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  1. Coolangatta

    Portfolio Alternate timeline where NRL didn't exist and AFL is popular in NSW, QLD, and NZ, and TAS, ACT, and NT are represented.

    Here's what I came up with. 24 teams, 2 leagues, 12 teams in each league who play each other twice. The winner of each leagues finals series would play off in the GF. North-West League: WA, SA, NT, QLD West Perth Falcons (WA) East Perth Royals (WA) Fremantle Dockers (WA) South West Sharks (WA)...
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    Fixture A better way to do double-ups

    Here's a way you could do it. Split the 18 teams into groups of three, those teams play each other twice. Keep the interstate teams separate. Like this: Group 1: Pies, Lions, Giants, Blues, Dees, Port (you've got the six best teams of this year playing each other twice next year) Group 2...
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    Opinion Will we ever see the return of the NEAFL?

    Or are Gold Coast, Southport, GWS, Brisbane, and Sydney going to remain in the VFL, with Tasmania soon to join? What can the AFL do to make the NEAFL a viable league again, and more importantly, a stronger league than it ever was before?
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    Opinion Instead of a "gather round" why not a State of Origin round?

    Issue is when would be the best time, because clubs don't want to risk their players getting injured, so I don't know about whether you could even get it off the ground or not. You could host it in one city per year, before, during, or after the season, and rotate it. Who has enough AFL...
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    Workshop Your jumper designs for a hypothetical new Perth Quokkas team in black and gold state colours and a Canberra Griffins team in blue and gold.

    Would love to see what some of you talented graphics artists could come up with. And yes, I know, black and gold and blue and gold are already taken, but that's what clash jumpers are for. Have fun and thanks if you try!
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    The Lottery Office

    A chance at $1.3b after lump sum and all taxes? The Lottery Office You think this is legit? I bought one ticket (self selected numbers), tried to buy one more game (quick pick). Site is down though. Apparently they purchase a ticket in the US from a “state lottery operator” authorised by the...
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    Fixture Collingwood hasn't played Sydney at the MCG since 2013. Here's how you can solve that.

    I haven't gone through every scenario, just shown you a few examples, but you put every team into groups of two (based on geography and for Victoria, membership numbers). You play the team in your grouping twice and every team in the other groups once at home and once away. The following year...
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    Fixture Magic round could improve the fixture balance.

    23 rounds, 11h, 11a, 1n. 1-18 all play each other once = 17 games 1-6, 7-12, 13-18 from 2022 ladder play each other twice = 5 games (total 22) Everyone plays one rival club twice = 1 game (total 23) Cons? Makes the fixture way harder for teams 1-6 and increases the likelihood of teams from...
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    Fixture Yet another fixture idea.

    Split the ladder into five groups: 1-4 5-8 9-12 13-16 17-18 The top four groups play one team from each group including their own twice and the bottom two play each other twice plus two teams from one group and one from every group except the top four. The top four groups play an extra game...
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    Food, Drink & Dining Out How big of an air fryer do you need to cook a 3kg chicken?

    Can’t find any clear answers on it.
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    Opinion What would be the pros and cons of a merit-based, hierarchical competition nationally and across all states?

    I'm talking about no more WAFL, SANFL, and VFL, and a promotion and relegation system. You've got 18 AFL clubs, 21 VFL clubs (22 if you add Tassie), 10 WAFL clubs, and 10 SANFL clubs. That's 60 clubs, -14 if you don't count AFL clubs with a standalone reserves team. So, 46 unique clubs with...
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    Opinion What would 2022 AFL State of Origin teams look like on paper?

    I honestly wouldn't have a clue. You've got the big three states: Victoria, WA, and SA. I'm not sure NSW/ACT, QLD, TAS or NT would have enough quality players to form a strong team, so they could form a formidable combined team called The Allies. If anyone wants to have a go of this, I'd love to...
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    Moved Thread If Tasmania gets the 19th license, what state or territory would you like to see team 20 based in?

    There's been some interesting discussion about this, at the risk of sounding repetitive, but I haven't seen it put to poll yet. Some argue that Canberra or WA would be the best choice, but critics say that Canberra isn't big enough to have a team in 10 years. Some argue against a WA team because...
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    AFL Grand Final It's a grand old poll. On the grand final location.

    Yes, I know; it's not likely going anywhere for 38 years other than the MCG. But if they miraculously changed the contract, and you got a say on how they'd rewrite it, what would you want?
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    Rank teams in order of who you'd like to see win a flag other than your own

    1. Fremantle (parochial West Aussie and would love the purple army to snag one finally) 2. St Kilda (drought, only one flag in their long history) 3. Suns (I really want them to succeed and GC to finally have a successful sporting franchise) 4. Melbourne (despite winning emphatically yesterday...
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    Long-term future of the AFL.

