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[BookMan]

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What is the significance of the margin and total margin columns?

margin is for the individual round

total margin is your cumulative margin for the season for all rounds

if two Tipsters are tied on points at seasons end. the Tipster with the lowest total margin wins

[ozzydom]

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What is the significance of the margin and total margin columns?

margin is for the individual round

total margin is your cumulative margin for the season for all rounds

if two Tipsters are tied on points at seasons end. the Tipster with the lowest total margin wins

Ahhh ok, I thought I might get a Kewpy doll for getting it right this week

[joboss]

Round7 1.JPG

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What is the significance of the margin and total margin columns?

margin is for the individual round

total margin is your cumulative margin for the season for all rounds

if two Tipsters are tied on points at seasons end. the Tipster with the lowest total margin wins

Ahhh ok, I thought I might get a Kewpy doll for getting it right this week

No doll, but should be worth a mention in posts.

[Ron19]

Round7 1.JPG

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What is the significance of the margin and total margin columns?

margin is for the individual round

total margin is your cumulative margin for the season for all rounds

if two Tipsters are tied on points at seasons end. the Tipster with the lowest total margin wins

Ahhh ok, I thought I might get a Kewpy doll for getting it right this week

I see your question has been answered.

[Will27]

I agree with the great man.

Brisbane Lions' Leigh Matthews calls for one AFL team in Queensland

AFL icon Leigh Matthews believes there is no point persisting with two teams in Queensland.

Matthews coached Brisbane to three consecutive premierships and is currently the deputy chairman at the Lions.

He was sceptical when Gold Coast joined the league in 2011 and reiterated his view last night that there is not enough demand to warrant two sides in southeast Queensland.

"I thought that from the very beginning," Matthews told the Seven Network.

"Nothing will change that. The Suns might win premierships, that's not the issue.

"I don't think there is a demand for two teams in this part of the world."

The Suns and Lions have struggled in recent years, both on and off the field.

Recent crowds have been modest at the Gabba and Metricon Stadium.

The Suns have crashed after a bright start to the season, while fellow expansion side Greater Western Sydney is on track to achieve their maiden finals berth.

The Lions have enjoyed one win this year, over Gold Coast.

Matthews doubted whether the league would seriously look at changing the status quo.

"The people who made that decision are still running the AFL," he said.

"While those people are running the AFL, I don't think anytime soon will there not be two teams in southeast Queensland."

[Thechook]

A little bit of Billy Brown less. http://www.triplem.com.au/melbourne/shows/rush-hour-with-james-brayshaw-and-billy-brownless/blog/2016/5/billy-bakes-the-2016-logie-awards/

[Will27]

More spin from Ed.

If you believe Ed when he says he considered quitting but his 2 young sons talked him out of it, you believe in the tooth fairy as well.

McGuire considered quitting after loss to Blues

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-09/pies-president-eddie-mcguire-considered-quitting-after-loss-to-blues

[farmerjo]

While the Kangaroos are travelling nicely at this stage keeping my season upbeat,i feel for the boys from the west

One wonders if some players are played purely because of contract clauses.

[Will27]

I reckon Sydney will struggle this game...Defence and outside run are going to be our two areas of concern this year...Jetta gone and Rohan injured, so our two speedsters are missing.. Could have Mills and Jones and Talia in defence this first game... Hardly an experienced line up for us.

I am surprised Bulldogs are favourites this game. Freo might miss the 8 this year if they lose this

Speaking of trades, how's that one working out for you Khun Will27?

We're just resting him for round 1 Mr Smith.

It's a long season for us travelling teams

I thought at the time it was a rare win/win trade.

Won't be able to really tell until years end though.

I've changes my mind about Jetta.

Can we get our money back

Edited May 10, 2016 by Will27

[BookMan]

I reckon Sydney will struggle this game...Defence and outside run are going to be our two areas of concern this year...Jetta gone and Rohan injured, so our two speedsters are missing.. Could have Mills and Jones and Talia in defence this first game... Hardly an experienced line up for us.

I am surprised Bulldogs are favourites this game. Freo might miss the 8 this year if they lose this

Speaking of trades, how's that one working out for you Khun Will27?

