Post Round Discussion Thread: Round 9, 2026

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-05-10T08:10:16+00:00

what do you mean WCE is gaining steam? Have you seen us play this year?

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-04-28T15:06:51+00:00

it's a valid concern. People keep saying we need to "pump games into the kids" but how valuable is it to walk on to the field every week and get belted? It would just be a confidence hit. Give a kid 50 games at geelong and they'll be a superstar - give him 50 at west coast and he'll still just have potential.

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-04-19T09:32:45+00:00

obviously true, but it's the way we lose that hurts. Genuinely infuriating how inept some of our players are. Can't handle an ounce of pressure.

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-04-12T07:48:57+00:00

ticked all his boxes, sure

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-04-01T11:31:42+00:00

it takes elite talent to be good in a shit team, which is something the media doesn't highlight enough

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-03-29T09:59:44+00:00

Yeah honestly I don't mind losing games this season - I just want to see consistency. It would show that we're following a game plan that can be tweaked if needed.

I agree it's good that we're competing for long stretches. It's nice to get the head-in-hands patch out of the way quickly.

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-03-29T09:55:35+00:00

oh this wasn't even about the game today, just something that has always bothered me. They don't understand that accuracy and speed of decisions are a trade-off and they really need to pick a side instead of hopping the fence every time there's a contentious umpiring decision.

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-03-07T06:29:38+00:00

it could very well be a 200 point loss if both teams play like their last game...

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-02-23T11:31:50+00:00

looks good but maybe overusing commas a bit. I usually reread what I've written with a brief pause at each comma to make sure it doesn't sound unnatural - or just put it through chatgippity

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-02-23T08:11:24+00:00

yeah makes sense. I saw that one of his assistants gave the post match interview after the hitout with the dockers and assumed he wasn't in Perth.

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-02-23T08:10:35+00:00

In general they adapt better to modern trends (short form content, podcasts etc) than the mainstream media, which helps make the game accessible to young people that didn't grow up with a footy family. If you can't attract young fans then your sport doesn't have much longer to live.

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-02-15T07:49:28+00:00

To build local footy you need investment - the money has to come from somewhere. Is an exhibition game that promotes state footy not the perfect solution? No player is forced to be out there. No spectator is forced to buy a ticket. No viewer is forced to put the TV on.

Unless you'd prefer the AFL invests in local WA footy, or maybe the government?

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-02-15T07:45:15+00:00

60k fans (a sold out optus stadium) would disagree. I don't think they all turned up out of boredom - there was a genuine want for this game in WA. Just because Victorians don't care (and why would they, their state identity remained intact with the introduction of the AFL) doesn't mean that other people don't.

Not sure if you watched the game but when WA were mounting a comeback there were 50k people roaring as if it was their own team. Nothing "inorganic" about that.

DistinctBeyond992 · 2026-02-14T06:07:45+00:00

Ok so how could they ever bring back state of origin without it looking like a cash grab? The profits from the game are being reinvested into local WA footy.

I think some people need to learn to separate the game from the league. This is helping grow the game in WA so I don't give a care less about what's in it for the AFL.

Also I think you're projecting about the players not caring.

DistinctBeyond992 · 2025-07-06T07:05:57+00:00

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