OK, so new year, new poll.
Same rules.
Pick your best 22.

Personally, i think its best to pick a side using this...
http://jimmae.epizy.com/teamboard.html?i=2

Happy New Year to all of you. May 2024 be an improvement over 2023.

My youngest grandson collects footy cards (and various other cards).  One of his favourite cards is a Charlie Curnow card.  Charlie is one of his favourite players but he doesn't follow Carlton.  It’s more that the card has a very high price tag according to the footy card almanac.

Torquay is playing Jan Juc in the local cricket this weekend and Ed, Charlie and Travis Boak are playing.  The little fellow took his Charlie Curnow footy card to the game and Charlie signed it for him.  The little fellow is rapt; he reckons the card is worth heaps more now ?

My son recently introduced me to the ABC series, “Australian Epic”.  If you haven’t seen it, it’s an exploration of several Australian historical events through the medium of musical comedy.

I have only watched the Steven Bradbury episode, but it is a ripper.  If you want a light-hearted but factual account of how Australia’s first Winter Olympics gold medal was won, give it a go.  Bradbury may have been lucky but his gold medal was well-deserved.

Apologies to Crash if he’s already onto this, I couldn’t find it.
This article contains complete team lists starting with the coach and his contract status, retained players, departed players and their destination, incoming players and their previous club and AFL additions to their squads.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1072891?fbcl...20nfNWWMYY

It is that time of year again.
A very Merry Christmas for all of you, and your families. May Santa provide us all with the best of gifts in 2024!

I was listening to Nathan Burke on the wireless this morning and was interested to hear his suggestions for improving the AFLW competition:

1.  Get rid of all draft concessions so that all teams have the same access to the draft.

2. Increase list size.  Burke’s season (and coaching career) was cruelled by injuries and having to play unlisted players.

Burke said that the requirement to turn over the list each season meant that clubs were shedding AFLW-capable players.  Increasing list size would keep players in the system, allow more development and provide better injury cover.

3. Align the AFLW and VFLW seasons so that players can move between levels as with AFL/VFL.  This would place extra demand on venues but the benefits would far outweigh any pain.

Yes, I've posted this early, but it is an odd time of your to be thinking drafts and I don't want to miss it.

Yes, its official, we have twins back in the navy blue.
Its not the hoskings, we couldn't get the Mckay boys to link up.

Its the Moody girls.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1477053

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1071191/carl...ag-pursuit

Quote:"I think his role's really important," Cripps told reporters on Monday.

"He plays that hybrid forward; he can play tall and play small with his pressure. His biggest one-wood is the competitive energy he has.

"(There's) that second ruck role that he can play as well as an undersized player with a bit more mobility around the ground.

"It's all up to the coaching staff in terms of if we play two rucks or go the hybrid role, but you know what you're going to get when SOS (Silvagni) plays.

"The boys love playing with him."