AFL’S 40-YEAR WISH GRANTED AS ‘BIG THREE’ RISE AS ONEIt’s not a race most fans outside Victoria will care for, but Collingwood’s 2023 triumph saw them draw level with Carlton and Essendon on 16 VFL/AFL premierships - the all-time record.
The Blues are good. They’d be near the top of a form ladder since the middle of 2023; after a few narrow losses they looked quite mighty against Melbourne, only letting the game get close late because all Carlton games are legally required to be close. And, based on Saturday, the Bombers are good.
The trio have only made the top eight together twice; in 2011, when Carlton smashed Essendon in an elimination final but narrowly lost the next week, while Collingwood lost the Grand Final; and in 2009, when the former two lost in week one and the Pies were pumped in the prelim. The latter pair both being contenders is no great surprise. They each made the final four last year, and while the Magpies started slowly this year and the Blues wobbled against a few fellow top-eight teams in recent weeks, both remain well-placed and well-credentialed.
You can argue with our exact classifications , but most people would tip the Bombers right now in very winnable and winnable seven games. And on current form, they can certainly win a couple of the trickier games as well. Their opponent is Collingwood, after Craig McRae’s men first down the Giants, then condemn Melbourne to a third consecutive straight-sets exit.
Chris Scott couldn’t have been more thorough and diplomatic when asked a curly umpire and rule question on Friday night. Scott pointed out the delayed whistles were perplexing at a time where players have never been more aware they can’t dump a player for fear of causing a concussion … due to the AFL’s dangerous tackle crackdown.
“Maybe there is this fear – and I think it is fear mongering – that if we have too many stoppages, the game doesn’t look as good. I just completely disagree with that – but I always have.”New AFL umpires boss Steve McBurney last week told SEN’s Dwayne’s World that umpires had the balance right, currently, between giving the player with the ball the opportunity to dispose of it and rewarding the tackler.“It is completely out of whack.
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