The V/AFL is no doubt the most comprehensively covered league for statistical analysis in the history of our great game (although Ric Gauci and his tremendous WAFL FootyFacts website might have something to say about that).
One area that is slightly lacking, at least in some areas, is that of...
https://wafootball.com.au/news/25838/wafc-acknowledges-wa-womens-football-league-as-historic-foundation-of-wafl-womens
The WAFC announced this back in November 2024 but I only just noticed it now, and thought it of enough relevance to start a discussion here.
Basically, the WAWFL was the...
I often come across old articles relating to clash jumpers in my research. It's fascinating to see what the media of the time thought about certain clash jumpers that we now look back on as iconic (or terrible). Here are a few.
Date/Time (AEST)
Fixture
Venue
Thu Apr 17
7:30pm
Brisbane vs. Collingwood
Gabba
Fri Apr 18
3:20pm
North Melbourne vs. Carlton
Marvel Stadium
Fri Apr 18
6:10pm
West Coast vs. Essendon
Optus Stadium
Sat Apr 19
1:20pm
Melbourne vs. Fremantle
MCG
Sat Apr 19
4:15pm
Adelaide vs. GWS...
Something different, and perhaps one for the collectors. Was trawling for Pies jumpers and this came to me recently – a reminder of how different the 2010 Collingwood designs were on the back between the PI and the retail. On PI's the stripes were cut off by the Adidas curve motif, but on...
Round 4
Fixture
Venue
Time
TV
Thursday, Apr 3
Collingwood vs. Carlton
MCG
7:30pm
Seven/Fox
Friday, Apr 4
Geelong Cats vs. Melbourne
GMHBA Stadium
7:40pm
Seven/Fox
Saturday, Apr 5
Gold Coast Suns vs. Adelaide Crows
People First Stadium
1:20pm
Fox Footy
Richmond...
Round 3
Fixture
Venue
Time
TV
Thursday, Mar 27
Essendon vs. Port Adelaide
Marvel Stadium
7:30pm
Seven/Fox
Friday, Mar 28
Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs
Marvel Stadium
7:40pm
Seven/Fox
Saturday, Mar 29
Melbourne vs. Gold Coast Suns
MCG
1:20pm
Fox Footy
St Kilda...
Just saw this cop a fairly low-profile release on Facebook about an hour or so ago. I'm not sure if it exists anywhere else yet. That said, I quite like it as a 60-second primer for people who aren't really into footy, and I think fans of every team can probably be satisfied that they are in...
Round 20 Fixture
Times in AEST
FRIDAY, 26 JULY
Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
Carlton VS. Port Adelaide
7:40 PM
SATURDAY, 27 JULY
Blundstone Arena, Hobart
North Melbourne VS. Geelong
1:45 PM
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Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
St Kilda VS. Essendon
4:35 PM
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People First...
The reins don’t change too much on FJGD, but with Freight Train winding back his modding duties over the past few months, we have been in the market for someone to help out.
You will all be familiar with this poster – he’s a prolific designer, friendly face and reasoned commenter around the...
Fixture
Venue
Time (AEST)
TV
Thursday, May 2
Adelaide Crows vs. Port Adelaide
Adelaide Oval
7:30pm
Seven/Fox
Friday, May 3
Carlton vs. Collingwood
MCG
7:40pm
Seven/Fox
Saturday, May 4
Sydney Swans vs. GWS Giants
SCG
1:45pm
Fox Footy
St Kilda vs. North Melbourne...
I thought it might be a good idea to create a thread of the current major data gaps online and whether they are being researched. This should prevent double-handling, and also allow those with connections to the AFL stats guys (Col, SR and so on) to update us on the status of their tasks.
I am...
Chat about this round's games here. I thought tonight's Saints v Dogs was a prime example of needlessly introducing white to a kit where it doesn't have any. The Dogs in all blue would have made for a much nicer look. While the match-up wasn't a clash, it wasn't necessarily a contrast either.
Bucks is selling off about 200 items worth of memorabilia via Leskis. There are a heap of phenomenal guernseys and apparel in the collection. These auction sites often don't last long, so I thought I'd preserve a few of the rarer items here.
NTFL 1992 trainer
NTFL 1992 rep
1992 SANFL GF...
I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognise "Opening Round".
