AFL 2016
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<p>Interesting weekend. Some teams assumed to be shit showed a bit. Carlton put in a shift against Richmond, the Saints put a mighty scare through Port, the Lions got drubbed, but still kicked 100 points (something that would have been unheard of last year), Melbourne upset GWS. </p>
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<p>I, and a few experts, had written Sydney off, but thought Collingwood were a finals team. Saturday put that in serious doubt. And what the fuck Freo? 5 goals? And a hint that the game might have changed away from Ross Lyon's go-to game plan.</p>
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<p>Yesterday Patrick Dangerfield showed how one player can impact an entire team. A massive debut for Geelong and a great win over the premiers. </p>
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<p>There were quite a few big margins in the first round. Will be interesting to see if this is just slow starts or some teams have really dropped off in the off season. My tipping took a hit, only got 4/9 this round.</p>
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<p>No ANZAC game in NZ this year. But it's good to see that TVNZ have picked up some coverage.</p> -
There appears to be a new shift towards fast paced frantic like risk taking to quickly get your self into scoring position on turn overs (while opposition defences aren't set ( almost sounds like rugby ) <br><br>
Teams like the doggies are stacked full of pace and flair and look to be heading in this direction , I have concerns for my side the Tigers , coach Hardwick spent his apprenticeship under Clarkson and at times appears a little obsessed with trying to mimic the Hawthorn game , without the same cattle . -
The Crows giving the Port bogans a fearful touch up. 58-8 at the start of the 2nd quarter
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Go the good guys.<br><br>
Caught part of the 1st qtr and it was 40-8.<br><br>
Got back from shopping just into 2nd half <br><br>
89-33<br><br>
Crows kick first goal in 2nd half -
Haha Melbourne lost to essendon. Embarrassing
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The Freo and Suns game is pretty exciting. Suns already with 105 on the scoreboard with a quarter to go.
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Suns with a huge win! Fuck off Freo.<br><br>
Strange start to the season -
Ross Lyon and his negative footy lose again. Love it. <br><br>
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Ah collingwood. Just keep giving. Anti-muslim banners and verbal abuse of Bachar houli last night. <br><br>
Filthy fucking bogans the lot of them -
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Haha Melbourne lost to essendon. Embarrassing</p></blockquote>
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Checks date.<br><br>
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<p>Ah collingwood. Just keep giving. Anti-muslim banners and verbal abuse of Bachar houli last night.<br><br>
Filthy fucking bogans the lot of them</p>
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<p>Strange round.</p>
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<p>Teams that looked great in Round 1 (Geelong and West Coast) get completely out played in round 2 by teams that lost in round 1. </p>
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<p>Melbourne lose the unloseable, and Paul Roos admits he thinks their players thought they just had to turn up. </p>
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<p>Carlton, St Kilda, and Brisbane confirm they are in a 3-way scrap for 2nd last. </p>
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<p>Freo, fancied pre-season, look completely lost in the new free-scoring game. </p>
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<p>The reduced inter-change and no sub rule looks to have changed the game. Friday night was tight and tough for 2.5 quarters, then everyone got tired and it was goal city. At the end of every game players look fucked. And it's a scoring league this year as well. The Lions are 0-2, but have kicked almost 190 points. </p> -
<p>inter-change is players rolling on and off. Previously the teams were allowed up to 120 rotations in a game. This year that is capped at 90</p>
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<p>For the last couple of years, the team was changed from having 4 available for inter-change to 3, with a "sub" in reserve that can be permanently subbed in to the team. This came about because teams whinged they were unfairly disadvantaged if a player was injured and thus out of the game. </p>
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<p>so 2015 the team was 18 starters, with 3 on the bench for inter-change, and a sub (21 available at all times)</p>
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<p>in 2016 it's 18 starters and 4 on the bench for inter-change, with no subs (22 available at all times). </p>
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<p>The 2 changes have opened the game up as players are getting more fatigued. Most of these rule changes are aimed at reducing congestion around the ball, as it's harder to flood the contest when you need to conserve a bit of energy. </p> -
<p>And they've got to be sure to only enter the field of play between <em>that</em> set of lines and that the player they replace is <i>definitely</i> off the field before they enter and the sub <em>must</em> ensure they have their bib on at all times until they get onto the field in which case the permanent replacement <em>must</em> wear the bib.</p>
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Enjoyed that GWS and Cats game.
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<p>Hawthorn really are quite incredible. Lose in the first week, and lose their skipper at the same time, and the questions start "how many times can these old blokes keep getting up". And then in the next 2 weeks they smack last years other Grand Finalist, and then beat back the next hot young team in a tight one. They just don't know how to lose. And what's incredible is yes, their veterans keep getting it done, it's young talent that is stepping up in the big moments to take control of games. What a club. </p>
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<p>At the bottom the Blues, Bombers and Lions all sucked pretty bad, while Melbourne scored 131 and lost! Can we count Freo here now after they lost again? And still can't score? St Kilda beat Collingwood, which is funny. </p>
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<p>No shame in losing to Adelaide, but the margin didn't really tell how well they dominated.</p>
