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These rumours about Charlie into Harry into TDK, stink of leaks from Melbourne, working down a shopping list & floating it out there to see if it shakes lose. My bet in a few days, assuming TDK doesn’t fly another random name will be raised. The names being thrown out to the media (they don’t...

Red Hot forms a bit of a stretch, they 2-6 over their last 8 games. The red hot form would have to be Hawthorn. It’s 60-40 Geelong just because it’s at Kardina, if it was at the G, it’s 50/50

It’s a strange suggested, it’s actually the major broadcaster (7) that want and pay for the ability for the interstate clubs to always be shown in their home market Think it’s a more & more irrelevant discussion anyway, as the uptake in Paytv / subscription television for sport has only...

This will break some records, Swans will be fired up after Richmond & they are great flat track bullies. 20+ goals

Sanders v Reid for me

I can’t see the dogs letting it go, if the players have any self respect for their performance after last year they are going to chomping at the bit. Make no mistake WCE are at least as bad as last year (think it might be shown to be worst at the end of season). Port kicked so many points & did...

Canberra will never work for a club, it hurts GWS too much & unless something happens around the Sydney show, then GWS still needs a home for the weeks around it. If you relocate or create a team in Canberra, then you really can’t saturate the market by sending GWS there for that time period...

This is one of those stories where if they where 3-0 it wouldn’t be one, but because they are 0-3 it amplifies the story & makes it something everyone looks at as well as helping the rumour spread. The rumour spreading & it being public may end up making it an issue. A self filling cycle

People put too much emphasis on the first few rounds. If Collingwood lost to GWS in Sydney in round 12 & lost to a Sydney team that looks like they will be up the top of the table in round 16 would there be this much talk about them? Probably not. Collingwood has played 2 fellow competitors and...

With the package NM has got WC surely have to get very similar this year, realistically WCE are only getting worst over the next 12-18mnth. There is still a lot of senior talent (in many cases premiership player) on the list & playing. Other than Gaff who may have played his last game, they are...

No way people end up with egg on their face it’s brilliant

Next year add a showdown to Sunday. You tease me footy is back, it’s Sunday tomorrow and there is nothing. How awesome a stand-alone showdown would be to finish it of tomorrow

Feels like last night will save the concept. AFL just had Friday night & Thursday night the wrong way around. Seems you just always have to start with Carlton, no matter where it is or who it is against….

This is probably the most intriguing game of the “opening round”. Melbourne, Sydney, Carlton, Brisbane, Collingwood & GWS - we know what all those clubs are. GC were shocking in the preseason, it’s not unreasonable to think Richmond will be bottom 6. Going to learn a lot about both teams from...

I had dinner at the inlaws, all week I was like I need to get out of this. Then I was like no I’ll be good & go. So watched the first half at home, then off to the inlaws. My Dad (bless him) is messaging me updates, thankfully I could sneak a look at on my watch. Spent the last quarter on the...

If you said at the start of the match, one team would win by a point, I’d believe it If you said at the start of the match, one team would lead by 46 at one point, I’d believe it. If you suggested both those things where going to happen, I would have had you committed. Footy is back & it...

Shame it’s round 0 then 😢

No it’s the front couple of rows of economy, think virgin sells it as extra leg room or something

This, then if you want to be super crazy, you treat it the same as gather round. (Add a week to the season) 24 game season. 11 home 11 away, 1 gather round, 1 opening round. Then when WCE & Freo fans complain about travel, hey kids look extra home game, get over it

I’m pretty flat about it to be honest. I think that had a bit to do with the match ups. Melbourne v Sydney to open the season doesn’t inspire me. Should be Collingwood v Sydney feel like it had more bite Carlton v Brisbane - I’m a Carlton supporter, but nobody beats Brisbane, in Brisbane, so...

The most important thing now is that we have our range, a bump that has circumstances out of the offenders hand (such as being spun by another player) it’s 4 weeks. Leaving ground is 7 weeks. You feel that 90% of the bumps we see this year will fall within these 2 in terms of the incident. All...

1. Freo AFLW - it’s been shown the AFLW teams can have huge growth between seasons, nail a few recruits & you fly up the ladder. Teams are still greatly influenced by a few players. where only 2 games out 2. Freo AFL - Incredibly unlike (let’s be honest all 4 are) but they did show 12 months...

As a gay guy, I heard it was homophobic, so went to find what was said. While I can’t speak for everyone on the LGBT community, honestly if I heard that I wouldn’t be offended by it & see it as derogatory to me at all. Assuming I’ve found what was said is accurate, if someone said it to me, my...

Let’s stick to the topic, Cripps, Dangerfield or Daicos aren’t this weekend. We have a new AFL Footy Ops boss, overseeing this as part of her department, who clearly didn’t like the tribunals Maynard decision, so changed the rules, so that if Maynard did that this weekend wouldn’t get off. Not...

It’s not an overreaction. It’s a greater understanding of the damage that are done to a persons brain due to hits like that. It’s an acknowledgment that the game has a duty of care (hence the upcoming law suites) If anything the example you provide is showing an under reaction. I get it, it’s...

It’s going to be interesting how the AFL plays this. Yes you can’t make an example of a player, however the realities are, they have law suites coming, the have a coroner report to deal with & the current climate around head knocks. The most important thing for the game and the AFL is that they...

Princes Park with all its development for train facilities only has a capacity of 20k max & the way the facilities are built means it’s impossible to add grandstands to it. In no world does Carlton with almost 100k in members play games their again, only AFLW & VFL matches Im surprised that no...

You don’t need a positive test to serve a ban. They just need to show it’s more likely than not. If they then issue that finding against a player, the player has to prove their innocence. Unlike criminal case where there is a different burden of proof As we saw with Essendon, there was no...

None of this can possibly be spun as the medias fault. Let’s not be so naive. The players know the rules. There is no doubt that players at every club cross over the line, you put yourself at risk of being caught it you do. Smith has now been caught, he is responsible for that. Strap yourself...

It’s irrelevant if you think that the AFL should come under WADA/SIA. It does & therefore the rules apply. It’s so shocking after the Essendon PEDs scandal that people are still surprised about this. It was amazing how the narrative put out by the media & largerly accepted post the Smith...