Changes for Round 18 v GWS @ Metricon Stadium Gold Coast, Sun 18 July 6.10pm

**snajik** · 16th July 2021, 08:37 AM

Originally Posted by longmile

Maybe they can cut 2 teams from our bloated competition to save some money?

Yes please. I propose we get rid of hawthorn and west coast.

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Is it time to amend the thread title?

**i'm-uninformed2** · 16th July 2021, 10:08 AM

I wonder who they send DeBoer to?

Mills or Parker, because they drive so much at the source; or a Dawson, because of what he does on the outside. They tend to send him inside, but will be fascinating to watch.

**bloodspirit** · 16th July 2021, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by snajik

Yes please. I propose we get rid of hawthorn and ~~west coast~~ Carlton.

West Coast suck. But Carlton are worse; and Melbourne is over-saturated with AFL teams.

Originally Posted by snajik

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Is it time to amend the thread title?

Yes, I second that.

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Originally Posted by i'm-uninformed2

I wonder who they send DeBoer to?

Mills or Parker, because they drive so much at the source; or a Dawson, because of what he does on the outside. They tend to send him inside, but will be fascinating to watch.

We don't know if DeBoer is playing yet any more than we do with Stephens, right?

**longmile** · 16th July 2021, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by bloodspirit

West Coast suck. But Carlton are worse; and Melbourne is over-saturated with AFL teams.

Surely North Melbourne first? Way too many Melb teams

**snajik** · 16th July 2021, 12:32 PM

[QUOTE=bloodspirit;823816]West Coast suck. But Carlton are worse; and Melbourne is over-saturated with AFL teams.

Carlton was my most despised team for decades, with Collingwood a close second (second last?). Then along came 2015, and Carlton leapfrogged Collingwood, Hawthorn, North, West Coast and Fremantle on the back of the lamentable behaviour of the fans of these five teams. Since the inception of the salary cap and the draft, their collection of wooden spoons and the demise of john elliot, its disinterest in stealing our players or our right to a team, Carlton haven't been nearly as obnoxious as it was back in the 70s, 80s and 90s in my estimation.

**barry** · 16th July 2021, 02:02 PM

GWS are a great team burdened by a rubbish coach. His coaching "moves" work once every 3 or 4 games, so we'd be unlucky to find ourselves in a game where he flukes it right.

Conversely, we have the best coaching panel of any club.

We should win.

**bloodspirit** · 16th July 2021, 02:50 PM

Originally Posted by longmile

Surely North Melbourne first?

Realistically, yes. In my dreams, no.

**Go Swannies** · 16th July 2021, 03:59 PM

I just bought my ticket. It seems like they are herding us all into a tight area behind the goal with the rest of the stands being "unavailable".

**longmile** · 16th July 2021, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by bloodspirit

Realistically, yes. In my dreams, no.

You'd think that GCS and North would be the first to go. GCS has been a basket case since being established. Despite GWS not having as many season members/fans as the AFL may of hoped by now, you'd say they are a lot more established and respected than GCS.

Send Hawks to Tassie as well and then we're starting to get a national comp.

**bloodspirit** · 16th July 2021, 05:49 PM

I think the AFL have invested too much in the Suns for it to fail. Plus they want to grow the game and spread it to a bigger national audience. The Gold Coast has a substantial population that is a growth market for the AFL. If they can grow the market they get repaid in spades by the broadcast deals etc. That's why the Swans have been so great for the AFL - without our success their broadcast deals wouldn't be anywhere near as juicy. They are going to persevere. Any reductions in the number of clubs have to come from the Melbourne clubs I think, although it could be by moving them e.g. to Tasmania.