Certified Legendary Thread China History in the Making

[bomberclifford]

I've got 15-odd friends and associates over there and seeing their photos/vids roll in has me feeling like that caged bear in the ads.

I had to pull out due to a business commitment coinciding with the trip and while that didn't change for me, I didn't count on the huge sense of FOMO with all the photos being sent back from the two groups I would have been travelling with. They had a blast.

That doesn't even take into consideration the stuff from the club and posters from here.

Next year is going to be huge.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Is notso holding his shoe phone ready to spew into it because Port's China Trip etc. is a success.

Empty seats a clear indication of failure that only the Team for All South Australians can save.

He's emailed Rory for the Ratphone.

 

[Steve Dore]

Empty seats a clear indication of failure that only the Team for All South Australians can save.

He's emailed Rory for the Ratphone.

Yeah, because there were no empty seats at AO on Saturday night.

How many of the Crows' 600,000 digital members are based in China?

#sideshow

 

[LFC2010]

Kochie said today we want to share the game around with other AFL teams each year Farewell GCS . Thanks for the game though.

That's language for EAD Cochrane. What a campaigner he his!!!.

I Hope we never ever deal with them again. Trading wise and all.

 

[badbeats]

You can sure as hell guarantee it won't be Collingwood... they don't even like travelling to Etihad.

 

[Needs Gravy]

Meanwhile Poort's phones going into meltdown with other clubs' marketing departments begging to join us in Shanghai next year

I'd take Gold Coast again a soulless plastic franchise is a good contrast to 147 year old Ports. Only other club who has the same qualifications as GC has a agreement to play 11 home games at AO.

 

[chiwigi]

I'd take Gold Coast again a soulless plastic franchise is a good contrast to 147 year old Ports. Only other club who has the same qualifications as GC has a agreement to play 11 hom games at AO.

I'd offer them the 5 year deal, but tighten up the jumper rule just to be a bully about it .

 

[SgtSchulz]

I hope we go for Brisbane.

 

[badbeats]

I hope we go for Brisbane.

I think it will be Brisbane too.

It won't be a strong side, well not yet. Has to be someone willing to sell a home game too.

Won't be Norf as they have their Tassy thing going on. Maybe St. Kilda as NZ is dead?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

That's language for EAD Cochrane. What a campaigner he his!!!.

I Hope we never ever deal with them again. Trading wise and all.

His attitude was bizarre. Here he has an opportunity to be a part of one of the great showcase games on the AFL calendar - even neutral observers like McAvaney and Leigh Matthews commented how this game had the build up of a grand final - and he kicks it to the curb over wearing a clash guernsey.

It's not like we demanded Gold Coast play in purple paisley just a simple request that they wear their very own approved clash guernsey. All this invocation of traditional teams like Collingwood and our guernsey is as important to us blah blah blah. Even Collingwood wear a clash guernsey.

Do you you think his face hurts where his nose used to be?

PS they are campaigners to trade with too.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Eade must have been hurting just a little seeing AhChee and Glassankles playing so well

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Yeah, because there were no empty seats at AO on Saturday night.

How many of the Crows' 600,000 digital members are based in China?

#sideshow

Not before three quarter time anyway

#beatingthetraffichome

 

[OneGreatClub]

Kochie said the Chinese police were very impressed with the behaviour of the supporters. He thinks they were worried it might be a soccer type environment, hence all the security. Having said this, we had better choose a club with a minimal number of feral fans to play us there next year. Want to keep our impeccable record

 

[Andre]

I hope we go for Brisbane.

They're the best option. Small club, non-Vic (we know how it'd be flogged as all about whichever club it was by the 'A'FL if from there) and of course the bonus of a big F-U to GC.

 

[pip_]

Kochie said today we want to share the game around with other AFL teams each year Farewell GCS . Thanks for the game though.

Just to expand on this, Kochie said that one of the reasons for rotating other teams into Shanghai is because other state governments have indicated their interest in getting involved in the action and will be making financial contributions to fund the matches. I know, such a sideshow.

