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@BradKlibansky 100%. I presume it’s built in to accomodate sensible breaks into subsequent Thursday night matchups, but it’s ugly.

@leigheustace “Gather Round” has been on their minds and fair enough… surely it will come up next week! Double ups with a Perth game I understand, but not Sydney v GWS and “The Showdown”

Friday Night Football on Round 6, 8, 9, 10 ⬇️ Round 11 the same. Why? Surely, Sydney v GWS and “The Showdown” should be standalone games?

@rtralphy Carlton Collingwood should be moved to Coffs Harbour, to help grow the game

Predicted AFL media Monday 💩-takes * Why Collingwood should've committed to a full list rebuild & why are Richmond and West Coast terrible? * No selling of finals wildcard round! Why Dills should be congratulated for not making a cash grab a bigger cash grab

@JordanTHFCFFC @Sammy__Edmund Enter Malinauskas, he’ll give it a go

@Sammy__Edmund @leigheustace When? AO is unavailable in February

Fabulous time at Gather Round - more as a fan than worker, which provided a different view. Highly recommend! They do it very well. But all the whispers at the functions all weekend were consistent with the following… - Long term deal coming to keep Gather Round in SA. - A new stadium will be built in McLaren Vale. - All 18 teams in Adelaide at the same time for some sort of parade/opening ceremony. - First AFL round next season will involve all 18 clubs. - Wildcard weekend not for sale. PS: How good is footy at Norwood?!?

@cdesilva23 Pretty sure Nadal is unbeaten in Rockhampton, just saying

@leigheustace Can Sinner do it on a cold night at Browne Park Stadium? Really makes you wonder about his GOAT credentials

Geelong-Hawthorn is so big that at some stage it could go to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad

@danbrettig 👏

I think Carlton v Collingwood is that big that at some stage it could go to Adelaide Oval

@football360au @RobbieSlater17 Sydney Derby. Brisbane Roar games. Melbourne City games. I know some clubs are enjoying decent, healthy attendance, but this is a league problem, not isolated to a club or two.

What has happened to the Sydney Derby? 🥺🏟️ Full story: tinyurl.com/4eekp5hr

@NetsWorldBrasil @NetsDaily Top three odds, yet it picked top three only twice in seven years. Gross.

Onde a 3º pior campanha caiu na loteria desde a mudança de probabilidades: - 6º em 2019. - 1º em 2020. - 5º em 2021. - 5º em 2022. - 1º em 2023. - 6º em 2024 - 4º em 2025.

@footyindustryAU Serious question - when the afl is in Adelaide for the weekend why isn’t there a proper effort to at least create a marquee game at Marvel “if you’re going to go to one Storm game all season, it’s the one”?

Should have been at the 'G

@Damian_fasciani 2004 Jimmy Clement 2010 Alan Didak 2011 Ben Reid

Collingwood fans, if you could take 3 players in their prime from the last 30 years and put them in our current side who would they be? I’ll start. - Prime Anthony Rocca - Prime Dane Swan - Prime James Clement Go. #GoPies

@wcebfpod What would you suggest? Carlton and Essendon play Collingwood at Marvel? The Geelong one, I grant you, that’s an afl/commercial decision seemingly, not even Geelong’s.

A team playing 8 of their next 10 games at home does seem flawed and broken. A very honourable suggestion from you, Craig.

@montychandra10 @ScottBaileyAAP @sportandracing Enough. Most state capitals are pretty good that if you have an excuse to visit and make a long weekend out of it, you can do well.

@leigheustace @ScottBaileyAAP @sportandracing What's there to do in Adelaide?

This is not a knock on the AFL, but for the life of me I can't wrap my head around Gather Round being at different stadiums. The best bit of Magic Round is you can get a bunch of mates together, and watch everyone's team play over the course of three days.

@Steven_J_Cook @footyindustryAU Yeah very fair, the 97 number was accurate to something, but not the most representative statistic for the overall premise he was pushing. Especially when in the start of his piece what he posed to those he straw polled doesn’t align with the 97 he refers to.

@leigheustace @footyindustryAU I think that’s what’s generating some of the confusion around Healy’s comments. He was specifically referring to the u13 division& regos at a point this yr. Was the number 97? Probably at some point. It’s probably more now. But also he wasn’t citing the number all younger than 13

Give. Us. Actual. Data.

@BradKlibansky Agreed. Picked a South Australia Origin team this week, he earns a spot on the wing for the Croweaters and not out of place.

Matt Roberts needs more ❤️ from the footy world. He’s a seriously good player. Tough and great 🦵 A steal at Pick 34 in the 2021 draft. Still only 22 years old! #AFLSwanSuns

@ScottBaileyAAP @sportandracing I’ll meet you halfway, a bunch of Sydney-based mates, who all support different teams, going to Magic round, yep makes sense. For gather round, groups who all support one team, or coming from all mainland states, then it’s gather round. Both serve their leagues well.

@leigheustace @sportandracing You're probably right in that not everyone wants to watch every match, but there's an appeal to going with a bunch of mates and in most games someone has a vested interest with their team playing. Not having to split up etc.

@ScottBaileyAAP @sportandracing Is the appeal really to watch every single game? I reckon for the committed and the footy nerds, sure, but the gather round experience, maybe watch 4/5 games, then compliment that with other great stuff on offer, day trips, events, that’s more alluring for mine.

@sportandracing My point is though that there are games going on at same times, so it's physically impossible to watch all the matches. That's the lure of Magic Round. I know they are different events and I'm not bashing Gather Round. Obviously a big success. Just seems foreign to me.

@ScottBaileyAAP Firstly footy games run longer so the squeeze is on to try and fit every game at AO. But secondly Id suggest multiple venues activates the city better than just one venue. Magic round is suncorp stadium, gather round is Adelaide. The latter is the better tourism/commercial play.

@agentwarriorx @NetsDaily Spot on. Just feel as though for no rhyme or reason we end up with one of those two after pining for one of the big three all tank.

@leigheustace @NetsDaily Or Wilson or acuff Jr

The Nets goal for the tank was a top 3 pick. It worked.