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[Lost In The Sky]

It's not exactly a stable environment at present. Anything involving state borders and Covid19 changes rapidly. You can't plan with certainty, you just have to adapt.

Yeah, understand that.

I was having a go at Mark Stevens... There seems to be this trend of a few certain reporters desperate to be first with the news... Yesterday he was claiming "Carlton and Hawthorn will be the last two teams to swing through the WA hub" and now all of a sudden the AFL confirms SYD & GWS are definitely heading to Perth less than 24hrs after Stevo made the claim... You can't tell me that it all of sudden it changed from no teams heading to Perth, to GWS & SYD heading here.

He just flat out made that up so he could look like he was first with any possible news.

 

[Goodie's Guns]

Yeah, understand that.

I was having a go at Mark Stevens... There seems to be this trend of a few certain reporters desperate to be first with the news... Yesterday he was claiming "Carlton and Hawthorn will be the last two teams to swing through the WA hub" and now all of a sudden the AFL confirms SYD & GWS are definitely heading to Perth less than 24hrs after Stevo made the claim... You can't tell me that it all of sudden it changed from no teams heading to Perth, to GWS & SYD heading here.

He just flat out made that up so he could look like he was first with any possible news.

To be fair, things are literally changing hour by hour.

A few weeks back I was told that Hawthorn players were told they were heading to QLD for the current hub block, then within the space of barely 12hrs they were told (and announced) that they were heading to NSW. This was even confirmed by a Hawks player last week in an interview (can't exactly recall who). Anyway, things are literally changing by the hour is the point I'm making, so what he reported then quite possibly was correct at the time.

Anyway, I do 100% agree with some journos preferring to be 'first' before checking if they are actually 'right, it's crept in a heck of a lot over the last couple of years, with some certain journos being repeat offenders. There's contributors to SCS that are bringing better, and correct info, compared to some doing the rounds.

 

[Lost In The Sky]

ROUND 9

Wednesday July 29
Western Bulldogs vs Richmond (Metricon Stadium), 7:10pm

Thursday July 30
Carlton vs Hawthorn (Optus Stadium), 3:40pm
Melbourne vs Port Adelaide (Gabba), 8:10pm

Friday July 31
Essendon vs Brisbane Lions (Metricon Stadium), 7:50pm

Saturday August 1
North Melbourne vs Adelaide Crows (Metricon Stadium), 2:35pm
St Kilda vs Sydney Swans (Gabba), 5:10pm
West Coast vs Geelong Cats (Optus Stadium), 8:10pm

Sunday August 2
Gold Coast vs GWS Giants (Metricon Stadium), 3:35pm
Fremantle vs Collingwood (Optus Stadium), 6:10pm



ROUND 10

Monday August 3
Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs (Adelaide Oval), 6:40pm

Tuesday August 4
Richmond vs Brisbane Lions (Metricon Stadium), 7:10pm

Wednesday August 5
Geelong Cats vs North Melbourne (Gabba), 5:40pm
Adelaide Crows vs Melbourne (Adelaide Oval), 7:40pm

Thursday August 6
Collingwood vs Sydney Swans (Gabba), 5:40pm
Gold Coast Suns vs St Kilda (Metricon Stadium), 8:10pm

Friday August 7
Essendon vs GWS Giants (Metricon Stadium), 7:50pm

BYES: Fremantle, West Coast Eagles, Hawthorn, Carlton



ROUND 11

Saturday August 8
Port Adelaide vs Richmond (Adelaide Oval), 4:05pm
Brisbane Lions vs Western Bulldogs (Gabba), 7:40pm

Sunday August 9
West Coast Eagles vs Carlton (Optus Stadium), 1:35pm
North Melbourne vs Melbourne (Blundstone Arena), 6:10pm

Monday August 10
Geelong Cats vs St Kilda (Gabba), 6:10pm
Fremantle vs Hawthorn (Optus Stadium), 6:40pm

Tuesday August 11
Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood (Adelaide Oval), 6:40pm

Wednesday August 12
Gold Coast Suns vs Essendon (Metricon Stadium), 7:10pm

BYES: GWS Giants, Sydney Swans



ROUND 12

Thursday August 13
Sydney Swans vs GWS Giants (Optus Stadium), 6:10pm

Friday August 14
Geelong vs Port Adelaide (Gabba), 7:50pm

Saturday August 15
North Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions (Blundstone Arena), 2:35pm
Melbourne vs Collingwood (Gabba), 5:10pm
Fremantle vs Carlton (Optus Stadium), 6:10pm

Sunday August 16
Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows (Metricon Stadium), 1:05pm
St Kilda vs Essendon (Gabba), 3:35pm
West Coast Eagles vs Hawthorn (Optus Stadium), 4:10pm

Monday August 17
Richmond vs Gold Coast Suns (Gabba), 7:10pm

 

[Lost In The Sky]

So there we have it... I reckon SC will follow those rounds as set out by the AFL.. With rounds 10 & 11 being Best 18 rounds.

