Round 11- AFL Records

Round 11 of the AFL season is here and the finals race is starting to heat up. This week we break down every matchup, the biggest selection calls, injury concerns, and the key storylines that could shape the ladder heading into the middle of the year.

AFL games record is broken this week!

We look at the heavyweight clashes, teams under pressure, rising contenders, and the players ready to explode in huge prime-time games. Can the top sides keep rolling? Which clubs are at risk of slipping out of the eight? And who needs a statement win most?

Get ready for another massive weekend of footy with our full AFL Round 11 preview.

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SPEAKER_01 0:06

And I'm here with my dad mouth and everything with the one game that both means for the time to do the biggest model's gonna go and write and the windows and everything in between classes and looking here for the ways and that time. So I'm not gonna predict and both dynamic and along the line. Whether you're a dumb mouse or pull up, or just already go down and you're in the line. Let's get into the podcast.

SPEAKER_00 0:33

Okay, Max. How good was the first work of Indigenous rounds?

SPEAKER_01 0:36

Yeah, it was pretty good. Eagles caused an upset, Dockers continue to win, but now we should we should really get into stories in Siren, where we break down the wheat that was diving into the biggest moments, the wins and the losses. So the first game it had Fremantle Essendon. Fremantle won. But Fremantle extended the winning streak.

SPEAKER_00 1:06

They broke a club record, I think.

SPEAKER_01 1:08

No, the club records next week.

SPEAKER_00 1:10

Oh, so they've equaled the club record in terms of wins in a row.

SPEAKER_01 1:14

Yeah. I think they could do I think they could do it double, really.

SPEAKER_00 1:20

Yeah, so they were pretty good against the bombers, weren't they?

SPEAKER_01 1:23

Yeah, they were pretty good.

SPEAKER_00 1:24

Paddy Boski five goals against his old team.

SPEAKER_01 1:27

Yeah, he was pretty good.

SPEAKER_00 1:29

Lots of question marks on the bombers now as well.

SPEAKER_01 1:32

Yeah, I don't know how they'll do in our next week.

SPEAKER_00 1:36

Alright, next game was St Kilda versus Richmond, and St Kilda got the win pretty comfortably there. They continue to move the bullet ball well. Richmond, unfortunately, I think got a couple more injuries. They're nearly at the stage, Richmond, that they've got so many injuries, they might have to bring some VFL players into the team.

SPEAKER_01 1:55

Oh wow.

SPEAKER_00 1:56

So they had 18 on their list going into the weekend. And I think they might have another one or two. So it's touch and go.

SPEAKER_01 2:06

Now we've got Adelaide North Melbourne. That Adelaide came away comfortably at Adelaide Oval.

SPEAKER_00 2:15

I picked both that game. I thought that would have been a bit better.

SPEAKER_01 2:18

Yeah, I know, but it is at Adelaide's home.

SPEAKER_00 2:23

They kicked 10 goals in a row in the second quarter to blow the game right open.

SPEAKER_01 2:27

Yeah. That was incredible when they did. They nearly got more goals in the second quarter than the whole team.

SPEAKER_00 2:36

Correct.

SPEAKER_01 2:37

So Adelaide, they played well. Ida Kraken, Jordan Dawson, Joshua Shelley, they played really well in the forward half. Yeah, they were some of the best players on ground, I think.

SPEAKER_00 2:51

And then we got Melbourne versus Hawthorne. Bit of an upset here when Melbourne got the Chuckies, winning by 40 points. They outworked Hawthorne all day. It was really impressive performance by Melbourne. And now again, a few question marks on Hawthorne. Are they the real deal?

SPEAKER_01 3:07

Maybe. I don't know. Melbourne, they've been playing not badly. Hawthorne, they definitely should have won that game. I think Melbourne, they played a bit better. They definitely can play better Hawks.

SPEAKER_00 3:23

Yeah, Hawks can hopefully play better.

SPEAKER_01 3:25

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 3:25

Yeah, they got hopefully Tom Barras to come back in soon. Will Day to come back in soon.

SPEAKER_01 3:30

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 3:30

Maybe Gunstan. So a couple of ins and hopefully they can find some form.

SPEAKER_01 3:34

Yeah. We had Carlton Bulldogs. Carlton Bluffett cook up his upset against the Bulldogs.

SPEAKER_00 3:44

My theory worked. New coach, first win.

SPEAKER_01 3:47

Josh Fraser, he must have way better tactics than Fossey. But Patty Cripps, he played well in that final quarter.

SPEAKER_00 3:57

He did big last quarter for Patrick Cripps to get him over the line against the Bulldogs.

SPEAKER_01 4:01

Yeah. Bulldogs, they've been playing good.

