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Fan of the AFL, will watch most things though. He/they
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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,…
Yeah but I was refuting that it didn’t exist a decade ago. It was a niche event that took time before getting popular, not something that was founded and immediately had a huge market share.
Las Vegas gamble a high-risk, low-reward play by NRL … the US couldn’t care less about your funny little game
The UFC was founded almost 30 years ago. It built its audience very gradually before merging/buying a bunch of other promotions and becoming the big deal it is now
Las Vegas gamble a high-risk, low-reward play by NRL … the US couldn’t care less about your funny little game
Hit wicket, obstructing the field and handled the ball aren’t “skill wickets”, should we never claim those? And surely throwing down the stumps with an instant throw wearing gloves from 15m away is skillful.
The Bairstow rules: Dusty old Laws of Cricket get rewritten so everyone plays in the right ‘Spirit’ according to Jonny
With all the rebrands to **thing** Australia, how long until ASIS is renamed to Espionage Australia
'Players don't take drugs mid-week': Cornes slams Gawn's 'happens at most clubs' defence of Dees' off-field dramas
Such a good pun it nearly made me snort
'Players don't take drugs mid-week': Cornes slams Gawn's 'happens at most clubs' defence of Dees' off-field dramas
I find it funny that we had such a terrible trade period last year and yet we went from a bottom four team to finishing in the final four. Shows the game isn’t played on paper I guess
AFL Trade Period power rankings: Super Swans, Docker shocker, and the best deal in Gold Coast's history
It’s almost as if World Cups are really hard to win.
Just when you thought South Africa weren't going to choke at a World Cup ... Dutch deliver epic upset for the ages
They won in 2012 with Reid and Goodes as their key forwards and Lewis Jetta as their leading goal scorer. Collingwood just won the flag with McStay as their key forward
The Swans have already won the trade period - and it's set them up perfectly for another crack at a flag
Hickey couldn’t get a game at West Coast but turned into a pretty handy pick up.
The Swans have already won the trade period - and it's set them up perfectly for another crack at a flag
Tradition for tradition’s sake is the worst reasoning possible. It’s an absurd claim that if the Grand Final were played in another city then Melbourne would just stop paying attention. And if that were true that just proves they need to not have a monopoly on it any more.
Also the reason why there isn’t a stadium big enough to hold it outside Melbourne is because it’s always held in Melbourne. You don’t build something to host an event you can’t hold.
AFL Grand Final day is much more than just the game - why change something so important to our sporting culture?
No I’m pretty sure he’s had sex
Pies' salary twist in Grundy deal as ruckman reunites with Adams at Sydney
The biggest blowout in GF history was 1v2 so you never know until the game starts
After years of blowouts and shockers, do we finally have an AFL Grand Final worth watching?
There are 82 games in a NBA season.
Blinky Bill was a reference to Space Jam. I figured an AFL version should have an Australian animated character
AFL News: 'Blatant manipulation' - Coaches angry as Roos get draft boost, Lions star pushes through Payne barrier
Are you saying you don’t want to watch the Dockers 82 times in a year? Or that you don’t wish Pavlich had a crossover with Blinky Bill?
AFL News: 'Blatant manipulation' - Coaches angry as Roos get draft boost, Lions star pushes through Payne barrier
Particularly bizarre to be giving the Roos extra picks next year. If they end up winning say 8 games will the league tell them they don’t get them anymore because they clearly don’t need help?
AFL News: 'Blatant manipulation' - Coaches angry as Roos get draft boost, Lions star pushes through Payne barrier
Why build a stadium to hold an event that’s contractually bound to a particular venue for as long as the lifespan of any venue built now?
Grand final ticketing fiasco doesn't make top-tier Pies fans whingeing about low-quality seats okay
Yeah I can imagine that very easily. Do you not have a very good imagination?
Grand final ticketing fiasco doesn't make top-tier Pies fans whingeing about low-quality seats okay
This wouldn’t have happened if you got called for those high tackles 😛
Grand final ticketing fiasco doesn't make top-tier Pies fans whingeing about low-quality seats okay
Excuse me while I go find my tiniest violin
Outrage as farcical Ticketek flaw leaves thousands of Magpies premium members without grand final seats
May as well ask for the moon but no harm in hoping
Why every team will win their AFL preliminary final... and why they'll lose
I (and my heart) would much prefer a 60 point win over the Pies.
Why every team will win their AFL preliminary final... and why they'll lose
Nope. One each. They played each other twice in the finals of 05 and 06
Why every team will win their AFL preliminary final... and why they'll lose
Port v Brisbane in 04; Eagles v Swans in 05 and 06.
Why every team will win their AFL preliminary final... and why they'll lose
That’s weird cause there was only 2 of them
Why every team will win their AFL preliminary final... and why they'll lose
Is that a mystery? National teams always get bigger crowds than domestic games. Look at the Wallabies compared to super Rugby, the national cricket team compared to the Sheffield shield.
If the Matildas can draw sell-out crowds, why can't the A-League Men?