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Recent content by DarkFlyer
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Autopsy Sydney vs Richmond - Things you learnt
Was coming here to post the same sentiment. I felt like Mills was a liability in some key moments and he looks like he doesn't have the physicality to compete yet. Yes, he's a rookie, but negative plays have an impact on the road in close games. I also felt like Buddy tried to send the ball... -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
Absolutely hilarious. No offense, Ticky009, but this was so much better than the Wikipedia link. . . -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
So there is no official record keeping of the interchanges? I would think there would have to be with the new interchange limit rule implemented this year. -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
As far as analytics, here is the type of advanced metrics I'd expect to see: Movement tracking that demonstrates who the most active players are. Disposals are important, but simplistic. If I want to track the effectiveness of a player who plays in the middle of the oval (I am an idiot and... -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
What is the tradition behind the banners each team runs through at the beginning of each match? -
Preview Adelaide Crows vs Sydney Swans
This is great. I haven't plunked down the $153 for the Global Pass yet, so I'm only watching what I can record on Fox Soccer 2. Go Swans! -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
How does the minor leagues (I don't know what you call them) for the AFL work? Are there smaller clubs that are owned/controlled by the 18 senior clubs? Is this where they develop players? Can players be called up and down during the season? Where do the players in the AFL draft come from... -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
I read in Shake Down the Thunder that the first exhibition of footy in Sydney was in 1905 and local newspaper accounts claimed it was a success and well-attended. Another exhibition wasn't staged in Sydney until 1951! That is amazing to me. The local Sydney newspaper was rather prescient in... -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
Many American sports have had a recent revolution in the use of advanced analytics (like the shooting percentages by zone of the floor and effectiveness going right and left, etc). Has this revolution occurred in footy? If so, what are the statistical measures and is there much debate over... -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
I sense that the financial condition of the clubs is much improved? In reading about the Fitzroy situation, it seems South Melbourne/Sydney were really fortuitous that it was the Swans and not the Lions who moved to Sydney. My understanding is that Fitzroy was blocked twice: once from Sydney... -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
So I'm watch the recorded overnight Dockers-Eagles match and these are my questions: 1. Sometimes the umpires say "play on" when a mark seems to have been made to the confusion of the player who made the mark. I know that the player can "play on" themselves by disposing of the ball quickly... -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
What are "members" and "non-members"? Season ticket holders or is there an actual "club" to belong to? How do I become a member? -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
I wonder why? Was it that 2005 was more pressure and a relief to "get the monkey off their back" (if that doesn't translate, use Google)? The team wasn't as good in 2005? Learning more of the history, I am confounded that Sydney only got a team in 1982 when the game started nearly a century... -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
After 72 years without one, I wanted to feel what you guys felt so I watched it anyway. That mark by Barry was pretty impressive, and the emotion afterward had me a little choked up (and I didn't go through the dark period). Really cool. -
Analysis Aussie Rules Explained - Swans Board Style
So I started reading "Shake Down the Thunder" by Jim Main last night and the first chapter referred to "that mark" by Leo Barry and I realized I should really watch the 2005 Grand Final before reading the book. And thankfully there is someone like Klim who catalogues all the Swans game over the...