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A Simple Solution To Deliberately Rushed Behinds

February 11th 2009 12:50

In rugby, if a player intercepts the ball and is tackled over the scoring line, he wins the ball. But if he was tackled over the line while his team was in possession, it is a turnover.

In the NFL, if you cannot pass your scoring line (and therefore enter the field of play) following the opposition's possession, you still retain the ball. However, if you cannot pass that line on your own possession, you concede two points and turn possession over

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Set Shot Misses To Be Penalised

February 9th 2009 13:17

The AFL has this evening announced that a player who misses his set shot for goal will be penalised with a free kick against. AFL Football Operations Manager Adrian Anderson said the move was a positive initiative from the Rules Committee.

The AFL has long had battles with both wastage of time and deliberately allowing the ball to leave the field of play, and it claims that set shot misses are one of the key offenders of both of these

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Carlton Are More Embarrassing Than Setanta

February 6th 2009 07:18

The Blues have suspended Setanta O'hAilpin indefinitely. He punched a teammate, and gave him a little extra love-tap with the boot while he was down for good measure. Now he cannot mix or train with his team, and will undergo anger management therapy.

But while Carlton may have very short memories, a lot of us don't

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All Hail The Team Players (Reprise)

February 2nd 2009 05:01

Midway through season 2008, I ran an review of the top 10 handballers in the league [CLICK HERE]. These were the players who may not get the media attention or fan adoration of the flashier marquee players, but whose contribution to the team is almost immesurable.

I wagered that, with the exception of Black and Mitchell, it is highly unlikely that any would finish very high up in the Brownlow count, but would in their teams' Best and Fairest awards

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The Case for Hawthorn

September 22nd 2008 09:02

While the Hawks could point out that Geelong suffered the worst loss of any top eight team this year, it’s probably best for them to focus on their own strengths.

Forwards and forward defensive pressure
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The Case for Geelong

September 22nd 2008 09:00

On the odd chance that their 41 wins from 43 games doesn’t convince you, we better take a look at how the Cats have managed to achieve them.

Less reliance on marking forwards
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A Prayer from Western Australia

September 17th 2008 13:17

Lord, grant me the patience to endure stories about local players’ mothers before the real news…

I’ve been living in Perth for the last six weeks, and it has been a real culture shock in terms of football. It takes up no small part of my headspace now that my Hawks are up top again, but you’d hardly realise that most of the teams were based in Victoria from the reporting over here. For instance, at the time of its announcement, I was shocked to hear that the evergreen Robert Harvey would be retiring from the game

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How to tip for Round 21

August 21st 2008 09:21

Western Bulldogs v Essendon at Telstra Dome

With the Bombers out of the finals race, it's not too surprising to see them ring in the changes. Fletcher, Jetta, Laycock, Hille and Dempsey all sit this game out injured, to be replaced by some uncharted names like Bellchambers, Hocking and debutant Cale Hooker. The Bulldogs played well below their par against the Lions last week, but with a first final against the Hawks all sewn up, they can be excused for having little to play for. Nonetheless, this is the first deep breath the Dons will take after a bruising season and we may see them make more tired mistakes than a side preparing to play for a few more weeks yet

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How to tip for Round 19

August 8th 2008 08:28

Melbourne v Geelong at the MCG

There's something about the top team taking on the bottom team that breeds wild theories as to how the upset of the century will come about. Rarely, however, are two teams so genuinely deserving of their respective places. The Cats are one of the best units that we've seen for a while. The Dees have been appalling all year. The best they can hope for this week is to learn a bit about how to play for each other and use every member of the list

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How to tip for Round 18

August 1st 2008 07:15

Collingwood v Hawthorn at the MCG

Collingwood were simply woeful last week against the Bombers from the opening bounce. Hawthorn - who are also coming off a loss - will be on high alert against a team that is out to prove their premiership credentials. The Hawks, however, did a lot to show that they can mix it with the best, as they were well within striking distance in the shadows of full time against the Cats last week. Their forward defensive pressure was admirable, and the Pies appear to have too small a defence this week to cope with the likes of Franklin and Roughead

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