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The footy newsletter. Especially biased against your team. All words, and the thoughts occasionally attached to them, by Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo.
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The Bulldogs are one of the most mercurial sides in footy, led by one of its most eccentric coaches. Underneath it all, they're a good – very good – team. But, this year, they face some difficult challenges. My 2025 Western Bulldogs season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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Here's a sneaky lil season preview with some pretty charts and (I think) good reasonable opinions www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

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The Eagles are entering an exciting new era. New coach. New game plan. Lots of new players. But many of the same questions are still waiting for an answer. My 2025 West Coast preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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Had a great time chatting with former Freo champion Paul Hasleby on SEN WA about the newsletter, the new stats Champion Data will be collecting from this season, and what Freo need to do in order to improve: open.spotify.com/episode/6mPq...

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Sydney were the best team in it, or very close, until the day it mattered most. They will need to rebound from another chastening Grand Final defeat and adjust to a new head coach. But their talent is beyond question. My 2025 Sydney season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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Season 2 of the Rossnaissance didn't quite deliver. And a spate of injuries threatens to derail Season 3 before it even begins. But the Saints are a more interesting proposition than many people realise. My 2025 St Kilda preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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The Tigers are at the beginning of a long road. What lies at the end of that road depends in large part on how their eight new draftees acclimatise to the AFL, and how their coach and senior teammates can help them grow. My 2025 Richmond season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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On the surface, it was Groundhog Day at Alberton: Port beat bad teams and lost to good teams when the heat was on. But underneath the surface, tectonic plates began shifting. How many shifted in the right direction? My 2025 Port Adelaide season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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It's Year Zero again at Arden Street. The hope is that a trio of Premiership players will help mentor a talented young group and, at long last, let supporters see light at the end of the tunnel. Will it work? My 2025 North Melbourne season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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Oh, hell yes. That's gorgeous data viz.

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The Dees had the season from hell. On and off the field, everything went wrong. There are question marks over the coach, the culture, and the future of key players. But I'm not quite convinced they're done, just yet. My 2025 Melbourne season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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Many thanks to Jake for having me on to chat about the newsletter, the Cats, and which teams might rise/fall this season. I don't think I babbled *too* much.

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The Hawks are brash. But they're also well-drilled and superbly well-coached. And, in 2025, they'll be even stronger. It is up to rival coaches and analysts to find a way to stop them. My 2025 Hawthorn season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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23 minutes into their Qualifying Final, everything was looking great for the Giants. The hours, days and months that followed were disastrous. They could bounce back. But it's just as easy to see them sliding down the ladder. My 2025 GWS preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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Damien Hardwick improved the Gold Coast Suns in his first year. To make them genuinely good, he needs to improve the quality of their forward-half play, and slay the demons of the club's inglorious past. My 2025 Gold Coast season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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A silly little milestone. Thanks for all the support so far!

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The Cats have added Bailey Smith to a team that was winning the prelim with fewer than five minutes to go. Will he be enough to make this endlessly fascinating side an A1 premiership contender again? My 2025 Geelong season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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The Dockers probably already had a Premiership-calibre list. Then they traded in Shai Bolton. Good times should be right around the corner. But there's a couple of problems. My 2025 Fremantle season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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Same number of wins. Same B&F winner. Same cautious early-season optimism curdling into disappointment. On the surface, the Bombers appear to be treading water. But I think they're finally beginning to go somewhere. My Essendon 2025 season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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The Pies are doubling down on a strategy of recruiting established players and largely bypassing the draft. It could work. But it's a huge risk. My Collingwood 2025 season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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Three years into Michael Voss' tenure as Carlton coach, and it somehow still feels like we don't know if this combination of list and coach can truly push for a flag. The Blues think they can. I have my doubts. My Carlton 2025 season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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Brisbane: they won the Premiership through significant adversity and completed a very satisfying narrative arc. They have yet another Ashcroft. But they also lost Joe. How will they go defending their crown? I took a look.

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The Lions climbed a mountain many people thought they couldn't to win the flag in 2024. Whether they can go back-to-back will depend on how well they can replace an enigmatic, moustachioed cult hero forward. My Brisbane 2025 season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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The Crows wilted in the face of heightened expectations in 2024. But beyond the gloom and disgruntlement, there are some reasons for cautious optimism. My Adelaide 2025 season preview: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/2025-afl-s...

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