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Sad news. And agree the afl is ultimately at fault. The discrepancy in punishments is comical. What Maynard did was quite deliberate, anyone who had played the game knows it. I don’t think he intended that level of outcome at all, but he did intend to hurt. Part and parcel of the game. Remove it when the head is at risk.
COMMENT: Angus Brayshaw's retirement isn't Brayden Maynard's fault - it's the AFL's
Nice advantage in round 2 (or is it 1?) for those teams with a game under their belt. Let me guess – they include the likes of collingwood and richmond.
COMMENT: Congratulations, AFL - 'Opening Round' is the dumbest thing you've ever done
I don’t believe a composite side should even be in the discussion. Of the countries that play tournament rugby this saffers team certainly pulled out some brave against the odds wins, but sometimes the toss of the coin hits a streak. They relied on luck as much as cunning and never say die. A memorable run, but not one worthy of ranking alongside the great teams.
Legacies can't be won: History won't look back kindly on Rassie's Springboks
Thank gosh for the comeback. Should be a cracking final without the dull kick to win tactics england has bored the rugby world with for years now. Much more of it and i’d be hoping the powers that be drop penalty goals to 2 points. Can’t cross the line in the semi – don’t deserve to play in the final.
those blaming the weather seem to disregard it’s pretty typical northen hemisphere weather and that the likes of ireland and france play attractive, attacking football. in the end the the big two SH teams just had more power and will to win. Can’t wait.
'What you live for': Boks beat England in World Cup EPIC to set up mouth-watering final against All Blacks
pies got lucky. one goal in the last after a gallant fightback in the third. giants simply ran out if legs due to an incredibly hard season of travel and then given a 6 day break for this game so carlton could enjoy an 8 day break. i won’t even mention the number of blatant frees missed in the last by umps that couldn’t handle the pressure. oops. apologies. basically the afl deliberately influenced the result they wanted, and they just fell in. big teams bring big revenue bonuses. i’d prefer an even sporting competition personally. raving about a team advantaged all year and every year is a bit hard to swallow when given an even playing ground it’s pretty clear a different result would have occurred.
Finals Fix: The Pies were down and out in the prelim. How they turned it around is the stuff of greatness
you’re spot on and i had exactly that same fear heading into the game.
what cost us most though is our midfield. steele stood up after a quiet season, but had no support. ineffective games from crouch and ross. been an issue all year – we need a quality mid. but all in all ross has done wonders – 104 games by teenagers this year. it’s been a big learning curve for them. massive injuries through the year gave us the smallest player base by some way, yet they battled into finals. good signs going forward.
Finals Fix: Ross Lyon made two fatal mistakes with the Saints' defence - and they paid the ultimate price
the argument that team A ultimately cost themselves the victory because blah blah blah, basically boils down to they cost themselves the victory because they didn’t win. it ignores the fact that if it was indeed, as it appears, a goal, then they did enough to win but were denied by an umpiring error. any other argument is moot. we praise a team that wins a close one, we don’t generally criticise them by suggesting they only won because luckily the goal ump called their last goal correctly. i.e. west coast v collingwood grand final – gee west coast were lucky the goal ump read that correctly. really would have been their own fault had he not.
Footy Fix: The Crows were stone cold robbed... but they've only got themselves to blame
kyra became a football player in alice springs.
'I’ll be supporting whoever plays against Australia': Are people engaging with the Women’s World Cup, or just along for the ride?
Been an enticing world cup and very watchable. Also a credit to Australian fans turning out in record numbers – hopefully fifa take note and realise we could host the men just as successfully.
On the criticism of playing standards – it shows that a so called second rated sports tournament can still be appreciated, well supported and successful. And likely to have won more than a few converts. So it’s very disappointing that the commonwealth games were treated so poorly by an australian host. the same host that failed to negotiate a suitable arena for this world cup, leaving our so called sports capital out of contention to host a major final.
A real pity as the atmosphere generated by the meagre (but sold out) crowd in our last game was incredible. imagine those same fans in a world cup final at the mcg?
And good luck to our women – really turned it around and should ride a wave of confidence from here.
Good, Bad & Ugly: Fantastic crowds, Matildas redemption and Olympic champions crash out
I guess the Saints own injury plague is so status quo it’s no longer mentioned. Hoping Hill returns this week, and Cooper passes his test, but still missing our fullback howard, full forward king, 2x b&f mid ross, 3x leading goalkicker membrey, and four other first team players in jones, coffield, hayes, and mackenzie. seems like carlton have nothing to complain about. Yet the Saints sit fifth through it all. remarkable effort really.
The Roar's AFL expert tips and predictions Round 21: With elimination finals galore, who keeps their September dream alive?
well done ladies. onwards and upwards!
'Something special about this group': Raso brace seals victory over Olympic champions as Matildas through to round of 16
Indisputably a modern and all time great. Deserved a send off game but such is footy. Doubt we’ll ever see a celebration like his 1000th goal again, so he has that, and many, many other moments of magic to warm his heart in old age. Well done Buddy!
