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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by Lods -
I doubt he'd put a prelim up against our Grand Final.
We wouldn't do the same if the opportunity presented itself...but we're usually a week ahead.
At this stage of the year it would be about both codes maximising their viewership...especially for their most important games.
They don't want to get into a contest for viewers.

V'landys's focus extends beyond Australia.
He wants the 20 teams...
But he's looking to conquer the World :D


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Blah-Blah Bar / Re: General Discussions
Last post by LP -
It's amazing how events expose bullsh1t.

The NRL has always claimed it outrates the AFL, gets bigger crowds, more viewers, earn bigger dollars, bigger sponsors, etc., etc.. in particular Vlandys has been a champion in the best style of Trump. FWIW, he's done much the same with NSW horse racing trying to go head to head with the VRC.

Tonight the NRL will play a prelim, broadcast on Channel 9, Sunday afternoon they play another prelim, broadcast on Channel 9. Vlandys had the golden opportunity to go head to head with the AFL on the AFL's marquee day and he blinked.

It's always best to never ask a question unless you know the answer, but it might be even better to never ask a question when you do!

Vlandys is about as genuine as a boxing match between Paul Gallen and Nelson Asofa-Solomona!
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Ladies Lounge / AFLW 2026 Rd 7 Carlton vs Richmond at home
Last post by crashlander -
Part of a double header, our game is scheduled to start at 16:00 at Ikon Park. Richmond are 9th, we're 6th after our last 2 losses.

Our line-up:
B:   21 Harriet Cordner   49 Madeline Hendrie
HB:   36 Ciara Fitzgerald   14 Siofra O'Connell   1 Amelia Velardo
C:   11 Yasmin Duursma   4 Claudia Whitfort   17 Dayna Finn
HF:   10 Mimi Hill   7 Poppy Scholz   25 Keeley Sherar
F:   35 Nell Morris-Dalton   19 Erone Fitzpatrick
R:   12 Jessica Good   26 Tayla McMillan   5 Abbie McKay
Int:   24 Brooke Vickers   20 Lily Goss   2 Lauren Bella   55 Sophie McKay   13 Aisling Reidy
Em:   8 Lily Baxter   42 Tara Bohanna   30 Kiara Bischa

[1] Keck out injured. We will miss her; she's been good this season. Bohanna has been dropped and is struggling at the moment. Maybe age is catching up with her? I hope not, as she has been good since she came down from Gold Coast. She hasn't been holding her marks of late. :(

[2] Nice to see Tayla McMillan get her chance. She is small, but was impressive in the U18's last year.

[3] Injury has certainly made a difference to us; we've had a lot of girls starting late and clearly missing match fitness. Sophie McKay is just the most obvious example. With Bree Harrington missing to have her baby, we needed Lauren Bella to stand up. Instead, she's missed most of the season and looks a little off the pace. Hope she can get her act together sooner rather than later.
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The Sports Desk / Re: NFL Crapfest
Last post by Milhanna13 -
Quote from: dodge – on
49ers embraced it - be good to have them here again. One of their media pack has you tube of trying Australian foods - he didn't like tomato sauce,  but liked Vegemite.


that journo is awesome.  he has kept following and commenting on the footy, even since he went home.   he made a comment, about the bris/hawks game that "you americans dont know what you are missing out on"...  he's adopted dangerfield as his hero and is full on giving hot takes on the afl,  after going to 1 game and watching a couple on the teev.  its great content
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The Sports Desk / Re: NFL Crapfest
Last post by LP -
I think airlines do everything they can to get you there in the best possible state, and they have millions of flights and billions of passengers to back the tactics up with hard data. This Rams experiment reads more like the RFK solution.

The worst jetlag I experienced was Concorde London to New York, that was probably altitude related. But due to the speed you had no time to adjust sleep and meal patterns, and I think that contributes a few hours later. Second worst was Melb - Arizona - Melb in just under 72hrs, that analogous to the Rams. Now days I do the exact opposite and hop to the UK through HK and arrive fresh as a daisy
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The Sports Desk / Re: NFL Crapfest
Last post by DJC -
Quote from: Thryleon – on
Quote from: DJC – on


Sorry LP, but I'm going with Dr David Cunnington on this.  After all, he is a sleep physician with over 20 years' experience in clinical practice.

For the record, he maintains that, for the approaches taken by the 49ers and the Rams, "Each has a rationale, and either strategy is valid."  Furthermore, Allen Sills, the NFL's chief medical officer, confirmed that both teams had engaged sleep experts to formulate their approach.  The Rams' followed the same strategy last year when they flew to London on the day of their game, thrashed  against the Jaguars 35-7, and returned home without needing to stay in a hotel.  Of course, flying to Melbourne is a different kettle of worms than flying to London.
he sounds like a fence sitter.

To be honest different strokes for different folks is likely better.  Personally travelling east is always more exhausting than travelling west, and I would write off the first 24 hours than expect anyone to be at their best after 17 hours in the air.

Cunnington was quite firmly of the opinion that the Rams' strategy was high risk and less likely to succeed because of the significant difference in daylight times.  What he was pointing out was that both approaches were based on sleep science and expert advice.  The 49ers' expert took the points this time.