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Vast differences of opinion is what proves that we are all confused sometimes with the rules. 50 m penalties are sometimes just unfair, any one see,s that. The holding the ball under a pack when that player is making the play and getting to the ball first, then squashed is absolutely UNFAIR!You are literally the opposite of the people that call ball constantly in the crowd. Just highlighting how could you win when differences in opinion are so vast?
Commentators and the gambling ads are a real turn-off
Yes! Can commentators just shut up when a player is taking a set shot
Instead of sacking people for having an affair, would be good to see AFL give gambling sponsors the flick.
My favourite moment was the AFLW final. The emotion of that victory was something.
Also loved the way that many brought female partners to the AFLW B&F and almost nobody gave a damn*.The first AFLW match being a lockout was pretty awesome too
Yeah, I agree with this. The EPL solution (otherwise known as the last round of 1987) is shocking for TV, but great for footy.Hated: the round 23 fixturing. If WC Vs Adel is before Geel Vs GWS, Adelaide try harder and probably win. It wasn't and they didn't. A round 23 fixture where maybe teams not in the running play on Friday night (why not??) and every other game is at 2.10 on a Saturday arvo. Just do it already and stop making excuses!!
I miss the letters on the scoreboard...Yeah, I agree with this. The EPL solution (otherwise known as the last round of 1987) is shocking for TV, but great for footy.
I miss the rhythm of the "around the grounds" moments on radio.
Hated that Crows and Port need to be 10% better than everyone else to have a shot at winning a flag. (Except West Coast and Freo who need to be 15% better)
The MCG grand final is only 1 component.We beat Port on there home ground this year, we've consistently beat them at there home ground and you at your home ground as well, what happened on the weekend has nothing to do with travelling or the MCG factor, it could have been played on the moon and Adelaide wouldn't have won, 8 goals you lost by, MCG doesn't make us an 8 goal better team over our opponents.
How much better do you have to be if you play a non-MCG tenant like the Dogs, Cats or Saints?Hated that Crows and Port need to be 10% better than everyone else to have a shot at winning a flag. (Except West Coast and Freo who need to be 15% better)
The MCG grand final is only 1 component.
A few others that immediately spring to mind are:
Travelling every 2nd week
Our best young players getting raided every year
Biased umpiring
You guys grabbed your opportunity and played really well. I'm not trying to put you down. I'm merely lamenting at how farqing hard it is for us to win a flag.
It didn't go on the free kick stats.
Richmond jumped to a break of 4 or 5 early in the game; the numbers were steady after that. It did feel at the game as though we were getting a good run, which isn't surprising after finishing last on free kick differential over the season.
First half was disgraceful. 2nd half didnt notice the umps at all.
Didnt matter, we were cooked anyhow...but any kinda momentum we could've had got stifled by a couple of awful calls at really bad times. Two specific ones cost goals (one was a 12 point turnaround). It seemed that Richmond were allowed hands in the back and pushing in the back for the whole first half too.
Umpires seemed to pick it up every time a Richmond jumper was held. Maybe being forced to wear the clash strip was a blessing in disguise.
Plus there will be even more interest in mids who can go forward.Liked: winning the flag, evenness of the league (although I think it’s time to dial it back a little, where we are now is fine), teams trying to attack quickly
Learnt: anyone can win a flag eventually. You have to have the cattle, the gameplan and the culture, but nothing is stopping any club from having those. And related to that, the gameplan can make or break players. Brandon Ellis in particular was utter s**t on our old, careful, thought out game plan, but became more than handy on our new run and gun plan.
Hated: people still want to piss on other clubs achievements. It’s every bit as hard to win the flag as it was 20 years ago, but the cycle comes around more quickly. It’s easier to get to the top but once you get there, due to equalisation, you’re only going to get a few cracks before heading back down, and there’s even more competition. People want ‘stand out teams’ but they also want different premiers. Stand out teams don’t come from the clouds nor do they disappear just as quickly. You simply can’t have both.
Intrigued for next season: will our smallball forward line be copied? If it does prepare to see a lot of smalls that would otherwise go undrafted be picked up in the draft. And what will happen defensively then? Will clubs go small in the backline or stick with the talls and back them to mark anything that comes their way? Could be an interesting few years tactically.