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With the regular season done and dusted, we move towards the pointy end of the season. This year's finals series shapes up as an…
I love The Roar and love talking footy, but every Thursday night once the teams are announced, there is not a consisted place you…
The latest round of Shield Cricket wrapped up on Thursday. This round saw outright wins to both Western Australia and South Australia having conceded…
The latest Sheffield Shield round has been run and done. Victoria extended their lead at the top of the Table with a convincing five-wicket…
The squad for the second day/night Test match in Adelaide has been announced. Lo and behold, Trevor Hohns has returned to the chairman's hot…
The silly season has come to an end. We all know about the trades that got done. But what about those that didn't? With…
What a fairy tale year it has been for those from the West of Melbourne, with Footscray breaking the long title drought. Now the…
Matthew Pavlich signed on for another AFL season on the back of a very successful 2015, where Fremantle finished as minor premiers for the…
Thursday, March 24. It's the day all AFL fans cannot wait for. No more silly season, this is when the real thing arrives. I'm…
Whether it's who's going to the World T20 tournament, who's going to New Zealand, who lost Usman Khawaja's phone number, or how Channel Ten…
Drugs in sport. It continues to become more and more of an issue in this modern age of science and professionalism. Despite recently nabbing…
While all the cameras and lights are concentrating on the pyjama game, with the impending World Cup on Australian shores, the remainder of the…
I'm lapping up a huge Australian Test series win over the current world number one South Africa. It's amazing how the cricket landscape can…
After reading Tim Holt's New South Wales XI v Rest of Australia XI article, it got me thinking of a mighty Queensland XI to…
Nathan Lyon is owed an apology on numerous levels. Nathan Lyon is owed an apology for the expectations Australians hold against spinners ever since…
So the third Test has come and gone. It has seen a dramatic improvement by Australia in a game where ultimately they have been robbed…
So, with the Ashes series on a mini sabbatical and the attention turning to warm-up games, I thought it would be a good time…
I'm a very proud long-term Lions supporter living in NSW. Three years ago, I decided to show my absolute unwavering support by purchasing a…
Friday brings us to the end of Australian cricketing summer with the final of the Sheffield Shield when the Tasmanian Tigers host the Queensland…
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Dees (too many Swans midfielders unavailable)
Lions (home ground advantage- started well- come back well)
Suns (have to get off to a winning start under Dimma)
Giants (home ground advantage / combined with premiership hangover)
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions, Opening Round: Your guide to starting 2024 with a perfect four from four
if equalisation was truly equal one would say this wouldn’t be too far from what would happen with the ladder year to year
The worst hangover imaginable: a randomised, utterly insane prediction of the 2024 AFL season (part one)
Tim- i have to ask? Are you a Geelong supporter?
I could probably listen to an argument of them squeezing one more finals series out of the Dangers, Hawkins etc…..
But top 4- Reminders me of one of the all-time Aussie movies one liner
“tell em there dreaming son”
AFL Oracle: They just missed the eight last year - but can any of these teams turn it around in 2024?
slow learners footballers…..
Send a message- not one to normally agree with David King but has to be 10 weeks minimum
AFL pre-season notebook: Responding to another dog shot, and admiring Mitch Owens
It was always going to be a case of when not if for Cameron Green….
You can’t for 3 seasons average 60+ in Shield Cricket and not be able to crack it at the next level.
It was always going to be a case of just a little bit of time and he find his groove.
Marnus & Heads recent form for me particularly concerning. Both don’t look like they can buy a run. For me I can’t say I’m surprised with Head- i think his recent form is more what we tend to get than the previous 18 months.
Aussie batters grow complacent in cocoon of comfort created by gun-shy selectors - but at least Green finally blossoms
If Salem stays on the park- shred move moving to the midfield.
There’s a lot of butchery in there at the moment.
Forwards might have a chance rather than it dump kicked on their heads all the time
AFL pre-season notebook: Is this man about to fix the Dees' biggest problem?
McCluggage is clearly in the best 50 players in the AFL.
Lions looking pretty solid again this year. Interesting Darcy Gardiner move to the forward line.
While he’s not dominating he’s playing a very similar to how Daniel McStay used to play in the Lions forward 50- just costing the Lions significantly less in the process.
AFL pre-season notebook: Damning stat shows Dimma's Suns have a long way to go, unique role for star Swans recruit
They don’t make like Neil Wagner any more.
