{"id":76017,"date":"2025-07-25T13:19:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T03:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?page_id=76017"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T00:37:32","slug":"special-interest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/special-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-entain-hero-news\">\n<section class=\"entain-block news-block hero-news-block \">\n    <div class=\"hero-articles-grid\"><div class=\"grid-item\">      <div class=\"hero-item grid-item-0\">\n        <article class=\"hero-news-card hoverable  post-79765 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-special-interest tag-podcast\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/09\/podcast-afl-unpopular-opinions\/\" arial-label=\"Read article: Podcast | AFL Unpopular Opinions\" 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status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-guywholikessport category-special-interest\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/07\/how-far-can-the-pies-go\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: How Far Can the Pies Go?\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"How Far Can the Pies Go?\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Collingwood-Craig-McRae-876x493.jpg\" alt=\"How Far Can the Pies Go?\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n                 <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">How Far Can the Pies Go?<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-27T13:26:05+00:00\">27 Jul<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">Two things are indisputably true: Linear TV is dying a slow but certain death because of social media, and\u00a0 Newscorp makes a profit mostly because of Fox News.\u00a0 It\u2019s the same thing with oil companies versus AI. AI companies haemorrhage cash and will probably never make a profit but their share prices will continue to rise on the promise of what they could be. Exxon just keeps on printing cash quarter after quarter, especially these days.&nbsp; Collingwood is Exxon. They\u2019re Fox News. They have been a full year older than the next oldest team over the last five games (Geelong)&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-1\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-88450 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-guywholikessport category-special-interest\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/07\/every-afl-team-as-a-character-from-the-odyssey\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Every AFL Team as a Character from The Odyssey\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"Every AFL Team as a Character from The Odyssey\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Kingy-876x494.webp\" alt=\"Every AFL Team as a Character from The Odyssey\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n                 <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">Every AFL Team as a Character from The Odyssey<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-20T00:56:58+00:00\">20 Jul<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">I saw Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey last night.&nbsp; From a guy that didn\u2019t like Oppenheimer and hasn\u2019t loved a Nolan film since The Dark Knight, holy shit it was so good. Every story beat felt incredibly familiar but it was somehow fresh because of Nolan\u2019s freakish ability to do kind of just enough re-imagining to make himself different. You saw it in the Batman trilogy just like you saw it in putting the Trojan Horse in the water rather than on wheels to make it seem more believable. I don\u2019t generally love his movies, but this one was so good.&nbsp;&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                    <!-- <\/div> -->\n                    <!-- <div class=\"latest-news-grid\"> -->\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-2\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-87879 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guywholikessport category-soccer category-special-interest\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/07\/the-socceroos-and-the-weight-of-opportunity\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: The Socceroos and the Weight of Opportunity\u00a0\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"The Socceroos and the Weight of Opportunity\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Pop-876x657.avif\" alt=\"The Socceroos and the Weight of Opportunity\u00a0\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n                 <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">The Socceroos and the Weight of Opportunity\u00a0<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-07-05T21:47:00+00:00\">6 Jul<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">A lot has been made of what Mark Milligan and the rest of the SBS crew said about the future of Australian football.&nbsp; In the aftermath of yet another painful Socceroos World Cup exit, this time against Egypt on penalties,&nbsp;Milligan asked the FFA to decide what it wants to be.&nbsp;When will it decide that just qualifying isn\u2019t enough? When are we going to scale the way that we play so we can compete at the World Cup?&nbsp; These are the right questions to be asking. They\u2019re also the questions that we asked after we lost to Argentina in Qatar last&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-3\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-86615 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-guywholikessport category-special-interest tag-guywholikessport\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/06\/the-gold-coast-tribute-band\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: The Gold Coast Tribute Band\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"The Gold Coast Tribute Band\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dimma-876x493.avif\" alt=\"The Gold Coast Tribute Band\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n                 <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">The Gold Coast Tribute Band<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T06:01:08+00:00\">3 Jul<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">Brisbane and Gold Coast played in the \u201cI\u2019m not desperate yet but I\u2019m getting&nbsp;there&nbsp;cup\u201d on Saturday evening, also known as the Q Clash.