    What do you think it looks like? Specifically, the number of teams and how the fixture is organised. Realistically, what is the most number of rounds you could have in a season that isn't going to fry the players? 24? 26? 28? How can you have 30 teams in the AFL and have everyone play each other...
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    Fixtures you'd like to see.

    I've been educated on how logistically difficult and financially detrimental reversing the fixture and making Victorian teams play each other more interstate to reduce travel inequality is. Technically, every team gets 11 "home" and 11 "away" fixtures throughout the season. Nevertheless, you...
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    Reverse Fixture Groupings Template

    Attached is a reverse fixture grouping sample template I drafted up. The idea behind this is that everyone plays once during the first 17 rounds, then you have 4 double-up rounds and a rivalry round. You'd use this template to flip the fixtures you see the following year (i.e. Adelaide v Carlton...
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    Opinion 3pts for a goal from a free kick instead of 6pts?

    What do you think? If they're there, fine, but a goal from a contested mark and set shot or open play should be worth more than a goal from a free kick, especially if the free kick is dubious. Lowering the value of the goal from a free kick also reduces the incentive to stage for them. What do...
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    Opinion 2021: Once again disappointed with the fixture

    a) Everyone plays each other once in the first 17 rounds, which is good, but travel is uneven (i.e. West Coast play Adelaide and Port at home rather than one at home and one in SA) b) The last 5 rounds are set in stone and not left blank depending on ladder position so some clubs will inevitably...
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    Opinion Eddie McGuire urges AFL to consider radical plan to combat COVID in 2021 season

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2021-key-dates-when-does-the-season-start-quarter-length-eddie-mcguire-gillon-mclachlan-changes-to-the-game-crowds/news-story/0b0fc66f7db75393d38ab95c2f0fbfa1 I like it, 100% agree with Eddie on this, and the extra games will give interstate sides more MCG...
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    Opinion 2021 fixture I'd like to see.

    An extra round, so 23 rounds, the 1-6, 7-12, and 13-18 categories play each other twice. Double up interstate rival matches, plus two Victorian sides from different "zones" playing each other twice. I'd go with Tigers vs. Pies x2, Cats vs. Hawks x2, Saints vs. Dogs x2, and Blues vs. Dees x2...
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    Opinion Ranked grand final match-up you'd most like to see.

    1. Lions vs. Port (a chance to avenge 2004) 2. Lions vs. Tigers 3. Port vs. Cats (2007 rematch. Would be hilarious, in a cruel, sadistic way, if the Cats thump Port again, which is possible because they did flog them at the Gabba already this season) 4. Tigers vs. Cats I'm happy with all these...
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    Opinion Number of games in NT and Tasmania

    Why not have 18 games in TAS and NT every season? Once almost every week. Every club in the AFL "hosts" a game there and no one plays twice in TAS or NT. That way, the travel is evenly distributed. It's a national competition; there should be more exposure to TAS and NT. You could do the same...
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    Opinion Draft order based on premiership drought

    I read this interesting comment about the draft: the proposal is that the order should be based on the sides with the longest drought to prevent tanking and promote equalisation. So, Melbourne would get the top pick because they've had a 56-year drought, then the Saints next, and so on, down to...
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    Opinion What is the best Victorian set-up for a rivalry round?

    Carlton vs. Collingwood is the obvious one, then I suppose, Hawthorn vs. Geelong. That leaves Essendon, Richmond, Saints, Dogs, Dees, and North. Perhaps it'd be best to rotate between teams, so one season it might be Hawthorn vs. Essendon instead of Geelong or Essendon vs. North. I ask this...
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    Opinion If you could, would you reward the side who finishes top of the ladder as the grand final host?

    Or would you rotate the grand final among the states, where Victoria gets it every second year, WA and SA every six years, and NSW and QLD every 12 years. My only objection to rotating would be that it'd be a shame if a grand final between Fremantle and West Coast fell at the SCG, Adelaide vs...
  28. Coolangatta

    Politics What's a political book you'd like to read?

    Something that's missing, a gap that needs filling? I guess there's something for everyone, and pretty much everything's been done already. I ask because I'd like to write a political book, I don't know what I want to say - or at least - what I could say that'd justify 50,000+ words. I mean, I...
  29. Coolangatta

    Does the ground matter anymore?

    Since the 6-6-6 rule change? The season has been unpredictable so far; perhaps teams have an easier time adjusting and nullifying the style of play teams used to implement regularly at home. If the Suns beat Adelaide tomorrow or go close, at a ground the club has struggled at badly in the past...
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    Movie Bring back James Gunn petition argument

    Decided to make one myself, probably way too late to the party. Thor director said he doesn't want it. The cast needs to walk away. https://www.change.org/p/the-walt-disney-company-reinstate-james-gunn-sign-if-you-agree-with-this-argument

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