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i think some people are COTTONing ON as to how the cats manage their books...

some talk that hawkins is in iso with the flu

the only way that free agency will work is if players have no control over trades so pies should be able to ship treloar to gc17, if they so choose to do so, as long as the monetary value of his contract is honoured the issue is that players can 'block' trades (a la howe to gw$ a few years back) unlike in the nba, nfl, mlb, etc., or any other sporting organisation that has a free agency clause after a set period of times (be it 5, 6, or 7 years either at the one club or across the course of a career)

yes and no; one of the things i've heard said is that the afl measures competitiveness by the variety of teams that make prelims carlton (1999) and essendon (2001) have the longest gaps since prelim appearances, while of course gc17 have never even had a 'winning' season, let alone made prelims - every other club has made appearances at least once in the last decade, i think i loathe free agency fwiw

it really doesn't

what's hawthorn got to do with this?

the poor get the picture!

if he is supposedly unhappy, nothing could make me more pissy than a botched operation

tigers, jack riewoldt, dustin martin

is THAT what he had on his arms the whole time?!?? has he set fire to any pubs of late?

i can't fathom that bolded section...friday night was unbelievably tough and competitive wet weather football - a real slog between two class sides i think the issue is there's too many players who are crazy fit but ultimately aren't comparable to the 'poor' players of past eras because there's too many teams, thus too many ordinary players, in modern football we've gone from 20 players taking the field for 12 sides to 22 for 18 the players are so unbelievably fit and modern afl coaches adapted to the international trends of defence-first methodology - push back hard when you've lost possession, kick to the pockets when attacking forward to limit corridor turnover and force repeat stoppages, lock the ball in close and don't allow spread it's a very different game to that of 20 years ago but, hey, that's what happens in 20 years limiting interchange might help, but it won't change the crowding of the contest - the only thing that will stop that might be zones (no thankyou) or reducing it to 16-a-side on-field, which would go against the laws of the game i actually don't mind watching the modern game, and reduced game lengths and only playing each other once has made 2020 a year like no other and - for the most part - a welcome part of what has been the strangest year

i believe north are committed to keeping polec now as higgins is off down the highway to geelong

yeah the treloar stuff is fascinating filth clearly want shot of him; either way, treloar will get his contract paid

will be going for the tiggas next week; not a fan of the cats i reckon the bigger story is what will happen if cats subsequently get cameron as a free agent richmond win premiership; get lynch...cats win premiership; get cameron? free agency undermines the competition

This maggoting...Rohan dropped that cold and no free

Golfing in the dark?

don't think that's true at all he throws players back and forward...just never changed the midfield rotations

cats should be miles up so many wasted opportunities

cats are not making most of their f50 entries

great post @Little Goffy in the modelling work that you've looked at, where do you have our subsequent picks coming in to as a result of bids etc.?

what's he worth? third rounder?

i'll go: match-winner vs saints gather and kick vs gw$ three efforts then goal vs north

macrae is totes winning now like everyone it's hard to imagine the maggots going past neale as a regular 3-voter, and trac should canter away with our votes i would love to see him or boak get it, but it'd be hard to begrudge neale - had an incredible year

i think we can all agree that the afl is the most professionally run sporting organisation in oztraya? certainly the most successful