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unfortunate-arrow · 2 years ago

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𝐻𝒫 𝒲𝑜𝓂𝒶𝓃 𝒜𝓅𝓅𝓇𝑒𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒲𝑒𝑒𝓀

Day Five: Sister From Another Mister (Talk about a sister of your OC that you just adore and why!) of @endlessly-cursed’s HP women appreciation week

Divya Parsons → The younger sister of Georgie Parsons, Divya is a sweetheart. She has a such a fascinating and slightly complicated relationship with Georgie that should be explored a bit more, but I love their relationship. Georgie loves her little sister so much and Divya is one of the most important people in her life. @endlessly-cursed

Caitlin and Aoife Pembroke → The younger sisters of Max Pembroke, Caitlin and Aoife both have different strengths and places. Caitlin prefers to stay out of the spotlight, letting her two siblings be the public face. Aoife learns how to navigate a world in which deafness is not considered. They’re both important parts of Max’s life and he’d do anything for them.

Eliza, Nan, Cordelia, Penelope, and Billie Kennedy → The younger sisters of Edmund and Minerva Kennedy, these five are all rather underdeveloped, but have potential. The only one truly fleshed out is Billie, who is determined to be exactly like her big brother, Edmund. Eliza, Nan, Cordelia, and Penelope are all on their own journeys of figuring out who they are.

Darcy and Clary Whitten → The sisters of Thea Whitten, Darcy and Clary are on their own paths. Neither one has magic, but don’t hold any resentment towards their sister or cousins. They’re quite content to find their own ways in the world and have opportunities that their sister and cousins won’t. Clary is going to inherit the family’s bed & breakfast when her father decides to retire. Darcy is going to become a nurse and become an advocate for stroke education.

Honorary Mentions:

Hermione Battersea → Simon’s younger sister

Mary, Anne, Josephine, Edith, and Beatrice O’Neill → Rory’s estranged sisters

Amada Valdez → Camila’s younger sister

Emmy Pembroke → Sophie’s little sister

Caroline Carlisle → William’s half-sister

#hpwomenaw #divya parsons #eliza kennedy #nan kennedy #cordelia kennedy #penelope ‘nellie’ kennedy #billie kennedy #caitlin pembroke #aoife pembroke #hp victorian era #darcy whitten #clary whitten #hpma #magic awakened #my aesthetic #other people’s ocs #tbh very few of my ocs actually have sisters that aren’t also a main oc

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pupsmailbox · 7 months ago

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NEUTRAL LEANING MASC NAMES ⌇　abner.　 abram.　 adam.　 adrian.　 alex.　 alistair.　 andreas.　 ariel.　 arlen.　 arley.　 arlo.　 ash.　 atlas.　 auden.　 august.　 austin.　 avery.　 bailey.　 baron.　 barrett.　 baylor.　 beauden.　 bee.　 bellamy.　 bennett.　 blair.　 blaise.　 bowen.　 brayden.　 brendan.　 bronson.　 bryce.　 byron.　 caius.　 caleb.　 callahan.　 callan.　 calloway.　 callum.　 camden.　 cameron.　 carlin.　 carson.　 casey.　 cassian.　 chandler.　 chase.　 cody.　 cole.　 connolly.　 corban.　 corwin.　 cyrus.　 dallas.　 damion.　 damon.　 daniel.　 darius.　 davis.　 dawson.　 daylon.　 denver.　 desmond.　 devin.　 doran.　 dorian.　 drew.　 elian.　 elias.　 ellery.　 ellison.　 emery.　 ethan.　 evan.　 ezra.　 fallen.　 farren.　 finley.　 ford.　 foster.　 gabriel.　 gannon.　 garner.　 gavin.　 gentry.　 graham.　 greer.　 griffin.　 guthrie.　 harley.　 harlow.　 hartley.　 hayden.　 henley.　 henry.　 heron.　 hollis.　 hunter.　 ian.　 irving.　 isaiah.　 jace.　 james.　 jameson.　 jared.　 jeremiah.　 joel.　 jonah.　 joran.　 jordan.　 jory.　 josiah.　 jovian.　 jude.　 julian.　 juno.　 justus.　 kalen.　 kamden.　 kay.　 kayden.　 keaton.　 kellan.　 keller.　 kelly.　 kendon.　 kieran.　 kit.　 kylan.　 landry.　 lane.　 lennon.　 leslie.　 levi.　 leyton.　 liam.　 linden.　 lowell.　 luca.　 madden.　 marley.　 marlow.　 marshall.　 martin.　 mason.　 mathias.　 mercer.　 merritt.　 micah.　 miles.　 miller.　 milo.　 morgan.　 morrie.　 morrison.　 nate.　 nevin.　 nick.　 nicky.　 nico.　 nicolas.　 noah.　 noel.　 nolan.　 oren.　 orion.　 owen.　 parker.　 percy.　 perrin.　 peyton.　 pierce.　 porter.　 preston.　 quincy.　 quinn.　 reece.　 reid.　 reign.　 rein.　 remi.　 remington.　 renley.　 riley.　 river.　 robin.　 rollins.　 ronan.　 rory.　 rowan.　 russell.　 ryan.　 rylan.　 sam.　 samuel.　 sawyer.　 saylor.　 seth.　 shiloh.　 soren.　 spencer.　 stellan.　 sterling.　 talon.　 taylor.　 thaddeus.　 thane.　 theo.　 toni.　 tracy.　 tristan.　 tyrus.　 valor.　 warner.　 wells.　 wesley.　 whitten.　 william.　 willis.　 wylie.　