&nbsp;&nbsp; In the end, Brisbane got back to what they have done well and ultimately beat the Suns&nbsp;pretty easily.&nbsp;The Lions spent&nbsp;nearly 58%&nbsp;of the game in their front half, took about 100 marks, handily won clearance and contested ball, and held Gold Coast to 20 front half points.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was the Brisbane formula from the last few years applied again to an opponent that simply could not go with them.&nbsp;&nbsp; But why couldn\u2019t Gold Coast go with them?&nbsp;&nbsp; They&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                    <!-- <\/div> -->\n                    <!-- <div class=\"latest-news-grid\"> -->\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-4\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-86463 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-guywholikessport category-special-interest tag-guywholikessport\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/06\/the-fremantle-fighter-jets\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: The Fremantle Fighter Jets\u00a0\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"The Fremantle Fighter Jets\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Voss.jpg\" alt=\"The Fremantle Fighter Jets\u00a0\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n                 <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">The Fremantle Fighter Jets\u00a0<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-31T21:13:26+00:00\">3 Jul<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">There\u2019s something strange happening in Fremantle.&nbsp;&nbsp; With the new rule changes, footy is having a Woodstock season. It\u2019s all free love and forward handballs baby.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sydney is the AFL\u2019s Hendrix leading the charge with the 755 metres gained by handball per game over their last five, which&nbsp;is&nbsp;more than 200 more metres than the second leading team, but others are doing it too.&nbsp;&nbsp; We saw it on Thursday night with Hawthorn, for example. The Hawks are a run and gun team but under Sam Mitchell they\u2019ve historically relied on long wide exits from defence by foot, then short, sharp and aggressive&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-5\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-86370 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-guywholikessport category-special-interest tag-guywholikessport\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/05\/the-2026-afl-table-part-1\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: The 2026 AFL Table: Part 1\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"The 2026 AFL Table: Part 1\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Longmuir-876x493.avif\" alt=\"The 2026 AFL Table: Part 1\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n                 <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">The 2026 AFL Table: Part 1<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-26T22:27:44+00:00\">3 Jul<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">Do you have a seat at the Table?&nbsp; What table?&nbsp;It\u2019s like the High Table in&nbsp;John Wick.&nbsp;All of&nbsp;the most powerful teams in the AFL are on this table together, as equals and as competitors. Among them,&nbsp;they\u2019ll&nbsp;decide who gets to win the premiership.&nbsp; But what is it?&nbsp; The Table is a group of six teams that can win the premiership.&nbsp;That\u2019s&nbsp;it. Only six. I will check in on the Table at about the \u00be mark of the season and then on the eve of the finals and, if all goes well, one of the teams on the Table will win the premiership.&nbsp;&nbsp; You&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                    <!-- <\/div> -->\n                    <!-- <div class=\"latest-news-grid\"> -->\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-6\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-86326 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-guywholikessport category-special-interest tag-guywholikessport\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/05\/pendlebury-and-the-pies-thank-you-and-goodbye\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Pendlebury and the Pies: Thank You and Goodbye\u00a0\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"Pendlebury and the Pies: Thank You and Goodbye\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pendles-876x494.avif\" alt=\"Pendlebury and the Pies: Thank You and Goodbye\u00a0\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n                 <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">Pendlebury and the Pies: Thank You and Goodbye\u00a0<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-24T21:41:17+00:00\">3 Jul<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">I remember going to Dusty Martin\u2019s 300th&nbsp;game a couple of years ago.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just like old times, hordes of Tiger fans flocked to the MCG to watch the person that lay at the heart of so much of our happiness over the&nbsp;previous&nbsp;five or so years play.&nbsp;&nbsp; But it was about much more than watching him play again, which&nbsp;we\u2019d&nbsp;all done a hundred times.