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The footy newsletter. Especially biased against your team. All words, and the thoughts occasionally attached to them, by Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo.

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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I wrote about the Grand Final and why Brisbane have become footy's Roman Empire. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/the-house-...
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The House Wins Again
Thoughts on the Grand Final, Brisbane’s fragile dominance, and the Roman Empire.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I wrote about how the game changes in September. (Warning: lots of charts.) www.onepercenters.net.au/p/finals-foo...
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Finals footy is more different than you think
Everything you ever wanted to know – probably much more – about how the game changes in September
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
NEW EPISODE | Pullman Five The original trio reunite to: 🦢 Discuss the ramifications of what happened at the Pullman ♠️ Preview Wildcard Round 🔴⚫ Discuss Essendon's appointment of Mark McVeigh Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Pullman Five
Season 1, Episode 15
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
NEW EPISODE | Kappa Senses @capitalcitycody.bsky.social and I: ❓ Ask footy's forbidden question 🍐 Discuss Port Adelaide's plan to leave the SANFL 👩 Look back at Round 1 of the AFLW 🔫 Fire From the Hip Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Kappa Senses
Season 1, Episode 14
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
NEW EPISODE | Small Heavy This week, @capitalcitycody.bsky.social and I (@jonathanhorn.bsky.social is away) discussed: 🤕 The Geelong concussion waiver saga 🏆 Cody's trip to Manuka for the Expansion Cup 🐦‍⬛ Tex Walker's career & legacy And more! Listen here: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Small Heavy
Season 1, Episode 13
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The new AFLW season begins in three days. Ahead of it kicking off, I spoke to the excellent @glbastiani.bsky.social about the progress that's been made in 10 years, the progress that's yet to be made, and whether anyone can lay a glove on North Melbourne. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/a-league-o...
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A League of One's Own
I speak with Gemma Bastiani about 10 years of the AFLW, the progress that’s yet to be made, and whether anyone can lay a glove on North Melbourne.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
NEW EPISODE | Pistols at High Noon This week, we: 👶 Compare the Richmond and West Coast rebuilds ❓ Ask if Carlton can afford not to appoint Fraser ❌ Discuss Nicky Winmar's expulsion from the Hall of Fame 🇮🇪 Review the Aus-Ire AFLW game! And much more! www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Pistols at High Noon
Season 1, Episode 12
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
What it Takes by Sam Docherty with Konrad Marshall is published by Simon & Schuster. It’s in stores now.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
NEW (BONUS) EPISODE | Sam Docherty interview We were lucky to be joined by Sam to chat about his career, getting drafted, coding his own games, how the game has changed, and what’s next. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Interview with Sam Docherty
Bonus episode!
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
NEW EPISODE | Charlie Chicken This week, we: 🥧 Ask if Collingwood is a dark horse 🗣️ Discuss the continued booing of Isaac Quaynor and the Crows' response 🎙️ Talk about coach press conferences 📈 Consider which stat we'd get rid of And much more! www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Charlie Chicken
Season 1, Episode 11
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I wrote about Ben Keays, his incredible footy journey, and what it can teach us all – including list managers of rebuilding footy clubs – about never giving up. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/the-keays-...
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The Keays that unlock everything
Thoughts on what footy’s happy warrior can teach us
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I wrote about why the AFL administration is bad at almost every part of its job. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/the-lucky-...
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The Lucky League
Thoughts on the AFL administration’s growing legitimacy crisis
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
NEW EPISODE | Big Boy Month On another bumper show, we: 💎 Hold each contender up to light ⚽️ Chat about our relationship to the world game 🧢 Discuss the soft cap ⛓️ Talk about the importance of list depth Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Big Boy Month
Listen now | Season 1, Episode 8
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Had an absolute blast chatting to Adit for his Cricket Sickos podcast. We went deep on my love for the game, how sport helps immigrants build bridges in their new countries, and why there's traditionally been so much more good writing about cricket than footy. Please get around his work.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Showdown Shakedown
Season 1, Episode 7
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
NEW EPISODE | Showdown Shakedown This week, @capitalcitycody.bsky.social, @jonathanhorn.bsky.social and I discuss: - Showdown 60 ⚡️🧈🚗 - The ABC's investigation into concussion/CTE - The rules changes we'd bring up with Greg Swann (ripper bloke) 🦢 - Footy's Ben Stokes🏏👨‍🦰
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Big thanks to this week's contributors and to everyone who shared their thoughts about their team with me over the last month. It's been a big, fun project.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Pleased and somewhat relieved to have published the final instalment of my Mid-Season Report Card series. This week, about 6,000 words on Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda, and the Western Bulldogs. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/bye-bye-by...
