ANZAC DAY

[Haduken]

The AFL won't mess with winning form. That said, the one alternate Anzac Day format I'd be interested in trialling (in an effort to appease the whining masses) would be...drum roll please...

1. Bye weekend
2. One match only and at the G: State of Origin

It's possibly the one way to get all elites interested in forgoing a bye to put on the spectacle we all remember from SOO's halcyon days.
An alternate would be a SOO carnival across states. I only suggest this given Victoria would have to play if it were the G only, and I wouldn't know how to select the opposition. (I don't think "All Stars" generates enough passion.) I do like the one game concept though - to make it truly special and get ALL players engaged.

PS Apologies if this concept has been put out before. I suspect it must have been but I haven't seen it.

Could work. Would also free up Collingwood and Essendon to play on Good Friday instead

 

[theduckfan]

Did the brave anzacs use cheating ways to try give themselves an advantage.

That's right, Essendon goes against the Anzac spirit. Should be grand finalist from year past.

Anzac day game is huge due to the day, not the teams involved.

 

[September Action]

Could work. Would also free up Collingwood and Essendon to play on Good Friday instead

Well now, that would be funny!

"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror..."

 

[Haduken]

Did the brave anzacs use cheating ways to try give themselves an advantage.

That's right, Essendon goes against the Anzac spirit. Should be grand finalist from year past.

Anzac day game is huge due to the day, not the teams involved.

See it's limited thinking like this which is why you're naturally drawn to a minnow club like Norf. You're a limited thinker son, have a good hard (limited) look at yourself.

 

[September Action]

Did the brave anzacs use cheating ways to try give themselves an advantage.

That's right, Essendon goes against the Anzac spirit. Should be grand finalist from year past.

Anzac day game is huge due to the day, not the teams involved.

Actually, it wasn't huge before '95. I don't think the RSL supported it either - and despite the financial incentive of gate receipts.

 

[Collingw2010d]

Minnow clubs having a cry because they wish they could get a 90k+ crowd to their matches.

Essendon and Collingwood always play a good match on this day every year - no matter the ladder position

Stop having a cry minnow clubs; if you really want to play on this day go do it against the Saints in NZ.

 

[windyhill]

Can't wait to see the crowd norf draw to Good Friday next year.

 

[NorthernLights]

Can't wait to see the crowd norf draw to Good Friday next year.

We always get 40k plus against Carlton. Sorry to spoil it for you.

 

[Yidaki]

Did the brave anzacs use cheating ways to try give themselves an advantage.

That's right, Essendon goes against the Anzac spirit. Should be grand finalist from year past.

Anzac day game is huge due to the day, not the teams involved.

No one would rock up to the game if Collingwood weren't playing in it. Sorry, but we aren't moving. Essendon maybe, but not us.

 

[NorthernLights]

No one would rock up to the game if Collingwood weren't playing in it. Sorry, but we aren't moving. Essendon maybe, but not us.

It would draw a massive crowd if Collingwood played any of Richmond, Carlton or Hawthorn. *essendon don't deserve any marquee games let alone the biggest one.

 

[windyhill]

We always get 40k plus against Carlton. Sorry to spoil it for you.

70% carl.
Carry on

 

[JustaBattler]

The fairest idea was proposed y a Port flog- last year's grand finalists. Simple, fair and respectful to all.

 

[windyhill]

The fairest idea was proposed y a Port flog- last year's grand finalists. Simple, fair and respectful to all.

In English bud.

 

[JustaBattler]

In English bud.

Previous year's grand finalists should be given the honour - no one can complain about that.

 

[NorthernLights]

70% carl.
Carry on

Nah, something like 20k North and 25k Carlton. But who cares as long as it gets a big crowd.

 

[windyhill]

Previous year's grand finalists should be given the honour - no one can complain about that.

Thank you JB

 

[PureFooty]

Every club has got its game
Adelaide: Showdown
Brisbane: Q-Clash
Carlton: Opener vs Richmond
Collingwood: Anzac Day Queens Birthday
Essendon: Anzac Day Indigenous round focal game
Fremantle: Derby
Geelong: Easter Monday
GC: Q Clash
GWS: Cross Town Rivals game
Hawks: Easter Monday
Melbourne: Queens Birthday
Port: Showdown
Richmond: Opener vs Carlton
Sydney: Game vs GWS
West Coast: Derby

 

[Engimal]

We're all aware that North v Freo is the only important game on ANZAC Day, right?

