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Summer has come and passed. It is now time for another season of AFL football, new initiatives that will either infuriate or spark joy…
The AFL season is almost upon us once again. I guess that means it's time for my annual contribution to the absurd discourse by…
It’s that time again. The Who once sang "got a feeling '21 is gonna be a good year". Much like the Walkers in Tommy,…
This is Part 2 of my 'predictions for the upcoming NFL season. Once again I randomised the order of all NFC teams and now…
For the last few years I've produced a – prediction seems like too considered a word, a conjecture? – conjecture of what the coming…
Lazarus, come forth. After skipping last season due to - something? I think I had a reason. Something must have happened but I can't…
While the AFLW competition is still new, the clubs competing in the competition have histories stretching back decades. With only four clubs without women’s…
Usually, this is the time of year when people are enjoying the start of their preferred football code's season - or looking forward to…
Early autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. The warmth of the midday sun fades into a cool evening perfect for…
While many use their intellect and analytical skills to deduce the most likely of the various outcomes prior to the AFL season, I prefer…
The AFL grand final is only a few more sleeps away. As the culmination of months of matches and thousands of individual contests, it…
This time last year, I randomised a list of all the AFL teams and decided to argue why that would be the correct outcome…
At the start of the year, I decided that instead of putting down my accurate thoughts what the teams of the AFL would do…
With Round 2 done, it's now perfectly acceptable to start making broad assertions as to the form line of teams, especially if those assertions…
Any other time I talk about Demons beating Giants I'm discussing a fantasy novel; if I bring up the time the Swans beat the…
Early this year I spent a month in the United States, and experienced three of the most popular American sports. At each event I…
As at the start of every season, there are people who look carefully at the results of the pre-season, the last couple of seasons,…
Different standards of evidence. In civil court it’s just more likely than not, criminal is beyond all reasonable doubt.
Whether NRL celebrates Jennings' milestone or not is irrelevant, the real issue is should he have been allowed back?
Is this “woke” in the room with us now?
Six Points: Commonsense solution to score review influx, and why this star Tiger should get two weeks
Poe’s Law personified
Six Points: Commonsense solution to score review influx, and why this star Tiger should get two weeks
I swear the umpires must have crypto investments they’re trying to boost with some of the reviews they’re calling for.
Six Points: Commonsense solution to score review influx, and why this star Tiger should get two weeks
Umpiring is really poor and inconsistent this year. They need to re-establish the whole squad with no preference to incumbency
Six Points: Commonsense solution to score review influx, and why this star Tiger should get two weeks
Yeah but the Swans and Giants beat them by more. So at best you’re third favourites 😛
Footy Fix: Brutal tackles, clutch marks and Ross Lyon's critical blunder - here's how the Dons rope-a-doped the Saints
*2006. Swans beat the Eagles in 05
Albanese asked to intervene as former Dees doctor drops bombshell over players dodging drug tests
Kinda hard to mark the ball with your shoulder but alright
Footy Fix: 'Essendon Edge' can't fix the Bombers' long list of flaws - but it's a start
Or when Shrek is unwell
Footy Fix: Fly's Pies have officially been worked out - but that's just the start of their problems
What I found really bad was that Collingwood barely scored from anything that wasn’t a turnover. I know it’s a priority but you need to score more consistently out of a clearance than they did last night, otherwise they will not a beat a good team this year
Footy Fix: Fly's Pies have officially been worked out - but that's just the start of their problems
The Texians lost the Alamo and Lazarus needed literally Jesus Christ to come back.
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions, Round 2: Can the premiers get back on track?
For comedy reasons: I’ve tipped the Saints by 34.
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions, Round 2: Can the premiers get back on track?
I can’t believe AAP resisted the urge for the headline “Free kick Hawthorn”
Free Sicily: Hawks skipper cleared of kicking ban by Tribunal
We already have send off and sin bin in lower grades of the sport. If weekend amateurs, semi professionals and reserve grade players and umpires can deal with it, then the professional level should be able to handle it too.
Leigh Matthews is wrong - the AFL doesn't need a send-off rule, and introducing one would just make things messier
A lot of people tipping all the same way. People need to be bolder at the start of a new season. That’s why I’m tipping the Tigers, Swans, Crows and Dockers. Could get all of them wrong but that’s part of the fun
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions, Round 1: Huzzah, full footy weekends are back!
You’re right. Pulling numbers out of your arse isn’t an exact science. Considering this started by me stating that there were “more” people at the Giants and Suns, an objective fact, you chose to semantically argue over whether the crowd figures match your hunches based on a couple of camera views. Christo is right, you’re just arguing for the sake of it
The AFL didn't need to rob the NRL's house with Opening Round - it's more than big enough already
You thought there was 10,000 at the Giants and 29,000 at the SCG? Just going to disregard
The AFL didn't need to rob the NRL's house with Opening Round - it's more than big enough already
Can you decide what figure you want to claim? You’ve said a half, a third and “plenty”
The AFL didn't need to rob the NRL's house with Opening Round - it's more than big enough already
If a corporation is “more than big enough already” does that mean we can abolish capitalism at last?
The AFL didn't need to rob the NRL's house with Opening Round - it's more than big enough already
Yeah the MCG is an easier ground to get to than the SCG.
Well I was there and there were not that many empty seats but there were a lot of people standing at the back of the concourses.
The AFL didn't need to rob the NRL's house with Opening Round - it's more than big enough already
Well the game was on a Thursday night, a time built around TV ratings not crowd figures and there were about 1500 fewer people there. However, there were more people at the Suns and Giants games and Brisbane was close to equalling its highest H&A crowd from last season. That seems like a pretty decent turnout
The AFL didn't need to rob the NRL's house with Opening Round - it's more than big enough already
I mean the MCG holds 4 or 5 times the number of people the Suns and Giants home ground that’s a bit of a silly comparison. Considering Carlton and Richmond have like 250 combined years of football and 29 premierships, if they weren’t more popular that would be a terrible indictment on those clubs
The AFL didn't need to rob the NRL's house with Opening Round - it's more than big enough already
I don’t think AFL X ever had a sellout let alone 4 so I think this was a bit more successful
Footy Fix: Adam Kingsley gave Craig McRae an absolute coaching bath - and this utterly bonkers stat proves it
Pleased to hear it Doc.
Footy Fix: Adam Kingsley gave Craig McRae an absolute coaching bath - and this utterly bonkers stat proves it
I’d also say that Finlayson’s slur is much worse than Clarkson’s so deserves more punishment
AFL News: Calls for Finlayson to cop ban for 'unacceptable' homophobic slur, Port coaching change on the way