AFL 2017

[HaroldBishop]

Was very pleased to read this.

There were plenty of new faces out on the track as Hawthorn's full list returned to training on Monday. But it was an old face whose appearance brought the most cheer.

Jarryd Roughead is back in training with his teammates as he continues his recovery from a melanoma which had been cut from his lip in 2015 but last May was found to have recurred in his lungs.

http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/...ut-on-the-training-track-20161204-gt3ydq.html

 

[CrazyMatt]

Sam Reid killing it early on in Swans pre-season training apparently. Gee doesn't he need a big year. Will be interesting to see who the Swans use to replace Mitchell.

 

[Addy]

As much as most don't like bloke, best wishes to Hird.

Hope Flanno is in some position to be able to touch base with him.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Great start to the AFLW tonight. Sellout crowd and a good standard of footy.

Very early days but the AFL have done an unbelievably good job at marketing this. Well done.

 

[Addy]

Great start to the AFLW tonight. Sellout crowd and a good standard of footy.

Very early days but the AFL have done an unbelievably good job at marketing this. Well done.

Masterstroke is using the old suburban grounds.

 

[Thresher]

Those women go hard at it. I enjoyed the game.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Masterstroke is using the old suburban grounds.

Couldn't have picked a better one.

 

[Addy]

Couldn't have picked a better one.

I like all the old grounds, but Princes probably the only one that can still hold a big crowd.

Waverly would be bad arse if it wasn't a housing estate now.

 

[Thresher]

Shame they ripped down the fences and most of the stands at Victoria Park in Collingwood. It even has its own train station.

 

[Addy]

Yeah I used the catch the train past there during when they were auctioning parts off.

The light up sign was the first to go

 

[Thresher]

Someone tried to set fire to one of the remaining stands a few months ago.

 

[Addy]

Hope they got a street parade

 

[Thresher]

Ha ha, I'm a Pies fan and love the history of the suburb so I'm glad they didn't succeed.

 

[Addy]

Ha ha, I'm a Pies fan and love the history of the suburb so I'm glad they didn't succeed.

Yeah like I said, I used to travel past it twice a day for two years. It seemed as it came to end as a ground so did the shops around the station.

I remember there being shops, cafes and a tote. Last time I was in town most of them were gone.

Its still used for VFL yeah?

 

[hitman124]

A season with open opportunity awaits. I'd say Sydney will win, GWS slide due to no other theory than that they achieved expectations set so high last year, a disappointing season sometimes is to follow.

 

[HaroldBishop]

My bold prediction is the Blues won't win it.

 

[Addy]

A season with open opportunity awaits. I'd say Sydney will win, GWS slide due to no other theory than that they achieved expectations set so high last year, a disappointing season sometimes is to follow.

GWS will be in the GF, with Dogs/Cats

 

[Thresher]

Yeah like I said, I used to travel past it twice a day for two years. It seemed as it came to end as a ground so did the shops around the station.

I remember there being shops, cafes and a tote. Last time I was in town most of them were gone.

Its still used for VFL yeah?

Yeah it's still used for VFL and juniors.

Business is still pretty dead down there, partly because of lack of parking, clearways etc on Johnston St I think. There are a few cafes now which seem to be picking up on the trade from the yuppies buying into the area.

 

[snowman]

gonna get right involved this year, purchased a membership for the swannies

 

[HaroldBishop]

gonna get right involved this year, purchased a membership for the swannies

Sorry to hear that.