AFL 2020 Season

[Jim05]

Cox Plate in the afternoon.

Grand Final starting at 7pm.

I can't wait to wake up on the Monday and find out who won!

EFA

Depends who is playing.

No, no it really doesn’t;)


Night GF’s can suck a fat one

[Brodlach]

Someone getting ahead of themselves[emoji3][emoji3]

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Certainly not Spargo or MW

[Booney]

Someone getting ahead of themselves[emoji3][emoji3]

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Certainly not Spargo or MW

Wait until the draft comes along and pick 1 and 2 are getting discussed!

[Wedgie]

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[Booney]

ADELAIDE will welcome back Tom Lynch from a hamstring injury against Carlton after five rounds on the sidelines, but his forward-line sidekick Taylor Walker is no certainty to face the Blues.

Crows coach Matthew Nicks said Walker (ankle) would be "a last-minute decision" ahead of the Sunday afternoon clash with the Blues at Metricon Stadium.

[Booney]

Membership ladder is out:

1. West Coast Eagles — 100,776 (2019 tally: 90,445 | +10.3%)

2. Richmond — 100,420 (2019 tally: 103,358 | -0.3%)

3. Collingwood — 76,862 (2019 tally: 85,226 | -10.9%)

4. Hawthorn — 76,343 (2019 tally: 81,211 | -6.4%)

5. Carlton — 67,035 (2019 tally: 64,269 | +4.1%)

6. Essendon — 66,686 (2019 tally: 84,237 | -26.3%)

7. Geelong — 60,066 (2019 tally: 65,063 | -6.7%)

8. Adelaide — 54,891 (2019 tally: 64,437 | -17.4%)

9. Fremantle — 51,577 (2019 tally: 51,431 | +0.3% )

10. St Kilda — 48,588 (2019 tally: 43,038 | +11.4%)

11. Sydney Swans — 48,322 (2019 tally: 61,912 | -28.1%)

12. Port Adelaide — 46,820 (2019 tally: 51,951 | -11%)

13. Melbourne — 40,571 (2019 tally: 52,421 | -29.2%)

14. Western Bulldogs — 38,876 (2019 tally: 44,373 | -14.1%)

15. North Melbourne — 38,667 (2019 tally: 42,419 | -9.7%)

16. GWS Giants — 30,841 (2019 tally: 30,109 | +2.4%)

17. Brisbane Lions — 29,277 (2019 tally: 28,023 | +4.2%)

18. Gold Coast Suns — 16,236 (2019 tally: 13,649 | +15.9%)

TOTAL — 992,854 (2019 tally: 1,057,572)

Couple of solid drop offs there.

[Booney]

Someone getting ahead of themselves

Not at all mate.

[Jim05]

Membership ladder is out:

1. West Coast Eagles — 100,776 (2019 tally: 90,445 | +10.3%)

2. Richmond — 100,420 (2019 tally: 103,358 | -0.3%)

3. Collingwood — 76,862 (2019 tally: 85,226 | -10.9%)

4. Hawthorn — 76,343 (2019 tally: 81,211 | -6.4%)

5. Carlton — 67,035 (2019 tally: 64,269 | +4.1%)

6. Essendon — 66,686 (2019 tally: 84,237 | -26.3%)

7. Geelong — 60,066 (2019 tally: 65,063 | -6.7%)

8. Adelaide — 54,891 (2019 tally: 64,437 | -17.4%)

9. Fremantle — 51,577 (2019 tally: 51,431 | +0.3% )

10. St Kilda — 48,588 (2019 tally: 43,038 | +11.4%)

11. Sydney Swans — 48,322 (2019 tally: 61,912 | -28.1%)

12. Port Adelaide — 46,820 (2019 tally: 51,951 | -11%)

13. Melbourne — 40,571 (2019 tally: 52,421 | -29.2%)

14. Western Bulldogs — 38,876 (2019 tally: 44,373 | -14.1%)

15. North Melbourne — 38,667 (2019 tally: 42,419 | -9.7%)

16. GWS Giants — 30,841 (2019 tally: 30,109 | +2.4%)

17. Brisbane Lions — 29,277 (2019 tally: 28,023 | +4.2%)

18. Gold Coast Suns — 16,236 (2019 tally: 13,649 | +15.9%)

TOTAL — 992,854 (2019 tally: 1,057,572)

Couple of solid drop offs there.

Yep. Essendon should be thankful there is a curfew in Victoria as the natives are about to riot. Many more will boycott next year unless there is a change at board level

[Booney]

Yep. Essendon should be thankful there is a curfew in Victoria as the natives are about to riot. Many more will boycott next year unless there is a change at board level

Mixed messages from the coach ( Worsfold, if he's the coach ) in recent weeks wouldn't help.

