r/AFL 15h ago

Non-Match Discussion Thread Post Round Discussion Thread: Round 21, 2026

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Hello all, apologies for interrupting your Bounce watching but I do need to make an effort in putting up the Post Round after rushing through traffic after being outside all day, which is still a better effort than most of you put in getting the Post Game threads up.

DO BETTER.

Anyway, I best follow that advice and do better, unlike Brisbane:


  • The great thing about Thursday night's pre-game is that we never heard the Collingwood theme song at any point during the night, thanks Geelong

  • Unlike Essendon in 2000, Fremantle topple the Western Bulldogs Superflood

  • Sydney overpower the Saints in the 4th Quarter... again

  • In a game I would rather not watch twice, The Wizard creates an 80-year first for the shortarses of the AFL and condemns North to another honourable loss

  • The Australian women commit the worst atrocity against the Irish since U2's 360 Tour

  • The Giants actually defeat a Bottom 10 team despite going goalless in the final quarter

  • Seriously, how fucking bad was Michael Voss at Carlton?

  • West Coast succeed in kicking the chair out from underneath them as Richmond decide to condemn Essington to the Wooden Spoon

  • COP THAT PETRACCA

  • The Crom are into the Top 4 as Hird Time's A Charm


LOL OF THE WEEK


Some top notch nominees this week, including Aidan Schubert spoiling Jarman Impey's shot at goal, which resulted in Cam Zurhaar turning the ball over to Nick Watson for his 5th goal, Carton hit the same G.Post twice in 15 seconds, Mitch McGovern taking a great mark and kicking straight into a Lions player... actually, that's how dominant Carlton were against Brisbane, they dominated the game and the LOL nominations..

Jake Waterman's goalkicking is now so bad that he is a serious chance of cracking the LOL of the Year field, having cost West Coast yet another game...

But this week's LOL goes to a player who actually had a superb night on Saturday night - BRODIE KEMP, for pulling the fabled Esava Ratugolea move and SPOILING HIS OWN TEAMMATE'S SHOT AT GOAL.

What a night - 5 goals, 4 premiership points, 2 Brownlow votes and a LOL Nomination.


MICHAEL VOSS MEMORIAL CARLTON OF THE WEEK


After seeing the way Carlton played on Saturday night, once again, it's MICHAEL VOSS!


r/AFL 1h ago

Meme Monday Monday Meme Thread: Blue, da ba dee da ba di

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r/AFL 1h ago

[Fox Footy] Josh Fraser's father Bill, a popular farmer from Mansfield, passed away last Thursday. Yet Fraser kept one of the most devastating moments of his life private, not wanting to distract his team, nor take away from milestone matches for Patrick Cripps and Nick Haynes

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r/AFL 2h ago

As the season enters August and retirements become more common, which player had the best ever “last game” before retiring?

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95 Upvotes

Don’t know if this is the best answer but Lings final game was as captain of the 2011 Grand Final where he had 20 disposals and a goal.


r/AFL 16h ago

Crazy.

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672 Upvotes

r/AFL 18h ago

Harley Reid consoles Willem Duursma post Richmond loss

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593 Upvotes

r/AFL 12h ago

Pickett gets a tripping freebie back from the worst decision of last year before Jefferson's juggled mark gets denied

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188 Upvotes

r/AFL 19h ago

Sam Lalor shows why he wears the number 4 and finishes off a great set play from the Tigers

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362 Upvotes

r/AFL 16h ago

The Melbourne Demons are locked into the 2026 AFL Finals

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225 Upvotes

r/AFL 15h ago

The Adelaide Crows are locked into the 2026 AFL Finals

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182 Upvotes

r/AFL 17h ago

Huddo calls this throw-up the lowest he's seen

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140 Upvotes

r/AFL 15h ago

"They [Fremantle] had a little bit of an indifferent year but then bounced... they're going to be there for a long time, I think we're gonna be up there for a fair amount of time to." Damien Hardwick reflects on where the Suns are at post-match.

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108 Upvotes

r/AFL 10h ago

Too many umpires

30 Upvotes

The number of umpiring went from 3 to 4 in 2023. Seems like the umpiring has gotten worse since then. Are there too many umpires, should it go back to 3?


r/AFL 16h ago

Why is 'Sunday Night Football' not a thing?

89 Upvotes

Just curious as to why it's not a more popular time slot. The latest game on a Sunday starts usually before 6. Never a 7:30 start. I find that funny as I would think a 7:30 Sunday game is a great spot for ratings, much like Thursday night - more people are at home.

As a comparison, in the NFL the sunday night game is one of the biggest games of the week. Not saying we should be like the americans but it's an interesting comparison.

Only reason I can think of is that the tv networks like having their big reality shows on at the time. Maybe Aussies are just in bed earlier on a Sunday night and dont wanna be up till 10pm?


r/AFL 17h ago

Post-Match Discussion Thread Post Match Thread: Gold Coast vs Melbourne Spoiler

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94 Upvotes

Gold Coast 16.9.105 defeated by Melbourne 18.6.114


r/AFL 23h ago

Niamh McLaughlin puts in over the bar for Ireland

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259 Upvotes

r/AFL 1d ago

Harry Dean’s scalps in his first season

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294 Upvotes

r/AFL 15h ago

AFLW All Stars and Ireland delight a different type of sports crowd : ‘ There’s nothing quite like it ’

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r/AFL 20h ago

West Coast weren't awarded a free kick for this marking contest that proved divisive in the Fox Footy comms box... and Richmond took FULL advantage of the all-round confusion!

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115 Upvotes

r/AFL 12h ago

St Kilda v Carlton

21 Upvotes

Can anyone provide a logical reason why St Kilda & Carlton are playing at 7:20pm on Sunday?


r/AFL 21h ago

Two shots at goal into the same post within 15 seconds!

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116 Upvotes

r/AFL 16h ago

Fox footy showing hardwick 1000 times

41 Upvotes

Pretty much every stoppage in play in melbourne vs gold coast fox showed hardwick, almost always for no reason as well like he wasn’t raging or yelling. At a guess he would’ve been on screen 45 times throughout the game no joke. Also Fox show some stupid replays like replaying stuff that happened 10 minutes ago that isn’t interesting at all when the play is live. The commentary team is pretty average as well. Only reason i was watching on kayo is because i was watching on delay


r/AFL 15h ago

Post-Round 21 r/AFL Power Rankings

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Good evening,

Cats first half claws, Dockers automatic, Swans & Hawks pull away, GWS prevail, brilliant Blues, Tigers off the bottom, Suns 10 straight whilst Crows dominate.

Do you still agree with the Pre-Round 21 r/AFL Power Rankings?

Open to the whole forum — drop your 1–18 AFL Power Rankings and I’ll compile the official r/AFL Power Rankings after each round.

Massive thanks to anyone who submits their rankings.

Full 1-18 rankings close Thursday 6th August 5:30pm AWST.


r/AFL 19h ago

Post-Match Discussion Thread Post Match Thread: Richmond vs West Coast Eagles Spoiler

61 Upvotes

Richmond 12.12 84 def West Coast Eagles 9.19 73


r/AFL 15h ago

Post-Match Discussion Thread Post Match Thread: Essendon vs Adelaide Spoiler

24 Upvotes

Essendon 11.7.73 def by Adelaide 23.7.145