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Title: Anzac Day match
Post by: sidvicious on January 24, 2016, 07:03:49 PM
As this club are officially drug cheats they should not be part of a game that showcases the ANZAC spirit . As my grandfather was an Anzac I,m sure he would not want his legacy associated with this scandal
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: iZander on January 24, 2016, 07:22:56 PM
lol,no1 bite
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: Pkbaldy on January 24, 2016, 08:03:15 PM
Quote from: sidvicious on January 24, 2016, 07:03:49 PM
As this club are officially drug cheats they should not be part of a game that showcases the ANZAC spirit . As my grandfather was an Anzac I,m sure he would not want his legacy associated with this scandal

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Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: Gigantor on January 24, 2016, 08:10:36 PM
My Grandfather was also an ANZAC and he too wouldn't want any club associated with convicted drug cheats playing on such a special day

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Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: kilbluff1985 on January 24, 2016, 08:24:51 PM
that burn though
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: nrich102 on January 25, 2016, 10:01:26 AM
Scared you'll lose to a VFL team in the biggest H&A game of the year?
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: iZander on January 25, 2016, 10:05:12 AM
Quote from: nrich102 on January 25, 2016, 10:01:26 AM
Scared you'll lose to a VFL team in the biggest H&A game of the year?
lol, another burn
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: T Dog on January 25, 2016, 12:35:22 PM
No match up for Cloke. He will kick 10. Pies in a romp.   :o  what too early?
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: Football Factory on January 25, 2016, 04:33:17 PM
Quote from: T Dog on January 25, 2016, 12:35:22 PM
No match up for Cloke. He will kick 10. Pies in a romp.   :o  what too early?

Probably need about 40 shots at goal  ;D    :-X
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: T Dog on January 25, 2016, 08:37:31 PM
Quote from: Football Factory on January 25, 2016, 04:33:17 PM
Quote from: T Dog on January 25, 2016, 12:35:22 PM
No match up for Cloke. He will kick 10. Pies in a romp.   :o  what too early?

Probably need about 40 shots at goal  ;D    :-X

Glad to see you agree with me. Only 40 shots?...eeeeeaasssyy   :P
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: Football Factory on January 25, 2016, 09:11:36 PM
Quote from: T Dog on January 25, 2016, 08:37:31 PM
Quote from: Football Factory on January 25, 2016, 04:33:17 PM
Quote from: T Dog on January 25, 2016, 12:35:22 PM
No match up for Cloke. He will kick 10. Pies in a romp.   :o  what too early?

Probably need about 40 shots at goal  ;D    :-X

Glad to see you agree with me. Only 40 shots?...eeeeeaasssyy   :P

Yeah i got a little carried away  ;D  .. alright 60 shots
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: kilbluff1985 on January 25, 2016, 09:35:07 PM
Cloke would only kick 5 out of 60 settle down boys
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: fanTCfool on January 26, 2016, 12:18:06 AM
Daniher vs Cloke shoot-out - who can be less bad!
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: Jukes on January 26, 2016, 12:28:05 AM
Quote from: fanTCfool on January 26, 2016, 12:18:06 AM
Daniher vs Cloke shoot-out - who can be less bad!

we'd invite Liam Jones but that'd make it unfair
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: Football Factory on January 29, 2016, 03:19:01 PM
Quote from: Jukes on January 26, 2016, 12:28:05 AM
Quote from: fanTCfool on January 26, 2016, 12:18:06 AM
Daniher vs Cloke shoot-out - who can be less bad!

we'd invite Liam Jones but that'd make it unfair

pmsl
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: nas on February 13, 2016, 09:03:54 PM
Quote from: Jukes on January 26, 2016, 12:28:05 AM
Quote from: fanTCfool on January 26, 2016, 12:18:06 AM
Daniher vs Cloke shoot-out - who can be less bad!

we'd invite Liam Jones but that'd make it unfair

Guest appearance, John Butcher!
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: Holz on February 16, 2016, 01:46:44 PM
kick both these teams out.

why not have some good clubs get a chance.

North v Hawks the two best Victorian teams of the last two years.

Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: iZander on February 16, 2016, 02:09:42 PM
Quote from: Holz on February 16, 2016, 01:46:44 PM
kick both these teams out.

why not have some good clubs get a chance.

North v Hawks the two best Victorian teams of the last two years.

Because by the time they actually got it through and the teams changed all of norths team will have retired and they won't be a top team ;)
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: quinny88 on February 17, 2016, 01:26:57 AM
Quote from: iZander on February 16, 2016, 02:09:42 PM
Quote from: Holz on February 16, 2016, 01:46:44 PM
kick both these teams out.

why not have some good clubs get a chance.

