Afl Puns

sticky this, mofos.

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But the major subplot to all this which is being lost in the excitement is that the AFL managed to sell naming rights to *the score review system*!

Ineffective, slow, pointless and widely hated , I cannot believe a tech company would like to be associated with that, but massive credit to the AFL marketing person who realised it was a perfect fit for crypto. :p

For example, mine is my highschool principal currently married to Richmond AFLW player Sarah D'Arcy.

You could even say that your best friends cousins dogs mothers aunts dad is Plugger or some shit like that, I don't mind

Former Western Bulldogs rookie Jamason Daniels made a Facebook post located here about his personal story and his first handed accounts about how young players can truly struggle in professional sport with mental health when things don’t turn out the way you envision. This post was made after the recent sudden passing of Harley Balic.

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“Very apprehensively, I have decided to share my story and speak up in hope it might help others who are in a place they never imagined…

This morning I dragged myself out of bed with little to no sleep after late last night scrolling through social media, I read the devastating news that Harley Balic had triadically passed away. I didn’t know Harley personally, outside of me being a footy nerd and knowing his football journey, but this news hit me like a ton of bricks. Harley’s story was one I know all too well and for a long time have ignored.

Being an AFL footballer and in the AFL system is no doubt a privilege and something a lot of young men dedicate their lives to. It’s what I did for a long time. When I was around 15yrs old after being cut from the u15’s Bushrangers team, I made the decision that being an AFL footballer was all I wanted, I would dedicate everything I had to making it happen.

On December 16th 2008 that dream came true and with the 14th pick in the rookie draft the Western Bulldogs took a chance on a skinny wingman from the Murray Bushrangers. Luckily, because only a few weeks earlier I had received my ATAR results and its safe to say a future in academics didn’t look bright.

I had put everything into becoming an AFL footballer and in my mind that was my only option – ALL or NOTHING. I spent every moment I could before and after school training. I was far from the most talented footballer even at my school let alone the Murray Bushrangers. That year we won the TAC Grand Final by 81 points in which my good mate from school (Wanganui Park) Steele Sidebottom kicked 10 goals along with 30 plus possessions. From that team alone we had 12 players drafted, including Steele Sidebottom, Jack Ziebell and Tom Rockliff just to name a few.

What came next was one hell of a rollercoaster. At 5am the next morning I hit the road to Whitten Oval filled with excitement, leaving behind my rock for the last 18 years in my mum and two younger sisters who were still in primary school.

Being in the AFL was everything I had dreamed of and more, if I

We live in American and decided that the afl is gonna be a great sport to watch. We know nothing about the game and just want a great team to support. Preferably a team that puts on great games?

Those were the two worst passing teams in the AFL in 1960.

Butch Songin made his NFL debut for the Boston Patriots that year at age 36 and most likely will have more yards than the Bears in 14 games.

Reddit has this new feature on mobile that forces you to have a news section, I’d always get pretty depressed seeing the news but I kept going back out of habit since you can’t opt out.

But finally I realized that you can change the type of news that shows up, I selected Australian football since i know nothing about it and live far away from Australia so I don’t have to ever worry about local news showing up or listen to people go on rants about video game drama.

So thanks for helping me avoid reality for a bit, I’ve completely broken my habit of constantly checking the news because I know it’s always just Australian football

A live thread hasn't been started, so I thought I'd take the initiative here

A place to discuss everything about the 2021 AFL Draft

The first round will be held at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne on Wednesday, 24th November 2021 at 19:00 AEDT

PLEASE NOTE: the remainder of the draft, from Gold Coast's priority pick Fremantle's pick at #21 onwards, will be held at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Thursday 25th November 2021, 19:00 AEDT. The Pre-season Draft (if held) and Rookie Draft will be held on Friday, 26th November.

Football/Sokkah is my second or summer sport but both teams wearing white OR same-coloured shorts was and still is a massive shock (what applies to shorts in AFL are socks. If you see football matches you'll never see teams wear the same-coloured socks).

Afl video games in the 2000s will always have a special place in my heart. I don’t feel it with the new games. Even a remake of Kevin sheddy’s 2002 game would be grand

Something for fans to vent about.

Whether it's umpires (or a certain umpire) having an agenda against your team/player, being bitter about a player leaving your club and being happy elsewhere, certain rules ruining your team, etc;

Not sure how civil this will be (so long as it's in good debatable faith), but personal insults and attacks can be kept to oneselves.