&nbsp;&nbsp; It was more about saying thank you. Thank you for all the memories you brought us. Thank you for the brightness you brought after a long fallow period.&nbsp;&nbsp; He spoke to Jack Riewoldt over the loudspeaker after yet another&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-7\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-86214 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-guywholikessport category-special-interest tag-guywholikessport\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/05\/the-narrative-changers-the-afl-teams-we-were-wrong-about\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: The Narrative Changers: The AFL Teams We Were Wrong About\u00a0\u00a0\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"The Narrative Changers: The AFL Teams We Were Wrong About\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Kingy-876x494.webp\" alt=\"The Narrative Changers: The AFL Teams We Were Wrong About\u00a0\u00a0\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n                 <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">The Narrative Changers: The AFL Teams We Were Wrong About\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-05-20T22:19:57+00:00\">3 Jul<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">Heading into this year, it felt like we\u00a0kind of knew\u00a0who the good teams would be and who the bad teams would be.\u00a0For the most part, we\u00a0were right.\u00a0\u00a0 Everyone expected Sydney to bounce back and they have, sitting pretty on top of the ladder.&nbsp;By the same token, Richmond was expected to be terrible.&nbsp; Mission&nbsp;accomplished&nbsp;in that regard.&nbsp;&nbsp; Even teams like the Saints, who most were lukewarm on&nbsp;despite a big season, have been worthy of that tepidness as they currently sit 9th&nbsp;and at 5-5.&nbsp; But what are the teams that we were&nbsp;just wrong&nbsp;about? Who changed the narrative on their season?&nbsp;&nbsp; Let\u2019s&nbsp;look into&nbsp;it.&nbsp; Melbourne&nbsp;&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                    <!-- <\/div> -->\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-entain-latest-news\">\n  <section class=\"entain-block news-block latest-news-block\" data-section-heading=\"Latest News\">\n      <div class=\"entain-section-heading\">\n      <h2>GuyWhoLikesSport<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"news-block__inner\">\n      <div class=\"news-section latest-news\">\n          <div class=\"latest-news-grid\">\n                  <!-- <div class=\"latest-news-grid\"> -->\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-0\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-92029 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-guywholikessport category-american-football\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/09\/klint-kubiaks-take-a-swing-moment\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Klint Kubiak\u2019s \u201cTake a Swing\u201d Moment\u00a0\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"Klint Kubiak's \"Take a Swing\" Moment\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Kubiak.jpeg\" alt=\"Klint Kubiak\u2019s \u201cTake a Swing\u201d Moment\u00a0\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n             <span class=\"post-category\" style=\"\">GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">Klint Kubiak\u2019s \u201cTake a Swing\u201d Moment\u00a0<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-30T00:25:14+00:00\">30 Sep<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">Before Tom Cruise became part athlete, part actor, there was a time there where he took&nbsp;swings.&nbsp;&nbsp; He plays an Andrew Tate prototype in&nbsp;Magnolia,&nbsp;he\u2019s&nbsp;a less criminal Harvey Weinstein in&nbsp;Tropic Thunder, and&nbsp;he\u2019s&nbsp;a sharky contract killer in&nbsp;Collateral.&nbsp;He used to try a few things, and in the films listed, the things he tried worked.&nbsp;&nbsp; And because the swings were so big, the rewards were astonishing.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just as he operated the Seahawks\u2019 offence last year,&nbsp;Klint Kubiak has the entire Raiders organisation&nbsp;rolling&nbsp;on the same principle.&nbsp;On both sides of the ball, and in true Raider fashion,&nbsp;they\u2019re&nbsp;taking swings baby.&nbsp; It\u2019s&nbsp;working beautifully.&nbsp;&nbsp; Last year, because the Seahawks had such&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-1\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-91929 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-guywholikessport\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/09\/the-grand-final-of-inevitabilities-the-unkillable-lions\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: The Grand Final of Inevitabilities: The Unkillable Lions\u00a0\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"The Grand Final of Inevitabilities: The Unkillable Lions\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Will-Ashcroft-876x493.avif\" alt=\"The Grand Final of Inevitabilities: The Unkillable Lions\u00a0\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n             <span class=\"post-category\" style=\"\">GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">The Grand Final of Inevitabilities: The Unkillable Lions\u00a0<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-27T21:14:07+00:00\">28 Sep<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">The Brisbane v Fremantle Grand Final is the best Grand Final I remember, since at least 2012. But in a peculiar way,&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;also the one that ended most like it should have. This was a game where the two clubs, beyond just the players on the park, reverted to who they are.&nbsp;&nbsp; Brisbane is a winning club, content with villainy because it comes with excellence. Fremantle are losers.&nbsp;They\u2019re&nbsp;serial victims. Even when&nbsp;they\u2019re&nbsp;great, they lose.