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Re: AFL 2025

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Thu Jun 12, 2025 7:39 pm

Armchair expert wrote:Oliver to will go to Geelong and take a 50% pay cut and nobody will raise an eyelid.

50%..... nah if we got him it would be closer to 80%. hes a hack
Matty Wade is a star and deserves more respect from the forum family!
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby wenchbarwer » Fri Jun 13, 2025 9:14 am

Interesting pay structure at Melbourne. $1.3M for a forward pocket, $1.5M for a tagger...
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby gadj1976 » Fri Jun 13, 2025 11:28 am

Am I the only one that hopes that the AFL bringing football people into the fold (Swann and Harley) means the game might get back to being enjoyable and watchable and being 'the entertainment' rather than all the bullshizen that goes along with it today?
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby wenchbarwer » Fri Jun 13, 2025 11:49 am

gadj1976 wrote:Am I the only one that hopes that the AFL bringing football people into the fold (Swann and Harley) means the game might get back to being enjoyable and watchable and being 'the entertainment' rather than all the bullshizen that goes along with it today?


Only if it means the lawyer types piss off
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby Jim05 » Fri Jun 13, 2025 12:12 pm

gadj1976 wrote:Am I the only one that hopes that the AFL bringing football people into the fold (Swann and Harley) means the game might get back to being enjoyable and watchable and being 'the entertainment' rather than all the bullshizen that goes along with it today?
How’s that worked out with Christian etc
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby dedja » Fri Jun 13, 2025 12:13 pm

wenchbarwer wrote:
gadj1976 wrote:Am I the only one that hopes that the AFL bringing football people into the fold (Swann and Harley) means the game might get back to being enjoyable and watchable and being 'the entertainment' rather than all the bullshizen that goes along with it today?


Only if it means the lawyer types piss off


Can’t remember if I mentioned before, but Goyder, Dill and Kane all need to be pissed off … B-(
Dunno, I’m just an idiot.
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby wenchbarwer » Fri Jun 13, 2025 12:15 pm

dedja wrote:
wenchbarwer wrote:
gadj1976 wrote:Am I the only one that hopes that the AFL bringing football people into the fold (Swann and Harley) means the game might get back to being enjoyable and watchable and being 'the entertainment' rather than all the bullshizen that goes along with it today?


Only if it means the lawyer types piss off


Can’t remember if I mentioned before, but Goyder, Dill and Kane all need to be pissed off … B-(


Interesting theory, I've never heard anyone mention this before!
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby gadj1976 » Fri Jun 13, 2025 12:26 pm

Jim05 wrote:
gadj1976 wrote:Am I the only one that hopes that the AFL bringing football people into the fold (Swann and Harley) means the game might get back to being enjoyable and watchable and being 'the entertainment' rather than all the bullshizen that goes along with it today?
How’s that worked out with Christian etc


Painted into a corner by the suits.
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby Jimmy_041 » Fri Jun 13, 2025 1:39 pm

Jim05 wrote:
gadj1976 wrote:Am I the only one that hopes that the AFL bringing football people into the fold (Swann and Harley) means the game might get back to being enjoyable and watchable and being 'the entertainment' rather than all the bullshizen that goes along with it today?
How’s that worked out with Christian etc


Am I stretching the friendship with:

Now a Lion is in charge of a christian?
dedja: Dunno, I’m just an idiot.
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby mighty_tiger_79 » Fri Jun 13, 2025 7:52 pm

Need Tommy to really go against the #freekickHawthorn and introduce #freekickcats we've been slaughtered over the years. Remarkably still win when we shouldn't.
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby gadj1976 » Fri Jun 13, 2025 11:16 pm

So last week it was a Saturday night game in Canberra. Tonight, a Friday night game in Tasmania. Who schedules this? Dopey prix.
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby stan » Sat Jun 14, 2025 12:39 pm

gadj1976 wrote:So last week it was a Saturday night game in Canberra. Tonight, a Friday night game in Tasmania. Who schedules this? Dopey prix.
Certainly doing their best to find the coldest places in Australia
Read my reply. It is directed at you because you have double standards
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AFL 2025

Postby Jim05 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 1:02 pm

stan wrote:
gadj1976 wrote:So last week it was a Saturday night game in Canberra. Tonight, a Friday night game in Tasmania. Who schedules this? Dopey prix.
Certainly doing their best to find the coldest places in Australia
But at least the AFL can puff their chest and tell Tassie “That’s why you need a roof”
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Re: AFL 2025

Postby mots02 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 1:19 pm

stan wrote:
gadj1976 wrote:So last week it was a Saturday night game in Canberra. Tonight, a Friday night game in Tasmania. Who schedules this? Dopey prix.
Certainly doing their best to find the coldest places in Australia


I look forward to next weeks double header in Falls Creek
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