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Bye, bye, bye: 2026 Mid-Season Report Card #5
Considering how Geelong, Melbourne, St Kilda, and the Western Bulldogs are faring so far.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Said '90s Adelaide icon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O49U...
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Adelaide That Was: Dazzleland at the Myer Centre 1990s
YouTube video by Elizabeth That Was
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Plus: we share memories of Tony Modra (don't worry, he's still OK), Jonathan's sore throat adds another baritone voice to the pod, I remember another '90s Adelaide icon, and officially extend an invitation to Jack Ginnivan to join the pod.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
110 Percenters is here! This week, @jonathanhorn.bsky.social, @capitalcitycody.bsky.social and I: - Discuss Josh Fraser's 5-0 start and how it should shift Carlton's thinking; - Unpack the AFL's mooted changes to the fixture; and - Shoot from the Hip. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: The Fraser... Freighter? Frigate? Fighter jet?
Season 1, Episode 6
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
My fourth mid-season review considers how Brisbane, Essendon, Sydney, and West Coast have fared in the first half of the season and what awaits for the rest of 2026. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/bye-bye-by... Sincere thanks to the four contributors for sharing their knowledge for this piece!
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Bye, bye, bye: 2026 Mid-Season Report Card #4
Considering how Brisbane, Essendon, Sydney, and West Coast are faring so far.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Not at all! We got a Sony Bravia 7. It was discounted because it was the display model. It is unfathomably large.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
On this week's 110 Percenters, @capitalcitycody.bsky.social, @jonathanhorn.bsky.social and I discuss Gold Coast's on-field regression and off-field discontent, the Hall of Fame's recent inductees, and its decision to overlook some players for Legend status. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Obscured by Clouds
Season 1, Episode 5
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I also analysed 10 (!) separate clips from four of the weekend's close games to illustrate just how many important decisions players and coaches must make in the dying stages. We're all standing at the crossroads (well, not me, I'm sitting in front of the computer).
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I wrote about St Kilda and Collingwood standing at the same crossroads, facing different directions. What do you do when it feels like your future revolves around a single superstar? www.onepercenters.net.au/p/standing-a...
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Standing at the Crossroads
Thoughts on how Collingwood and St Kilda manage what’s next. Plus lots and lots of clips.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts: www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Raiders of the Lost ARC
Season 1, Episode 4
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Plus: Cody uses the word ‘vectorisation’, I use the word ‘succour’ (as well as saying ‘you know’ far too many times – sorry), and Jonathan drops an incredible bit of personal lore.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This week on 110 Percenters, @capitalcitycody.bsky.social, @jonathanhorn.bsky.social and I discuss technology in footy, St Kilda and the rainbow that’s always just out of reach, and debate Wildcard Round.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
We're back for what many are already calling the third episode of 110 Percenters! This week, we discuss Freo's rise to flag favouritism, declining Indigenous player numbers, and debate whether James Hird would be a good choice for Essendon. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/110-percen...
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110 Percenters: Flagmantle and the ghost at the Essendon banquet
Season 1, Episode 3
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I should sack my editor/social media guy for publishing this during the most anticipated game of the year (this is a joke), but I thought I'd look at how the four sides which have the bye this week – Adelaide, Gold Coast, North, and Port – are going so far. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/bye-bye-by...
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Bye, bye, bye: 2026 Mid-Season Report Card #1
Considering how Adelaide, Gold Coast, North Melbourne and Port Adelaide are faring so far.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I wrote about the growing gap between a league that's becoming increasingly good at honouring Indigenous contributions, but has fewer Indigenous players on the field. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/all-ceremo...
