Round 20 - Adelaide Vs Brisbane Saturday 6th August, 7:10pm AO

[Hellopplz]

Hard to back against the Crows against the Lions outfit this season. Lions have shown they can put up a fight but can't see them managing much of it today.

As a side question, who will score more? Brad or Matt? :P

[Jay]

I'm never sure what Dermy is talking about...

[Rusty00]

I'm never sure what Dermy is talking about...

Not sure he ever is either. Except when he is talking about himself.

[fanTCfool]

Crows a chance to score 200 points? I'd love to see it

[nrich102]

Not pretty.

[nrich102]

How is that a free? Typical anti northern clubs AFL.

[nrich102]

How was Rich's kick deliberate? Typical Vic bias AFL.

[kilbluff1985]

How was Rich's kick deliberate? Typical Vic bias AFL.

Crows are a Vic team now?

[AaronKirk]

Crows a chance to score 200 points? I'd love to see it

The last time a team scored 200 points was round 19 2011 Geelong v Melbourne in Geelong.

The coach of Melbourne at the time Dean Bailey got the sack after that loss.

Sloaney with a 2nd goal and a chance to add to his big brownlow vote tally.

[nrich102]

How was Rich's kick deliberate? Typical Vic bias AFL.

Crows are a Vic team now?

The AFL hates the northern teams because they aren't making money, and rather than giving any kind of help, they just leave it to keep their bed buddies like McGuire happy.

[AaronKirk]

How was Rich's kick deliberate? Typical Vic bias AFL.

Crows are a Vic team now?

The AFL hates the northern teams because they aren't making money, and rather than giving any kind of help, they just leave it to keep their bed buddies like McGuire happy.

The Qld clubs receive more financial assistance from the AFL to keep them afloat than any other teams so I don't know what you are on about.

It isn't the AFLs fault that Brisbane are more than 10 million in debt.

[nrich102]

How about the AFL gives the club some support? How about a priority pick? How about they don't change the academy system because their bed buddies complain? How about COLA? flower me sideways.

[AaronKirk]

How about the AFL gives the club some support? How about a priority pick? How about they don't change the academy system because their bed buddies complain? How about COLA? flower me sideways.

They give more money to Brisbane than any other team.

Why don't your board and coaches do a better effort to keep your better players instead of asking for priority picks? They are a rort and no club should ever get another priority pick.

Why don't the Brisbane board get off their backsides and do something about their situation instead of whinging to the AFL like they have in the last 10 years - the time I have lived in South East Queensland.

But no, there is infighting between Bob Sharpless who is one of the richest 200 people in the country and the rest of the board lead by Leigh Matthews. This causes the supporter coterie groups not to tip money into the club and Sharpless isn't tipping his wealth into the club.

This is why the AFL put Swann in as CEO to try and get stability going. It isn't working. What do you expect the AFL to do to help? They cannot do much more without ruining the integrity of the comp.

The AFL give more money and handouts to Brisbane than any other club. If Brisbane's financial position was a victorian club they would kick them out of the competition. Their financial position is a lot worse than what Fitzroy's was in 1996.

The Academy System and COLA are rorts which distort the competition. The cost of living in Perth and Melbourne are higher than Brisbane so why don't the Victorian and WA get COLA?

Why didn't the other clubs get their own academy areas as well? Every club has to be treated as equally as possible.

The Gold Coast stuffed up with their recruiting but look at GWS. They will win 5 of the next 10 flags because of the over generous picks and academy rules.

Look at the struggling Melbourne clubs who cannot get close like Melbourne (on the right track now) Carlton and Essendon who have been basket cases in the last decade. They get no extra assistance like the tens of millions the Queensland teams get.

Oh and you shouldn't put your hand out for more cash and then sack your coach when you re-signed him earlier in the year and not put clauses in his contract to have to pay him full whack when you give him the ass.

[Torpedo10]

Brisbane are the last club that should complain about funding and priority picks.

What they got given in the Late 90s/Early 2000s was ridiculous and really gave them their Three-Peat.

If I was comparing the Hawks 3Peat and the Brissy one, you would have to say the Hawks' got there with less help.