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You Crom Not Be Serious

You Crom Not Be Serious

• GuyWhoLikesSport
The Crows have played in the two most exhilarating games of the season over the last two weeks A fortnight ago they lost a heartbreaker to Gold Coast. Last week they lost to the Cats in a firefight where each side defended like Arturo Gatti – they ate two to land one. Still my favorite Arturo Gatti fight: On March 23, 1997 in New York, Gatti knocked out Wilson Rodriguez in the sixth round, retaining a junior lightweight title and announcing to the world: "Buckle up, motherfuckers. It's gonna be a wild ride." And it was. VC: Haymaker pic.twitter.com/8ll7cLkAuy— William…
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Volk and The Privilege of Adversity

Volk and The Privilege of Adversity

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It’s rare for Australia to unite behind one person in an individual sport. For the most part, we keep things on shore. We follow the AFL and NRL, and bicker internally over our favourite teams. Some Sydney freaks might even watch Super Rugby. Whenever there’s a big event, we’ll unite behind the national teams like the Australian cricket team for The Ashes or the Matildas and Socceroos during a World Cup. Even then, we engage in civil wars over certain players and their spot in the team, the Mitch Marsh discourse springs to mind. He’s an extension of the Brett…
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Alex Volkanovski is Fighting Nature

Alex Volkanovski is Fighting Nature

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The ecosystem of the fight business is unique among nature’s food chains, but it is almost as certain. A young guy beats a few notable names and takes a piece of their legacies on his way up the chain, he gets to the top of the food chain, gets old, then the next young guy takes a piece of his legacy on the next guy’s way up. That process happened a couple of times over Muhammad Ali’s career. At the start of his reign, his wins over notable names like Hank Cooper and Archie Moore, then over the great Sonny…
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It's the end of the Dees as we know it.

It's the end of the Dees as we know it.

• GuyWhoLikesSport
In sport, the end comes fast. Look at Leon Edwards. He won welterweight gold with one of the most iconic knockouts in history against the Kamaru Usman. LEON EDWARDS JUST FINISHED KAMARU USMAN IN THE FINAL MINUTE OF THE FIFTH ROUND 😱 pic.twitter.com/36PcIK2T0j— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) August 21, 2022 He defended his belt twice and looked untouchable. Then the UFC booked him against Belal Muhammad in Manchester, with the main event set to start 3am local time. Leon lost listlessly. I chalked it up to Edwards being tired and figured he’d be back. In his next fight he lost badly…
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Three Things you Can Trust Already in 2025

Three Things you Can Trust Already in 2025

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At this point last season, Fremantle was second and Melbourne was third on the ladder, while Brisbane and Hawthorn were 14th and 17th. A lot can change in a season. Teams that are terrible now will probably be better later in the season, and vice versa (not Carlton, though). With that said, through three rounds, there are three things that you can absolutely trust as we move into the mid-part of the season. 1. Sam Darcy is the Number 1 Trade Asset Every season I write a trade value column. Last year I had Sam Darcy at #6. Looking back…
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The Gold Coast Suns is Classic Dimma

The Gold Coast Suns is Classic Dimma

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As a Tiger fan, watching Gold Coast beat the snot out of Melbourne looked familiar. Painfully familiar. Actually, painfully is overstating it. I love Damien Hardwick for the joy he brought me with the three premierships and the general improvements to footy that his game style brought. His emphasis on territory and speed above perfection has made footy a better product. These two have HISTORY @hardwick_damien @MCG pic.twitter.com/XAMnBJGZPF— Gold Coast Suns (@GoldCoastSUNS) March 29, 2025 It’s not only pain. I’m a bit happy for him. Not for how he treated us at the end, but my love for him was…
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The Kids are Better than Alright

The Kids are Better than Alright

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In the two weeks since it happened, I have watched Sam Lalor’s highlights and post-game interview after Richmond beat Carlton in round 1 conservatively 500 times. The kids are gonna be alright ⭐⭐⭐#AFLTigersBlues pic.twitter.com/6t7af2P9qS— 7AFL (@7AFL) March 13, 2025 I can’t believe how strong he is through contact for a young player, I can’t believe how powerful his leg is, I can’t believe how well he sees the game. Sam Lalor nails it from outside 50!#AFLPowerTigers pic.twitter.com/Y0IE5DLPMz— AFL (@AFL) March 22, 2025 But more than how good he is on the field, I can’t believe how comfortable he is with…
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Brad Scott’s Cautionary Tale

Brad Scott’s Cautionary Tale

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David Barham came under fire at the start of this season for extending Brad Scott’s contract until 2027. Essendon is pleased to announce that Senior Coach Brad Scott has agreed to a contract extension which will see him lead the Club until at least the end of 2027.More below.— Essendon FC (@essendonfc) March 11, 2025 That  felt like an acknowledgement of what I wrote in the preseason – Brad Scott is just now starting on the footy. In a sense, Brad Scott did a Star Wars and started at Part 4. In his first two years in charge, Scott essentially…
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One Question for the Teams that have Played Two Games

One Question for the Teams that have Played Two Games

• GuyWhoLikesSport
Last weekend felt like the first weekend of footy for the year. Opening Round is already in Claire the waitress from the Seinfeld pilot territory. Forgettable. But it did happen, so here’s a question for the four teams that we’ve already seen twice. Sydney – Are they a tribute band? When Mattson called Logan Roy’s kids a tribute band, he was saying that the kids are a pale facsimile of their legendary father. Nominally they have the same skills and the same name, but they are not the same. Sydney has a similar feel to them. They’re good at the…
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Nothin' Suss about the Cats

Nothin' Suss about the Cats

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No legit, nothin’ suss. I’m not talking about the Chris Scott sized hole at Morris Finance We're thrilled to announce Chris Scott has joined Morris as our Chief of Leadership & Performance! With his renowned leadership from the AFL, Chris will mentor our team, enhance client engagement, and drive our business growth. ➡️ https://t.co/chTngkIRI6#SuccessTogether pic.twitter.com/zc8j3UEvme— Morris (@MorrisFinance) October 22, 2024 I’m not even talking about Bailey Smith’s close personal ties with Cotton On. I’m talking about the way that Geelong plays. The Geelong metamorphosis from the 2020 control team that was consistently beaten by a chaotic Richmond dynasty, to the…
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