The Association Football AFL Thread 4.0

[Bradesmaen]

South Australia prevented from hosting Shield final at Adelaide Oval

CA chief executive Todd Greenberg expressed "disappointment" that the final could not be played at Adelaide Oval

www.espncricinfo.com

Feel for them.
21 5th or 6th place finishes in my 35 years of life and when they finally come good they're screwed over because of the AFL's inability to let other sports breathe in this country. Round 0 and its BS.

Should be a late March-April season start like it used to be.

It's happened before. We lost to the Vic's at glenelg

 

[Art Vandelay_]

It's happened before. We lost to the Vic's at glenelg

We've given one up from memory. Won at Alice Springs.
I just hate it so much.

**** off you cretins. Most of the ovals you're taking back begun as cricket venues.

 

[RPCB]

Still in the top 8. Good start to the year.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Game finished in time. Murphy Reid has a 4:15 meeting scheduled with Andrew Mackie.

Wrong Reid my man.

 

[RPCB]

Wrong Reid my man.

Real talk now. Our small forwards have done less in the last five years than Kako and Murphy Reid have already done this year.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Real talk now. Our small forwards have done less in the last five years than Kako and Murphy Reid have already done this year.

So when we get Jack Martin fit and keep him fit....

 

[Art Vandelay_]

With the Dogs outs progress for North should be aiming at a W tonight surely.

 

[RPCB]

So when we get Jack Martin fit and keep him fit....

So much talent in him, too. He will probably play 20+ games and have Stengle type output in his first year at Geelong.

 

[chef]

With the Dogs outs progress for North should be aiming at a W tonight surely.

Yeah I'll be surprised if we win.

 

[RPCB]

Matthew Kennedy playing well.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Owies to kick 5 tomorrow...

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

South Australia prevented from hosting Shield final at Adelaide Oval

CA chief executive Todd Greenberg expressed "disappointment" that the final could not be played at Adelaide Oval

www.espncricinfo.com

Feel for them.
21 5th or 6th place finishes in my 35 years of life and when they finally come good they're screwed over because of the AFL's inability to let other sports breathe in this country. Round 0 and its BS.

Should be a late March-April season start like it used to be.

CA are more to blame here. At late March, footy has started and the cricket season should be done and dusted. If they didn't pause the Shield season to accommodate the BBL, the season would already be done and we wouldn't be in this situation.

 

[chef]

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Matthew Kennedy playing well.

Is he?

Edit. I guess he is haha.

 

[chef]

Amazed we are still in front(won't be for long), most teams would be smashing us.

 

[Mr Meow]

Not a great day for some of my fellow Liverpool supporters (Freo, Port). Hopefully tomorrow washes it away.

 

[RPCB]

Jack Scrimshaw has been suspended for 3 weeks. We should only lose by 9 goals instead of 11 goals now.

 

[Mr Meow]

Jack Scrimshaw has been suspended for 3 weeks. We should only lose by 9 goals instead of 11 goals now.

Will Curnow be back? Carlton's season starts whenever that is.

 

[RPCB]

Will Curnow be back? Carlton's season starts whenever that is.

Yeah, apparently he will be back for Round 2. We need him desperately in the forward line, and for Harry to step up and start earning that contract. Outside of those two, I have very little fair in forward line. A bunch of plodders.

 

[RPCB]

Is he?

Edit. I guess he is haha.

Apparently he’s gained a yard of pace as well. Oh, we are so ****ed.

Today is Matthew Owies day.

 

[chef]

Cracking game at the G

 

[Magma]

surely the roos will challenge 3 weeks for archer? looked an accident to me.

 

[RPCB]

West Coast:

 

[Art Vandelay_]

- AFL Media reports the league’s current plans mean the Devils won’t be automatically handed the No.1 pick in the 2027 Draft - which would be their first - though they would still receive six of the top 13 selections.

- Like GWS, the AFL has plans to provide the Devils multiple ‘mini-draft’ selections, which would give them access to 17-year-old players who otherwise would be a year away from being drafted - but like with GWS, they would have to trade those picks away.

Other potential concessions being given to Tasmania include:

- The ability to sign one uncontracted player from each club total across two trade periods as a free agent, with those clubs being given draft compensation;

- The ability to sign Tasmanian father-son and Academy prospects;


- The ability to pre-list 2026 Tasmanian draft prospects who would play VFL in 2027 rather than at AFL level;

- Over $1 million as a sign-on bonus fund to attract players;

- Additional draft picks in the rookie and mid-season drafts plus national draft selections at the start of each round (except round one).

Tasmania’s list build rules are expected to be finalised midway through the 2025 season.

 

[Magma]

it'll be interesting to see the calibre of non tasmanian players they can attract. think it will be a hard sell, much harder than moving to the gold coastr or western sydney.

 

[Shoei]

- AFL Media reports the league’s current plans mean the Devils won’t be automatically handed the No.1 pick in the 2027 Draft - which would be their first - though they would still receive six of the top 13 selections.

- Like GWS, the AFL has plans to provide the Devils multiple ‘mini-draft’ selections, which would give them access to 17-year-old players who otherwise would be a year away from being drafted - but like with GWS, they would have to trade those picks away.

Other potential concessions being given to Tasmania include:

- The ability to sign one uncontracted player from each club total across two trade periods as a free agent, with those clubs being given draft compensation;

- The ability to sign Tasmanian father-son and Academy prospects;

- The ability to pre-list 2026 Tasmanian draft prospects who would play VFL in 2027 rather than at AFL level;

- Over $1 million as a sign-on bonus fund to attract players;

- Additional draft picks in the rookie and mid-season drafts plus national draft selections at the start of each round (except round one).

Tasmania’s list build rules are expected to be finalised midway through the 2025 season.

Going to be an absolute shit-show come draft time.

Some clubs will end up having their first pick in the mid 30's at this rate.