Good news.
There is emerging evidence that delayed sports specialisation may be beneficial in children, so having them grow up with exposure to several sports may lead to better footballers.
In EA FC (FIFA) the left stick will control the player’s direction up until the moment you start charging a shot or pass - from when you press the button, the game has your player continuing their movement whilst the left stick now directs the shot or pass.
This is all split-second stuff, in...
I struggle to recognise the AFL as a truly professional competition when the byes don’t line up for the 1sts and the 2nds. It, at best, delays the return of injured players or, at worst, forces an earlier return to the 1sts than what is optimal for the injury, risking aggravation.
For those that don’t often watch Saints games, Leigh Fisher often fists St Kilda with his decisions - almost as if he is over compensating for any potentially perceived bias.
On many occasions he has double-fisted St Kilda. And I’m not talking interlocking hands making the double-fist, but 2...
That wasn’t a non-call.
“Incorrect disposal” only applies if the player has had prior opportunity. If there has been no prior opportunity, then the player just has to make a “genuine attempt” to dispose of the ball in order to not be called for holding the ball - the outcome of the attempted...
If they haven’t fixed the issues with the core gameplay features, such as movement, with this patch, then you can only assume it’s an intrinsic issue with their engine. If it is, then they’re stuck as I presume they have to utilise this engine in order to maintain the features we see in their...
There's a profound difference between being given a structured program to perform independently, and having players independently setting their own program such as the case in the Ratten era.
The thing that smells bad, re: Schoenmaker, is the fact that they’re spending their contact hours simple running, which is then necessitating that additional training slot for skills work with the Sandringham side.
Running does not require supervision. Players can very easily be provided a...
It’s a lapel microphone. It’s small because it’s supposed to be used by attaching it to your shirt, but some imbecile forgot to take it off before putting it in the wash and it has shrunk in the dryer.
In 2028, the AFL will announce Texas as Collingwood’s USA NGA zone, under the pretence of being Mason Cox’s state of heritage. Coincidentally, prior to the half-Texan Riewoldt boys being draftable, the AFL will also announce NGA takes priority over Father/Son.
I’d rather not draft any Tasmanian players if there’s another player available from the same tier. Maybe I’m just being paranoid, but I could see the AFL’s concessions for the new TAS team opening up access to local players on existing lists.
Agreed.
He's the type of player we need - it’s just a question of whether he can execute. Fills a position until Heath or Keeler (or a yet to be acquired player) can provide a longer term solution in what we hope is a contending list. And getting a short term option like Lobb makes sense if we...
Twomey seems to have fallen of victim of something that plagues many “experts”, which is that they assume their expertise in one field translates, in full, to an adjacent field.
Twomey is great with his draft information - how much of that is his own knowledge and how much is good connections...
Perhaps the long-alluded sponsorship from a vehicle manufacturer? Would line up with Pepper Money’s departure. I noticed the (potentially intentional) obfuscation of the car’s make and model in that clip.
This situation is being made out to be far more complicated than it really is, because people keep forgetting about the mechanics of the compensation system.
Gresham is on a salary that, if matched, would likely yield band 3 compensation (the pick immediately after St Kilda’s 2nd). Should...
I wouldn’t be surprised if the headline about McKay potentially not triggering band 1 compo was bullshit leaked from the AFL, in an attempt to put out the fires lit by Scott and Lyon when they criticised the North compo.
I heard a whisper that we’re strongly interested in acquiring the draft rights to Bailey Rice - likely a future 2nd to Carlton, you would think.
Take it with a grain of salt, though.
I really don't see a problem with signing Coffield on a 2 year deal with a reasonable pay-cut from his prior contract.
A number of our players suffered soft tissue injuries over the pre-season. Athletes returning from any long-term injury will be more susceptible to both suffering an identical...
With Gresham allegedly only considering leaving for money, as opposed to not liking the club, that really puts us in a win/win situation. As others have said, the club has likely indicated that their offer will be within the realm of what would yield band 3 compensation.
If Gresham leaves...
If we have a strong trade period and solid start to next season, what membership total do we think is achievable in 2024?
I feel 65,000 is within the realms of possibility, but cracking 70,000 seems another big season or two away.
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