spirit of norm smith

Agree. That’s another good idea

Yes 2 year deal for $250-300k sounds about right. I think his stocks will rise so sign up now. Could demand more $$ elsewhere by season end but he’s young and should appreciate the opportunity to sign for 2021-22

Still to schedule. v Bombers ??? (Away) hoping for some consistency in a strange twisted season Round 13-17 August 22. V Saints (away) Metricon day August 29 V Dockers (home - Alice springs) day Sept 5 v Swans (away) Gabba night Sept 12 v Giants (away) Gabba day Sept 20 v Bulldogs (Home) Metricon day

Memo to some forwards this week Fritsch and Hannan. There are now 3 talls already. Last week they were aerial too much. Shades of having only one key forward initially this year. Fritsch and Hannan have to rove it more. Pickett MUST STAY INSIDE FORWARD 50 and pressure and chase. He was on the wing and half forward last week and not at the ankles of Weid/Jackson.

Good to see him back.

It’s all rubbish. Just guess estimates from two hack jounos

I think they might need one of the in-house hairdressers. Oliver and Jackson are due.

Btw assume Tom Sparrow has not played in a winning team. Played first two games of 2019 when we got thrashed by power and cats.

Big Thursday night audience on the TV - opportunity here. Traditionally we flop on these occasions but I’m optimistic. Perfect conditions for footy. 24c and sunny. Overnight low of 11c. Clear skies.

It’s on a knives edge. The reason that Vic and NSW and now QLD are in covid outbreaks is because of individuals not following the right processes. The seriousness of the situation means these breaches must incur $$$ but also more serious club penalties like points. Clubs don’t worry about $5,000 or $10,000. They worry about loss of 2 points or 4 points. That would make the discussion more serious.

Lock them up. Stupidity. It could threaten health and well-being of so many people. Some humans are a selfish breed.

That’s a smarter idea

Yes yes yes. Game at Metricon was ok. Staggering of rows actually was good. The loss was disappointing but great to get to a game. AFL has missed a chance to promote the game. Thursday night footy. A quiet beer at the Pineapple and then wander across. Ffs. Makes no sense to restrict crowd to 500. Better hope that Dees v Pies is setup for 10,000-12,000. Saturday night twilight blockbuster!!

No. Missed out ! I’m entering Powerball. Better odds of a successful ticket ?

Wtf. Extra costs and time and disruption. Makes ZERO SENSE when Gabba and Metricon are available. Only winners - SA Demons. If they let you have a crowd!!!

Agreed. Vineys goal lifted us. Viney played a great game. All 4 quarters. Definitely my best player on the day for the Dees.

Yes this is the key point. Rather than trek down to the GC on a raining Sunday night, some QLD members probably thought a game at the Gabba in Brisbane was preferred. It’s the AFL (not MFC) that is making it hard to enjoy the game.

Pert has to pickup the phone to the AFL and make sure we can get 15000 to the Pies game. And not get screwed in tix allocation. MFC needs to get all Qld members along to the Dees v Pies “whatever it takes”. The Saturday night v Pies should be a big game.

Limit losses? Crowd of 500 still require toilets open and food services available and sanitary processes (sanitizer, distancing) and after match cleaning. 500 or 1000 or 2500 requires the same costs !!! It’s Economies of scale.

Correct. It’s another example of Dees getting bentOVER by the AFL So where is Pert and Bartlett. Quiet times from the head men.

Out. A crowd watching the game in. Simulated crowd noise only 500 max crowd !!

Yes and MFC gets 250 tix and Port 250 tix even though we are the home club. FFS. Gil and the team are tools. Why not try to seize the chance to promote AFL in QLD and give interstate members a chance !

There was an allowance of up to 10,000 for the Lions game because of the local team playing. HOWEVER THE AFL HAS RESTRICTED THIS WEEKS CROWD (DEES V POWER) TO ONLY 500 MAX DUE TO “TWO INTERSTATE TEAMS PLAYING, THURSDAY NIGHT, AND COSTS OF THE COVID PLAN”. AFL apparently happy for no one to actually attend.

Very good 3rd forward behind two talls. Good mark and kick but needs to keep working on accuracy. Also need to know when to fly and when to rove it. He tends to fly against the key talls !!