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The AFL handed the new clubs a million draft picks, then sat back and allowed the new teams to stockpile more draft picks and focus purely on young talent instead of concentrating on getting them to be competitive in their first few years. The AFL could've showed a bit more leadership and made...

Here's the ladder Coll - 11-2, 124.2 Syd - 10-3,144.2 WCE - 10-3, 143.1 Ess -10-3, 138.4 Adel - 10-3, 119.3 Haw - 9-4, 138.7 Geel - 8-5, 112.8 NM - 7-6, 105.2 St K - 6-7, 116.4 Carl - 6-7, 107.1 Rich - 6-7, 106.2 Bris - 6-7, 96.2 Fre - 6-7, 90.8 WB - 5-8, 79.4 Port - 4-9, 84.9 Melb - 2-11...

So what? Richmond smashed your club by 10 goals. Does that mean Hawthorn are just pretenders in 2012 ? The Blues are having a tough patch at the moment, but we're still one of the middle of the road sides. We're only one game out of the Top 8, for crying out loud! We played West Coast over...

Hawthorn are a strong side in good form, who caught us at a good time and they duly belted us by 50 points. Let's see how how your boys fare against them. 5 of the Bulldogs' 8 losses have been thrashings. 49 points vs West Coast 63 points vs St Kilda 92 points vs Sydney 58 points vs Brisbane...

This is simply untrue and I'm a Victorian. The WAFL and SANFL were very strong competitions prior to 1985. Maybe not quite as strong as the VFL, but their best teams could give most of the VFL teams a run for their money. Sometimes they used to play "end of season" games between the premiers...

Haha, it looks like some of the fans of the "top" teams are really enjoying their powerhouse victories over the bottom sides. It must give them a real big buzz to beat the depleted shitty teams by 15 goals. :rolleyes: Feel free to comment on the lop-sided non-event of a AFL season, people...

If the Dockers wore these rubbery white shorts, Ross Lyon would have even more of a bounce in his step as he sashayed out for the three-quarter time address.

No, because when we were winning those spoons, there was us and maybe one or two other teams stinking up the competition. Melbourne, Port and Bulldogs would be legitimate wooden spoon contenders in any other season. Three shitty teams is normal, but the AFL - god bless 'em - have provided us...

He is like Fevola but without the football skills No thanks!

The AFL have wrecked football, in my opinion. They've watered the footy down so badly it resembles the soup they serve in POW camps. It's a shame all those talented kids at GWS and Gold Coast weren't distributed amongst the 16 real football clubs. Every weekend we have to suffer through two 100...

Sleeping tablets are detrimental to your health. They don't leave you feeling refreshed when you wake up. You normally feel drowsy and lethargic. Watching a replay of the previous Monday's episode of "On The Couch" is a far better alternative. Give me five minutes of Healy, Sheahan and Roosy...

I followed the game for my whole life, just like I've eaten the occasional Big Mac since I was nine years old. Just because I'll get drunk and scoff a Big Mac on my way home for want of a better alternative, it doesn't mean I think it's good food. AFL footy is similar. It's more like a bad...

Yeah, Geelong have a portion of loudmouth fans who are sooks and one-eyed imbeciles, just like every other club in the AFL. Most of the people who boo the umpires are wrong. Either they fall for a player's pathetic acting and beg for a free kick, or they are too far away from the action and...

Why do people care so much about sacked coaches or 'soon to be sacked' coaches ? Every year it's the same. The media beat up stories about coaches who are under the pump and players changing clubs & chasing dollars. The footy public just laps it up. What's the appeal? Who cares if Ratten coaches...

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/135117/default.aspx Two months ago, the AFL announced they had increased the allocation for competing clubs from 25,000 to 30,000 So I stand corrected on that. Funny how the AFL announced the increase in tickets on May 7th, but they...

Mate, I spend $400 on a good night out with my eyes closed and without even getting warmed up. I won't need to save up, even if the Blues were to perform miracles and turn their season around. I just feel sorry for all the Collingwood and Essendon fans who get paid $400 every fortnight by...

It's sad that AFL football has degenerated into kindergarten playtime where little girls like Danielle Pearce can sook to the teacher and players can be suspended for sledging. Normal people just laugh when an opponent says "I ****ed your mother". What does it say about Danielle Pearce's mother...

I've been a mad fan of AFL/VFL for years, but even I think it is s**t these days. If Carlton isn't playing, I don't bother watching. Most games are boring as. There are no decent contests. Players stage for frees just like Italian soccer players. Umpires have no feel for the game and try to...

Nowhere else in the world do they sell just 25% of seats to fans of the competing teams. The AFL have created an ARTIFICIAL demand where they can sell 25,000 tickets @ $390.00 each a) It STINKS that only 12,500 paid members can see their team play in the Grand Final b) It's just adding...

Don't buy into that AFL bullshit where they compare our ticket prices to overseas sporting events. It's like trying to justify the Hilltop Hoods or Powderfinger charging $400 for a ticket to one of their gigs at Hisense Arena because over in America, Kanye West or the Rolling Stones charge $500...

Some good postings in here. Big footy does surprise me sometimes. Both worthy legends of the game. I didn't see either, just tv highlights, final quarter replays from 7's grand final marathon, so it's nice to hear from people who saw them play. Skilton has 3 brownlows and was picked as first...

Demetriou the Righteous is still underpaid when you consider the vast personal wealth of other foreign dictators.

Yeah, to a degree, but the footy remains interesting to me, even when it's one sided and players go through the motions. You still get individual battles, marking contests, tackles, side-steps, no-look handballs, snaps from the boundary, some nice teamwork, players getting knocked out... When...

It's all about a person's attitude. If you watch a movie (or band) with an open mind, you'll probably enjoy it or get something out of it. But if you're with friends who moan and groan and pick faults all the way through, then you probably won't enjoy it. If you're a mad Blues fan like me...

You've missed the point. There is more to it than that. Horse racing only exists so people can bet on it. Some people like watching their favourite horse and don't bet, but not many. For most people who enjoy it, it's a 90 second rush where they can watch their $100 note gallop around a bend...

There are hundreds of ridiculous sports that aren't televised here, therefore they don't even register when people think of their "least favourite". Of the popular mainstream sports, I can't stand watching the Formula One. The amount of money and hype for this s**t far outweighs any enjoyment...