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  1. legend166

    AFL bragging about Chinese TV ratings

    On their continued mission to prove they are the dumbest sporting administration on the planet, the AFL have decided that hot of the heels of a major scandal reported in world wide news about the Chinese government trying to use their financial muscle to squash free speech in a major sporting...
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    Why have the finals stunk so much the last few years?

    After a snooze fest that was the first round (Geelong losing by only 10 was fairly flattering), it hit me we haven't had a great finals series for a few years. From 2016 to now, the average losing margin has been 38 points. Games with a margin under 20 points: 2016 = 2/9 2017 = 1/9 2018 = 3/9...
  3. legend166

    There really should be an 'equivalent send off' rule

    It didn't impact the match today, but the Swans were two down for the majority of the match due to an illegal sling tackle from Rioli on O'Riordan and a late hit from I believe Vardy on Thurlow. O'Riordan was concussed and didn't play the last three quarters, and Thurlow came back on for a...
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    New Official Swans Podcast - Conversations With Cal

    Surprised no thread on this yet, but the Swans have launched a new podcast entitled 'Conversations with Cal'. As the name implies, it's hosted by Callum Sinclair. The first episode is an hour long chat with Dane Rampe. I've only just started listening, but Sinclair says 'mate' three times in the...
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    AFL set to introduce 6-6-6 starting positions next season

    New news, new thread: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-rule-change-the-afl-is-likely-to-recommend-on-wednesday-20180724-p4zt8z.html So thankfully they've at least come to their senses and are not (yet) introducing zones for stoppages which would have been a complete farce. However...
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    What realistic stats and/or game analysis do you wish were readily available?

    I made a comment in the Match Day thread during the Swans/Saints game on the weekend, where we were leading by about 1000 points at half time but St Kilda had managed to level the inside 50 count, that I hoped this was the end of people thinking the inside 50 stat was valuable for understanding...
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    ABC set to lose radio rights

    Figured this was worth its own thread: https://wwos.nine.com.au/2018/06/14/08/33/cricket-australia-to-exclude-abc-from-radio-rights-for-first-time-in-80-years Who'd have thought Hutchy would ruin so many things? I know ABC coverage had gone downhill a bit lately, but no commercial free...
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    AFL uses Hawthorn training session to trial new rules (zones, etc)

    Not even sure where to begin with this one: http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-12/exclusive-hawks-afl-in-trial-of-onfield-zones More at the link including talking about reducing interchanges or getting rid of interchange entirely.
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    The importance of the Academies in attracting talent

    So a lot of the talk around the state of the game lately has been whether there's enough talent going around. One of the advantages of going to 16 a side, people say, is that you immediately get rid of the 36 worst players. Probably the best way around this is actually increasing the talent...
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    Paul Roos: Six ways to improve the AFL

    Hey look, someone actually speaking common sense in the media. I agree with all of these. You can read the full article for all his reasonings. https://www.playersvoice.com.au/paul-roos-six-steps-to-improve-afl/ 1. Ensure a fair draw by moving to a 17 round season (he admits this only works...
  11. legend166

    Opinion Out of all these young guys, who will make it?

    Okay so we've had a lot of new guys last season and so far this year. Time to make some predications so we can bump the thread in 10 years and laugh at everyone for bad opinions. Including mine possibly. Of course some of these guys are teenagers and trying to predict their development is...
  12. legend166

    Buying tickets for home games

    So for the first time since 1999, I'm not a member. This is due to numerous reasons, mainly being that I got married, now live in the Blue Mountains, and being a (platinum) member is really expensive when the money could go towards a house deposit. Plus I have to be on call for work so I'd...
  13. legend166

    Do the equalisation methods need tweaking?

    It's officially the off season, so time for an off season thread! So, in the last 15 years, 7 clubs have won flags. Those same 7 clubs have also been runners up 9 times in the last 7 years. It wouldn't be surprising if one of those 7 clubs won again next year, with Hawthorn, West Coast, Sydney...
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    Question for the Essendon fans - what if the club/players are found guilty?

