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Read about Clash Policies, Bad Rucks vs No Rucks, Mean vs Median Age Profiles and If Opening Round's Competitive Advantage is Real in This Week in Football for Round Four:

https://thisweekinfootball.com/twif/round-4-2026/

Recently I've been doing some writing for This Week In Football, which is a collective of some of the best independent footy writers and analysts across the country, aiming to bring you a more in depth look at trends and stats from across the league.

If you are interested in more interesting footy stuff than you might get on the weekly slop panel shows or surface level articles written to meet quotas, then subscribe to This Week in Football for a weekly dose of footy articles with no agenda.

Our latest piece is live below, and this week you can find something from me about Bevo, a farewell to Goodwin from Emlyn Breese, an in depth breakdown of last weekend's Brisbane win over Collingwood and an analysis of AFLW ground sizes from Sean Lawson from HPN Footy.

Round 22, 2025 – This Week In Football This Week In Football explores insights from contributors on various topics, including game analysis and coaching narratives. Key discussions include Brisbane's adaptability at the MCG, Luke Beveridge's unique coaching journey, and the implications of smaller AFLW fields on gameplay. The content emp...

Okay we were late this week because there is a monster flu going around, but despite Jack's voice almost falling apart the new episode is now live on all platforms.

We talk defenders votes, our top five in an open draft, premiership seedings and more.

Listen to Round Twenty One - Full Support of the Boys wherever you get your podcasts:
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