NEUTRAL LEANING FEM NAMES ⌇　abigaël.　 abilene.　 addison.　 adrian.　 ainsley.　 alexis.　 and.　 andrea.　 arden.　 aria.　 ashley.　 aspen.　 aubrey.　 autumn.　 avery.　 avian.　 ayla.　 bailey.　 beryl.　 blair.　 blaire.　 blake.　 briar.　 brooklyn.　 brooks.　 bryce.　 cameron.　 camille.　 casey.　 celeste.　 channing.　 charlie.　 chase.　 collins.　 cordelia.　 courtney.　 daisy.　 dakota.　 dana.　 darby.　 darcy.　 delaney.　 delilah.　 devin.　 dylan.　 eden.　 eisley.　 elia.　 ellerie.　 ellery.　 ellie.　 elliot.　 elliott.　 ellis.　 ellory.　 ember.　 emelin.　 emerson.　 emery.　 evelyn.　 ezra.　 fallon.　 finley.　 fiore.　 florence.　 floris.　 frances.　 greer.　 gwenaël.　 hadley.　 harley.　 harper.　 haven.　 hayden.　 heike.　 hollis.　 hunter.　 ivy.　 jade.　 jamie.　 jocelyn.　 jordan.　 jude.　 juno.　 kelly.　 kelsey.　 kendall.　 kennedy.　 koda.　 kyrie.　 lacey.　 lane.　 leighton.　 lennon.　 lennox.　 lesley.　 leslie.　 lilian.　 lindsay.　 loden.　 logan.　 lou.　 lyric.　 madison.　 mallory.　 marinell.　 marley.　 mckenzie.　 melody.　 mercede.　 meredith.　 mio.　 misha.　 monroe.　 montana.　 morgan.　 nico.　 nova.　 oakley.　 olympia.　 owen.　 page.　 palmer.　 parker.　 pat.　 paulie.　 perri.　 petyon.　 peyton.　 phoenix.　 piper.　 priscilla.　 quinn.　 raven.　 ray.　 reagan.　 reece.　 reese.　 remi.　 remy.　 riley.　 rio.　 river.　 robin.　 rory.　 rosario.　 rowan.　 ryan.　 rylie.　 sacha.　 sage.　 sam.　 sammy.　 santana.　 sasha.　 sawyer.　 saylor.　 severin.　 shannon.　 shelby.　 shiloh.　 skye.　 skylar.　 sloane.　 sol.　 soleil.　 sterling.　 stevie.　 sutton.　 swan.　 swann.　 sydney.　 tatum.　 taylo.　 taylor.　 tracey.　 valentine.　 vanya.　 vivendel.　 vivian.　 vivien.　 wren.　 wynn.　 yael.

#⭐️lists #id pack #npt #nput #name suggestions #name ideas #name list #fem names #feminine names #masc names #masculine names #neutral names #gender neutral names

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sapphicmsmarvel · 9 months ago

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2023 reading catalog

January

a million to one by adiba jaigirdar 💜

Iron widow by xiran jay zhao 💜

An encore of roses by st gibson 💜

Im a therapist and my patient is going to be the next school shooter by Dr. Harper 💜

I’m a therapist and my patient is in love with a pedophile by Dr. Harper 💜

I’m a therapist and my patient is a vegan terrorist by Dr. Harper 💜

The disturbing incident at lonesome woods boarding school by dr. harper 💜

One dark window by rachel gillig

February

The twisted dead by darcy coates

The house across the lake by riley sager

Renegades by marissa meyer 🤍

Archenemies by marissa meyer 🤍

Supernova by marissa meyer 🤍

Daisy darker by alice feeney

March

The lost apothecary by susan penner

MHA 37 by kohei horikoshi

The pronoun lowdown by nevo zisin

The queen's english by chloe o davis

MHA team up 1 by kohei horikoshi and yoko akiyama

To make monsters out of girls by amanda lovelace

MHA team up 2 by kohei horikoshi and yoko akiyama

JJK 0 by gege akutami

MHA team up 3 by kohei horikoshi and yoko akiyama

Hell bent by leigh bardugo

Spice road by maiya ibrahim

The stardust thief by chelsea abdullah

The london seance society by susan penner 💜

All the dangerous things by stacy willingham

April

The fae princes by nikki st crowe

Carnage by sarah bailey

Final offer by lauren asher.

Glitch by briana michaels

Never lie by frieda mcfadden

The locked door by frieda mcfadden

The inheritance by cassie cole

Emily wildes encyclopedia of faeries by heather fawcett

The stolen heir by holly black

May

Chaos by sarah bailey

Corrode by sarah bailey

Cataclysm by sarah bailey

Howl's moving castle by diana wynne jones

Fourth wing by rebecca yarros

Cursed crowns by catherine doyle + katherine webber

Girls of fate and fury by natasha ngan 💜

We free the stars by hafsah faizal

A war of two queens by jennifer l armentrout

The crown of gilded bones by jennifer l armentrout 🤍

Malice by heather walter 💜

Misrule by heather walter 💜

June

MHA vol 38 by kohei horikoshi

Sofi and the bone song by adrienne tooley

jjk vol 21 by gege akutami

jjk vol 22 by gege akutami

lore olympus vol 4 by rachel smythe

the fiancee farce by alexandria bellefleur 💜

the only survivors by megan miranda

what lies in the woods by kate alice marshall

the last word by taylor adams

you’re invited by amanda jayatissa

ward d by freida mcfadden

once returned by darcy coates

double pucked by lauren blakely

mated to the monster by sarah spade

July

the thicket by noelle w ihli

the good lie by ar torre

a naughty lesson by mika lane

love creekwood by becky albertalli 💜

the heartstopper yearbook by alice oseman 💜

demon in the wood by leigh bardugo and dani pendergast

the young elites by marie lu

nick and charlie by alice oseman 💜

a haunted road atlas by christine schiefer and em schulz

the rose society by marie lu

the midnight star by marie lu

a wicked education by mika lane

a sinful classroom by mika lane

the girl from the sea by molly knox ostertag 💜

August

how to sell a haunted house by grady hendrix

the foxglove king by hannah whitten

seven faceless saints by mk lobb 💜

divine rivals by rebecca ross

sing me to sleep by gabi burton

silver in the bone by alexandra bracken

foxglove by adalyn grace

assistant to the villain by hannah nicole maehrer

September

a broken blade by melissa blair

bonesmith by nicki pau preto

the angelmaker by alex north

the family across the street by nicole trope

October

the sun and the star by rick riordan and mark oshiro 💜

lore olympus vol 5 by rachel smythe

the chalice of the gods by rick riordan

fangs by sarah anderson

throne of the fallen by kerri maniscalco

kingdom of the wicked by kerri maniscalco 🤍

kingdom of the cursed by kerri mansicalco 🤍

kingdom of the feared by kerri maniscalco 🤍

the priory of the orange tree by samantha shannon 💜

catwoman soulstealer by louise simonson, samantha dodge and sarah j maas

starling house by alix e harrow

November

savage hate by amanda richardson

a curse for true love by stephanie garber

forged by blood by ehigbor okosun

if i have to be haunted by miranda sun

heart trick by kristen granata

the legacy by elle kennedy

odd man rush by kristen granata 💜

that one night by emily rath

pucking around by emily rath 💜

pucking ever after vol 1 by emily rath 💜

iron flame by rebecca yarros

my hero academia team up missions vol 4 by yoko akiyama and koehi horikoshi

December

spin the bottle by stephanie alves

as good as dead by holly jackson

the lightning thief by rick riordan 🤍

the sea of monsters by rick riordan 🤍

i am not your final girl by claire c holland

the titans curse by rick riordan 🤍

the battle of the labyrinth by rick riordan 🤍

#reading #booktok #books #bookblogging

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equestrianempire · 8 months ago

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Finalists for the week: Southern Pines, Full Gallop, SAzEA, and Bouckaert, Full Gallop, and Full Gallop.

