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Another factor to consider if you watch a lot of old footage is that the generally there was only one or two games being telecast; which one would assume would tend to be the match of the round. Unlike today where all games are telecast, thus there are some shocking games in past eras that would never see the light of day again.
I would love to see what games from the late 1890’s and early 1900’s would have been like…and how much the game has truly changed…
Good old days of footy just weren't that good
If Caroline Wilson is correct in her article, of the four longstanding Victorian powerhouses in Collingwood, Carlton, Essendon and Richmond the Pies and Bombers would pay more of this Levy, Carlton would remain the same, and Richmond would decrease.
Considering these four Clubs have all had large supporter bases over the years how can this possibly be fair?
It definitely seems the wrong way to go about it in my opinion.
With Robin Hood tax comes greater AFL responsibility
It has to be psychological – his mind is simply not focused enough.
Even when he was at Carlton there were matches and periods where he simply went missing.
Unfortunately at this last stage of his career he is always going to be inconsistent.
Fev's recent form has a real touch of the yips
Firstly let me start by saying that I work in the racing/betting industry, and acknowledge that may make me biased – further I should note that these opinions are my own and not my employers.
Joel was correct in that the government did relax a number of restrictions a few years ago which is why we now see a proliferation of betting related advertising. I believe we are only going to see more and more of it in the couple of years to come before hitting a tipping point when the ads become less affective in securing the bookies new customers and then we will start to see less.
I fully understand the problems associated with problem gambling, having had a relation who lost his house and a breakdown to his family as a result.
On the other side there are a large number of who do indeed bet responsibility and enjoy it very much as a past time.
Perhaps a good comparison is alcohol consumption, where a number of people do drink responsibly, but of course there is also a number that don’t. It really comes down to a moral issue. If you are to ban gambling advertising then along the same lines you should also ban other potentially socially destructive products such as any alcohol advertising.
The key I believe is Education – which I think is currently lacking even despite the gamblers help ads. A number of people don’t fully understand the realities of betting and the dangerous pitfalls that one can fall into.
The question is who takes responsibility for the education? Should those who advertise also be required to include an educational component?
At the moment if a company advertises anything related to gambling they have to have the disclaimer to ‘gamble responsibly’ and usually provide a gamblers helpline phone number. But maybe more can be done? Perhaps the ads should also come with more specific warnings on the risks, like how over time the smoking industry had to put more and more disclaimers until nearly most of their advertising avenues have been restricted.
For example, that the vast majority of people betting lose money (around 95 to 99% – there is no exact figure available). Perhaps this type of notice should come with the advertising. Would that help curb problem gambling – I don’t know.
Betting agencies should not sponsor Footy Show
Good article, I think Essendon will indeed have a good hard look at where they are at at the end of the year.
It was always going to be tough coming off the Sheedy era no matter who took over the reigns. Especially as Essendon stuffed up its recruiting/drafting in the 99 to 01 period, which explain why the Bombers have so few quality players in the 27/28 year old range; while the recruiting in the couple of years was only marginally better. Its only been in the 4 or 5 years the drafting has got back on track, and with the likes of Pears, Hooker, Ryder, Hurley and Gumbleton Essendon at least has a potential quality spine to build around – but desperately needs a quality midfielder to stand up.
Taking on Matthew Knights was a huge gamble – and its become fairly clear in the last few weeks it did not pay off. At the end of the year I think the Club will admit it got it wrong, and Knights will be asked to leave. I also think the rest of the coaching staff needs to go as well – Lets face it most of them appear to have had successfully succeeded in their jobs either!
New coach or not, Essendon need direction
In terms of list management I believe Knight has a pass mark, with a young spine of Pears, Hooker, Ryder, Hurley and Gumbleton – Essendon has a future to build its team around, granted they still obviously would love an elite midfielder to bob up.
But in terms of ability as a match day coach I think is where Knights if faltering. Against Melbourne the Bombers were already short on tall timber with Hille, Fletcher & Pears on the sidelines and when Gumbleton was a late withdraw he was replaced with a small player – this was a massive mistake even given Lonergan went on to have a decent game. It meant Neagle was the only tall forward and the Bombers consistently struggled as the ball went forward.
Then making matters worse as the Bombers were struggling Knights made few structural moves, other than the normal rotations. He needed to take a risk and move an extra tall player forward but didn’t. Knights rarely seems to have a Plan B or Plan C. I’m not saying another plan would have changed the result – but Knights needs to be more proactive on match day.
Essendon should not make any rash changes now – but a full evaluation at the end of the year would be prudent and the board should not be afraid to make a change if they don’t think Knights can ultimately build to a premiership.
It would be a mistake if Essendon sacked Knights
Simply stated, the Saints won’t win the premiership without him.
While the Saints have done very well in his absence, finals is another level and you want your champion players out there competing. He doesn’t necessarily have to be in career best form, but in the pressure situation of a final when the match is on the line he could be the player that wills himself to do that something extra and get the Saints over the line.
Riewoldt return set to boost Saints further
I reckon they stuffed up a couple of years ago when they could have traded Daniel Kerr and received excellent compensation, ie top ten picks. Further they also kept players like Hansen, Lynch, Embley, Nicoski etc who all could have been worth something – but now don’t seem to add much to the team.
The Eagles do have a number of youth on their list, but Worsfold has taken too long to play significant number of games into them. The youth is there with the likes of Masten, Naitanui, Ebert, Swift, Scott Selwood etc. The problem is they and other youngsters I haven’t mentioned as a overall group have underperformed, not coming along as fast as expected.
If they had traded Kerr perhaps the higher picks would have seen a kid or two who would have come on a lot quicker on their list.
The question is how much compensation can they get for Cox? His value would have been worth a lot more last year, will the potential compensation drop too much now?
If they were able to snare a top ten pick then yes, I would jump at the trade. On the other hand if they only get say a pick 25 or later then I would pass.
West Coast should man up and trade Dean Cox