AFL 2017
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The strange part of their penalty as it turns out ,
Because they finished last, they were eligible to pick up the number 1 draft pick ,
Draft picks are like gold in the AFL, and they pick up the best kid in the country to add to their list as part of their punishment
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@kiwiinmelb that was weak as piss by the AFL, who just didn't want to cop the heat from the supporters, and could hold their hands up and say "we had nothing to do with this decision"
Didn't really affect the Lions as we got the kid we probably would have taken at 1 anyway.
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Just going to mention the Crows in passing ...
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2017:
@kiwiinmelb that was weak as piss by the AFL, who just didn't want to cop the heat from the supporters, and could hold their hands up and say "we had nothing to do with this decision"
Didn't really affect the Lions as we got the kid we probably would have taken at 1 anyway.
it was a bit like sentencing someone to a jail term , then supplying some hookers
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Women's AFL season officially ended last night with the awards evening.
Now, I don't watch women's sport, at all. But, you can't call this initiative by the AFL anything but a massive win. Big crowds, TV & media coverage, big public reach, and a non-Victorian GF.
Sure, not all of the play was top draw, but there were enough moments of athletic excellence in each game to create a buzz. And it deserved a stand-alone GF, not as a curtain raiser to the Q-clash (Adele and the 'gabba turf had something to do with that).
Well done AFL, looks like it has a genuine future.
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@mariner4life Having a competent governing body and a massive tv deal helps. Not even soccer would be able to pull that off.
Add to that Cricket Australia's big pay offer to women cricketers and every other sporting body is starting to look very shoddy.
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@antipodean the womens big bash is fucking shit though, and played in front of 14 people in shit time slots
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@mariner4life They don't have the strength. But they'll get better skills with the cash.
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Walked past the oval where Melbourne s ladies AFL team were training a few weeks ago ,
Never really put any thought into it , but was surprised how little they are , and how young they looked when you see them in person , looked like a bunch of little School girls running around . -
@kiwiinmelb said in AFL 2017:
Walked past the oval where Melbourne s ladies AFL team were training a few weeks ago ,
Never really put any thought into it , but was surprised how little they are , and how young they looked when you see them in person , looked like a bunch of little School girls running around .
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Never been a fan of that defensive style crap that Sydney have played, but Buddy is putting on a show in this second half.
Swans down by 5 goals and now up by 3 points.
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Buddy is a deadset superstar. But Dogs too good. Great game
Those 2 goals in a minute from Buddy were fucking rippers
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Richmond. Still top of the ladder.
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@antipodean book the Parade for October
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@mariner4life said in AFL 2017:
@antipodean book the Parade for October
There used to be a joke about Richmond supporters safely booking their holidays for September , can't remember exactly how it went
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Hawks look done , Robbo made a big statement on afl 360 the other night ,
Said you can almost sense panic within the club , they know they are sliding and they are desperately trying to hang on .
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The Hawks will be worried i think. Their ball movement was all done by Mitchell and Lewis, and they haven't been replaced. And they gambled everything on O'Meara and Mitchell working out, because they have traded away their draft picks. If this goes tits up, they could be the next Lions, rather than the next Sydney/Geelong.
Speaking of the Lions, considering we have beaten the Suns, and put in a good fight against the Bombers, i don't think we are the worst team in the comp. Surely the Suns would take that mantle, although Carlton and Freo are pushing them hard for the spoon (surely Fyfe will leave Freo now).
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Almost every year there are surprises ,
thats why I only read so much into the form from the year before ,
Brisbane and Carlton are both capable of winning more games than last year,
Freo to be the big slider IMO , the talk is Ross Lyon has lost the players and their fans are getting restless , the knives are out
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Swans go 0-3 , no one saw that coming ,
I'm off to the G today to watch the tiges play the eagles , can the tigers go 3-0 , and then the hype starts to build prematurely as it only can at Richmond , or will they come crashing back down ...... fun and games
