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Hate to burst your bubble Doc, but the Lions already have this year and both Essendon and Fremantle did last year!

Singin' Elijah's Song: Eagles diamond the Round 22 Rising Star

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The fear is that in desperation we play a half fit Sam Kerr and all she can do is basically powerwalk around

'He'll look back with regret': Matildas coach admits 'strange' call as hosts on brink of World Cup elimination

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3w

I think Ashcroft being fourth or fifth banana in the midfield of a top four team isn’t as impressive as what Sheezel has consistently produced in a dreadful team (and that consistency combined with his team being very much off Broadway has made him somewhat forgotten) and Owens has produced playing a very difficult position in a middling team.

Whether injured or not I don’t think Ashcroft deserves to be at the top of the judges scoresheets.

Six Points: Why Ashcroft should still win Rising Star, and a message for Collingwood fans

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3w

Agreed – which further emphasises why it is confounding that every club overlooked him multiple times

Overlooked by everyone, but now McVee takes the Round 18 AFL Rising Star nomination

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4w

Good as always Tim.

If you’d had room for 7… geez these are troubling times for the Kangaroos. Wardlaw and Sheezel look class, and LDU is quality, but where have their 17th and 18th placed finishes really got them? Their list just seems so bland and so uninteresting, and to be absolutely smoked off the park by a team one spot above them – and who were accused of being an asterisk at the beginning of the season – is damning.

They must be thankful for that pick in the 70s that got them Larkey (which, interestingly, was three selections before the Hawks selected Mitch Lewis – rich pickings indeed!) because otherwise things would be even more dire.

Six Points: Defending Josh Rachele, the Blues' unsung hero, and why the Dogs would be mad to sack Bevo

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4w

Has there ever been a bigger team of frauds than the Bulldogs?

Footy Fix: The Swans exposed every one of the Dogs' biggest weaknesses - but did it come too late to save their season?

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Jul

He’s averaging 12 touches and 1.5 clearances per game – he’s not a natural ball winner

Pedlar to the metal: Crow battler is the Round 16 Rising Star nominee

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Jul

Definitely tough (very) and skilful, but he still hasn’t shown that ball winning ability of a Danger (or a Roo before that). Plenty of time though!

Pedlar to the metal: Crow battler is the Round 16 Rising Star nominee

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Jul

Definitely agree – Kangas have the building blocks of a versatile and impressive midfield.

I think lowly teams often improve as the season goes on as, firstly, young players get up to speed with the pace of the game, but also secondly, their coaches adjust game plans and structures to either free things up or tighten things up. Kangas and Hawks both playing with plenty of freedom.

By George the Kangas have a good one here: Wardlaw the Round 13 Rising Star

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Jun

Indeed – Johnson was excellent last week. He and the Hawks’ Seamus Mitchell should find themselves nominated soonish one would think.

By George the Kangas have a good one here: Wardlaw the Round 13 Rising Star

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Jun

I think Tim English is like Brodie Grundy was – completely overrated for what he actually does as a ruckman when really he’s a midfielder. Would the Dogs be better off with a competitor in the ruck rather than an extra midfielder?

The Roar's 2023 mid-season AFL All Australian team: Why this underrated Port star should be an AA bolter

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Jun

Ok, well Suckling didn’t play in the 2013 grand final and didn’t kick any set shot goals in the two other grand finals he played in.

Amiss runs very straight when kicking for goal over short distances.

Nothing Amiss about this nomination: Jye takes out Round 11

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May

I assume you’re referring to Suckling’s goal in the 2015 Prelim? Compare his approach with that of Amiss when he’s bombed goals from outside 50 on debut and against Geelong a couple of weeks ago – he veers out a long way to get the extra distance (further than Suckling did in the instance I think you’re referring to, but probably not as much as Suckling did normally).

Nothing Amiss about this nomination: Jye takes out Round 11

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May

No-one dabbles in hindsight bias like an AFL recruiter.

It wasn’t called the ‘Kreuzer Cup’ for nothing. Likewise, players like Marc Murphy, Brendon Goddard, Brett Deledio and Cam Rayner were telegrapher out months prior to the draft.

The swapping of bulk picks for one very high pick is also a very, very imperfect science. You might get LDU, Naughton and Fogarty instead of Rayner, but what if it’s Dow, Coffield and Brander?

TOM MORRIS: Harley Reid is a generational talent who could deliver elusive flag to GWS. How ambitious will the Giants be?

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May

Big issue since Freo came from the clouds and beat them at the MCG last year… have they played well against a good team since?

Six Points: There's one way to stamp out floppers, 2023's dirtiest act, and enjoying the most even season in years

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May

I was responding to you moaning about the silence being deafening, not about any of the stats you’re doling out

Footy Fix: Mitchell's masterpiece! How 2023's finest coaching performance set up famous Hawthorn win

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May

Why don’t you stump up and submit an article about them, Don?

Footy Fix: Mitchell's masterpiece! How 2023's finest coaching performance set up famous Hawthorn win

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May

Nice article Tim, and I certainly appreciate your quite obvious soft spot for the mighty hawks! Reckon you’re a bit harsh on James Blanck though – he can develop into someone who can do a job, and the extra freedom he allows Sicily is obvious.

Footy Fix: Mitchell's masterpiece! How 2023's finest coaching performance set up famous Hawthorn win

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May

I’m not sure that enough superlatives exist to truly describe the greatness of Jye Amiss.

Weddle for the win: Young Hawk takes out Round 10 Rising Star nomination

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May

I think we already have the answer given Scrim played at Box Hill over the weekend.

I know there’s been talk of turf toe being managed but he was obviously on the outer over the preseason… I just don’t think Sammy rates him very highly.

Weddle for the win: Young Hawk takes out Round 10 Rising Star nomination

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May

That basically is my argument Peter… 6.5yrs to go and now they don’t know who will be their coach and how that coach will view the list.

TOM MORRIS: What the Damien Hardwick bombshell means for the AFL coaching landscape

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May

I tend to agree – his size and strength will allow him to play on taller opponents that don’t take high marks, but his real value from a Hawthorn perspective will be in exploiting those physical gifts and streaming out of defence seems to suit that.

Weddle for the win: Young Hawk takes out Round 10 Rising Star nomination

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May

Not a bad one Birdman – hopefully Josh also has a flag one day!

Weddle for the win: Young Hawk takes out Round 10 Rising Star nomination

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May

Wonder how Taranto and Hopper feel? Attracted to the big club with the flag winning coach and now, ten games into their seven year deals, he’s out the door…

TOM MORRIS: What the Damien Hardwick bombshell means for the AFL coaching landscape

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May

Would that cost more than a new stadium?!

Tasmania doesn't need a new stadium - shame on the AFL for forcing us into building one

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