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North Melbourne v Collingwood has no relevance to neutral fans at all. This seems like a very Victorian-centric list.
Round 8 games ranked
Sure, the AFL is the VFL plus some extra clubs. And the reason for that is Melbourne’s economic power relative to the other footy following centres.
Port Adelaide should be in the national league, and it’s a good thing for everybody that they are. It’s not a special favour, and the foundation VFL clubs frankly don’t have any more right to be in a national league than Port, just because they won the geographic lottery.
Collingwood are arguing that they and only they should have the right to wear their chosen colours – and no others – for every single game they play. Port are arguing they should get to wear their chosen colours for one round a year. I do not agree at all that Port have a stronger sense of entitlement.
The AFL has officially denied Port Adelaide's prison bars jersey request
Micko, I think that’s just flat-out unfair. The economic power of Victoria and the VFL dictated how the new national league was formed. It’s not Port’s fault they’re located in a city smaller than Melbourne, and I don’t see why they should continually get penalised for it.
The AFL has officially denied Port Adelaide's prison bars jersey request
Bring it back!
The AFL has officially denied Port Adelaide's prison bars jersey request
Whatever the reasons are, AFL clubs are now obliged to have clash strips. TV is just too important to the game to allow for any confusion.
To me, this is simple. Port can wear their traditional strip, and so can Collingwood. They can both have a clash strip that the away side wears when they play each other. This is normal practice in every significant, relevant sporting league I’m aware of, including the AFL.
The only thing that makes this case special is that one of the AFL’s most powerful clubs is particularly stubborn about what it wears, and frankly has just been indulged too much for too long.
The AFL has officially denied Port Adelaide's prison bars jersey request
Great. So we know it works.
AFL clubs now need their own clash strip too, so whether we like it or not, we have to accept the same culture.
The AFL has officially denied Port Adelaide's prison bars jersey request
I’m still upset that the Fitzroy Gorillas changed their name during the Korean War. Political correctness gone mad!
The AFL has officially denied Port Adelaide's prison bars jersey request
Clubs joining leagues and bringing similar strips?
I guess in the NEAFL. Morninside and Ainslie, and Queanbeyan and Labrador, traditionally wore the same jumpers. Basically St Kilda and Richmond designs respectively. I don’t remember how they resolved that.
Queanbeyan also would have shared a jumper design with the Wagga Tigers when the latter were in the ACT AFL. There’d be a whole stack of those sorts of examples, as clubs shift around regional leagues. Not sure if that’s the type of thing you’re referring to.
If you mean ‘football’ more broadly then Sydney FC and Melbourne City in the A-league are an obvious example.
The AFL has officially denied Port Adelaide's prison bars jersey request
There’s nothing preventing two sides from having similar uniforms. Even if there was, being there first isn’t a reason for one side to have complete rights over a design, and the other to have none.
If Port were trying to unfairly leverage off Collingwood’s marketing or promotion, then there’d be a case. But this is just the Magpies trying to maximise the value out of their own brand, while damaging Port’s. There’s no broader issue here. It’s just one club leveraging their own power at the expense of others.
The AFL has officially denied Port Adelaide's prison bars jersey request
I understand your point. I just think it prioritises the wrong thing.
And I don’t think there is a ‘true’ and ‘untrue’ system anymore than I think there are real and non-real fans. There’s the system that’s best for us right now.
Some football fans seem to be striving for some sort of ideological purity, hence words like real and true. We have to hold our nose and embrace the system that best enables our clubs to compete for the allegiance of fickle sport fans, not just a handful of purists.
Did Rockdale Ilinden FC and Sydney United 58 just kiss the national second division goodbye?
Rusted-on fans don’t spring from nowhere. They have to be coaxed in and have their allegiance developed over years of going to games, preferably over generations.
It is dangerous to make moral distinctions between ‘real’ and ‘non-real’ fans. We need whatever fans we can get, not to cater to some imaginary elite.
Did Rockdale Ilinden FC and Sydney United 58 just kiss the national second division goodbye?
Great article.
