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  1. Dan26

    The BIGGEST problem in the) AFL that no one is talking about (the lack of success in the industry. One trophy - 19 teams.

    The biggest problem in the AFL right now that no one is talking about is the lack of success in the industry When I was growing up, it was a 12-team league with two trophies to win - the mid-season Cup, which later became the pre-season Cup (the minor trophy) and, of course the premiership in...
  2. Dan26

    Moved Thread The AFL will almost certainly introduce a Final-10 when Tasmania joins the AFL. Here is a poll with 5 different systems. Which do you prefer?

    The AFL will almost certainly be moving to a 10-team finals system when Tasmania joins the AFL, and maybe as early as next year. I've provided 5 different systems. Four of them are final-10's and one of them is a final-9. Which do you you prefer? Let me know in the poll. FINAL 10 SYSTEM...
  3. Dan26

    Gather Round: Who will have to give up a home game from 2028 onwards given that you can only have an even number of matches in a 19-team league?

    So, in 2028, the competition will comprise of 19 teams. Currently, we have a 23-game Home and Away season comprised of the following: 11 home games 11 away games 1 neutral game (Gather Round) It is impossible to have an odd number of games in a 19-team league. It can only be 22 or 24...
  4. Dan26

    EDDIE MCGUIRE proposes 6-week, 21 match finals series with 16 teams. It's a mess and here's why.

    Eddie has his heart set on this thing, but there are problems everywhere. He's calls the first two weeks of the finals "Qualifying Rounds" but really, they are just the first two weeks of a 6-week 21-match finals series. A final-16. 21 week home away season: Week One: 1st vs 7th - 1st...
  5. Dan26

    Updated VFL/AFL premiership tally

    League: VFL/AFL Competition start date: 1897 Last year completed 2024 Seasons completed 128 Joined 1897: Carlton, Collingwood, Essendon, St.Kilda, Geelong, Melbourne, South Melbourne, Fitzroy Joined 1908: Richmond, University Left competition 1914: University Joined 1925: Hawthorn, Nth.Melb...
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    The rankings (from best to worst) of the 129 VFL/AFL premiership teams.

    This exercise is now in its 23rd consecutive year. More than two decades! Some on here weren't born when this first started. Time to see where the latest premiership team fits into the list. I use my own knowledge from the time of have spent watching football combined with anecdotal...
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    Why is Haw v Carl not played more? (this is the 9th year in a row they’ve met once and the 7th match in a row played during the day)

    These two clubs are historical rivals. There were few bigger matches played during the 80’s. Big rivals from the 70’s through to the early 90’s. Both big prominent clubs. Yet there seems to be a reluctance to give this fixture any prominence. They’ve played only once a year for nearly a decade...
  8. Dan26

    Opinion We need to move back to the MCG

    Back in the late 1990's I was never supportive of the move to play the majority of our games at Marvel Stadium. At the time we were the biggest club in the land, with the biggest crowds and the most members, and I saw the move as a cap on our potential. It was sold to members at the time as...
  9. Dan26

    The rankings (from best to worst) of the 127 VFL/AFL premiership teams

    This exercise is now in its 22nd consecutive year. More than two decades! Some on here weren't born when this first started. Time to see where the latest premiership team fits in to the list. I use my own knowledge from the time of have spent watching football combined with anecdotal...
  10. Dan26

    Dan's Awakening

    Seems like a red pill moment for you. Respect.
  11. Dan26

    Proposal: Open the season three days before the Rich-Carl Thuursday night game on the Labour Day Monday public holiday.

    I think this would be a worthwhile experiment. This year, the last practice matches were played on the weekend of Saturday 4th/Sunday 5th March, which means there was a two week break before round 1. A match on Labour day would have been 9 days after the last practice match. It seems to good to...
  12. Dan26

    In 24 of the last 28 years, a team who missed the finals has finished top-4 the next year. 33 teams in total over 28 years. Who will it be?

    In 24 of the last 28 years at least one team who has missed the finals completely the year before has made the top-4 the next year. In some years, as many as three teams have done this in a single year. So, these are the teams that finished top-four. 33 teams in 28 years, an average of more...
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    The rankings (from best to worst) of the 126 VFL-AFL premiership teams

    This exercise is now in its 21st consecutive year. More than two decades! Some on here weren't born when this first started. Time to see where the latest premiership team fits in to the list. I use my own knowledge from the time of have spent watching football combined with anecdotal...
  14. Dan26

    What happens if the Bulldogs beat Hawthorn 48-47, and Collingwood beats Carlton 156-151?

    What happens if the Bulldogs beat Hawthorn 48-47, and Collingwood beats Carlton 156-151? Do Carlton go through because they beat the Bulldogs in Round 2?
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    The size of the Universe on a human scale

    If the Earth was 1 cm long (like a marble) what size (and how far apart) would other objects be? It's quite amazing when you think about it. The biggest star in the galaxy, if placed in the middle of our solar system, would be as big as the orbit of Jupiter
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    The rankings (from best to worst) of the 125 VFL-AFL premiership teams

    Thanks to everyone for their continued support. This exercise is now in its 20th consecutive year. Two decades! Time to see where the latest premiership team fits in to to the list. I use my own knowledge from the time of have spent watching football combined with anecdotal, statistical, and...
  17. Dan26

    Forgotten (less memorable) Grand Finals: The 1986 Grand Final. What are your memories?