SPEAKER_00 4:07

The rumour is with the Bulldogs, I heard during the week, that Bontom Pelle has an MCL knee injury. And if they do if the Bulldogs can't win the next few games, they might say to the Bont, Alright, have a rest of the season because that knee might get too bad.

unknown 4:22

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 4:22

So we'll see how the next few weeks go for the Bulldogs.

SPEAKER_01 4:25

They need Well, sad that they don't have Darcy.

SPEAKER_00 4:30

And they've got a few injuries already, don't they?

SPEAKER_01 4:31

Yeah, a few injuries that.

SPEAKER_00 4:33

Libertore.

SPEAKER_01 4:34

Yeah, Libertore. They're putting the team down, so it's very unlikely for them to play finals. Play finals, or at least get wildcard rounds. If they play better, they'll get wild card round, but I don't think they will.

SPEAKER_00 4:50

And then we got Gold Coast versus Adelaide. Uh Port Adelaide in Darwin. Gold Coast continue to win again up in Darwin, and that's 10 wins in a row for them.

SPEAKER_01 4:59

That's pretty incredible.

SPEAKER_00 5:01

Nora Anderson, Matt Rao, Overwell, and Port Adelaide at the Soppages. I think the final margin flattered Port Adelaide a bit because I think Gold Coast ran front by a few more points during the game.

SPEAKER_01 5:11

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 5:11

But they run out of leagues like everyone does up there.

SPEAKER_01 5:14

Yeah, Port Adelaide. It's not like their home ground, they're like it's like right on top of them where they normally play, so not used to the hot weather. No, but Gold Coast, they play there normally.

SPEAKER_00 5:28

And then we've got Geelong versus the Brisbane Lions. This one's a bit of an upset. Geelong played well.

SPEAKER_01 5:35

Yeah, they did. Um they beat them. They came back the um they gave back the um finals premiership cup to them.

SPEAKER_00 5:45

Well they didn't give it up, it was just the premiership, the replay, wasn't it?

SPEAKER_01 5:49

Yeah. Geelong, they're the better team this year, so well for this game they were for sure. Yeah, definitely. They were the only team that got over a hundred and definitely played really well.

SPEAKER_00 6:03

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 6:04

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_00 6:05

And then Sydney Swans versus Collingwood, a really close game. Collingwood are unluckily not a lot to win that, to be honest. They were cl in front all day. They kicked five behinds in the second quarter, but Sydney found a way to win. Isaac Heaney, um Gouldon was good. They had some really that was just solid Sydney to get back in the lead, but I'll give it to Collingwood. They should have won that poorly. Brady Grundy was impressive.

SPEAKER_01 6:30

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 6:31

Did you see Craig McCray talk to Grundy on the sidelines?

SPEAKER_01 6:34

Yeah. I think Sydney, they've been talking louder. It's at their home ground. They can win.

SPEAKER_00 6:41

They did win.

SPEAKER_01 6:42

Yeah, but they can, even if they lost, they can win more games than Collywood this year. Collywood could be.

SPEAKER_00 6:52

I wonder if Pendleby played this close game if they would have won.

SPEAKER_01 6:55

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 6:56

It might have made a difference.

SPEAKER_01 6:58

Yeah. Now I've got West Coast GWS. West Coast pulled off a win by 17 points.

SPEAKER_00 7:06

Probably the upset of the round.

SPEAKER_01 7:08

Yeah, definitely. They came in $4.25 to one.

SPEAKER_00 7:13

Oh, we're talking odds, are we?

SPEAKER_01 7:14

Yeah, too. They were the underdogs. They were so underdogs.

SPEAKER_00 7:18

And Minnie McGualter found his new home on the on the bench.

SPEAKER_01 7:21

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 7:22

To coach from.

SPEAKER_01 7:23

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 7:23

Do you reckon he'll spend the season down there? The rest of the season?

SPEAKER_01 7:27

If they played well, he's probably going to.

SPEAKER_00 7:29

To find it hard to get back in the box.

SPEAKER_01 7:31

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 7:32

The Eagles were good though.

SPEAKER_01 7:33

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 7:34

How good was Harley Reed?

SPEAKER_01 7:35

Oh my god. 33 spocals, most in the game.

SPEAKER_00 7:39

Bailey Jack was impressive.

SPEAKER_01 7:41

Bailey Jack.

unknown 7:42

Josh.

SPEAKER_00 7:43

Josh Josh Lindsay got the nominee Rising Star Award. He was good at the back line.

SPEAKER_01 7:47

Yeah, he was really good. Um Desma, not bad to that.

SPEAKER_00 7:51

Desma was good. It's good to get a win.

SPEAKER_01 7:53

Yeah, it's good to get a win.

SPEAKER_00 7:55

Make the team feel good for all the hard work they're putting in.

