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    Toast How can this Melbourne side be stopped?

    They are a great team, the only thing you can see stopping them is a stuff up in the finals. In 2018 it was noticeable that Richmond were not playing as well before the finals, Hawthorn should not have been top 4 so we had an easy QF and the PF was us playing badly, and Collingwood preventing...
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    Is football better now than 40 years ago?

    This is an interesting question actually. If you look at the actual stats, unfortunately contested v uncontested possessions only goes back to 1999 on AFL Tables, you find that contested possessions were around 42% of total possessions back in 1999/2000, this dropped to about 33/34% in the mid...
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    You'll never guess what the 2021 free kick differential chart looks like

    As I said, make of it what you will. Although I will add, I was answering the question posed by the thread title. I know that the free kick count will tend to be skewed in some fashion, but to have 2 teams glaringly off the charts does seem a bit weird? No? This should even up over a season, or...
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    Stand rule

    Teams will work out how to disrupt, and the lower the scores the more incentive there is to just try and outscore the other team. But the rule changes just make a mess and everyone has to adjust. While they adjust they are not innovating. The way Richmond play, the sling shot off half back is...
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    You'll never guess what the 2021 free kick differential chart looks like

    Yeah, but, the Dogs do have the most favourable free kick percentage of any team over the last 56 years ;) Hawthorn supporters should never look at the long term free kick stats, must be that poos and wees jumper they wear. Mind you, nothing compares to the West Coast advantage in home games...
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    AFL Grand Final AFL 2021 GRAND FINAL - Demons v Dogs Sat September 25th 7:15pm EST / 5:15pm WST (Optus) Congratulations Demons! 🍾🏆 Match Highlights in OP

    The margin at the end did not really reflect the game. Compare it to 2019 and think that Richmond won by less than 3 goals more than Melbourne this year. The games were completely different, but the margins are not that far apart. Melbourne dominated early, Footscray came back and looked to be...
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    You'll never guess what the 2021 free kick differential chart looks like

    Don't need to guess what the chart looks like: Interpet that however you like. But don't ask a Richmond supporter why we get the impression we are umpired differently, or why we don't feel all warm and cuddly towards the maggots. DS
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    The grand final has completely validated 6-6-6

    There is a difference when teams choose to play in position or not. Plus, HairyO clearly did not read my later post which pointed to 18 players standing around the centre bounce in the 1967 Grand Final. If you want players stuck in certain portions of the playing area go and watch netball I...
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    Toast Best footy photos ever

    Every year the premiership photos are added, seems reasonable really. Need to find some nice old pics to add. DS
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    Stand rule

    Really, in what way? You can make a statement like this but, you know, someone is going to check the numbers. So, what do we find? Let's look at inside 50s per game shall we: 2011 103 2012 102 2013 101 2014 101 2015 100 2016 104 2017 105 2018 105 2019 104 2021 103 2020...
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    The grand final has completely validated 6-6-6

    Quite happy actually, we won the flag after letting your lot go in the Preliminary Final for a while and then putting the foot down. Oh, and it would have been a centre diamond back then. I don't oppose all rule changes. I recently watched the 1967 Grand Final (great game, do yourself a...
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    Stand rule

    Stupid rule, dump it. The notion that scoring would be lower without this rule is backed by absolutely no evidence so is just pure speculation. Basically now if there is a free kick or mark then you have 17 v 18 because the man on the mark is taken out of the game. They allow the player with...
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    AFL Grand Final AFL 2021 GRAND FINAL - Demons v Dogs Sat September 25th 7:15pm EST / 5:15pm WST (Optus) Congratulations Demons! 🍾🏆 Match Highlights in OP

    I remember before the 2018 finals, looking at the ladder and noticing how many points Melbourne had conceded. That was when I thought they were not going to contend in the finals as defence is critical. It proved correct. I was surprised when Melbourne missed finals in the in-between years...
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    The grand final has completely validated 6-6-6

    Hate it, what next - off side? This is Australian Rules Football, a 360 degree game with very few restrictions on player movement. 6-6-6 is an abomination and should go along with the statue on the mark and the absurd way players stand 15 metres away on the mark when a kick out is taken after a...
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    AFL Grand Final Congratulations Melbourne 2021 Premiers!

    Played a great season and a great Grand Final - well done, well deserved: congrats. DS
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