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A New South Welshman, supporting a West Australian team, living in South Australia, now studying in Germany. Unashamedly a Freo fan (and member!). Budding writer, and do a bit of live-blogging.
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AFL Power Rankings 2018: Round 18
Happy Monday! My final Power Rankings (for the year). Enjoy, and thanks for following along this season.
Carlton Blues vs Hawthorn Hawks: AFL live scores, blog
Sunday afternoon football is to be played in Victoria, as a poor Carlton outfit host a striving-for-finals Hawthorn. Join The Roar for live scores and a live blog from 1:10pm AEST.
St Kilda Saints vs Richmond Tigers: AFL live scores, blog
Friday night football takes us to Melbourne, as a (sorta) resurgent St Kilda Saints take on the fearsome Richmond Tigers. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog from 7:50pm (AEST).
AFL Power Rankings 2018: Round 17
Ah, what a wild (and pretty bloody good) weekend of footy. Lots of surprises. And, yes, sometimes surprise wins (and losses) might cause a bit of shuffling of the rankings. Let’s do it.
Collingwood Magpies vs West Coast Eagles live scores, blog
Match result: The return of Josh Kennedy and Jack Darling proved crucial in a big win for West Coast, but the result has been marred by what could prove to be a serious knee injury for Nic Naitanui.
St Kilda Saints vs Carlton Blues: AFL live scores, blog
Friday night footy takes us to Melbourne, as the St Kilda Saints host a struggling Carlton Blues outfit. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:50pm (AEST).
AFL Power Rankings 2018: Round 16
Power Rankings! Come get your freshly printed Power Rankings! Also, before anyone asks, yes, it feels weird seeing Brisbane feel so high.
Richmond Tigers vs Adelaide Crows: AFL highlights, live scores, blog
The home of football sees a 2017 grand final replay, as the Richmond Tigers take on the Adelaide Crows at the ‘G. Join The Roar for live commentary and scores from 7:50pm (AEST).
AFL Power Rankings 2018: Round 15
I don’t think one round has ever made ranking these eighteen teams agonisingly harder than this one. What a round, though, amirite?
Melbourne Demons vs St Kilda Saints: AFL live scores, blog
We head to MCG for a Sunday arvo footy clash, as the Melbourne Demons host a disappointing St Kilda Saints. Join The Roar for live commentary and scores from 1:10pm AEST.
Power push late to beat Blues 90-69
Port Adelaide have defeated a surprisingly gallant Carlton outfit by 21 points in a fine game at the MCG, but the result will leave a lot more questions than answers.
Carlton Blues vs Port Adelaide Power: AFL live scores, blog
Match result: Port Adelaide have defeated a surprisingly gallant Carlton outfit by 21 points in a fine game at the MCG, but the result will leave a lot more questions than answers.
Richmond Tigers vs Sydney Swans: AFL highlights, live scores, blog
Thursday night footy takes us to Melbourne for a top of the table clash between the Richmond Tigers and the Sydney Swans. Join The Roar for live commentary and scores from 7:20pm AEST.
AFL Power Rankings 2018: Round 14
Another bye round. A last-gasp win. A disgusting act from a Giant. Two surprisingly gallant stragglers. A bit of everything, really.
Collingwood Magpies vs Carlton Blues: AFL live scores, blog, highlights
Sunday’s only game takes us to the ‘G, as traditional rivals Collingwood and Carlton do battle. Join The Roar for live commentary and scores from 3:20pm AEST.
Brisbane Lions vs GWS Giants: AFL live scores, blog
Match result: Jeremy Cameron faces a long spell on the sidelines after a sickening hit on Brisbane defender Harris Andrews which has blighted Greater Western Sydney’s 27-point AFL victory at the Gabba.
AFL Power Rankings 2018: Round 13
Ugh. The bye rounds. Annoying. Still, plenty of intriguing results. Let’s get into some good ol’ Monday morning rankings.