SPEAKER_01 7:58

Yeah. Forecast. But we look up at the games ahead. The first game is Hawthorne versus Adelaide. Adelaide, they've been playing well. Hawthorne come in with a loss.

SPEAKER_00 8:12

They're playing in Tasmania on a Thursday night. It's gonna be cold.

SPEAKER_01 8:16

I remember having that a few years a few weeks.

SPEAKER_00 8:20

Last year they played in Adelaide, wasn't it? A really close game as well. Hawthorne came back, Adelaide were in front, and Hawthorne came back late.

SPEAKER_01 8:27

Yeah, Hawthorne won that game. They did. It was around 20.

SPEAKER_00 8:31

It's a close game though. It was very cold, it was wet. So hopefully it's not that as bad now because it's not deep in not winter yet.

SPEAKER_01 8:38

Yeah, it's not winter yet, but it still could be cold.

SPEAKER_00 8:42

Still could be cold. And then we've got Richmond versus Essendon. This is the dreamtime match at the G. Yeah. Both teams not winning many games of football at all. The build-up will be impressive. The atmosphere will be big. Do you think Essendon can win? They're playing pretty much a Richmond seconds team with all the injuries in there.

SPEAKER_01 9:05

Yeah, I mean Richmond, they're 18th. Essendon, they're 17th. This is gonna be the battle of the two last teams.

SPEAKER_00 9:16

Hopefully it's a game full of effort.

SPEAKER_01 9:18

Yeah. Whoever wins this, this must split down the bottom. Whoever wins this is going to be the upper team will be 17 this season.

SPEAKER_00 9:30

Good prediction. Yeah, you've got the Fremantle Dockers versus the St. Kilda Saints. Ross Lyon back in Perth coaching against his old team. Fremantle chasing the the record of club wins in a row.

SPEAKER_01 9:45

Yeah, but they've been playing well a lot. Just just you can't forget how they played against Carl. How they played against Carl.

SPEAKER_00 9:52

Well, Carlton nearly beat him. They played well, Carlton.

SPEAKER_01 9:54

Carlton nearly beat them.

SPEAKER_00 9:56

Well, I don't know. I don't think Saints forms up and down at the moment.

SPEAKER_01 10:00

Saints are about to team them up then Carlton. Carlton, so if Saints can get like three more goals.

SPEAKER_00 10:09

I think Saints' gotta make it a contest, a grind.

SPEAKER_01 10:12

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 10:12

And hopefully get them on the rebound. They don't have Rangoline Malira. Yeah, that doesn't help.

SPEAKER_01 10:21

They've got North Gold Coast. Finally, Gold Coast don't play in Darwin. They should play well North Melbourne, they're home.

SPEAKER_00 10:32

Well, North Melbourne need a bounce back after Adelaide, right?

SPEAKER_01 10:35

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 10:35

So they gotta find some form, show they can compete against the top team. But Gold Coast need to just again just chalk up another win.

SPEAKER_01 10:44

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 10:46

And then we've got Geelong versus Sydney in Geelong. This could be another blockbuster of the round. Sydney's coming in for in good form, so are Geelong. Both teams are pretty fit, no injuries. So it could be a really close game and a good contest to really start to separate the top five of the ladder.

SPEAKER_01 11:05

Yeah, top three, but top three blockbuster.

SPEAKER_00 11:09

Yeah, for sure.

SPEAKER_01 11:11

Now I've got Collingwood West Coast, Scott Pendleby's record-breaking 433rd AFL game. He's gonna beat Boomer, Brent Harvey's record with 432. But it's not just that.

SPEAKER_00 11:30

He's gonna wear 12 jumpers during the game.

SPEAKER_01 11:33

Really?

SPEAKER_00 11:34

He's gonna swap his top 12 times, and that those jumpers are all gonna be auctioned off at the end.

SPEAKER_01 11:39

Oh. Um it's not.

SPEAKER_00 11:43

Don't you get any ideas? You've only got one West Coast junior football club Guernsey to wear this weekend.

SPEAKER_01 11:48

I know, that's incredible.

SPEAKER_00 11:49

You can't you can't swap during the game.

SPEAKER_01 11:52

I know. Um not just that big milestone, it's also Harley Reid's.

SPEAKER_00 11:56

Oh, so 90,000 people are coming to watch Harley Reid's 50th.

SPEAKER_01 12:00

Um not technically, I think some of them are coming for Scott Pro.

SPEAKER_00 12:07

Out of the 90,000, how many do you think are there to watch Harley Reed?

SPEAKER_01 12:11

About I'm gonna say 20,000.

SPEAKER_00 12:16

Oh, I reckon that's generous. I reckon out of the 90,000 people at that ground, 2,000 to 3,000 will be Eagles supporters. Imagine the noise. It's gonna be loud.

