Dees v Gold Coast: the Good, Bad & Fugly - Round 20, 2021

[deeco]

Basic maths GC and GWS have added ~400m in tv rights over the last decade

and kept expert commentators like Kelli Underwood in a job for most of that time too

 

[Topkent]

and kept expert commentators like Kelli Underwood in a job for most of that time too

Not to mention that even with 3 premierships, Richmond still lost to a GC side after the siren that Karmichael Hunt kicked.

 

[Grimesy87]

The extra game per round they've sold over the last decade probably equates to something though.

Fair point, but at the cost of huge investment in the stadium (from memory was 20mil) they propped them up with a cash boost after they lost sponsors in 2017/18 to the tune of 25 mil, and with an initial outlay of around 80mil to get them going over their first 5 years.

I'm not saying there hasn't been some return on that with extra tv revenue.. but there has been very minimal in terms of membership, on field performance or exponential growth in the greater good coast region. Would be very interested if any profit on them so far in 11 years.

 

[ImissFrosty]

Fair point, but at the cost of huge investment in the stadium (from memory was 20mil) they propped them up with a cash boost after they lost sponsors in 2017/18 to the tune of 25 mil, and with an initial outlay of around 80mil to get them going over their first 5 years.

I'm not saying there hasn't been some return on that with extra tv revenue.. but there has been very minimal in terms of membership, on field performance or exponential growth in the greater good coast region. Would be very interested if any profit on them so far in 11 years.

They're doing pretty well at grassroots level, junior participation in QLD and NSW well up.

 

[jhong]

Really apart from some dickhead moments from the usual suspects , some crap shots at goal late in the game , and hopefully not a serious issue with T-Mac , a good result overall .

 

[Spirit of 26]

Looking forward to getting a new fitness guru once Burgo leaves, won't win a cup without the ability to run out 4 quarters. Should have put an extra 40 on them but for our tired legs being unable to kick straight

A 7 hour transit the day before may have been a small contributing factor

 

[Johnny Karate]

A 7 hour transit the day before may have been a small contributing factor

Don’t buy that excuse. Gold Coast had a similarly disorganised preparation and were running over the top of us in the last. Genuinely concerning.

 

[Dory_77]

Hard to criticise too much from that. Some selfish Hollywood s**t, and took the foot off in the last, but was game over halfway through the 2nd quarter.
Forward pressure was excellent, some more adventurous ball use and decent finishing (in the first half) the big positives.

 

[Spirit of 26]

Don’t buy that excuse. Gold Coast had a similarly disorganised preparation and were running over the top of us in the last. Genuinely concerning.

they kicked 1 goal FFS

 

[Tulip]

Don’t buy that excuse. Gold Coast had a similarly disorganised preparation and were running over the top of us in the last. Genuinely concerning.

What the hell has happened to this place.

 

[Tulip]

they kicked 1 goal FFS

Something like 8 scoring shots to 4

 

[Tulip]

No seriously, we conceded one goal in three quarters and it’s ‘seriously concerning’ how we were ‘run over the top’

 

[Simon_Says]

JJ please start over Sparrow please
Bowzer looks ready made, as apposed to that other saucehead. (His name escapes me) Baker! He's fringe, Hope Bowie stays

 

[Johnny Karate]

they kicked 1 goal FFS

 

[Johnny Karate]

they kicked 1 goal FFS

What the hell has happened to this place.

Something like 8 scoring shots to 4

No seriously, we conceded one goal in three quarters and it’s ‘seriously concerning’ how we were ‘run over the top’

 

[Grimesy87]

They're doing pretty well at grassroots level, junior participation in QLD and NSW well up.

Fair enough, that's a definite positive but I'd wonder if that same improvement could have come in other ways too.

 

[ImissFrosty]

Fair enough, that's a definite positive but I'd wonder if that same improvement could have come in other ways too.

probably, though if the suns were successful on field then who knows. That's where their problems lie

 

[Daemon]

Good: not being able to watch this on tv, not checking the scores, and reading the headline on the AFL website that we smashed them.

This has been the most stress-free weekend in ages.

 

[stEdy]

Pathetic, club has missed finals by percentage 2 years from 4 and we still can't win by 100!?

Sack Groody

 

[stEdy]

and don't get me started on those soft Joe the Goose goals we were kicking

 

[Grimesy87]

probably, though if the suns were successful on field then who knows. That's where their problems lie

Just like every other organisation that's entered the gold coast... That said, sun's have probably been the highest attended

 

[rhaz]

Oliver may have another 3 votes, while Bont shouldn't poll this week. Brownlow night should be good, going to be a very tight finish in AFLCA voting too.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Twas just the tonic we needed. Bit of confidence back in the group to take the game on again and kick some goals, we were getting stale.

Appreciate it for my own sanity as well. There is only so much of 55 def 52 I can take.

GG GC witches hats.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

appeared to me Salem might have played a bit higher today at times. certainly got some possessions in some position I liked.

 

[Dory_77]

appeared to me Salem might have played a bit higher today at times. certainly got some possessions in some position I liked.

Was unchecked a lot of the game, so unlikely to be given such space against a competitive team. I agree it was good to see him working through the centre square a lot more.