on TV now and then for the same reason. At least they give you a good run for your money unlike a certain AFL team has done over the last several years

Just knew the FTA game tonight is Freo v NM and not the far more interesting Sydney game.... yawn......

Was trying to explain to my neighbour the other day that AFL is probably one of the worst sports for TV camera coverage in the sense of strategic game coverage. Must be hell for the director. That being said I live for the day when I have control of the camera shots... overhead, close up , player tracking you name it but I want to make the choice

Interesting double negative

strange game Bulldogs ... five goals in 12 minutes and then almost scoreless to Lions 2 points very late in the quarter

Lions doing a cats (appropriate) and Dogs doing a demon with those kicks on goal

May as well open the season in Darwin given the lack of space for visiting supporters at the Geelong "boutique stadium." Then again if it gets us a Thursday, Friday or Saturday free to air night game I'd take it

When Foxtel was in its early days the FTA channels were negotiating their product being shown on Foxtel. The big sticking point was not whether the FTA wanted to give a leg up to Foxtel (the FTA's thought they had to be on pay to survive due to the method of cable/satellite delivery) but whether they would be positioned as 2, 7 , 9 etc on the Foxtel dial. That main positioning on the Channel 7 position as Dr G points out is very important notwithstanding the additional channels now run by the FTA group. For another pointer to how important "channel identification" is to the FTA players have a look at the fights over EPG (electronic program guides) which never really got off the ground in Oz due to objections by FTA. On a separate note I have been watching the spin off from the Good Wife. It is called the Good Fight. It shows on CBS All Access which is a "normal pay channel." Will be interesting to see if other FTA's around the world go the pay route

Because of this thread I looked for the Port (back of jumper sponsor) on the TV last night.... I still remember Scott's transport. Anyway despite hard looking on my rather large TV ...and having my glasses on... it probably took me about 15-20 mins until the TV showed a back shot where the sponsor's name was readable and even then I had to extrapolate (guess) the words because they were not clear. As it was Renault one could tell from the stylised R. Front sponsors were much easier to identify due to close up shots of player fronts. Just an observation.

The Port 'faithful' are out in force... looks like a very good crowd considering the city of Adelaide loyalties. Bruce's talking up of Carlton is embarrassing .... the game is a mismatch

Looking back on that cringe worthy third quarter against Freo and for that matter the even more disastrous last minute or so of the final quarter we need to work on exiting our back half under pressure. Given that it is a set play there must be some series of combinations that can be run to the advantage of the player(s) who know the sequence in advance. In that third quarter the ball was continually locked in the Freo forward 50 even when we had kick outs let alone when we took the quick kick option

wonderful suggestion.... I could have just liked it but it is worth re-quoting When the transition fund and health fund are in place plus something for players from the old days then the salary cap can go up

Sorry to appear dumb .... but what is the system behind being named or not named in the VFL side? I am assuming that anyone named in the VFL side who played AFL last week is a candidate for being dropped. On this basis Tyson could be dropped?

so given it's a 25 man squad tonight I expect it will probably include lots of permutuations though I do notice Casey play Saturday evening so all should be revealed

Not a bad earner these Anzac day matches Every extra dollar over the base price (of which they get a share anyway) goes to the Bombers http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-03/bombers-push-up-anzac-day-ticket-prices

Mmm...lots of almost season long injuries there if you add 3-4 weeks in the VFL to get match fitness Shows how lucky we were last year!

Have heard this.... reminds me of dvd and blu rays ..... by the time they agreed on the new technology most people had moved onto streaming etc and moreover it was not a quantum leap in quality such as between VHS and DVD. The other thing I notice is that the 80" tv's do not seem to be coming down in price and are still at a big premium to say the 65" with the same features. At present I have a 67" plasma and was holding off for a good deal on an 80" premium model.... Ah such first world problems