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A New South Welshman, supporting a West Australian team, living in South Australia, formerly studying in Germany. Unashamedly a Freo fan (and member!). Budding writer, and do a bit of live-blogging.
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So, how’s your tipping going this year? Actually, don’t answer that – we both know the answer. Anyway – Round 5’s done, so we’d better get a hurry on these rankings as Round 6 is only day away.
Thursday night football heads to Queensland, as the Brisbane Lions host the Collingwood Magpies at a potentially sold-out Gabba. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:35pm (AEST).
So, Round 4 is done and dusted. Let’s get straight into the rankings.
Sunday afternoon sees the Gold Coast Suns host the Carlton Blues at Metricon Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 2:40pm AEST.
It’s an intriguing Friday night clash, as the Collingwood Magpies take on the Western Bulldogs at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:50pm AEST.
Round 3 is done and dusted. It was a good round of football, and we’re starting to get a clearer sense of the rankings. And, yes, the reigning premiers have soared a whole lot higher.
The first of Sunday’s clashes takes us to Melbourne, as an in-form Western Bulldogs outfit host the Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 2:20pm AEST.
Another week done and dusted. I turned another year older, Essendon and Melbourne still suck, a bunch of teams came good and Fremantle… did a Fremantle thing.
It’s a Saturday night game to savour, as the Geelong Cats host the Melbourne Demons at GMBHA Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:25pm AEDT.
It’s a massive Thursday night game, as Richmond host Collingwood at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:20pm (AEDT).
Friday night footy debuts in 2019 colours, as the Collingwood Magpies host Geelong Cats at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:50pm (AEDT).
The 2019 AFL season gets underway tonight as arch-rivals the Carlton Blues host the Richmond Tigers in the league’s traditional season-opening clash at the MCG. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7:25pm (AEDT).
The 2019 JLT Series comes to a conclusion as the Collingwood Magpies host the Carlton Blues in a Monday afternoon clash at Morwell Recreation Reserve. Join The Roar from 2:10pm (AEDT) for live scores and commentary.
Match result: Richmond have overcome poor first half and a forty-point deficit to send through three last minutes goals and defeat Hawthorn by eight points in Launceston.
A rejuvenated Fremantle Dockers outfit host last year’s grand finalists the Collingwood Magpies in what could be an exciting pre-season hit-out at Joondalup’s HBF Arena. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 6:40pm (AEDT).
Match result: Brisbane has weathered a few poor moments to ultimately record a strong 42-point win over a young Hawthorn side on Sunday afternoon.
Carlton returns to its traditional home, as they host a promising Essendon outfit in both teams’ first pre-season outing at Ikon Park. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 6:40pm (AEDT).
Eddie Betts, Patrick Dangerfield, Nat Fyfe and Jack Riewoldt have picked their teams for AFLX 2019. Check out the full result below, including which players from your club were snapped up.
AFLX 2019, the Australian Football League’s mid-summer event featuring all the players you’ll recognise (but all of the rules you won’t), begins tonight with the inaugural AFLX player draft. Join The Roar for live coverage and updates from 7pm (AEDT).
You’re the only thing worse than a *shudder* Marvel junkie. Damn Avengers release day leaving me all sick of it … before I even get to work.
Learning football at 35: It is possible, and loads of fun too
Fair enough! If I were to follow SANFL I’d probably be a naturalised West Adelaide fan given I live like 2km from where they’re based. I don’t follow state league footy though.
You went Adelaide to Sydney, I went Sydney to Adelaide. But yes, life is a fun thing. Takes you to unexpected places.
Learning football at 35: It is possible, and loads of fun too
It’s a Game of Thrones reference, I believe, Jordan.
Learning football at 35: It is possible, and loads of fun too
Ah, you’re a Port-area kid, are you?
