The AFL is becoming more diverse thanks to the rise of players with multicultural backgrounds - but more should be done
Multicultural round was changed in 2018 showing that the AFL have not been as committed to multiculturalism as they should be.
Has Fremantle hit form at the right moment? Has the Ross Lyon gamble paid off? The Dockers are currently sitting in ninth on the AFL ladder, missing out on that top eight spot by just one percent.
If Fremantle can produce an upset over the Adelaide Crows on Saturday at Footy Park, surely they will make the eight by the end of the weekend.
Eighth spot belongs to Essendon, who has been in a slump for a while – their last win coming from a win at AAMI against a then Matthew Primus coached Port Adelaide.
A lot has changed since then, and not just in the coaches box. The Dockers have won their last five matches, with two being away from Patersons Stadium.
Matthew Pavlich will be looking to continue to add to his list of goals, after his bag of eight against West Coast in the derby last week and expand his lead in the Coleman Medal race ahead of Drew Petrie from North.
Their opponents this week, however, will not be as easy as West Coast. This week they will come up against the in-form team of the year Adelaide at their fortress otherwise known as AAMI.
The road ahead doesn’t get much easier, as they face a nothing to lose Richmond, a giant killing North Melbourne away at Etihad Stadium, and a Melbourne side that will be looking to get a win in their last match to put some pride back into the jumper and give the members and supporters something to hold onto until next season.
As tough as the road ahead looks for the Dockers, they have a very good chance to make the top eight and make a finals appearance after last year’s absence from September.
If I was a betting man, I would be strongly inclined to back the boys from the west to make September.
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Multicultural round was changed in 2018 showing that the AFL have not been as committed to multiculturalism as they should be.
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