Round 13 – Sal’s Preview: You wouldn’t Reid about it!

June 6, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Sal’s happy with progress on the HTM issue. Next, it’s time to reduce the number of call-ups. Then there are the Round 13 matches to cover. It’s all happening!

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Round 12 – Sal’s Preview: Beginning the bye byes

May 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Sal weighs in on the ‘holding the ball, holding the man’ issue – have the administrators finally listened? He also picks his winners for Round 12.

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Round 11 – Sal’s Preview (Part 1): Injured and out?

May 23, 2024 by 1 Comment

Sal questions the notion of shortening the game – what’s the link to the spate of injuries in 2024? He also offers his thoughts on the first two matches in Round 11.

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Round 10 (Part 1 and 2) – Sal’s Preview: Thursday Night Fever

May 16, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Along with his Round 10 tips, Sal offers some observations on Thursday night footy and the concussion issue. Now includes the final three games and some tips for Saturday’s nags.

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Round 9 – Sal’s Preview: Baaall, Yeah!

May 9, 2024 by Leave a Comment

There’s been some progress on the scoreboard but there’s still too much congestion at the ball up. Blow the whistle, umpire, says Sal.

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Round 8: Snippets of footy

May 9, 2024 by 3 Comments

Old Dog cast an eye over last weekend’s Round 8. His vast experience helped him to pick out the key components.

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Round 9 – AFL Fixture 2024: Who, where and when

May 7, 2024 by 2 Comments

Find out who, where and when your team is playing in Round 9 AFL 2024.

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Round 7 – ANZAC Day, Collingwood v Essendon: Then and Now

May 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Peter Butler presents a Floreat Pica Society report which compares the 1995 and 2024 drawn Anzac Day clashes between Collingwood and Essendon.

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Round 8 – Sal’s Preview: How do you solve a problem like Jeremy?

May 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Sal salutes Jeremy Cameron and wonders just who can go with him both in the air and on the ground, then previews Round 8. There are tips for Caulfield and Morphettville too.

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Round 7: An outback jaunt, a birthday party missed, and the Suns win at home

May 1, 2024 by 2 Comments

You can think of strange ways of getting to watch your team play while you’re away at a family birthday party, but Damien Morgan’s tale beats most!

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Round 8 – AFL Fixture 2024: Who, where and when

April 30, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Find out who, where and when your team is playing in Round 8 AFL 2024.

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Round 7: Sal’s Preview (Part 2)

April 26, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Sal completes his preview of Round 7 and looks at the major races at Caulfield and Morphetville this weekend.

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Sal’s Preview: If You Throw You Should Go

April 24, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Sal gives us his thoughts on this week’s tribunal decisions, and previews the first three matches of the ANZAC Day round

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Sal’s Preview: One for the fans

April 18, 2024 by 2 Comments

Sal calls for more information to be provided to fans at the game, checks out the form for Round 6 and tips the winners at Mornington, Randwick and Ascot.

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Sal’s Preview: Regular transmission will now resume

April 11, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Sal speaks out on this week’s controversies in the AFL, finds his favourites for Round 5 and picks the winners at Bendigo and Randwick.

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AFL Round 4 – Gather Round: Rodney goes to Adelaide

April 11, 2024 by 4 Comments

Taking a break from his regular ‘teams’ approach, Rodney drove to Adelaide (and surrounds) to take in the very special experience that is the AFL’s Gather Round.

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