Oppo Camp Non Geelong football (AFL) discussion 2024, Part I

[catters_28]

Would love for bulldogs to permanently move to ballarat. Would be the best move for their clubs long term growth to build with the area as ballarat is rapidly expanding and has a decent population.

Would only need to snatch a certain market share on top of what they already have to become a much stronger club than they ever will be competing in the melbourne cbd heartland.

Just dont know if bulldogs board has the balls to do it or their inferiority complex wont allow them to and will feel like its some sort of defeat

As someone who grew up in Ballarat the problem is that Mars stadium is notorious for being the coldest, windiest place in the coldest, windiest town in the state.

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Also have to hope St Kilda beat Carlton as Freo have absolutely nothing to fight for this afternoon

Yep. If Carlton get up I’d be shocked if Freo beat Port.

 

[cats_09]

As someone who grew up in Ballarat the problem is that Mars stadium is notorious for being the coldest, windiest place in the coldest, windiest town in the state.

Surely it's not windier than Williamstown

 

[Hinkley29]

That’s pretty offensive to think that’s the reason he is disliked just because it’s a different opnion than yourself

Multiple posters have stated why they disliked him , yet you choose that angle

I think you have read way too much into my post.

I still haven’t had a single poster give a reason why they dislike him other than “I just don’t like him” or “he is a sniper (but I am not going to give reason as to why he is a sniper)”

There seem to be a few (hardly multiple) posters who dislike him for some abstract reason.

I think it is a fair question to ask why this would the case.

 

[Hinkley29]

Pickett has played 106 games across 5 seasons, and is looking at his 4th rough conduct suspension for a bump gone wrong - almost like he hasn't learnt from his earlier poor efforts

He was suspended in his final match of 2023 for rough conduct against Cripps and missed Melbourne's opening match of this season

He's now been handed suspended for 3 matches for another ill-timed bump and unless challenged, will again miss the early rounds of next season

Letting himself & his team down by doing stupid things

There are multiple players across the league with similar and far worse records than Pickett.

The same posters who don’t like Pickett probably like Toby Greene. It defies logic to me.

 

[frggr]

Dogs to Ballarat, North to Bendigo. Hawks to Dingley

Develop Marvel into a concert/entertainment preinct, build a 40k stadium for footy (similar design to Geelong aka outdoor) in Gosch's Paddock for the remaining six clubs (plus BBL) for their smaller crowd games, and play the rest at the G.

Don't mind this but Marvel is excellent for public transport options.


Gosch's paddock not so much

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Look away Norf fans....

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Their performance yesterday was nothing short of embarrassing.
A young team trying to turn it around with a master coach in the last round gets absolutely obliterated by 130.
Those players should have been more competitive.

 

[frggr]

As someone who grew up in Ballarat the problem is that Mars stadium is notorious for being the coldest, windiest place in the coldest, windiest town in the state.

Put a roof on it

But it would be an absolute killer home ground advantage.

Wonder how Collingwood would wriggle out of playing there?

 

[JohnZ]

Don't mind this but Marvel is excellent for public transport options.


Gosch's paddock not so much

The marvel location is fantastic, it's also worth a lot commercially. The stadium they built is not world-class, or close to it.

Gosch's paddock is right next to Richmond station and the MCG. Transport is great.

 

[Munich]

As someone who grew up in Ballarat the problem is that Mars stadium is notorious for being the coldest, windiest place in the coldest, windiest town in the state.

Yep, can confirm.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

As someone who grew up in Ballarat the problem is that Mars stadium is notorious for being the coldest, windiest place in the coldest, windiest town in the state.

Well, time to rug up then! Those sweater sales of merchandise will be right up.

 

[Mattlock]

Their performance yesterday was nothing short of embarrassing.
A young team trying to turn it around with a master coach in the last round gets absolutely obliterated by 130.
Those players should have been more competitive.

How long until people realize Clarkson isn't the right coach?

 

[frggr]

The marvel location is fantastic, it's also worth a lot commercially. The stadium they built is not world-class, or close to it.

Gosch's paddock is right next to Richmond station and the MCG. Transport is great.

Richmond station is horrendous.

Especially if you're coming from the west side.

 

[Munich]

The marvel location is fantastic, it's also worth a lot commercially. The stadium they built is not world-class, or close to it.

Gosch's paddock is right next to Richmond station and the MCG. Transport is great.

Trains are fine after a gig/sport but trams heading to the city are rubbish.

Lucky I can just walk home from there.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Mcgovern out for carlton.

Cmon st kilda!!

 

[cats_09]

No surprise here - this was flagged midweek

 

[JohnZ]

Richmond station is horrendous.

Especially if you're coming from the west side.

The station needs to be rebuilt, but they are running more metro services through from Footscray to richmond now if you get on the Werribee line. The city entrance should be opened more often.

Trains are fine after a gig/sport but trams heading to the city are rubbish.

Lucky I can just walk home from there.

After our last game at the G, the wait for a tram right after the game was 20min. They run enough during the AO, so it can be done, they just choose not to.

 

[Mattlock]

No surprise here - this was flagged midweek

Like for like!

 

[Strange Cat]

I think you have read way too much into my post.

I still haven’t had a single poster give a reason why they dislike him other than “I just don’t like him” or “he is a sniper (but I am not going to give reason as to why he is a sniper)”

There seem to be a few (hardly multiple) posters who dislike him for some abstract reason.

I think it is a fair question to ask why this would the case.

He had numerous offensive with many of them resulting in suspension he a dirty player I don’t know how much more in depth you have to be when making your opinion on the player

But please play dumb with what you were hinting

 

[Strange Cat]

There are multiple players across the league with similar and far worse records than Pickett.

The same posters who don’t like Pickett probably like Toby Greene. It defies logic to me.

I have and multiple have been very vocal about Toby as well

Don’t play dumb I can see the racist angle you’re taking

Like I said the other page pull your head in

 

[Munich]

The station needs to be rebuilt, but they are running more metro services through from Footscray to richmond now if you get on the Werribee line. The city entrance should be opened more often.



After our last game at the G, the wait for a tram right after the game was 20min. They run enough during the AO, so it can be done, they just choose not to.

I guess. I never take a tram back in but the lines are usually huge.

 

[Munich]

C'mon dogs

 

[JohnZ]

I guess. I never take a tram back in but the lines are usually huge.

Yea neither. It's a short walk back to Flinders anyway.

 

[cats_09]

Like for like!

 

[Munich]

Yes Naughts