Tennis is a great sport, too. I don’t watch it a whole lot, but I recall ‘playing’ (read: trying to play it) back in WA about eleven or twelve years back. I wasn’t too bad, really, but as with most of my other sporting endeavours it kinda floundered and I eventually just … stopped. My illustrious list of sports-attempted-but-rapidly-stopped includes swimming, soccer, tennis and golf. Huh.
Learning football at 35: It is possible, and loads of fun too
Oh thank the lord, someone else who tips the Blues. My risky tip of the week, they are, and it’ll probably backfire.
Also, nice GoT username, Disnick. Big fan I’m presuming…
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 6
Macca, excuse my ignorance on the Blues, but has Lochie O’Brien disappeared from discussion or is that just me not hearing too much about him of late? He seemed very talented when he was picked up but Dow et al. seems to be getting most of the attention.
Eight talking points from AFL Round 5
Yeah, we have a poor record in Adelaide. I just finished organising tickets for me and a (Crows-supporting) mate to head to our game here, so I’m hoping we can do well when we visit.
Eight talking points from AFL Round 5
Gonna be honest, I hadn’t read that he’d explained himself. Must’ve missed that in the busy news cycle of the week.
Completely understand your points, Richie and Cat. Sorry for jumping to evidently unjust conclusions so quickly.
Eight talking points from AFL Round 5
Not arguing he isn’t a champion, Yattuzzi – anyone can see that he is. I was just saying I thought the booing was perfectly fitting to cap off a week where he was exposed as a homophobe.
Obviously didn’t phase him, though. Still performed pretty well today.
Eight talking points from AFL Round 5
Presuming you mean underrated, 13th?
Agree with all your points on Freo. Matera was excellent, Tabs was very fine (if we ignore that miss), and Hogan looked the goods.
Bulldogs, Crows, Richmond, Essendon our next four. 2 from 4 would be good, 3 from four would be ideal.
Eight talking points from AFL Round 5
Yeah, I’d be strongly considering tipping them against the Crows. It does get pretty tough after that though – GWS, Eagles, Collingwood.
Eight talking points from AFL Round 5
#Mundy3Hundy is simply awesome, yes. Props to our media department for that one. On that note Mundy is seriously underrated – still! – and I’m so damn happy to see him run out for the 300th time. Sensational stuff.
Also, props to Hawks supporters to booing Ablett constantly. Might be controversial to say on here, but it’s similar to Josh’s point about racism – and it’s good to see Hawks supporters not standing for that liked post.
Eight talking points from AFL Round 5
What an absolute dream it would be to have Cripps running around in a Freo jumper alongside Fyfe, too.
Would Nat Fyfe and Lachie Neale like to swap spots now?
I gotcha, I was saying “no joke” in a “yeah, isn’t it obvious” kind of tone. Langdon’s certainly improved a lot in the last few years, and it’ll be frustrating as all hell is he departed.
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 5
Most of those should work for him, to be honest. But knowing footy this year they won’t.
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 5
Yeah, I saw that. Not sure what to make of it now. It’ll be easy for some to antagonise Freo by suggesting it’ll have something to do with [insert generic Freo complaint here]. But I guess it’s a waiting game to see how it plays out.
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 5
I’ve got a mature age Labrador who I’ll sign up.
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Marnie’s coveting the whole tipping North ground this week! As I said, North is too much of a liability these days to be reliable in tipping ????
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 5
Unfortunately, I sincerely doubt that’ll occur. I can dream though.
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 5
You’ve used that ‘collective minds’ quip like four times this week, my dude. But I can’t really argue. because the Crows are in a bad place at the moment.
At least they should win this week. Should.
The confused, wayward Crows have no connection to their better past
21 isn’t so much as a kid as perfect conditions isn’t so much dewey conditions, my man. Also, I had a decent day, just thought I’d jump in and try and comprehend for myself whatever the hell this thread disintegrated into.
Brendon Bolton and Stephen Silvagni are dead men walking at Carlton
I’m not doing any other tipping other than this column, Dingo. There is another AD getting around on the forum – so that might be him on the ladder?
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 6