Sydney is, fundamentally, a boring football team. Not for the way they play, which can be quite exciting. Lance Franklin plays for the Sydney Swans, and one…… Read more “The Sydney Swans are now so boring nobody considers them a premiership threat”
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AFL Quick Hands: Finals Week Two
So much incredible stuff happens across an AFL weekend. It’s impossible to keep up with it all. The Onballers crew – and some of our friends -…… Read more “AFL Quick Hands: Finals Week Two”
AFL Quick Hands: Finals Week One
So much incredible stuff happens across an AFL weekend. It’s impossible to keep up with it all. The Onballers crew – and some of our friends -…… Read more “AFL Quick Hands: Finals Week One”
Ryan Burton is a natural footballer, and the obvious 2017 Rising Star
From the time he slipped to pick 19 in the 2015 national draft, Ryan Burton has been lauded as one of the best in his draft class.…… Read more “Ryan Burton is a natural footballer, and the obvious 2017 Rising Star”
The Number One Number One Pick is Your 2017 Rising Star
As far as number one draft picks go, Andrew McGrath sure has produced one memorable season. Not for flashy stats or bags of majors, but one measured…… Read more “The Number One Number One Pick is Your 2017 Rising Star”
AFL Quick Hands: Round 23
So much incredible stuff happens across an AFL weekend. It’s impossible to keep up with it all. The Onballers crew – and some of our friends -…… Read more “AFL Quick Hands: Round 23”
‘We’ll Get More Head-High Free-Kicks’: The Japanese Team Reinventing AFL
This story begins in a Tokyo steakhouse. Which is to say a steakhouse, except there are no chairs. Everyone is standing side-by-side at a counter, silently cutting…… Read more “‘We’ll Get More Head-High Free-Kicks’: The Japanese Team Reinventing AFL”
Five new AFL metrics, and the players who lead them in 2017
One of the more annoying aspects of being a die hard fan of Australian rules football is the deplorable state of access to information and statistics on…… Read more “Five new AFL metrics, and the players who lead them in 2017”
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