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I've not been a fan of the AFLW in the past but watched a little bit of the first and second Q's today. I thought the standard had lifted significantly from what I'd seen before and would have liked to watch a bit more. Life gets in the way at times. The handball game was really poor in previous years but seems to have picked up markedly. I thought if anything we over used it and sold ourselves into trouble when I was watching but the intent was good. ...as you say it was a glimpse into the future and I was pleasantly surprised. Perhaps the AFL could now forget about AFLX and really get on board to make this a proper competition...

'Mach', it's not cut & dried as you say but my guess is the person that posted it knew exactly the double meaning and was being a total Smart A..... It's not great mate and as you say a coward will hide behind that kind of ambiguity.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-02-24/crows-players-call-out-racist-slur-on-betts It seems Eddie Betts has been the subject of racist comments yet again. Good on the AFL community for getting behind Betts, he seems a really decent guy. He was my dear mothers favourite player, she was not big on footy but would always watch Friday nights when Eddie was playing. One thing I'm interested in understanding is that when reporting on these kind of social media posts, the offending post (or person postings name or online name) seems to be blocked or removed. Shouldn't the person posting be saddled with the responsibility for what they post along with the flak? Is there a good reason to block this content? Are we really protecting the poster? Do they deserve to be protected from their own comments, stupid, ill founded or otherwise?

You say Tomato, I say Tomahto... Was he moved on or did he choose to move on for better opportunity. In Pruess' case I say it was for opportunity...

Whilst Lewis might not get caught with the ball, his pace does get shown up when opponents take advantage in transition and when they have the ball. This will be the make or break for him this season, along with the ongoing problem with his discipline. We can't afford the brain fades. Having said that I think he's been a good acquisition for a young group on the way up. I think his job may well be done here...

So, I watched about 5 to 10 minutes just to make sure I wasn't being a bit harsh in my criticism. That's 5 to 10 minutes I will never get back...

Must be hiding it well...

Don't panic 'Clint'... We've still got 2 list spots to fill.

'87 prelim was hard to take, but it was a great ride that year. ...the following years record GF loss to Hawthorn shattered me. That was soul destroying stuff.

I think this could be a shrewd move by Goodwin???? By putting Bailey in with some of the best in the competition it shows he belongs. Might just give him that extra little kick along. I'm not a fan of AFLX at all but in this case we may be well using it to our best advantage.

I would think Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and Geelong are all significant home ground advantages...

Calling '@Webber'...I think we need your professional opinion on this. When is a minor knee procedure not an op/is an op????? What could it be that Tommy is having done????

With centre bounces becoming more important this season I would have Oliver in most if not all these contests. As far as midfield time in general he can float forward from there if he needs a break. The others can rotate through as you say...

I think he's right, was only saying the same to a mate the other day. The AFL need to be careful what they wish for...at least our dismal losing margin records (Cats & Fitzroy) could be in for a trashing with hopefully us dishing it out for a change.

Unfortunately a swap the next year doesn't work if you're talking an equitable draw... We all know some teams are easy beats one year and world beaters the next. I think the idea of an even draw is a furphy and will never happen. What we have now is about as good as it's going to get... ...and please Dill, no conferences.

It's not fair at all 'bin'... Teams will have the home ground advantage & not having to travel etc... ...and the idea of a reverse draw the following year doesn't hold up as teams have good years and bad years. No, the only fair system is to play each team twice & even then there will be anomalies. Of course it also won't happen...

All they've proved is that conferences are just as, if not more inequitable than the current mens system...the only way for an almost truly equitable system would be to play each team twice & that's not going to happen. Danger would have a fit.

We all know the ladders mean nothing in the current system where 4 or more of the best teams are in one conference... The ladders might look better but the lopsided finals will tell the true picture. No matter how much she tries to SPIN it, it is an epic stuff up...

The AFL under Dill's leadership....to smart by half.

I get your point there 'Flash' but he's way ahead of anything Kent had done and a fair bit on from Hunt I would think.

Why didn't they just do a draw with 7 games then 'Dee'? The conference seems a convoluted way of going about things. But then again it is the AFL...

So 'Lucifer', I haven't been keeping a close eye on this at all. How does the conference system work? For some reason I thought that conference A teams just play other teams in conference A then the top teams in each conference play off??? ...but it seems you just play anyone????

Pelchen made a name for himself on the back of the Hawthorn list, one that Dermott vehemently disputes. He screwed the St Kilda list before moving on, probably has as much to do or more than Lyon with their current predicament. Whilst the words are nice I wouldn't place a lot of faith in what he says. He's certainly conned a lot in believing he is some kind of list expert.

A bit cranky this morning 'Franky'.... His turning circle is ok for a big man, he's pretty good below his knees and he won't need to do a whole lot of ruck work. He is a work in progress and progressing quite well I would think. Not a million miles off but still some work to do.

Back in the good old days we used to use the umpire as a shield to break a tag. When the ump bounces the ball and moves back there is a space between him and the ball, the plan was for the ruck to tap to a mid moving through that space. All those who used to complain about Jamar tapping short, well this was a similar tactic they were trying to pull off. Notice I said trying, not necessarily working and of course the opposition would be trying something similar.