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This Week in Football retweeted
Freo did so much right. Maybe Brisbane’s biggest trademark is being able to take control AND gain territory with a series of uninterrupted marks. The dockers took that away as well as anyone has this year, and *still* Brisbane found another way to win
Grand Final 2026 edition is up!
This week in football:
- Emlyn Breese dissects the grand final
- Joe Cordy looks into the concentration of votes on the top handful of players
Read here: buff.ly/jlUWHWn
This Week in Football retweeted
I think these draft charts are cool but you should mostly come for the smart words of @JCordy37 and @roar_metrics
Grand final preview is up!
This week in finals:
- Joe Cordy on Fremantle
- Darragh Murray on Brisbane
- Emlyn Breese on their list builds
Read here: buff.ly/cnt6FBT
This Week in Football retweeted
Wrote about how Sydney didn’t torpedo their season by doing the right thing. Thank you to @JoeyFortune for editing my rants into something readable.
Prelim finals edition is up!
This week in football:
- Imogen Dunlevie on the Swans "torpedoed" season
- Lincoln Tracy on coaches words and coaches votes
- Emlyn Breese on forcing turnovers
Read here: thisweekinaustralianfootball…
This Week in Football retweeted
I'm baaack! Really had a lot of fun writing this preview piece, took it in a direction I wasn't expecting when I started. Enjoy! 🤎💛
Preliminary finals previews are up!
This week in finals:
- Joe Cordy on Sydney vs Fremantle
- Sarah Hayes on Hawthorn vs Brisbane
Read here: buff.ly/LPuChKG
This Week in Football retweeted
Great piece from Joe and Polly in the latest @TWIFNewsletter!
Semi Finals 2026 edition is up!
This week in football:
- Joe Cordy & Polly Burridge unpack the Swans QF win
- Emlyn Breese takes a pulse check on how AFLW teams are tracking
Read here: buff.ly/f0NzgZZ
This Week in Football retweeted
First crack at co-authoring a piece this week as me and Polly try to unpack our feelings about the Swans QF win. What it means, what it doesn't mean, where we go from here, questions of this nature.
Semi Finals 2026 edition is up!
This week in football:
- Joe Cordy & Polly Burridge unpack the Swans QF win
- Emlyn Breese takes a pulse check on how AFLW teams are tracking
Read here: buff.ly/f0NzgZZ
This Week in Football retweeted
My statistical analysis on the impacts of moving from a top 8 to top 10
Qualifying & Eliminations Finals Edition is up!
This week in football:
- Emlyn Breese on the perception of Wildcard's effect compared to the reality
- Jack Turner on Geelong's "false man" defensive setup.
Read here: buff.ly/MobrInI
#afl #aflfinals
This Week in Football retweeted
This is good, @EmlynBreese
Qualifying & Eliminations Finals Edition is up!
This week in football:
- Emlyn Breese on the perception of Wildcard's effect compared to the reality
- Jack Turner on Geelong's "false man" defensive setup.
Read here: buff.ly/MobrInI
#afl #aflfinals
This Week in Football retweeted
This week I previewed the Geelong v Carlton Elimination Final, and look at what each side will have to do or prevent from happening in order to win.
I'm joined by three of the most gifted footy writers in the country for the other three previews.
Check it out:
QF & EF previews are up!
This week in finals:
- Mim on Fremantle vs Hawthorn
- Jack Turner on Geelong vs Carlton
- Joe Cordy on Sydney vs Brisbane
- Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo on Adelaide vs Footscray
Read here: buff.ly/urdIbmx
#afl #aflfinals #aussierules
This Week in Football retweeted
in some fine company for this one 👍
QF & EF previews are up!
This week in finals:
- Mim on Fremantle vs Hawthorn
- Jack Turner on Geelong vs Carlton
- Joe Cordy on Sydney vs Brisbane
- Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo on Adelaide vs Footscray
Read here: buff.ly/urdIbmx
#afl #aflfinals #aussierules
This Week in Football retweeted
After publication a very informed reader reached out with some more info on current AFLW pay structures, my article has now been updated accordingly.
The central premise remains: too much money in incentives teammates share in compared to those they compete for.
Wildcard edition is up!
This week in football:
- Emlyn Breese on the AFLW tiered contract system
- Joe Cordy on close game ladder swings
- Polly Burridge revisits double headers
- Emlyn Breese on who defends the defenders?
Read here: buff.ly/OMYMGUw
#afl #aflw
This Week in Football retweeted
My reaction to getting the second @TWIFNewsletter of today in my inbox just now:
This Week in Football retweeted
"Bontempelli and Daicos aren’t going to be thinking about whose members were in the Orange Order a century ago"
And until they are neither can be serious considerations for best player in the comp
Wildcard Finals Previews are up!
This Week in Finals:
- Joe Cordy on Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood
- Lincoln Tracy on Carlton vs Melbourne
Read here: buff.ly/HmILxgp
#afl #aflfinals #aussierules
This Week in Football retweeted
This week in football I look at chaos vs control game styles in AFLW.
Unsurprisingly North bring an oppressive, some would say totalitarian, game style to the league.
Geelong by contrast were happy to let their opponents dictate the terms of engagement.
Round 24 edition is up!
This week in football:
- Imogen Dunlevie on the AFL's duty to female fans
- Emlyn Breese on chaos and control in the AFLW
- Joe Cordy on territory and space in the AFLM
Read here: buff.ly/0tPe85b
#afl #aflw #aussierules
This Week in Football retweeted
A couple days ago I sent a very angry rant to @JoeyFortune and then I turned it into a piece for @TWIFNewsletter
Round 24 edition is up!
This week in football:
- Imogen Dunlevie on the AFL's duty to female fans
- Emlyn Breese on chaos and control in the AFLW
- Joe Cordy on territory and space in the AFLM
Read here: buff.ly/0tPe85b
#afl #aflw #aussierules
This Week in Football retweeted
The first piece on mental health and gambling, very good
Round 23 edition is up!
This week in football:
- Jack Turner on mental health and hypocrisy
- Emlyn Breese on slingshot footy in the W
- Lincoln Tracy on the AFL's attempts to generate excitement
- Sean Lawson on Sydney's footy revolution
Read here: buff.ly/LdIshJX
This Week in Football retweeted
I wrote mostly in rage this week. All in all a good newsletter still.
Have a read:
Round 23 edition is up!
This week in football:
- Jack Turner on mental health and hypocrisy
- Emlyn Breese on slingshot footy in the W
- Lincoln Tracy on the AFL's attempts to generate excitement
- Sean Lawson on Sydney's footy revolution
Read here: buff.ly/LdIshJX
This Week in Football retweeted
looking at slingshot footy in AFLW This Week In Football
Round 23 edition is up!
This week in football:
- Jack Turner on mental health and hypocrisy
- Emlyn Breese on slingshot footy in the W
- Lincoln Tracy on the AFL's attempts to generate excitement
- Sean Lawson on Sydney's footy revolution
Read here: buff.ly/LdIshJX
This Week in Football retweeted
If you like charts this week may just be for you.
I've broken down each AFLW team's 2026 list by how and when they came to the club, as well as mapped each club's record on recruiting recycled players.
Round 22, 2026 edition is up!
This week in football:
- Joe Cordy on bringing in a send-off rule
- Polly Burridge on double headers
- Emlyn Breese on AFLW list builds
Read here: buff.ly/eln6vFV
#AFL #AussieRules
