AFL - Round 7 discussion - (and live scores)

[Jim05]

Good point. Should be a permanent fixture.

Yep, the Monday night NRL game is a huge success.
Would love the AFL to have a permanent Monday night fixture

[LMA]

Monday night footy would be good, but I reckon to be successful in terms of crowds it would have to be played between mainly Vic teams and at Etihad with the roof closed, which could create a programming nightmare with rest times between rounds. They could probably manage 1 game every 3 rounds.

[Spargo]

Good point. Should be a permanent fixture.

Yep, the Monday night NRL game is a huge success.
Would love the AFL to have a permanent Monday night fixture

Can't believe it hasn't been made at least a fortnightly fixture yet.

[LMA]

It would just prolong the Supercoach pain though

[The Sleeping Giant]

Monday night footy would be good, but I reckon to be successful in terms of crowds it would have to be played between mainly Vic teams and at Etihad with the roof closed, which could create a programming nightmare with rest times between rounds. They could probably manage 1 game every 3 rounds.

Monday Night Football wouldn't be about crowds. It's about TV.

[LMA]

We're not American yet. If the AFL is about TV then they're a long way off

[The Sleeping Giant]

Don't know about that. The program of when teams play revolves around the TV networks.

[Jim05]

Don't know about that. The program of when teams play revolves around the TV networks.

Yep and we are building smaller stadiums.

[LMA]

Don't know about that. The program of when teams play revolves around the TV networks.

Yep and we are building smaller stadiums.

Skilled Stadium and Adelaide Oval ?

[Jim05]

Don't know about that. The program of when teams play revolves around the TV networks.

Yep and we are building smaller stadiums.

Skilled Stadium and Adelaide Oval ?

AO isnt much bigger than AAMI
But Metricon and Skoda are small and the AFL are looking at building a boutique 25,000 seat stadium in Melbourne or doing up Princess Park.

[Turbo]

Don't know about that. The program of when teams play revolves around the TV networks.

Yep and we are building smaller stadiums.

Skilled Stadium and Adelaide Oval ?

AO isnt much bigger than AAMI
But Metricon and Skoda are small and the AFL are looking at building a boutique 25,000 seat stadium in Melbourne or doing up Princess Park.

Princes park would be logical one. Still has most of the stands. Is great to watch footy at. Carlton are considering when the Etihad deal is over playing the lower drawing crowd home games at princes park.

[Jim05]

Thats what they want the boutique for.
Melbourne v Gold Coast at MCG this week infront of 7,000 people will be embarassing.
Will lose money by opening the gates
Low crowd games should be at Princess Park

[Turbo]

Thats what they want the boutique for.
Melbourne v Gold Coast at MCG this week infront of 7,000 people will be embarassing.
Will lose money by opening the gates
Low crowd games should be at Princess Park

Agreed

[Brad]

Skilled Stadium and Adelaide Oval ?[/quote]
AO isnt much bigger than AAMI
But Metricon and Skoda are small and the AFL are looking at building a boutique 25,000 seat stadium in Melbourne or doing up Princess Park.[/quote]

Princes park would be logical one. Still has most of the stands. Is great to watch footy at. Carlton are considering when the Etihad deal is over playing the lower drawing crowd home games at princes park.[/quote]

Think it would be a great move to do up Princess Park.

Didn't the construction of the Legends Stand at Princess Park almost send Carlton broke?

[Jim05]

Skilled Stadium and Adelaide Oval ?

AO isnt much bigger than AAMI
But Metricon and Skoda are small and the AFL are looking at building a boutique 25,000 seat stadium in Melbourne or doing up Princess Park.[/quote]

Princes park would be logical one. Still has most of the stands. Is great to watch footy at. Carlton are considering when the Etihad deal is over playing the lower drawing crowd home games at princes park.[/quote]

Think it would be a great move to do up Princess Park.

Didn't the construction of the Legends Stand at Princess Park almost send Carlton broke?[/quote]
Yeah but the AFL are paying this time.
Currently considering 3 options
1- Do up Princess Park
2- Do up Punt Road
3- Build a brand new 25,000 seater stadium
I would think number 1 is the cheapest and best option

[Squids]

Cotchin dropped because he can't kick!

[The Sleeping Giant]

Cotchin dropped because he can't kick!

Got any stats or facts to back that up? Or are you just being a flog.

[Squids]

Cotchin dropped because he can't kick!

Got any stats or facts to back that up? Or are you just being a flog.

Off course I have stats, I don't post without knowing the facts first. Lets take a look at disposal efficiency

Lets use some leading disposal gatherers to use a comparison method


Watson 181 @ 70.2%
Swan 181 @ 64.3%
Ablett 180 @ 66.1%
Mitchell 177 @ 69.5%
Kornes 179 @ 79.3%
Swallow 170 @ 70%

Cotchin 170 @ 61.2


In fact if you use the 20 leading possession gathers Cotchin has by far the worst disposal efficiency.

[The Sleeping Giant]

What's Judd's? He has poor foot skills normally. Cotchin is only just behind swan anyway. Depends where you get your kicks also.

[Squids]

64.2% for Judd...he was never a great kick but used to break the lines to cause most damage. He is way past his best but is good for attracting the heavy tag.