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AFL Season Discussion 2018

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  • Registered Users Posts: 37,329 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Great final. So tight all through, great comeback from West Coast. The big guys on both sides performed in this one. Eagles never lead in the last quarter until right at the end.


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 4,138 Mod ✭✭✭✭bruschi


    Go Eagles! What a win. Looked ominous after ten minutes and 5 goals down, but they kept their nerve and stayed true to their style of play and never panicked. Started to get a hold of the ball and playing it around and settled into the game. Superb game. Great result!


  • Registered Users Posts: 448 ✭✭Happyhouse22


    Anyone here following the latest season of AFL?


    Quarters are back at 20mins and it seems to have helped scoring rates which were. Super low last season.

    Very few Irish involved thi season it seems, I think Mark O’Connor might have been the only Irish player involved last weekend. McKenna and Hanley who were regulars last season have retired, Tuhoy must have been injured and players like O’Riardan at Sydney and Nash at Hawthorn didn’t see game time either,

    As I recall there were quite a few young guys signed up at the end of 2018, but apart from Mark Keane’s solitary appearance none have them have made much of an impact - obviously hard with VFL not going ahead last year.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭jackbhoy


    The Australia and Aussie Rules boards have been a bit of ghost town for a while now, even pre-covid.

    You are right on the Irish lads. Think last was a record for number of Irish on lists but been a few dropping off this year. Think the Tuohy and O'Connor will be the only 2 regulars. Nash might get a game here and there. Nash was well regarded in Hawthorn/Box Hill team over last couple of years but seems to have plateaued a bit last season.

    With the reduced soft caps and staff numbers in AFL now I suspect the recruiting of Irish players will drop off for the next few years.


  • Registered Users Posts: 448 ✭✭Happyhouse22


    jackbhoy wrote: »
    The Australia and Aussie Rules boards have been a bit of ghost town for a while now, even pre-covid.

    You are right on the Irish lads. Think last was a record for number of Irish on lists but been a few dropping off this year. Think the Tuohy and O'Connor will be the only 2 regulars. Nash might get a game here and there. Nash was well regarded in Hawthorn/Box Hill team over last couple of years but seems to have plateaued a bit last season.

    With the reduced soft caps and staff numbers in AFL now I suspect the recruiting of Irish players will drop off for the next few years.

    Well thanks for the reply anyway!

    I always like to see the Irish guys doing well so a bit disappointing to see the drop off, O’Riordan is one who seemed to be doing well but has disappeared. James Madden would have been a highly regarded player at home but no sign of him with Brisbane. Hopefully their second team joins the VFL will help his exposure,

    Loving watching Gold Coast these days- really impressed with their band of youngsters - will be interesting to see if they can keep them altogether.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Shark7


    Good few Irish involved nowadays



  • Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Shark7


    Good few Irish involved nowadays



  • Registered Users Posts: 5,713 ✭✭✭pappyodaniel




  • Registered Users Posts: 37,329 ✭✭✭✭eagle eye


    Lance Franklin joins the 1000 goals club, he's the sixth to do it. He's been a great one for a long, long time now.



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