Second club locked in for proposed China game

[ledge]

Re: Second club locked in for proposed China game

Isn't it ports home game ?

[Eastdog]

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Isn't it ports home game ?

Well that's what I thought originally but I think it would be our one. If that is the case then there should a replacement for that one more members as it's an overseas home game.

[GVGjr]

Re: Second club locked in for proposed China game

Isn't it ports home game ?

No, Port have some obligations on how many home games they play in Adelaide. From what I have read it will be an away game for them.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Second club locked in for proposed China game

Western travelling wilboury's

[comrade]

Re: Second club locked in for proposed China game

I have 2 words to sum up my thoughts on this:

**** off.

[ledge]

Re: Second club locked in for proposed China game

Is a one off for heaps of cash a bad thing ?

[GVGjr]

Re: Second club locked in for proposed China game

Is a one off for heaps of cash a bad thing ?

Depends if it compromises even part of the season. This game won't be on a proper oval and this concerns me.
For a number of years we have tried to cover our financial position with interstate games taking on places like Townsville, Darwin, Canberra and even selling home games to Sydney etc and now we are building a base in Ballarat.

I know the decision will be made with the right intention but I'm a strong believer this team can be a legitimate threat to the flag in 2017. The money would be nice but a flag would set us up for the long term.

[boydogs]

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Is a one off for heaps of cash a bad thing ?

How much could it be?

$5 million might change some people's minds but is that a possibility?

[azabob]

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Is a one off for heaps of cash a bad thing ?

Yes it is.

It isn't a one off though, is it? We have been selling games interstate for years.

I'd prefer to play Port Adelaide at our home ground to ensure a true home ground advantage. Suddenly a 80% chance of a win suddenly turns to a 50/50 chance.

Then we have the issue of player recovery and getting up for our next game, whenever that may be.

Ledge, would you prefer a bucket load of cash for the club or to give coaches and players the best chance to finish top 2?

I know what I prefer.

[ledge]

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Yes it is.

It isn't a one off though, is it? We have been selling games interstate for years.

I'd prefer to play Port Adelaide at our home ground to ensure a true home ground advantage. Suddenly a 80% chance of a win suddenly turns to a 50/50 chance.

Then we have the issue of player recovery and getting up for our next game, whenever that may be.

Ledge, would you prefer a bucket load of cash for the club or to give coaches and players the best chance to finish top 2?

I know what I prefer.

If you need it to survive or set you up for the future or pay off your debts take it , it's one game .. You play it early so you have maybe a 9 or 10 day break, the opposition have the same problem 50/50 etc, it also can be a huge team bonding trip.
Positives are their too.

[Throughandthrough]

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will it be on Good Friday? #joke

[Bulldog4life]

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will it be on Good Friday? #joke

The AFL's present to us for not getting Good Friday game

[Doc26]

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So McLachlan, Fitzpatrick and co are heralded for landing a 2.5 billion dollar media rights deal last year which supposedly they own the negotiaton of all such rights, they oversee the ongoing fractured relationship with Etihad's owners whilst the tenant club's (us) bear the huge cost of ownership of their marquee stadium, they oversee supposed equalisation measures but with the recipients (us) forced to accept severely compromised fixturing for the privilege and yet our Club still finds itself in a position where we must continue to resort to such measures simply to maintain its survival.

Giving up a crucial home game in our finals window whilst Port and Kochie are somehow permitted by league headquarters to go off alone and strike their own media arrangement with Beijing and somewhat incredibly without having to sacrifice a single home game for the privilege.

With the health, well being and attractiveness of the competition controlled in so many ways by HQ, I am completely over this Commission and McLachlan and co. for their serious lack of apathy in addressing the growing off field gap between the haves and have nots.

[ledge]

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The haves aren't so much haves now .. Bombers and Collingwoods memberships/ attendances have taken a battering, Carlton and tigers haven't been good for years.
The AFL realises that the draft can make teams go up and down like they say it does why don't they realise the haves and have nots changes as well with results?

[LostDoggy]

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If it is us as the second club to play Port in China the Meltdown on this board will be Horrendous if we were to lose a player to a season long injury cause we played on a sub standard oval.