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    Opinion What unpopular AFL opinions do you have? - Part 2

    You keep saying they trusted medical advice, which is a reasonable thing for a player to do. But that is not what happened. Doc Reid wanted to shut the program down. There are text messages between Hird and Corcoran describing how they have to go behind Reid's back and get him out of the loop...
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    Which current coach do you dislike the most?

    So Brad Scott killed your shinboner?
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    Player Watch #9: Trent Cotchin is an obscenely good 3 x Premiership Captain, Victorian Captain & Brownlow Medalist

    All my posts in this thread have been about his Brownlow season - I haven’t said anything about his whole career. He played 16 seasons: using his best season doesn't "puts paid?" to anything. https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20paid%20to Don’t need to put it in “ “ marks. It’s a...
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    Player Watch #9: Trent Cotchin is an obscenely good 3 x Premiership Captain, Victorian Captain & Brownlow Medalist

    It was actually a very interesting study in human psychology to see Cotchin’s multiple transformations. When he was younger and mentally freer he was an incredibly well balanced, skilled and evasive player. You could then see him tighten up physically and mentally with the pressure of captaincy...
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    Player Watch #9: Trent Cotchin is an obscenely good 3 x Premiership Captain, Victorian Captain & Brownlow Medalist

    Cotchin was not a stat padder in 2012. As you say, winning the clearance or getting a linking possession could be a cheapie crab kick or ineffective handball. BUT, the stat that tells us whether these possessions are actually effective - that is whether they actually lead to chains of...
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    Player Watch #9: Trent Cotchin is an obscenely good 3 x Premiership Captain, Victorian Captain & Brownlow Medalist

    How many other Brownlow medallists (of the ones I said had seasons not as good as Cotchin's) averaged at least 27 possessions, 0.95 goals, and 5 clearances? Woewodin (2000) - no Akermanis (2001) - no Black (2002) - no Ricciuto (2003) - no Goodes (2003) - no Buckley (2003) - yes Cousins (2005) -...
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    Player Watch #9: Trent Cotchin is an obscenely good 3 x Premiership Captain, Victorian Captain & Brownlow Medalist

    I mentioned his 2012 season - I reckon Cotchin's was better (even though they obviously tied for votes)
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    Player Watch #9: Trent Cotchin is an obscenely good 3 x Premiership Captain, Victorian Captain & Brownlow Medalist

    Just had a random thought about the great man. How good was his 2012 Brownlow year, and how does it stack up to other Brownlow seasons. I would could confidently say Cotchin 2012 was > than: Neale 2023 Cripps 2022 Wines 2021 Neale 2020 Fyfe 2019 Mitchell 2018 Priddis 2014 Mitchell 2012 Judd...
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    What is your clubs best 22 of the 21st century so far?

    Port Adelaide need more love in this thread. They have AA tall defenders (Aliir, Cornes); AA small defenders (Wanganeen, Burgoyne, Montgomery, Byrne-Jones), AA key forwards (Tredrea, Dixon), AA small forwards (Grey, Wingard), AA ruckmen (Lade, Primus, Ryder), and AA mids (Cornes, Francou...
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    Which is the best team of the 21st century?

    Not sure if they’re in the top 4, but Dees definitely an outstanding team, when their 2021 team is topped up with forwards like Neitz, Farmer, Bruce, Green etc
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    Which is the best team of the 21st century?

    I think the team listed by the OP would be better with Lynch in as a key forward (with Riewoldt), moving Richo to the wing, amd getting rid of Grigg. Also would bring in Shai Bolton and get rid of Astbury. That would bring in some outside speed and run
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    Which is the best team of the 21st century?

    Geelong by the length of 2 Flemington straights. West Coast, Brisbane and Port all have outstanding teams, a shade better than Sydney for mine, due to midfield depth. Hawthorn and Collingwood also excellent, but not quite as star studded in their bottom few, which maybe suggests how...
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    Player Watch #9: Trent Cotchin is an obscenely good 3 x Premiership Captain, Victorian Captain & Brownlow Medalist

    You might be right. But we also know that Richmond did not win a single final from 2013-2022 (losing finals in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022) outside of the years that Leppitsch and McRae were at the club, who both served 2017-2020. That could explain the drop off as much as the emotional impact of...
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    What is your clubs best 22 of the 21st century so far?

    I think the Dees would have gone better this year if they went closer to your team and rolled out David Neitz to stand at full forward
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    NO TROLLS Hawthorn Racism Review - Sensitive issues discussed. Part 3

    So because Eddy Betts believed the accusations (on the basis of his life experiences) you believed the accusations? Just because racism is a thing, doesn’t mean that you go around believing any and all claims of racism to be true, when the other party strenuously denies them. There are lots of...
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