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(05-25-2020, 10:24 AM)shawny link Wrote:[footnote][/footnote]
Couldn’t ask for a much more favourable draw for next 4 rounds.
Melb Essendon and st kilda are all teams we should and must beat if we are going to get off the bottom four.
Simply as that. Agree but..."We Are Carlton"...
2017-16th
2018-Wooden Spoon
2019-16th
2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
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This joke of a 2020 competition is simply prep for 2021. I will never pay respect to it, just count me out.
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05-25-2020, 10:14 PM
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(05-25-2020, 11:53 AM)capcom link Wrote:This joke of a 2020 competition is simply prep for 2021. I will never pay respect to it, just count me out.
That opening schedule (cutely named R2) shows clearly the AFL wants to start with a bang... and we are regarded poorly in that respect - tied to the 'Go Dees' at Marvel. Rottingwood, Tiggers, Dawks, Pussycats and Adelaide show down grab prime time viewing on the first three nights. Then week 2 down to the Cattery to appease the bleaters down there and their stadium and probably seen as fodder for the Pussycats/% boost, at least it prime time but not free-to-air, BrisVegas and Weagles were seen as the main game on that Saturday night. Strange thing is that even with our poor record of late, we still draw a bigger TV audience than some of those featuring in prime time in the first week. How the mighty have fallen.
The upside is that we have a few weeks to prove our case for more and better prime time TV scheduling (which also helps those relying on free-to-air) as the schedule is being released in blocks.
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(05-25-2020, 10:14 PM)Baggers link Wrote:That opening schedule (cutely named R2) shows clearly the AFL wants to start with a bang... and we are regarded poorly in that respect - tied to the 'Go Dees' at Marvel. Rottingwood, Tiggers, Dawks, Pussycats and Adelaide show down grab prime time viewing on the first three nights. Then week 2 down to the Cattery to appease the bleaters down there and their stadium and probably seen as fodder for the Pussycats/% boost, at least it prime time but not free-to-air, BrisVegas and Weagles were seen as the main game on that Saturday night. Strange thing is that even with our poor record of late, we still draw a bigger TV audience than some of those featuring in prime time in the first week. How the mighty have fallen.
The upside is that we have a few weeks to prove our case for more and better prime time TV scheduling (which also helps those relying on free-to-air) as the schedule is being released in blocks.
Just start winning and keep winning Baggers. Pretty simple! Ahem! ?
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05-25-2020, 10:36 PM
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(05-25-2020, 11:53 AM)capcom date Wrote:This joke of a 2020 competition is simply prep for 2021. I will never pay respect to it, just count me out. Yes, perhaps it seems entertainment and revenue take priority over the sport.
It is a sport isn't it?
I feel it's lost it's way, I suspect someone like McGuire or Gloch would answer that question very differently to someone who actually loves the sport.
Now, it's about theatrics, glitz and glamour, the sporting aspect is barely included in the considerations. The tell is in when they start playing laugh tracks over the spectacle!
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(05-25-2020, 11:53 AM)capcom link Wrote:This joke of a 2020 competition is simply prep for 2021. I will never pay respect to it, just count me out.
Couldnt agree more, we now have a lightening premiership series so we get the TV money....I'd see how it goes for a few games and if we look like getting nowhere and no hope for finals then just play our kids.
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Will be interesting to see how the injury rate is at the end of the round after last weeks total of 14 injures in the German Bundesliga league, 12 and two in the Bundesliga 2. An increase of about 250% plus from the last round post coronavirus. Touch wood that our boys are well managed and that we can avoid these type of injuries.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/435743/injur...llers-face
https://www.marca.com/en/football/intern...b457b.html
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05-26-2020, 03:53 AM
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(05-26-2020, 01:27 AM)ElwoodBlues1 date Wrote:Couldnt agree more, we now have a lightening premiership series so we get the TV money....I'd see how it goes for a few games and if we look like getting nowhere and no hope for finals then just play our kids. I'd run with a rotation policy, so that almost all the list gets a day off every 2nd or 3rd week.
Plus, you might win a few games by surprise because the opposition are not familiar with your setup, and we get to see the kids tried in a scenario that is as close to AFL without being AFL.
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I seem to be with quite a number on here, thinking that most, if not all, of the games to come are a preparation for 2021.
Nor am I overly worried about this: the injuries we got out of Round 1 and the ongoing lowlight of Charlie Curnow's injury have not left us in the shape we would like to be. As it is, a number of guys are getting close, but the ruck is a gaping wound in our side. The last time Kreuzer got injured in round one, we struggled when he came back and we were very ordinary for the season. I can hope that Pittonet and de Koning can show enough, but...
One of the downsides of this season, such as it is, is that it is going to be a real struggle for the recruiting people to make their choices. Not so good being near the bottom when you can't tell who the top selections should be.
However, it should mean that our potential F/S candidates come very cheap: they don't have the opportunity to shine either.
The fact that we have not been given games at Carlton when Geelong get games at their ordinary ground is a negative. Mind you, the Bulldogs wanted games at Ballarat and that hasn't happened either. It is not like the AFl is unaware of the status of our ground.
I do look at the Melbourne game as possible win: I am hard to dent. But it will be difficult. Particularly if Melbourne get first use of the ball constantly. Hopefully, we can show something, Hope springs eternal.
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(05-25-2020, 03:11 AM)townsendcalling link Wrote:Round 3: Geelong Cats, GMHBA (away), Saturday June 20 at 7:40pm
Cons... While the Cats are going to host plenty of games in Geelong this year, the Blues are still slightly unlucky to be one of the teams selected to head down the highway... no Thursday or Friday night lights.
Initially, i agreed with you.
On reflection, going down to GMHBA when there is no crowd involved is a blessing in disguise.
It gives us a chance to get used to the ground, without having to deal with the ferals that usually come along with it.
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