Also regarding the empty seats, Koch said that they weren't empty per se, instead people who should have been sitting in certain areas we're socialising in the tents and watched the game from there. He wanted to reassure those who didn't get tickets that it was a sell out.

 

[Steve Dore]

Eade must have been hurting just a little seeing AhChee and Glassankles playing so well

Glassankles with 98% game time too, only exceeded by Tom Jonas with 100%.

Despite the Gold Coast Suns being more accustomed to playing in such humidity the highest TOG for them was 97% (Jack Leslie)

 

[sog35]

Just to expand on this, Kochie said that one of the reasons for rotating other teams into Shanghai is because other state governments have indicated their interest in getting involved in the action and will be making financial contributions to fund the matches. I know, such a sideshow.

Also football reason, we build up a familiarity advantage with the travel and ground environs.

 

[OneGreatClub]

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Also football reason, we build up a familiarity advantage with the travel and ground environs.

It will be different next year. Clubs will learn to research better and will have a longer time to prepare, which is fine. Their coaches will promote rather than complain about the adventure. Will make for a better game too. The one sided affair was rather boring.

 

[badbeats]

Thanks to Lockhart Road for all his efforts in this. Also to the rest of the PAFC team.

What a success. Now to make it bigger and better.

 

[Steve Dore]

... regarding the empty seats, Koch said that they weren't empty per se, instead people who should have been sitting in certain areas we're socialising in the tents and watched the game from there. He wanted to reassure those who didn't get tickets that it was a sell out.

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan rates China game a success, says he is not worried about crowds

"An allegedly sold-out crowd of 10,118 — fans from Australia, expats and a small but enthusiastic local contingent — watched Port Adelaide maul Gold Coast by 72 points."

"McLachlan said the empty sections in the grandstand were due to fans in those sections having access to nearby corporate marquees. He noted all the public seating areas were full and, if anything, the AFL would look to increase the ground capacity given tickets sold out in two hours."

So Gilligan agrees with Kochie.

On the subject of the crowd size, James Brayshaw was one of those rubbishing Ports' game in Shanghai last week. I posted that we would probably exceed the crowd that his club attracted to it's home game in Hobart.

Official crowds;
R7 - Norf v Crows 10,064
R8 - Ports v GCS 10,118

I guess it is not as if Tassie is a traditional Aussie Rules state.

 

[Steve Dore]

It will be different next year. Clubs will learn to research better and will have a longer time to prepare ...

Eade admitted in his pre-match press conference that Gold Coast had six months to prepare for a trip to Shanghai. Next year's opponent probably won't have much more time. If the Gold Coast couldn't prepare a team that travels interstate on average almost every second week during the season for a trip to a first world country on a similar time zone in six months then there is something wrong.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Eade admitted in his pre-match press conference that Gold Coast had six months to prepare for a trip to Shanghai. Next year's opponent probably won't have much more time. If the Gold Coast couldn't prepare a team that travels interstate on average almost every second week during the season for a trip to a first world country on a similar time zone in six months then there is something wrong.

Others will learn from Gold Coast's mistakes and the next club will be announced much earlier now that we know it's a definite go-er.

 

[Steve Dore]

Others will learn from Gold Coast's mistakes and the next club will be announced much earlier now that we know it's a definite go-er.

You're probably correct. Now that clubs have seen that it works and if what Kochie has said about numerous clubs, and state governments, keen to get involved is true then it may well be announced earlier but it still has to fit in with the AFL's scheduling of the 2018 season. So some more time but probably not a lot more.

 

[pastmyprimus]

All this noise about GC's tough trip to Shanghai. What I don't get is why Gary Ablett didn't fly himself and most of his team-mates there in his Gulfstream.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

pastmyprimus looks like Port are doing a bit of matchmaking for the NFL

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...ague-blaze-a-china-trail-20170514-gw4d4h.html

Port Adelaide chairman David Koch told Fairfax Media America's biggest - and most prized - league had contacted the Power seeking input into their own plans to stage a regular-season game in China in 2018.
"The NFL is coming ... they have been talking to us. They have been making inquiries," Koch said.