B: 21 H. Cordner, 49 M. Hendrie HB: 14 S. O'Connell, 36 C. Fitzgerald, 1 A. Velardo C: 11 Y. Duursma, 4 C. Whitfort, 17 D. Finn HF: 7 P. Scholz, 20 L. Goss, 25 K. Sherar F: 35 N. Morris-Dalton, 23 L. Keck R: 12 J. Good, 10 M. Hill, 5 A. McKay
IC: 24 B. Vickers, 19 E. Fitzpatrick, 42 T. Bohanna, 13 A. Reidy, 22 B. Boileau, 6 G. Pound, 8 L. Baxter, 30 K. Bischa
There's photos emerging of our blokes being there.
Gov, Walshy, Crippa, Cottrell, Weitering, i think a couple others. Also reckon i saw Jamo next to Crippa. Perhaps the rumours of him coming to take over from diesel are true.
The people who are duded are those who paid way overs for front row at ground level on the wing, late purchasing at top dollar, they made the assumption they were the best seats in the house and were screwed over basically looking at the arse end of the benches!
Those are the 'fans' who turn up because its an event. Any actual fan would know you ain't seeing $h!t from there.
Interested on what was 'face value' of those tickets.
Originally they advertised tickets of $89 and $135 IIRC. The day they were on sale the 'cheap' tickets were $400 and the expensive ones were $600 or so.
They do dynamic ticketting i think, so the more in demand they are, the more expensive they get.
270 dollars for 2 tickets, punt road end looks like olympic stand but could be on the southern stand side. Behind the goals, they would be the "cheapest" tickets, but considering you couldn't get one...
Thats a good deal. I could have got one, i just chose not to pay (minimum) $400 for it when i can watch at home for free. If it was a Vikings game, i would've gone.
My mates got tickets. They are there for less than face value which is interesting. Bought over the web from Switzerland, and not a scam.
Interested on what was 'face value' of those tickets.
Originally they advertised tickets of $89 and $135 IIRC. The day they were on sale the 'cheap' tickets were $400 and the expensive ones were $600 or so.
They do dynamic ticketting i think, so the more in demand they are, the more expensive they get.
I would've loved to have gone, but baulked at the ticket prices. I saw 2 games, bought food, drinks and probably the nights accomodation (x2) for those 2 games for less than a ticket to this game would cost. Ridiculously overpriced. Especially when you see what some of the ground level seats can 'see'.
Clearly, i love my AFL.....and the NFL. Worldwide there is 100x more NFL supporters than AFL supporters.
I've seen 2 games live, in the US.
For reference, a regular season game between 2 teams with basically no rivalry (Vikings vs Seahawks) was louder than the Blues vs Cats 96k final we just had.....in a maxed out 60k odd open stadium
People who don't like it generally don't understand it.....and don't take the time to understand it. Easier to throw stones, rather than show interest.
How come when it comes to overseas politics, we are happy to discuss back and forth information/quotes from everywhere and anywhere from the other side of the world all without distinction yet in our own backyard and under our own noses unless it ticks all the boxes its dismissed.
And when it does tick all the boxes there is crickets.......
There was a recent example in a nearby school where a teacher was stood down because of child sexual abuse claims. These claims were from previous schools they worked at. It was implied that everytime an issue was raised, they were moved onto another school and it was swept under the carpet.
A working with children check doesn't always work.....or it appears that someone who gets one, may still transgress after the fact with no scope to catch them out from then on.
Only those crimes that are the subject of formal reports by victims or incidents attended by VicPol are included in the stats so yes, fewer police = less reports logged. However, back in the day you were more likely to get a crack with a baton or a punch in the guts than be charged. Topless "waitresses" definitely wouldn't have reported sexual assault by VFL footballers back then either.
re bold.....and that would lead to a lot less repeat offenders nowadays too. Sadly, that is not allowed anymore. Instead, back out on the streets within 24 hours ready to go again, knowing that the 'consequences' were basically non-existant.
Which, in practice, would suggest there would be plenty of crimes that get overlooked as the coppers know that the paperwork isn't worth their time as a result. So less crime is reported.
I've got police members in the family. One left over a decade ago after serving 2 or more decades. One is now almost at retirement age after decades. I hear all sorts of stories.
To me there is a definite shift. In the past, you could always find trouble if you went looking for it.
Now, trouble finds you when you least expect it......and often. The 'cancer kid' is proof of that.
Mate I was sitting there in the rain in row G on level 1 for 75% of the game, and when we fell 50 points behind, that was my signal to go because me and the Mrs were getting wet, and whilst we all support the club, every single club has fans that leave early once the game is gone.
Again, there are lots of good reasons for people to leave (weather being one) and I don't want to sound too critical (but I am I know). I was top level, under cover and lots were leaving from that section. Just thought, being the last game as well as the great season finish, that the team deserved to be cheered off. More than anything, I was disappointed.
I've sat through many a 100 point thumping until the final siren sounded because 'thats what you do.' However, after seeing thousands leaving early in the 4th.....i along with my 11yo son took the chance to leave too. I made it clear that its not the done thing to leave early and explained to him why we were doing it. 1. It was a Friday night and he had been at school that day, and it was super late for him. Didn't get home until just before midnight IIRC. 2. We had to catch the train and you can potentially be stuck there for well over 30 minutes to an hour based on the amount of people there. 3. Being out that late in the city and/or around train stations is not the place to be, especially with a kid.
Incidently, there was a fatal shooting sunday night, 730pm in Thomastown.....which we had to pass through on the train on the way home, highlighting the dangers we are trying to avoid.
So i would normally be agreeing with you, but there are too many legitimate reasons these days to get upset with that.
Be interested to see what makes up those stats. "The number of criminal incidents recorded by Victoria Police in the year to 31 March 2026 was 468,711, down 1.0% from 473,518 incidents recorded in the same period last year."
June 2025: 15,909 police officers (Total workforce: 21,332) June 2024: 16,059 police officers (Total workforce: 21,715) June 2023: 15,842 police officers (Total workforce: 21,326)
I found estimates of 15,600 police this year.
Those numbers are 'whats recorded'. The number of police officers available to record these crimes are going the opposite way to the number of crimes. I suspect that a large part of the 'drop in crime' is simply things are not being recorded.
I suspect if there was 0 police officers around to record things, crimes recorded would magically disappear too.
@kruddler You do realise people are free to go back and see what was written, I suspect you're betting they won't be bothered. But they will all remember the debates around KPPs and Rucks, it must be burned into their retina!
Be my guest.
When others show you things from the past, you refuse to read them.
Now you want others to go back and find something to back up what you've said?
You provide the claim. You provide the evidence.
The ONE person i thought you could be referencing has distanced himself from those assertions, so good luck with that.
I'm sure there has been someone, somewhere that has said something alnog those lines at one point in time......but to imply that it was a widespread belief, is flat out BS.
