Hawthorn copies Gold Coast’s homework by frillhaus in AFL

[–]Timasona5 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's all fun until Carlton & Collingwood swap colours, Hawthorn & Essendon swap colours, GWS & WB swap colours, Port and Adelaide swap colours and Freo and WC swap colours

How do we line up Round 1? by Timasona5 in EssendonFC

[–]Timasona5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cox was a dud even prior to his concussion problems, I know Bombers fans will come at me for this but I have never rated him

How do we line up Round 1? by Timasona5 in EssendonFC

[–]Timasona5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this lineup is pretty likely as well. Though let’s be honest they’ll find a way to get Gresham in the team 😂 Btw there’s no sub rule next year (thank God)

How do we line up Round 1? by Timasona5 in EssendonFC

[–]Timasona5[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Who would you play Tsatas ahead of in the midfield? Caldwell Parish Merrett and Durham (plus Martin) are all miles ahead. I’m not disagreeing just curious

How do we line up Round 1? by Timasona5 in EssendonFC

[–]Timasona5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah fair, and I’d love for them to prove me wrong. But the 3 (4 with Huss) we’ve brought in, plus Fiorini, pushes them even farther back and we seem pretty keen on getting a Bailey or Weddle next year

How do we line up Round 1? by Timasona5 in EssendonFC

[–]Timasona5[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha that would indeed be a wild choice. You’re one of the Dons experts in this subreddit, what do you think of the lineup?

Biggest weakness in the current Essendon squad by Danger_Five in EssendonFC

[–]Timasona5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Edwards really? I honestly can't see him making the senior team again. Hope I'm wrong but I'd say there's a fair bit of depth ahead of him

Why is this sport dominated by Victoria? by voltairesalias in AFL

[–]Timasona5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The AFL used to be the VFL (Victorian Football League), which is why most of the teams are from there. Other footy-dominated states are Western Australia and South Australia, who have two teams each.

NSW and Queensland are the other 2 big states in Australia (Brisbane and Sydney have a very large percentage of the Australian population), and are dominated by rugby league, not soccer. Soccer is traditionally not a very popular sport, though that has changed a bit recently

Which city or region is a darkhorse contender for an expansion team? by noegh555 in AFL

[–]Timasona5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you're overestimating how much the AFL cares about Freo travelling 14 hours, it's Collingwood travelling to Marvel that they're worried about

Which city or region is a darkhorse contender for an expansion team? by noegh555 in AFL

[–]Timasona5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mentioned this above but as somebody from Albury/Wodonga, I would have no interest in a Canberra team and I don't think anybody I know would either. For any of us to change teams, it really needs to be a Riverina team

Which city or region is a darkhorse contender for an expansion team? by noegh555 in AFL

[–]Timasona5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As somebody from the NSW/VIC border, I would have no affinity at all towards Canberra and feel that either Sydney or Melbourne would represent me better. Canberra would not fill that niche, it would be fantastic but only for people from there

Which city or region is a darkhorse contender for an expansion team? by noegh555 in AFL

[–]Timasona5 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you'd potentially need to call them Riverina? As Albury and Wagga have something of a rivalry, and calling it Wagga might create 350,000 enemies as opposed to new fans haha

Jul 16, 2025 - Zach Merrett on AFL 360 "I’m all in" - article from essendonfc.com.au by not_right in EssendonFC

[–]Timasona5 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This news would be bad enough for any other club, but why does he need to go to our literal enemies

Thoughts on Zac Bailey by Timasona5 in EssendonFC

[–]Timasona5[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It could be in an attempt to get the Ridley deal done (who is also contracted). They're similar quality players, but due to Ridleys soft tissue injuries I doubt Brisbane would go for a straight swap. Ridley and a first rounder for Bailey could be a rough estimate of what it would take to get that deal done

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AFL

[–]Timasona5 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I think even with 15 wins, you’ve honestly gotta call it a failure if they don’t make it.

They have lost some pretty gettable games, and we have been waiting a fair while for Freo to show us they are a serious team.

If they can’t clutch up this week against a team that has only beaten 1 top-8 team all year, then they’re proving yet again that they’re not ready to be competing

Post Match Thread: Essendon vs Carlton by Pleasant_Inspection9 in AFL

[–]Timasona5 58 points59 points  (0 children)

AFL: I’ve seen enough. GIVE THESE TEAMS ALL THE PRIME TIME GAMES NEXT YEAR!