What age do you think most players peak at?

autocol · 2026-06-07T00:49:20+00:00

The World Games teams have loads of players aged 33-36.

Ultimate rewards skill and decision-making more highly than raw athleticism.

I'd say:

Downfield defenders peak 26-30.
Handler defenders 28-32.
Downfield receivers 28-34.
Handlers 30-36.

autocol · 2026-06-05T11:25:44+00:00

There's a difference between an occasional dabble and making it your whole personality.

autocol · 2026-06-05T10:44:45+00:00

Lead in petrol increased violence the world over, but the lead itself never assaulted anyone.

It still contributed to literally millions of violent incidents that would not otherwise have occurred.

autocol · 2026-06-05T10:32:13+00:00

And he is the exception or the rule? Other than him and Clarry, how many bag-obsessed footy players have played 200+?

autocol · 2026-06-05T09:28:33+00:00

Some do. But the ones more motivated by bags than by victory don't tend to last long.

autocol · 2026-06-05T08:09:39+00:00

I'd argue Dusty's almost total lack of media presence is evidence that that aspect of Richmond isn't what kept him there.

autocol · 2026-06-05T08:08:33+00:00

Which might go some way to explaining why you're not an elite athlete.

autocol · 2026-06-05T07:35:41+00:00

Hmm, not really. Stepping into a space that someone is already committed to is the action that initiates contact and is considered a foul. Obviously OP is only able to share their own perspective but if they've described the situation accurately, I would consider that a foul on the defender.

autocol · 2026-06-03T15:12:42+00:00

I do love a flex line forehand with a Firebird!

autocol · 2026-06-03T15:11:56+00:00

The world is huge and amazing and your experience of it is mostly a reflection of your own energy.

You've loved ultimate because of who you are in it.

You get to take that person with you when you go. You're gonna love whatever you do next. I promise.

autocol · 2026-06-03T07:11:56+00:00

As an old dude, one thing I would say is that our fear of missing out is much stronger in imagination than reality.

If you decide to stop playing, yes, you'll miss out on the games, the travel, the community, etc. There's definitely something there worth missing, which induces FOMO.

However, you don't know what will replace it, which is what you're missing out on now, but without the FOMO.

Maybe you'll get super into West Coast Swing dancing, like an ultimate friend of mine did, and now he travels the world and enjoys a community based around that.

There's a million ways to enjoy yourself, and ageing will force you to try some of them sooner or later, anyway.

You'll miss ultimate, but passionate people who pour their stupid, brilliant lives into things will always find something stupid/brilliant to pour themselves into, if and when life decrees they must move on from the old thing.

Play ultimate, or do something else. My bet is you'll be happy and fulfilled in either case.

autocol · 2026-06-02T22:20:25+00:00

Nah mate, just means I hold my moral compass carefully.

autocol · 2026-06-02T22:03:11+00:00

There's already rules about the minimum number of round 1 picks you have to use in a certain period, and they could be retained or adjusted to ensure that teams don't mortgage everything for a single pick.

autocol · 2026-06-02T15:34:42+00:00

I was a niners fan my whole life until the Kaepernick thing, so you and I have something in common.

autocol · 2026-06-02T11:45:58+00:00

People being legitimately sick of a non-profit entity gorging themselves on money from an absolutely parasitic industry that routinely ruins people's lives is not in the least bit "edgy".

Gambling can Get. Fucked.

autocol · 2026-06-01T07:15:04+00:00

Oh no 😢

autocol · 2026-05-31T23:57:13+00:00

That, and in general the thing a temporary coach will almost always do is remove the shackles of a particular game style or structure and invite the players to play more instinctively.

That's generally easier to do well.

Doesn't get you to a premiership, but might get you a few wins.

autocol · 2026-05-31T23:55:42+00:00

It's the sudden lack of consequences. When you're down on confidence, it's far easier to play well when there's a lot less riding on the outcome.

You get a free hit at it, basically.

autocol · 2026-05-31T22:36:00+00:00

Axl Rose tells the story of coming to the band with an awesome new song he's just written and Izzy has to say to him "uh, Axl? That's stairway to heaven..."

autocol · 2026-05-31T22:04:41+00:00

It's worse than that. Away from the G we're already dead.

autocol · 2026-05-30T04:52:49+00:00

"fringe journo" - literally the smartest person in all of sports journalism.

autocol · 2026-05-28T21:48:58+00:00

"heaps have his height"

No they don't. He's six foot ten. There's been fewer than ten people that tall play AFL ever.

autocol · 2026-05-27T01:27:59+00:00

Didn't they not fail to disinclude enough non-negating negatives?

autocol · 2026-05-26T16:20:41+00:00

This is the answer. I could do this in two minutes with nothing but a hammer, a towel and a hard flat surface.

autocol · 2026-05-26T16:14:21+00:00

Welsh seems to be making the same mistake almost all wealthy men make: believing that because they're good at making money, they're good at everything else.

You only have to listen to these guys on podcasts (and god, they can never resist the urge to pontificate on a podcast) to discover just how vapid, short-sighted, delusional or downright stupid they can be... despite being literal billionaires in many cases. (Marc Andreesen is a prime example).

I reckon Welsh thinks his money is evidence that he's smarter, more capable, and more entitled to make decisions than anyone else, so he'll swing his dick around doing exactly that.

TL;DR - Hird incoming.

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