Bouckaert Equestrian has been running through the 4* this past weekend, and we’ve been following along with them, but we also saw plenty of other events taking place this weekend, with Full Gallop, SAzEA, and Southern Pines bringing Eventers on.

Congratulations to all of our Weekend Winners for this trip across all events, with a special mention to Redfield Lotte and Amanda Vines, both of whom received our Illegal Low Score Award, who won the SAzEA Open Beginner Novice with a 14.4!

Bouckaert Equestrian H. T. International ( Fairburn, Georgia ) Website [Scoring ]

Hannah Sue Hollberg and Capitol HIM CCI 4*S ( 43. 3 ). Fernhill Salt Lake and Waylon Roberts CCI 3*S ( 32. ) Sherry Pound and Carnaby CCI 2*S ( 29. ) CCI 1*S: Billy Be Jolly and Caroline Pamukcu ( 21 ) Advanced: SKM Lux Sonata and Tik Maynard ( 55 % ) Lauren Nicholson and Vermiculus ( 57.4 ) are the Open Intermediate. Open Preliminaries A: Fernhill Esmerelda and Jonathan Holling ( 40. % ) Open Preliminary B: Trinity ThankQ and Lisa Marie Fergusson ( 38 ) Eileen Galoostian and Ardeo Lord Lancelot, the preliminary riders ( 56. 5 ). Modified Rider: Newtown’s Llewellyn and Kasidy McMartin ( 35.1 ) Open Modified A: Seabanks Theygo and Claire Strehlow ( 29.3 ) Open Modified B: Kiss My Jambo M ( 31.3 ), Valerie Pride, and Open Training: Ballynoecastle TD and Melanie Smith ( 26. 1 ) Lone Star WS and Greg Ragusa in the Training Rider ( 28.6 ) To Infinity and Beyond DASH ( 24.4), Celia White, and DASH ( no novice riders ) Open Novice: Je T’Aime and Valerie Pride ( 26.7 % )

Full Gallop Farm March I H. T. ( Aiken, SC )[ Website]]Scoring

Starters: Lucky Clover / Clover and Stella McGuire ( 28. % ) Beginner Novice A: Caitriona and KC’s Lizzie Chamberlin ( 33.2 ) Pace Deppa and Galivantor, Beginner Novice B (3. 22. ) Novice A: Elodon Zodiac and Carol Kozlowski ( 29.4 ) Emma Hartzler and Southern Charm ( Novice B) 35. Molly Casey and MoonLight Crush ( 37.2 ) are trained/novice. Training: Madhatter and Paula Dupuy ( 31 ) Heart of Hollywood and Kelly Ransom ( 35.4 ) are preliminary. Sierra Thomas and Chambery are preliminary/trained ( 41. 6 ).

[ Website]]Scoring SAzEA Spring H. T. ( Tucson, Arizona )

Paige Dinnie and Crown Royal ( 27.4): Open Preliminary Training Rider: Larimar and Chelsea Luedke ( 45 ) Open Training: Fine Dutch Chocolate and Paige Dinnie ( 28 ) Just Boo and Heather Bogdan ( 24 ) are the novice riders. Open Novice: Delta Court and Michael Elmore ( 31.9 ). Kyla Roberts and Wildflower: A Beginner Novice Rider A ( 26. ) Ande Bergmann and Kingdom Springs Rayne ( 32.1 ): Beginner Novice Rider B. Redfield Lotte and Amanda Vines ( 14.4 ) Open Beginner Novice. Open Starter A: Sonrisa Bella and Taylor Jensen ( 41.10 ) Barb Gasper and Carrick Diamond Legacy, the Open Starter, ( 34.7 ) Te Amo Tiama and Jessicca Butorac ( 22 ) in the pre-contest.

[ Website ] Southern Pines H. T. I ( Raeford, NC)]Scoring

Advanced CT A: Monaco by Kimmy Cecere and Landmark ( 31 ). Emily Beshear and Rio de Janeiro in the intermediate CT class ( 15. 5 ). Emily Beshear and Bad Moon Rising ( Plain Preliminary A): a discussion. Ellie van Gemeren and Excel Star Lewiston ( 28.0 % ): Open Preliminary B. CLEITER CT: Dan Kreitl and Odyssey ( 28.9 ) Susanne McDaniel and Corelli WWW: A Modified Rider ( 26. 22. ) Open Modified: Bossanova and Mandolin Whitten ( 24 ) Open Training A: Izzy Leo and Rick Caldwell ( 24. % ) Caitlin Silliman and NK Mirabeau ( 33. 3 ), open training Training CT: Never Enough ( 35.7 ), Cassie Sanger, and Samantha Reinbold and Donald Drake ( 29.1 ) are the training riders A. Ann Bower and San Rubin, Training Rider B ( 23. 13 ) Training Rider Junior: Oy to the World and Darcy Dean ( 35.5 ) Ariana Schimt- Chow and Little Lauries ( 10 ): Novice Rider A Novice Rider B: Foxtrot Treacle and Siri Carr (3. 5 ). ( 32.3 ) The Novice Rider Junior is Claire Nestor and A French Connection. Emily Beshear and Ser Dantae ( 26. ): Open Novice A. Johnny Walker and Martin Douzant ( 27.5 ) are Open Novice B. Susan Beebee and Bugsy Malone ( 19.4 ) are Open Novice C. Beginner Novice CT: Madeline Moton and The Family Feud ( 30.9 ) Beginner Rider A: Ballymores Charisma and Amy Howes Warren ( 27.5 ) Renee Wheeler and Joe Frank ( 30.3 ) are Beginner Novice Rider B. Scout Spencer and Sterling’s Bailesa ( 29.7 ): Beginner Novice Rider C Open Beginner Novice A: Rebecca Lee and DGE Swipe Right ( 26. 9 ) Sunhill Rover and Jillian Newman ( 24.7 ) Open Beginner Novice B. Starter A: Sunnyside Up and Elena Sparacio ( 30. % ). Starter B: Silvanus and Alannah Mabus ( 26. ) Starter CT: Chillie and Sloane Nelson ( 27. 5 ).

