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    News "State of Origin is back" - Eddie McGuire, March 2025

    I think Murphy played for Victoria pre-1988. Small point, but I doubt Victoria first took notice of him at the 1988 carnival. He was a star in a strong team that finished in the top 2 or 3 in 1986 and 1987. Ridiculous as the eligibility criteria were when playing for Victoria, I'm pretty sure...
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    News "State of Origin is back" - Eddie McGuire, March 2025

    David Murphy played for Victoria despite having never lived there.
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    Test The Ashes Fourth Test December 26-30 1000hrs @ The MCG

    It's about prolonging his career, rather than making sure he's available for a specific series in the coming months. He's almost 33 with a history of injuries. They want to manage him to make sure he's around for longer.
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    Test The Ashes Fourth Test December 26-30 1000hrs @ The MCG

    They really are. Rivalled by the KFC ads for sh!tness. For more than two decades, cricket-themed ads played during the broadcasts have been god-awful. I'm less likely to bank with Westpac thanks to those ads.
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    Test The Ashes Fourth Test December 26-30 1000hrs @ The MCG

    The pitch will probably improve rather than deteriorate.
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    Test The Ashes Fourth Test December 26-30 1000hrs @ The MCG

    Advice wanted: Anyone know what the deal is with standing room tickets at the G? There doesn't appear to be any available online. Do they sell them on the day (when it's a sellout)?
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    Test The Ashes Fourth Test December 26-30 1000hrs @ The MCG

    I'm not even sure that's possible.
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    Pick 6 is not equal to the market value of pick 1 (in fact, it's miles from it). Pick 6 + additional picks to make up the difference obviously comes closer. Again, I'm on board with the sort of rule you have in mind (get a pick in the neighbourhood if you want to match a bid). Abolishing the...
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    Why would you scrap the points system, rather than keeping it and introducing a rule like the one bolded on top of it? Allowing a team to match a bid on pick 1 with pick 6 alone is still a massive discount, meaning the other 17 clubs are getting jibbed. Much better to keep the points system but...
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    Good work. Answers my post above. Where did you get this from? I think a rule that says that to match a bid, the bids you're matching with need to include one worth at least X% (maybe 50%) of the bid pick would help. So, matching on pick 2 and 3 would likely require something in the top 10...
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    I have to say, I'm increasingly inclined towards removing the discount and introducing a fee in its place (at least a fee if you're matching more than one first rounder in the same draft). The system should encourage clubs to get the players they want (including academies & father-sons) with...
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    Is there a record anywhere of the picks officially used by the GC (and others) when matching an academy bid? I.e. when GC matched the bid on pick 2 for Uwland, what were the picks did they give up? Ridiculous that this isn't listed on the AFL website.
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    Can anyone advise a) which picks GC used to match bids on picks 2 and 5; and b) what their starting draft hand?
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    News AFL overhauls Academy and FS bid matching, discussing draft lockout

    Having a rule that requires the matching club to be using at least one pick within 10 of the bid pick is okay. Allowing a club to use pick 12 on its own to match pick 2 is f*#king terrible idea.
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    Mega Thread VICBias - Genuine Discussion Part 2

    I actually see this as a benefit of the wildcard round. If the best you could do was finish 7th at the end of the H&A season, it should be extremely hard to win the flag.
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