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In these Off-season Open Threads, I’ll sum up the week that was, provide you with TMI-style information, and throw some random spaghetti at the wall and see if it sticks.
Tonight is a bit different because I’m sticking my AFL season preview in this post instead of making it a separate post.
This week, I started a new workout program, arrived late for work at least twice (not due to traffic, mind you. I simply overslept.), did some filming, and was on TV talking about projects.
It was very productive.
BTW, I suggest to you that when you are late for work, you do not apologize and simply say, “Yes, I’m late but I’m worth it.”
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This year’s AFL season starts on March 7 (Wednesday Night/Thursday morning) with a weird Round Zero. There will be four games in Round Zero. The teams that play in those games will then have a bye in Rounds Two, Three, Five, and Six. Then, there will be more byes around mid season. So, those 8 teams will actually have two byes.
The game schedule is as follows (all times Pacific):
March 7, 2024
12:30 AM – Sydney Swans v Melbourne Demons at the SCG
March 8, 2024
12:40 AM – Brisbane Lions v Carlton Blues at The Gabba
9:20 PM – Gold Coast Suns v Richmond Tigers at Heritage Bank Stadium
March 9, 2024
12:30 AM – GWS Giants v Collingwood Magpies at GIANTS Stadium
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Clearly, the Match Of The Round is the Giants-Pies clash because it’s the defending champion (Collingwood) going into BFC’s home turf. It is also a rematch of last year’s Preliminary Final in which the Pies barely beat the Giants to get to the Grand Final. In that occasion, they won by one, the smallest margin of victory in their entire finals run.
Do yourself a favour and click on the links to BFC’s posts about his trip to Australia and the games he went to see. I’m still jealous but very happy he was able to do it.
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As I mentioned above, the Collingwood Magpies are the defending champs. They beat the Brisbane Lions, who had beaten the Carlton Blues in the other Preliminary Final. In the Semi-Finals, Carlton had beaten Melbourne and GWS had beaten Port Adelaide. That was, of course, after GWS had beaten St. Kinda in one Elimination Final while Carlton had beaten Sydney in the other.
Here is last year’s ladder:
- Collingwood
- Brisbane
- Port Adelaide
- Melbourne
- Carlton
- St. Kinda
- GWS
- Sydney
- Western
- Adelaide
- Essendon
- Geelong
- Richmond
- Fremantle
- Gold Coast
- Hawthorne
- North Melbourne
- West Coast
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Who will be good this year? I don’t know, but there were a LOT of changes!
Oh, and there was this little thing about a NEW TEAM IN TASMANIA!
Yes, the Tasmanian Devils are going to be a thing!
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Your weekly Psych gif:
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Your weekly hot girl pic:
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Your weekly music video:
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I’m assuming there are sports on tonight, but honestly I don’t care.
Today’s Historical Event:
Where were you and what were you doing when the Rodney King verdict was announced and the LA Riots of 1992 started?
I was in college at UCLA living in an apartment off fraternity row on the west side of campus. I think I’ve told this story before. The highlights:
A failed attempt at visiting the Hollywood Tropicana for oil and mud wrestling. “Oh, look! Another dumpster on fire!”
Running over a bicycle on the freeway in The Valley. “It will be safer to come back through The Valley than taking the 10!”
Going to Zuma Beach when school got cancelled. “Back way through Sunset and then PCH. No one is rioting in Malibu!”
What say you? Where were you and what happened where you were when the LA Riots broke out? What did you loot?
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