#Eventing

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theinquisitxor · 3 years ago

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End of the Year Reading Tag

I wanted to do an end of the year book tag, so I found these questions, and went with it!

Did you reach your reading goal for the year (if you had one)?

oh yeah, I always set my goal to 50, but know that I will almost get to 100. This year I am at 92, which is about my average. Considering that I feel like I didn't nearly read as much as I normally do, I am happy with that number.

What are your top 3 books you read this year?

(not including rereads) My number 1 book this year was no doubt Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik. My next ones are probably The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson and Jade War by Fonda Lee. Three fantasy books, but all wildly different from each other!

What's a book that you didn't expect to enjoy quite so much going in?

East of Eden by John Steinbeck. I was not expecting to find a book so beautiful and a story I was so invested in. I also had to read a lot of naturalist/nature writing for one of my classes in the fall semester, and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed those books.

Were there any books that didn't live up to your expectations?

Of course. The Binding by Bridget Collins, For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, Cibola Burn (Expanse #4) by James SA Corey, to name a few.

Did you reread any old faves? If so, which one was your favourite?

Yes, I did a lot of rereads. I listened to The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater on audiobook, and oh my the audiobook was a wonderful experience. It made me think about and interact with the characters and story in a whole new way. I actually listened to it a second time through, it was that good.

I also did a reread of all the Grisha books by Leigh Bardugo which was enjoyable.

Did you dnf any books?

I did not. It is rare for me to dnf a book (I only really consider it a dnf it I got more than 50 pages in) and I usually at least skim the ending. However, some of my least favorite books of the year include: Blood and Honey by Shelby Mahurin, Lore by Alexandra Bracken, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain, The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner, and Cibola Burn by James SA Corey.

Did you read any books outside your usual preferred genre(s)?

Yes, especially for school. I read a lot of naturalist writing which was different for me. It's a genre I've always enjoyed, but I read a lot more of it this year.

What was your predominant format this year?

Physical books, with roughly 81/92 being physical format. I read 11 audiobooks however, which is more than I ever have in a year. I listened to most of the Wheel of Time on audio, which was much better than trying to read the physical copies.

What's the longest book you read this year?

The Stand by Stephen King at 1,440 pages

What are your top 3 anticipated 2022 releases?

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J Maas, Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater, and The Book of Night by Holly Black.

What books from your tbr did you not get to this year, but are excited to read in 2022?

Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee, without a doubt. My barns and noble didn't have it in stock when I went the other day, but as soon as they do, I'm reading it. I also just bought Elatose by Darcie Little Badger and The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree and Arthur der Weduwen

If anyone else wants to do this tag, go ahead! If you do, tag me so I see it!

#end of the year reading tag #books #bookblr #book tag #fantasy books #reading wrap up #my post

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brisbanelife · 7 years ago

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Five things we learned from round four of AFLW

Updated February 26, 2018 14:01:58

Photo: Bonnie Toogood kicked three against Carlton, but her haul was overshadowed by Brooke Lochland in the Dogs' big win. (AAP: David Crosling) Related Story: Dogs' demolition of Blues highlights the seismic gap between AFLW's best and rest Map: Melbourne 3000 There were records broken in the AFLW this week, we had the first draw of the season and a big upset in Alice Springs has given us two clear teams at the top. But the continuing unpredictability means anyone who says they know how this season is going to go are definitely going the (too) early crow. Look back on what we learned from round four of the AFLW. Dogs, Lochland in devastating form Perhaps appropriately on the final weekend of the Winter Olympics, it was a former speed skater who delivered the star performance of the round. External Link:Western Bulldogs AFL tweet: "#AFLW is too low scoring" Hold my drink: #AFLWDogsBlues #AFLWPrideGame Brooke Lochland was one of the original code-hoppers for the 2017 season, but Friday night was her breakout game as the Western Bulldogs smashed Carlton by 73 points at Whitten Oval. She had 17 disposals, four marks, four tackles and booted an AFLW record seven goals, including four in the second quarter alone. Lochland could have had an eighth, but one kick from deep in the pocket was touched on the line, as the Bulldogs racked up a record total of 86 points for the game. The Bulldogs onballers had a field day, with Ellie Blackburn having 18 disposals and a goal and Emma Kearney racking up 26 possessions, six marks and five tackles. The Dogs had eight marks to one inside 50, giving their potent attack too many solid shots at goal as they shifted into favouritism for the flag. Were the Dogs that good or were Carlton that bad? A bit of both, but you can't argue with the Bulldogs' ability to hit their targets and make use of their opportunities. Carlton again showed they struggle to kick a winning score their two wins have come with scores no bigger than 30 points but it's not just a forward problem as the Blues were well beaten around the ground. Pies regain Hope with upset win over Dees

