Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Thread XI

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

The fact they did respond shows that they arent as bad as some say.

The quality of that game was very very good.

Just makes our win even more impressive.

 

[Zach Package]

Anyone understand why the stand is called the Brownlow stand?

Because Charlie played for the Cats?

 

[Mercurial89]

Just makes our win even more impressive.

Not everything is about us. You need to learn that

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Not everything is about us. You need to learn that

I'm just wrapt we finally manged to beat those campaigners.

 

[vast]

Umpires working hard to get a Geelong win here.

and they got it in the end. Seems if you were a bulldogs player tonight 2016 htb rules applied where as geelong got the 2017 "knocked out" play on treatment.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

and they got it in the end. Seems if you were a bulldogs player tonight 2016 htb rules applied where as geelong got the 2017 "knocked out" play on treatment.

That + an actual kick was HTB

 

[BigJoeD_]

and they got it in the end. Seems if you were a bulldogs player tonight 2016 htb rules applied where as geelong got the 2017 "knocked out" play on treatment.

I'm not one that usually buys in to umpire influence, but I agree with that. It's the one sided home crowd factor, just like Perth and Adelaide.

No wonder the Cats want more games down there

 

[vast]

Yeah the umpiring is driving me nuts this year, we all got accustomed to the quick holding the ball decisions without prior opp because the afl wanted more free kicks to avoid congestion even though incorrect disposal hasnt existed for a few years, but this year holding the ball has been non existent. Unless you are a hometown team in perth and now geelong.....

 

[vast]

I'm not one that usually buys in to umpire influence, but I agree with that. It's the one sided home crowd factor, just like Perth and Adelaide.

No wonder the Cats want more games down there

Umpires influence games they dont intend too but it happens every week. Mostly its like you said the hometown crowd influencing them sometimes its just their incompetence.

We actually got a good run against the cats last week but it was consistent with the 2017 no holding the ball decision unless beyond obvious mantra they have but I thought a lot of 50/50 calls went our way for once.

 

[pepsi]

We really need to all turn up to Etihad against interstate teams to get the umpire home ground advantage.

 

[vast]

We really need to all turn up to Etihad against interstate teams to get the umpire home ground advantage.

I have actually just changed my tip to us because of it.

 

[BigJoeD_]

Umpires influence games they dont intend too but it happens every week. Mostly its like you said the hometown crowd influencing them sometimes its just their incompetence.

We actually got a good run against the cats last week but it was consistent with the 2017 no holding the ball decision unless beyond obvious mantra they have but I thought a lot of 50/50 calls went our way for once.

I've never thought it's a conscious thing with the umps, it just happens when there is such a one sided crowd. I'm a big NBA fan - the difference in playing home or away in terms of the calls you get is palpable.

It's not deliberate, they're just human - but it's a big advantage if you have a raucous home crowd, no doubt about it

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Thought the dogs got their fair share of speculative frees.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

We really need to all turn up to Etihad against interstate teams to get the umpire home ground advantage.

Can you tell the team that?

 

[Andronicus]

Bruce is like Bulldogs haven't scored to the left all night.
Well derrr Bruce when they didn't score anything in the 2nd quarter and nothing yet in the 4th w.ft do you think?

So he made a good point?

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[Big Fresh]

So he made a good point?

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Lol yeah it's actually still noteworthy.

 

[Lore]

So he made a good point?

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Accurate, but perhaps redundant. But then pretty much all commentary is redundant so long as you can see the TV anyway.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Accurate, but perhaps redundant. But then pretty much all commentary is redundant so long as you can see the TV anyway.

Sometimes calling the players names is great.

It's even better when they call the right name.

It's the one thing I'll say in defence of McAvaney - he's one of the few who actually knows who he's looking at.

 

[Big Fresh]

Sometimes calling the players names is great.

It's even better when they call the right name.

It's the one thing I'll say in defence of McAvaney - he's one of the few who actually knows who he's looking at.

Are you daring to have a dig at Basil Zempilas?

 

[Lore]

Sometimes calling the players names is great.

It's even better when they call the right name.

It's the one thing I'll say in defence of McAvaney - he's one of the few who actually knows who he's looking at.

Yeah haha. I remember one game where Conor McKenna was called everything under the sun except "McKenna". O'Conor, McConor, O'Kenna even. And I'm not talking about last week when there was an Irish O'Conor playing for Geelong It was last year sometime.

If there's one thing about professional commentators, it's that they actually have to be halfway decent to get and keep their jobs. If there are issues with that then I'm blaming the producers, who seem to be actively encouraging the boys club in the channel 7 commentary box.

 

[Big Fresh]

Yeah haha. I remember one game where Conor McKenna was called everything under the sun except "McKenna". O'Conor, McConor, O'Kenna even. And I'm not talking about last week when there was an Irish O'Conor playing for Geelong It was last year sometime.

If there's one thing about professional commentators, it's that they actually have to be halfway decent to get and keep their jobs. If there are issues with that then I'm blaming the producers, who seem to be actively encouraging the boys club in the channel 7 commentary box.

Yep, at times people defend them by saying 'oh so they don't remember the names of all 600 players', but the thing is a lot of footy fans would have greater knowledge of players and be able to name most players they see - and this is the commentators' job, literally, and it wouldn't take them that much effort or time to recognise each player. WTF are they doing during the week when this is their job and they've doing it for years? The AFL and the TV stations should really demand higher standards. Most of them don't give a s**t about and don't understand footy, they just get involved because it's an easy career path as an ex player and following footy is what blokes do, even if they don't comprehend it. It's why I think flawed pundits like Dermott Brereton and Mark Robinson who at least genuinely care about footy deserve less flak.

 

[dnbassador]

Selwood with the class! Grabbed a girl out of the crowd to take a photo with

 

[hotkorma]

Selwood with the class! Grabbed a girl out of the crowd to take a photo with

Surely ducked his neck to get an arm that high

 

[ezard15]

Can't believe they didn't pay a free

Surely ducked his neck to get an arm that high

 

[ezard15]

Yep, at times people defend them by saying 'oh so they don't remember the names of all 600 players', but the thing is a lot of footy fans would have greater knowledge of players and be able to name most players they see - and this is the commentators' job, literally, and it wouldn't take them that much effort or time to recognise each player. WTF are they doing during the week when this is their job and they've doing it for years? The AFL and the TV stations should really demand higher standards. Most of them don't give a s**t about and don't understand footy, they just get involved because it's an easy career path as an ex player and following footy is what blokes do, even if they don't comprehend it. It's why I think flawed pundits like Dermott Brereton and Mark Robinson who at least genuinely care about footy deserve less flak.

You make some good points. Despite being a bit of a knob Mark Robinson definitely has enormous passion for the game and knows his footy.

Plus he called Huddo a "wanke*" on AFL 360. Worth you tubing that one