Hawthorn Hawks vs Adelaide Crows: AFL live scores, blog, highlights
Match result: Adelaide’s season has continued to spiral out of control, Hawthorn celebrating Shaun Burgoyne’s 350th AFL game with an emphatic 56-point win.
Sydney Swans vs West Coast Eagles, AFL live scores, blog, highlights
Friday night footy takes us to New South Wales, as the Sydney Swans host ladder leaders West Coast. Join The Roar for live commentary and scores from 7:50pm AEST.
Pendlebury going forward hasn’t happened too much, has it? How effective is he (or would he be) up there?
The Giants aren't done, Peter Bell is a golden god and other observations from this year's trade period
On the basis of most surprises, sure, the Hawks might’ve won the off-season, but I’m not too sure of the effectiveness of their trading just yet.
Wingard is and will be brilliant, and Scully was a coup – but for mine I can’t work out if they were necessary trades or just trading for the sake of trading. Scrimshaw seems questionable, by all accounts – and they’ve weakened their draft hand this year.
This being Hawthorn, I could be eating my words by March, but their past few weeks have seem to be looking astute – but nothing particularly effective. We’ll see.
The Hawks might have won another offseason
Sure, Ryan might be overstating Bell’s first few weeks on the job a tad, but he’s still done a very good job regardless. We sent out one player and three picks, and received four players + four picks in return. Given we’re now in a much better draft position, and have fulfilled several of our pressing needs, it’s a good haul whatever way you look at it.
Neale’s loss is disappointing, sure, but I’d say we made the best of a bad situation in that one. And, please don’t criticise Bell or the club for the (almost farcical, tbh) Kelly situation – Freo through no fault of their own were locked out of those convos almost from the very start of that saga.
The Giants aren't done, Peter Bell is a golden god and other observations from this year's trade period
That made me laugh a little more than it should’ve.
The Giants aren't done, Peter Bell is a golden god and other observations from this year's trade period
Yeah, sounds a bit unders for a kid of Kelly’s calibre.
Still hoping he’ll stay at Geelong and Freo will poach him next year, however unlikely that is.
AFL Trade Wrap Day 8: Tom Scully, Steven May, Tim Kelly and more
Trueeee. I was really saying that in a fairly sarcastic way tbh, much as I imagine Kanga was being sarcastic re: Bolt + replicating Cox’s success in the other sport.
I'm on the Bolt bandwagon - and you should be too
I mean, he’d have the speed for footy! Also, footy’s harder than your giving it credit for.
I'm on the Bolt bandwagon - and you should be too
Ahh, typos are no biggie. I’ve probably made dozens over the many live blogs I’ve done on here since last year.
By the way, let’s hope our club’s trading team is as sensible as the plan you’ve described. Here’s hoping!
Where to from here for Freo? A supporter's view
NYTimes in July. CNN, too, back in August. And The Guardian on the weekend.
Any coverage is vastly better than no coverage, hey!
I'm on the Bolt bandwagon - and you should be too
This is the best analysis of Freo’s current situation I’ve seen thus far, Scott. Great piece.
Where to from here for Freo? A supporter's view
Oh, you’ve gotta love when Freo’s in the limelight. I swear we’re one of the most divisive clubs in the league.
I don’t see what’s so wrong with a club being happy enough to walk away from a deal that doesn’t favour them. All Freo supporters would love Hogan, but not if it’s going to have an outsized, detrimental effect on the club’s draft hand.
Neale’s put Freo in a tricky situation, too. Hard to balance the optics of a star allegedly wanting to go home and dealing with the pressure of negotiating the arrival of what the media’s taken fond of dubbing “the next piece of the puzzle”.
Dear Fremantle, I hope you know what you're doing
This is embarrassing from both of you tbh 😉
AFL Trade Wrap Day 6: Jesse Hogan, Tom Scully, Ryan Burton and more
I might just be sleep deprived or (a little) hungover, but I have zero clue what to make of Freo right now.
