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Am I alone in thinking that character witnesses at AFL tribunal settings are completely ridiculous, bordering on moronic? We here things like “he is a good bloke off the field, does plenty of charity work” or similar. Cool. You still punched or shirtfronted or bit the bloke. Things like “he...

Coming to the stage of the season where we start to think about the awards. This best 22 under 22 has been around for 3-4 years, starting to get pushed more widely in the media. For this award my understanding is that players have to be 22 or under for the AFL season, even if they turn 23 in...

Let's get real, goalkicking is much more impactful on games than umpiring. This isn't just related to Port, but I have taken the liberty of rejigging the umpires threads title, And I do want to discuss legitimately the failure of players to kick accurately. 5 grand finals it could be argued...

As we all know, Troy Chaplin is well-known for generously handing out advice to clubs he has left. This advice went on to help Port Adelaide record a crushing victory over Richmond in the 2014 elimination final. While Port Adelaide have not had their best season in 2016, this can largely be...

Some potentially good news for the family of young Kylie Maybury, who went missing and was found dead in 1984, with an arrest being made Hopefully if it is a correct arrest and it is the culprit, enough evidence is available. I don't know much, if anything, about this case, but assuming...

So far Oliver, Parish, Weitering, Daniel and Papley have got the nod. Would say this round Acres has had the stand-out game, top 3 on the ground today in my opinion, with McLean the leader in terms of being rewarded for numerous consistent performances. Could go either way really. Tomorrow...

How many games will turnovers kill a sides chances against superior opposition this year? I can think of 4 already (Dogs v Hawks, Saints v Hawks, Crows v Hawks, Dees v North). It's a blight on the AFL that professional athletes paid a lot more than most people, including the officials of the...

After a very impressive week in round 1, with Oliver, Weitering, Parish, Daniel, Dunkley, Schache, Mills, Papley all performing well, it seems that this week will belong to Darcy Parish. Milera was all silk in a 10 goal smashing v Port with 20 disposals and 1.0. Weitering, Daniel, Mills etc...

Discussion elsewhere got me thinking. Two similar players, having had increasingly good seasons in 2015 and look ready to go even further in 2016. Who would you prefer if your club could pick one tomorrow? Which one will end up a more worthwhile recruit for the club (i.e. taking into...

A shining light for the record-breaking Mick Malthouse. Every week from here on in, he sets a new record, breaking his old record from the week before for most games as coach. He by rights should get a nice guard of honour each week. Do Carlton wait to eventually get a win, and then sack Mick...

Based on this filler article http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/sport/afl/news/2015/3/wayne-careys-top-eight-players-he-would-pay-to-go-and-watch/ Who would you pay to go and see? I guess try to name other clubs players but if you must feel free to name your own clubs. For me: Gary Ablett...

Has Roughead just demolished any talk of him not being a big game performer anymore? All season, he's done it in big games. I've always thought that talk was overly critical, he's not the only key forward to be down in big games, and besides, he has kicked goals in finals (08, 10) and always...

Couldn't see one made already. After North had a big role last year with Dal Santo, looks like they could be big players again. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-09-24/north-chasing-lumumba In the right roles, all those guys could be huge for North in 2015. Significant risks, but significant...

Unfortunate way for the season that Chaplin was enjoying to end today, but I felt he really stood up today in the face of some adversity. So the question is, which statistical indicator best shows the influence (or lack thereof) he had today? Votes/comments re: Carlton will not be counted :drunk:

As usual, should be one of the biggest players for the warmer months. I can't see a thread about them? List changes Retirements: Lewis Robert-Thomson Potential Retirements: Adam Goodes Rhyce Shaw Delisted: Ryan O'Keefe (basically) Potentially Delisted: Tom Walsh Trade Bait/Free Agency...

Game under away. Melbourne content to hold on the ball and deny GWS inside 50's. Worked okay so far. 8-6 their way. A.Riley (M) and J.Stewart (G) the subs.

ESSENDON v WEST COAST EAGLES ES , 4:40pm AEST Saturday, August 16, 2014 ESSENDON B Courtenay Dempsey, Cale Hooker, Jason Winderlich HB Mark Baguley, Michael Hurley, Michael Hibberd C Ariel Steinberg, Dyson Heppell, Jake Melksham HF Jobe Watson, Patrick Ambrose, Paul Chapman F Brendon...

So, we're over half way through the season (12 out of 22 games for non-finals clubs), and best & fairest counts would be starting to sort themselves out. So, for your club, who is the top 5? Is there any peculiarities in the voting that would influence the results? Any surprises that opposition...