Round 19 edition is up! This week in football: - Double header from Emlyn Breese on scoring from the centre and tackling - Jack Turner on what Cairns is costing the Suns - Joe Cordy on the Essendon and Carlton coaching vacancies Link below 👇️

Final plug for Round 13 edition! Joe Cordy on defending inside 50s, Emlyn Breese picks apart Melbourne's attack, and Cody Atkinson tries to figure out who teams can't live without. buff.ly/tSAL8aQ

Kysaiah Pickett is the most impactful midfielder per disposal so far in 2026, but his share of Melbourne's successful handball targets has dipped over the last month. Read more about Melbourne's attacking dip here: thisweekinaustralianfootball.substack.com/p/round-13-2...

Who, if anyone, is good at football? How do you measure that? Comparing how your team play's with or without you is a good start, which is why Cody Atkinson's had a crack at it. Read more about on/off ratings, as well as other one-number metrics, here: buff.ly/tSAL8aQ

GWS concede the lowest proportion of set kicks from opposition inside 50s, but get scored against at the highest rate in the league when they do face them. Read more on how team's defend inside-50s: thisweekinaustralianfootball.substack.com/p/round-13-2...

Last plug for Round 12 edition! Pieces from Jack, Sean, Lincoln and Emlyn on coaching, defensive pressure and the Ewing Theory. thisweekinaustralianfootball.substack.com/p/round-12-2...

Round 12 2026 edition is up! Jack Turner: The Tragedy of Brad Scott Sean Lawson: The Ewing Theory in Footy Lincoln Tracy: Is Pressure a Mindset or Number for Carlton? Emlyn Breese: A Brief Study in Coaching Tenures thisweekinaustralianfootball.substack.com/p/round-12-2...

Harley Reid Week edition is up! This week in football: - Sean Lawson on AFLW fixturing - Emlyn Breese on adjusting performances by strength of opposition - Joe Cordy on kicking inside 50 - Jack Turner on the Geelong & Brisbane rivalry thisweekinaustralianfootball.substack.com/p/round-11-2...

Between Q2 18:43 and Q3 06:38 the Suns kicked seven unanswered goals, bringing them to equal first for runs of six or more goals, and further ahead in front for distinct games to produce such runs. Read more about which teams have gone on these runs: open.substack.com/pub/thisweek...

Round 10 edition is up! This week in football: - Jack Turner on Jack Gunston - Lincoln Tracy on teams hitting a hot streak in games - Extra Time rant from Joe Cordy on identities #AFL #aussierules open.substack.com/pub/thisweek...

24-hour delay in this week's edition as life has come at all of us simultaneously, and you won't believe at what speed! Round 10 Edition will be up tomorrow approx. 4pm 🫡

One more plug for last week's edition. Joe going for one of the all time lopsided chart:word ratio we've seen and Emlyn benchmarking clearances. thisweekinaustralianfootball.substack.com/p/round-9-20...

Occurred to me that it's worth considering what Richmond's chances of a winless season were if they had started 0-8. It would still be less than 1 in 20. Read more on just how hard it is to go winless: buff.ly/PiDZeuK

As well as our Round 9 edition make sure to check out Lincoln Tracy's piece from this week: Swans make history with dual victories over Demons open.substack.com/pub/lincolnt...

Round nine edition is up! This week in football: - Joe Cordy on winless seasons - Emlyn Breese on winning clearances #AFL #aussierules #aussierules buff.ly/qijt3qS

Final plug for Round 8 edition of This Week in Football. Two pieces looking at the hunt for success from the top and bottom of the ladder, a view of off-field governance, and more musings on community footy mascots. open.substack.com/pub/thisweek...

This week in football: Lincoln Tracy on The Bad Teams @joecordy.bsky.social on evolution @credittodubois.com two-fer on journalism and the appeals board @arwon.bsky.social on even more mascots open.substack.com/pub/thisweek...

A good a week as any to start plugging TWIF on Bluesky as well. This week in football: @joecordy.bsky.social on the Appeals Board @thebackpocketau.bsky.social on queerness in football @credittodubois.com on untangling the results of the season so far open.substack.com/pub/thisweek...