    During Hawthorn's 7 consecutive Grand Finals from 1983-1989, there were some that were memorable for the right reasons (1989, 1984), some that were memorable for the wrong reasons (1988, and 1983, both setting records for biggest margin at the time) but 1986 is one Grand Final that rarely gets...
  18. Dan26

    Forgotten (less memorable) Grand Finals: The 1994 Grand Final. What are your memories?

    The same Grand Finals tend to get talked about, so I thought it would be interesting to hear people's memories of some of the less-talked about Grand Finals. 1994 was one such occasion. The novelty of the first Non-Victorian team winning a premiership was gone; the match was largely forgettable...
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    The rankings (from best to worst) of the 124 VFL-AFL premiership teams.

    Thanks to everyone for their continued support. This exercise is now in its 19th consecutive year. Time to see where the latest premiership team fits in to to the list. I use my own knowledge from the time of have spent watching football combined with anecdotal, statistical, and written...
  20. Dan26

    The true ladder with Match Ratio (percentage of games won). Will keep updated.

    83% PA 5-1 164.6% 80% ES 4-1 114.1% 66% GE 4-2 125.2% 66% BL 4-2 116.5% 59% CW 3-2-1 142.2% 59% RI 3-2-1 100.3% 50% SK 3-3 108.0% 50% CA 3-3 102.9% 50% GC 3-3 102.4% 50% GW 3-3 101.8% 50% WC 3-3 92.7% 50% WB 3-3 89.1% 50% HW 3-3 84.4% 40% ME 2-3 87.8% 33% FR 2-4 91.2% 33% NM 2-4 85.9% 33% SY 2-4...
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    The rankings (from best to worst) of the 123 VFL/AFL premiership sides

    Thanks to everyone for their continued support. This exercise is now in its 18th consecutive year. Time to see where the latest premiership team fits in to to the list. I use my own knowledge from the time of have spent watching football combined with anecdotal, statistical, and written...
  22. Dan26

    Herald-Sun: "Rampant Tigers carry hopes of state in Grand Final"

    I don't know why the media persists with this rubbish. Year after year, we hear "Insert Victorian team" carry states hopes. Anyone who understands tribal footy culture going back 100 years, knows that we as Victorians hate the other Victorian clubs. It's the same in the EPL and any tribal...
  23. Dan26

    In my opinion, the best game of all time is about to start on Fox Footy

    West Coast vs Carlton 1995. I don't know how many of you are old enough to remember this game, but this particular contest, was, in my view, the best game of VFL/AFL football ever played. And this is coming from a Bombers fan in which the match in question was played in the same season as the...
  24. Dan26

    The rankings (from best to worst) of the 122 VFL/AFL premiership sides.

    Thanks to everyone for their continued support. This exercise is now in its 17th consecutive year. Time to see where the latest premiership team fits in to to the list. I use my own knowledge from the time of have spent watching football combined with anecdotal, statistical, and written...
  25. Dan26

    The rankings (from best to worst) of the 121 VFL/AFL premiership sides.

    Thanks to everyone for their continued support. This exercise is now in its 17th consecutive year. Time to see where the latest premiership team fits in to to the list. I use my own knowledge from the time of have spent watching football combined with anecdotal, statistical, and written...
  26. Dan26

    Same Sex marriage survey betting

    Anyone in this market? Sportsbet have the yes vote at $1.38, which is Christmas as far as I'm concerned. Sky News reported today that survey of people who have completed their survey forms showed that 72% had voted yes. It's surely a given that the yes vote will get up. Seems like it should...
  27. Dan26

    Movie The Star Wars prequels vs Force Awakens comparison thread. Why the prequels are infinitely better.

    18 months after its release, the novelty of The Force Awakens has worn off. I thought it would be interesting to look at the movie through an unbiased lens with the passage of time - something we couldn't do 12 months ago. I'm sorry to say that it doesn't hold up on repeat viewings, especially...
  28. Dan26

    Society/Culture Thugs physically attack Andrew Bolt, unprovoked, at book launch today.

    No doubt showing how "compassionate they are". Good to see they got a punch in the face and a kick in the balls for their trouble "Sky News host Andrew Bolt has been violently confronted by protesters outside a book launch in Melbourne on Tuesday. Police are now looking for the three men seen...
  29. Dan26

    The 17-5 system is, in fact, a 9-week "final-12" finals system. Help expose it for the farce it is.

    In regards to the proposed “17-5” system what all commentators have failed to mention is a 9-week final-12 finals system. It might not be marketed that way, but that is exactly how it operates in function. It's totally ridiculous. After all teams have played each other once, the top-12 have...
  30. Dan26

    The rankings (from best to worst) of the 120 VFL/AFL premiership sides.

    Thanks to everyone for their continued support. This exercise is now in its 16th consecutive year. Time to see where the latest premiership team fits in to to the list. I use my own knowledge from the time of have spent watching football combined with anecdotal, statistical, and written...

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