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All Ceremony, No Country
Thoughts on a Sir Doug Nicholls Round with fewer Indigenous players than ever.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Wonderful, glad you enjoyed! Thanks for listening.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Cheers, Tony. Am I right to interpret that as a suggestion to go deeper/nerdier on stuff like that?
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/033jKE9... Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1... Pocket Casts: pocketcasts.com/podcast/110-...
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110 Percenters Podcast
The footy podcast. Especially biased against your team. www.onepercenters.net.au
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Some news: @capitalcitycody.bsky.social and @jonathanhorn.bsky.social and I have started a podcast. It's called 110 Percenters. On our debut, we talk about Scott Pendlebury, and Steven King's remarkable start at Melbourne. Please tell us how we did. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/introducin...
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
List managers are footy's silent architects. Not many supporters know their names. But every side bears their influence. I had the pleasure of speaking with "Alex", an AFL list manager, about the decisions he makes and the trade-offs he encounters. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/beyond-the...
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Beyond the Draft Board: how lists are really built
I speak with an AFL list manager about drafting under uncertainty, player psychology, and the cost of managing people as assets.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
You might have heard: Michael Voss is no longer Carlton's senior coach. I wrote about what brought him undone, the peculiar demands of coaching in today's AFL, and how Carlton can avoid committing the mistakes that brought them here in the first place. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/the-unbear...
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being Carlton Coach
Thoughts on the end of Michael Voss’s tenure.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The story of Michael Voss's tenure at Carlton in one image. He was +14 wins after a 61-point thrashing of Richmond in Round 16, 2024. The next week, the Blues were 33 points up against GWS at quarter time. It was pretty much all downhill from there.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The belated return of Culture Corner! Wuthering Heights, Hyperpolitics, what AI will make scarce, Emily Remler, Angine de Poitrine, joining YIMBY Melbourne, turning internet friends into real friends, and more. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/culture-co...
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Culture Corner: April 2026
Reading, Watching, Listening, Playing, Doing.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The Crows are currently much worse than they were for almost all of 2025. There are reasons. But there are no excuses. What does their early-season regression tell us about Matthew Nicks, and how should clubs act on data about their coaches? www.onepercenters.net.au/p/the-limits...
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The Limits of Belief
Thoughts on the Crows’ regression and what to do when faith is tested.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Just watched it now. With the (big!) caveat that I don't usually watch coach pressers so don't have a baseline for Yze's, I thought he was pretty circumspect and loosened up a bit towards the end. Losing isn't fun, but he didn't seem unduly stressed about his own job security, at least not to me.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I wrote about Richmond's rebuild, supporter expectations, and how it feels to be unsure if the direction you're headed is the right one or not. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/kicking-th...
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Kicking The Can Down Punt Road
Thoughts on long rebuilds, itchy feet, and the price of not knowing in an industry that demands answers.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Cheers, Mick! Really appreciate it.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
In case you have room for one more take on Zak Butters or Lance Collard, I wrote about their cases, the search for truth, and how good intentions create consequences. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/every-road...
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Every Road Led Here
Thoughts on a bumper docket at footy court and the AFL’s path dependency.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The impending changes to draft bidding have prompted me to write a piece that's been on my mind for months. The father-son rule might be romantic. But it's incompatible with a fair competition. The AFL shouldn't tinker with it. It should abolish it. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/empire-of-...
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Empire of the Son
Utopian thoughts on why, instead of layering one compromise over another, the AFL should do something brave but unpopular.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I tried to figure out how worried we should be about the spike in hamstring injuries, analysed the Dogs' new defensive strategy, made a few graphs, and found some stats. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/pulling-on...
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Pulling on the strings
Thoughts on early season hamstring injuries and the Dogs' new defensive tricks.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
We're about to buy a new TV, and to a degree that's larger than I'd have hoped or expected, my half of the decision will be guided by how well the TV pairs with Kayo!
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I wrote about Kayo, and why something which was meant to make things easier feels so hard. www.onepercenters.net.au/p/the-buffer...
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The Buffering Wheel
Why Kayo feels so bad.
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One Percenters @onepercentas.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Cheers Tony, much appreciated!
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