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The Freo game was a couple of years earlier, but it didn’t haven’t a bearing on the ladder like the North game.
'For one win versus catapulting your side up the ladder': Matthew Lloyd believes North Melbourne should've tanked to get Harley Reid
What about that match that lead to the pre finals bye? Rested a heap of players in the last game against Richmond to avoid an interstate week 1 final. No one told the fill ins and they nearly won. They should have been penalised for that. It cost Adelaide from memory, the chance of making finals.
'For one win versus catapulting your side up the ladder': Matthew Lloyd believes North Melbourne should've tanked to get Harley Reid
Which commentators were those?
'For one win versus catapulting your side up the ladder': Matthew Lloyd believes North Melbourne should've tanked to get Harley Reid
What people are narky about is the constant frivolous reviews, not the extremely rare case where a review or lack of has cost a team victory.
Change it or scrap it! The AFL score review system is providing more inconclusiveness than a balanced outcome
I will say again.
The AFL need to pay free kicks or ball ups faster. And stop letting tackled players shuffle the ball out or hand it to a teammate, which is supposed to be an illegal disposal. Tacklers are dumping players on the ground to effect a ball up and stop their opponent getting away with these dodgy disposals to teammates.
The mantra of keeping the ball moving as much as possible has gone too far.
And did I mention the legalisation of the throw? It’s not rugby.
'Opens up Pandora's box': Everyone 'stunned' at baffling reason Charlie Cameron escaped ban
Edit: really think it is NOT necessary.
Change it or scrap it! The AFL score review system is providing more inconclusiveness than a balanced outcome
2 umpires woukd be better than the technology but I still really think it is necessary.
There is nothing wrong with the umpires, it is just that the AFL have overreacted to one missed review last year and now it is a shambles.
Change it or scrap it! The AFL score review system is providing more inconclusiveness than a balanced outcome
The mark decision should only be, did he control it before it crossed the line or was it juggled and therefore a point? Ie it is still judging a score. The Carlton one was not crossing the line, so it is not the same thing.
Change it or scrap it! The AFL score review system is providing more inconclusiveness than a balanced outcome
Scrap it. All this time wasted because one decision probably cost a team a place in the finals. Ok that sounds bad, but what are the chances? It is only an issue when it almost the last play of the day. Any mistake earlier by any type of umpire can be countered by a decent team. Why does a missed fingertip on a goal matter more than a missed free kick in front of goal? There are more field umpire mistakes a quarter than goal umpire mistakes a round. We can handle it. Why can’t the AFL?
When the technology takes something away from the game then it is the wrong solution.
Change it or scrap it! The AFL score review system is providing more inconclusiveness than a balanced outcome
Max Gawn genuinely had one of the finest nights of his career in the ruck
Gawn may have dominated the rucking but how many times did he take the ball out of the ruck and kick it sideways or to the opposition? I am surprised he had only 4 clangers but I am not surprised that he had the second worst disposal efficiency of all players in the match.
Footy Fix: Chris Fagan's finest hour? How the Lions gave the Dees - and Simon Goodwin - the mother of all baths
Blonk, I believe was standing on the field near the 3/4 time huddle, referring to a teammate playing SANFL. Talking to another player and within earshot of an official from the club.
'Totally unacceptable': AFL bans Port star for 'unprompted and highly offensive' homophobic slur
Remorse I understand but applying discounts for something that is so hard to deny has not sat well with me ever since Barry Hall knocked out Brett Staker and got a discount.
AFL News: Players Association slams 'double standards' in Finlayson ban, Cats to weigh up Thomas lifeline
Plus it’s North Melbourne. They may have been influenced by Clarkson being out previously for so long.
Perhaps there is also a degree of thinking what Clarkson said was less obviously homophobic. They didn’t think it through, but it is effectively sorted now with the latest penalty. AFL learnt from its mistake.
'Totally unacceptable': AFL bans Port star for 'unprompted and highly offensive' homophobic slur
Trust me, Geelong get the best deal of all clubs. Don’t go in to bat for them.
We are going round in circles. See my earlier comment.
Six Points: Clutch kings do it again, footy's dirtiest player, and debunking 'Vic-centric' fixture myth
I’ve already explained how Geelong have best H&A deal in the AFL. MCG is relatively neutral for 2 Vic teams and TBH a visiting interstate team should get to play on the MCG. Geelong don’t need another leg up.
Six Points: Clutch kings do it again, footy's dirtiest player, and debunking 'Vic-centric' fixture myth
They airways beat Freo though.
'Suffering from paralysis-by-analysis': Adelaide Crows have gone from box office sensation to under-performing turkeys
Make it none then.
Six Points: Clutch kings do it again, footy's dirtiest player, and debunking 'Vic-centric' fixture myth
If there was no prior, players would be wary of receiving a ball in heavy traffic and they would tend to knock the ball on,opening up the game. Right now, players handball or take possession to effect a ball up. This is the congestion the AFL don’t like but they are encouraging it.
Last year Broad (?) was rightly suspended for 4 weeks for concussing a player in a tackle. If you look at the replay what he was trying to do was force the player over the boundary line. Why? Because he knows the player will be given an eternity to dispose of the ball or even place it on the ground (used to penalised) near a teammate and a ball up or throw in us the best he can hope for. Throw ideally because the umps take forever to call a ball up.
Love to whinge about the latest umpiring shocker? That's exactly what the AFL wants from you
Actually, Walker didn’t direct it to a black person. He was talking to another white player, but a particular player nearby was the subject.
AFL News: Calls for Finlayson to cop ban for 'unacceptable' homophobic slur, Port coaching change on the way
The legalisation of the throw annoys me the most. It creeps to lower levels, all because the AFL decided to interpret the rule differently. Actually they probably changed it. They should never have taken over governing of the rules.
Love to whinge about the latest umpiring shocker? That's exactly what the AFL wants from you
That’s better.
AFL News: Calls for Finlayson to cop ban for 'unacceptable' homophobic slur, Port coaching change on the way
It’s better to educate someone than flat out call them stupid.
AFL News: Calls for Finlayson to cop ban for 'unacceptable' homophobic slur, Port coaching change on the way
A typically stupid comment from Tim Watson. He really doesn’t add much to the commentary.
Sure the play has stopped anyway, but now we are going to ball it up in this scenario I assume. What if the player had a reasonable chance of kicking the goal even if a mark wasn’t paid (but chose to line up when he heard the whistle)? Suddenly that team is penalised no more than Freo were in this particular case. Just accept it an move on. The umpires make so many mistakes a game as anyone would that it doesn’t matter. Life is unfair. Deal with it.
Love to whinge about the latest umpiring shocker? That's exactly what the AFL wants from you
Absolutely right! I have been saying this for a while. The AFL want to reduce head injuries but put the onis solely on the players, particularly the player without the ball. They also need to look at how they umpire the game. When they dont pay HTB (no prior) but the player with the ball an eternity to dispose of it, the tackler will try to take them to ground to force a ball up. This increases the risk of a head or other injury.
Get rid of prior or accept more ball ups and ball it up.
I love footy but the AFL are doing their best to ruin it with their keeping the ball moving at all costs mentality.
Love to whinge about the latest umpiring shocker? That's exactly what the AFL wants from you
It still started the rot.
'For one win versus catapulting your side up the ladder': Matthew Lloyd believes North Melbourne should've tanked to get Harley Reid