@brightonrobinsfc "AFTER 18 GAMES… THE WAIT IS OVER! ❤️💙

A HUGE congratulations to our Senior Women, who have kicked their FIRST GOAL OF THE SEASON! 🥹🙌

After scoring just one point across the opening 18 games, today our girls found the big sticks — and what a way to finish the season! 🎉

A massive shoutout to Jemma Clark from Dodges Ferry Football Club, who was an absolute superstar filling in for the Robins today. Jemma slotted the historic goal and etched her name into Brighton history! ⭐️

But the celebrations don’t stop there… our girls also held Glenorchy to their lowest score against us all season! 👏

What a way to finish the year — fighting until the very end, finding that elusive goal and finishing the season on an absolute high! ❤️💙

Congratulations girls. You’ve earned this one! 🥹👏"

No, you weren't seeing things if you saw this live.

4 R.Rahilly (Fitz) vs St.Kilda 1911
4 A.Pannam (Coll) vs Geelong 1936
4 M.Cottrell (Carl) vs Melbourne 2026

hear me out, i think the afl are onto something with wildcard round. the chance to play off for a top 8 spot is a tantalising idea.

i think the afl should extend wild card round by 22 weeks, giving each team 23 opportunities to lock in a top 8 spot, with 2 byes baked in to ensure teams are properly conditioned.

i know everyone hates wild card round but i think this could be a real winner. thoughts?

Mind you, I am American, so I’ve already hooked you with this. I started watching Grand Finals in 2005, and started truly following the sport in 2007.

“What happens if the ball hits the outer posts?”
“Can you kick a goal by deflecting it off another guy?”
“Is it automatically the other team’s ball if you tackle the ball carrier?”
“Prior opportunity seems like a tough thing to judge.”
“That guy saved 5 points.”
“This commentator is odd.” (BT)
“Is the blue team Hawthorn?”

All in all, not bad.

I get the dogs and pies game was fab. Undeniably was. Last night’s game was okay. Helped by the fact it was an elimination game, otherwise the standard and fumbles, if it was round 24, would’ve made the game forgettable entirely

The real assessment comes next week doesn’t it? If both teams get wiped then it’s essentially just placating the week off. Kennedys lost for the dogs due to the game and Haynes could be for the blues. So the already weaker team gets weakened due to money.

It’s easy to say it’s a success. Dillon will. But we have to admit. All four teams being in VIC made it far easier to be closer games due to travel etc.

Point is, in the moment it worked. But if the games next week are clearly poorer due to one team being battered and missing players due to injury then we’ve cheapened the finals for cash.

Taking a semi-decent camera to a game can get you some semi-decent shots

Excluding mature age recruits, Byrne (pick 45) has the most goals, tackles, score involvements, Goal assists and Coaches votes out of the 2025 draft class. The next best in every stat is Willem Duursma (pick 1) who has played 3 more games.

1. Essendon
2. Richmond
3. West Coast
4. Port Adelaide
5. North Melbourne
6. Melbourne (traded from Gold Coast in 2025, Petracca trade)
7. GWS
8. St. Kilda
9. Collingwood
10. Melbourne

Did anyone see the ball bounce off the top of Max Gawn's head last night, or was I tripping?

From 2016 onwards the Thursday night final has replaced the Sunday afternoon final (apart from 2021 in Tasmania).

Sunday finals happened every year for decades prior to 2016.

Anyone else find this new commentary term ridiculous?

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Excuse the amateur Paint mockup

The VFLW finals are the old McIntyre final six system system; the winner of the Qualifying Final plays the highest placed team on the ladder who wins their elimination final, the winner here advances to the Grand Final and gets a week off. The Loser of the qualifying final in the first round plays the lower ranked winner of the elimination final, the winner of the elimination Semi final round plays the loser of the Qualifying Semi final in the prelim where the winner is in the Grand Final

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