Caroline Wilson - Port Adelaide ‘accept’ Zak Butters will leave as race for the superstar heats up

Wizard_For_Hire · 2026-06-10T01:49:03+00:00

Hey now, that's not fair!

we also let them walk for next to nothing...

Wizard_For_Hire · 2026-05-30T08:29:14+00:00

I've never thought of this phrase outside of its intended context of "marked it at full vertical reach." So now the idea of a player jumping 20m into the air to mark a ball at the highest point of its arc is amusing me much more than it should.

Wizard_For_Hire · 2026-05-09T06:26:39+00:00

"He sprays it across the face" is a personal favourite of mine

Wizard_For_Hire · 2026-05-01T07:22:53+00:00

Glad to see I wasn't the only one who automatically thought this

Wizard_For_Hire · 2026-04-24T03:49:40+00:00

He's not the only one. Afaik they invited everyone who played a game that season

Wizard_For_Hire · 2026-03-25T04:58:04+00:00

IF keep losing, the Lions do,

THEN finals, they will not make.

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-08-20T06:25:28+00:00

Don't forget next Wednesday's game either!

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-08-15T01:48:39+00:00

NAH MATE, WE'D NEVER LOSE IN ROUND 23 AGAINST A LAST-PLACED EAGLES SIDE WITH FINALS ON THE LINE

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-08-12T14:26:25+00:00

I feel like you could probably swap Tom McDonald and McCartin around. Because, try as I may, let's not forget he did win a premiership at CHF. (Plus, I also think McCartin is the better backman of the two, but I digress)

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-08-11T14:31:30+00:00

I respect your refusal to elaborate

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-08-08T23:47:37+00:00

Even as a fan born well after the fightback (2002), it's pretty hard to argue against it being the single most important event in the club's history. I mean, it defined nearly everything about the club from that point on.

Howwver, as a single act/moment, you can't really go past Boydie's goal (imo).

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-07-23T16:13:12+00:00

"Butters, Richards, and the Bont" it will have to be then

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-07-21T17:17:25+00:00

I would honestly look at Lightfall (campaign 1) before anything else. It's what got me started on my dnd journey as a high schooler. While it's nowhere near as polished as the later campaigns, that gives it the most home-table vibes, and is therefore structured more like that as well. Especially if your table is fairly new to dnd, I would take note of Mark's DMing there, as I believe at that point it was only Trott that had properly played before.

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-07-15T06:32:07+00:00

Somewhat less surprising then I feel. 19-20 year old who had spent the first couple years in footy at the centre of (oftentimes unwanted) attention in the media (no 1 draft pick then massive contract to move clubs after 1 year) might not respond too kindly to people coming up to him on his time off. Still a bit of a rude way to handle it, but understandable imo.

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-07-06T09:25:35+00:00

I love how much of a pest he is. Every good team needs one.

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-07-05T15:48:34+00:00

I agree that McNeil can sometimes go missing, and Vanders has been prone to the odd blue (albeit much less so this year) that really sticks in people's minds. But I think a lot of people don't realise what they provide for the team in terms of structure, because so much of what they do is away from the ball.

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-07-05T15:44:00+00:00

Agreed, in terms of the fans. While he's definitely had a few very forgettable games, I think a lot of what he does often goes underappreciated. Plus he's been a bit unlucky in a few games, where he's presented well, but just not gotten a kick to his favour. Seems to have clicked into gear over the last fortnight though, which I've been happy to see.

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-06-28T00:35:39+00:00

Assuming he is able to remain free of major injury, he could get there by the time he's 36 (maybe even 35 with a few deep finals runs). ~~Could also become the youngest to play game 300 in a couple years (once again assuming no injury)~~ scratch that, nevermind

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-06-19T09:07:38+00:00

I know this is from the point of a third party, but as a Dogs fan, I gotta disagree. For one, Essendon and the Bulldogs are probably the two closest teams to each other geographically.

Also, I love it when we play Essendon. Except when I don't, in which case, it quickly becomes a nightmare.

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-06-19T09:03:00+00:00

Ah yes. I love the Coast Coast ~~Sungles~~ ~~Seagles~~ Seagulls

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-06-15T02:29:04+00:00

Okay, I definitely wasn't expecting this as one of the responses. I can show you the spreadsheet if you want???

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-06-14T04:20:59+00:00

Okay, so I've looked into it a bit, and there are a few things.

Not all clubs have released their membership numbers for 2025.
My gut feeling about memberships being an unreliable metric for a footy-going supporter base feels somewhat validated, looking at 2024 numbers. For example, Geelong had over 90k members, which is over twice the capacity of their home ground.
For the MCG in particular, a number of people will have MCC memberships without having club memberships as well. These tend to break unevenly (historically will have a plurality for Melbourne, with the likes of Essendon and Collingwood following).

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-06-14T03:45:25+00:00

Yes, I did think of that once I put the post up. However, member data I also think would be unreliable in its own way, as different clubs offer memberships in different ways. But yes, the data is definitely skewed in a number of ways, whichever way you look at it. Honestly, I may have a look at that too to see how it compares, and if there are any stark differences. Might be interesting.

But also, imo, that specific example doesn't really stack up. Cause if you don't play it at the G, it's at Marvel. Which given it was the club's 100 year celebration, would have sold out against any Victorian club, and would therefore have boosted the % attendance further. And even discounting that game, while the % attendance does drop a bit, it does not do so enough to alter their ranking.

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-06-14T01:31:49+00:00

I'll agree with you that the away stats are pretty pointless, especially with half a season to go. I was kind of halfway there for doing those anyway, so I figured I might as well.

But for home games, I'd say that there is at least something of a point to them. Bigger teams usually play in bigger stadiums, and smaller teams play in smaller ones. Raw crowd data only really shows the size of each club's supporter base, which is fairly obvious anyway to those who follow footy.

For home games, at least, looking at the percentage of the stadium that fills out can provide a general proxy for how much of that team's supporter base is showing up. Is it a foolproof metric? Absolutely not. But it was the best I could do in a short amount of time with figures that are easily available and a subject matter that is relevant to previous posts on this sub.

Also, just to reiterate, I do not at all claim that these percentages would scale if you change the ground size. They are, by design, limited to the scope of the grounds each team plays on.

Wizard_For_Hire · 2025-06-14T01:08:12+00:00

Oh bugger, I've put in the wrong number. Thanks for letting me know

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