It's happening in multiple sports. Everyone complains about the refs, so all these sporting bodies have brought in slow technology, then people complain about it taking too long.
It just seems obvious, but the AFL are one of the most reactionary organisations to ever exist and their entire mantra is to look like they are doing something when s**t likes this comes up.
I'd honestly be fine with no reviews until they've got a system that can do it quickly and accurately every time but that aint going to happen. We'll see how they go with the chip in the ball. They're really promising the world with that thing.
That's fine by me. If it's like the goal technology in the soccer that says when it's over the line and you don't need to stop the game then sure. But 73 replays to see if Gawn marked it on the line come on now.
I think the broader “social media generation” isn’t the core issue of complaint. It’s the growth in dollars and spread in participation of people betting on results. And online communication just provides a quicker channel to vent or apply pressure
Kids these days just don't ring up talkback to melt anymore.
It sucks. They should send an email to Kate Roffee.
I dunno I think mistakes by umpires get highlighted and spread all around social media now. Not that long ago a s**t decision was forgotten for the next one 15 mins later.
I forgot about this. That campaigner.
Maybe just send the exact same email to the GWS president (whoever that is) and test.
Yeah - the film footage does probably prolong the fuming
Yeah, I swear there was less of a fuss when Hawkins hit the goalpost in the GF than Adelaide's wrong call last season just because of the amount of footy media now. Just like everything else tho that one bad moment means a huge overreaction to the situation
In the form of a team America montage with a Melbourne text overlay
Personally, I think there is too much media for the size of the game. I’ve mostly stopped watching footy shows because they cover the same stuff endlessly, and it’s all basically umpire calls, tribunal, and player gossip etc. And repeated over and over. If they must have so many people in this ex player job creation scheme, I wish someone would analyse the play
Haha yeah off topic but there's basically 2 types of media and Kane corners.
There's even more tv shows this year it's insane. The way the Footy media feeds on itself is one of the more weird things about this game.
Lol I love the little segment on the Sunday footy show nafe does where he calls out the journos. That arrogant looking campaigner who goes on the couch who said sparrow and longmuir were cooked and they both signed deals the same day basically lol
Don’t like him for any number of very good reasons. But even aside from them, he gives me the creeps because his head seems too large for his body. He looks like a foetus
Nafe or the HS w***er lol
Montagna is probably my favourite analyst at the moment. If they replaced King with someone else like Buckley or Lloyd or someone on First Crack that'd basically be my perfect show.
Agree. The only slight reservation I have on Montagna is the weird thing he has had for the Dees the last couple of years. But I guess everyone has a blind spot
Bucks is great especially being straight outta the game but also a good media talent as well. It would be great if they could get some more assistants on to give info even under anonymity. In the UFC the fighters meet with the commentators before a fight and tell them their game plan so that the commentator's can talk about it during the fight. Would be great if sports teams were less precious with this stuff
I found it amusing when he was saying our off-season wouldn't affect us. I was desperately hoping someone would ask him if he was speaking from experience there.
