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by Fred
Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:39 pm
Forum: Football Industry, Crowds, TV Ratings, Members, Sponsorship & Finances
Topic: Footy Crowds - 2024
Replies: 115
Views: 3517

Re: Footy Crowds - 2024

Surprisingly reasonable crowd tonight at the Suns game- against a generally low drawing Haawthorn. Very surprised. Also for those playing at home - seems a majority Suns crowd but plenty of hawks supporters - but easily outnumbered by suns colours - lots of neutral (no colours) like me. Great news ...
by Fred
Sat Apr 13, 2024 7:24 pm
Forum: Football Industry, Crowds, TV Ratings, Members, Sponsorship & Finances
Topic: Footy Crowds - 2024
Replies: 115
Views: 3517

Re: Footy Crowds - 2024

Surprisingly reasonable crowd tonight at the Suns game- against a generally low drawing Haawthorn. Very surprised. Also for those playing at home - seems a majority Suns crowd but plenty of hawks supporters - but easily outnumbered by suns colours - lots of neutral (no colours) like me.
by Fred
Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: AFL - Australian Football League
Topic: AFL snubs indigenous players! What a sport!!
Replies: 2
Views: 93

Re: AFL snubs indigenous players! What a sport!!

Wasn’t the concern from the AFL at the drop in Indigenioua players - think it is down to 64 or 62 which is a lot lower than a few years ago. I thought they brought this up as a concern- that they would like it back at that previous Levrl. Is good to see the africam players of indigenious decent play...
by Fred
Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:10 am
Forum: The Fight Club (AFL vs NRL vs RA vs FFA)
Topic: Battle Of Brisbane 2024
Replies: 11
Views: 322

Re: Battle Of Brisbane 2024

I cant believe how big the build up to this Rugby League Derby is tonight. I am from Brisbane & it is so embarrassing that Rugby League is the most popular sport here. It makes us look like the biggest bogans to everyone else. I mean imagine going to England or America & a city had Rugby Le...
by Fred
Fri Apr 12, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: The Fight Club (AFL vs NRL vs RA vs FFA)
Topic: Battle Of Brisbane 2024
Replies: 11
Views: 322

Re: Battle Of Brisbane 2024

I cant believe how big the build up to this Rugby League Derby is tonight. I am from Brisbane & it is so embarrassing that Rugby League is the most popular sport here. It makes us look like the biggest bogans to everyone else. I mean imagine going to England or America & a city had Rugby Le...
by Fred
Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:59 pm
Forum: AFL - Australian Football League
Topic: Gather Round
Replies: 46
Views: 734

Re: Gather Round

Penciling this in for next year me thinks. They should look to having it over a long weekend though - which would be good. My only issue is that accomodation will be through the roof. Two games in Barossa apparently next year so a trip to a few wineries would not go astray either.
by Fred
Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: The Fight Club (AFL vs NRL vs RA vs FFA)
Topic: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport
Replies: 14
Views: 313

Re: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport

I think the AFL is one of few to even have such a code for non-game day testing of illicit substances - that was my read of the articles anyway. Many other sports don't test for this from what I can see - I believe the NRL also does as well - but not many others world wide. The former head of ASADA ...
by Fred
Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: The Fight Club (AFL vs NRL vs RA vs FFA)
Topic: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport
Replies: 14
Views: 313

Re: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport

But do you see where it is a voluntary code - hence I commented to someone else who stated the AFLPA watered it down - re: they could have just said no to it - not many other sports actually have the AFLs out of comp testing for illicit substances - which this falls under. I do agree that it looks p...
by Fred
Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:12 am
Forum: The Fight Club (AFL vs NRL vs RA vs FFA)
Topic: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport
Replies: 14
Views: 313

Re: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport

Here's another article that explains the different testing regimes, what they test for and why, including the AFL out of comp testing which is the topic of the moment. So any funding is tied to WADA and SIA (formerly ASADA) it seems, and then there is the AFL out of comp testing for illicit substanc...
by Fred
Mon Apr 08, 2024 11:01 am
Forum: The Fight Club (AFL vs NRL vs RA vs FFA)
Topic: what is wrong with fumblers ...serious question
Replies: 5
Views: 217

Re: what is wrong with fumblers ...serious question

Serious answer. You don't need to worry about it so much. Many great AFL posters on this forum. They contribute to the debates in an knowledgeable, informative fair, honest and respectful manner.. Bad eggs in every sport, could comb through the papers and find plenty of deplorable behaviour by Nrl ...
by Fred
Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: The Fight Club (AFL vs NRL vs RA vs FFA)
Topic: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport
Replies: 14
Views: 313

Re: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport

then the afl becomes non signatory to the WADA code that all other major sports on the planet are part of , potentially putting at risk millions in federal govt funding the afl was weak piss weak infact this is a disgrace plain & simple [-X [-X [-X [-X I thought wada just did performance enhanc...
by Fred
Sun Apr 07, 2024 10:14 pm
Forum: The Fight Club (AFL vs NRL vs RA vs FFA)
Topic: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport
Replies: 14
Views: 313

Re: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport

The AFL players association had too much say on this policy. and watered it down, so players avoid being penalised., they need to butt out. Leave the development of such policy to administrators and consultants who have expert knowledge of substance abuse in sport. You do realise it is a voluntary ...
by Fred
Sun Apr 07, 2024 7:03 pm
Forum: The Fight Club (AFL vs NRL vs RA vs FFA)
Topic: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport
Replies: 14
Views: 313

Re: former president of WADA slams AFL an unclean sport

The AFL players association had too much say on this policy. and watered it down, so players avoid being penalised., they need to butt out. Leave the development of such policy to administrators and consultants who have expert knowledge of substance abuse in sport. You do realise it is a voluntary ...
by Fred
Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:44 am
Forum: AFL - Australian Football League
Topic: Gather Round
Replies: 46
Views: 734

Re: Gather Round

From my experience, I think you are right in that there are a lot of ex-pats ion the gc - but I also know of many born and bred Queenslanders who follow the game - they may also follow RL and maybe even soccer (usually epl) but also Aussie rules. I think the days of you either like this or you like...
by Fred
Fri Apr 05, 2024 9:58 pm
Forum: AFL - Australian Football League
Topic: Gather Round
Replies: 46
Views: 734

Re: Gather Round

From my experience, I think you are right in that there are a lot of ex-pats ion the gc - but I also know of many born and bred Queenslanders who follow the game - they may also follow RL and maybe even soccer (usually epl) but also Aussie rules. I think the days of you either like this or you like ...