A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size The third year of the AFL’s pre-finals bye felt like a real season momentum killer, unlike the two which preceded it. We cannot abide this going forward. The pre-finals bye is sure to be the early week talking point, given so precious little actual football news is doing the rounds at present. We have moved onto early trade news, with clubs positioning for raids on opposition players and free agents informing their current clubs of their intentions. That is the reality of football in 2018 and there is no use complaining about it. It’s happening for two reasons: many clubs have made their first list changes prior to players beginning their end-of-season leave, and because there’s no actual football to talk about. (And before someone points this out to me, yes I am aware Australian rules football is played in competitions that are not the AFL. It’s just not my jam) Now in its third year, the pre-finals bye has acted as a handbrake on the competition. The first year it was all new and exciting, while the second year it was more a… Read full this story
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