This is a bit of a myth IMO.
Every game is so damn important in the NFL because only 8 of the 32 teams have been able to make the playoffs (meaning an even quota wins/losses won't get you over the line). The equivalent would essentially be returning to a top-5 system in the AFL.
If you did that, every game would be pretty important! Obviously, however, the season would then need to be shorter.
I know it's only 3-4 minutes into the third, but they look completely disinterested in the second so far.
If only Lynden Dunn was playing for the Giants...
Twelve years ago, the Demons thrashed the Roos to make our first Grand Final in 13 years.
In some ways it feels a lifetime ago, in others it doesn't seem so far in the past.
It was such an exciting feeling leaving the ground that night - Farmer's 8 and Powell's 33 and 4 goals the main highlights.
A brilliant season with many highlights.
What, aside from the obvious, are people's highlights from 2000?
Zorko, Beams, Dangerfield, Cotchin, Jones, Clark, Kennedy, Roughead, Watson, Jack, Steven, Sloane, Griffin, Hayes, Mclean, Rockliff.
Some for very different reasons than others.
If the report on Daniher on the AFL website wasn't just a beat-up, I don't think the Bombers will care where they pick him up.
Mind you - the quote was something like he's amongst the best ever, including Judd, Scully
I'm surprised (kind of) that no one has since discussed their changes for this week:
In: Astbury, Batchelor and Dea
Out: King (Foot), Griffiths (Concussion) and Ellis
Not exactly wholesale and they're probably still favourites.
This does remind me a little of the is Liam Jurrah a star poll - where about 80% voted that he was, but about 70% of people who posted thought that he wasn't.
I'm not sold on the value of polls.
For anyone interested: here is the thread I'm alluding to.
Odd looking back - as always.
There's a part of me (not sure how serious) that in part blames Dunn for 186.
110 or so down before half time, Dunn decides to dust up Chapman.
We were getting pounded but I feel like Geelong would've eased up as often happens in thrashings and the game would've petered out into a measly 160 odd point loss. But no - not after Dunn gave them even more ammunition to annihilate us with.
In fact that's it- he should go just for that alone.