On perseverance, what about Kate Lutkins playing out the end of the season with a broken plantar fascia, then being named BOG in the Grand Final?
The pinnacle of women's football - so far
I don’t believe in fate, but I was tempted to on Saturday the way for three quarters every time a Brisbane player kicked the ball somewhat near the goals it seemed to slide through.
Adelaide dominated territory to an extent that would normally lead to a comfortable win, but the game was decided by stubborn defence and opportunistic finishing.
The other thing that stuck out for me is how whenever Brisbane won the ball at a stoppage they were able to move it forward much more purposefully than the Crows; they just always had someone to feed outside the contest in a position to go forward. That contributed to being able to find and take advantage of space better.
The Lions are a very well drilled, disciplined team.
Third time lucky for Brisbane Lions as they finally capture the AFLW flag
A long, personal, open letter about how you’ve moved on is a funny way to show you’ve moved on.
An open letter to Joe Daniher
The Dogs will win comfortably. They’re just playing much better footy than the Lions.
It’s foolish to see today as a litmus test for Brisbane.
Belief in Ballarat can fix lazy Lions
I thought it was a great game. I didn’t think the umpiring was significant.
But it seems that’s what some sections of the media want to focus on. I guess it gets more hits on the internet than reporting a superb footy match.
Hardwick dodges umpiring controversies post Port loss
I don’t care about the arguments. Having been through Fitzroy’s eviction from the league I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.
It’s just not worth the pain it would cause.
Removed article
Ordinarily collingwood v brisbane would be close to even money, but in the circumstances the Pies should be solid favourites.
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions: Round 3
The Cats’ midfield carved the Lions apart twice last year – particularly Dangerfield and Menegola. If they do the same without those players – as well as Simpson, Ablett and Duncan who had some big performance in at least one of those matchups – then that’s a pretty remarkable achievements.
It’s like things are getting progressively harder for Geelong, and easier for Brisbane in these matchups.
I think the Lions performance last week was a combination of poor preparation, confusion about how to adjust to the changing rules (including longer quarters), and the reality that the gap between them and the Swans wasn’t as big as we thought it was. Not all of that can be fixed in six days.
Really, Brisbane should be able to comfortably beat a Geelong midfield that’s barely even at half-strength. But I think there might be some deeper problems for the Lions coming into this season and it could take them a while to get going.
Geelong Cats vs Brisbane Lions: AFL Friday night forecast
Almost every pre-season ladder I saw had the Dogs in the top five. It seems people just can’t accept that this team might actually be roughly as good as their win-loss record over the past two seasons.
Precisely one win against a fellow top eight team in 2020, and that by two points against an Eagles outfit that barely functioned outside of Perth.
Quite possibly the worst back six in the league, on paper.
And yet there’s something about them that causes everyone to focus with laserlike precision on their strengths, and their weaknesses barely rate a mention.
The rule changes should favour teams with deep midfields, and the Dogs certainly have that. But I find it hard to accept that it compensates totally for the glaring issues they have elsewhere.
They’re fun to watch, and I’d like to see them do well. But I don’t get the rose-coloured glasses perception of them.
Collingwood Magpies vs Western Bulldogs: AFL Friday night forecast
My obligatory pre-season ladder:
1-18. I don’t know.
On the crux of the article, Cam is absolutely right to raise concerns. If you increase the advantage to a player after marking the ball, you’ll incentivise short, chip kicks.
How will the AFL rule-changes impact the flow of play?
It’s a very good team. I think if a side is on the cusp of a sustained period of success like Geelong and Richmond are enjoying, its Port Adelaide.
My one immediate worry is that the midfield might be lacking a little depth, and consequently they might find adapting back to full length quarters a little harder than other top tier teams. In particular they might not get quite the same glorious contribution from 32 year old Travis Boak in 2021 as they did in 2020.
Who makes Port Adelaide's Round 1 team against North Melbourne?
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This is another great article XI. I enjoyed it a lot, like I have all of these articles.
The new kings of the AFL jungle: 2021 AFL ladder prediction
I haven’t heard of this ‘binding legal document’. Do you have a source for this?
Port's prison bar jumper fight continues