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AFLW 2024 - Round 2 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
It was probably all the booze at home or at the venue George that's led to some insanity.This almost rivalled the 150th thread.
Some insane ramblings in here, good stuff
Just imagine the mess this place will be after the flag.This almost rivalled the 150th thread.
Some insane ramblings in here, good stuff
No one will be here, we’ll all be off somewhere celebrating!Just imagine the mess this place will be after the flag.
Better make the meeting point some wing of A&E judging by how many loose operators are on this board.No one will be here, we’ll all be off somewhere celebrating!
Maybe we’ll need a Saints BF corner to meet up in at RSEA park.
It will be quiet AF for the first 3 days as we will all be passed out in a gutter somewhere.Just imagine the mess this place will be after the flag.
The internet will explode.Just imagine the mess this place will be after the flag.
i agee, the night seemed subdued, and died pretty quickly. you should have swapped for the beef. very nice.Not sure what to put into a report about the night as the event was livestreamed, I've already posted a few photos and comments, didn't manage to talk to any players and it was probably the most uneventful B&F I've been to. Being a Monday night, didn't stay that late. But here goes:
Got there a bit after 7, first port of call was to grab a drink, second was to look at the silent auction. Fortunately there wasn't a prize for handing in the form early (read my report on the 2018 B&F to understand why), and nothing really caught my eye. There were also choc footies for sale for $50 each, some with a prize inside. Caught up with Saint Watto for the first time that night - just as well as the main other face I recognised was someone I preferred to avoid.
Went in and found my seat, not sure who you lot offended at some stage this year but we were shunted right out on the far edge near the back. sammm wound up on the other side of the table.
Entree was served pretty early, gnocchi with a pretty bland filling. Then Alicia began the thankless job of trying to get the room's attention. An extended acknowledgement of country, Bassatt telling us he'd be brief over and over, Ross being Ross, then Jack Sinclair's non-speech as the Sainter of the Year. Then the in memorium which seemed a little off with the timing, possibly because it was scheduled for after mains.
Had a decent chat to the supporter to my right, a consultant arborist of all things. She may have explained what that exactly means but I was two beers in at this point. A few times pretty young ladies came around to flog the silent auction or $50 choc footies but had little luck with our table.
I got the chicken for main which tasted like chicken, didn't pay attention to the vegetation around it. Was tempted to swap for the beef tenderloin but not a fan of mushrooms.
Alicia shushed the crowd again, Steeley spoke, a good effort but a bit stiff. The first 12 rounds of votes were shown, Wilkie and Sinclair were tied for first at the 6 and 12 round mark. The room approved of Owens and Nas being jointly awarded youngsters of the year - reckon there'll be some good friendly competition for years to come between Mitch, Nas and Windy. Satan did his thing and introduced our new sponsor, then the cars were unveiled at the back of the room.
Had a look at the cars, which all looked like formulaic four wheel drives I'd never buy, then went back for dessert. Smashed down the fondant and got into my third beer. The room was unsurprised Wilkie got Trademark but quite surprised Big Tom Campbell was Clubman. The vote count was brought to the inevitable close as Sinclair skipped ahead - rather pointlessly they showed the votes from the end of the H&A season, then the votes after the final. Anyone who listed to how the votes worked and could do maths already knew the top 5.
The top three were announced, a toast to Sincs, speech. Common thread amongst the speeches is "we want a bloody premiership already".
The night just kind of died after that, sammm left before me but not much happened after. Had a chat to Saint Watto before having to exit.
Our vlog from the big night is up! Enjoy.
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If the Chinese Execs were smiling at you, they were probably doing the mental maths of calculating what profit they were going to make from your organs.....Now that Goodie23 has posted his review.......I'll put in my 2 cents worth.
Kudos to the club and Crown for putting on a huge night.....the logistics to put a night on for just under 1,000 people would be enormous.
Goodie23 and Sammm pretty well covered all the food etc and most on here were probably watching the live stream.
Our crew were on a table at the back(the cheap seats....no....not the Channel 10 ones)....a couple of rows from the covered vehicles.
When I found out we were on table "69" I thought.....here we go !!!!!!
Goodie23's table was nearly in the foyer........lol.
I myself thought the entree/main(red rooster chicken according to Goodie23......but where was the side of chips ?????)and desert were great.
The Red was flowing like a fountain.
And how about Mr.Zhang.........what a performance........he looked a million bucks(pre tax) in his tux.....and I hope the sponsorship is that and more !!!!!!
We all had no idea what the vehicle brand was to be and a few on out table tipped it to be BYD( a massive vehicle company in China which are giving Tesla a run for their money in China)
After the vehicle announcement, I had a look at the vehicles(I thought they looked very smart).......a huge crowd was milling around the vehicles....I was struck at how much Chinese media/photographers were there.
I stood back to take it all in and a group of Chinese execs smiled at me....and I smiled back(hoping I wouldn't get arrested)......they were probably thinking..."crazy Aussies"
It was surreal watching all of this.....you could have been at the Detroit Motor Show.
A special shout out to Goodie23....he was everywhere that night.
He also nailed the BF Player Sponsorship trifecta......3 functions in one year....that's bordering on masterfull..!!!!!!
BF Player Sponsorship Hall of Fame Nom incoming.
Overall....a great night...Alicia did a mighty job as MC.
I liked Sammm's idea about playing the club song.....if that was done at the end....people would have been in the aisles belting it out !!!!
Crazy, right?Very nice looking top 3. If our top 10 picks were as good as our rookie picks back then we would’ve won three flags by now.
The difference is guys that had to work really hard and fight to get into the elite system, against guys that were probably identified at a young age and then encouraged and assisted down the elite development pathway.Crazy, right?
Compare the trajectory of Sinclair, Wilkie and Marshall to Billings, McCartin and Dunstan.
Crazy, right?
Compare the trajectory of Sinclair, Wilkie and Marshall to Billings, McCartin and Dunstan.
The difference is guys that had to work really hard and fight to get into the elite system, against guys that were probably identified at a young age and then encouraged and assisted down the elite development pathway.
At 161Hi guys where did Phillipou finish?
Position?At 161