SPEAKER_01 12:28

It's definitely going to be. But Eagles arrived with confidence. They've been playing well. Um, they should beat Richmond.

SPEAKER_00 12:37

We're coming off a win, we're coming with our backs against the wall, we've got nothing to lose. Let's hope they can cause an upset.

SPEAKER_01 12:43

But Colliewood should improve after just being that tip lose to Sydney.

SPEAKER_00 12:49

Then we've got Port Adelaide versus Carlton. So Carlton found a bit of form getting their first win. Port Adelaide dropped that game against Gold Coast. But this game could really go either way in Adelaide. Uh Port, you know, both teams are really just fighting out to carry some form during the rest of the season. Find a reason to play the rest of the season well.

SPEAKER_01 13:09

Yeah, I think this is gonna be one of the good games that's around. I think it's the game around for me.

SPEAKER_00 13:18

Really?

SPEAKER_01 13:18

Yeah, because Port they haven't been playing great. Carlton, they've been they haven't been playing great either.

SPEAKER_00 13:25

They've got a new coach.

SPEAKER_01 13:26

They've got a new coach, so Fraser, if you if you happen to be listening, I think you need to get some good tactics in. Now I've got GWS Brisbane. GWS will look to rebound at home after being out muscled by West Coast.

SPEAKER_00 13:47

But both teams are coming off losses, and both teams really need to come back and bounce back hard to get a win here.

SPEAKER_01 13:54

Brisbane, they haven't been playing great. GWS, they're the underdogs.

SPEAKER_00 14:00

I think so. But yeah, I think both and GWS really need to win. Brisbane's form are being a bit patchy after losing before these losing to Geelong.

SPEAKER_01 14:08

I know, yeah.

SPEAKER_00 14:09

So they need to start playing well.

SPEAKER_01 14:10

Yeah, both teams come off a loss from last round, so.

SPEAKER_00 14:15

And then we've got Western Bulldogs versus Melbourne. This could this should be a game of a round. Melbourne's coming in some really good form. Bulldogs, they're putting up some a really good effort all season, but they're just looking like their injuries are starting to hurt them.

SPEAKER_01 14:28

Yeah. Bulldogs have been playing well, Melbourne they've been playing well. I think both teams are even on the ladder.

SPEAKER_00 14:37

Well, are they both the same amount of wins?

SPEAKER_01 14:39

I don't know.

SPEAKER_00 14:42

I'll have a quick look.

SPEAKER_01 14:45

So Melbourne have got seven wins and Bulldogs five. Yeah. But this still would be a good game.

SPEAKER_00 14:52

Bulldogs, with all their injuries, they're still putting up a good fight. Just wonder if they can close this one out.

SPEAKER_01 14:57

Yeah. Okay, Dad, it's time for the tips. Hawthorne versus Adelaide.

SPEAKER_00 15:02

I'm gonna go Adelaide.

SPEAKER_01 15:04

I'm gonna go Hawks. Richmond versus Essendon.

SPEAKER_00 15:07

I'll go the Bombers.

SPEAKER_01 15:08

I'll go the Bombers as well. Fremantle Saints.

SPEAKER_00 15:11

I'll go the Dockers.

SPEAKER_01 15:13

I'll go to Dockers. Um I'm gonna North Melbourne Kangers versus Gold Coast.

SPEAKER_00 15:20

I'll go Gold Coast.

SPEAKER_01 15:22

I'm gonna go Gold Coast.

SPEAKER_00 15:28

I'll go Sydney.

SPEAKER_01 15:30

I'll go Sydney as well. Hollywood West Coast.

SPEAKER_00 15:33

Let's go West Coast and an upset.

SPEAKER_01 15:35

I'm an upset as well, so I'm gonna go.

SPEAKER_00 15:38

And we can tell Isaac that we pick the Eagles and they're gonna win.

SPEAKER_01 15:40

Yeah. Port Adelaide Carlton.

SPEAKER_00 15:44

Uh I'll go Port Adelaide.

SPEAKER_01 15:46

I'm gonna go port as well. GWS Brisbane.

SPEAKER_00 15:49

I'll go Brisbane.

SPEAKER_01 15:50

I'll go Brisbane. Bulldogs, Melbourne.

SPEAKER_00 15:54

I'll go Melbourne.

SPEAKER_01 15:56

I'm gonna go Melbourne as well. Okay guys, that's it for this week. See you next week.

SPEAKER_00 16:02

See you next week. Just quickly, did you have a good birthday, Max?

SPEAKER_01 16:04

Yes.

SPEAKER_00 16:05

You got what you wanted?

SPEAKER_01 16:07

Yes.