    I know there's been a few threads similar to this, but it usually ends up discussing how those of us who believe Essendon are guilty will think/act if Essendon is found <insert verdict here>. But I want to focus on the Essendon fans. Here's the hypothetical - let's say it's a month from now and...
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    Australia vs India - Second Test @ GABBA - Dec 17-21 - Day 3

    Sorry for the delay.
  16. legend166

    Australia vs India - Second Test @ GABBA - Dec 17-21 - Day 2

    State of the match at the beginning of day 2: India - 4/311 (Vijay 144, Rahane 75*, Hazlewood 2/44).
  17. legend166

    Another alleged racial abuse incident, this time at Buddy Franklin

    I guess we shouldn't be surprised by this - there are always going to be complete morons in the world. Time to start handing out 5-10 year bans me thinks.
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    Is there another team with a worse recent first round draft history than the Swans?

    Everyone always mocks Richmond and Melbourne but I think we may have them covered on this topic, which is always a point of humour (and depression) on the Swans board. Basically for as long as I can remember, we've essentially been hopeless at first round draft picks. Now, thankfully for the...
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    So who's excited for 2014?!

    Put aside all the rubbish coming from folks likes Eddie and the Main Board, and think about how awesome next year is going to be. We're recruiting probably the most exciting player in the competition. Chuck him on a team with Jetta, a fully fit Rohan and Goodes, and that's probably the most...
  20. legend166

    This is the time Australian football needs to draw in a line in the sand over PEDs

    I feel like we're at the cross-roads now when it comes to PEDs in Australian football. I don't know if I'm being completely naive to think that they haven't been an issue previously, but at the very least they are now an issue which is well and truly in the public eye. What happens in the next...
  21. legend166

    Gary Rohan to play in the reserves this weekend

    Thought this deserved a main board thread. Rohan will make his return the weekend from the broken leg he suffered early last season. I don't think we'll see him play seniors this year as he's still got the rod in his leg, so they'll want to manage his game time as closely as possible. Still...
  22. legend166

    Channel 9 wants a say in selection of ODI team

    Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/fresh-tension-as-nine-declares-it-wants-a-say-in-team-selection-for-odis-20130619-2ojd5.html#ixzz2WexqsAyf What say you, BigFooty? I mean, obviously giving a TV network any power over selection is completely ridiculous. I do sympathise with...
  23. legend166

    Competitions AFL Fantasy Elite Signup/Expressions of Interest - AKA Real Fantasy Football

    So, thankfully whoever runs this AFL Fantasy stuff has decided to introduce a proper AFL fantasy football game, instead of the borefest also known as DreamTeam (in case you can't tell, I really hate DreamTeam). But what is 'proper' fantasy football you ask? If you've ever played any sort of...
  24. legend166

    Ponting's replacement

    So as of the first test against Sri Lanka the number four spot will be vacant. Who should replace him? From the top run scorers in the Shield: Hughes, 518 runs at 51.80 - They probably won't pick him in the middle order, although I don't think it would be the worst idea. Ferguson - 463...
  25. legend166

    Membership prices

    It's that time of the year again where I assume every club is sending out all the info for 2013 memberships. I want to gauge how much other clubs charge because I'm getting a bit sick of the Swans putting up the price every year. Anyway, for the Swans (all adult pricing): 11 Games, platinum...
  26. legend166

    Malthouse announced as Carlton coach

    Not sure why there's no official thread. http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/147375/default.aspx
  27. legend166

    Players needs to be 'selfish' for the good of the competition

    I mentioned this in the thread about expendable players, but I think it warrants its own discussion. There's a lot of posturing in the AFL community (fans, players, coaches, etc) about loyalty. However, I think the players get the bum end of the loyalty stick. Fans turn on players very fast if...
  28. legend166

    Can someone please explain this to me? (sliding)

    Look, I know we're all sick of the whole Goodes sliding incident, and considering we're 5-0 and Goodes killed it on the weekend this really shouldn't bother me, but can someone please explain the following: Goodes slides into Surjan's knees, ends up with a week. Taylor Walker slides into's...
  29. legend166

    Gold Coast VS Essendon

    No thread yet? Essendon got off to a good start but the Suns much more competitive the last 10 minutes.
  30. legend166

    Opinion Who should we target in free agency for 2013?

    I don't want to derail the game day thread where I brought up going after Steve Johnson next year so I thought I'd make a thread to discuss who we should pick up from free agency. Anyway, you can see the list here...

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