Crowdiegal

Thats true. I just think the AFL's own hubris is starting to smell quite bad.

#AFL - If a team cannot win enough games to make finals in their own right without some wildcard bullshit than they do not deserve to be playing finals
- The AFL is rapidly losing it's soul and heart in the chase for money.

#AFL - Players who suffer concussions in the Wildcard round will potentially miss their teams elim final under the current rules
- It's not really about giving fans more games with consequences but more to drive up the AFL's broadcast and gambling revenues.
- Not every idea the NFL or NBA have wins.

#AFL Here's why the AFL's Wildcard round sucks
- It will cause the elimination finals to be lopsided. 5th and 6th playing against potentially tired, sore teams even with the six to seven days before the elimination finals
- The top eight finals works as proven by Gold Coast Hawthorn this year.

Meanwhile the #NRL are reportedly examining an idea where by the team who scored a try would restart the game by kicking off instead of the team who conceded the try. It's aimed at reducing blow outs.

Except it's the six again rule that's causing the blow outs but the NRL won't ever admit that.

#AFL So yeah, the AFL today confirmed the introduction of a "Wildcard Weekend" or as it should be called "the top ten finals system" (because the top eight finals system needed fixing so much #sarcasm)
7th v 10th and 8th v 9th will be on what was the weekend of the pre finals bye.

Sorry I have been so inactive on here lately. Guess I was sparing this place my blind rage at the #AFL.

Better to leave the blind rage at the other site,

#AFLW Results in the final round so far:
North Melbourne 67 defeated Hawthorn 18
Carlton 42 defeated West Coast 22
Port Adelaide 81 defeated GWS Giants 24
Gold Coast 39 defeated Richmond 25
Essendon 14 defeated Sydney 11
Melbourne 59 defeated Geelong 45

#AUSvIND If you are looking to park yourself on the couch and do nothing this Sunday, the first ODI between Australia and India is on from 2:30AEDST in Perth.

The match live on Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports. Radio coverage can be found on ABC, Triple M and SEN.

#rugbyleague Pacific Championships: Yesterday saw Fiji score an impressive 44 to 24 win over the Cook Islands

Today sees New Zealand v Samoa in what should a cracking game of rugby league

Live on Nine and Fox League.

#aleague Results yesterday:
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Melbourne City 1
Melbourne Victory 0 Auckland FC 0
Perth Glory 2 Wellington Phoenix 2

#EPL Results
Nottingham Forest 0 Chelsea 3
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 Newcastle United 1
Burnley 2 Leeds United 0
Crystal Palace 3 Bournemouth 3
Manchester City 2 Everton 0
Sunderland 2 Wolverhampton 0
Fulham 0 Arsenal 1

#aleague The A-League season started last night
Adelaide United 2 Sydney FC 1
Brisbane Roar 1 Macarthur FC 0

Same. I've learnt in the last two or three years that the AFL are incredibly good at empty platitudes especially on things like domestic violence and homophobia.

#AFL The AFL have announced that Tarryn Thomas has been cleared to resume his AFL career and that clubs can sign him as a free agent or through the draft.

Thomas hasn't played footy for a couple of years due to being stood down for domestic violence offences.

England squad to face Australia: Hull KR trio named in Ashes party as Jake Connor misses out Hull KR's Grand-Final winning trio Mikey Lewis, Jez Litten and Joe Burgess make England's final 24-man squad for the Test series with Australia but Man of Steel winner Jake Connor misses out.

#rugbyleague England have named their Ashes squad with six NRL players included in the squad of 24 | BBC Sport www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-...

#NRLW It's official. Brisbane Broncos have announced the signing of Jesse Southwell

#AFL AFL House media are reporting that Will Ashcroft is set to sign a four year contract extension with the Brisbane Lions.

Not really. The AFL has a Tigers and Bulldogs, the NRL has a Tigers and Bulldogs...never seen anyone get those confused :)

#AFLW Results
Western Bulldogs 67 def Essendon 10
Adelaide 48 def West Coast 31
Geelong 72 def GWS Giants 45
Hawthorn 60 def Gold Coast 37
Brisbane 62 def Port Adelaide 33
North Melbourne 50 def Richmond 14
Sydney 76 def Carlton 37
St Kilda 35 def Collingwood 12
Fremantle 40 def Melbourne 35

#NRL The PNG PM James Marape announced the nickname of the new PNG NRL team, the team will be known as the Chiefs.

#Bathurst1000 Yesterday, Matt Payne and Garth Tander won the 2025 Bathurst 1000 ahead of David Reynolds and Lee Holdsworth. James Golding and David Russell third.

'No chance': Cummins to miss first Ashes Test Disaster for Australia six weeks out from opener

#Ashes Pat Cummins set to miss the first Ashes test as fears grow back injury may keep him out of the series all together | WWOS www.nine.com.au/sport/cricke...

#AFL Trade done:

Sydney get: Malcolm Rosas Jnr and pick 62
Lose: Picks 51 and 69

Gold Coast gain: Picks 51 and 69
Lose: Malcolm Rosas Jnr and pick 62

#AFL Carlton and Fremantle have completed the first trade of the 2025 trade period.

Carlton gain: Liam Reidy, picks 53 and 71
Lose: Picks 50 and 68

Fremantle gain: Picks 50 and 68
Lose: Liam Reidy, picks 53 and 71

#AFL Jacob Wehr joins Port Adelaide as an unrestricted free agent from GWS Giants. No compo for the Giants.

AFL confirm end of round 2 compo for Melbourne for Charlie Spargo who has joined North Melbourne which is currently pick 41.

#AFLW Results from yesterday (I am sick and not quite on top of things as I should be...sorry everyone)
Richmond 58 defeated Adelaide 47
Carlton 55 defeated Geelong 37
West Coast 62 defeated Collingwood 17

Seven debutants confirmed as Kangaroos squad named Recently axed Bronco's spectacular rise continues

#NRL Kevin Walters names seven debutants in Kangaroos squad for the upcoming Ashes series | WWOS www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/ne...

Gun named to make Jillaroos debut 12 months after brutal axing 'Had a few ups and downs'

#NRLW Jesse Southwell one of five Jillaroos debutants in squad named for Pacific Championships | WWOS www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/nr...

#EPL Results (Sunday):
Aston Villa 2 Burnley 1
Everton 2 Crystal Palace 1
Newcastle 2 Nottingham Forest 0
Wolverhampton 1 Brighton 1
Brentford 0 Manchester City 1