Saints poised fror round one trip to sleepy hollow

[SaintWiki]

If we jump out of the blocks like we did last year, it'd be a such a sweet start.

[SaintWiki]

AFL Flips 2024 Fixture on it's head to compete with their plan to grow the game in the northern states.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1064233/202 ... gold-coast

[shanegrambeau]

Wow
And March 7th starting date!!
Four complete rounds in March??

Geelong’s ‘ok boys will still be in crutches ‘n wheelchairs from their summer operations.

Meanwhile, our young colts will be sprinting across the wet tropical grass and Cooper Sharman will market a new kind of ‘Tropical Glove’ to mark that greasy ball. Feb is their highest rainfall and highest humidity, so as usual the AFL put real sense to the test.

[Yorkeys]

The marketing ideas are dominating AFL now. No common sense balance from operations people.
Comp will slowly lose its traditional mores until it suddenly loses fan interest in a few years, will fall off a cliff if trend continues.
Unjustified advantages to North. Swapping picks a nonsense bastardisation of evening up draft talent, father son largesse.
Special conditions for interstate teams, broken judiciary - let the stars off, don't upset Collingwood, hopelessly inconsistent/arbitrary - owned by gambling, deteriorating stadiums and game day experiences, poor umpiring, poor commentating, uneven playing field draw wise, hopeless Chairman, light weight newby executives trying to make a mark. Social justice special causes focus rather than the essence of the game. Concussion, interference in coaching moves, ticketing problematic.
Football in early March in an el nino year. Good one.
We are already desensitised to the crap valueless food and drink, rude gate attendants, security invasiveness and getting wet in the showpiece MCG. They think fans will cop anything, and will be right until they aren't.

[saynta]

The marketing ideas are dominating AFL now. No common sense balance from operations people.
Comp will slowly lose its traditional mores until it suddenly loses fan interest in a few years, will fall off a cliff if trend continues.
Unjustified advantages to North. Swapping picks a nonsense bastardisation of evening up draft talent, father son largesse.
Special conditions for interstate teams, broken judiciary - let the stars off, don't upset Collingwood, hopelessly inconsistent/arbitrary - owned by gambling, deteriorating stadiums and game day experiences, poor umpiring, poor commentating, uneven playing field draw wise, hopeless Chairman, light weight newby executives trying to make a mark. Social justice special causes focus rather than the essence of the game. Concussion, interference in coaching moves, ticketing problematic.
Football in early March in an el nino year. Good one.
We are already desensitised to the crap valueless food and drink, rude gate attendants, security invasiveness and getting wet in the showpiece MCG. They think fans will cop anything, and will be right until they aren't.

Well said mate. Your comments are completely justified.

[Bin Chicken]

Are those game times local or AEDT? If the Suns tigers game is at 220 pm local time, well, just insane for early March with the heat. Even if it’s 320pm, it is dumb

[shanegrambeau]

The marketing ideas are dominating AFL now. No common sense balance from operations people.
Comp will slowly lose its traditional mores until it suddenly loses fan interest in a few years, will fall off a cliff if trend continues.
Unjustified advantages to North. Swapping picks a nonsense bastardisation of evening up draft talent, father son largesse.
Special conditions for interstate teams, broken judiciary - let the stars off, don't upset Collingwood, hopelessly inconsistent/arbitrary - owned by gambling, deteriorating stadiums and game day experiences, poor umpiring, poor commentating, uneven playing field draw wise, hopeless Chairman, light weight newby executives trying to make a mark. Social justice special causes focus rather than the essence of the game. Concussion, interference in coaching moves, ticketing problematic.
Football in early March in an el nino year. Good one.
We are already desensitised to the crap valueless food and drink, rude gate attendants, security invasiveness and getting wet in the showpiece MCG. They think fans will cop anything, and will be right until they aren't.

Well said mate. Your comments are completely justified.

Don't forget that the balls are now super slippery so that the gloss can show off the sponsors' name. And as Chicken Bin says, it will be heat, or it will be night slippage central.

[Beno88]

Our first home game at Docklands isn't until Round 6!

We play just three home games at Docklands in the first 12 rounds, but we travel to Geelong, Adelaide twice, Canberra, Launceston and Perth.

Draw becomes a little friendlier from Round 13 onwards.

[Brunswicksainter]

I reckon on first look this is the best draw we've had in decades. We're playing Birsbane, Richmond, Port, Essendon, Geelong and West Coast twice. ENtirely plausible that Brisbane are the only of those sides to make the 8 and at least 3 finish bottom 4.

[chook23]

Our first home game at Docklands isn't until Round 6!

We play just three home games at Docklands in the first 12 rounds, but we travel to Geelong, Adelaide twice, Canberra, Launceston and Perth.

Draw becomes a little friendlier from Round 13 onwards.

Agree

Tough start

[SaintPav]

Our first home game at Docklands isn't until Round 6!

We play just three home games at Docklands in the first 12 rounds, but we travel to Geelong, Adelaide twice, Canberra, Launceston and Perth.

Draw becomes a little friendlier from Round 13 onwards.

Season could be over by then.

5 interstate trips in 12 games.

How many times does Collingwood travel during that time?

[shanegrambeau]

…first home game ….Round 6!

…just three home games at Docklands in the first 12 rounds, but we travel to Geelong, Adelaide twice, Canberra, Launceston and Perth.

…..a little friendlier from Round 13….

Season could be over by then.

5 interstate trips in 12 games.

…..

That’s what I was thinking …
A rationale POV is just that;
Rough start, the. The inevitable injuries and slump

On the other hand

Somehow against the odds like last season - and in the first month of Ratts’s last season, we could be up and ready..

But that is in the realm of wishes

[CQ SAINT]

Anyone anywhere anytime.

[Bruce G McAbee]

That actually sucks in my opinion.

[Yorkeys]

Cats will be confident and start short priced favourites. However......

[The_Dud]

Some people will never be happy!

[shanegrambeau]

Some people will never be happy!

lol

Yeah

We need pain

We need to cry n bitch

But there is still the possibility

Are any of you still feeling excited about the return of Ross-the-Boss?

I am still very much excited

Not cruising at 33K

But at 21k

It still feels huge to me

That ‘we’ did it

Ratts and Richo are nicer

But we will be in this gear for three years I’d say

One down, two-ta-go

Then we will be talking a different language

The tone and the tune will change

Maybe for the better?

Who knows?

Maybe for the worse.