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[The Mongrel Punt]

Just wanted to update this with a piece we ran on the Majak Daw situation today.

Regards

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/12/18/the-majak-daw-incident

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[The Mongrel Punt]

So, we've been busy... it's just that i have been extremely lazy in adding links here, so here goes.

As some players start to look towards the end of their careers, we take a look at Footballing Mortality, and those approaching it.
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/12/11/mortality

Then we started our 2019 Pre-Season Player Power Rankings. Based on 2017-18 and weighted to reward the most recent season, here's our top 50.
50-41 https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/12/11/power5041
40-31 https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/12/11/power4031
30-21 https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/12/11/power3021
20-11 https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/12/11/power2011
And 10-1 https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/12/11/power1001

And finally, an article about the Adelaide Crows in 2019
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/12/11/crowredemption

Thanks for reading - take care

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

Yep, we've started with a few speculative 2019 articles for each team. Looking at the "ifs", "buts" and "other stuff" for each. Links below

Adelaide - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutscrows

Brisbane - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutslions

Carlton - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutsblues

Collingwood - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutspies

Essendon - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutsbombers

Hawthorn - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutshawks

Fremantle - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutsdockers


Obviously more to come.

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

Biiig update due mainly to my laziness. Not laziness in general - we wrote a lot of stuff - more laziness in updating this thread. Here goes.

Season previews continue

Geelong - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutscats

Gold Coast - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutssuns

Giants - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutsgiants

Dees - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutsdees

Roos - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutsnorth

Port - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutsport

Richmond - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutstigers

St Kilda - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutssaints

Sydney - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/ifsbutsswans

But wait, there's more!

We go back in time and review the full game of the 1980 Escort Cup Grand Final between North and Collingwood
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/classicgameone

We review the AFL Quadruple Double and how no player has hit the mark in four years
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2018/2/25/quadmkii

Tom Basso looks at the salary cap rorts that taint several VFL/AFL flags
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/salarycap

We check out some records and milestones that could tumble in 2019
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/recordsmilestones

We take a closer look at Gary Ablett Junior as he looks to reinvent himself
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/thelittlemaster

Tom Basso reveals the blueprint for the future of AFLW
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/aflwfuture

We review the Adelaide v Bulldogs R1 AFLW Clash
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/aflw2019crowsdogs

And the North Melbourne v Carlton AFLW clash
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/01/07/aflw2019northblues

Tom Basso looks at the AFL's plans to infiltrate Asia
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/02/06/aflasia-e5wwr


Oh yeah... told ya we've been busy. To keep up and not miss out due to me not updating, give us a like on FB or a follow on Twitter. I promise you'll only be mildly disappointed.

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

So, we've got 20+ articles up since our last update, including insights into 12-14 of the JLT games. I don't want to list the links, as really... I'm lazy, but rest assured, there's the proverbial sh!t load of content on the site at the moment.

www.themongrelpunt.com

You'll only be mildly disappointed...

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

Our annual predictor contest is up and running.

Ultimate Mongrel - Now in its second year, so I can say it's annual now, you see?

72 predictive questions about the 2019 season. $250 in prizes up for grabs. Test yourself.

https://themongrelpunt.com/ultimatemongrel2019

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[The Mongrel Punt]

Alright, so without posting a heap of individual links, we've covered every game to this point of the season, and here are a few other articles we've managed to pump out.

AFLW Grand Final recap - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/04/01/aflwgf

Cam Read's Team of the Week R1 https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/03/23/otherteamweekone
and R2 -https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/04/01/totw2

A look at the AFL's war on physical contact - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/04/01/pushing

And a mailbag where we try to answer questions we've received - https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/03/27/mongrelmailbag2

Plus there's a heap of other articles you'll find, as well as the deepest game reviews you'll find online (unless you look really hard).

Hope you drop in.

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

So, we've covered every game of the AFL season thus far, which is both surprising and incredibly time-consuming. You can link through our main link to find them, but here are some stand-alone articles in addition to those game reviews

Article on the game's best taggers
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/04/08/taggers

Article on the way the Adelaide Crows are evolving as an organisation
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/04/09/crowsexpansion

Which players' stocks are rising and falling?
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/04/09/value

A little stats article, looking at a way to assess offensive output
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/04/10/everest

And an article this morning about the resurgence of Port Adelaide
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/04/12/gbupiesdogs-be575

Plus there's about a dozen new ones since I last posted here.

All the best

 

[bitadash]

Good work guys!!
Very much enjoy reading your articles. Will continue to spread the love to my friends and family, because your take on the entire football industry is unique and completely refreshing.

