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If I was the new coach I'd want Ablett gone. The club will never move forward while one player is bigger than the team.
agree wholeheartedly

have heard numerous times , different rules for him compared to the rest of the list.

I guess if he has not been accountable off the field , the others think why should we.

The major difference being that Ablett has delivered ON the field.
 
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I know it's only week one but the footy show is a hell of a lot better now
Im actually finding it quite boring tbh. Not alot has changed. I hate rugby league but I love watching fatty and co on the NRL footy show, way funnier then the AFL footy show.
 

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Yep, thanks Supercoach App with your constant notifications of players in my squad who are injured.

I'm well aware that they're not playing, thanks!!
 
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Sort of SC related - maybe - or possibly an apple thing - I use macbook 2016 with chrome to look at HS AFL match centre to see live scores. Anyone else with this set up? Reason being, I have gone a whole week without my laptop freezing ... started up the livescores in combination with live game vision through https://www.watchafl.com.au/# again today - it freezes.
 
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Anyone else feel like the minor premiers are under-recognised?
The premiers get $1.2 million for winning the flag. The minor premiers, despite being the best team in the comp over 23 games, get nothing except a token trophy and entry into finals. There is no real difference between finishing or second on the ladder in terms of reward. They should at least have their expenses for finals covered or (ideally) get some sort of financial reward for being the best team during the regular season.
 
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The Perfect9 competition is almost impossible to pick, but I got 5 last round which is the closest I've gotten for this year.

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This competition started in 2016 with an initial prize of $25K ($5K increase for every round that it doesn't go off, excluding the MBRs). The prize carry over to the following season (if no winner), so this year starting prize was $125K. Provided it doesn't go off in Rd23, the prize will start at $225K for 2018.

To further incentivise players, I would suggest that they offer a 'mini' prize for someone selecting 8 top scorers at the very least, otherwise I feel that the chances of it going off is probably lower than someone hitting a lotto jackpot (no data to back this up:p).
 
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The Perfect9 competition is almost impossible to pick, but I got 5 last round which is the closest I've gotten for this year.

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This competition started in 2016 with an initial prize of $25K ($5K increase for every round that it doesn't go off, excluding the MBRs). The prize carry over to the following season (if no winner), so this year starting prize was $125K. Provided it doesn't go off in Rd23, the prize will start at $225K for 2018.

To further incentivise players, I would suggest that they offer a 'mini' prize for someone selecting 8 top scorers at the very least, otherwise I feel that the chances of it going off is probably lower than someone hitting a lotto jackpot (no data to back this up:p).
In the first season, they had a weekly prize of $500 for the top aggregate score from the chosen players in a given week. I was lucky enough to win this one week :) I agree that they should have some sort of achievable weekly prize as the competition is a bit uninteresting without it.
 

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We should put a team together here to systematically bring that bad boy down next year!
 
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I think it actually started in 2015 with a capped prize, then they started to do the weekly increase from 2016 onwards.
From memory the odds of winning was harder than lotto (I think someone on this site worked it out).
 
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2 weeks ago someone had 6 out of 6 going in to Sundays games and then ended up getting 7. Last week someone also got 7 out of 9.
 
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Drew Morphett has passed away at the age of 69.

Used to love The Winners, for those old enough to remember.

RIP
 
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Drew Morphett has passed away at the age of 69.

Used to love The Winners, for those old enough to remember.

RIP
Wow, that is some sad news. He only just retired recently.
Grew up knowing him as a channel 2 commentator through The Winners like yourself.
Such a likeable character and gone too soon.
RIP Drew Morphett
 
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Always a few suspect inclusions mate, throw Jonas, Garlett and Jetta in with those 2. Makes me wonder if the selectors watch the same game we do.
Oliver and Macrae missing from the 40 man squad does my head in, Adams also very stiff I feel, especially given Treloar made it.

I have no problems with Jetta making it, think he full deserves it. He's an extremely good one on one defender.

But yeah, Macrae and Oliver missing is bizarre in my opinion. I had Macrae in the starting 18.
 
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Oliver and Macrae missing from the 40 man squad does my head in, Adams also very stiff I feel, especially given Treloar made it.

I have no problems with Jetta making it, think he full deserves it. He's an extremely good one on one defender.

But yeah, Macrae and Oliver missing is bizarre in my opinion. I had Macrae in the starting 18.
Yeah Jetta i can live with but geez do they make some obvious blunders every year. The fact Bont is in there over Macrae is a bloody farce.
 
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