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I've never understood this argument. Adelaide v Richmond was not playing against a whole state, even pre-Power when the Crows could have been seen as a state team themselves. But it does seem to have been the case to an extent in SA and, a lesser extent, WA. Its why I am so against any Tassie...

Hmm. let me look again. Two game knockout (one each) + final and relegation game for the top four. Three game round robin (two each) : oh, I misread the promotion and relegation, you have automatic divisional swap for 4th and the winner of division 2. Tassie's schedule is hard.

Its a salary discount. The type you report to the AFL instead of the real salary.

Let's see what Lions attendance and support are like in a bad run before looking another team in SEQ. If they largely hold up, maybe its not as ridiculous as it first seems. Surely quite some time off though, maybe team 24 not 20.

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/eddie-maguires-belief-on-how-state-of-origin-is-going-to-work-would-be-a-disaster.1392527/post-86913041 A round-robin in division 2 and only knockout in Division 1? More games between the lower viewed states than the top tier? Can't see that happening. If...

The best thing that could happen for the state is for the whole thing to be pulled, and the state to stop funding Victorian teams. Maybe in another 15-20 years such a ridiculous demand won't be placed if they try again.

Cricket Australia, radio shock jocks and certain politicians have them covered.

The junior stuff is for talent identification, its not supposed to get crowds and viewership. Even Rugby League has killed its long-standing City-Country game because it no longer generates interest. That is at professional mens level. There are still city-country games but no NRL players; just...

I don't think the round makes a difference there. Collingwood get the bonus marketing of being visible to 100% of the population regardless of whether this bullshit not-a-round exists or not. Its a bullshit thing, but makes very little difference to the marketing boost big clubs get every year.

The Indigenous game is one thing, by all means play it if the players want it. But it has nothing to do with State of Origin, a completely different form of heritage.

That's how to become US President, apparently.

You can always run two books and give the AFL the clean looking ones. Happened in the NRL. And the side-deals could be questionable. There is no doubt some ambiguity and interpretation, either by design (so favoured clubs can then get a light touch) or simply inevitable because no rules can...

Without the relegation threat, would it work? I guess the bottom teams are generally playing for nothing anyway by that point, and it ensures the top teams are jockeying for finals positions every week.

On the double-ups, that is only a recent feature. For much of that time teams played each other twice, and the system of lower finishing teams getting theoretically easier draws in the double-ups is what .... ten years old?

Scrap the half-arsed opening round, and scrap the Carlton-Richmond "tradition". Both are crap, with a capital ****ING.

You should be fine, depending on exact dates https://www.jetstar.com/au/en/travel-alerts#Queensland%20%E2%80%93%20Tropical%20Cyclone%20Alfred Queensland – Tropical Cyclone Alfred Last updated: 04/03/2025 01:41pm Our teams are closely monitoring the progression of Tropical Cyclone Alfred off...

They will be at some point, possibly starting later half of Wednesday night. Could be earlier, strong winds starting tonight but probably not dangerous to larger aircraft (might stop Rex and other turbo-props tonight, looking at FlightRadar not yet). It could be some time Thursday but that's...

Depending on whether North had to pay out Tarryn Thomas, and what that counts as, they might be in breach regarding the salary floor.

It gets extra prime time broadcast spots, and media coverage via the controversy of being so stupid, so it will last in something like its current form regardless of (perhaps partly because of) how patently absurd it is.

Regarding this particular set of event, yes. But the half-round start of season concept is BS even without the potential interruptions.

Only a few teams playing a half-arsed round. The fixturing problems that causes with byes Some teams having match fitness early in the season, and those teams then getting a bye before its needed. Just play a full round if games have to be played. If there are commercial advantages to having...

Delaying until early this morning was fine, but now the Cats are due to fly and the BOM has increased the chances of a Brisbane landfall (albeit northern suburbs); rather than turning away from SEQ; it had to be postponed earlier today...

Grounds may well be slop, but Saturday and Sunday look set to be OK in terms of wind. I'm guessing levels below the AFL will not have started yet (QAFL not until 29 March). Move GC v Essendon to Sunday, and the only issue is Essendon play the following Friday. Geelong are getting on the plane...

Maybe for once deterrence actually worked. Carlton's penalties were, rightfully, highly damaging. More likely, clubs have got better at hiding things and stretching rules rather than breaking them. Odds are any breach will be late lodgement of documents, unexpected bonuses, or something like...

That was just a sloshy surface. With the modern football and the amount that get used at AFL level the ball wasn't even waterlogged like the old school foot-breakers those conditions used to bring about. That can be played on, even if it does change the game completely. The winds are where...

I can, if Geelong end up having to fly up for nothing. Just make the call in the morning, play it in round 3. Its a moved FTA game, so 7 should still be broadcasting what ever the timeslot. At the same time, possibly move GC v Essendon game to Sunday night and take away the possibility of...

If it was just the rain, sure. But with cyclones there might be bits of stadium flying around all over the ground. A camera or other equipment could get hit. and, yes, I suspect you were not being 100% serious

Or if you were a schoolgirl dwarf?

That seems to be the plan, unless the call is made in the morning. It is also possible (unlikely, it would seem very strong winds won't start until later on Wednesday) Virgin cancel the flight, so they don't have aircraft stuck in Qld until Friday night/Saturday. There is also a chance...

Tomorrow (Tuesday) last I saw. There's no guarantee a plane can take off or land after that in SEQ or NSW north coast.