AFL locks in 2020 China clash

[saynta]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-09-12/ ... ghai-clash


"ST KILDA and Port Adelaide will again face off in Shanghai next year as the AFL locks in its commitment to games in China.

The League confirmed on Thursday that the fourth annual game at Jiangwan Stadium in Shanghai will take place in round 11, 2020.

The Saints and Power will head over for the game, having met at the venue this year when they beat St Kilda by 70 points."

[desertsaint]

faark!
why not use it as a punishment game for the very worst team in victoria. should be melbourne this year. why the heck would any chinese want to go watch the shitty team that got smashed there last season?

[Saintmatt]

How is this actually news? Was there ever any doubt given we have a 3 year contract to play Port in the land of Gladys Liu? https://www.saints.com.au/news/2018-10- ... pportunity

[Sainternist]

It should be a home game there for Port. We haven’t played them in Melbourne since 2013, FFS.

[kosifantutti]

How is this actually news? Was there ever any doubt given we have a 3 year contract to play Port in the land of Gladys Liu? https://www.saints.com.au/news/2018-10- ... pportunity

The date is news. I can book my flights now.

And Gladys Liu is Australian.

[Saintmatt]

How is this actually news? Was there ever any doubt given we have a 3 year contract to play Port in the land of Gladys Liu? https://www.saints.com.au/news/2018-10- ... pportunity

The date is news. I can book my flights now.

And Gladys Liu is Australian.

Indeed - that is a matter of fact. However, Gladys' heritage and political ties (despite her mislaid/forgetful protestations to the contrary) reside far further north of Chisholm

[saynta]

How is this actually news? Was there ever any doubt given we have a 3 year contract to play Port in the land of Gladys Liu? https://www.saints.com.au/news/2018-10- ... pportunity

The date is news. I can book my flights now.

And Gladys Liu is Australian.

The game will be played on Sunday, May 31.

[saynta]

How is this actually news? Was there ever any doubt given we have a 3 year contract to play Port in the land of Gladys Liu? https://www.saints.com.au/news/2018-10- ... pportunity

The date is news. I can book my flights now.

And Gladys Liu is Australian.

Indeed - that is a matter of fact. However, Gladys' heritage and political ties (despite her mislaid/forgetful protestations to the contrary) reside far further north of Chisholm

As Indeed do those of a fair proportion her fellow country men and women, unfortunately.

[saintsRrising]

faark!
why not use it as a punishment game for the very worst team in victoria. should be melbourne this year. why the heck would any chinese want to go watch the shitty team that got smashed there last season?

It is only exactly when it is in 2020 that is new. St Kilda had already agreed to play THREE of these games. So we also have at least 2021 to go as well.

[freely]

How is this actually news? Was there ever any doubt given we have a 3 year contract to play Port in the land of Gladys Liu? https://www.saints.com.au/news/2018-10- ... pportunity

The date is news. I can book my flights now.

And Gladys Liu is Australian.

Indeed - that is a matter of fact. However, Gladys' heritage and political ties (despite her mislaid/forgetful protestations to the contrary) reside far further north of Chisholm

As Indeed do those of a fair proportion her fellow country men and women, unfortunately.

Yep, Saynta's right. All her fellow country men and women being Australian, they do mostly hail from the northern hemisphere. It's a fact.

[Enrico_Misso]

Perhaps we could wear Amnesty International logos and commence with a "Welcome to oppression" ceremony?

[WellardSaint]

Perhaps we could wear Amnesty International logos and commence with a "Welcome to oppression" ceremony?

if we've only won a handful of games up till Rd 11,
then the players could have a Captains Run in Tiananmen Square...
where they can practice "tanking"

oops

[SaintPav]

It should be a home game there for Port. We haven’t played them in Melbourne since 2013, FFS.

Which makes it once in 12 seasons.

Fixturing

[The Recruit]

We need to be strategic about this game.

I’m thinking send over a heap of young quick guys and give the core 10 best players a rest. Will mean almost 3 weeks off in the middle of season to be fresh for July.

If we win great, if not we’ll we were probably going to lose anyway.

This game killed our 2019 season and we took an age to recover. We need to become a more strategic club and not bow to the AFL pressure.

[Winmar7]

How confident are you on this date?

How is this actually news? Was there ever any doubt given we have a 3 year contract to play Port in the land of Gladys Liu? https://www.saints.com.au/news/2018-10- ... pportunity

The date is news. I can book my flights now.

And Gladys Liu is Australian.

The game will be played on Sunday, May 31.

[barneyboyz]

faark!
why not use it as a punishment game for the very worst team in victoria. should be melbourne this year. why the heck would any chinese want to go watch the shitty team that got smashed there last season?

It year of Rat. China ruv Ratts. We have Ratts. Ratts win in China 2020

[saintsRrising]

How confident are you on this date?

The last sentence in the article:
https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-09-12/ ... ghai-clash

is The game will be played on Sunday, May 31.

[Winmar7]

Fantastic! Thanks

[The Fireman]

we deserve to be playing in Siberia....China is a bonus.


PS The rules of footy are a little lax in Siberia..head high tackle not paid unless head leaves body.

[B.M]

Stupid

[Rubyjo]

Why are we playing in China again why is anybody playing in China??? India is where its at..

[saintsRrising]

Why are we playing in China again why is anybody playing in China??? India is where its at..

The game being in China is Port's Call.

The Saints are mainly there for the $$$$$ and extra exposure and probably are not that fussed if it was China, India, Japan or wherever.