 

[Elite 5]

Is cool.

 

[Paul Kersey]

David Zahkarakis (however the **** it's spelt) just said 'it's the biggest game outside of the Grand Final'. I'd submit that games shaping the eight, let alone the complete finals' series are a bit bigger David.

 

[davywap]

David Zahkarakis (however the **** it's spelt) just said 'it's the biggest game outside of the Grand Final'. I'd submit that games shaping the eight, let alone the complete finals' series are a bit bigger David.

He's right and not the first to say it by any means, but thanks for playing.

Sent from Victoria Park

 

[davywap]

Great to see that these two Tirds are as disgraceful as each other (Nick Maxwell is just a goose like normaml and somehow ends up in a photo with two giant dirty pieces of shit next to him getting lost on the way from Collingwood to his mumma's house).


To think the public looks up to them as identities on the biggest rememberance and reflection day as being bastions (well to Collingwelfare and Essendank supporters) of the ANZAC spirit considering choices and leadership and action they demonstrate is an utter joke and a bigger disgrace than conscription.


In one corner we have James Tird, the man made too love to inject kool aid nown as melatonin in him to get a tan. Jim's association with what ANZAC SPIRIT IS TO Simply encourage foster and allow his troops (players) to be encouraged rto get mass injected with peptides and drugs putting the entire Essendon list and players at possible risks such as death. This was done from deciding to hang with enemy evil by Shane C who sourced the drugs for him.

This behaviour is akin to the anzac spirit but not for the positive reflections which should be celebrated but rather the evil which we remember solemny and criticise the bosses for implementing. Tthis shit from Hird is a kin to the British making the clueless soldiers fight up a hill where they became easy targets to be shot and exploited. Exactly like Hird did for his team with wonderjabs program he implemented.

Secondly we have Eddie McGuire

The terrific total **** who wants to ethically bitch and moan about annoying shit like COLA and then thinks that it is alright to take any apparently legal adavntage if it is in Collingwood's interests.


Eddie fosters the ANZAC spirt by thinking it is OK to assist criminals at his club being spared from jail.

Not to mention this turd was wanting to tell people how good he was with his campaigning for Adam Goodes and his hatrid to wards a stupid St Kilda supporter hurling racist remarks even expressly shaking a hand of a black man as Hitler did to owens behind the public arena.

but really all along actually he was acting like he professes to be this guy

One of society's greatest grand heros. Eddie is absolutely akin to the way Adolf Hitler was operating because like Ado , Eddie essentially would completely come out and say stuff everybody wants and agrees with but at the end of the day do it only because it furthers Collingwelfare and all Collingwelfare supporters. Like Hitler Eddie is a master deceiver and will play the good guy much like Adolf was below when it suited him but not at the end of the day due to it stopping his progression of Collingwood and all he actually desires which would be to ensure only Colling wood dominate the league.

So how Vlad can consequently allow an absolute couple of dictatr dicks to be the face of the ANZAC legacy and spirit is absolutely and utterly beyond me. It is inherently obvious the ANZAC soldiers definetly did not die for two total tyrannic turds like Eddie and Jimmy who would simply be the modern day versions of Adolf Hitler and the Turkey Army. The thing that totally disgusts me is that Vlad allows and continues to allow these two clubs with great reputations and leadership akin to the Turkish and Ottoman regeme of the 1910s and the German regeme of the 1930s and 40s run the show to remember those who served significantly the state of Australia to ensure excellent dickheads like these two were rid.

Sent from Victoria Park

 

[Haduken]

David Zahkarakis (however the **** it's spelt) just said 'it's the biggest game outside of the Grand Final'. I'd submit that games shaping the eight, let alone the complete finals' series are a bit bigger David.

In terms of attendance, it absolutely is. Sorry

 

[blaze036]

In terms of attendance, it absolutely is. Sorry

Just a shame one team that will be participating is a national disgrace and an embarrassment to the diggers and everything they stood for

 

[Haduken]

Just a shame one team that will be participating is a national disgrace and an embarrassment to the diggers and everything they stood for

Yeah the diggers all had jobs