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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
"He was asking for it - did you see what he was wearing? All those colours on that Crows guernsey! Dan couldn't control himself."I'm so confused which of the appeal options they're going to run with here.
What are the chances these Tiger trades netting them extra first round picks will eventuate?
If the players leave, they'll pretty much go for what's being reported in the media.What are the chances these Tiger trades netting them extra first round picks will eventuate?
I believe they're going to go with "whatever got Charlie Cameron off this year. Either option will do".I'm so confused which of the appeal options they're going to run with here.
Get Adrian Anderson on the phoneI believe they're going to go with "whatever got Charlie Cameron off this year. Either option will do".
This is worth a look
I must admit I don't think it is anything particularly revolutionary: it's essentially an extension of the conversation we've had earlier this season about lengthening the field. Here the Hawks are trying to both lengthen and broaden the field. The key advantage they have over most teams is speed, allowing them to get to the outside quicker than their opponents.
I really like it; the Hawks have had the 2nd least amount of turnovers in recent weeks, so clearly their ball movement method works, as teams are struggling to intercept.
My one caveat would be that Joey has of course picked out a few examples from across 2 games, which makes you wonder how often it was used and how often they had to resort to other strategies. It would be interesting to see how they go from a slow play, where maybe they are held up on the half back flank or back pocket. Maybe there is a blood rule and everyone has to stop.
Assuming they make finals it will be interesting to see how often they are forced to go long down the line in September. If the answer is "not at all" we may be seeing the evolution of full length-of-field ball movement far quicker than I expected, even though I flagged it late last year. My rationale is most grounds should be far too wide for any defensive setup to prevent moving the ball from defensive 50 to forward 50 - maybe Hawthorn are proving it already.
If it works, other teams will try and copy this, and it will be interesting to see how successful it is for teams with slower players. To my mind, the ball can still move faster than any player so the speed of individual players should not be an impediment, provided they are disciplined with their positioning and unrewarded running, to create space for others as the Hawthorn players do in these clips.
Bolton & Baker to Freo for their three first round picks.
Shame Kiddy won't also be right for the finals given he suffered an aCL on the same night.
"The lid is the top of the paint can, but it's also part of the paint can." This is a literal quote from the Power's legal rep just now.
The Power's legal rep adds that when he opens his jar of vegemite in the morning, the lid counts as the top. He continues to do a better job of explaining the concept of lids than explaining why Dan Houston's ban should be altered.
The Power say Houston should've received the same benefit for his exemplary record as Charlie Cameron did for his less exemplary record earlier in the year.
Am I dim or what ?This appeals submission from Port is so cooked. Why are they even contesting it?
Few legit quotes from this hearing [courtesy of David Zita]:
No, even people who regularly follow the tribunal are incredibly confused as to what exactly Port's argument is tonight.Am I dim or what ?
I reckon if you gave the assignment to a Grade 6 class they'd all come up with a more compelling analogy than that.No, even people who regularly follow the tribunal are incredibly confused as to what exactly Port's argument is tonight.
The lid quote refers to Houston not directly contacting with the top of Rankine's soldier ... I think?
For some reason it seems quite distinctly Port AdelaideSome hope the Appeals Tribunal knocks a week off out of sympathy for Houston for having such a weird counsel.
This is worth a look
I must admit I don't think it is anything particularly revolutionary: it's essentially an extension of the conversation we've had earlier this season about lengthening the field. Here the Hawks are trying to both lengthen and broaden the field. The key advantage they have over most teams is speed, allowing them to get to the outside quicker than their opponents.
I really like it; the Hawks have had the 2nd least amount of turnovers in recent weeks, so clearly their ball movement method works, as teams are struggling to intercept.
My one caveat would be that Joey has of course picked out a few examples from across 2 games, which makes you wonder how often it was used and how often they had to resort to other strategies. It would be interesting to see how they go from a slow play, where maybe they are held up on the half back flank or back pocket. Maybe there is a blood rule and everyone has to stop.
Assuming they make finals it will be interesting to see how often they are forced to go long down the line in September. If the answer is "not at all" we may be seeing the evolution of full length-of-field ball movement far quicker than I expected, even though I flagged it late last year. My rationale is most grounds should be far too wide for any defensive setup to prevent moving the ball from defensive 50 to forward 50 - maybe Hawthorn are proving it already.
If it works, other teams will try and copy this, and it will be interesting to see how successful it is for teams with slower players. To my mind, the ball can still move faster than any player so the speed of individual players should not be an impediment, provided they are disciplined with their positioning and unrewarded running, to create space for others as the Hawthorn players do in these clips.
Some hope the Appeals Tribunal knocks a week off out of sympathy for Houston for having such a weird counsel.
I suspect playing next year may have been extremely difficult given where he'll likely be for a period of time, so hardly surprising why hes pulled the pin and avoided an invetiable circus.