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Recent content by Tim_in_Philly

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    TSL licenses 2014

    Why would any team commit to a ten year TSL agreement under the current conditions and uncertain circumstances? Why wouldn't the current southern TSL clubs ask Kingborough and New Norfolk to join them in a seven team local league and tell Wade et al to take a running jump? Such a competition...
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    Do Sydney have the worst game plan in the AFL?

    Let's look at the scoring shots for Sydney's matches against the other top 8 teams in 2012 in chronological order: Rd 2 Sydney 24, Fremantle 21 Rd 4 Sydney 28, North Melbourne 27 Rd 5 Sydney 26, Hawthorn 19 Rd 6 Sydney 24, Adelaide 24 Rd 13 Sydney 20, Geelong 19 Rd 16 Sydney 31, West Coast 19 Rd...
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    Well That Came As No Surprise Sheeds !!!

    Maybe ... but you wouldn't get to play the grand final on your home ground every year, you'd have to play 10 matches interstate on those teams' home grounds, you would never again play a lucrative "blockbuster" on Easter Monday or any other day, you'd have to play Geelong at Geelong every year...
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    Why the early start next week?

    As it turns out the Shield final will be at Bellerive this year. Given it is fine for the AFL Grand Final to be at the same venue every year regardless of who is playing, why not play the Shield final at Bellerive every year regardless of who is playing. Then the MCG, SCG, Gabba and Adelaide...
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    Not The Official 2013 AFL Predictions Thread

    Really? In 2013 Sydney double up against teams that finished the 2012 H&A in 1st, 4th, 6th, 9th and 18th (the derby) In 2012, Geelong doubled up against teams that finished the 2011 H&A in 1st, 3rd, 7th, 10th and 14th In 2011, Collingwood doubled up against teams that finished the 2010 H&A in...
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    What changes would you make to the fixture?

    Swap our WC and Freo match venues, i.e. Sydney vs West Coast in Sydney and Sydney vs Freo in Perth ... both rare events in recent times. I can't remember the last time Freo got to host us in Perth. It would also be nice if the AFL stopped being so Vic-centric with games at ANZ Stadium. Given the...
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    AFL 2013 Fixture Fan Responses

    Of course both of your matches against Geelong are on YOUR home ground ... maybe you could play Geelong at Geelong sometime? Or we could get Geelong at the SCG twice?
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    Sydney Salary Cap

    Of course, no rugby league or rugby union players are getting any promotional stuff in Sydney, are they? Feel free to find a single instance of a Swans player other than Adam Goodes showing up on a billboard, TV ad or magazine ad in Sydney .... just one. Cost of living is higher in other AFL...
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    That was the last afternoon Grand Final

    From a practical point of view when short-distance non-Victorian teams are involved (i.e. not from WA) it is currently feasible to fly to Melbourne for the day to go to the GF. My 6 year old and I did that last weekend and we got home to Sydney about 10pm thanks to Qantas putting on an extra 747...
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    Canada

    Someone mentioned the Toronto Star pic in another thread so I hunted it down. Links here: http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/1263217--canada-s-mike-pyke-goes-from-rugby-star-to-australian-rules-football-ace...
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    North Hobart Oval

    North who are about to go out of existence, you mean? DOSA who play in a third tier competition, you mean? TSL finals this year due to re-surfacing of Bellerive so a one-off and unlikely to ever happen again, you mean? AFL Tas's office is still there and they play in which competition? And no, I...
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    Hawks dudded.

    So the AFL should have known half-way through the season that the Olympic Stadium co-tenants Canterbury and Souths were going to meet in a preliminary final the same week as Sydney hosting a preliminary final where they weren't the highest ranked preliminary finalist and fixed it ... seriously...
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    Preliminary Final #2: Sydney v Collingwood - Pre-Match

    Current forecast for Friday from BOM Friday 21 September Summary Min 14 Max 25 Partly cloudy. Sydney area Mostly sunny day. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h shifting southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning.
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    North Hobart Oval

    In keeping with the nostalgia for old SANFL/WAFL/VFL grounds, how about some pics of North Hobart in its heyday? With the long slow death of footy in Tasmania, NHO is now barely used any more and AFL Tasmania has shifted the Hobart headquarters to the soulless Bellerive Oval. Who remembers the...
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    First game for Premiership Points to be played overseas next year

    Wellington is a great little city, this will be a very tempting long weekend away for those who know.
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