[David Brent]

Membership ladder is out:

1. West Coast Eagles — 100,776 (2019 tally: 90,445 | +10.3%)

2. Richmond — 100,420 (2019 tally: 103,358 | -0.3%)

3. Collingwood — 76,862 (2019 tally: 85,226 | -10.9%)

4. Hawthorn — 76,343 (2019 tally: 81,211 | -6.4%)

5. Carlton — 67,035 (2019 tally: 64,269 | +4.1%)

6. Essendon — 66,686 (2019 tally: 84,237 | -26.3%)

7. Geelong — 60,066 (2019 tally: 65,063 | -6.7%)

8. Adelaide — 54,891 (2019 tally: 64,437 | -17.4%)

9. Fremantle — 51,577 (2019 tally: 51,431 | +0.3% )

10. St Kilda — 48,588 (2019 tally: 43,038 | +11.4%)

11. Sydney Swans — 48,322 (2019 tally: 61,912 | -28.1%)

12. Port Adelaide — 46,820 (2019 tally: 51,951 | -11%)

13. Melbourne — 40,571 (2019 tally: 52,421 | -29.2%)

14. Western Bulldogs — 38,876 (2019 tally: 44,373 | -14.1%)

15. North Melbourne — 38,667 (2019 tally: 42,419 | -9.7%)

16. GWS Giants — 30,841 (2019 tally: 30,109 | +2.4%)

17. Brisbane Lions — 29,277 (2019 tally: 28,023 | +4.2%)

18. Gold Coast Suns — 16,236 (2019 tally: 13,649 | +15.9%)

TOTAL — 992,854 (2019 tally: 1,057,572)

Couple of solid drop offs there.

Amazing how much WC are in front of Freo, nearly 50% more members in a two team town. They really are a powerhouse club now.

Always amazed at how little support the Lions have, less members than GWS already, that crazy.

[Booney]

States and game development - 338 (employees)

Growth, digital and audiences - 116

Commercial - 100

Football operations - 93

Clubs and finance - 42

Strategy - 26

HR - 23

Executives - 11

Integrity and security - 10

Corporate affairs - 9

Legal - 8

TPP - 5

Infrastructure, projects and investments - 4

Inclusion and social policy - 3

Health and safety - 3

Others - 4

Total staff - 795

26 people in "strategy"

5 to control Total Player Payments

4 "other", they just get the coffees?

[Booney]

Amazing how much WC are in front of Freo, nearly 50% more members in a two team town. They really are a powerhouse club now.

Always amazed at how little support the Lions have, less members than GWS already, that crazy.

West Coast are the biggest club in the country now.

[Jim05]

Yep. Essendon should be thankful there is a curfew in Victoria as the natives are about to riot. Many more will boycott next year unless there is a change at board level

Mixed messages from the coach ( Worsfold, if he's the coach ) in recent weeks wouldn't help.

It’s been long before that. Many members jumped off this year as a protest for keeping Worsfold at the club and also how the club has been run

[DOC]

Brisbane is an out and out Rugby and Rugby league city. You really notice it when you are there.

[Jim05]

Brisbane is an out and out Flaky, front running sports city. You really notice it when you are there.

EFA

[Wedgie]

I talked mainly to Union and AFL fans when working in Brisbane several times. A lot of kiwis up there, the mall was packed for the presentation of the All Blacks. Next time I was up there Reds players were handing out roses for Valentines Day in the mall.
None of the AFL fans were Brisbane fans though, all Victorian teams. A lot of expat Victs in business and govt sectors up there similar to Canberra.
Didn't spend any time with tradies or outer 'burbs where the League element is probably strongest.

[gadj1976]

ADELAIDE will welcome back Tom Lynch from a hamstring injury against Carlton after five rounds on the sidelines, but his forward-line sidekick Taylor Walker is no certainty to face the Blues.

Crows coach Matthew Nicks said Walker (ankle) would be "a last-minute decision" ahead of the Sunday afternoon clash with the Blues at Metricon Stadium.

I SHOULD be confident but years of misery behind me believes we'll disappoint me ...again.

All of this 'he's back, he's playing his final game' stuff scares me. Normal teams (ie, teams that are any good) don't get sucked into this and 'just win'. We, historically, don't. And I have many Adelaide fans lining up to serve it to me. I might just Djokovic them on return of serve if we do lose.

[Booney]

ADELAIDE will welcome back Tom Lynch from a hamstring injury against Carlton after five rounds on the sidelines, but his forward-line sidekick Taylor Walker is no certainty to face the Blues.

Crows coach Matthew Nicks said Walker (ankle) would be "a last-minute decision" ahead of the Sunday afternoon clash with the Blues at Metricon Stadium.

I SHOULD be confident but years of misery behind me believes we'll disappoint me ...again.

All of this 'he's back, he's playing his final game' stuff scares me. Normal teams (ie, teams that are any good) don't get sucked into this and 'just win'. We, historically, don't. And I have many Adelaide fans lining up to serve it to me. I might just Djokovic them on return of serve if we do lose.

And so they do.

[Booney]

I talked mainly to Union and AFL fans when working in Brisbane several times. A lot of kiwis up there, the mall was packed for the presentation of the All Blacks. Next time I was up there Reds players were handing out roses for Valentines Day in the mall.
None of the AFL fans were Brisbane fans though, all Victorian teams. A lot of expat Victs in business and govt sectors up there similar to Canberra.
Didn't spend any time with tradies or outer 'burbs where the League element is probably strongest.

Brisbane locals are barely interested in the Lions, it really is a second form of entertainment for them as opposed to a fanatical supporter base.

[Booney]

Looks like the top 4 is set :

Port play Geelong week 1. Brisbane play Richmond.

The winner of Port / Geelong goes into the soft(er) prelim probably getting Brisbane, West Coast or the Bulldogs. The loser will have to go through Richmond in the other prelim.