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During our drought years of 2011-2022, we had plenty of players that played a game that unfortunately missed out on the glory of either bookend. Some were able to find ultimate success at other clubs (Caddy, Vardy), but some missed out entirely or have yet to have their chance. If you could...

Who has the stronger legacy at Geelong now? Both are 2x premiership coaches but some argue Scott rode the coattails of Bomber to get his first. Did Bomber forever tarnish his legacy at Geelong with what happened after he left? Despite the one to break the drought? Who would you build the...

Some hoodoos were finally put to rest with that Grand Final victory Won a Grand Final in blue shorts Won a Grand Final broadcast by channel 7 Won a Grand Final with Gary Rohan in the team Won a Grand Final in an even year in the AFL era Any others?

Disclaimer: This is not a thread proposing a change to the current system, or to somehow devalue any Premiership won under a particular system. The way that our current finals system is structured is to give as much possible advantage to the Top 2 teams on the AFL ladder so that they can...

So having given up on this GF, which team has put on the worst showing in the biggest game of all? Collingwood 2003? Port 2007? Sydney 2014? GWS 2019?

I was having a discussion with a mate on what the hypothetical worst possible route a Grand Final would be for any team in the AFL. He had made the argument that the Western Bulldogs had the most difficult path in 2016 having to travel to Perth, then Hawks at the MCG and then travel to Sydney...

Most association football leagues play the final round at the same time so that completed games can’t influence the other games. Could this work in the AFL? Even logistically. Would it be something you would enjoy as a spectator? This round is an interesting case as there is a fair amount of...

When are they going to be removed? They are not needed and are remnants of an archaic communication system that is no longer needed with the amount of players cycling through the bench. Get rid of them.

I saw this film the other night and couldn't find a thread about it, so sorry if it already exists. It was very enjoyable and reminded me of "The Castle" a lot in the humour. Would recommend checking it out before it leaves Cinemas. Edit: You can find session times at https://themergerfilm.com/

Is he protecting the space or kicking players coming at him? Has done it twice in the Sydney final and also kicked the Bulldogs player in the head. Should more be done to stamp it out or play on?

Influenced by the "Check out some early Judd" thread, lets check out some champion players when they were young. Any one else have clips of some rep footy or early career highlights? Ideally pre-AFL debut

As a bit of an exercise to learn some new things in Excel, I decided to compare crowds at home games by a team against the capacity of the stadiums they are playing in. Each club has a maximum possible total home crowd size they could attain in a year, and I thought it would be interesting to...

I couldn't find it anywhere, but here is the ladder after the JLT series. What can you take from this for the season ahead? Absolutely nothing. You would be a brave person to think that this would be the way the ladder sits at the end of the 2018 season.

http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/writing-on-the-wall-melbournes-festival-hall-takes-knockout-blow-20180123-h0mxgx.html With Festival Hall looking to be sold and knocked down, the NJPW show could well be the final wrestling event ever hosted there. Make sure you get the word out, at...

Anyone caught this vid? Always interesting seeing the international perspective. Might say that the Carlton/Collingwood rivalry is slightly overstated.

Another question from the history books from me. I have never see an official explanation of these photos, but I understand that Gary Ayres did it during a training session to better prepare the Cats against their upcoming opponents. Is there any more to the story? Reactions/results?

This is a question for the old timers (or those well informed), but what happened with Geelongs 1990 season? It's the off season so I was just trawling past results but they rarely give insights to other things happening with the club. Bombing to 10th after such a promising past couple of...

This is a question that can only be relative to your own experiences, but is this now the most frustratng set of years you have had as a Geelong supporter? I only caught the end of the 90s GF woes, and the late 90s and early 00s were the building years. For the older fans, does this stretch of...

There are many sliding door moments throughout VFL/AFL history that make you think, "What could have been?". From players, to administrative, what are some that stand out in your mind? Original VFL Park Capacity Having the train line extended to the stadium and the full plans for the stadium...

Rumour has it that Daniel Menzel was on the drink with the North Shore players' mad Monday until 5am in the morning, 10 days ago. This is the reason why he was dropped from the senior side Any legs to this?

Who is going to be your new second team after the Bulldogs train starts to dominate the competition? I am thinking I'll go Richmond. Don't look they will threaten for a few years yet and already plenty of heartbreak.

Coming up to the Brownlow night, I was looking through past winners and was greatly surprised to see that Hawthorn have only had 4 Brownlow medallists in their history (49, 86, 87, 99). Only 1 of those medallists has been a stand-alone winner (Crawford in 99), as all the others were joint...

https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2016/classical-music/the-draw-a-symphony Anyone here planning on seeing this? Certainly looks like an interesting concept. What other games would suit this sort of treatment?

The explanation around the SJ/Lewis decision raised some questions for me. http://www.afl.com.au/video/2014-09-09/sliding-rule-explained Should players be allowed to have free runs as a 3rd man up? Does it make ruckman kind of redundant by allowing anyone to jump and contest a ball from a...

In regards to the rolling maul, I have not heard this brought up anywhere else, but I would like to hear what some people think. Has the rule change of "stopping the clock during ball ups" exacerbated the rolling maul by dragging out the time between stoppages? I have a vague idea when this...

Well here they are, all 3 version of the 2011 Premiership posters. Which one do you like best? Personally, I like the WEG Art one, but I also have a soft spot for the WEGs World one. I'll probably just get all 3 anyway.

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/Portals/0/cats_docs/2011_GF-Cocktail_Party_Flyer.pdf So they are no longer presenting the players to the people for free at Federation square anymore? Seems a bit stiff.

So I am not sure how many people here are familiar with the stories of a few dead magpies, a hawk and a toy bomber being buried under the turf at Skilled in the past to mark a premiership win, but did anything occur regarding our most recent victories? Here is a link to a story that explains...

Whatever happened to this concept? I love seeing clubs running around in classic jumpers but I only just realized that it had dropped off. Was there any particular reason given for it being removed? What did people around here think about it? Enjoy seeing your club running around in jumper...

I have a question I wonder if anyone can answer here. Why were all the players/officials of both teams allowed to come onto the ground as the kick was being taken? Doesn't that breach the rule of having too many players on the arena? Using Rooke's kick as an example, what would have happened if...