After a few weeks off I’m back in the saddle with this week’s AFL talking points. Much thanks to Sarah Wildly who did a brilliant job while I was away! Let’s get started. Brett Ratten bounce enough to beat Bulldogs North Melbourne turned around from being a basket case to a team on the edge of finals, and while they likely won’t quite make it in, there’s no doubt Rhyce Shaw’s reign has been a significant success. Bolton was sacked for not getting enough wins and, well, simply enough, they have gotten them in the time since. Not always by big margins, and not always over high quality opponents, but wins are wins. And then on Sunday in the final match of the round, Brett Ratten stepped in as a senior coach for the first time in nearly seven years and his Saints started like a house on fire with six goals to one in the first quarter. There were some hair moments particularly in the third quarter as the Bulldogs pushed hard to close the margin, and the Saints were given every opportunity to lose their nerve and blow a good lead if they’d wanted to. That was arguably… Read full this story
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