Photo: Moana Hope (C) delivered when needed for Collingwood in the Magpies' big win over Melbourne. (AAP: Tracey Nearmy) On a hot night in Alice Springs, Collingwood raised the temperature with a big upset with a 34-point win over Melbourne. It was a team performance from the Magpies, which would have encouraged under-pressure coach Wayne Siekman after a tough start to season two. The Demons went in as solid favourites, but it was Collingwood who proved stronger. There were no standout stats, just improved efforts from the likes of Moana Hope who kicked two goals and set up another and her partner up forward, Christina Bernardi (12 disposals, six marks, one goal). The biggest surprise, perhaps, was that Collingwood's midfield got on top of the Demons, with Daisy Pearce held to nine touches while the Magpies' Jaimee Lambert and Stephanie Chiocci had 19 and 17 disposals respectively. The loss could be extremely costly for the Demons, who slip a game back from the leaders they now face a must-win game against the Lions at Casey Fields on Friday night. Other results meant that the Pies remain bottom of the ladder after four rounds, but if they bring this kind of effort in the next three weeks, their standing will surely improve. Teams using alternative targets in season two Top scorers after round fourBrooke Lochland - Western Bulldogs - 9 (7)Jess Wuetschner - Brisbane Lions - 7 (2)Phoebe McWilliams - GWS - 6 (0)Katie Brennan - Western Bulldogs - 5 (0)Tegan Cunningham - Melbourne - 5 (0)Richelle Cranston - Melbourne - 4 (0)Moana Hope - Collingwood - 4 (2) The Dogs' Lochland is 158cm, proving you don't need tall timber to get scores on the board in AFLW. Hope provided a big target for the Pies on Saturday, but she had plenty of help to spread the load. For the Lions, Sabrina Frederick-Traub has been in strong form, although her kicking accuracy is lacking. She has, however, been used more as a target to bring the ball to ground for Brisbane rather than as a sharpshooter. External Link:AFL Women's tweet: GOAL! Jess Wuetschner pushes the ball over the line for her second! #AFLWLionsFreo Mobile forward Jess Wuetschner, however, has been a solid producer of goals for the Lions (seven for the year). She has previously shown her ability to score from difficult angles, this week she demonstrated her awareness of conditions and goal-poaching ability she will be extremely important if Brisbane is to make a run for the flag. The Crows' Sarah Perkins has failed to crack the scoreboard in season two after booting 11 goals last year although the conditions in her game this week made it difficult for any target forward (see below). Carlton's Darcy Vescio has had a second-season slump, and while skipper Lauren Arnell stepped up with two goals, the Blues need to cultivate more ways to goal. Wet weather a dampener on open play If the AFL was looking for more open play, the last thing it needed was downpours at two of the matches in round four. At a sodden South Pine Sports Complex on Saturday, the Lions and the Dockers ran themselves to a standstill, but struggled to convert in miserable conditions. External Link:AFL Women's tweet: Ebony Marinoff broke the #AFLW recordwith 21 tackles against the Giants. She's earned the Play of the Day. #StayStrong A day later at Blacktown, it was the Giants and Crows' turn to have to handle the rain. A standout performer in the wet was Adelaide's Ebony Marinoff, who continued her strong season, racking up a record 21 tackles against GWS. Neither contest produced what you would call champagne football, with a total of five goals scored in Brisbane and four majors kicked on Sunday afternoon. But expecting free-flowing footy in a downpour is a bit much the most you could say is that some players made poor choices trying to target teammates in the conditions. An exception was right at the end of the Giants-Crows match, and the game tied. With GWS on the attack, a solid defensive mark close to goals and a couple of excellent disposals by foot helped run the clock down and ensure the Crows didn't concede a game-winning score to the Giants. Where we are after round four The Western Bulldogs arguably have one foot in the grand final after their big win puts them a game-plus-percentage ahead of the third, fourth and fifth sides in the comp. Having said that, they will play a newly-confident Magpies side next week, and if they happen to slip up, they still face a potential crunch game in round seven against Melbourne at Whitten Oval. The Lions will fancy their chances of going one better than last year's runner-up finish, but nothing is guaranteed, with Melbourne and Fremantle in particular just waiting for an opening to jump into the top two. The draw between the Giants and Crows means it is highly unlikely but not yet impossible that last year's champions Adelaide will reach the grand final again. But the first four rounds have shown that predictions are highly dangerous in this league, so watch this space! AFLW ladder after round fourTeamWLD%PtsWestern Bulldogs31020012Brisbane Lions310137.712Melbourne Demons22099.48Fremantle Dockers22088.48Carlton Blues22055.78GWS Giants12189.26Adelaide Crows12173.66Collingwood Magpies1301004Topics:sport,australian-football-league,melbourne-3000,vic,sydney-2000,nsw,brisbane-4000,qld,perth-6000,wa,adelaide-5000,sa,australia First posted February 26, 2018 12:33:25 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-26/five-things-we-learned-from-round-four-of-aflw/9483964

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Frenzied finish | Jake Stringer

You'd think not, but they swooped knowing it was a risk. That is the opinion of its ruthless list manager Adrian Dodoro, who did not hide his glee following the Bombers' final deal of the trade period. The deal was finalised with just over an hour remaining of the AFL trade period that began last Monday. There is speculation that Geelong will try to engineer a trade for the return of Gary Ablett and are also in the market for Jake Stringer.

The Bombers declined to elaborate on the meeting. Ablett's call means a busy trade period for Geelong, who are also waiting to hear whether Western Bulldogs' forward Jake Stringer wants to join the club after 89 games and a flag at Whitten Oval. FORMER Bendigo Pioneer Jake Stringer is now an Essendon player after his trade from the Western Bulldogs was completed on Thursday.After landing premiership forward Jake Stringer from the Western Bulldogs for two second-round picks on Thursday, Essendon said their most successful trade period proved the club was reborn. RICHMOND is set to pass on Brisbane forward Josh Schache after a tracking him all season.

Jake Stringer is on the move from the Bulldogs. WESTERN Bulldogs forward Jake Stringer has met with Essendon chief executive Xavier Campbell as his trade talks heat up, reports the Herald Sun.Triple M's Luke Darcy believes Jake Stringer still has plenty of value at the trade table, saying he would be worth more than the pick 20 Geelong could offer for him. Jake Stringer will find a new home in coming weeks. Essendon have secured a trade for Western Bulldogs forward Jake Stringer after a fortnight of tense negotiations. Jake Stringer with Bombers coach John Worsfold after his trade. Stringer to Bombers as Dogs relent to deal. Cameron was dealt to Brisbane in exchange for pick No.12, while the Bulldogs secured a potential replacement for estranged forward Stringer in Lions youngster Schache.

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Teaching the Teacher: An Outsider’s Surprising Take on Ag

Ever heard of an externship? I hadn’t either until Iowa Central Community College contacted me this spring about mentoring a local high school English teacher.

Turns out that Iowa Central’s summer externship program matches high school teachers of various academic disciplines with business professionals in the area for a 40-hour learning experience. This gives teachers a better understanding of the business world, so they can use this knowledge to better prepare students for the real world after high school.

I had the privilege of working with Rachel Hemer, an English teacher from East Sac High School in Lake View, Iowa. Rachel has more than 13 years of teaching experience and is an Iowa native, but she’s the first to admit she didn’t know much about agriculture or the wide variety of professional jobs related to ag, including marketing/communications.

Why is it so important for farmers and ag businesses to tell their story? VistaComm journalist Darcy Maulsby (right) shared her top tips during a Spillin’ the Beans podcast in June 2017 at her family’s Century Farm with the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA). Darcy’s summer extern, Rachel Hemer (left) observed the podcast process while Heather Lilienthal, ISA’s producer services director (center), interviewed Darcy. You can listen to Darcy’s podcast (titled “Why It’s Important to Tell Your Story”) at http://www.iasoybeans.com/news/podcasts/.