Hi everyone. I live in US, and I’m fairly new to AFL. But I absolutely love it. I don’t like to watch American football, soccer or basketball. But I love how footy merges these 3 sports beautifully.
I only watch matches available on YouTube, and I’ve come to understand the rules quite well.
However, one thing that surprises me is the relatively small amount of fights between players, considering it is a very physical sport and all the pushing.
My question is, is that the etiquette of the sport? Just pushing each other around and grabbing each other by the shirt whenever they feel like fighting? I think it’s admirable and speaks a lot about good sportsmanship, and I swear I’ve seen players push opponents in aggressive ways but smiling at the same time, which I find hilarious, and the person getting pushed just ignores him and carry on. I love it!
Another question: where is a good place to watch games when in season? I loved the final game between Melbourne and the Bulldogs. Melbourne vs Geelong was just painful!

The player that got 3 votes in the controversial Melbourne-Richmond game in 2009 was Ben Cousins, and one of three games he polled a Brownlow vote, and the only one with all 3.

https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/vaccine-hesitant-wa-afl-players-given-until-close-of-business-friday-to-receive-first-dose--c-5383789

WA’s vaccine-hesitant AFL players have until close of business on Friday to receive their first dose, a crucial deadline for the fate of West Coast’s 2022 playing list.

All WA-based AFL players must receive one dose of a COVID-19 vaccination by Friday, while players must be fully vaccinated by February 18 under the league’s no jab no play policy.

West Coast are understood to have had up to three vaccine hesitant players while Fremantle declared their entire squad was fully vaccinated last year.

It’s understood unvaccinated players can still attend training on Friday morning but have until close of business to receive their first vaccination if they haven’t done so already.

West Coast captain Luke Shuey expected all Eagles would meet the deadline.

Shuey was one of several Eagles players and staff to get vaccinated at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre in September last year.

“It is something I think we need to stay out of and something I don’t probe the guys on and something I’m probably not going to comment on publicly too much, to be honest,” Shuey told the media this week.

“Because it is a private issue for whoever is unvaccinated at the moment, to sort through themselves. I’m confident by whenever it needs to be done, guys will have done what they need to.”

Carlton defender Liam Jones sensationally retired in November because he refused to get vaccinated.

While North Melbourne midfielder Jed Anderson is also yet to have his second COVID-19 vaccination after suffering a poor reaction to his first dose.

In the AFLW, Adelaide defender Deni Varnhagen and St Kilda midfielder Georgia Patrikios have been placed on the inactive list after refusing to receive the vaccination.

Let's do this! Night two!

The second and subsequent rounds of the 2021 AFL Draft will be held at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne on Thursday, 25th November 2021 at 19:00 AEDT

PLEASE NOTE: the first round was held last night (see the live thread), the Pre-season Draft (if held) and Rookie Draft will be held tomorrow, Friday, 26th November at 3pm AEDT.

# SECOND ROUND

#THIRD ROUND

#FOURTH ROUND

Yeah yeah it’s everywhere but let’s do this ey

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AFL clubs have questioned whether it is possible to protect players from the COVID-19 surge with “pointless” restrictions and daily testing requirements.

One club on Thursday said it did not agree with the need to test players and staff every day before training as it was a “waste of money and community resources”.

The senior official, who spoke to News Corp on the basis of anonymity, said the players were suffering from restriction fatigue and could not continue to be kept separate from the rest of the community when the men’s preseason resumed on Monday.

There is a belief it could be best for the playing cohort to contract the virus before the season starts to help minimise in-season interruption.

“Unless you keep the players away from their housemates and their family members - like their partners who are working and their children who are going to school - how can you possibly stop them from getting it?” the official said.

“It is impossible, really, when you consider what is happening around the rest of the country.

“I understand why we have had to do everything we have done over the past two years, and the game is grateful to have been able to continue, but it is time for a rethink on how it all works.

“Why do we need to test players and staff every day, when they have no symptoms? If they have symptoms, we tell them to stay home.

“Otherwise, it is a complete waste of tests at a time when some people who are genuinely sick can’t get their hands on one.”

The official said it was time the AFL players fell in-line with the standards across the rest of the community which allowed people to enjoy social settings where they could wear masks and social distance.

Adelaide small forward Lachie Murphy, who has been re-signed for two more seasons, agreed.

“At what point do we scrap the testing, and we treat Omicron like the flu or common cold?” Murphy said on Twitter.

“You have symptoms, you stay home and wait until you feel better.

“Why do we have to get tested and a positive result to justify the (sic) you’re sick.

“Waste of time, money and resources.”

The AFL’s Covid-19 requirements are a hot topic in club land as teams prepare to return to training from January 10.

Meetings have been held in recent days in an attempt to identify clearly which players will be sidelined due to Covid-19 protocols.

News Corp confirmed there were more than 50 players currently isolating as a positive case or close contact.

However, club officials contacted on Th