Mega Thread Port Forum 'General AFL Talk' Thread Part 19

[JimmyBC]

I feel for Brooke & Trent it's probably been awhile since they had dinner with Dimma's wife 'n kids.

 

[Del165198]

i miss the "footy frenzy" games every night shit from last year's covid fest..

5 days between games is too long

 

[Prison bar Pete]

I disagree. Collingwood definitely have a reasonable following here

One of the team leaders at my work is a Collingwood supporter, and he's very painful about it

 

[jdeezy]

One of the team leaders at my work is a Collingwood supporter, and he's very painful about it

I meant in number rather than demeanour. That being said the Collingwood supporters I know are better than many of the crows ones

 

[OneGreatClub]

Desperately trying to create a club history

 

[Waspy79]

On the back of reading that PAFC Board Member Gav Wang had been promoting the Dreamtime in Perth game, I had a dream last night that he kicked the winning goal for Essendon. I was annoyed on multiple fronts. The mind is quite amazing really.

 

[RossFC]

 

[Grave Danger]

Melbourne v Collingwood would attract bugger all here.

I reckon but for the Neale Daniher MND Big Freeze thing that fixture would have been replaced by something else by now.

 

[Del165198]

at least 2 or 3 melbourne clubs need shitcanning.

sack the VFL

 

[chiwigi]

at least 2 or 3 melbourne clubs need shitcanning.

sack the VFL

Northern Kangaroos and St. Kilda Devils

Sorted.

 

[RossFC]

at least 2 or 3 melbourne clubs need shitcanning.

sack the VFL

 

[Del165198]

Northern Kangaroos and St. Kilda Devils

Sorted.

tasmanians wont want to be associated with overpriced hipster bars and a needle infested beach

how about we scrap the st kilda part of it?

 

[Papa G]

I disagree. Collingwood definitely have a reasonable following here and Melbourne are neutral enough that people would get behind them as an anti-Collingwood / anti-Eddie sentiment. Add in the charity angle and the fact that there generally isn't much going on during the Queen's Birthday holiday and I reckon if the weather was reasonable it would draw a fair crowd.

Who's seriously paying $40 or $50 to go to this game outside SA based Collingwood or Melbourne supporters? Seriously? Why would you? I don't get it. I find it weird. It is a game that holds zero interest.

 

[robbo1981]

I have no interest going to a non port game never have never will.

 

[snozulu]

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin told by wife Brooke to play Essendon to avoid online abuse

Brooke Cotchin wants her husband to remain interstate with the Tigers squad — instead of returning to Melbourne to help care for their ill daughter — because of fears of an online backlash should he not play against the Bombers.

www.abc.net.au

Why they get any air time is beyond me.

 

[It Just Is]

I am thoroughly enjoying the absolute state Eddie has left Collingwood in.

 

[snozulu]

Just when the AFL is struggling financially.

 

[GoPorts]

They couldn't even support a NEAFL team. Darwin has a population just over 100k, Alice 25k with a fair proportion of people living there being rugby supporters. Massively transient population that would already have their favourite team and even if they became fans they move away after 3 years. Not to mention that a fair proportion of that population wouldn't have the money for memberships.
When I lived there most people went out of town most weekends during the dry season so won't be around to go to the game
It's the greatest place to live in the world but could in no way could they support an AFL team.

 

[bomberclifford]

Yeah Collingwood have a sizeable following. I think back to that game in 2011 in the rain at AAMI and there might have been nearly as many of them as there was of us.

More.

 

[It Just Is]

I support the concept of an NT team but don’t see how it would work. For large parts of the season Darwin is too humid and Alice Springs too hot.

Force a Vic club into making a long term commitment to play 4 games per year in the top end.

 

[Del165198]

They couldn't even support a NEAFL team. Darwin has a population just over 100k, Alice 25k with a fair proportion of people living there being rugby supporters. Massively transient population that would already have their favourite team and even if they became fans they move away after 3 years. Not to mention that a fair proportion of that population wouldn't have the money for memberships.
When I lived there most people went out of town most weekends during the dry season so won't be around to go to the game
It's the greatest place to live in the world but could in no way could they support an AFL team.

tasmania on the other hand no one goes anywhere ever, they all love footy and watch shit tier local games and would fill the (admittedly small) stadium every week

the one in launceston even looks half decent. hobart could use a new stadium.

 

[PowerBaz]

Who's seriously paying $40 or $50 to go to this game outside SA based Collingwood or Melbourne supporters? Seriously? Why would you? I don't get it. I find it weird. It is a game that holds zero interest.

Neale Daniher.

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Look a little wider than the football.

 

[Papa G]

I mean this "blockbuster" has only got over 70k in Melbourne 4 times in the last 20 years.

 

[bomberclifford]

Who's seriously paying $40 or $50 to go to this game

Neale Daniher.

I shouldn’t have laughed at this, but I did.

 

[JimmyBC]

I mean this "blockbuster" has only got over 70k in Melbourne 4 times in the last 20 years.

It's a nothing rivalry.