This got a brief mention at the end of the sports section on Nine News Sydney.
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There was also extended coverage on Seven News tonight. Richards was an important part of World of Sport and League Teams, and also called VFL matches for Seven from 1960s to 1987.
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The Victorian Government has offered a state funeral to the Richards family
The AFL has announced the women’s competition will remain at eight teams next year but will expand in 2019.
Any word whether will have TV networks covering the coverage of the state funeral??
###Lou Richards’ State Funeral
Wednesday 17 May 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Melbourne - Channels Seven and Nine.
(Not listed for Victorian regional areas at moment, but will probably be shown).
Wow David Mundy after the siren to win it for the Dockers!
Once again richmond match only shown in perth not showing in melbourne!!
Because seven are showing the china match?
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Where’s the facepalm emoji?
Horrible news for Jesse Hogan especially with the loss of his dad recently. Hope he can make a full recovery!
Melbourne football operations manager Josh Mahoney said at this morning’s press conference that Hogan was made aware of his diagnosis last Thursday, and would have surgery today. Hogan is expected to make a full recovery and will resume playing later this year.
Proposed rule changes. What are y
peoples thoughts?
It would mean Port Adelaide and Gold Coast are unlikely to ever play in Adelaide while China is happening.
Would suck to be a Richmond supporter right now. Only team since 1980 to have lost 3 consecutive games by under a goal… And they’ve done it twice in 5 years.
Hate to say it but well done to Collingwood who have beaten the Hawks for the first time in 2066 days with a 43 point comeback.
I was at the Collingwood-Hawthorn game last night. Although I am a Hawthorn member, I always think the Pies would win for Lou Richards whose funeral was held on Wednesday. I was surprised that Hawthorn opened up a 43-point lead in the second quarter before gradually losing it.
‘Surprised’ is a strangely civil term for it, compared to what I saw on social media last night. Mind you, in the first half the Collingwood fans were equally as feral (I saw people calling for Buckley’s head in the first quarter) - they soon changed their tune!
What do you guys make of West Coast, in light of their awful performance today? Sure Essendon have been good (if you call beating an insipid Geelong last week ‘good’) but putting in performances like that and the Hawthorn game surely means they can’t be taken seriously as a premiership contender?
It’s such an open field at the moment. Adelaide are the team to beat but even they’ve been brought back to Earth in recent weeks. I don’t think Port are quite there but imagine how exciting a Showdown grand final could be?
Port need go beat a top 8 team to be taken seriously. I can’t pick it this year and a part of me can’t ride Sydney off.
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So many upsets so far in season 2017, I wonder what everyone thinks of my top 8 for the end of the season.
- Adelaide
- Geelong
- Port Adelaide
- GWS Giants
- Richmond
- St Kilda
- Sydney Swans
- Fremantle
I personally think the Bulldogs are slightly overrated even though they have good depth in their list, remember they finished 7th last year. Brisbane to take out the spoon and my Hawks to finish 16th, looking grim for us, Saints may get a top 3 draft pick this year!
Collingwood supporter here - I’m so sick of the “Sack Buckley” brigade. Is he the perfect coach? Of course not, the 2011 handover was completely flawed and I don’t think an entire revamp (including you, Eddie) is a bad thing if there’s a succession plan. But if we continue to play the level of football we produced from about the second quarter onwards, it’ll prevent the end of the world some people think it’s getting to.
Pendles & Moore were stand outs. More of this please.