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After what felt like an eternity of an offseason (which doesn’t make sense given it was actually shorter), the AFL is back in just two short weeks.
That means it’s time for preview articles! Rather than going team-by-team in 2021, we’ll group the teams together based on where they finished last season.
Today, I’ll take a look at last year’s bottom four, before moving onto the rest of the non-finalists (Tuesday), the non-top four finalists (next Thursday) and, finally, the reigning top four (the following Tuesday).
The one big takeaway for all 18 clubs after the scratch matches
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2021-03-01T16:42+11:00
Though fans werenât allowed in and broadcasts were tough to access, the menâs footy season got underway last week with each team having their first practice match hit out of 2021.
Unless you were there or sitting through a fuzzy livestream, information was tough to come by.
Weâve combed over every game and picked out one positive note for all 18 clubs heading into the AAMI Community Series this week.
Read our thoughts below:
Developing tall forwards impress
The Crows may have been easily beaten by Port Adelaide at Alberton, but Billy Framptonâs performance was promising.
Roo cull: Inside story of shock exit meeting All the strategy and plans behind North Melbourne’s brutal list cull, the targeting of recycled players and draft haul
AFL by Sam Landsberger
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Subscriber only Presented with football s version of a blank canvas, North Melbourne filled its palette with vibrant colours. Speed, run and excitement, list manager Glenn Luff told the
Sunday Herald Sun. That was at the top of the list of our strategy. It was pretty obvious we had to address those areas. The Kangaroos made a splash when they took the broom to 11 players before any of the other 17 clubs had finished their seasons.