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Date Posted: 18:41 01/12/24 Sun
Author: Annabelle
Author Host/IP: 139-216-204-154.sta.dodo.net.au / 139.216.204.154
Subject: Gideon Haigh said this morning the problem was that Norf was too good and
In reply to: Gaz 's message, "It ticks a box" on 17:35 01/12/24 Sun

one of the reasons for this is that raided the foundation teams' talent with impunity.

Also it seems odd that the media keeps lauding this team because they have become the first team in either AFL or AFLW to go throught the season undefeated and win a flag when they didn't even play every team. A truncated season hardly compares with a full one played by the AFL.

I watched the second half but thought save for some standout players and some good passages of play, it wasn't what one would expect of a GF in terms of skills and overall standard. For long periods it resembled a giant scrum and there were probably hundreds of kicks which went barely five or ten metres.

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This is a good example of why the AFL's socialist system is so flawed. -- Porter, 09:38 02/12/24 Mon
- Is it flawed, the NFL run a socialist system and its easily the most popular game in town whereas the EPL -- Pyeman WPBD, 14:37 09/12/24 Mon
  - I'd argue the capitalist EPL and Champions League are much bigger internationally than NFL (NT) -- Optimax, 15:20 09/12/24 Mon
    - No doubt but they're hardly competitive competitions for the bulk of soccer teams -- Pyeman WPBD, 16:12 09/12/24 Mon
      - Man Utd Barca Real Bayern need to be successful brsnds -- BN, 17:30 09/12/24 Mon
It's how their men's team broke their premiership duck so why not? (NT) -- Geek, 11:25 11/12/24 Wed
- ("Raiding the foundation teams with impunity", that is) (NT) -- Geek, 11:26 11/12/24 Wed

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