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prpl_jss said:
How delicious would a 4-0 start against the scum be.
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It would be fantastic but you can just hear the chorus of brain dead imbeciles saying ‘but we’re 4 and 0 for premierships’ in response (even though we all know it’s only 2 and 0 since 1995).
 
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Sorry Tassie, the AFL can’t afford to expand for a decade: Suns chair

The massive financial impact of COVID-19 on the AFL meant it could not possibly expand with two more teams for more than a decade, Gold Coast chairman Tony Cochrane says.
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Imagine being a genuine AFL fan in Tassie and not only having to deal with Gills pathetic response last week, but to add insult to injury - this parasite chimes in with his biased opinion on a Tasmanian team without a hint of shame.
 
Dockeroo said:
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Sorry Tassie, the AFL can’t afford to expand for a decade: Suns chair

The massive financial impact of COVID-19 on the AFL meant it could not possibly expand with two more teams for more than a decade, Gold Coast chairman Tony Cochrane says.
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Imagine being a genuine AFL fan in Tassie and not only having to deal with Gills pathetic response last week, but to add insult to injury - this parasite chimes in with his biased opinion on a Tasmanian team without a hint of shame.
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What about this statement “We need to spend at least the next 10 to 15 years bedding down the 18 teams we’ve got.” Hilarious, like Richmond need bedding down do they? The only teams that need bedding down are the 2 expansion clubs and possibly North Melbourne. What he should have said is “We need to spend at least the next 10 to 15 years bedding down my basket case club.”
 

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Sully90 said:
I was at the opposite goal end and haven't watched a replay since so I've only got my 180m away perspective which is 100% the correct one.
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Leigh Matthews described it as McPharlin being centimetres over the mark and “ you just don’t pay 50 metre penalties like that in a grand final”
So , it actually had nothing to do with Lance’s bullshit arc which ironically he doesn’t do when he is kicking from the left forward side of the ground.
 

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AFL season fixture in doubt as WA hard border throws out current interstate plans
Jon RalphThe West Australian
Fri, 26 February 2021 10:42AM
The AFL admits it might have to scrap its current fixture after only a single round as tight West Australian border restrictions threaten to cause fixture chaos again.

The league has Fremantle flying to Victoria in Round 1 to take on Melbourne, with West Coast scheduled to play the Western Bulldogs in Melbourne in Round 2.
It means Fremantle could not fly back into Perth to host GWS in Round 2 because the players would be forced into a 14-day quarantine after having visited Victoria.

West Coast would have an identical problem for its Round 3 fixture.

The WA government has stated it will need 28 days without community transmission in Victoria before dropping border restrictions, which means Melbourne’s two cases on Friday effectively re-sets that marker to zero days.

AFL fixturing boss Travis Auld conceded on Friday that the league was still in talks with the WA state government about how the fixture could proceed.
The tight restrictions might force the WA-based teams on the road for the early weeks of the season again in a reprise of last year’s nightmare fixture.

“The Round 1 fixture as it stands, we can proceed with that. The challenge will be Fremantle coming to Victoria to play Melbourne. It presents an issue as it stands for Fremantle going back to WA, they would have to quarantine,” Auld said.

That causes issues for them but it causes issues for us as a competition and West Coast play Gold Coast in Round 1, but in Round 2 they come to Melbourne.

“So it’s the same issue for them. We have a challenge in West Australia. We have got to work through that challenge. Our goal is to work through the fixture to the extent we can but clearly we have to work with those clubs and the WA government to see if there is a better solution without compromising the health of the community.

Asked what that compromise might be, Auld replied: “I wish I had the answer to that”.

The AFL has short-term options including cycling those clubs through Queensland for several weeks after playing Melbourne sides to effectively “cleanse” them for 14 days.

It means they could continue playing each week then fly from Queensland back into WA, with no border restrictions between those states.

But the Herald Sun understands if either West Coast or Fremantle play any team which has played a Victorian side within the past 14 days, the WA-based teams become “dirty” again and have to quarantine for 14 days upon their return.

All of it shapes up as a recipe for disaster unless the WA government relaxes its hard-line stance after the state election on Saturday March 13.

The league could also seek exemptions for WA teams to have tighter COVID restrictions when they leave Perth and be able to return without quarantining.

But the league will have to hope for almost no positive COVID cases across the country helped by a vaccine rollout if West Australia does not relent.

“What I do know is we will explore every opportunity., It’s what we did last year, we have to start the season and when we encounter some speed humps we will find our way around those and I am confident that as an organisation and industry we will be working with our partners and players and clubs to work through it.

“As it stands today it feels difficult to find a way through those restrictions. What we do know is that many things can change between now and March 18 and we have to remain open to differing options. We are having conversations with those clubs and the government and it may not be an issue, it may be an issue for a round or a week and I don’t think anyone knows.”
 
Fremantle defence coach Matthew Boyd reflects on similarities between Dockers and premiership Western Bulldogs
Eliza ReillyThe West Australian
Fri, 26 February 2021 12:38PM
He’s only spent one pre-season at Fremantle, but newly appointed assistant coach Matthew Boyd can already see similarities between the Dockers and his premiership-winning Western Bulldogs.

The 292 game Bulldog concluded his distinguished playing career in 2017 after three All-Australian nods and a premiership in 2016 before accepting a role at Collingwood as a development coach.

It was there he crossed paths with future Fremantle head coach Justin Longmuir, the pair’s friendship eventually paving the way for Boyd to join the Dockers as defence coach in the off-season.
In his time at the Bulldogs, Boyd played alongside Fremantle CEO Simon Garlick and was also a premiership teammate with Dockers defender Joel Hamling in 2016.
Reflecting on the 2016 grand final and breaking the Bulldogs’ 62-year premiership drought, Boyd said there was a characteristic all great football clubs share which he’d already witnessed at Fremantle.
“One thing all great clubs have is a real internal drive and desire to be the best you can be,” Boyd said.
“You’re always looking for constant improvement and it’s certainly something I have seen at Fremantle in my short time at the club.
“Everyone is open to new ideas and willing to collaborate and help each other be the best they can be.
“From a people perspective, talking of the players, they’re a very respectful, hardworking and driven group who want to get better.
“We’ve got a great group of youth who have the potential to go on and be really good players.
“It’s exciting to be a part of it and a part of a journey we’re all on together.”
And while Fremantle’s rising stars and youthful list have been the talk of the competition, the Dockers boast the coaching group to match.
At 38-years-old and three years out of the game, Boyd joins midfield coach Josh Carr (40), forward coach David Hale (36) and Longmuir (40).
“The day I forget how hard the game is is the day I stop coaching,” Boyd said.
“Being a younger coaching group allows you to have empathy for the players and what they’re going through.
“AFL is the hardest game in the world to play.
“Being a coach is all about having strong relationships and being able to connect with your players so I think that’s a pro for a younger coaching group.”
Fremantle assistant coach [PLAYERCARD]Matthew Boyd[/PLAYERCARD] can see similarities between the Dockers and the 2016 Western Bulldogs.
Fremantle assistant coach Matthew Boyd can see similarities between the Dockers and the 2016 Western Bulldogs. Credit: Fremantle FC
Boyd also said the coaching and playing group were excited to put into practice their pre-season work against West Coast in Saturday’s unofficial practice match.
“When you’re going through all of the internal trials, it can be quite testing,” Boyd said.
“Inevitably, when something good happens on one team it means something has broken down on the other team so you’re not quite sure how to take it.
“It’s a good opportunity for our guys to get out there and tackle someone not in a Fremantle jumper.”
 
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