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    Swans Boss says rivals should PAY for poaching Northern academy kids

    Without seeking to address all you have to say (some of which I think is very valid), the 'go home 5' had little to nothing to do with needing to pay overs to retain interstate players. That is not well evidenced across the competition at all, where there is a broad pool of examples of...
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    Game Day 2026 Round 8 Discussion

    Speaking of Sweet - never spoken of here (obviously there are uber-premo rucks) but he is quietly averaging over 110 (in the top 20 in the comp) and more than guys like English, Pickett, Whitfield, etc.
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    Game Day 2026 Round 8 Discussion

    Yep, I needed to start upgrading my forwards and brought in Horne Francis for McAndrew for a -20 point 'upgrade'. Needed him to do a Cooooook - that was immense.
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    Game Day 2026 Round 8 Discussion

    Owners, what do we do with Serong? Quality player but just not scoring at all well.
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    Prediction One season too many - Now 2026 Edition

    This has jilted lover vibes.... Oliver is having a very, very good season so far... He is averaging 31 disposals (15 contested), 7 clearances, 8 score involvements, 4 tackles and doing so at nearly 80% efficiency. In fact, he is top 10 in the entire competition for contested footy (3rd)...
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    Toast How can this Hawthorn side be stopped?

    You reckon? In 2012, Hawthorn finished top with a % well over 150. They won 13 of 14 games leading up to the Grand Final, with an average winning margin of 66 points (inclusive of finals). That team had Franklin and Roughead compared to Lewis and Chol (Gunston was in both teams). That team had...
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    Game Day 2026 Round 7 Discussion

    Not at all mate. Plenty of the popular premos down and on field rookies are a lotto (I unfortunately had Lindsay, Pou, Carroll, etc all on the bench and Watkins, Lombard, etc on field.
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    Game Day 2026 Round 7 Discussion

    Watkins late in was a nasty little surprise. Thank god Sicily got himself suspended so I captained him as a looper over Watkins. Still had him on field though.
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    2026 Trade/Free agent targets for HFC

    I don't think anyone claimed he has been SO good. No one is saying he is a star already but hope he may be gettable given he is behind a lot of mids at the Dogs (I'm not so sure as many of those guys are about to retire). But I'm not sure blaming a 20 year old (who attended 16% of the CBA's) is...
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    Trades 2026 Round 7 Trades

    Anyone considering trading Sharp in?
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    Jai Newcombe vs Chad Warner

    No one ever claimed it as a point of difference though? Quite the opposite in fact. The OP raised it originally to demonstrate that there was just one vote between them in 2024, to highlight that further metrics suggets this player comparison remains close. I later added their career Brownlow...
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    I realised the reason I don't care that much about the 2026 premiership season

    Whilst there are absolutely some inequalities about academies. father-sons, etc that make rising from the bottom harder (that in fairness, the AFL do seem to be trying to address/amend), I don't think the system entrenches those at the top of the ladder. Most clubs that have had a dominant...
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    I realised the reason I don't care that much about the 2026 premiership season

    Hawthorn are not "up there all the time". In fact, your own team plays finals more regularly than Hawthorn does. Hawthorn missed finals from 2019-2023, didn't win a final from 2016-2024 and were thought to be tanking (and favourites for the spoon) in early 2024 before our renaissance. The...
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    2026 Rolling All-Australian Team

    I personally think you should pick the best players by position and not worry how well they would function together in an imaginary game. We don't worry if the key forwards complement each other well or if the mids have the right balance (speed vs contested/left vs right foot/offensive vs...
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    2026 Rolling All-Australian Team

    I suppose not - but I think the 5th man certainly allows for the extra ruck - as a number of teams seem to run with - and I reckon Grundy has probably earnt a top 23 spot. As a Sydney supporter, do you agree? (Noting I thought he was pretty close last year too)
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    2026 Rolling All-Australian Team

    Yep, good calls (I have Ginnivam, Bailey and Rachele in my 2nd side right now), noting that I think the selectors will go with those I've named as they tend to do.
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    2026 Rolling All-Australian Team

    Yeah, I hear ya. In many ways, I'm trying to apply the same approach as the actual selectors do (which I know is frustrating). I also put Heeney on the bench last week (and Rachele at half forward) to better avoid that problem, acknowledging that Rachele is spending most of his time in the...
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    2026 Rolling All-Australian Team