Round 0
Fixture
Venue
Time
TV
Thursday, Mar 7
Sydney Swans vs. Melbourne
SCG
7:30pm
Seven/Fox
Friday, Mar 8
Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton
Gabba
7:40pm
Seven/Fox
Saturday, Mar 9
Gold Coast...
Cats in the retro kit tonight. Almost looks like a silver sheen. I get what they are trying to do, but paired with the OMO white of the shorts, it just looks a bit weird
Date
Fixture
Time (AEST)
Venue
Fri Jun 2
Melbourne vs. Carlton
7:50pm
MCG
Sat Jun 3
Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn
1:45pm
Adelaide Oval
Sat Jun 3
West Coast vs. Collingwood
4:35pm
Optus Stadium
Sat Jun 3
Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong
7:25pm
Marvel Stadium
Sat Jun 3
Gold Coast vs. Adelaide...
Has anyone else on here read Colin Carter’s recently published book centred around reclaiming the period between 1870 and 1896?
I never used to place much credence in his arguments for modifying the premiership tally (my view was generally that the VFL was a separate, breakaway competition to...
Fri Apr 28
St Kilda vs. Port Adelaide
7:50pm
Marvel Stadium
Sat Apr 29
Brisbane vs. Fremantle
1:45pm
Gabba
Sat Apr 29
Sydney vs. GWS
2:10pm
SCG
Sat Apr 29
Western Bulldogs vs. Hawthorn
4:35pm
Marvel Stadium
Sat Apr 29
Melbourne vs. North Melbourne
7:25pm
MCG
Sat Apr 29
West Coast vs...
Round 4
Date
Fixture
Time (AEST)
Venue
Thu Apr 6
Brisbane vs. Collingwood
7:35pm
Gabba
Fri Apr 7
North Melbourne vs. Carlton
4:20pm
Marvel Stadium
Sat Apr 8
Adelaide vs. Fremantle
1:45pm
Adelaide Oval
Sat Apr 8
Richmond vs. Western Bulldogs
4:35pm
MCG
Sat Apr 8
St Kilda vs. Gold...
Round 2
Date
Fixture
Time (AEDT)
Venue
Thu Mar 23
Carlton vs. Geelong
7:20pm
MCG
Fri Mar 24
Brisbane vs. Melbourne
7:50pm
Gabba
Sat Mar 25
Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide
1:45pm
MCG
Sat Mar 25
Adelaide vs. Richmond
4:35pm
Adelaide Oval
Sat Mar 25
Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda
7:25pm...
Sorry for asking this so late in the piece but I thought it best to gauge the opinions of the board given we’ve had a suggestion or two for an alternate “style” this year.
I am personally happy to keep it status quo but would entertain option 2. I think option 3 is a bit odd (what becomes the...
‘Awesome outcome’: White shorts ditched for AFLW players to cut period stress
A sensible outcome given the worldwide push for less mandatory white-coloured sporting attire given sensitivities around women's menstrual cycles etc.
I think this actually could be the catalyst for less white shorts...
Was digging around some old articles on Trove and found this pretty interesting revelation from August 1949. It puts to bed the theory that 'anti-clashers' like to perpetuate, which is that nobody had a problem with telling Collingwood and North apart for a hundred years and clash jumpers are...
Evening, team. I've been going back through the annals of pre-season matches looking at crowds and noticing that there a few that remain TBC via all the usual places (Wiki, Austadiums, and Australian Football / Hard Ball Get where applicable).
I think it'd be a great idea if we banded together...
Hello all, we're back again for another pre-season series. Will we see any surprises this year? Tune in. Fixture below (sorry for the Fox Footy guff).
Thursday March 4
Carlton v St Kilda at Marvel Stadium, 7.10pm (live on Fox Footy from 6.30pm)
Friday March 5
Collingwood v Richmond at Marvel...
Thought I may as well start up this thread as we're approaching that time of year where we start hearing about contract news and the like.
Myself and Red Crow will update the OP with confirmed changes as they come across; rumours can go in the thread itself.
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Changes for 2021...
I'm putting together a few video essays on my YouTube channel as a bit of a passion project.
Would love to see what you guys think of this first one :)
I didn't know where to post this but I was pretty impressed that I could sit through a 53-min video without ever having watched this guy's content before. He's big (150k+ subs) yet only 4% of his audience is from Australia, so it's interesting the way he explains and highlights the intricacies...