cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/11231353

> If you have a kid/grandkid who loves footy, this is the time of year to take them. A single adult can take three kids to a game for the price of one ticket. > > For me today, the adult ticket was $58. With two kids, that worked out at less than $20 a ticket. > > Take your own snacks. Prices at the footy are actually offensive.

Round 16 opens Friday evening with Brisbane taking on Melbourne at the Gabba. What are your predictions?

Friday June 28

Brisbane Lions v Melbourne 7:40pm AEST | Gabba

Saturday June 29

North Melbourne v Western Bulldogs 1:45pm AEST | Marvel Stadium

Sydney Swans v Fremantle 1:45pm AEST | SCG

Gold Coast SUNS v Collingwood 4:35pm AEST | People First Stadium

Adelaide Crows v GWS GIANTS 7:30pm AEST | Adelaide Oval

Geelong Cats v Essendon 7:30pm AEST | MCG

Sunday June 30

St Kilda v Port Adelaide 1:10pm AEST | Marvel Stadium

Richmond v Carlton 3:20pm | MCG

West Coast Eagles v Hawthorn 4:40pm AEST | Optus Stadium

Want to be an AFL media personality? It's easy — just follow the four-step Kane Cornes plan.

1. Look up which teams that lost on the weekend.

2. For each of the teams, come up with a reason why either:

a) It's the players' fault. They're too lazy. Don't train hard enough. Don't put in enough effort! b) It's the players' fault. They're not skilled enough! c) It's the coach's fault. Bad tactics. Bad strategy. He's allowing those players to be lazy! d) It's the recruiter's fault. They picked/traded for the wrong players!

3. Get your producers to find a passage of play, interview, or press conference you can say backs up your claim.

4. Go on TV or radio and say what you think confidently, as if you're really pissed off about it.

Yeah, the older Richmond players didn't show enough effort. You really don't care — you used to play for Port Adelaide after all.

But you pretend you do on TV and the radio, because it makes great content.

That's really all it takes, folks!

\#AFL #footy @afl #Nine #KaneCornes #Adelaide #Melbourne #SouthAustralia #Victoria

Wrong logo in the thumbnail for Carlton. Will probably get fixed.

Where to now for North?

Smashed by a fairly ordinary Hawthorn side, with some big injuries including Day, Lewis, Jiath, Wingard, and Breust.

The big question: Is the issue North's list? Or has the game gone past Clarko as a coach?

"Meanwhile, North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson concedes his side is still a long way off the pace after forecasting the match would be an indicator of where his rebuilding outfit sits in its development.

"He was left in no doubt and North has now lost 26 of 27 games since success in Clarkson's first two outings at the helm early last year."

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1113608

\#AFL @afl

Hawthorn just being utterly outclassed by Gold Coast.

Not sure if the return of Will Day will make a difference or if they need to go back to the draft, but they desperately need another quality midfielder. #AFL @afl

How the mighty have fallen. Reigning premiers Collingwood less than one goal ahead of a bottom-four side, in Hawthorn, in the fourth quarter.

\#AFL @afl

cross-posted from: https://aus.social/users/ajsadauskas/statuses/112121946640090153

> Waverley Park — Melbourne's car-dependent suburban AFL stadium with a planned seated capacity of over 150,000 (not a typo!) > > A really good run down by @philip on the plans by the AFL (and its predecessor, the VFL) to build the world's largest stadium in outer-suburban Melbourne. > > Unfortunately, a planned railway line past the stadium to Rowville was never built. That meant a massive 25,000-spot car park as the only real means to get there. > > While most of it has been demolished and redeveloped for housing, the oval itself still used by Hawthorn Football Club as a training and administration centre. > > https://youtu.be/LvvLwiRCx4s?si=x2QvxepgPtBtJZfx > > @fuck\_cars #AFL #Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #cars #stadium #stadia #Melbourne #sport #footy #football #stadiums #history #Victoria #VicPol #Australia #planning #Hawthorn #AusPol #CarBrain

Hawks looking very competitive against Essendon in the first half. Newcombe and Worpel are stars.

But.

They really need to work on those set shots!

\#afl @afl #footy #Hawthorn #HawthornHawks #Essendon #EssendonBombers #Melbourne #sport #spirtsball

So, anyone watch the footy tonight?

What happened to Collingwood?

https://youtu.be/BSW70NaokAI?si=uVRrM8jF0\_9VWRfh

\#AFL @afl #footy #Collingwood #CollingwoodMagpies #Sydney #SydneySwans

AFL Grand Final. May the better team win.

Go Lions! #AFL #AFLGF #AFLfinals @afl

Spoiler-free version of the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2023_AFL_Grand_Final&oldid=1177018888

Cool that the odds are pretty much even, it should be competitive: https://www.oddschecker.com/australian-rules

It starts on Saturday Sept 30 when https://time.is/Melbourne hits 2:30pm

Please keep spoilers out of this thread; we can do another spoiley thread.

Dear @afl #AFL Can we have an intro of the #johnFarnham You're The Voice https://youtube.com/watch?v=AF4DE3YmXhQ at the upcoming final? This would be the minimum required for support of #theVoice2023

Kick-off right this second!

It was a very close game and Jezza kicked goals off both of these, if I was a Pies fan I'd be a bit salty.

First one is pretty borderline, and the umpire was in a good position to call it: https://www.theroar.com.au/afl/video/watch-maynard-chucks-ultimate-wobbly-over-supremely-controversial-non-out-on-the-full-call-1297850/

Second one was pretty blatant not sure how they let that one through: https://www.theroar.com.au/afl/video/umpire-somehow-forgets-one-of-the-most-obvious-rules-to-let-cameron-goal-1297861/

BRODIE Grundy has been thrown a lifeline and will return to Melbourne's team for the first time in five weeks, while Collingwood has recalled Will Hoskin-Elliott and Billy Frampton for Friday night's blockbuster against Geelong.

And in other round 22 team news, Adelaide coach Matthew Nicks has swung a surprise by dropping second-year star Josh Rachele to the substitute role for its match against Brisbane at the Gabba.

Grundy will play for the first time since being dropped following the win over St Kilda in round 17 as coach Simon Goodwin searches for answers to fill the hole left by the injured Harrison Petty.