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Stirling Coates started out as an AFL crowd contributor, and is now the producer of the Game of Codes podcast.

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I think Pickett’s the more like-for-like replacement for Graham. I would’ve picked McIntosh if Broad didn’t recover in time.

CONFIRMED: Pickett in line for shock grand final debut

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The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Grand final winner, margin, Norm Smith and more

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I’d be interested to know how much of Sydney’s average hit-out stat fell away given they had no fit ruckmen on the list for their last seven games of the season. As other commenters have noticed, I do think you’ve forgotten about Sam Naismith in this assessment.

Adding Joe Daniher won't solve Sydney's biggest issues, but it may be a turning point

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Callum Sinclair is way better than Mike Pyke and Darren Jolly did a superb job carrying the Swans in the ruck after Adam Goodes left that position.

Adding Joe Daniher won't solve Sydney's biggest issues, but it may be a turning point

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GWS’ preliminary final win is the fourth game I can remember (Port, Sydney, Brisbane) where they’ve absorbed a ridiculous amount of forward pressure in the final quarter to escape with a win by less than a goal.

Not to take anything away from the incredible effort of the back six, but I don’t know how that will hold up against the manic forward pressure of the Tigers. Port and Sydney have inexperienced small forwards, Brisbane have inexperienced key forwards and the Pies were missing Jordan de Goey.

I tipped the Giants in this one, but I’m struggling to make the case for them in the decider.

Five talking points from Collingwood Magpies vs GWS Giants AFL preliminary final

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Hawkins accounts for 24% of Geelong’s marks inside 50 – next best is Gary Rohan at 9.2%.

I agree the Cats are very capable of dominating at the coalface, winning the clearances and just playing keepings-off (like the Pies did in Round 2), but I see it all falling apart when they send it forward.

The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Preliminary finals

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“they won’t have ever experienced anything like 90,000 people all baying for their blood” – that’s exactly what they experienced in the 2017 prelim against Richmond?

AFL preliminary finals: can the underdogs rise up?

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Sep

Apparently a lot of players are fed up with Camporeale too. I think a full-scale cleanout is coming up.

Don Pyke quits Adelaide Crows

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Sep

You’ve been Crameri’d Nolzie! If there’s seafood on offer, go for it so you’ve got an excuse to hide in the bathroom for the second half.

The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Semi-finals

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Sep

Actually there was a pretty bad jumper clash when the Cats and Kangaroos played back in Round 22. North were somehow allowed to wear their bounding Kangaroo away kit with white shorts against Geelong’s normal home kit and it looked terrible. If North had worn their normal home uniform there would’ve been no issues.

I’ll concede Geelong shouldn’t have to wear white shorts at home – I reckon there’s no clash if both teams wear coloured shorts – but all this talk of Collingwood having to create a special third kit (potentially not even using club colours) because one team uses a totally different uniform template to the rest of the league seems a bit silly.

Friday's jumper clash was a long time coming

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Yes, but Geelong are the only team in the AFL who wear white as their primary colour and are one of only three teams whose shorts are a different colour to the main colour of their top. Unfortunately, when you’re that much of an outlier, that combination means they’re going to have to match their shorts to their shirts sometimes to make differentiation between teams easier.

Friday's jumper clash was a long time coming

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If Collingwood wear black shorts and Geelong wear white, there’s no clash. North and Collingwood don’t clash at all IMO. Now that North wear primarily blue, Collingwood’s clash is just fine against them.

Friday's jumper clash was a long time coming

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Sep

It’s a fair point, but the Bulldogs had been a top four side for much of 2016 and only slid towards the end thanks to some key injuries.

Essendon have been middle-of-the-road all season and only snuck into the eight because Port Adelaide bottled their chances.

West Coast Eagles vs Essendon Bombers: AFL elimination final forecast

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Sep

The VFL would be the superior competition, but national expansion is what has made the AFL what it is today. The annual value of TV rights increased from $600,000 to $17 million between 1980 and 1992 – the period that NSW, QLD, SA and WA all got teams.

The VFL was always in front of the SANFL, WAFL etc, but people forget how close those leagues actually were before the VFL branched out.

2019 AFL finals series: Week 1 preview

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Sep

I think Brodie Grundy is staying with the Pies or going to South Australia. That said, Port seem sorted in the ruck division and I wouldn’t be going anywhere near Adelaide given the state of their list right now.

With Coniglio off the market, where do the dominoes fall?

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Aug

The esteemed author of A World in Conflict: The Global Battle for Rugby Supremacy – a must-read for rugby fans!

With the Bledisloe Tests both poles apart, what did we really learn?

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Aug

Hey guys. Because The Roar started as a rugby site originally, a leftover of that time is if one of the editors forgets to manually tick which sport an article is about, it defaults to union when published.
That’s what happened here – we can assure you nobody in the office has their codes crossed!

How I learned to relax and admire the Roosters

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Aug

Great price Adrian. However next week, for the sake of my impulsive appetite, would you mind comparing defenders to salads? Or ruckmen to fruit smoothies?

Who is your favourite fast-food footballer?

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Jul

Would’ve picked them if it was at Marvel, but they play horribly at the MCG so I can’t put too much stock in the home ground advantage.

The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 19

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Jul

Hey Roarers, you may have noticed over the last few weeks we made a transition to a colour-coded table for tipping. Have you liked the changes? Disliked them? Couldn’t care less?
Keen to grab some feedback. Thanks in advance!

The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 16

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Jul

It’s a fair point, but we only have five minutes to cover each topic so we can’t get to everything, unfortunately. There’s every chance the Bulldogs and/or Saints will get a good mention if they string some wins together over the next three weeks but, for now, we thought they were the least likely of the six-win pack to get in.

The AFL finals race has been blown wide open: Who sneaks in?

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Jul

San Francisco has glorious weather and would certainly be a lot more temperate but, from memory, the only decently-sized venues in the city are quite aways from the main population base.

GWS plans for US game moving forward

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Jun

They do realise playing during the AFL season would mean playing during the blazing Californian summer, right? No thanks.

GWS plans for US game moving forward

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Jun

The special event services to Olympic Park offer free train travel, but the NSW government still makes you fork out to catch the shuttle buses they run from Central station to the SCG.

GWS are tearing up the AFL, so where are the fans?

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Homebush has absolutely lost its lustre over the last decade, while the SCG is currently a nightmare to get to given the disastrous attempts to build a light rail have decimated the city and inner-east’s roads.

GWS are tearing up the AFL, so where are the fans?

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