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June 21, 2019 admin

Follow the leader? Are teams trying to follow the Eagles’ kick-first strategy from 2018?

In 2018, West Coast were able to navigate through a wild finals series to claim the flag, minimising the relative weakness of their midfield to get enough ball to their dominant forward line. More than any other side in the league, the Eagles chose to move the ball by foot

June 7, 2019 admin

The HPN 2019 All Australian Watch List

At the halfway point in the year, attention starts to turn to what we’ve seen so far, and how the season will shake out at the end of the year. Last week HPN looked at how the teams were looking so far, so this week attention naturally turns to the

May 24, 2019 admin

Tim Kelly is the best player (so far) in 2019 (and some other fun stuff)

With about two-fifths of the season behind us, some nuggets of knowledge are starting to emerge across the league. This week, HPN will take a look at some of the emerging trends for different players so far this year. As the headline sort of spoiled, according to HPN’s system of

May 16, 2019 admin

The Art of the Spare – how to deploy the extra player (or players)

It was a slaughter. Everywhere Port wanted to go, Collingwood were already there. Every foray up forward was dangerous, and the ball was moving with so much speed that the most vaunted of Port tough nuts couldn’t keep up. When Port tried to get out of the pack, it felt

April 25, 2019 admin

Who are the most improved players of the 2019 AFL season so far?

With five rounds of the AFL season behind us, very little has been cleared up by what has been shown on the field. At this early stage, the competition appears more even than ever, with no side undefeated or winless, and any team potentially competitive with any other on their

March 31, 2019 admin

All Things Must End – A Quick Preview of the 2019 AFLW Grand Final

After a short yet tumultuous season, the AFLW season has come to a climax. Most expectations going into the season were flipped, and the final sees a battle between the perhaps overlooked Adelaide and the definitely overlooked Carlton. HPN rated Adelaide as the fourth best side coming into the year,

March 2, 2019 admin

The jostle for AFLW finals heats up

With the halfway mark of the season in our rear view mirror, the finish line is firmly in sight. Due to the structure of the competition, zero (0) (nil) clubs are out of contention for the flag – although there may be a couple of eliminated sides after this weekend.

February 15, 2019 admin

Some early (predictable and unpredictable) trends from AFLW 2019

We are nearly at the one-third mark of the 2019 AFLW season (seriously – extend the season next year, AFLHQ), and already some extremely surprising and unsurprising trends have emerged so far. Let’s start with the unsurprising. Scoring increased in round 2 Last week HPN told you that the first

November 22, 2018 admin

HPN’s 2018 AFL Draft LIVE BLOG

That’s right, a live blog! After covering the last draft exclusively live from the side of a highway between Canberra and Sydney, HPN will cover this one LIVE and IN THE ROOM (specifically the lounge room). Key Resources Before you get into it below, check out the final Consensus Phantom

October 17, 2018 admin

May Kolodjashnij be an adept pickup for the Demons?

In the end, Melbourne didn’t hold on to pick six for long at all. Instead of holding tight in one of the (alleged) strongest draft classes in recent memory, the Demons have decided to flip one of the picks they received in the Hogan deal to address their biggest weakness