North v Hawks the two best Victorian teams of the last two years.

Because by the time they actually got it through and the teams changed all of norths team will have retired and they won't be a top team ;)

North will never get the big games because they don't draw the big crowds, simple as that
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: Holz on February 18, 2016, 05:00:09 PM
Quote from: quinny88 on February 17, 2016, 01:26:57 AM
Quote from: iZander on February 16, 2016, 02:09:42 PM
Quote from: Holz on February 16, 2016, 01:46:44 PM
kick both these teams out.

why not have some good clubs get a chance.

North v Hawks the two best Victorian teams of the last two years.

Because by the time they actually got it through and the teams changed all of norths team will have retired and they won't be a top team ;)

North will never get the big games because they don't draw the big crowds, simple as that

Hawthorn really should though.

part of the reason North dont draw crows is because they dont have big games. They will always have low numbers untill somebody takes a leap of faith.


In the last 20 years  Carlton Essendon Collingwood have two flags.  had enough of seeing them in prime time.

good to see they are getting taken off Friday night games. Its a good move for football.
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: quinny88 on February 18, 2016, 07:22:31 PM
There aren't that many big games to go around. Hawthorn get the Easter Monday game.
Norths membership numbers are enough to put the AFL off fixturing them for big games.
Richmond have had less recent success than all clubs but still drew the biggest crowd numbers for 2015. That's all the AFL care about at the end of the day
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: Cookie Monster on February 24, 2016, 02:32:23 PM
North have been trying to get a good friday game for a while which i believe will happen in the future.

When teams start saying we want to play on good friday and take over your idea then come back to this.

Essendon had the idea to play on ANZAC day and it turned out it was just against Collingwood that year and no matter how good or bad the teams are they still get the crowd so it won't change.

Same with dream time, and now Sheedy came up with the Country game idea too.

I like how Brayshaw is trying to get Good Friday and would be good to have a North v Hawks on that day too.

When you mentioned "The two best Victorian teams". I thought it would be good that the Grand Finalists from the previous year play on a certain date, it used to be round 1 but that changed after how good the Hawks v Cats rivalry took off!
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: nas on March 07, 2016, 04:43:57 PM
Dennis Cometti has now jumped in for his piece of action re this.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/essendon/essendon-doesnt-deserve-to-play-on-anzac-day-says-dennis-cometti/news-story/edde9e67cd1565ba50afb3a003df759c
CHANNEL 7 commentator Dennis Cometti says Essendon has not earned the right to play on Anzac Day this season.

The popular caller has also suggested the Bombers should have been ruled out of the season altogether after 34 past and present players were banned for 12 months for using the banned drug Thymosin Beta 4.

The AFL has allowed the club to recruit 10 top-up players to field a team this year.

Writing a column in The West Australian, Cometti questioned why an alternative â€" a season without Essendon â€" wasn’t considered.

And he said even if the Bombers were allowed to play this year, they had forfeited the right to play Collingwood on Anzac Day.

The match threatens to be a blowout if Saturday’s NAB Challenge results are anything to go by. The undermanned Bombers kicked just three goals on the way to an 87-point loss to Geelong.

“What the heck are they doing playing in this year’s (Anzac Day) game?” Cometti said.

“Unfortunately, the players running around last Saturday don’t deserve the honour of being centre stage on one of footy’s biggest days.

“Of course, it’s too late to change anything. In this situation timing was everything. Certainly it made things difficult for the AFL.

“But I can’t help thinking somehow this year the Bombers should have been sidelined for the greater good.

“The club might cry double jeopardy but I find it odd no contingency plan ever saw the light of day.”
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: Capper on March 07, 2016, 06:41:35 PM
As a non-victorian i support the Dons and Pies playing on Anzac day.

They are the teams that started the tradition so they need to keep it going.
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: nas on March 07, 2016, 07:32:37 PM
Quote from: Capper on March 07, 2016, 06:41:35 PM
As a non-victorian i support the Dons and Pies playing on Anzac day.

They are the teams that started the tradition so they need to keep it going.

Going to get howled down here, but IMO being the 2nd biggest game of the year, reckon should be a replay of the last GF.
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: nrich102 on March 08, 2016, 12:12:34 AM
Why is the ANZAC day game so big?* You could probably also argue that it's bigger than the GF considering its on 7 iirc, while every other game including finals is on mate.




*This is coming from someone who celebrates ANZAC day because it's a public holiday.
Title: Re: Anzac Day match
Post by: kilbluff1985 on March 08, 2016, 01:13:54 AM
guys an idiot

we had a bunch of our best 22 out and he is using that performance as an example