We're just resting him for round 1 Mr Smith.

It's a long season for us travelling teams

I thought at the time it was a rare win/win trade.

Won't be able to really tell until years end though.

I've changes my mind about Jetta.

Can we get our money back

he looks totally uninterested

Sinclair is working a treat for us

inwas disappointed in losing Jetta butvto be fair he had gone off the boil for the last year and the last 2 years he was crap in the finals.

[BookMan]

More spin from Ed.

If you believe Ed when he says he considered quitting but his 2 young sons talked him out of it, you believe in the tooth fairy as well.

McGuire considered quitting after loss to Blues

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-09/pies-president-eddie-mcguire-considered-quitting-after-loss-to-blues

I thought it was a clever bit os spin to take the heat off buckley for a week.

havent seen the afl 360 yet. what day does Bucks make an appearance?

[BookMan]

I agree with the great man.

Brisbane Lions' Leigh Matthews calls for one AFL team in Queensland

AFL icon Leigh Matthews believes there is no point persisting with two teams in Queensland.

Matthews coached Brisbane to three consecutive premierships and is currently the deputy chairman at the Lions.

He was sceptical when Gold Coast joined the league in 2011 and reiterated his view last night that there is not enough demand to warrant two sides in southeast Queensland.

"I thought that from the very beginning," Matthews told the Seven Network.

"Nothing will change that. The Suns might win premierships, that's not the issue.

"I don't think there is a demand for two teams in this part of the world."

The Suns and Lions have struggled in recent years, both on and off the field.

Recent crowds have been modest at the Gabba and Metricon Stadium.

The Suns have crashed after a bright start to the season, while fellow expansion side Greater Western Sydney is on track to achieve their maiden finals berth.

The Lions have enjoyed one win this year, over Gold Coast.

Matthews doubted whether the league would seriously look at changing the status quo.

"The people who made that decision are still running the AFL," he said.

"While those people are running the AFL, I don't think anytime soon will there not be two teams in southeast Queensland."

there isn't a lot of support now but population growth has that area on a large upward trend

really its about stopping League dominating the market

an issue for the gold coast is the transient nature of the population...plus a lot of kiwis,and asians who have little interest in the game

[Ron19]

Former Brisbane Lions great Jonathan Brown has joined the chorus of past players urging the Dockers to recruit Melbourne young gun Jesse Hogan at any cost.

Brown says Fremantle, currently languishing at the bottom of the table, should offer Hogan $15 million over ten years to lure him back to WA.

[Will27]

More spin from Ed.

If you believe Ed when he says he considered quitting but his 2 young sons talked him out of it, you believe in the tooth fairy as well.

McGuire considered quitting after loss to Blues

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-09/pies-president-eddie-mcguire-considered-quitting-after-loss-to-blues

I thought it was a clever bit os spin to take the heat off buckley for a week.

havent seen the afl 360 yet. what day does Bucks make an appearance?

Bucks was on last night.

Gerard asked a few in-depth questions whereas I thought Robbo went pretty soft on him.

Imagine the fall out if they lose to Brisbane​

Edited May 10, 2016 by Will27

[ripstanley]

I just looked at the tipping site.

9% of tipsters are for Brisbane and 91% for Collingwood.

The bookies have both at 1.92.

It will be interesting to see what happens later in the week.

[joboss]

Ridiculous!!

Freo seem to be always searching for the silver bullet recruit, the golden coach, etc,,

They may as well seek the Getafix magic potion??

Nothing will replace the inability to extract the digit and go to the game ready to play.

When they do, and it has happened,,, they are a good team.

Edited May 10, 2016 by joboss

[BookMan]

I just looked at the tipping site.

9% of tipsters are for Brisbane and 91% for Collingwood.

The bookies have both at 1.92.

It will be interesting to see what happens later in the week.

Seems out of kilter with how they have been playing....Brisbane home game too

[BookMan]

Former Brisbane Lions great Jonathan Brown has joined the chorus of past players urging the Dockers to recruit Melbourne young gun Jesse Hogan at any cost.