&nbsp; Football clubs have DNA that you&nbsp;can\u2019t&nbsp;flip unless a true black swan event happens,&nbsp;like it did for&nbsp;Carlton with the salary cap scandal in 2002.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ask St Kilda fans what&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                    <!-- <\/div> -->\n                    <!-- <div class=\"latest-news-grid\"> -->\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-2\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-91685 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-guywholikessport\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/09\/who-has-the-edge-in-the-2026-afl-grand-final-breaking-down-the-key-match-ups\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: Who Has the Edge in the 2026 AFL Grand Final? Breaking Down the Key Match-Ups\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"Who Has the Edge in the 2026 AFL Grand Final? Breaking Down the Key Match-Ups\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Lachie-876x493.avif\" alt=\"Who Has the Edge in the 2026 AFL Grand Final? Breaking Down the Key Match-Ups\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n             <span class=\"post-category\" style=\"\">GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">Who Has the Edge in the 2026 AFL Grand Final? Breaking Down the Key Match-Ups<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-23T22:19:55+00:00\">24 Sep<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">We have our Grand Final and&nbsp;it\u2019s&nbsp;a contest of the two teams most picked to get there heading into the&nbsp;finals&nbsp;series.&nbsp;&nbsp; Brisbane and Fremantle\u2019s&nbsp;finals&nbsp;series have reflected their seasons.&nbsp;They have&nbsp;boiled themselves down to their essential&nbsp;selves.&nbsp;&nbsp; All year long, Fremantle has played outrageous patches of footy,&nbsp;while spending most of their games&nbsp;playing&nbsp;just okay, showing&nbsp;plenty of&nbsp;grit to hang in there defensively.&nbsp;It\u2019s&nbsp;why&nbsp;I\u2019ve&nbsp;called them an expeditionary force all year. They get in, kidnap&nbsp;Maduro, and get out.&nbsp;&nbsp; Against Sydney on Friday night, they did it again.&nbsp;The Delta Force operators Shai Bolton and Hayden Young, ably supported by Pat Voss and Caleb Serong, simply took the game away from Sydney&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"latest-news__grid-item grid-item-3\">\n              <article class=\"news-card latest-news-card latest-news-card__column hoverable  post-91504 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-australian-rules category-guywholikessport\">\n  <a class=\"article-wrapper track-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/09\/the-afl-wants-to-take-that-from-you\/\" aria-label=\"Read article: The AFL Wants to Take That from You\u00a0\u00a0\" \n    data-tr-action=\"view article\" data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"latest news card\" data-tr-label=\"The AFL Wants to Take That from You\" >\n    <div class=\"hoverable-thumb thumbnail__aspect-ratio thumbnail__\"> \n        \n      <div class=\"thumbnail-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hugh-876x493.avif\" alt=\"The AFL Wants to Take That from You\u00a0\u00a0\" role=\"presentation\"><\/div>\n             <span class=\"post-category\" style=\"\">GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n      <h2 class=\"article-title\">The AFL Wants to Take That from You\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n      <div class=\"meta\">\n\t<time class=\"updated\" datetime=\"2026-09-20T23:27:21+00:00\">21 Sep<\/time><span class=\"author\"> &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport<\/span>\n<\/div>      <div class=\"article-excerpt\">With 40 seconds left in one of the greatest preliminary finals I have ever seen, Jarman Impey was rightly pinged by Hugh McLuggage.&nbsp;McLuggage, who played himself back into form in the second half, drilled it to put the Lions up by three points.&nbsp;&nbsp; But&nbsp;McLuggage&nbsp;had rushed the shot, probably not wanting to let the emotion or the lactic get to him.&nbsp;In a game where the teams combined for 22 goals from stoppage, it was a three-point game. The ball would be thrown up with 18 seconds left.&nbsp;&nbsp; The Hawks had more than half a chance.&nbsp;&nbsp; The ball went up and neither&hellip;<\/div>\n            <span class='read-more slide-text-color'>Read More<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n   \n  <\/a>\n<\/article>            <\/div>\n                    <!-- <\/div> -->\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rugby League Podcast | NRL Unpopular Opinions Australian Rules Podcast | AFL Unpopular Opinions GuyWhoLikesSport The Gold Coast Tribute Band Latest videos Scroll left Scroll right Special Interest News The Fremantle Fighter Jets\u00a0 1 Jun &#149; GuyWhoLikesSport There\u2019s something strange happening in Fremantle.&nbsp;&nbsp; With the new rule changes, footy is having a Woodstock season. It\u2019s all free love and forward handballs baby.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sydney is the AFL\u2019s Hendrix leading the charge with the 755 metres gained by handball per game over their last five, which&nbsp;is&nbsp;more than 200 more metres than the second leading team, but others are doing it too.&nbsp;&nbsp; We&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/page-sport-home.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-76017","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":"","tip_date":"25\/07\/2025","event_country":"Australia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76017\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76017"},{"taxonomy":"hub_post_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post_cat?post=76017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}