It’s that time of year again, with everyone gearing up to see the start of the new AFLM season. Nothing, not even global pandemics, is set to get in the AFL’s way, as we’re set for a season full of twists, turns, and tips. Richmond are gunning to defend their title and enter themselves into ‘dynasty’ discussions, Geelong are looking to fight back after their spectacular late fadeout, and any number of teams are looking to bust into the finals like Brisbane did last year. And we’ll be here to try and predict it all.
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As part of the AFL’s quest for cultural dominance, and a general belief that this is just a curtainraiser for the ‘real’ footy, the AFLW season is teeing off tonight, far too early in February. The fans are excited, the media has been giving it enough coverage to make sure people are aware it’s happening, and the finest female footballers in the country are strapping their boots on, ready to give it a shake. As are we with our predictions – and we had a lot to do over the off season.
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So, here we are – the final round of the home and away season, only three weeks after it’d been initially scheduled for (not a bad effort, to give the AFL credit). And the flexible fixturing has turned out really well, with essentially every match featuring a team with a chance to royally mess up the last round and their finals hopes.
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AFLM Predictions – Round 16, 2020
Three games to go for most of the competition, and we’re at a stage where we can start to make concrete predictions about who’s going to end up finishing where. Before that, though, we’ll look at the teams involved and classify them into a few main categories:
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AFLM Predictions – Round 14, 2020
Footymania v2.0 kicks off (and thank god they haven’t gone with any sort of execrable marketing campaign of that sort) this afternoon, with a Hawthorn v Essendon game (and, if those clubs were as big as their supporters regularly claim to be, they wouldn’t be playing on neutral territory at 4.40pm Thursday).
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As we head into the Indigenous Round, the AFL’s attempt to give the oldest cultures in human history the recognition that a century of governments have failed to do, the season is delicately poised – six weeks left still being enough time for some teams to make their final charge into the eight. (In theory, all teams except Adelaide.)
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The finale of Footymania is here, and we think we speak for all our fellow model makers when we say that we’ll be glad to see the back of it. While a constant stream of football may be fun to watch from a media perspective, and at least keeps the media discussion fresh, it’ll be a relief to not have to update our models continuously.
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Now that we’re past the halfway mark of the season, we’re pretty settled into the pecking order of teams. There’s still room for upsets, but if you look at our projected ladder, there’s barely any change from last week – except for one swap, which technically means there’s no Melbourne teams in the top four.
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Not really in the mood for a lengthy post tonight.
AFLM Predictions – Round 9, 2020
It’s time! Footymania! The longest uninterrupted streak of AFLM in league history is set to kick off tonight on the Gold Coast, where the reigning premiers are looking to recover from last week’s hiccup against a Bulldogs side who’re gunning for three wins in a row (and six out of the last seven).
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