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Just Great!!! Just when the cavalry arrives and we finally get some decent wingmen they want to take them away from us. ‘We don't want to be like soccer’: Alastair Clarkson’s radical solution to fix AFL scoring drought Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has urged the AFL to “pull a lever” and consider trialling 16-a-side rules to address the league’s dramatic scoring drop – because “we don't want to be like soccer”. And the four-time premiership coach admits he and other coaches with a defence-first attitude have played a role as to why “no bugger can score anymore”. Despite a raft of changes that were originally intended to promote goalkicking, AFL scoring reached a historic low in 2019, with the average team score being just 80.4 points – the lowest since 1967, when teams averaged 78.8 points.

Anyone made a welfare check on @Satyriconhome in the wake of this news?

Put your water bottles out for @Satyriconhome

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Player testing will be expedited to keep season intact. The standard time for a person being tested for COVID-19 and receiving the results is five days. But AFL players are expected to receive their findings sooner. Plan to expedite player testing to keep season intact

Bulldog players won't be mingling with fans at season launch.

Agreed. Just a humble aggregator of Demon news. good, bad or ridiculous.

I didn't think so. Cheers.

Are they related?

We've rated, analysed and ranked every AFL club's 'spine'. Full rankings (and list of players) here ? AFL Spine Rater: Every club’s five key positions rated, ranked and analysed MELBOURNE FB: Steven May (8.3 AFL Player Ratings points) CHB: Jake Lever (8.1) C : Clayton Oliver (13.7) CHF: Tom McDonald (8.1) FF: Sam Weideman (7.5) Experience: 480 AFL games Champion Data’s combined Official AFL Player Ratings ranking: 16th (45.7) Analysis: As the ratings total is based purely off last year, the Dees are down the bottom of the Champion list. But the prospect of May and Lever playing a full season is a tantalising prospect for Dees fans, especially after their performances against Hawthorn in the Marsh Series last week where they both had 21-plus disposals and seven-plus intercepts. Oliver, who’s only 22, should take big steps forward this season after taking part in the club’s intense off-season running program, while McDonald is surely a better player than the 18-goal one we saw last season. Weideman, however, is still somewhat raw. But overall, this spine looks brilliant on paper. Foxfooty.com.au’s ranking: 8th

A sad day for the Trackwatchers.

I knew this Coronavirus would screw us. Spectator-less stadium potentially from Round 2 for our first two home games At least give us no-feral Eagle fans in Round 1 as compensation.

Never to early to cast our eyes ahead. PLAYER INJURY ESTIMATED RETURN Blake Acres Hamstring 6-8 weeks Joel Hamling Ankle 9-11 weeks Stephen Hill Quad TBC Jesse Hogan Mental health Indefinite David Mundy Leg TBC Alex Pearce Ankle 3-4 weeks Nathan Wilson Toe 3-4 weeks Updated: Tuesday, March 10 Early prognosis Andrew Brayshaw had his foot stomped on during the win against West Coast and he underwent scans that cleared him of any break. The Dockers have not put a timeframe on Stephen Hill's return after he sustained another quad injury. Blake Acres' hamstring tendon injury is serious and he could miss up to eight weeks. Joel Hamling's ankle injury remains the long-term concern for the club, while David Mundy, Alex Pearce and Nathan Wilson lifted the intensity of their running and are pushing for early-season returns, potentially in the first month. Hayden Young is having his training loads managed and was left out of the team that played West Coast. - Nathan Schmook

Nothing much has changed from last week except that we have 3 or 4 new injuries. PLAYER INJURY ESTIMATED RETURN Matt Flynn Knee TBC Tommy Sheridan Calf 3-4 weeks Tim Taranto Shoulder 4-5 months Callan Ward Knee 4-6 weeks Updated: Tuesday, March 10

PLAYER INJURY ESTIMATED RETURN Oscar Allen Ankle Test Jarrod Cameron Pubic bone 6-8 weeks Tom Cole Thumb 6-8 weeks Jack Darling Cheekbone Test Luke Foley Pubic bone TBC Daniel Venables Concussion Season Updated: Tuesday, March 10

PLAYER INJURY ESTIMATED RETURN Harley Bennell Calf TBC Kade Chandler Wrist 1-2 weeks Kyle Dunkley Foot Test Mitch Hannan Groin TBC Kade Kolodjashnij Concussion TBC Harry Petty Groin TBC Braydon Preuss Knee 4-6 weeks Christian Salem Glandular fever 1-2 weeks Aaron vandenBerg Foot TBC Sam Weideman Ankle Test Updated: Wednesday, March 11 FULL AFL INJURY LIST

FFS Premiership teams often carry surgeries and injuries into the following season but Richmond, remarkably, will enter the season with virtually no injuries and a full list, with the notable exception of retired champion defender Alex Rance. Remarkable Richmond have everyone available for round one

PLAYER INJURY LENGTH Toby Bedford Ankle TBC Kyle Dunkley Ankle TBC Mitch Hannan Groin TBC Harrison Petty Groin TBC Christian Salem Glandular Fever TBC Joel Smith Quad TBC Sam Weideman Ankle TBC Aaron vandenBerg Foot TBC Kade Chandler Wrist 1 Week Braydon Preuss Knee 4-6 Weeks Harley Bennell Calf Indefinite Kade Kolodjashnij Head Indefinite Aaron Nietschke Knee Season