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Rachel joined me on various adventures this summer, from a “Spillin’ the Beans” podcast with the Iowa Soybean Association, where I shared some of my top storytelling tips from a book author’s perspective, to interviews and photo shoots with Mid-Iowa Cooperative for their next print newsletter. As we traveled around rural Iowa, Rachel asked me plenty of great questions during her externship about agriculture in general, careers in ag, and how to become a more effective communicator.

Just as Rachel was willing to get out of her comfort zone to gain new knowledge, I, too, abandoned my comfort zone of focusing on writing, photography and content marketing so I could to teach the teacher. I realized how many of the things I take for granted as common knowledge, from my in-depth knowledge of agriculture to my insights into effective content marketing, aren’t so common to those who don’t live and breathe this every day.

“It was the complete opposite of what I imagined”

I also was reminded just how much the non-farm public doesn’t understand about agriculture, but they are excited to learn. But don’t take my word for it. Here are some of Rachel’s experiences, in her own words:

During the summer, many teachers get used to not waking up to the sound of an alarm blaring before the sun rises. When my alarm woke me on the morning of July 19, it was so dark I thought for sure it must be raining. But then I remembered it was July….in Iowa….we hadn’t had rain for more than two weeks….and I had a great reason to pop out of bed that early! I was heading out for another adventure with Iowa author Darcy Maulsby!

As VistaComm journalist Darcy Maulsby (center) interviewed Mid-Iowa Co-op General Manager Mike Kinley (left), extern and high school English teacher Rachel Hemer (right) not only learned how a VistaComm newsletter is put together, but she discovered the wide variety of great careers available in agriculture.

Darcy and I hit the road before 6:30 a.m. on our way to Mid-Iowa Cooperative in Conrad, Iowa. It was time for a quarterly newsletter publication, and Darcy needed to conduct interviews and take photographs. She had told me it was a “jeans and boots” type of day – I hoped my tennis shoes would suffice for what I thought would be a trek through the hot and dusty co-op. I imagined that we would be chatting with the employees as they shoveled out grain bins and fixed machinery.

Our day’s journey was the complete opposite of what I had imagined and full of surprises. Here are my top 5 learning moments:

Mid-Iowa Cooperative is a significant employer in rural Iowa, with nine locations from Whitten to Haverhill to Garwin to Liscomb, 95 full-time employees, and two to three interns per year. In fact, two of their interns from this past spring are their newest hires, who Darcy had the pleasure of interviewing.

People from all backgrounds work at Mid-Iowa. Knowledge of agriculture is a must, but the employees’ educational background need not focus on ag. In the marketing department alone, they employ a former manager of Advanced Auto Parts, a dealer at Meskwaki Casino, an architecture major, and only one agriculture major. Not every employee at Mid-Iowa has a college degree, but most have post-secondary education.

The variety of careers within a cooperative is impressive. We met with Mid-Iowa’s chief operating officer, energy department manager, operations manager, general manager, commodity marketing manager, agronomy sales associate, and an applicator, as well as seeing 15+ other employees working various positions in offices and on-site.

A cooperative’s job is to figure out the future before it gets here. According to General Manager Mike Kinley, a lot of change is happening within co-ops and Mid-Iowa is trying to figure out how to navigate that.

Ag writing is fun! Darcy caught up with acquaintances at the same time as taking care of business for the newsletter. We ventured to the Grundy County Fair for pictures and enjoyed fair food and horse events. Every person we talked with was passionate about their work, making it easy for Darcy to showcase them in her newsletter features.

Our day at Mid-Iowa Cooperative was eye opening for this rural (but not a farm girl) Iowan. I had no idea how many employment opportunities a cooperative has. Everywhere I looked, a different department sign showed how many cogs work together to create success. I’m eager to share with my students, who plan to work in agriculture their whole lives, all the paths they can take when they leave my classroom.

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Day Three: I Got It From My Mama (talk about a mother of an OC that you love and why) of @endlessly-cursed’s HP women appreciation week

→ The mother of Cian, Ryan, Cara, Sara, and Conor, Ailis Ciara O’Donnell née Lynch is probably my most fleshed out mother, as she’s been around the longest. She’s a Ravenclaw, a healer, and a tragedy. She died when her eldest son, Cian, was nine and when her quadruplets were nearly a year. But Ailis remained in her children. She was there in Ryan’s smile, in Cara’s warmth, in Sara’s compassion, in Conor’s reserve, in Cian’s eyes.

→ The mother of William, Shannon Imogen Devlin has, perhaps, the roughest go of it. She went into her affair with a clear mind, knowing that the viscount was never going to marry her and left of her own accord, penniless and pregnant without the protection of marriage. But Shannon was going to do whatever it took to protect her child and she named her son after her late father and oldest brother. She’s not a mother for very long, but she does her best in a world that’s not kind to unwed mothers.

→ The mother of Edmund, Minerva, Walter, Eliza, Nan, Cordelia, Penelope, and Billie, Alice Anne Kennedy née Fortescue was, unsurpsingly, inspired by Violet Bridgerton. A single mother of eight after losing her husband quite suddenly and being pregnant with eighth at the time. That’s sort of where the similarities end though. Alice doesn’t feel the pressure to urge her children into marriage… possibly because she’s got her hands full with the eight of them following their own chaotic paths to love. At about 23, Ned’s about five seconds from breaking up an engagement. Minerva spends half her life hating her future husband’s guts. And that’s only her eldest two.

Honorary mentions:

Mai Whitten → mother of Darcy, Thea, and Clary and aunt to Jack and Benedict

Moira Pembroke → mother of Max, Caitlin, and Aoife

Lydia Battersea → mother of Harris, Marcus, Simon, and Hermione

Maeve Kelly → mother of Ronan and Niamh

Elizabeth Fitzgerald → mother of Sawyer and Huck

Gabriella Valdez → mother of Elias, Camila, Cisco, Amada, and Joaquin

#hpwomenaw #ailis o’donnell #hphm #hogwarts mystery #shannon devlin #alice kennedy #hp victorian era #hp legacy era #my aesthetic #honestly honorary mentions go to any of my ocs’ moms except clodagh lynch and deidre o’rourke… ruth’s mother abigail is on thin ice tho #also decided that it made sense to put their kiddos with them #idk if i like the way i did the aesthetic stuff tho #but it features both of william’s faceclaims

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Teaching the Teacher: An Outsider’s Surprising Take on Ag

Ever heard of an externship? I hadn’t either until Iowa Central Community College contacted me this spring about mentoring a local high school English teacher.

