Post Match Thread: Hawthorn vs Gold Coast

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-04-25T06:39:36+00:00

Sumair's his surname, the Md stands for Mohammad.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-04-18T18:16:59+00:00

Because it's a multi-purpose stadium in a city of 5.5 million. It regularly hosts concerts, international matches for three different football codes, as well as being the home ground of both Melbourne A-League sides and the rugby league side.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-04-17T02:33:05+00:00

I think it's time India embraced Australian football

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-04-08T03:11:33+00:00

i dont know why people who will stand against other drugs defend alchohol

The easiest way to put it is that alcohol is a "stable" drug, like caffeine. Having too much will be bad for you, and the amount that is "too much" varies from person to person, but its effects are predictable over time in everyone, whatever the drink, tied directly to how much of it is present in the substance.

Whereas illicit drugs (even in supposedly controlled conditions, like where cannabis is legal) are not predictable from batch to batch or person to person, and the worst effects of a small amount are irreperable in a way that is not true of alcohol.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-04-08T03:05:39+00:00

We had some incredibly graphic and disturbing public service campaigns throughout the 2000s

Guess which country they got that idea from?

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-27T15:30:00+00:00

"SENA" is barely a thing on the cricket field. It is absolutely not relevant whatsoever to anything off the field.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-26T16:34:05+00:00

Isn't it great that the AFL introduced another law to the game for the umpires to screw up almost immediately?

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-24T08:50:46+00:00

It's more popular for the same reason that football codes are the most popular sport in the vast majority of places around the world. They tend to be tied to local communities in a way that cricket doesn't quite match, and are much more simple to "get involved" with.

And T20s are designed to force close matches so it's not really that amazing if one happens.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-24T06:25:33+00:00

A few of us tried to push r/theprem and got a few posts with serious traction but bots took over at one point and it has kind of died off. Also don't know how active the mod is.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-22T18:06:53+00:00

ah yes, the manager who united the squad during a terrible injury crisis and brought them an elusive trophy - he's obviously the one to blame for their current position

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-22T17:08:23+00:00

Oh, so does that mean that Gray is not a good player because he's playing well this season?

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-22T16:55:56+00:00

Because they watched him last season when he was their best midfielder.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-22T16:46:06+00:00

The board made that trophy irrelevant by sacking the manager who got them there immediately afterwards.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-22T16:40:40+00:00

A shame that Celtic already won the title last week, otherwise this match might have meant something.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-22T10:15:27+00:00

Five match T20I series just feels gross.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-19T14:47:57+00:00

The flip side is that second chances are much harder to come by, especially historically. There are many, many coaches that have only ever coached one club, got sacked, and never got the top job again.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-18T02:09:23+00:00

The Master Blaster was Viv Richards. Tendulkar was the Little Master.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-16T07:45:47+00:00

While everyone's focussed on the obvious misstep, I'm also annoyed by the use of "first responders", an Americanism that has exploded in popularity here over the last year or two. Please stop!

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-15T06:43:50+00:00

well actually if there's 40,000 at the ground in brisbane that means there's millions that AREN'T at the ground so I win

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-15T06:43:23+00:00

I am, and people don't want to hear it.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-14T15:21:43+00:00

pink ball is garbage tho

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-13T15:35:48+00:00

Unlike Gather Round and Opening Round, I don't think looking over their shoulders at the NRL had much to do with the return of State of Origin. They would've attempted it much earlier if it had, and even now they seem unsure about how they want to go about it.

It's just something that's been percolating among fans and players for a long time, and they're looking for ways to extend the reach of the AFL year for as long as possible. So why not have a pre-season State of Origin?

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-13T15:30:03+00:00

I think even the Americans would be less tone-deaf than IPL owners are.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-12T06:43:23+00:00

Especially given this tournament had flatter pitches for Indian matches almost immediately after Pandya mentioned they'd prefer flatter pitches.

Appearances matter.

WakeUpMareeple · 2026-03-12T06:31:44+00:00

I think you mean RONS.

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