    Update after Round 6: B: J. Worrell, T. Barrass, C. Wilkie HB: L. Ash, A. Aliir, J. Sinclair C: B. Smith, Z. Butters, J. McInerney HF: I. Heeney, J. Treacy, K. Pickett F: N. Watson, B. King, J. Gunston R: M. Gawn, N. Daicos, M. Bontempelli I: B. Grundy, M. Holmes, J. Steele, Z. Merrett, H...
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    Game Day 2026 Round 6 Discussion

    Unfortunately scaled back for a 3 point loss. All my own fault though (he had Sheezel cap) How'd you go this week Unc? (Also, what a win by the Dees)
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    Game Day 2026 Round 6 Discussion

    Uh, a draw pre scaling on my main league match up (after having Jacques as c)!! Need 1 point of scaling between Clark or Murdock for the unlikeliest of wins....
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    Game Day 2026 Round 6 Discussion

    Ugh, I forgot to change my captain from Jaques (as my loop) from last week. Looks likely to cost 100+ points.
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    Could NAS be the best indigenous player ever?

    A few corrections if I may - Peter was drafted as a foundation Port selection at 18 years old. His first season on the list (as an 18 year old turning 19) was Port's first season in the AFL - he didn't miss any top flight footy and actually debuted in the AFL younger than Shaun did (the...
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    Could NAS be the best indigenous player ever?

    I've heard this said before - mostly by Port supporters - and I'm just not sure it is accurate. The argument is that Port supports saw both play at their club and that Peter was the better player. The thing is, Peter was a number of years older than Shaun (debuting 5 years earlier) so much of...
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    Could NAS be the best indigenous player ever?

    Fair enough. It was an even year and a low tally. He did win All Australian honours 5 times though (and was 1 vote off another Brownlow 10 years later). Deservedly raised as a back pocket option in most iterations of a 'Team of the 21st Century".
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    2026 Rolling All-Australian Team

    If we are talking about the team itself, the competition is pretty stiff. LDU is not the type of player you can plonk at half forward (1 goal, 2 assists for the season), half back or even the wing. That leaves rover, ruck rover or centre. Those spots would go to the likes of Bontempelli...
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    Could NAS be the best indigenous player ever?

    This was my attempt at a top 10 from a few posts up... 1. L. Franklin 2. A. Goodes 3. G. Farmer 4. S. Michael 5. A. McLeod 6. B. Cable 7. P. Matera 8. G. Wanganeen 9. M. Rioli 10. E. Betts Unlucky: C. Rioli, N. Winmar, M. Long, S. Burgoyne, S. Jackson, J. Krakouer, J. Farmer, C. Johnson, P...
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    Could NAS be the best indigenous player ever?

    Most comparable player in the above list is probably Andrew McLeod. McLeod played 226 games across half back and midfield with silky skills and high impact. He won 2 Norm Smiths, 3 best and fairests, 5 All Australians, an MVP and 2 flags. At the age NAS is now, he already had 2 flags, 2...
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    Could NAS be the best indigenous player ever?

    To put it into perspective, here is an approximate top 10: 1. L. Franklin 2. A. Goodes 3. G. Farmer 4. S. Michael 5. A. McLeod 6. B. Cable 7. P. Matera 8. G. Wanganeen 9. M. Rioli 10. E. Betts Unlucky: C. Rioli, N. Winmar, M. Long, S. Burgoyne, S. Jackson, J. Krakouer, J. Farmer, C. Johnson...
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    Could NAS be the best indigenous player ever?

    To put it into perspective, NAS is now 23. By age 21, Buddy Franklin had already kicked 100 goals in a season (first player in eons to do so), won a B&F in a flag team, finished an unlucky runner up to peak Ablett Jnr in the MVP and was EASILY the best key position player in the game (with 250+...
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    Hawthorn and Brisbane finals quirk

    IT's an interesting one. 38 seasons, no finals meetings yet. As the above poster said, interested to compare to probability. I always found another similar example pretty remarkable. As mentioned above, only 5 teams won flags between 1967 - 89. For Hawthorn and Richmond, we won 14 flags...

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