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ANZAC Day should be Collingwood vs Geelong

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yet Richmond drew over 90,000 last year round 1, the only game Collingwood supporters with their social media likes go to is ANZAC day they save their centrelink payments up for them

And lol how sad you have to look at a game 17 years ago and even then couldn't get over 90,000 how sad

And yet let’s look at this years. attendance’s

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Richmond a club that claims to have 98,000 members yet Collingwood are averaging 12,000 more per game then minnowmond 2AF5A905-F543-4620-B1E6-30AC85CB89E6.jpeg
 
Forget about arguing who plays, for me the biggest problem is having the last post played on days other than ANZAC Day. Don't like it and it'll be even more awkward on Sunday when its 4 days after ANZAC Day.
Last post is nothing to do with ANZC day, its a signal for thend of the day, perfectly normal to be played on any day.
 

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And yet let’s look at this years. attendance’s

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Richmond a club that claims to have 98,000 members yet Collingwood are averaging 12,000 more per game then minnowmond View attachment 662526
The average capacity of the grounds you’ve played at so far is 90k. You’ve filled 72% of that.
The average capacity of the grounds we’ve played at is 72k. We’ve filled 73% of that - granted two were interstate games which filled about 66% so we’re a bit higher than that too.
 

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Irrelevant (and untrue)

Like Stephen Michael, Haydn Bunton Snr, Polly Farmer. Darryl Baldock, Peter Hudson, Barry Robran, Bill Dempsey, Neil Kerley ..... to claim the players in the AFL are only the equivalent of the VFL is what is untrue & needs no research. This list is off the top from the 20s to the AFL when only Gary McINtosh rejected a place in the Crows original squad.
 
Last post followed by Reveille is significant to ceremonial use i would've thought.
Last post is a daily occurance to close the day, revellie is the call to wake up, in French it pretty much means wake up both are played daily.

Of course Last post is also played at funerals etc but there is no offence in all games playing it.

Only issue I have with Anzac day is the medal it should be scrapped, totally unnecessary.
 

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It should be the two greatest clubs of the AFL era ie Hawthorn and Richmond
Well said Benny but until pets are allowed in the G the Hawks just aren't going to cut it, the Anzac eve game will be nearly as big if Melbourne ever becomes successful, it was only a couple of thousand behind in 2017, it also leaves Anzac day free to go to the parade then back home to bed.
 
Last post is a daily occurance to close the day, revellie is the call to wake up, in French it pretty much means wake up both are played daily.

Of course Last post is also played at funerals etc but there is no offence in all games playing it.
Hence playing the reveille after the last post is ceremonially symbolic and not a common occurrence for a Sunday twighlight fixture which doesn't occur on ANZAC day.
 
Surely you jest mate

That the VFL was a significantly higher standard for the vast majority of the history of the game? No, not at all.

Victoria is/was simply so much bigger (population wise) than the other football states that they naturally produced a lot more quality players. More quality players means higher standard of competition.
 

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