Mega Thread Non-Freo AFL Discussion 2026

[ImperialPurple]

All jokes aside, kudos to Bombers players for finally showing a backbone

Outscored the Dogs after quarter time. And I quite enjoyed Knobby with his head in his hands after being outmarked by some scrawny kid who then went back and goaled. Loser.

 

[Purple Jesus]

All jokes aside, kudos to Bombers players for finally showing a backbone

Was it cue in the rack stuff or did they actually put in?

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Was it cue in the rack stuff or did they actually put in?

Nah, Bombers played with passion for the first time in a long time. Gut running everywhere and threw themselves at everything. Was actually a good contest after quarter time.

 

[Dockers v Channel7West]

So even the nepo babies nepo-ness couldn't stop the Vics chalking up another narrow win today...

2026 Vicbias whistlewatch:

Games:
18-2-2

Free kicks:
461 to 368

Great work here..
Can we send this to Caro so she can whine about us whinging
Eddie so he can be outraged that It's not a big enough discrepancy
And the Umpires department so the can pat themselves on their backs

 

[Lach72]

Couple of significant injuries for the Dogs too.
English and Arty Jones were quite good

 

[FreoRicci]

Couple of significant injuries for the Dogs too.
English and Arty Jones were quite good

Lobb looked proppy too

 

[MemberSince02]

I just saw Sam Powell-Pepper

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Sam Powell-pepper

Age

28

Ht

187cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

8.6

3star

HB

9.0

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

5.1

5star

G

0.5

3star

D

13.9

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.2

2star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.3

3star

D

17.0

5star

K

8.4

4star

HB

8.6

5star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.8

4star

's name pop up on a FB feed.

I had literally forgotten about him.

 

[Madas]

Couple of significant injuries for the Dogs too.
English and Arty Jones were quite good

What happened to my boy Arty ?

 

[ubiquitous226]

If we’d have gotten over Geelong without the AFL cheating and making us play a team who’d already had a game, like we were in a position to, we’d be clear on top.

I'm assuming you don't actually believe this, I mean the AFL are focused on other things but they're not literally trying to turn results certain ways.

Having said that, you're not going to want to check out who we play after our bye.
Nor realise the fact that they have their bye after our game.

 

[Dump Truck]

Would love to see Gawn win the Brownlow.

If it isn't Gawn then I want it to be the Bont. Personally I'd love them both to win it together.

 

[Purple Jesus]

I'm assuming you don't actually believe this, I mean the AFL are focused on other things but they're not literally trying to turn results certain ways.

Having said that, you're not going to want to check out who we play after our bye.
Nor realise the fact that they have their bye after our game.

lolfl.

 

[Spirit Level]

I'm assuming you don't actually believe this, I mean the AFL are focused on other things but they're not literally trying to turn results certain ways.

That's adorably naive

 

[ImperialPurple]

Was it cue in the rack stuff or did they actually put in?

You don’t put the cue in the rack at quarter time. Bombers turned it on and Dogs struggled. Seems all good teams don’t manage 4 quarters of dominance. Who’d’a thunk it after all the melts when Freo aren’t 4-quarter dominant


(Not excluding myself as being potentially guilty as charged here)

 

[Diverbelow]

Farrow at the dons looked like he can build a long career. Laser like kicking and 21 disposals with 12 marks.

 

[ubiquitous226]

That's adorably naive

You make me so proud how you're not a sheep.

 

[Minz]

I remember when an Essendon-supporting friend was getting upset at Brisbane taking the lead in the 2001 grand final. “They’re a great side”, I said. “They’ll come back”.

And they’ve been rubbish ever since

 

[Retzlaff]

Farrow at the dons looked like he can build a long career. Laser like kicking and 21 disposals with 12 marks.

McPhee, colyer, gumbleton, Solomon, Kepler, Johnson, Voss, farrow. Won’t be long

 

[Superkoops]

McPhee, colyer, gumbleton, Solomon, Kepler, Johnson, Voss, farrow. Won’t be long

Not really an elite group there. Voss and McPhee aside.

Farrow highly rated draftee. If I remember an interview with Walls he was a fan of Farrow but nowhere near our draft range.

 

[Superkoops]

You don’t put the cue in the rack at quarter time. Bombers turned it on and Dogs struggled. Seems all good teams don’t manage 4 quarters of dominance. Who’d’a thunk it after all the melts when Freo aren’t 4-quarter dominant


(Not excluding myself as being potentially guilty as charged here)

Run on in the 3rd quarter vs Geelong, 2nd quarter vs Melbourne, 3rd quarter vs Adelaide. There will be be periods of dominance by the opposition we need to better lock down these periods. We managed to stem the flow somewhat against Geelong but the damage had been done and we were cooked in the last. Adelaide were just steaming out of the centre there and some unmarked players caused us all sorts of issues.

Melbourne had us on toast in the second quarter.

We obviously done the same to Geelong and Melbourne quarter 1, Melbourne/ Richmond 3rd and Adelaide 2nd but I want us going deep this year and we need to lock it down and limit the damage better. Also looks like a loss of concentration or not being switched on at times. Like Treacy leaving Cook to fill a hole 25 out for an easy pass from Maley.

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Egos 100 points down 7 minutes before 3/4 time? The WC players have obviously bought into the local media hype about being a destination club. Pathetic.

They are a destination that is serviced by sewerage pipes

 

[Paracleet]

You make so proud how you're not a sheep.

Do your research.

 

[BStaff17]

Lol how many were there at 3/4 time

 

[Quazar2]

how the **** have we got lumped with the "boring" descriptor for years, when Gold Coast is right there. soulless corporation lead by soulless cyborg Noah Anderson. nothing to play for, bought all their main structure players with free gimmees, basically 1 character amongst them (Mac Andrew) and then Tracc. They play like boring worker drones. I mean have you ever seen such a prolific goal kicker as Ben King who does NOTHING else? can't even get their own guernseys right without copying other clubs.

Solid post

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Lol how many were there at 3/4 time

I guarantee 45,000 of those supporters genuinely thought they had a decent chance of winning as well

 

[Purple dynamite]

I guarantee 45 000 left at 3/4 time.