Congrats on a great career. Enjoy retirement. NZ version of Ryan Harris to me
Wagner's last opera: NZ veteran to call it quits after Australia series
McCluggage out of the top 50- yeah nah that will do me.
One you can lock in for Top 50 when you do this next year- Keidean Coleman
The Roar's AFL top 50 players, 10-1: Why the reigning Brownlow Medallist couldn't even crack the top five
I think Daniher outside the 1st 2-3 games last season has never really gone missing while being in a Lions jumper! He’s played some of his most consistent footy in his career up North.
Watching back the Grand Final, he was really our only competitive mid to big sized forward
The Roar's AFL top 50 players, 30-21: Who should be higher, Dusty or De Goey?
Not born in NSW
Neser brilliance scorches Perth as undefeated Brisbane Heat lock away BBL top spot
I’m still amazed that there hasn’t been more of a discussion of Travis Head climbing to the top of the batting order. We’ve seen the damage he’s done in White Ball Cricket in the last 12 months.
Reminds me of Warner 2.0- Going to be fantastic on hard flat decks out here, but going to struggle in the middle order again quality spin.
Every Australian Test opener option, ranked: Why sending Smith up is a recipe for disaster
But he’s not the superior gloveman, he’s the supposedly the superior batsmen.
Jimmy Pierson is a far superior gloveman, and having watched a lot of Inglis- i would also suggest you’ve very much underrating his keeping work.
What I will say- I feel Carey has improved his glovework, but it seems to have come a cost to his batting.
Worth keeping around: No way Carey’s spot should be in jeopardy despite recent lack of runs
I don’t understand the mentality of he’s the incumbent so he’s locked in….
If there’s a better player (and there clearly is- two if you ask me) then the better player should get
the chance. Once again we’ve missed an opportunity to move the team forward.
Inglis coming into the One Day side was the right move- it was perfect opportunity to get him into the Test side as well.
Worth keeping around: No way Carey’s spot should be in jeopardy despite recent lack of runs
Plenty of players better than Taylor Adams have finished careers without premierships.
I do get that Premiership is Holy Grail…. but unfulfilled if you don’t get one, that’s rough.
I would of thought just making it to AFL was pretty fulfilling
Flag or bust within next three years: Ex-Pies star says career will be unfulfilled if he can't lift trophy with Swans
Carey shouldn’t be in the team for the future….
Inglis should replace him in Red ball Cricket too
Teflon Bailey: Johnson right about selectors being too close to players but Warner won’t be denied fairytale farewell
What more you want Bancroft to do? run the door down with a truck?
Teflon Bailey: Johnson right about selectors being too close to players but Warner won’t be denied fairytale farewell
165? I reckon McStay probably a bit taller than that…..
Magpies ace suffers long-term injury with entire 2024 season in doubt
even when we are being gutted by expansion we’ve still manage to contend.
Underrated coach! Up the Lions
'That was unreal, unbelievable feeling': Dakota delivers as Lions surge home to kick clear of Kangaroos in decider
Yeah very well placed for next couple of seasons.
Disappointed we played poorly on the day- Not really been spoken about considering how close they got, but in comparison to how we played against Carlton the week before.
Really keen to see how Doedee fits in? Rate him highly.
The Brisbane Lions 2023 season review: Advantage
Why not do Two Gather Rounds- One in Sydney Round 1 to promote in NRL absence and the standard Gather round in Adelaide
Sydney Bound: Should the AFL raid rugby league's backyard while the NRL is away visiting Las Vegas?
What a waste of time this was for Brisbane.
'Contracted player': Lions respond to trade bombshell as Gunston seeks return to Hawthorn
Swans clearly all in for Premiership tilt now- Grundy, Adams and Hamling hardly young whipper snappers to build around.
Pies' salary twist in Grundy deal as ruckman reunites with Adams at Sydney
Doedee to the Lions in Free agency!
A fair defensive unit of Andrews, Doedee & Payne with Gardiner and Lester as back up.
AFL Trade Period state of play: Why this gun Crow is almost out the door - and destined for a grand finalist
I’d challenge any forward line to be creative and strong the way the Melbourne “Bombers” midfield use the ball.
The 1st quarter then the Dees probably had it most on their terms- time and time again it broke down at half forward from just mids bombing it.
Schache playing on 3 players on a number of occasions (he’s struggles one on one- never a chance 3 on one- ) and yet the mids kept kicking his way.
Footy Fix: No Mills, no Parker, no problems - How Swans' new-look midfield beat the Dees at their own game