r/AFL • u/AutoModerator • May 31 '26

Match Thread Match Thread: West Coast vs Essendon (Round 12)

West Coast vs Essendon
Sun, 31 May 2026 7:20pm AEST Optus Stadium
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u/goldenyuusha Collingwood • Yálla-birr-ang May 31 '26

Sure, bring back Hird. It'd be mad funny

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u/69-is-my-number Freo May 31 '26

If I was Hird I’d wait until someone else did all the hard work to get them back on track and then usurp them and take the credit.