🆕 on The Shinboner: Sunday marked the end of 'Part 1' in North Melbourne's season:
- A speed run on how Sunday unfolded
- Cam Zurhaar, half back
- Cooper Trembath, cenre ball up ruck
- A first six weeks assessment
- A look at the next five weeks
↪️ theshinboner.com/2026/04/19/t...
🆕 on The Shinboner: For this week's post I wanted to drill down on the issue of turnovers and the different types of them given it was (largely) what decided North's loss to Brisbane.
Videos, explanations, and plenty of words: theshinboner.com/2026/04/12/t...
I spent Easter weekend behind the scenes with Lincoln City as they confirmed promotion to the second tier for the first time in 65 years.
This is the story of the most overachieving club in England.
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A detailed digital illustration of a Casio F-91W digital watch on a dark background, showing the time 09:25:38 on Saturday the 4th. The watch features the classic black resin case and band with blue accent lines and the iconic WR (water resist) badge.
This is absolutely beautiful and very well done.
> Nothing you own is finished. Everything exists in a state of permanent incompletion, permanently needing.
https://www.terrygodier
There was so, so much going on in the 45 seconds from North's Melbourne's defensive 50 stoppage to Jy Simpkin's game-sealing goal I tried to document it all.
Multiple efforts from some, gut running from others, a couple free kicks going missed, brutal tackles, and split second decisions.
🆕 on The Shinboner: So what do you wanna talk about? North Melbourne's comeback against Carlton, divided into:
- Context before the comeback
- The actual comeback, in two parts
- A detailed video on everything involved in the game-sealing play
↪️ theshinboner.com/2026/04/04/a...
🆕 on The Shinboner: A streak-busting win over Essendon arrived in an atypical game, so today's post covers...
- What that atypical game meant for flow
- The positional tweaks in action
- Luke Parker: Adult in the room
- The last quarter
↪️ theshinboner.com/2026/03/29/a...
It's so fun when two or three things happen in a split second and the result happens further down the chain. Case in point, this passage from Brisbane #AFLSaintsLions
🆕 on The Shinboner: Today's post is a long one. Very long.
It's all about how Sunday's game was played nearly exclusively on West Coast's terms and what that all meant.
There's a lot to get through...
↪️ theshinboner.com/2026/03/23/p...
🆕 on The Shinboner: We are back! And with more than a bit to cover.
- A couple notes of caution on Sunday's process
- A couple notes of optimism on Sunday's process
- A couple individuals highlighted
- Setting the scene for short and medium term
↪️ theshinboner.com/2026/03/16/a...
Been sitting on this thought for a bit, debating whether to say it, but...
The last time I walked out of a North Melbourne pre-season game as worried as today was back in 2019. We know what changed halfway through that year.
Processes looked off offensively on that day. Today it was all defence:
This is so much fun to read. Worth setting aside half an hour if you're into this time period.
🚨 A quick note about the Patreon element of the Shinboner this year:
- Short version: Not happening
- Long version: See below
(A little bit embarrassing to post something so long explaining why, but I've had queries, so here we are)
After seeing Popyrin lost this morning, I thought it had been a while since his last win. But after digging, I didn't realise he'd lost 10 (!) matches in a row.
Today in Day 1 of the #SheffieldShield round:
• 17/210: VIC (7/61) v QLD (149)
• 15/303: WA (5/64) v TAS (239)
• 14/299: NSW (202) v SA (4/97)
Individual top score of 55, only three others 40+. It's more nuanced than 'pitch bad!' 'batting bad!', but geez, it's not great.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
NEW: The Thunder are built upon a tragedy that seared their city 30 years ago. When Sam Presti arrived in 2008, he was so inspired by the recovery that he built his team in its image, forging bonds with those whose lives forever changed on April 19, 1995. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
This post is probably going to break all sorts of earnestness records, but just very grateful to have AEW to watch each week. Here's to the next six years #AEWDynamite
I was ... uhh ... not expecting India to lose 4/4 in two overs 😳
Hopefully a sign of more World Cup chaos to come (said as someone planning to spend most of his three weeks leave watching it)
#CWC25
🚨🆕 on The Shinboner 🚨
How Brisbane flipped the script: The lessons they learned from the Qualifying Final loss, what they changed for the Grand Final, and how they executed it all to win the ultimate prize.
↪️ theshinboner.com/2025/09/29/h...
🚨 New on The Shinboner 🚨
Lessons from the Qualifying Final: A 2025 Grand Final preview.
↪️ theshinboner.com/2025/09/27/l...
🆕 on The Shinboner: A look into Adelaide's finals campaign.
What caused each of their losses, the lessons to be learned, and why the fixes should be relatively straight forward to implement, with one wildcard.
↪️ theshinboner.com/2025/09/14/a...
Fascinating piece on boxing, the mob and two of the most famous fighters ever:
sports.yahoo.com/boxing/artic...
🆕 on The Shinboner: The last Finals Dossier, focusing on everything Collingwood.
Reasons for their start to the year, reasons for their finish, everything in between, and what it all means heading into September...
↪️ theshinboner.com/2025/08/29/2...
(see pinned post for full access dates)
🆕 on The Shinboner: Today's Finals Dossier is all about the reigning premiers.
Everything about a fascinating Brisbane campaign, what to take out of the highs, and how much of the lows are relevant in a finals setting...
↪️ theshinboner.com/2025/08/28/2...
(see pinned post for full access dates)
🆕 on The Shinboner: The ever-present in these Finals Dossiers, Geelong.
This is the sixth edition, Geelong have featured five (!) times, and yet there's always plenty of new things to write about.
↪️ theshinboner.com/2025/08/27/2...
(see pinned post for full access dates and Patreon levels)
🆕 on The Shinboner: 2025's first Finals Dossier is here, and naturally we start with the minor premiers.
Everything Adelaide - and it feels like literally everything - in a large, large piece.
↪️ theshinboner.com/2025/08/26/2...
(see pinned post for full access dates and levels)
