No Oppo Supporters General AFL and other clubs discussion thread. **Opposition fans not welcome** Part 7

[cryptor]

I remember liking Beveridge for a while, but boy oh boy has he become unbearable. Close second to Chris Scott.

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Bevo wants a 5 man interchange...
Bulldogs go a man down early in the game due to injury...
Bevo wants a 5 man interchange + medical sub...
Teams exploit the medical sub...
Bevo wants a 6 man interchange...

 

[Ned Ryerson]

Sub rule should only be for concussions and concussions should only be determined by doctors independent of the clubs. Easy fix

 

[KermitJagger]

My post last year on the way coaches have pushed for expansion of interchange…I predicted a mix of interchange and subs would lead to an argument for an increase in the number of interchange. Thank you bevo for helping my prediction come true so quickly

Not surprised to see Bevo the one pushing for it either. He always seems to be ahead on bending the rules and rule changes when brought in.

 

[Brishawk]

Not surprised to see Bevo the one pushing for it either. He always seems to be ahead on bending the rules and rule changes when brought in.

Everything is something else’s fault for bevo so naturally he has to campaign to change all the things stopping him from winning…except his shit coaching

 

[deanc]

Sub rule should only be for concussions and concussions should only be determined by doctors independent of the clubs. Easy fix

Concur, this was/was I understand the initial and sole objective, but the AFLPA lobbied with 'a duty of care' argument and got the sub rule expanded to include the ambiguous 'other significant injuries' - which given a few recent occurrences somehow now includes hamstring twinges and other muscle cramps...?
I also note that the nominated substitutes for at least the first month were usually fringe selection players, whereas this is no longer the case anymore...

 

[Denver Day Lewis]

Agreed - with 9 games per round you’d hope there’s at least 3 per week on FTA. This is why I’d prefer 10/Paramount to get it. Yes they’d probably stick things on Paramount+ but I dare say you’d get as many games on 10 as there are now on 7. 7’s commitment to sport seems to be on the decline.

7 had a huge push to get a heap of sport a few years ago. Now they’ve got it they don’t want it.

I’m lucky enough to be able to have Foxtel but without it and with no more free live games on Telstra. It’s getting pretty difficult to watch it.

And I’m sure they are a lot out there that would love to see their team play but can’t and lose at least a little interest in the sport.

The economics haven't made sense for a while now to justify the massive sums. It will be interesting to see whether Foxtel succeed in their argument that the free-to-air broadcasts make the streaming rights less compelling financially.

Foxtel have lost their monopoly on paid TV services, and can no longer defray the huge costs of sports broadcast rights in very expensive cable bundles. Other than die-hards, people have already stopped paying $80 and up, and are splitting the costs over multiple services. Which is why Foxtel are attempting to squeeze out the free-to-air games. (There's a kerfuffle in WA about WCE and Free fans losing the live local games, a groundswell of indignation led by Kerry Stokes' Channel 7 i.e. it's the low-hanging fruit for Foxtel forcing committed WA fans to pay, 2 games out of 9 with loyal fan-bases.)

The big movers in sports streaming are the tech giants, who are bidding big to achieve platform lock-in. After making their TV service available on other platforms, Apple have made huge bids on MLB and NFL rights in the US, and it wouldn't surprise me if they made a play here. (Although I expect it might not be until the next round in a few years.)

I look forward to Foxtel going under. I hate them with a burning passion.

 

[Hodgey 15]

Yes - I’m hoping it’s CBS/Paramount who wins the bid. Channel 10 did a good job at coverage back in the 9/10 days and were good with their BBL coverage until 7 fu**ed that up. I hate Foxtel and I’m not overly fond of 7. If Paramount want to pay the most then I hope they get it.

AFL's preference is still 7 and Fox apparently.
I think 7 will be under the gun to lift their game. AFL aren't happy with what they are producing atm. (no surprise)

 

[Hodgey 15]

If anyone is interested and hasn't seen this thread there's a good one on pending media rights in Footy Industry thread.

AFL announces 4.5billion, 7 year media deal (2025-2031 inclusive)

The AFL coverage on news corp is shithouse. I'm talking their biggest site news.com.au. I reckon it runs 2 NRL articles to every 1 AFL one and the AFL ones are mostly meaningless stuff or talking down the game. Yes, same with FOX - never a complementary story on AFL. I think it's pretty...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[Leather Poisoning]

Bevo has lost it.

There agree some coaches that say crazy shit that seems to come from being bored with the game (Sheedy and Malthouse were like this. Chris Scott

Chris Scott

Age

48

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

gets like this)

There are coaches that have their own issue and want things changed (typified by complaining about a specific free kick in a presser).

And then ultimately there are coaches like Bevo that just want more extreme everything: shorter quarters, more interchange, more points for a goal, intro a 60m penalty, etc.

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Anyone been able to get their hands on the new book? I tried to grab one and it’s sold out on the hawks nest already

 

[KermitJagger]

Anyone been able to get their hands on the new book? I tried to grab one and it’s sold out on the hawks nest already

Pretty sure it's on pre-order most places.

 

[RIOLINWITPUNCHS]

So North have identified that the reason they are uncompetitive in games is due to the lack of 23-27 year olds on the list.

Now wouldn't that be due to poor list management?

Why should the AFL reward them for completely ignoring that age demographic in their list strategy?

 

[KermitJagger]

So North have identified that the reason they are uncompetitive in games is due to the lack of 23-27 year olds on the list.

Now wouldn't that be due to poor list management?

Why should the AFL reward them for completely ignoring that age demographic in their list strategy?

Could it be perhaps that they delisted a bunch of guys in that age bracket who were playing regular games?

We're in a similar boat though, honestly. We've got 6 blokes in that age bracket and 2 of them aren't playing regular footy in Howe and Phillips. That's why Amon would be a good get.

 

[Steven Tyler]

Anyone been able to get their hands on the new book? I tried to grab one and it’s sold out on the hawks nest already

From the Justin Reeves email sent today………….



Hawks members and fans can now get their hands on a piece of history, with the club’s new book 'The Three-Peat' now available for purchase. It captures one of the most famous and successful eras of the Hawthorn Football Club from 2009-2021, which included our three consecutive premierships in 2013, 2014 and 2015. You can grab yours here.

 

[OnTheRocks]

chris scott

Chris Scott

Age

48

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

about duckwood ffs
I hope the bring their bridesmaid again this year

 

[theiaofseed]

Fremantle really channeling that retro Fremantle guernsey

 

[wahawk]

With it being 1/4 time & not 1 post, I take it nobody has any interest in this game

Edit, clearly I have no interest either & it took at least 19 min to write this post as
theiaoseed posted

 

[The hands of stone]

Dees are back , will smash old peoples home in finals

 

[Brant]

With it being 1/4 time & not 1 post, I take it nobody has any interest in this game

I'm interested in any game that Fremantle lose

 

[Stranglers]

Fremantle really channeling that retro Fremantle guernsey

That is really eye-watering.

 

[Stranglers]

How the hell do you call that a free to melbourne? Umpires have seriously lost the plot.

 

[Ned Ryerson]

I'm interested in any game that Fremantle lose

Did Nat Fyfe steal your girl? The Freo hatred is odd.

 

[badgrill]

Don't think I'll ever understand ruck infringement frees

 

[badgrill]

Also, has the AFL changed their high tackle interpretation again?

 

[Pessimistic]

Fremantle really channeling that retro Fremantle guernsey

Is it wear your worst ever jumper round?