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Let’s take a very early look at the 2024 season. The paint may still be drying on Collingwood’s premiership brush, but 17 other clubs…
The off-season is here for 16 clubs, and by this time next week it will be the primary focus for Collingwood and Brisbane too.…
“We need to maximise our ability to use the ball forward of centre and impact the scoreboard more. "We leave the door ajar too…
It’s a myth Match Review Officer Michael Christian is independent. He works for the AFL, serving the needs of the game on a weekly…
Does Melbourne have a moral obligation to trade Brodie Grundy? This is the question the club’s list management team will be asking itself over…
Round 24 is complete, and we are officially in the thick of retirement season. There is no escaping it... it’s sad. If Lance Franklin…
The prospect of luring Dustin Martin to Gold Coast this year is fraught with danger for the Suns. If the club is wise, it…
With two rounds left, there are 12 teams still in the hunt to play finals. Like the notion of the ‘permanent campaign’ in politics,…
Nobody barracks for the AFL. Not you. Not me. Nobody. Fans support clubs, the sport, and its assortment of superstars, making the league itself…
At a training session in the summer of 2005, Jason Dunstall was coaching the club’s forwards on the art of set shot kicking. The…
What do footy fanatics hate most? It’s a no-contest: Change. With few exceptions, there is an overwhelmingly jarring stench of displeasure whenever the AFL…
“I never thought we’d be in this position. That’s probably one of the uncomfortable realities that I’ve had to face, because I thought that…
What Nick Daicos is doing is completely and utterly bonkers. There is a strong argument he is the modern era’s greatest ever young player.…
There is a special place in an Australian cricket fan's heart for a batter who rescues the national team on the biggest stage. It…
Pythagoras once said “the great science is to live happily in the present.” When it comes to list management, too many football clubs scientifically…
For those unfamiliar, a ‘situationship’ is less than a relationship but more than a casual encounter. It’s a state of silent flux between two…
Of all the myths in football, the ‘leave the game alone’ catchcry is up there with the silliest. Attacking footy is more prevalent for…
“Harley Reid is the most obvious number one pick we’ve seen probably since Nick Riewoldt.” This is what a long-time AFL recruiter said last…
On Monday evening, Damien Hardwick's time at Richmond, by his own hand, wrapped up. The prospect of the triple-premiership coach calling it quits was…
Last week, dual West Coast premiership player Peter Sumich wrote an article in the West Australian suggesting Fremantle ruckman Sean Darcy was interested in…
Yeah I got that. So my question is, do we not write positive pieces because it will hurt players in the long run?
Nick Daicos is completely and utterly bonkers... but where does he sit among the greatest 20-year-olds ever?
So we can’t write positive articles now can we? 😂
Nick Daicos is completely and utterly bonkers... but where does he sit among the greatest 20-year-olds ever?
Great call re Derm! Thank you. He played 19 games in his first two years, including a flag. Kenny Hunter was amazing but a bit older and already established elsewhere.
Nick Daicos is completely and utterly bonkers... but where does he sit among the greatest 20-year-olds ever?
Had a look at Gavin, He won a Brownlow in his third year (still an amazing effort).
Nick Daicos is completely and utterly bonkers... but where does he sit among the greatest 20-year-olds ever?
Down the track there is a world where both can play in the same XI, but for now there is only room for Marsh. Green will have to wait his turn now.
Smashing his way through adversity and quelling the haters - the Mitch Marsh journey may have only just begun
Green doesn’t get back in with Marsh there. Will be a super player, but there is only room for one all-rounder and they won’t re-jig the entire XI to fit Green back in. That’s OK, his time will come, but Marsh is the man in form and that’s sport!
Smashing his way through adversity and quelling the haters - the Mitch Marsh journey may have only just begun
Fair question Don! I don’t think I said they should all be moved on. Where did I write that?
It’s all about balance though with list management. Don’t move all of those Eagles players on, but between Nic Nat, McGovern, Yeo, Shuey, Gaff and Darling – see if you can get a draft pick or two and keep the others for sure.
My point is, at the moment most list management strategies are too heavily weighted to the future. West Coast’s has been too heavily weighted towards the present. A happy medium is what’s required.
There's life in old Tigers yet - why Richmond would be mad to move Cotchin and Riewoldt on now
Great call.
TOM MORRIS: Adam Simpson is exhausted and the Eagles are a rabble. It's time for an amicable split
Agree they shouldn’t sack him. But I question whether it’s best for Simpson to stay.
TOM MORRIS: Adam Simpson is exhausted and the Eagles are a rabble. It's time for an amicable split
Not a bad devils position. He’s contracted until the end of 2025 though.
TOM MORRIS: Adam Simpson is exhausted and the Eagles are a rabble. It's time for an amicable split
Correct.
TOM MORRIS: Adam Simpson is exhausted and the Eagles are a rabble. It's time for an amicable split
No bet! I save my punting for golf majors 👍
TOM MORRIS: The immediate change AFL must make to save Brownlow Medal from embarrassment
Fair question… The issue with having 3 top draft picks is all three come out of contract 2 years later. And if they are top players, their salaries will jump from 150-200k to 500+. If there is just one top draftee it’s easier to manipulate the salary cap than what it is if there is three players. It’s the same reason why Melbourne would prefer one pick rather than three top picks.
TOM MORRIS: Harley Reid is a generational talent who could deliver elusive flag to GWS. How ambitious will the Giants be?
Yep – it’s an opinion piece. My view. We disagree about the role of a senior coach. All good. Good debate!
TOM MORRIS: Buddy booing is a blight on the game and McRae must send a powerful message to Magpies fans
Hi Peter, the club statement was fantastic. McRae should be have been stronger after Round 2 and Round 8. Both of these are true.
TOM MORRIS: Buddy booing is a blight on the game and McRae must send a powerful message to Magpies fans
Superstar! But he didn’t play finals in his first two years.
Nick Daicos is completely and utterly bonkers... but where does he sit among the greatest 20-year-olds ever?