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An article off the ABC website about how Patrick Dangerfield has been a prolific Brownlow vote better had some graphs listing the top ten vote getters over various periods in recent times. One much discussed former Eagles player figures quite prominently alongside the likes on Martin, Ablett...

The AFL seems determined to move the Grand Final to a twilight fixture. Most fans want it left as is. But there is a simple solution. Hold the Grand Final at Optus Stadium in Perth with a local start time of 2.30pm. You see the AFL officially categorises games in Perth that start around that...

At the end of the Sydney match stadium management waited about 5 seconds after the final siren to dim the main lights and get the circulating coloured lights going. The main lights then flashed on and off. Couldn't they have waited a minute or two, or is the light show that important? Seems it...

The goal umps had a poor weekend by my reckoning. I didn't catch every minute of every game, but I watched a lot of footy over round 8. The historic first goal kicked in China was reviewed after the goal ump called it a goal but asked for a review. One camera angle showed a clear deflection...

One thing that has irked me is when a player is caught holding the ball and when he's on the ground still in possession of the ball he simply lets go of the ball (after the whistle has blown and he knows he's been pinged) and stands up to guard the mark. I see this happen at least had a dozen...

I think we should defy the mantra of one week at a time and put all our eggs into the Rd 2 clash against Hawthorn in 3 weeks time. We get Brisbane at home first up and we should use this match to tune up for the following week. That might involve playing some underdone players or even resting...

After Saturday's 23-6 free kick count in our favour there's been bit of talk (including on the Hawthorn board) that we get a charmed run with the umps, especially in Perth. Unless every decision and possible decision is analysed (by my estimate anywhere between 4,000 and 10,000 over the course...

In the Dogs V Port game Tory Dickson marked running towards goal with a Port player in hot pursuit. Dickson took the mark about 5 metres out and between the goal and behind posts. His momentum carried him a few paces forward, but he was quick to raise his hand to signal to the umpire (and...

Much was made (here in Perth, anyway) of the Eagles playing 3 games in 12 days coming up against the Tigers fresh off a bye (and having to travel to their home ground to boot). This is yet another example of the AFL fixturing by committee when the bye could simply be fixtured to ensure neutral...

http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2015-05-22/priddis-damage-you-healy

A TAB ad in today's West Australian had Matt Priddis as being the leading West Coast Brownlow Medal poller, something that seems at odds with a number of Big Footy followers. What do the bookies know that others don't?

The Video Review System was brought in in a rush and has shown right through the year that it is horribly flawed. The AFL has continued to defend it despite the utensil ups that have regularly occurred. This weekend was no different. In the Cats/Dockers game an apparent goal was kicked by Freo...

After the Carlton match, where Adam Selwood's lack of speed was exploited, he then was declared unavailable through injury for the following match against Port. He had played the full game against Carlton. He returned for the match against the Roos and once again lined up on a speedy player...

A number of posters have lamented that we are missing input from certain players who are battling with taggers. Most coaches will say that you can only tag a couple of players at most, if you overdo it then the opposition will get an advantage. But it seems that other teams are happy to tag...

As I was going through the the 2013 Ladder Predictor I noticed how high Carlton was in so many people's predictions. This surprised me as I don't really rate them and am far from convinced that Mick Malthouse will instantly turn them around. To verify what I thought I'd seen I counted up all...

The Big Footy teams forum lists the sides alphabetically beginning with Adelaide, but with Fitzroy at the end. This makes sense as they no longer exist. However the Western Bulldogs are listed ahead of the West Coast which is incorrect alphabetically. Any reason for this?

The Sharrod Wellingham incident raised an issue that has often confused me. That's the concept that when a player "leaves the ground" when bumping that's some sort of indicator of intent or malice. Bumps are dished out by players who both stay on their feet or who leave the ground. Those bumps...

For a few years now Sandilands has been rated by commentators as one of the best players in the competition. He won an All-Australian jumper a few years back and I think Mike Sheehan had him at number 4 in his top 50 this year, despite him missing large chunks of last year. When he was...

I propose that Eagles training this week concentrate on one aspect of the upcoming game, forcing Hawthorn to kick on their right foot. Hawthorn are stacked with left-footers; Franklin, Hodge, Rioli, Roughead, Gibson, Birchall, Guerra, Lewis, Suckling, Young, Smith and a few I've probably...

A couple of seasons back popular wisdom was that the days of having two ruckmen in a team were gone. The game was too mobile and the bench needed runners to replace those doing the running out on the ground. And that wasn't simply midfielders, the press meant forwards and backs did way more...