Not for you is chopping of the arms free. No, you not only have to mark the ball when contested but you also have to deal with everyone beating up on you when you elect to mark, whether in front or behind. But the forward gets awarded the mark for no other reason than he’s […]
Round 11 preview: Demons-Dogs and eight filler games A Set the default text size A Set large text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size
Here we are, at the Sir Doug Nicholls Round, leading into the byes and the practical halfway point of the season.
Everybody and their sister will be doing “Here’s how they’re doing now” analyses, so I’ll let the game capsules do the talking. But Sir Doug would have loved the barnburner scheduled to kick off his memorial round.
Friday night: Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne Demons, Marvel Stadium
Unquestionably the game of the round, almost certainly the game of the month, potentially the game of the home-and-away season.
Five talking points from AFL Round 10 A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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What a round of football. Close, brilliant games, a few upsets and little to no clarity on what is actually going to eventuate this season. I love it, and here’s some talking points.
The Lions flex their muscles in taking down the premiers
The last time Richmond played at this ground, they won their third premiership in four seasons. On Friday night, it was Brisbane producing the latest victory in their campaign to claim the flag.
The case against reappointing Nathan Buckley A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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I’m struggling to reconcile the leeway Nathan Buckley has enjoyed in the media.
In each of his first six years as coach, the club declined. In the latter four of those six, Collingwood missed the finals. In Buckley’s seventh year (2018), he coached Collingwood to a grand final loss, but since has gone backwards again.
Defending Buckley, Kane Cornes said that the AFL system got rid of coaches too quickly. Ten years is too quickly? Really? Others urged Collingwood to re-sign Buckley because he is the “best available”. Well, that’s true if you limit the pool exclusively to current coaches with long-term experience who are uncontracted.
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