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Excitement level for AFL season?
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Yep I'm really pumped for next season, can't wait for it to begin!
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Havent thought about it at all. Been watching NFL mainly but also bit of NBA, A League and before the winter break Bundesliga
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What will you turn your focus to after next weekend?
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I follow the NFL during the off season. Once that's finished I start getting excited about the AFL season.
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As usual, it's pretty low key at this time.
Probably spending a bit more time on the game that usual, but that's due to last year, not the coming season.
It'll start to pick up a bit when the pre season starts and I''ll switch on with the obligatory thumping of the GWS reserves to open the season.
Probably spending a bit more time on the game that usual, but that's due to last year, not the coming season.
It'll start to pick up a bit when the pre season starts and I''ll switch on with the obligatory thumping of the GWS reserves to open the season.
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Yes. I agree 100%. Can't bare to log in to BF if we don't play finals this year.
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Not saying Geelong were the only good side. I rated Collingwood and St Kilda.
Hawthorn weren't as good as any of those sides and won 3 premierships. Because unlike Geelong, Collingwood and St Kilda they were the only good team in it at the time. Now Geelong/Adelaide/GWS/Sydney/Richmond are the top sides and they're even worse again.
The bar has steadily been dropping since 2012.
I'd suggest the bar has been steadily equalising since 2012.
Never got NFL. I was flicking channels today and saw an NFL game that had about 5:14 to go, or something like that. I wandered off and came back 30 minutes later and the same game was still on with about 0:42 to go. I could not help but wonder how it took 30 minutes to get through less than 5 minutes of actual play.
But Geelong/'St Kilda/Collingwood would destroy any of these spud teams. The gap wouldn't be small. They would be a cut above.
We're talking 150%/160% sides then and 120% sides now with 5 losses a season. It's not equalization, it's a mundane generation of footy.
I mainly blame high salaries and Paul Roos/Ross Lyons pressure element they've brought into the game.
More like the others have caught up. I think the middle is substantially stronger than it was 5 to 10 years ago. Not saying they weren't very talented teams but also tactical innovation during that phase gave you a sustained edge over years whereas now it is countable in rounds.
I'm very excited about the AFLW as much as the AFL given the former is only 4 weeks away
And, sticking with the convention established in the thread...
I have been watching an enormous amount of the ashes and also a little bit of BBL when I'm allowed (blowing my sports credits on the ashes)
Watched a fair bit of the RLWC...watch the odd european soccer or union match when I'm up on the weekend
And, sticking with the convention established in the thread...
I have been watching an enormous amount of the ashes and also a little bit of BBL when I'm allowed (blowing my sports credits on the ashes)
Watched a fair bit of the RLWC...watch the odd european soccer or union match when I'm up on the weekend
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I will be, but not yet. Cricket and NFL is keeping me going for now, come mid feb the ich kicks in.
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Because of 1. Injury timeouts 2. Timeouts 3. Change of possession timeouts. 4. Reviews of previous plays. Tv show ads when these occur
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NBA has improved in this way with reducing their timeouts. Much more watchable. The last 2 minutes of a close game used to last an eternity.
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... television time outs, coaches challenges, 2-minute warnings, etc.
Sounds very complicated.
As far as I can tell NFL is a bit like chess and Rugby League. The big guys on each team are essentially the pawns, who are there to provide cover for the important pieces, while the important pieces throw or run the ball forward.
My yank friends tell me that NFL is an amazing game, but if you haven't grown up with it it can be tough to "get". I've tried to watch it a few times but it bores the s**t out of me.
Next time I'm over in the States I'll have to watch it with them, maybe their passion and enthusiasm will rub off on me. Then again, my uncle has lived in San Fransisco since 1990 and he still hates NFL.
60k but there will be more tickets available for traveling supporters. I don't anticipate the will be a big influx of Victorian based supporters, but an increase from other states, especially S.A.
Normally takes me until round 1 to be hyped. Took me until about round 3 in 2017.
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