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Re: AFLW 2025 Season

Reply #15
AFLW is not AFL.
Records shouldn't cross over.

One competition has been running for over 120 years.
A fledgling competition in it's infancy will always throw up skewed results like this.
It's only just settled on its final make-up.
In effect, it's only just beginning.

It's a fine achievement, but is in no-way comparable to the efforts of a team like Geelong.
I understand the need to promote the women's game but let it be against it's own standard.
It'll actually be easier in respect of most records not to be compared.

A record is a record.

It doesn't overshadow what the cats of 70+ years ago did, it just highlights that what we are in right now is a very unique situation.

Re: AFLW 2025 Season

Reply #16
I'm not going to argue this one.
Folks will have their own opinion as to the legitimacy of the claim.
From my point of view I find it a bit bizarre comparing records over two completely different competitions.

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Reply #17
You’re right Lods, it’s a meaningless comparison.  A bit like giving a winning run in the Ammos the same status as a winning run in the VFL … or a WAFL record and an AFL record.

"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

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Reply #18
I'm not going to argue this one.
Folks will have their own opinion as to the legitimacy of the claim.
From my point of view I find it a bit bizarre comparing records over two completely different competitions.

Who has the most tennis singles grand slam wins?
Most people will tell you it's djokovic with 24.
However margaret court also had 24.
Did that not count because its a different competition?
You can do similar with golf etc





Re: AFLW 2025 Season

Reply #19
I'm not going to argue this one.
Folks will have their own opinion as to the legitimacy of the claim.
From my point of view I find it a bit bizarre comparing records over two completely different competitions.

Who has the most tennis singles grand slam wins?
Most people will tell you it's djokovic with 24.
However margaret court also had 24.
Did that not count because its a different competition?
You can do similar with golf etc





what's the world record for the 100 metres dash?

Do women's have a seperate world record?

You can say what you have said, and its correct, but im sure that we wouldnt cross code those streaks if other sports yielded a team with this record.

It actually loses credibility to attempt to do so. 
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: AFLW 2025 Season

Reply #20
Based on how the last round has gone so far, we are locked in to 5th spot, which is as good as we could hope for.

Adelaide play Fremantle today.....whoever wins goes 7th and knocks the Eagles down to 8th.
We will then play Eagles (again) in week 1 of the finals.....this time at home.
(If crows/freo draw, we play Freo at home)

If/when we win in week 1, we play the loser of 1vs4
Assuming Brisbane (4th) will beat Collingwood (15th) it will mean Kangaroos play Hawthorn in week 1 of finals.
This will mean we will almost certainly play Hawks in Week 2 of the finals....at Hawthorn.

If we manage to win that, we will end up playing, most likely, against Melbourne or Brisbane in week 3 (Hopefully Melbourne beat Brisbane in Week 1, meaning most likely play Melbourne in week 3)

Then it would be GF where we'd meet the all conquering Kangaroos and hopefully end their legacy for fairytale season.


Short version, 5th means we avoid Kangas and potentially don't leave Melbourne for finals.


Re: AFLW 2025 Season

Reply #21


Who has the most tennis singles grand slam wins?
Most people will tell you it's djokovic with 24.
However margaret court also had 24.
Did that not count because its a different competition?
You can do similar with golf etc





what's the world record for the 100 metres dash?

Do women's have a seperate world record?

You can say what you have said, and its correct, but im sure that we wouldnt cross code those streaks if other sports yielded a team with this record.

It actually loses credibility to attempt to do so.

All i'm saying is facts are facts.
You can give it as much, or as little, credibility as you want as that is your right.

I do a bit of trivia nights and they like throwing a 'curveball' sports question in there from time to time.

Its usually something like...
Which Australian tennis player had the highest singles ranking in the world during the year.....XXXX

On numerous occassions, the answer is a woman - eg Sam Stosur.

Nobody is suggesting Sam Stosur is better than any male tennis players over the same time, but facts are facts.

 

Re: AFLW 2025 Season

Reply #22
39 Irish women playing in the AFLW this season.

Perhaps the AFL could wind up Gold Coast and bring in an Irish team 🤔
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball

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Reply #23
A work associate went to the Hawks / Norp game Friday night, he tells me he was astounded by the support for Norp, almost more than he has seen at some of the AFL team's games. He said for a Dawks home game the Norp fans probably outnumbered them 3 to 1.

 No surprise then they are doing so well.

I suppose for Norp they must look pretty good if they are pulling crowds that are a comparable fraction of the men.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

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Reply #24
^ Refugees from North AFL supporters?
"Negative waves are not helpful. Try saying something righteous and hopeful instead." Oddball