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33-14 free kicks in a six-point game. They don’t have to be even, but Dogs were stiff. #AFLDogsPies
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Only round one, but this will be hard to beat for the worst performance of the season. Great effort by the Tigers. #AFLTigersBlues
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Big news in local football tonight with powerhouse Keilor losing its 2023 EDFL premiership after exceeding the salary cap. essendondfl.com.au/keilor-fc…
Rohit rested after scores of 3, 6, 10, 3 and 9? Sporting teams can spin a yarn better than anyone. #AUSvIND
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Not the time to rule a line through Nathan McSweeney after one game. Was in form and deserved to be selected. Not his fault we have no specialist openers pushing their case. Hopefully they stick with him.
Marnus Labuschagne is a big concern. That review was ordinary. #AUSvIND
The teams who have lost the past two grand finals are the last two standing. May not be a Victorian club in the grand final, but next week looks to be a ripper. What an unbelievable prelim! Credit to Chris Fagan. #AFLCatsLions
Will Keilor claim a second consecutive flag and a fifth under Mick McGuane or will Pascoe Vale rise to the occasion in its first top-flight grand final appearance? Interesting insight from rival coaches.
📝 Opposition Analysis: Rival coaches predict where the Premier Division decider will be won!
The keys to victory and their tips for what is set to be an enthralling contest.
🔗 essendondfl.com.au/oppositio…
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One of the most remarkable finals victories ever. Well played to the Lions. What a game. #AFLGiantsLions
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Massive overreaction from plenty, including the AFL. Ginnivan needs to accept the consequences and think of his team a little more. Ken shouldn’t have done it, but understandable why he did. Emotional game. Worse things in life. Play on.
The AFL will investigate the incident in which Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley made a mocking plane gesture and then had heated words with Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan and skipper James Sicily in the aftermath of a thrilling semi-final won by the Power theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-…
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Thought it would have been unjust if Port lost that. Hawks fortunate to be so close, but a wonderful season and Mitchell is the coach of the year. #AFLPowerHawks
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The idea of Hawthorn winning the flag suddenly seems more realistic. Have been the AFL’s in-form team for several weeks and kicked nine goals to two since QT against a quality opponent. Not sure playing four weeks in a row will worry a young team after a pre-finals bye.
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Good article.
Fighting to protect journalism jobs and seeking to improve conditions for future journalists isn’t ‘selfish and entitled’.
#Donttorchjournalism
“Journalism in Australia needs a new kind of audacity; not the kind that expects workers to ‘toe the line’, nor the kind that criticises striking journalists as ‘selfish and entitled’,” writes @Tito_Ambyo. crikey.com.au/2024/07/30/nin… #MEAAmedia #DontTorchJournalism
All teams have been up and down this year, but no one can give hope and then disappoint quite like Essendon. Pathetic performance when there was so much to play for. Might not have another win in them.
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Sam Mitchell making a very strong case for coach of the year. The future at Hawthorn is ridiculously bright.
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Zero games for Patrick Dangerfield and three for Toby Bedford sums up everything that’s wrong with the AFL at the moment.
Pretty embarrassing performance from Essendon despite the questionable umpiring calls, especially in Heppell’s 250th and after 2 losses from 3. Geelong’s midfield (lucky to be top 12 in the AFL) hammered the Dons. And they entered the game with 1 win in 7 games. #aflcatsdons
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