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But also because the 2024 AFL season was wild and unpredictable - sure, Brisbane was a flag favourite going into the year and came out of it with the cup, but it was an absolute rollercoaster ride along the way.WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO LOSE TODAY? SET A DEPOSIT LIMIT. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.
We were tempted to have Adelaide as our third finals inclusion over Melbourne - because they feel like something NFL fantasy fans might have heard of, the ‘post-hype sleeper’. We were on-board the Adelaide bandwagon heading into 2024 after a 2023 campaign where they were one of the eight best teams, but didn’t play finals because ofgoal review blunder. Yet they could never overcome a slow start and a few close losses effectively ended their season by the time the byes rolled around.
It always seemed likely that the installation of Damien Hardwick would take at least 12 months to kick in; but there were definite signs of growth in 2024, the Suns winning 11 games with a percentage almost bang-on 100. And if they’d just been a normal footy team on the road, they might’ve actually played finals! Their nine home wins equalled Sydney, Port Adelaide and GWS for the most in the AFL...
Only the Tigers’ aggressive dive into a rebuild kept the Kangaroos and Eagles from making up the bottom two for a third straight season, and don’t get us wrong, the gap between that trio and the rest of the competition was large in 2024. But at some point things have to get better and it’s often quicker than you think it’ll be - see Hawthorn jumping from 16th to a semi-final, or Brisbane going from five wins in 2018, to 16 wins and a home qualifying final in 2019.
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