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The 'most games ever played' 22
Kade Simpson has been an absolute warrior for Carlton for 18 seasons. He currently sits equal-19th on the VFL/AFL's most-games-played...
Conor Morrissey
Sep 16, 20202 min read
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Plenty of talls and some blistering speed: TRB’s Round 7 Team of the Week
Height and pace were critical factors in determining this week’s edition of The Rushed Behind’s Team of the Week. With multiple ruckmen...
Sean Mortell
Jul 21, 20203 min read
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How deep does your side bat? The pinch-hitters who could go big before the cram
As the AFL prepares to squeeze 33 games into 19 days to keep Season 2020 ticking over, the selection squeeze each side is feeling may in...
Sean Mortell
Jul 17, 20209 min read
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This Is the Week We Find Out About Fremantle
Sunday's match against West Coast could be a defining moment in Fremantle's 2020 campaign.
Jack Alfonso
Jul 15, 20204 min read
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Plenty of Cats and a spine of Magpies: TRB’s Round 6 Team of the Week
Winning wasn’t everything, but it sure meant plenty for members of The Rushed Behind’s Round 6 Team of the Week. Richmond was the only...
Sean Mortell
Jul 14, 20203 min read
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A pride of Lions and four scary Giants: TRB’s Round 5 Team of the Week
Football may be on a vacation from Victoria, but many representatives from the much-despised state managed to sneak their way into The...
Sean Mortell
Jul 7, 20203 min read
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Brave Blues and plenty of tall timber: TRB’s Round 4 Team of the Week
The state of the game may have been coined as "disgraceful" throughout the week, but it hasn't stopped us from lauding the best players...
Sean Mortell
Jun 29, 20203 min read
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Jumping the gun: It's too early to write off Collingwood's year after losing Howe
Ball on centre-wing, Jeremy Howe and Jacob Hopper charge at the pigskin. Crunch. The latter, Collingwood’s MVP of the first four games,...
Nicholas D'Urbano
Jun 27, 20204 min read
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Twin Suns and an ever-green Neale: TRB's Round 3 Team of the Week
The weekend's numerous upsets has resulted in a bevy of underdogs featuring in The Rushed Behind’s Round 3 Team of the Week. A wide mix...
Sean Mortell
Jun 22, 20202 min read
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Rucking tactics – is playing two ruckmen an effective choice in the modern game?
In Round 1, eight teams selected at least two players who could play as a lead ruckman. There was no consistent trend in how these sides...
Sean Mortell
Jun 18, 20207 min read
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The fans were saying... Round 2 edition
Even with no fans in the stands for footy's return, there was no silencing the faithful. We've scoured the social media channels...
Chris Nice
Jun 15, 20202 min read
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Into the Abyss of Data Part One: Is Footy Regressing?
Rewinding back to Thursday on the 11th of June at approximately 10:30 at night, the footy 'purists' were sharpening the pitch-forks. The...
Jack Alfonso
Jun 15, 20204 min read
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Rowdy Rowell to Crazy Cameron: TRB's Round 2 Team of the Week
To celebrate the great performances of round two, TRB has put together a team of the week.
Sean Mortell
Jun 15, 20202 min read
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We need to stop talking about asterisks
As fans count down the hours to the resumption of the 2020 season, debate still rages about its merits. Dennis Cometti has called for...
Conor Morrissey
Jun 9, 20203 min read
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Bennell, bolters and bragging rights: What your side wants to see in Round 2
The moment we've all been craving is almost upon us. We've all had plenty of time to formulate your team's dream scenario for the Round 2...
Chris Nice
Jun 8, 20202 min read
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Torps, curses and handy points: The top 10 kicks after the siren
It’s every AFL-loving kid’s dream to have the ball in their hands as the siren sounds. A tense crowd, brimming with excitement and noise,...
Sean Mortell
Apr 14, 20207 min read
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Hodgey, Gov and some Magpies - The injured offcuts
Last week we named the top ten players to have forged on through serious injuries to give memorable performances. Considering there are a...
Sean Mortell
Apr 10, 20202 min read
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Dipper to Dale, Bourke to Brereton: The top 10 players to play on through serious injury
What really sets AFL players apart in terms of courage on the global sporting sphere is their propensity to bounce back up and keep...
Sean Mortell
Apr 5, 20207 min read
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Superhero Showdown: Every side's comic equivalent
Believe it or not, Aussie Rules and comic books share several similarities. There's never a shortage of drama, things are never quite the...
Athos Sirianos
Sep 7, 20198 min read
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This season's unlucky All-Australian omissions
Every year when the 40-man All-Australian squad is announced, there's often more talk about who wasn't included rather than who was. With...
Chris Nice
Aug 26, 20196 min read
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