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[ad_1] With a new season comes recalibrated expectations, but all of them come with a predicted ladder range. Be it a surge up the ladder, a plummet down or a continuation of form, the AFL hierarchy will quickly take shape after the ball is bounced for Opening Round. With that in mind, foxfooty.com.au has predicted … Read more
[ad_1] Welcome back to the Power Rankings. The 2024 season has arrived, so who takes pole position heading into the race for the flag, and who has a lot of work to do to recover from 2023? What are the Power Rankings? This is our attempt to rank every AFL club from best to worst. … Read more
[ad_1] Clayton Oliver won’t feature in Melbourne’s last tune-up for Round 1 – and will instead likely to play in the VFL game earlier – as the Demons and Carlton announced their squads for Wednesday night’s AAMI Community Series game. In addition to Oliver, Harrison Petty, Lachie Hunter and recruit Shane McAdam are also absent … Read more
[ad_1] Collingwood and Richmond will do battle at Ikon Park on Tuesday night in their final dress rehearsals before Opening Round. The Magpies are taking precautionary measures with a pair of premiership heroes who also sat out last Wednesday’s match simulation against North Melbourne. The Tigers, meanwhile, have shelved a premiership trio of their own … Read more
[ad_1] While there’s still one round of pre-season hit-outs to come, many AFL players pushed their cases for selection early in 2024 across match simulation week. From recent draftees and recruits who seem ready to go, to luckless players who seem primed for a decent crack at AFL level this year. Foxfooty.com.au looks at the … Read more
[ad_1] The season hasn’t even begun, but a landmark test case looms before the AFL and Match Review Officer. Plus the players pressing their claims for round one as some significant selection headaches loom across the competition. The big issues from the first week of pre-season analysed in Talking Points! The only place to watch … Read more
[ad_1] You’ve heard of ‘Bazball’ and ‘Angeball’. Now, say hello and welcome to ‘Northball’ – a speedy, direct gamestyle North Melbourne hopes will not only excite supporters, but lead to more wins. The Kangaroos on Wednesday unleashed a quick, high-handball approach during their match simulation against Collingwood that saw them generate exciting chains and, more … Read more
[ad_1] Premiers Collingwood get their defence underway with their first serious hitout of the 2024 season, as Alastair Clarkson’s North Melbourne attempt to begin their climb back to contention. The Magpies (18-5, 127% last year) will be without a substantial portion of their Grand Final side but have Josh Daicos back after an interrupted pre-season, … Read more
[ad_1] Fox Footy expert David King warned there was “too much Hollywood” from a number of Collingwood stars as players pushed for both senior and list spots in their intraclub match simulation. The ‘Goldfields Cup’ promised two relatively even sides at selection. Yet Team Ballarat, in white and featuring some of the Magpies’ prime-aged stars … Read more
[ad_1] The AFL returns next week! Well, pre-season games, at least. No matter, after clubs’ long off-season of training and preparing for the season proper, we’ll get our first good look at all 18 sides in 2024, and the players within them. From exciting draftees, to big-name recruits, players ready to take their games to … Read more