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north are a better-than-sneaky chance to start the season HOT - could easily be 4-0 before they take on the premiers in the barossa for gather-round-gil's round

fwiw, watch afl is run by dazn these days; has not been 'run' by the afl for at least 7 years

great listen thanks @binman i would think one of the reasons salem's ratings are lower than the likes of lindsay playing in a similar-ish role as a half back rebounder is that he takes the more 'risky' kicks that are more likely to result in turnover etc. would that be a correct interpretation of how it is judged by the ratings system?

good article from former recruiter richard griffiths https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/almanac-footy-gawn-the-greatest-demon-but-wait-he-nearly-didnt-get-there/

gonna go with: dingley? footscray? gc17 gw$ them pear kangas? having byes this early in the season - and not even all the teams that have played in opening round - is absurd

max does not get the accolades he deserves if ruckman were rewarded they way they were when wynd, stynes in particular were revolutionising the role in the late 80s / early 90s he'd have a couple of brownlow medals to call his own he's been a marvel

nick mckenzie is coming HARD for ol mate nguyen

but what a goal it was!

everything about him screams future leader to me

technically maynard WAS found guilty, but got off on appeal, no? pendlebury WAS found guilty with the suspension downgraded to a fine due to exeptional circumstances, not least of all his exemplary record considering the affected player was not concussed and played on BUT correlation /= causation gleeson IS biased the tribunal IS a joke

i was fearful he was gonna break his duck egg at one stage when he got the ball out wide in one piece of play good to see he did NOT take the opportunity

no white is the key thing for me - just red and blue

he and obst tag-teaming diesel williams in the first final against the baggers in 94 remains one of the great shut-down jobs of all time williams was in all-time form at the time - was averaging 30 disposals a gam and they held him to under 20 and completely negated any effect he had on the game

ryan's fly was impressive the fact it was called a 'mark' was a joke tho

they certainly couldn't throw in the required 18-20m - they were even coming 5m in from the boundary and still struggling to make the required distance goal umpires were no better either; there was a clearly touched ball on the goal line that i could see from my position on the wing that the goal umpire couldn't see when they were standing straddling the line the problem with being the 'late' games in the weekend is you definitely get the lesser officiators across the board