Brown says Fremantle, currently languishing at the bottom of the table, should offer Hogan $15 million over ten years to lure him back to WA.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/afl/afl-news/dockers-should-offer-jesse-hogan-15-million-jonathan-brown-20160509-goqepg

[Radar501]

.......They may as well seek the Getafix magic potion??........

Performance enhancing drug under the WADA list of banned substances

Obelix fell into the potion when he was a baby, and look at his side-effects.

[joboss]

.......They may as well seek the Getafix magic potion??........

Performance enhancing drug under the WADA list of banned substances

Obelix fell into the potion when he was a baby, and look at his side-effects.

Pav's Mom had some when she was breastfeeding.

[farmerjo]

Freo need to trust their skills and take the game on more.

I didn\t see the game against GWS but listened to it and they sounded more than competative.

Eagles need to dump Jetta(after their game against the Kangaroos ),didnt even earn his spot in the 1st instance. Never seen a guy on camera so much 20 metres away from the ball.

[Thechook]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/nick-riewoldts-2016-campaign-is-emulating-matthew-richardsons-famous-2008-season/news-story/5e527d90a9cdde33a406e6283a2247baRoo is definately far better than Rico after moving to the wing.

Edited May 10, 2016 by Thechook

[Thechook]

2017 FREE AGENCY. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-11/the-2017-free-agents.

[Will27]

Really enjoyed this article.

Nathan Buckley might just be too normal to succeed as an AFL coach

David Parkin once said that coaching attracts “aggressive, dominant, autocratic pricks”. He cautioned Paul Roos against going down that path. “You’re too good a bloke,” he said. “It’ll ruin your life.” Tim Boyle, who played under the premier coach of our generation, wrote recently, “I’m convinced football coaches have to be fanatics, indeed some part lunatic, to succeed in football.”

Being part lunatic is certainly no impediment to AFL coaching success. Clarkson and Ross Lyon have a healthy dose of it – that mix of rat cunning, belligerence and foot-on-the-throat ruthlessness. Mark Thompson had it. On TV these days, he is an utterly baffling figure. As a coach, he would blink, fidget, talk in fits and spurts and go off on tangents during interviews. He’d punctuate his sentences with an unnerving ‘hmmm’. At Essendon’s 2013 AGM, he eschewed all the usual corporate-speak. “I know the system,” he said. “I know how to coach ... hmmm.” And he did. When it came to spotting and nurturing talent, few were better.

Say his name softly, but Mick Malthouse had it. Mick’s on the nose these days. In the end, his game plan was stuck in a bygone era. When it came to dealing with the nettlesome press, he was impossible. But his players would have done anything for him. And on match-day, especially at Collingwood, he always had something up his sleeve. He’d sit peering through binoculars, plotting and scheming. Opposition supporters always expected the unexpected. Your best player would be tagged by a first gamer. They would win when no-one else gave them a prayer. He could bring players to an emotional pitch and accommodate vastly differing personalities and talents. Luke Beveridge has that ability as well. So did the late Phil Walsh.

As a player, Nathan Buckley was as fanatical as they come.On the afternoon of his wedding – on New Year’s Eve 2002 – he gathered his groomsmen together at Crown Casino’s gymnasium. The boys completed a fitness circuit on the treadmill, the rower, the stepper and the stationary bike. Times were recorded on a notepad, a winner declared and a good time had by all. In his first year at Brisbane, he put so much pressure on himself that he would frequently cry during training drills. He would absent himself from dinner parties in the middle of winter to go and stand in Port Phillip Bay. Few players have trained harder. He finished his playing career on the bench, his hands grasped behind his head, his hamstrung shot, his team having just fallen short in one of the great Preliminary Finals. It was the image of a man content he had nothing more to give. With apologies to Lleyton Hewitt and Steve Waugh, it’s hard to think of an elite Australian sportsperson who squeezed more out of himself.

As a coach, Buckley is typical of a younger generation of meticulous, articulate, process-driven men who present impressively to the media. In press conferences and on panel shows, he holds his nerve, searches for the right words, gently deflects. ‘Gee he speaks well, doesn’t he?’ the interviewer will say afterwards.

