AFL 2026

Sydney are the April premiers by a long way, absolutely flying.
Hawthorn next, and the Hawks were the latest to remove the wheels from the Gold Coast.
Scott Pendlebury should not, at 38 years of age, be able to play that well on the G, rack up 43 touches and win best on ground, remarkable.
Nice of the Lions to remind everyone who they have to beat in September.
Weird seeing Geelong struggling.
Nice seeing North either winning or being very competitive.
Melbourne are good! Pickett is a gem.

@mariner4life said in AFL 2026:

Sydney are the April premiers by a long way, absolutely flying.

i was going to come in and point out im very causious we'res till replying on 1-2 outstanding quarters....but double checking and that was on of the more consistant performances, 3 goals in the first, 4 in the second, 5 in the third and 6 in the fourth

also interesting 18 behinds....kick straight and that would have been a huge score

Should they just give Freo the flag already?!

oh you poor sweet child. you have so much to learn about Freo.

@African-Monkey said in AFL 2026:

Should they just give Freo the flag already?!

You are heading for such a bad fall.
Like when they blow a big lead in the fourth quarter of the GF.
I hope you have lots of friends and family around for emotional support when it comes.

Haha, and yes, I have plenty to learn about things in AFL lol.

It is funny though seeing Eagles fans get nervous about their chances.

their chances of what? finishing above the bottom 2?

there are 3 "big" Melbourne teams below them on the table weirdly. sorry, hilariously.

i think i can see all of them having a upward tick...even a brief one beore the eagles

@Kiwiwomble said in AFL 2026:

their chances of what? finishing above the bottom 2?

I meant freo's chances haha even though it sounds like they have nothing to worry about lol

@African-Monkey

nervous!
there is no need to be
by now it should be quite clear to all freo fans about how it'll play out

chatted to a long time docker fan a while ago
said that after the brisbane game last season she had resigned herself to the fact that freo are not guna win a flag in her lifetime!

@mohikamo said in AFL 2026:

@African-Monkey

nervous!
there is no need to be
by now it should be quite clear to all freo fans about how it'll play out

chatted to a long time docker fan a while ago
said that after the brisbane game last season she had resigned herself to the fact that freo are not guna win a flag in her lifetime!

That was my first Freo game i went too funnily enough. We got flogged badly that night and it kickstarted Brisbane's charge to the flag!

@African-Monkey said in AFL 2026:

That was my first Freo game i went too funnily enough. We got flogged badly that night and it kickstarted Brisbane's charge to the flag!

sorry
meant the freo v gold coast final
freo were tracking ok at the end of last season then lost their last two home games
and fucked it all up
typical

@mohikamo said in AFL 2026:

@African-Monkey said in AFL 2026:

That was my first Freo game i went too funnily enough. We got flogged badly that night and it kickstarted Brisbane's charge to the flag!

sorry
meant the freo v gold coast final
freo were tracking ok at the end of last season then lost their last two home games
and fucked it all up
typical

Ah yeah that, that was a good choke.

@African-Monkey said in AFL 2026:

Ah yeah that, that was a good choke.

It's come back to me now.
The game v Brisbane was a choke as well.
Before the game (Rd 24) Freo was in the four, and Brisbane was in fifth.
A win for Freo would have virtually locked up a top four spot, (they would have only been out of 2nd on %)
A loss for Brisbane, and they would have been 7th on % (and thus unlikely to win the flag from there).
So a big game, with consequences, and Freo being in the better table position.
What happened?
Freo, f'n biscuits, choked it up and got flogged, not really a surprise to anyone!
Brisbane then made top four.
And Freo choked it up, again, in the first round of the playoffs.
Both games at home.
And Brisbane went on to win the flag; thank you very much Dockers!

AND THEN!!!!!
YOU BOUGHT A DOCKERS SEASON TICKET!!!!!!

@mohikamo said in AFL 2026:

@African-Monkey said in AFL 2026:

Ah yeah that, that was a good choke.

It's come back to me now.
The game v Brisbane was a choke as well.
Before the game (Rd 24) Freo was in the four, and Brisbane was in fifth.
A win for Freo would have virtually locked up a top four spot, (they would have only been out of 2nd on %)
A loss for Brisbane, and they would have been 7th on % (and thus unlikely to win the flag from there).
So a big game, with consequences, and Freo being in the better table position.
What happened?
Freo, f'n biscuits, choked it up and got flogged, not really a surprise to anyone!
Brisbane then made top four.
And Freo choked it up, again, in the first round of the playoffs.
Both games at home.
And Brisbane went on to win the flag; thank you very much Dockers!

AND THEN!!!!!
YOU BOUGHT A DOCKERS SEASON TICKET!!!!!!

And boy am I loving the journey so far!

@African-Monkey said in AFL 2026:

And boy am I loving the journey so far!

Yeah well
They are going good atm
so yeah, have your fun now
cos' later on, you know what's guna happen
and you'll be cryin' like a girl

As a Tiger fan its a tough watch , if im honest they are that bad im not watching much ,

But if there is a shining light they are accumulating good kids , doesnt guarantee its all going to work out mind you but thats all you can do in the meantime i guess

Tigers have probably bottomed out more than they wanted, but they got flags out of the cycle, a lot of them. Can't be disappointed by that. Better to be a Richmond fan than Carlton or Essendon.

AFL fans: The draft rules need to change! it's not fair that clubs are getting access to talent when they are good!

AFL House: Ok, you are right, we'll change the rules

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Do. Not. Listen. To. Fans!
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