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Do we want to give this sub board a name? Hi all. I made this suggestion in another thread, but thought id also put it here.

So, pre-season has started, with various games, includin the Phillies v my own Rays, as well as the Red Sox taking on a nothing team. Any other updates?

Apologies to the mods if there's a thread on this already, but I couldn't see it. The College Football season finishes up with the National Championship, this morning our time (about 10:30am). Clemson Tigers take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. Anybody watching it? Thoughts on which side wins?

It occurs to me that we've found ourselves in a bit of an "Inbetweener" season: what I mean is, we are in between the two commonly acceptable phases in football, development and contending. This year, a lot of us are irritated by where our players are at, feeling the previous excuse of "well...

Well, it's been a busy off-season for us on here. First we went through "THE BEST OF THE BEST 22", and determined who we think will be our strongest team for the year. Then we used that as the base for our team during "Around the Grounds in 40 Days", looking at each Saints game for the 2017...

Sorry about the delay on this last section, but, well, it's been really hot here. Anyway, the season is ending pretty strongly: R20, we beat the Eagles (27 votes to 14) R21, we beat the Demons (37 votes to 4) So, that puts us at 15W-5L-0D, which would probably put us anywhere from 2-4 on the...

Well, some predictable voting for the first few games of the last batch, and then the Port one may strike some as a surprise: R17: we beat the Bombers (40 votes to 2) R18: we lose to the Swans in Sydney (41 votes to 1 brave soul) R19: we pull of a surprising away win against the Power (29 votes...

Okay, so after 16 rounds, we are looking pretty good! In the last batch of games, we predicted: We’ll beat the Suns handsomely (44 votes to 2) We’ll even beat the Dockers in Perth (38 votes to 8) And we will pulverise the Tigers (46 votes to 0) That would put us at 11W-4L-0D. That’s about 2...

Sorry for the delay with the next installment. Anyway, after the last batch of games, here's how we stand: We're predicting a narrow win against the Bulldogs (28 votes to 26) A solid thumping by the Crows (42 to 11) And an absolute shallacking of the Kangas (53 to 0) That would put us at...

Okay, so according to the votes from the last batch of games, here's how we'll be going by this point: R7 we will LOSE to Giants (51 votes to 4) R8 we'll WIN against the Blues (55 votes to 0!) R9 we'll LOSE to the Swans (44 to 11) It strikes me this is perhaps a sign that we as a fanbase see...

Well, so far, we're 6 rounds into Around the Grounds in 40 Days, and here are the results so far: Demons: WIN (88 votes to 8) Eagles: LOSE (75 to 19) Lions: WIN (95 to 1 brave soul) Magpies: WIN (62 to 0) Cats: WIN (but only just, 32 to 30) Hawks: WIN (54 to 8) That would put us, by Round 6...

So, here we go with the next of three games for 2017. Same rules apply as in the first AtGi40D poll thread, so have a look there if you need to. For these rounds, we play: 4, Collingwood; 5, Geelong; and 6, Hawthorn. Here's the details Round 4: Collingwood There have been some MASSIVE changes...

Hi guys, So, this is how I'm going to do the pre-season full-season preview this year: in blocks of 3ish games. You just have to pick whether we will win or lose - margins will be left out. I'll also make it so there's a choice of Win or Lose for each game, and if we get even votes for a...

So we come to the last section. So far, this is the team that we've determined: FB: Dempster - Brown - Geary HB: Roberton - Carlisle (+r) - Savage C: HF: Membrey - Bruce - Billings FF: Gresham - McCartin - Weller FOL: Hickey I/C: That leaves us with only NINE spots to fill. Here are a few...

Okay, so far we've decided on this: FB: Dempster - Brown - Geary HB: Roberton - Carlisle (+r) - Savage RK: Hickey Now to work through the forward line. I'll just reiterate the stuff I said for the backs, plus a little extra. There are SIX spots allotted for forwards, and these are primarily...

Okay, so having worked through the Ruck combination, now we go into the backs. For the sake of clarity and simplicity, I've made a few decisions: There are only SIX spots for backs - I'm making the call that the bench will be taken up by midfielders. On the other hand, these six spots are for...

Notwithstanding our already existing Best 22 thread, I thought I might start a more systematic approach. I'm going to, over the coming weeks, start voting threads on four main components: Rucks (1...ish) Backs (6) Mids (9) Forwards (6) You'll be able to vote for your combination in each one...

Okay, so which player will it be? You're being asked to guess not only which players will be still available, but which one of those you think we will take. Play with your head (who you think we'll take) or with your heart (who you want to take). If you want to pick another option, just let...

First, let me apologise to all those Carlton/Preston fans out there for the typo in the title. #sorrynotsorry Secondly, if you're thinking of going, just be aware that this game has been MOVED. These games won't be at IKON Park now. Both the Devo game and the main game will be played at Preston...

Another glorious GAME DAY! How are you watching the game? Any final predictions or thoughts for the game? Let us know, and follow the game in here. :)

Good morning on this glorious game day! How are you watching the game today? At the ground, at home, at the pub? With your family, a couple of mates? All the latest thoughts, news, predictions, post them here. Who'll be our best on ground? Kick our first goal? Life is always better on game...

Hi guys, Again, apologies that I can't provide the usual degree of depth for the rest of the season's games. I figured this might be a good compromise. Simply put, tick those games you see us winning for the rest of the season. I've tried to include a conflated version of the usual info I give...

Just noticed there isn't technically a drafting thread for this year. Note that the Mods don't want the kind of mega-thread we've had over the last few years, as it can become unmanageable, both for us and for them. As such, they've already set up a Trade and FA thread to discuss potential...

Our Saints come to my home town for this Round 11 Clash. Last year, it wasn't the funnest game for a Saints fan to sit through, truth be told. But hey, there's always next year... which is now this year... So let's look at the factors. This game is at Adelaide Oval, on Sunday afternoon. It'll...

Apologies for the slight delay since the Bombers game. I've been teaching an intensive class all week at work, which has made it a bit hard to get time to do this. I'll be speeding these up to every 3 days, from here on, so we can get it finished soon. Anyway, here we are at the game against the...

Well, after West Coast, we go from the sublime to the ridiculous. Let's look at the overview. The game is on at Etihad on Sunday, twilight, our first game in that slot for the year. Clearly the AFL doesn't think anybody but the most devout will want to watch this game. We'll be coming back...

Well, given what happened the last time we played the Eagles in Perth, here's hoping we show a bit more this time. Here are the key factors as you make your decision. This is an away game for us, flying over to Perth. Yes. Hmm. Well. It's on a Sunday. We played the previous Sunday, and so have...

It's a bit of a shame that the AFL have decided to not let us all play this game in Hobart - I think that's what both clubs probably would have wanted, but hey, Gil knows best... Anyway, here's the key factors: This game will be on Sunday, May 8, at Etihad, and will be another FTA game on...

Now, this is set to be an absolute cracker, a must win game for both sides. I love that we get to clash with the Dees straight after our game against the Giants. These two games really are defining games, as we go head-to-head with teams that are looking to go back up the ladder with us. Here...

So, this is going to be a fascinating match, I reckon. In many ways, it's a good little benchmark, to see how effectively our rebuild is setting us up to compete with the expansion teams, who many will expect to reach their flag-winning peak around the same time we are hoping to. How do you...