I think there’s a very good chance that negotiations won’t really stop and they’ll be another twist before Wednesday, because if there isn’t Bell would’ve just definitively slammed shut that door for the year.
Also, goddamn the Saints got a big, big bargain in terms of the Hannebery deal! Some nifty work, really, and Dean Kent should also be a good pick-up.
AFL Trade Wrap Day 6: Jesse Hogan, Tom Scully, Ryan Burton and more
I think that’s a great thing, tbh. Buckley certainly deserves a break – he’s had a helluva year.
AFL Trade Wrap Day 4: Mitch McGovern, Jared Polec, Gary Rohan and more
I’m in Germany at the moment, and this absolutely does not surprise me.
Bundesliga fan juggles 8 beers and a bratwurst
Yuuup. Hit the nail on the head with that forward line comment.
Lobb’s certainly worth trading for, particularly if we do it cheaply.
AFL Trade Wrap Day 3: Dylan Shiel, Scott Lycett, Chad Wingard and more
Yeaaaaaah, we’re not getting Hipwood for Neale. I’d have to presume that’s either pure media speculation or just us muddying the waters around the trade given (a contracted) Neale’s a big ask, anyway.
I’d probably expect the Hogan to Freo trade to get done first, given surely Freo’s hierarchy knows that trading Neale before Hogan has an element of risk – imagine the frustration if Neale leaves and we don’t end up poaching Hogan.
AFL Trade Wrap Day 3: Dylan Shiel, Scott Lycett, Chad Wingard and more
Phenomenal writing, Jay. Absolutely brilliant. Sports journalism at its wonderful peak.
As much as it pains me to say, this Eagles team is something very special. And boy oh boy did most people underestimate them headed into this season. Both them and Collingwood should be super proud of their 2018 seasons.
Destiny makers: How the Eagles re-wrote their story and seized the premiership
To be fair, Pete, it’s very very hard to objectively list every great moment from the season. The Dogs’ win was a good one.
Besides, it all depends on how Ryan rates ‘great games’. Close victories might be more emotionally impactful to him than larger margins (as both preliminary finals ended up being).
Best of the best: My top ten moments of the 2018 AFL season
Collingwood beating Richmond in the prelim is up there in my best moments. Also, a little left field, but I loved the spirit of all eighteen coaches making it to the ‘G for the Big Freeze. Neither are something you see everyday.
Best of the best: My top ten moments of the 2018 AFL season
Oooof, North can’t take a trick.
Also, hopefully this allows Freo to work just a bit harder in luring Kelly to the club.
Gaff rejects Roos, re-signs with West Coast
We were trying to get the likes of Waite and Dixon? I can’t recall that.
Anyways, I don’t think Hogan staying in Victoria or coming to WA will “change the perception of moving west”, because I’m not sure there is a stigma against moving West. Freo’s done exceptionally well of late to court West Australians playing elsewhere, and West Coast have too.
Good article though.
Can Fremantle finally land Hogan?
Waz, I wasn’t trying to do any of those things?
Ugh.
The window of change opens, now to find the right people
I’ll concede the irony that I was a bit antagonistic in my reply to Nem, but this ain’t the first time he’s taken a subtle shot at me for posting on this forum without addressing me directly.
I know what he’s talking about, but it’s frustrating that he feels the need to grumble about me or take a silly little shot about another sport that wasn’t even mentioned here.
Besides, I wasn’t trying to be subversive or annoying or anything. Literally came on here to ask a question about a topic I wasn’t entirely sure about.
The window of change opens, now to find the right people
No clue. I’m still a little confused why Neale departed the club, if I’m honest.
But Kelly’s situation was ridiculous. You had a player wanting out to WA whilst contracted, a manager allegedly advising his client against a club, one WA club locked out of discussion and another WA club trying but failing to convince a stubborn Geelong to let him go.
Not your ideal trade situation, hey?
The Giants aren't done, Peter Bell is a golden god and other observations from this year's trade period