AFL 2016
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<p>Strange round.</p>
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<p>Teams that looked great in Round 1 (Geelong and West Coast) get completely out played in round 2 by teams that lost in round 1. </p>
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<p>Melbourne lose the unloseable, and Paul Roos admits he thinks their players thought they just had to turn up. </p>
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<p>Carlton, St Kilda, and Brisbane confirm they are in a 3-way scrap for 2nd last. </p>
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<p>Freo, fancied pre-season, look completely lost in the new free-scoring game. </p>
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<p>The reduced inter-change and no sub rule looks to have changed the game. Friday night was tight and tough for 2.5 quarters, then everyone got tired and it was goal city. At the end of every game players look fucked. And it's a scoring league this year as well. The Lions are 0-2, but have kicked almost 190 points. </p> -
<p>What's the difference between interchange and a sub in AFL?</p>
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<p>inter-change is players rolling on and off. Previously the teams were allowed up to 120 rotations in a game. This year that is capped at 90</p>
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<p>For the last couple of years, the team was changed from having 4 available for inter-change to 3, with a "sub" in reserve that can be permanently subbed in to the team. This came about because teams whinged they were unfairly disadvantaged if a player was injured and thus out of the game. </p>
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<p>so 2015 the team was 18 starters, with 3 on the bench for inter-change, and a sub (21 available at all times)</p>
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<p>in 2016 it's 18 starters and 4 on the bench for inter-change, with no subs (22 available at all times). </p>
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<p>The 2 changes have opened the game up as players are getting more fatigued. Most of these rule changes are aimed at reducing congestion around the ball, as it's harder to flood the contest when you need to conserve a bit of energy. </p> -
<p>OK cool. Thanks for that</p>
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<p>And they've got to be sure to only enter the field of play between <em>that</em> set of lines and that the player they replace is <i>definitely</i> off the field before they enter and the sub <em>must</em> ensure they have their bib on at all times until they get onto the field in which case the permanent replacement <em>must</em> wear the bib.</p>
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Enjoyed that GWS and Cats game.
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<p>Hawthorn really are quite incredible. Lose in the first week, and lose their skipper at the same time, and the questions start "how many times can these old blokes keep getting up". And then in the next 2 weeks they smack last years other Grand Finalist, and then beat back the next hot young team in a tight one. They just don't know how to lose. And what's incredible is yes, their veterans keep getting it done, it's young talent that is stepping up in the big moments to take control of games. What a club. </p>
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<p>At the bottom the Blues, Bombers and Lions all sucked pretty bad, while Melbourne scored 131 and lost! Can we count Freo here now after they lost again? And still can't score? St Kilda beat Collingwood, which is funny. </p>
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<p>Big wins and statements by Adelaide, and Sydney. </p> -
<p>No shame in losing to Adelaide, but the margin didn't really tell how well they dominated.</p>
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<p>That might be true of the past, but Richmond had higher hopes than that coming in to the season, no matter how much they try and hose them down now. </p>
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I went to the Richmond crows game , although Richmond were disappointing , I was impressed with the crows , top 4 would not surprise me
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WOOOOHOOOOOO, what a game by my Sainters. Thought I was watching a different team with the way we defended. We really stifled the Pies midfield. <br><br>
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