Farewell to Buddy, the greatest player of the 21st century and the game's most awe-inspiring entertainer
we already know the answer. the afl board double their pay with bonuses. they will always chase the dollar over integrity. and then crow about record deals. its entertainment over sport. the sad thing is that supporters of the wealthy pampered clubs are quite happy with the status quo, removing any chance of a fan led backlash. ideally supporters would come together and boycott the game until the afl agrees to an equitable competition. that wont happen. so we get what the afl decrees will make the most money for them, sorry, for our clubs. and we get it served dripping with contemptous mockery. the latest scheme is a ‘wildcard’ finals. based on their definition we already have four wildcards – 5th to 8th. more finals, more revenue. integrity be damned.
remove the bonuses and pay a straight salary.
TOM MORRIS: Footy has never had less integrity - and the AFL wouldn't have it any other way
Only one flag? 33?
This 56 year old Sainter’s heart bleeds for you.
Are you there football Gods? It's me, a Carlton fan
The Saints are a foundation club of the vfa and vfl. Their history stretches all the way back to South Yarra, and given the player group, further back again to the original St Kilda club – older than Melbourne fc. they have proven themseleves by surviving all through this time. They have a supporter base that has endured and swells during the good times. Look at crowd records for grand finals and at docklands and you’ll find them right up there. Even now with just one finals series since 2011 they garner more support than the likes of the dogs and the roos.
Footy isn’t about flags – that’s the cherry on top. It’s about community and participation and story. That the Saints have endured through such adversity and remain is their success story. Long may it continue.
Welcome Tasmania, but the AFL should be a 16-team competition so three clubs must go
Steele played the first two games – very much perfectly suited. membrey should fit into the role camaniti is playing – the issue is why change whilst cami is doing his job and hinder his development. hence membrey will come back via sandy.he could take cordy’s position but not the second ruck role. king – too good not to bring in when fit but i worry we become too focussed on him. as for billings, coffield, jones, mackenzie and webster – will need to earn back their places via sandy unless more injuries or resting players.
All signs point to Ross Lyon's Saints going 5-0
why would you waste three of your four introductory paragraphs ‘rant’ing about nga’s in an article about owens?
And then complain about being taking to task about it?
Rising Saint Owens: How good will he be?
Fair enough to want to look at the academys set up to ensure certain clubs have first access to coming talent – like how nt indigenous talent is reserved for the likes of collingwood, essendon, melbourne, hawthorn, and geelong. that’s it. the rest don’t get a look in. or how hawks and the demons share almost all of the east and south east of victoria. but no – you rant on the saints who have a tiny patch along the coast south of melbourne. we got shafted yet got lucky.
have a look at the academy map below, then write an article if you really want to critique the system.
https://www.afl.com.au/draft/nga-clubacademies
Rising Saint Owens: How good will he be?
not that soft – haven’t met geelong yet, or three other teams in the bottom five.
Footy Fix: Scintillating Saints have marched into premiership contention - here's how they're doing it
given the loss of every tall forward option the saints are scoring quite well. every team, no matter how attack orientated has a few dour low scoring games ahead of them – case in point collingwood. the emphasis is on accountability when without the ball, but we run in a pack both ways.
we do have some quality on the list – steele, sinclair, marshall, and king the obvious ones, but wilkie is every bit the equal of any aa defender, and mason wood is finally showing the form we’d all but given up on seeing. owens, windhager and nasiah all look very good, and phillipou looks a goer. with our injuries – 8 first team players at least from the previous season – have been a bit of a blessing, allowing us to blood youngsters and ask others to step up. so far they have all answered the call. on form many of that 8 must be wondering if they will have to come in via the vfl and earn their spot back. Long term that injury list will bite us though – we need to be able to rotate and rest players. at the moment – if you’re fit you play.
Ross Lyon’s defensive approach is turning the Saints into a dangerous force
Next week will be interesting – the Saints have lost Steele for at best four weeks – covering our tall forwards in membrey, king, and hayes is one thing, but our captain and midfield engine is going to test.
add mckenzie, webster, billings, jones, coffield, hayes, and bytel, as well as four depth players all out is going to have to bite soon. for now though it’s wonderful to see the kids step up.
Six Points: Bevo has a month to save himself, and the rule tweak needed to prevent another 'Sirengate'
it’s irrellevant – ump can’t blow for deliberate out of bounds until a ball has gone out of bounds. ump also can’t blow a free kick for an event after the siren. the siren blew before the ball crossed the boundary. end of story.
Six Points: Bevo has a month to save himself, and the rule tweak needed to prevent another 'Sirengate'
I think that they recognised they had a poor list with a lot of cattle and many underperforming higher end players. hard questions needed to be asked of the latter, whilst the former need reseeding. ratts had inspired a feelgood attitude and was not seen as hard nosed enough to drive the players to reach full potential. he also had shown very little game day nous. right decision imo – saints were treading water.
the team need a few years under lyon. a good game plan and self belief can make you competitive, but you still need a quality list to push top four.
Why the Saints must finish in the bottom four in 2023
Thoughts?
Missing Wines is a massive oversight. Shai Bolton is vastly overrated, and where is Jack Sinclair? Not even an apology.
The Roar's AFL top 50 players, 10-1: Who takes top spot?
How rowan marshall isn’t on this list beggars belief. Easily our most important player and unfairly missed aa team over english by a gnats breath.
The Roar's AFL top 50 players, 10-1: Why the reigning Brownlow Medallist couldn't even crack the top five