[caption id="attachment_3178" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Why is it so important for farmers and ag businesses to tell their story? VistaComm journalist Darcy Maulsby (right) shared her top tips during a Spillin' the Beans podcast in June 2017 at her family's Century Farm with the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA). Darcy's summer extern, Rachel Hemer (left) observed the podcast process while Heather Lilienthal, ISA's producer services director (center), interviewed Darcy. You can listen to Darcy's podcast (titled "Why It's Important to Tell Your Story") at http://www.iasoybeans.com/news/podcasts/.[/caption]

Spillin’ the Beans

“It was the complete opposite of what I imagined”

[caption id="attachment_3179" align="aligncenter" width="900"] As VistaComm journalist Darcy Maulsby (center) interviewed Mid-Iowa Co-op General Manager Mike Kinley (left), extern and high school English teacher Rachel Hemer (right) not only learned how a VistaComm newsletter is put together, but she discovered the wide variety of great careers available in agriculture.[/caption]

Our day’s journey was the complete opposite of what I had imagined and full of surprises. Here are my top 5 learning moments:

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Teaching the Teacher: An Outsider’s Surprising Take on Ag

Ever heard of an externship? I hadn’t either until Iowa Central Community College contacted me this spring about mentoring a local high school English teacher.

[caption id=“attachment_3178” align=“aligncenter” width=“900”] Why is it so important for farmers and ag businesses to tell their story? VistaComm journalist Darcy Maulsby (right) shared her top tips during a Spillin’ the Beans podcast in June 2017 at her family’s Century Farm with the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA). Darcy’s summer extern, Rachel Hemer (left) observed the podcast process while Heather Lilienthal, ISA’s producer services director (center), interviewed Darcy. You can listen to Darcy’s podcast (titled “Why It’s Important to Tell Your Story”) at http://www.iasoybeans.com/news/podcasts/.[/caption]

Spillin’ the Beans

“It was the complete opposite of what I imagined”

[caption id=“attachment_3179” align=“aligncenter” width=“900”] As VistaComm journalist Darcy Maulsby (center) interviewed Mid-Iowa Co-op General Manager Mike Kinley (left), extern and high school English teacher Rachel Hemer (right) not only learned how a VistaComm newsletter is put together, but she discovered the wide variety of great careers available in agriculture.[/caption]

Our day’s journey was the complete opposite of what I had imagined and full of surprises. Here are my top 5 learning moments:

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Teaching the Teacher: An Outsider’s Surprising Take on Ag

Ever heard of an externship? I hadn’t either until Iowa Central Community College contacted me this spring about mentoring a local high school English teacher.

Spillin’ the Beans

“It was the complete opposite of what I imagined”

Our day’s journey was the complete opposite of what I had imagined and full of surprises. Here are my top 5 learning moments:

Article Source Here: Teaching the Teacher: An Outsider’s Surprising Take on Ag

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After the siren: Best weekend ever? It’s right up there

IN TERMS of drama and impact, nothing will ever beat the final round of the home and away season in 1987.

Hawthorn champion Jason Dunstall’s last-minute goal at Kardinia Park knocked Geelong out of the finals and paved the way for Melbourne to make it for the first time in 23 years by beating Footscray at the Whitten Oval.

Meanwhile at Waverley, Carlton kept the Hawks from claiming top spot – and the precious week’s break that came with it – courtesy of Stephen Kernahan’s goal after the siren.

But the weekend of footy just gone comes awfully close. Hawthorn’s fabulous win over Adelaide on Thursday night at Adelaide Oval (17th beating first for the second straight week) might have stood up all weekend.

Yet the events that followed over the next 72 hours had already consigned it to the “ancient history” basket by Sunday night.

We’ll get to the Hawks a bit later. Let’s start instead with the really close ones. This was the first round since round 23, 2013 to have two one-point results. Add the West-Coast Melbourne and Geelong-Fremantle games and you have four games decided by less than one kick – giving us a weekend of drama and excitement not seen for, well, 30 years.

• The run home: How the race for the finals is shaping up

Comeback Cats do it without Joel

As he sat dazed on the bench after the head clash that sent him off the ground after just one minute on Sunday, Joel Selwood was entitled to wonder whether, after so many games over the last decade in which he carried his side to victory, that gesture would be reciprocated.

Thankfully for him it was, and the two-point win over Fremantle turned out to be one of Geelong’s bravest for years.

By the final quarter, Tom Stewart and Darcy Lang were also out of action, yet it was the Cats who finished all over the tiring Dockers, who at one stage during a mesmerising second quarter led by nearly six goals.

WATCH: The thrilling final minutes at Simonds Stadium

It might have been at home in front of their adoring fans, but such a win can only fuel the belief at Geelong that anything is possible this year. We’ve moved on from the ‘Dangerwood’ phenomenon at Geelong this year, but to claw back and win in the fashion the Cats did without one of them, bodes well for what is to come for the rest of the year.

A grand old flag? Win in the west gets Dee faithful dreaming

Saturday night marked Melbourne’s first win over West Coast since 2009 and the first by the Demons over West Coast in Perth since 2002.

They had no business winning the game, really. Jack Watts, Jesse Hogan and Nathan Jones were watching on TV on the other side of the country while a fourth star, Jack Viney was running around with a crook shoulder.

• Nine things we learned from round 14

Yet the toughness and the versatility for which they’ve become renowned in 2017 came to the fore. Viney was magnificent after spending part of the third term off the ground and Clayton Oliver (despite an awful theatrical flop to the ground right on half-time) relished the hard contest.

Demon takes on ex-Test cricketer in Twitter spat

And then there was the career-best five-goal haul to Tom McDonald. Usually a defender, the absences of Max Gawn, Hogan and Watts have required him to play everywhere but in defence, and he has emerged as one of the better swingmen in the competition.

And that goal to put the Demons ahead just before the death was superb. A bit lucky, but superb nonetheless.

WATCH: McDonald’s five hauls Dees across the line

Social media was abuzz afterwards as to whether the Demons are premiership material. Footy history suggests this group might need to experience some finals footy heartbreak first, but with the best ruckman in the competition and the right blend of speed, hardness, scoring power and flexibility, Melbourne’s premiership window is open. In this new era of AFL parity, why not this year?

