Mega Thread 2024 Media & Miscellaneous Thread

[Nodgey]

Have no doubt Pav would have kicked 1000 goals if he stayed forward his whole career. Then he'd be up there in conversation with Buddy as a modern day great. As good as he was, Pav is still grossly underrated IMO.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

That's improbable? North won't play 3 games in WA and we won't play them away twice so it's likely that we only play North once a year the next 3 years unless we play them at Gather Round.

So you’re saying no members seating games against North ?
And….. play them only once next season when they’re shit ?

 

[Fred Ziffel]

could not disagree more.
Pav was amazing, but he was never close to the best player in the game.
Fyfe was easily in the conversation as the best in the game until injuries tore him apart.

Pav was okay CHB and very good CHF. He was ordinary on ball.
Fyfe is in the conversation as best on baller in history.

 

[dominguez]

So you’re saying no members seating games against North ?
And….. play them only once next season when they’re shit ?

Yup. We'll have our standard 11 home games with members seating, an away derby, and an away game against NM.

Can't see them playing 3 games in WA (one as a Freo home game) but hope I'm wrong.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Yup. We'll have our standard 11 home games with members seating, an away derby, and an away game against NM.

Can't see them playing 3 games in WA (one as a Freo home game) but hope I'm wrong.

Why am I not shocked ?
It’s the perfect opportunity for Dillon to address an issue he has already conceded is enormously unfair; Travel.
An extra home game that he stated recently as problematic with the other teams. Here is the perfect way to reduce the travel burden by one eastern states trip.

 

[Waterhouzin]

Why am I not shocked ?
It’s the perfect opportunity for Dillon to address an issue he has already conceded is enormously unfair; Travel.
An extra home game that he stated recently as problematic with the other teams. Here is the perfect way to reduce the travel burden by one eastern states trip.

I think this is effectively what is happening, we’ll get North’s home game here which otherwise would have been in Melbourne (actually probably in Tassie so helps even more with relieving travel).
So it will add an extra game in Perth, lightening our travel load.
The issue some are suggesting is that this will be our only game against North, the AFL won’t then schedule a home game against them back in WA again so we’ll miss the chance of a double dip against a likely bottom team we otherwise could possibly have had.


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[freo_leo29]

Why am I not shocked ?
It’s the perfect opportunity for Dillon to address an issue he has already conceded is enormously unfair; Travel.
An extra home game that he stated recently as problematic with the other teams. Here is the perfect way to reduce the travel burden by one eastern states trip.

The away game will be in WA so no travel

It's a good thing

 

[kuhni]

I think this is effectively what is happening, we’ll get North’s home game here which otherwise would have been in Melbourne (actually probably in Tassie so helps even more with relieving travel).
So it will add an extra game in Perth, lightening our travel load.
The issue some are suggesting is that this will be our only game against North, the AFL won’t then schedule a home game against them back in WA again so we’ll miss the chance of a double dip against a likely bottom team we otherwise could possibly have had.


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I guess we'll have to play Richmond twice for the next few years. Shame.

 

[theGav56]

Why am I not shocked ?
It’s the perfect opportunity for Dillon to address an issue he has already conceded is enormously unfair; Travel.
An extra home game that he stated recently as problematic with the other teams. Here is the perfect way to reduce the travel burden by one eastern states trip.

It's one part of the travel equation, which looks like being paid for by North

The other part of the travel equation is that specific clubs rarely travel and play almost every game at the MCG.

 

[theGav56]

I suspect Tasmania plays almost every Victorian team in Victoria, and every non Victorian team in Tasmania. Plus North and Hawthorn.

Has this been revealed?

 

[pK75]

I guess we'll have to play Richmond twice for the next few years. Shame.

Exactly what I was thinking, Richmond will be worse than north for the next 3 years, so fine with our bottom 6 match ups to be WC and Tigers, north “Away” in WA is also good. They love our double ups being against other non vic teams (less vic teams being sent to WA) so will likely get Sydney and Port again.

 

[Dockeroo]

I suspect Tasmania plays almost every Victorian team in Victoria, and every non Victorian team in Tasmania. Plus North and Hawthorn.

Has this been revealed?

No chance the Tasmanians will accept that.

One of the main selling points of the team to locals was to host glamour games on Friday and Sat nights against powerhouse Vic clubs.

 

[mightymouse75]

No chance the Tasmanians will accept that.

One of the main selling points of the team to locals was to host glamour games on Friday and Sat nights against powerhouse Vic clubs.

Do you think the AFL will really care after the novelty of wears off ?
It's still the VFL masquerading as national competition ..

 

[Tony_Clifton]

Your club's biggest draft hit and miss since 2014

Who's been a success story? Who's been a bust? We look back over the past decade of drafts to find your club's hits and misses

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I thought the Sydney one was interesting. Particularly for those folks who like to say that the draft is a lottery. Pick 5 miss, pick 26 miss, pick 36 miss, pick 39 jackpot.

 

[Spirit Level]

I actually thought it was a bit rough for the official AFL website to run an article on draft "busts"

Imagine being one of those players reading that.

 

[Superkoops]

Your club's biggest draft hit and miss since 2014

Who's been a success story? Who's been a bust? We look back over the past decade of drafts to find your club's hits and misses

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I thought the Sydney one was interesting. Particularly for those folks who like to say that the draft is a lottery. Pick 5 miss, pick 26 miss, pick 36 miss, pick 39 jackpot.

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The number of key positions players identified as a miss in the top 10 is very consistent across the teams.

 

[s_wd6]

Your club's biggest draft hit and miss since 2014

Who's been a success story? Who's been a bust? We look back over the past decade of drafts to find your club's hits and misses

www.afl.com.au

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I thought the Sydney one was interesting. Particularly for those folks who like to say that the draft is a lottery. Pick 5 miss, pick 26 miss, pick 36 miss, pick 39 jackpot.

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That's why I find it so funny when people complain that guys like Warner were stolen from right under our nose when Sydney themselves chose to take three players before even considering him

 

[Joao]

That's why I find it so funny when people complain that guys like Warner were stolen from right under our nose when Sydney themselves chose to take three players before even considering him

Three spuds no less.

It's a dumb argument anyway when every team has scouts in every state.