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30 teams, 16 make the playoffs. Silly. Even sillier when it was 16 from 23. Compare that to the NFL that has 32 teams and 12 make the playoffs. NHL are 31 and 16, MLB 30 and 12 from however their NL/AL system works. So who makes it 31 and 32? I vote to bring back the Sonics. And I'd like to see...

So the Dogs apparently want him at age 31. Good player, but why?

Anyone watching this?

We're back, bitches. 13,000 tickets already sold. Sellout crowd of 15,000+ expected. More than the Waratahs vs Brumbies, and obviously more than the Rebels vs, well, anyone. Not bad for a hastily cobbled together competition with players that are effectively a rung below Super Rugby. Not sure...

All things going to plan our XI for the 4 tests in RSA was this: Warner Bancroft Khawaja Smith S Marsh M Marsh Paine Cummins Starc Lyon Hazlewood Of course all things didn't go to plan and we ended up with this: Burns Renshaw Khawaja Handscomb S Marsh M Marsh Paine Cummins Lyon Hazlewood...

IN: Rockliff (FA), Motlop (FA), Watts (traded for pick 31) OUT: Trengove (FA), Impey (traded for pick 34) Ah Chee was also traded out for a late pick swap, and Krakouer and Monfries retired. Small potatoes but would've freed up a few hundred k on top of replacing them with 3 draftees. Current...

Cases in point: - Dustin Martin - Josh Kelly Depending who you talk to, Dusty was either never going to leave Richmond or was seriously considering joining North or whoever. Depending who you talk to, Kelly is either going nowhere or is a signed, sealed Saint or Roo or whoever. If you go...

2016 election breakdown: 35% ALP 42% Lib/Nat/LNP/CLP 10% Greens 13% everyone else The Greens, One Nation, Nationals if you want to call them a separate party, Family First etc. aren't viable governing parties, and with our preferential voting system it all filters back to a choice between 2...

Trying to buy something online. Big banner says '30% off storewide etc etc'. Is there a code or something I'm missing?

Valid? We're sitting 9-7 but haven't exactly set the world on fire this season. 3,118 games of experience this week. Average age 27y 34d. Obviously skewed by Petrie and Mitchell who were new additions this year and will probably be gone next year, but Naitanui in is nearly a 150 gamer so we'd...

Not many players at 34 with 300 games under their belt would move to the other side of the country to be rookie listed as a 3rd or 4th choice forward/ruckman. 4 goals last week with Kennedy out, and supported Vardy in the ruck. Another useful game today with 8 marks and supporting Vardy in the...

I thought it was players needed rest, but hearing from Sam Mitchell after the Eagles/Cats game that the Eagles trained hard to the point of thinking they'd overdone it because of previously taking it too easy during bye rounds. If clubs are better off without the bye, why have the bye?

Hawthorn, North and Sydney propping up the table at 0-3. Hawthorn have Geelong on Easter Monday. North have the Bulldogs on Good Friday. Sydney have West Coast at Subi on Thursday. It doesn't get a whole lot easier in Rd 5. Hawthorn have West Coast at home. North have Freo at Subi. Sydney...

We're a decent team. Grand Finalists in 2015, finalists last year. A lot of people have us in their top 8 in the pre-season ladder predictors. We've got a potent forward line and a good defence, but the midfield has been our weakest area for a decade. As we know Naitanui is probably out for the...

I'll give you the tip, it's not 2016. I vote 1996. 1995, 1998 and 1999 also crackers. I turned 18 in 2002 and went to the most festivals from about 18-21. Currently listening to 2001 which is OK but not at the same level as the mid 90s.

What's the go with this guy now? http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/gold-coast/gold-coast-agree-to-release-former-firstround-draft-pick-jarrod-pickett-from-his-playing-contract/news-story/6ef48429de621e7b72af2f3928427caa Excellent work from the sub-editor to reference Jarrod Pickett...

Anyone want to have a stab at which clubs still have picks in which rounds? I'm lost.

Set to become the first player to play 100 games for Gold Coast this weekend, having played 99 of Gold Coast's first 116 games in the AFL. It doesn't feel like the Suns have been around that long. Is this a noteworthy achievement or 'Gold Coast board' material? Harbrow is an underrated player...

Because everyone is just complaining about the umpires helping Hawthorn again... They're playing an exciting brand of footy. They should be 4-1 or 5-0 right now. Smith's dodgy kick gave the Hawks a chance to get back into the game and that was all they needed. Well almost all. Since Gold Coast...

Prompted by the Jarrad Waite thread. And the Brent Harvey thread. And the 985 Hawthorn circle jerk threads. Who makes it? How would they go against current AFL sides? A stab - looks like an AA side: B: Josh Gibson Dale Morris Heath Shaw HB: Robert Murphy Joel Patfull Luke Hodge C: Nick Dal...

In 1996 we announced a team of the decade. In 2006 we announced Team 20. It's now 2016 so it's time for the gala announcement of Team 30. Otherwise known as the Gastev-Browning-Matera-Spangher-Wilson-Nelson Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence. B: Wirrpanda McIntosh...

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-03-07/damien-hardwick-set-for-new-deal-before-round-one 2015 - started 2-4, came home with a wet sail and lost to North in the finals 2014 - started 3-10, came home with a wet sail and were flogged by Port in the finals 2013 - a bit more of an even season...

Carryover from something I was musing on the GD board. In all the many debates currently raging re: immigration, terrorism, Islammophobia etc. the 'Muslim community' is a common reference. Whenever a 'hey we're not all terrorists mkay' voice is needed to pad out a story a 'Muslim community...

Didn't see a thread along these lines. Might be nice to have a place for people to discuss this sort of stuff, assuming one doesn't exist already. I'm not much of a merch collector but I have 3 jumpers: 1 x 1992 20th anniversary premiership jumper with the names and score at the bottom...

Everyone (well not everyone, this is BigFooty) knows how good Hawthorn are now, and everyone knows how good they were in the 1980s. Some have even done a bit of reading and know how bad they were when they joined the VFL and how it took them over 30 years to make the finals and nearly 40 to win...

I'll kick it off. In limited overs cricket any ball pitched down the leg side is called wide. I think the interpretations are too harsh, but that's by the by. Batsmen regularly back away towards the leg side to free the arms in order to hit through the ball, and bowlers regularly follow them so...

Thoughts on this? Seems a bit petty to me. At this point the AFL do not own the MCG or Etihad Stadium. Major tenants yes, but having WB vs Freo over an A-League GF at Etihad is just silly. If I were the Western Bulldogs I would be talking to FFA/GFC about hosting the game in Geelong or at the...

I pose this as a soccer fan, where player movement is a lot free-er. Players sign contracts then once the contract ends are free to move clubs if they so choose. Contracted players are the subject of transfer fees but I'll put that to one side as I do not think that is something the game needs...

I've never really given it much thought, but trade week is always littered with 'unders' and 'overs' discussions relating to draft picks. Beams (potentially) to Brisbane is this year's hot topic. Pick 4 for Beams is pretty shit even under the circumstances, every club in the league with pick 4...

http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/living-with-the-enemy-im-not-a-racist-or-bigot-im-a-race-realist/story-e6frfmyi-1227061294374 What do people think of this concept? The bloke in the article comes across as very 'I'm not racist but...' and from what I can gather from the no doubt very...