But can he coach? Buckley inherited a mighty team, a mix of rogues and cleanskins that had finished the previous season with the highest percentage in AFL history. Collingwood have since finished 4th, 8th, 11th and 12th. This is his team now. They are built in his image. Their current position of 14th probably flatters them. It’s hard to think of a player who has improved on his watch. Anyone with a hint of spunk is now playing elsewhere. Many of them are playing very well indeed.

As a coach, when things go wrong, his solutions are simple. We have to work harder, he’ll say. Stick together. Be patient. Head down, bum up. That’s how he played. It netted him a Brownlow Medal and seven All-Australians. For Buckley, if it were easy, it would be pointless. He isn’t about left-field solutions, trips to Kokoda or rousing speeches. He’s about working harder, for longer.

But there’s only so much he can control. He can’t control a star youngster wrecking his knee in an innocuous November training drill. He can’t control two of his most important players sending nude selfies and ending up on the cover of Women’s Day. He can’t control his players taking party drugs. He can’t control his President going on radio every morning and crapping on about the all-encompassing magnificence of a football club that’s won two premierships in six decades. He can’t control his CEO giving character references for Grant Hackett whilst insisting that a hobbled, inexperienced and patently average list is still finals material.

Ross Lyon reckons coaching takes grown men to places that scare them and those around them. But Buckley, much like Lyon, becomes more likeable the worse his coaching record gets. He doesn’t suffer fools, doesn’t humiliate rookie reporters, doesn’t mix military metaphors. There’s a humility and irony to him that took years to reveal itself.

But is he too literal, too unimaginative and, dare we say it, too sane, to thrive in this highly unusual profession? On Saturday, the six-time best and fairest winner was out-coached by a man who played local Tasmanian football. Right now, he is in danger of joining a long list of champions – Hart, Skilton, Baldock, Bartlett, Hird, Voss – who have been humbled by senior coaching.

Do back-pocket scrubbers see football through a different lens? Do they have an inherent ability to empathise with players of modest talent, to bring them along for the ride, to spur those who aren’t self-motivating? And do football’s ‘nutters’, ‘autocratic pricks’ and ‘part lunatics’ still rule supreme – courtesy of their guile, their ability to instil fear, to think laterally, to look at the big picture and to bring clarity to this most crazy of sports?

[Thechook]

Brownlow site, possible votes up to round 7 sees Selwoods leading followed by Parker. Updated weekly. http://www.afl.com.au/brownlow-medal/predictor

[ripstanley]

Brownlow site, possible votes up to round 7 sees Selwoods leading followed by Parker. Updated weekly. http://www.afl.com.au/brownlow-medal/predictor

Looking at the link I see Dangerfield and Parker both on 12 points.No Selwood. 3rd is Max Gawn. AlexRRR will be happy

[Thechook]

Brownlow site, possible votes up to round 7 sees Selwoods leading followed by Parker. Updated weekly. http://www.afl.com.au/brownlow-medal/predictor

Looking at the link I see Dangerfield and Parker both on 12 points.No Selwood. 3rd is Max Gawn. AlexRRR will be happy

Yes my mistake, don't know why I said Selwood. Edited May 11, 2016 by Thechook

[Radar501]

If free kicks were Brownlow votes, Selwood would have been gunning for his fourth straight medal.

2013

1 Joel Selwood Geelong 73

2 Trent Cotchin Richmond 46

3 Nathan Jones Melbourne 44

2014

1 Joel Selwood Geelong 68

2 Marc Murphy Carlton 54

3 Nathan Jones Melbourne 48

2015

1 Joel Selwood Geelong 64

2 Anthony Miles Richmond 61

3 Allen Christensen Brisbane 57

2016

1 Joel Selwood Geelong 24

2 Luke Shuey West Coast 18

3 Allen Christensen Brisbane 17

Edited May 12, 2016 by Radar501

[ripstanley]

The Swans Ricmond game is interesting. Richmond have won the last 2 games they have played. In the tipping it is 45% for Richmond and 55% for Swans.

Bookies have Richmond 4.10 and Swans 1.24.

Could this be the upset of the round? I hope not.

[BookMan]

How easy is your clubs run home this year?

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-12/draw-holds-no-favours-for-struggling-magpies.mobileapp