General off-season footy chat

**bloodspirit** · 11th January 2022, 08:59 AM

Harley Balic, former Dockers and Demons player, has died: AFL news 2022: Harley Balic dead aged 25, former Fremantle and Melbourne player (foxsports.com.au). I remember his draft year and that he was a prospect that had been talked about pre-draft. I didn't really follow his career. From the article it appears that he may have suicided, possibly OD'd. It isn't stated but they always include the links to Lifeline and Beyond Blue etc when they're specifically avoiding mentioning suicide and that's what they have done here. Very sad. Mental illness is a deadly disease.

**bloodspirit** · 11th January 2022, 09:23 PM

Are all of last season's full match replays still available via afl.com.au? I can't find them.

**bloodspirit** · 11th January 2022, 09:28 PM

James Hird returns to the game with role at GWS (afl.com.au)

The thing I like about this is that once there would have been a lot more stigma attached to someone who had tried to take his own life. I think it's fantastic that now that he is presumably feeling better Hird is being recognised for what he has to offer. As for his role in the supplements saga, that is a whole other can of worms (especially in the context of having a role in 'leadership') but which is charitably not mentioned.

**wolftone57** · 11th January 2022, 09:40 PM

Originally Posted by bloodspirit

James Hird returns to the game with role at GWS (afl.com.au)

The thing I like about this is that once there would have been a lot more stigma attached to someone who had tried to take his own life. I think it's fantastic that now that he is presumably feeling better Hird is being recognised for what he has to offer. As for his role in the supplements saga, that is a whole other can of worms (especially in the context of having a role in 'leadership') but which is charitably not mentioned.

He never took responsibility. Not once. Sad.

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**dejavoodoo44** · 11th January 2022, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by bloodspirit

Are all of last season's full match replays still available via afl.com.au? I can't find them.

On the mobile version of the AFL site, just tap the 'videos' icon on the bottom tool bar. Once in the videos section, scroll half a dozen spots down and you'll find match replays for 2021, and 2020 if you're game.

**Southern Swan15** · 11th January 2022, 10:20 PM

Any news on Paddy Mccartin?

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**bloodspirit** · 11th January 2022, 10:50 PM

Originally Posted by Southern Swan15

Any news on Paddy Mccartin?

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Paddy played with our VFL team last season and has been training with us ever since. When I spoke to him last month, I asked him if he was going to be listed and he said yes. When I asked him if he expected to be playing firsts he said "that's the plan". I can't offer anything more concrete than that.

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Originally Posted by dejavoodoo44

On the mobile version of the AFL site, just tap the 'videos' icon on the bottom tool bar. Once in the videos section, scroll half a dozen spots down and you'll find match replays for 2021, and 2020 if you're game.

Thanks deja! Now I have found them by looking in the same place I previously couldn't see them.

**Southern Swan15** · 11th January 2022, 10:59 PM

Yeah, inthough we could sign him from Jan 10, just wondering if that has happened yet or any news on it.

Originally Posted by bloodspirit

Paddy played with our VFL team last season and has been training with us ever since. When I spoke to him last month, I asked him if he was going to be listed and he said yes. When I asked him if he expected to be playing firsts he said "that's the plan". I can't offer anything more concrete than that.

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Thanks deja! Now I have found them by looking in the same place I previously couldn't see them.

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**AppleCore** · 12th January 2022, 04:00 AM

Oh please, it was a complicated issue. Yes, the AFL, Caroline Wilson etc were keen to smear Hird, but others had likely greater involvement (Bomber Thompson, Doc Reid etc). Perhaps you could argue that he shared part of a collective responsibility. It was people like you who were quick to jump on him that caused Hird great hurt.

**Auntie.Gerald** · 12th January 2022, 12:56 PM

I noticed recently that Richmond Tigers has 100,000 more followers on instagram

I look at instgram maybe every month or two so not a regular

Seems to be more for youth and late 20s ?

I wonder why we have 100,000 less followers at the swans ?

I also wonder by having an AFLW team at a club whether this will massively increase our social media interaction/ followers vs a mems only team ?

**stellation** · 13th January 2022, 10:19 AM

An article I breezed through this morning about the rental rate increases around the capitals from quarter to quarter then seeing photos of some of the new faces at training had me thinking about COLA. I did a quick comparison of the AFL cities and some average or base salaries- the average for AFL cities here comes to $487 and is just a basic average across the averages of the cities so doesn't account for housing stock etc. Also- I have no idea if draftees actually pay their own rent.

I'm sure the club is constantly in the ear of the AFL about this, but I'd love to see how they present the data (I don't think this is a particularly great way to).
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