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Australia have now gone to 5 FIFA World Cups since Essendon last won a final #WCQ2022
Highest Career AFL Player Rating Average: (250+ rated games)
16.9 - Marcus Bontempelli
15.8 - Patrick Dangerfield
15.0 - Max Gawn
14.8 - Scott Pendlebury
14.4 - Dustin Martin
14.2 - TOM LIBERATORE
14.1 - Lachie Neale
13.9 - Patrick Cripps
Criminally underrated career.
Account has been on hiatus but had to return for this one.
Australia have now gone to 6 FIFA World Cups since Essendon last won a final.
Australia have now gone to 5 FIFA World Cups since Essendon last won a final #WCQ2022
Recent teams to reach a Prelim from outside the top-4:
2023 Carlton/GWS
2022 Brisbane - Lost PF by 71
2021 Bulldogs - Lost GF by 74
2019 Giants - Lost GF by 89
2018 Melbourne - Lost PF by 66
2016 Bulldogs - 🏆
Possible, but it only gets harder from here.
#AFL
One in front of 92,000 and one in front of 96,000.
How good is footy.
#AFLDemonsBlues
🇦🇺Ange has also been named the Premier League Manager of the Month after just 4 games with Tottenham.
In the best league in football.
Unbelievable #AngeBall
🇦🇺Ange Postecoglou is one of five football managers shortlisted for the FIFA Men’s Coach of the year.
Alongside two Italians and two Spaniards, including 🇪🇸Pep Guardiola and 🇪🇸Xavi.
Making us look very much like a football nation #AussiesInSport 🇦🇺🇦🇺
🇦🇺Ange Postecoglou is one of five football managers shortlisted for the FIFA Men’s Coach of the year.
Alongside two Italians and two Spaniards, including 🇪🇸Pep Guardiola and 🇪🇸Xavi.
Making us look very much like a football nation #AussiesInSport 🇦🇺🇦🇺
Thursday night footy.
Pies/Dees.
1 v 4.
In front of 95,000.
It will be the first time two MCG-based teams have faced off at the ‘G’ in a final since the 2018 Prelim.
#AFLFinals
Generational striker who scored 30 of 70 goals last season leaves, and Spurs are still scoring at ease.
Long way to go but AngeBall is in full effect 🇦🇺🇦🇺#AussiesInSport
For fans of teams in finals (or not):
If you could add any 3 players from teams out of finals to play for you in September, who would you take?
Bont, Sicily, Dusty for mine.
#AFL
The only Carlton player to have contested their last final (2013 SF) and still be on the playing list in 2023.
Most Consecutive All-Australian Selections:
4x - CHRISTIAN PETRACCA
3x - Tom Stewart
2x - Charlie Curnow, Connor Rozee, Jack Sinclair
1x - 17 players
@melbournefc #AFLAwards
4+ All Australians Selections: (2023 listed players)
8x - Lance Franklin, Patrick Dangerfield
6x - Scott Pendlebury, Max Gawn
5x - Tom Hawkins, TOM STEWART, MARCUS BONTEMPELLI
4x - Dustin Martin, Jeremy McGovern, CHRISTIAN PETRACCA
#AFLAwards
Players to win multiple Leigh Matthews Trophies: (Began 1982)
5x - Gary Ablett Jr
2x - Greg Williams
2x - Wayne Carey
2x - Michael Voss
2x - Chris Judd
2x - Nat Fyfe
2x - MARCUS BONTEMPELLI
100+ AFL Coaches Votes in a season (began 2006):
3x - MARCUS BONTEMPELLI (2019, 2021, 2023)
2x - Gary Ablett Jnr, Patrick Dangerfield
1x - 11 players
#AFLAwards
Charlie Curnow awarded the 2023 Coleman Medal:
Drafted 2015
First 6 seasons:
62 games
11 wins
79 goals
Last 2 seasons:
45 games
25 wins
142 goals
Unleashed from injuries to become the best forward in the game #AFL
100+ AFL Coaches Votes in a season (began 2006):
3x - MARCUS BONTEMPELLI (2019, 2021, 2023)
2x - Gary Ablett Jnr, Patrick Dangerfield
1x - 11 players
#AFLAwards
2023 AFL H&A season comes to an end - and just one team will play finals for a 4th straight season.
Consecutive finals series:
5x - BRISBANE
3x - Melbourne, Sydney
2x - Collingwood
1x - Port Adelaide, Carlton, St Kilda, GWS
The cycle is short in footy #AFL
Teams to finish in the bottom 4 (15th-18th) since 2018:
West Coast
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Gold Coast
GWS
Essendon
Adelaide
Collingwood
Sydney
Carlton
Melbourne
Brisbane
St Kilda
Seven of the current top eight.