Game Day Non-Swans Game Day Thread (The Finals)

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Blockbuster

They’re calling it a mockbuster

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Kyle Langford. Ex-winger. Good third tall. Can kick Straight.

I’d get 50k disagrees if I suggested him for a trade in 5 mins

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Let's talk the "blockbuster" Thursday & Friday night timeslots for a second....

Carlton get 12 Thurs or Fri night games over the season.

Essendon get 12 Thurs or Fri night games over the season.

The Pies get 11...

The Lions, as premiers, get 7.

We play a GF but get 5 (1 of which is shared & 1 of which is Opening Round).

There are 48 Thurs or Fri nights across the season (inc opening round).

31 of these have Ess, Carl or Coll involved. So 3 clubs (representing 16.67% of the clubs) take up 64.58% of the total blockbuster games.

So... roughly... 1/6th of the AFL take 2/3rds of the blockbuster matches.

#equalisation #eddiesequality #boysclub #vfl4eva #growthegame??

 

[Kiama Chris]

Let's talk the "blockbuster" Thursday & Friday night timeslots for a second....

Carlton get 12 Thurs or Fri night games over the season.

Essendon get 12 Thurs or Fri night games over the season.

The Pies get 11...

The Lions, as premiers, get 7.

We play a GF but get 5 (1 of which is shared & 1 of which is Opening Round).

There are 48 Thurs or Fri nights across the season (inc opening round).

31 of these have Ess, Carl or Coll involved. So 3 clubs (representing 16.67% of the clubs) take up 64.58% of the total blockbuster games.

So... roughly... 1/6th of the AFL take 2/3rds of the blockbuster matches.

#equalisation #eddiesequality #boysclub #vfl4eva #growthegame??

M.O.N.E.Y. Big crowds at Melbourne grounds. Thursday night Swans get 30-35,000. Friday better but those three clubs plus Richmond will draw over 50,000.
Adelaide and Perth clubs will draw close to 50,000 and should feel more aggrieved. Lions, Hawks and Cats too.
Gold Coast, GWS, North, Dogs, Saints and Dees draw bugger all at home.

 

[GotTheGoodes]

M.O.N.E.Y. Big crowds at Melbourne grounds. Thursday night Swans get 30-35,000. Friday better but those three clubs plus Richmond will draw over 50,000.
Adelaide and Perth clubs will draw close to 50,000 and should feel more aggrieved. Lions, Hawks and Cats too.
Gold Coast, GWS, North, Dogs, Saints and Dees draw bugger all at home.

So they wouldn't draw those crowds on Sat or Sunday? Only Thurs or Friday?

 

[Kiama Chris]

So they wouldn't draw those crowds on Sat or Sunday? Only Thurs or Friday?

The others will draw better crowds on the weekend than on Thursday or Friday but in particular the last listed will get the rubbish slots. Guarantee the AFL will have researched the heck out of it

 

[bedford]

So they wouldn't draw those crowds on Sat or Sunday? Only Thurs or Friday?

TV Ratings

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Let’s go Cheese Platters

 

[Troystenvic]

Pies aren't good it's just Dees are putrid

 

[Membling]

If dees could win, that would make me so happy

 

[Mister B]

If Collingwood get near the Grand Final this year, it will be an absolute stain on the efforts of the other top 8 contenders. They are nothing.

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Collingswaaaaaans

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Fearless prediction: Demons won’t show up for the 2nd half & Pies will win by 8 goals.

You heard it here first folks.

 

[RampeRobe]

The nick daicos treatment lol.. Isaac would be filthy watching that

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Naicos gets touched and wins a free kick and gets a standing ovation. FMD

 

[RampeRobe]

Naicos gets touched and wins a free kick and gets a standing ovation. FMD

By the crowd and the commentators.. spew

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Whitlock looks to have put on bulk in his first year and looks as promising as Shanahan. Both were available to us when we desperately needed tall forwards. Yet we took Bowman who has shown nothing as a VFL HF with his best footy played as a skinny half back flanker (and as we all know, we're well stocked in this department).

 

[Membling]

Whitlock looks to have put on bulk in his first year and looks as promising as Shanahan. Both were available to us when we desperately needed tall forwards. Yet we took Bowman who has shown nothing as a VFL HF with his best footy played as a skinny half back flanker (and as we all know, we're well stocked in this department).

 

[wolftone57]

M.O.N.E.Y. Big crowds at Melbourne grounds. Thursday night Swans get 30-35,000. Friday better but those three clubs plus Richmond will draw over 50,000.
Adelaide and Perth clubs will draw close to 50,000 and should feel more aggrieved. Lions, Hawks and Cats too.
Gold Coast, GWS, North, Dogs, Saints and Dees draw bugger all at home.

The Lion's average 30,450 at home and 37,549 Away.

Richmond averages 41,118 at home and 39,807 Away

Essendon Averages 39,991 at home and 50,280 Away

Carlton average 48,521 at home and 52,407 Away.

Swans average 34,277 at home and 34,401 Away

But I am not sure crowds are the reason. I think it is TV ratings.

Opening Round between Swans and Hawks reached the highest season total reach of 2.63 million viewers on both 7 & FOX, this includes Watch AFL & Kayo. So, both Swans and Hawks rate on the TV.

According to Roy Morgan the Swans have over 1,300,000 supporters, the highest in the AFL, about 300,000 ahead of Lion's.

 

[Tedeski]

Anyone else enjoying the possibility of Collingwood missing finals?
Go Dees!
Go number 5!

 

[RilesMacca]

Harvey Langford is impressive to watch

 

[Dangas]

Pies

 

[Tedeski]

Oh damn.
They can’t miss finals.
But an elimination final loss would make me even happier.

 

[Mister B]

Melbourne blown some absolute guilt edged opportunities here. Can't ****ing trust them.

 

[Dangas]

Pies coming. Max Gawn

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Max Gawn

Age

34

Ht

209cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.7

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

35.3

5star

D

18.5

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

7.0

4star

CL

3.5

4star

HO

29.2

5star

D

8.4

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

15.6

5star

is a beast though, clearly by far and away Demons best.