Dogs thrill, but 2016 still a distant memory

About a quarter of an hour earlier, the Western Bulldogs outlasted North Melbourne to win by a point, having led for most of the night.

Only in the final seconds of the game, when they went coast-to-coast to get the ball to Jake Stringer for the match-winning point, did they resemble the premiership winning team of last season. Otherwise, they played in fits and spurts and it is hard not to hark back to 12 months ago when the Bulldogs would have put this game to bed much earlier.

WATCH: The final thrilling minutes of WB v NM

The umpiring will be a talking point out of this one – the 26-14 free kick count (which at one stage was about 14-2) and episodes such as Shaun Higgins being called to play on by the non-controlling umpire 40m away just before half-time will dominate the Monday AFL talkfests this week.

Frustrated Scott not dwelling on costly free kicks

The Dogs have been mainly good at home but woeful away and are going to have to manufacture some wins at places such as Adelaide Oval, Cazalys Stadium and Eureka Stadium before the end of the year to a) make the finals and b) enter them with any degree of confidence. After Saturday’s clash with the Eagles they play just three more games at Etihad Stadium for the year.

Swans get the little things right in huge win

The night before at the SCG was insane. What is it about Sydney, Essendon and close finishes?

But while the spotlight will be about the Bombers and the number of errors they made in the final few minutes, the takeaway should also be about how well the Swans played the last few minutes. Heath Grundy and Callum Mills made some enormous defensive plays and player after player made the correct decision during those same frantic contests.

WATCH: The final two minutes of the Swans’ thrilling win

It’s what you get with a mature group that is never out if the game and is a product of one of the best coaching set-ups in the AFL. John Longmire looked as though he couldn’t believe what he saw, but in fact, he shouldn’t have been too surprised. He has engineered the Swans to finish the game as they did.

• Forecast the road to the flag with the AFL Ladder and Finals Predictor

Clarko’s still the king of coaching

Hawthorn’s triumph on Thursday night was another triumph of coaching. Adelaide’s forward line contained Eddie Betts, Taylor Walker, Josh Jenkins, Tom Lynch, Wayne Milera, Hugh Greenwood and Andy Otten. The Hawks countered with Kaiden Brand, Blake Hardwick, Ryan Burton, Taylor Duryea, Luke Hodge, Grant Birchall and James Sicily.

On paper the Crows win that every time, but Alastair Clarkson’s brilliantly crafted defensive game-plan didn’t let the Crows get the easy goals out the back, which has been their modus operandi for much of the year.

The Hawks recalled 774 games of experience to their side and it showed. Birchall was a key inclusion and it was a night where the veteran savvy of both Hodge (how fantastic was it having him mic’d up by Channel Seven?) and Shaun Burgoyne came to the fore. We still don’t see Hodge playing next year, but giving Burgoyne another year at this stage appears a no-brainer, even though the Hawks should rightly wait until the end of the season before making the call.

But the most important person at Hawthorn right now is Clarkson. In a fascinating interview on ABC radio on Saturday he gave every impression of someone determined to stick around for the rebuild, even if nobody at Waverley is calling it such. He remains the best in the business, as Thursday night in Adelaide amply demonstrated.

Other observations

1. It’s all about the wins for the Tigers these days, so excuse the lack of style in their defeat of Carlton on Sunday. Things such as poor conversion can be worked out to a degree at training, but the Blues came at them several times and the Tigers held their nerve. Bachar Houli likely won’t be playing any time soon after what was one of the most uncharacteristic reportable acts in recent memory.

2. Fortress Subiaco? Perhaps not. Saturday night was the first time since 2010 that West Coast has lost a game at Domain Stadium by less than a goal, having won the previous seven. West Coast’s last four games at home this season have been decided by an average margin of eight points. It is becoming increasingly likely that West Coast’s round 23 clash with Adelaide there will be the last AFL game before the move to the new stadium next year, because hopes of a home final for either the Eagles or the Dockers are fading fast.

3. This was the second time this season North Melbourne has lost by one point, and North in 2013 is actually the last team to lose two one-point games in the same season. Adding further salt, they’ve played in five one-point games since 2011 and lost them all.

4. Hayden Ballantyne’s value to Fremantle was evident from the very start against the Cats on Sunday and he was a factor until he ran out of petrol tickets in the final quarter. He’ll be better for the run, as they say, and Ross Lyon will be delighted to finally have him back.

5. Compared to the lofty standards set elsewhere this weekend, Saturday’s Collingwood-Port Adelaide clash was a relatively drab affair. But the brilliant work of Robbie Gray, especially in the first half, was worth the price of admission alone and his five-goal haul was easily his best return in 12 games at the MCG to date. Ken Hinkley made the point post-match that Gray wasn’t hurt, which hopefully for Port’s sake is a portent of what is to come for the rest of the year.

WATCH: Robbie Gray’s MCG masterclass

6. Expect some of South Australia’s best investigative football journalism this week as the locals examine how North Adelaide’s Ryan Burton slipped twice through Adelaide’s grasp at the 2015 NAB AFL Draft and found his way to Hawthorn. Those two third-quarter goals against the Crows were all class and Burton now shapes as the best first draft pick made by the Hawks since Cyril Rioli a decade ago. He’s signed through until the end of next year, but some of that extra money the Hawks now have thanks to the new CBA will surely find its way into Burton’s bank account before too long.

7. Dayne Beams can’t take a trick and let’s hope the Lions captain, who has been riddled with injury since moving home two-and-a-half years ago, gets on the ground again this year. Beams stood no chance up against Shane Mumford, who as long as he keeps things legal, will scare the bejeezus out of the Giants’ opponents between now and the end of the year.

• Around the state leagues: Who starred in your club’s twos?

8. Relax, Saints fans. Cool your jets everyone else. Jack Billings (30 disposals and a goal against Gold Coast on Sunday) is becoming a super footballer and is on track to give the club all it could hope for from a No.3 draft pick.

WATCH: Jack Billings puts on another show

9. We have the technology but… goal line reviews are still sketchy. Thursday night and twice on Friday night, the TV pictures weren’t quite clear cut to support what the naked eye seemed to show. Some clarification from the AFL on Monday about want the goalpost padding means when it comes to the ball crossing the goal-line would be helpful as well.

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