Seems the logical way of doing it.

 

[Bomber18]

R10 bye is gonna destroy some sides....

I’m not as exposed as I could be but popular premos would be Cripps, Doch, Sicily out at a minimum. I have Fyfe and Hill out too.

I’m sure many would have Titch, Yeo, Hurn, Brayshaw, Ceglar, Wingard, Pittonet etc on top of that.

Gonna be brutal!

Wonder if R11 will be best 18. If it’s not I may wait on Whitfield but if it is, I think I’d still take him this round.

 

[Connoisseur]

R10 bye is gonna destroy some sides....

I’m not as exposed as I could be but popular premos would be Cripps, Doch, Sicily out at a minimum. I have Fyfe and Hill out too.

I’m sure many would have Titch, Yeo, Hurn, Brayshaw, Ceglar, Wingard, Pittonet etc on top of that.

Gonna be brutal!

Wonder if R11 will be best 18. If it’s not I may wait on Whitfield but if it is, I think I’d still take him this round.

Currently have Ryan, Docherty, Sicily, Mitchell, Cripps, Yeo, B Williams and Pittonet and 2 non playing players per last round.

 

[Bomber18]

Not too disappointed with an early Freo bye either. Fyfe technically only misses 1-2 “games” and would be “bye free” on his return.

 

[Bomber18]

Currently have Ryan, Docherty, Sicily, Mitchell, Cripps, Yeo, B Williams and Pittonet and 2 non playing players per last round.

That’s real ouch....

 

[Lost In The Sky]

R10 bye is gonna destroy some sides....

I’m not as exposed as I could be but popular premos would be Cripps, Doch, Sicily out at a minimum. I have Fyfe and Hill out too.

I’m sure many would have Titch, Yeo, Hurn, Brayshaw, Ceglar, Wingard, Pittonet etc on top of that.

Gonna be brutal!

Wonder if R11 will be best 18. If it’s not I may wait on Whitfield but if it is, I think I’d still take him this round.

I'll lose 9 players from my current team in R10... I'll be left with 18-19 that week... It won't be pretty for me.

Docherty, Cripps, Fyfe, Aish, Hill, Brayshaw, Pittonet, Brander, Williams...

Pittonet & Brander likely to be gone by then though.

 

[Connoisseur]

That’s real ouch....

Forgot to add Serong as well.

Not too bad. Hopefully can grab Fyfe and Hurn after their bye and will likely mean I will not grab Gawn to replace Pittonet this round instead allowing 2-3 upgrades using the cash.

 

[AngryAnt]

Round 10 = completely stuffed

 

[Blaze]

This is kind of exciting... fixture release at last minute dealing with this stuff on the fly, everyone in the same boat. A lot of luck but a chance to employ some strategy too. Good luck to all!

 

[Lost In The Sky]

This is kind of exciting... fixture release at last minute dealing with this stuff on the fly, everyone in the same boat. A lot of luck but a chance to employ some strategy too. Good luck to all!

Yep I like the strategy stuff too.

Just need SC to come out and confirm exactly what is going to happen.

 

[Blaze]

Yep I like the strategy stuff too.

Just need SC to come out and confirm exactly what is going to happen.

I think your prediction is on the money

 

[NT.Thunder]

What else can you do I guess! Grab some lube, wait for the pineapple and grin and bare it.

 

[Ironhawk]

Looks like I may be able to scrape together 16 players for R10 before any trades, 6 of them being rookies. That round is going to be brutal for my team.

 

[THCLT]

BBL-like fixturing aye...look what I just pulled out from my shed.

 

[Beg2Differ]

So there we have it... I reckon SC will follow those rounds as set out by the AFL.. With rounds 10 & 11 being Best 18 rounds.

Seems the logical way of doing it.

Agree and it would stand to reason that we get 3 trades in the bye rounds would it not?

 

[THCLT]

Just need SC to come out and confirm exactly what is going to happen.

I think your prediction is on the money

They have no excuses now that the R9-12 fixture is made public, 2 days prior to the start of R8.
Let's just hope they already have something in place and will be proactive in letting the masses know tomorrow rather than announcing it at the start of R10.

 

[Yasi]

BBL-like fixturing aye...look what I just pulled out from my shed.

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That looks brutal on Collingwood. With their depth I can see premo’s getting “managed”.