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

Good work guys!!
Very much enjoy reading your articles. Will continue to spread the love to my friends and family, because your take on the entire football industry is unique and completely refreshing.

Wow... thanks for the kind words. They are really appreciated.

We're just trying to offer something a little different. Pretty pleased with the way it's going. Glad you're enjoying it.

Cheers.

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[The Mongrel Punt]

Had our first crack at formatting a Player Power Rankings up until the end of Round Four in order to have a decent sample size. Will be updating every two weeks - haven't really seen anything like it for AFL, so thought I may as well have a crack.

Would be interested in any feedback.

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/04/17/powerrankings1

Cheers

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

Heya all,

As per usual, game reviews of every game are up, we're currently working on our first rolling All-Australian team... and when I say "we" I mean the ever-reliable Matt Oman who is a workhorse for the site.

In the meantime, I've put together the second Mongrel Player Power Rankings.
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/05/01/powerrankings2

Hoping you'll take the time to read and have your say on it - it's taken a lot of work and I'm committed to making this a fortnightly thing.

As always a heap of content since I last posted. Guessing somewhere in the 20-30 articles if you're plonked down and wanting something to read.

All the best.

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

Just released our first rolling All-Australian team.

11 mongrels all arguing the case for their own selections... such a joy.

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/05/07/aar7

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[The Mongrel Punt]

Showdown 46 preview up

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/05/09/showdown

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[The Mongrel Punt]

Just added our third Player Power Rankings. if you like this stuff, no explanation is necessary. if you hate it, no explanation will suffice.

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/05/15/powerrankings3

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

Fourth installment of our Player Power Rankings is up.
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/05/29/powerrankings4

Of course, there's been 18 games reviews and at least 15 articles since then on the site. we're building... even got a sponsor for the Power Rankings. We may end up being viable!

Anyway, you're always welcome.

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

Hey all,

Been a couple of weeks - just touching base and sharing a couple of pieces that may be of interest

Got Version Five of our Player Power Rankings up this evening
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/06/13/powerranking5

Tom Basso has an exclusive on Port wearing the Prison Bars again from next year. Plenty of people on the Port board belittled him and claimed he was full of it, but while they sat on their computers or phones, he got off his backside, flew to Shanghai and got to sit and talk with people involved. Those people will owe him an apology soon enough. Anyway, article is here.
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/06/12/barsareback

And our rolling All-Australian Team hit the site yesterday. we're pretty happy with it, but people love Ben Cunnington, so I don;t know what to tell ya...
https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/06/11/mongrelaa12

All the best

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

New Power Rankings are up.

The big guys battle it out at the top.

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/06/26/powerranking6

All the best.

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[The Mongrel Punt]

Hey all, just a quick plug for the seventh... yes seventh installment of our Player Power Rankings.

Grundy, Neale, Boak, Macrae, Kelly of the Tim variety all featured prominently.

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/07/powerranking709

All the best

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[The Mongrel Punt]

Big review of the Pies huge win over the Eagles is up at The Mongrel. It's either 4K words of deep dive goodness, or 2K words too long. I'll let you be the judge.

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/07/12/gbupieseagles

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

Been a month since i updated here...

Had the lazy 50 articles up since then, including comprehensive game reviews of every game, historic articles (The one on Maurice Rioli is great), and a two part article from Tom Basso around the dark days of the West Coast Eagles.

Plenty to read, as always. We're building something we're pretty proud of and are looking to expand. Would love you to jump in on the ground floor.

www.themongrelpunt.com

Cheers

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[TheAFLtragicican]

Hello The Mongrel Punt . Just quick one to say your articles are very good. Insightful and well written, you are now my go to for any game reviews. More contact and depth than nearly every other media outlet, and always fair and balanced. Top job HB Meyers and team!

 

[The Mongrel Punt]

Hello The Mongrel Punt . Just quick one to say your articles are very good. Insightful and well written, you are now my go to for any game reviews. More contact and depth than nearly every other media outlet, and always fair and balanced. Top job HB Meyers and team!

Wow, thank you so much. Really appreciate the kind words.

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[The Mongrel Punt]

Good, Bad and Ugly of Giants v Pies

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/09/22/prelimgwspies

Good, Bad and Ugly of Tigers v Cats

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/09/21/prelimtigerscats

Player Ratings for Tigers v Cats

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/09/21/playerratingsprelim

Perspective for Cats fans

https://themongrelpunt.com/afl/2019/09/01/perspectivecats

GWS v Pies player rankings up tomorrow, along with Mrs Mongrel's Brownlow review.

Plus a heap more this week.

Thanks to all who read and follow

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[Equus]

Thanks for the articles. I stumbled across your website one and and absolutely love the mix of comedy and sport reporting!