AFL Autopsy Round 4 vs Sydney and City Hall

[rumply]

Taking the ball from the ruck hasn't been HTB for 10 years - it was decided it was no prior - so no call was the correct call

Yep, looks bad but is what it is

 

[coastalpipeline]

Proud of the boys

Yeah well Smith can tell Heppell all about it for another 2 years

 

[Jade]

I'm not sure there's a more succinct way to put it - once again, Sydney only won because the umpiring was unfairly biased in their favour.

How the * is this league still alive?

 

[TheGrizz]

Hopefully the media get up the umpires after that rort

But they wont. They love Buddy and the cinderella swans too much.

Result aside, plenty of exciting things to see. Cox was unbelievable, Perkins showed glimpses and Waterman and Jones worked hard. Plenty to get excited about

 

[justlookingaround]

I’m very excited about our kids.

Watching Essendon at the moment reminds me of the Bulldogs in 2014-2015.

 

[Bjchan13]

Another one that got away. Feel for the young crew, they deserved an away win with that effort. Hopefully Truck can keep their morale and confidence up. We did a lot right, just lacked a bit of last weeks polish.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

*

 

[Howard Moon]

Poor call by truck late having cox rucking, Hickey had his way despite probably hatching three non htb calls

Apparently deliberate oof is only a rule for us too

 

[JayJ20]

2 games you have thrown away Bombers but at least we are making a contest.

Can blame the umps all we like but the turnovers killed us.

I don't think anyone is blaming the umpiring for the loss, but when the umpiring is that bad, you have to call it out.

 

[JT_the_Man]

* the umps. We deserved to win.

Next.

 

[Dave]

Apparently deliberate oof is only a rule for us too

And dangerous tackles...

 

[Goat Hird]

Our new kids are good, especially cox. McGrath needs to pull the finger out, he's better than that first half display. Missed draper tonight. Good signs going forward.

 

[Dons4days]

We need more out of McGrath


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[Koopa]

Our second and third efforts from guys like Cox, Perkins and Hind were phenomenonal and really pleasing. Some great signs across the board, even though its frustrating losing in that manner.

 

[DeezNuts]

Umpiring was a disgrace but what do you expect when we play in the Sydney

A look on the plus side: Cox is going to be an absolute star if the competition

 

[maskmcgee]

A good side doesn't blow a 4 goal lead deep in the second term

We led by 25 with about 15 minutes to go in the second, and we had just as many inside 50s. Didn't blow anything. A better, more experienced team got the bounce of the ball going there way for a while.

 

[naraku]

I expected our usual interstate s**t show. Happy we pushed Shitney all the way.
Umpiring was pathetic but we also blew a lead for the second time this year.
We could very well be 3-1.

Still, happy we come to play so far this year.

 

[rumply]

Poor call by truck late having cox rucking, Hickey had his way despite probably hatching three non htb calls

Apparently deliberate oof is only a rule for us too

Must have been a reason, 2mp off for some reason?

 

[GoDons76!]

First time I have really seen the future for this club, absolutely love the kids, Cox is my new number one player. The worse thing was Hickey and Reid played there best games ever, Draper would be flying in this side. Loved the effort, loved the gameplan, the umps can go an EAD!

 

[MightyDon]

Ruck contests: prior opportunity
A ruckman who takes direct possession of the ball from a bounce, throw-up or boundary throw-in will no longer be regarded as having had prior opportunity.

That's bullshit

The prior opportunity used to be the tap out, if you were tackled taking the ball out of the ruck you were gone. The rule isn’t you can take half a dozen steps and then get tackled, its if you take the ball out of the ruck and are immediately tackled you have had no prior opportunity

 

[BOMBERROB2000]

Corruption always wins!!

yeah may have been a good effort but doesn't give us the 4 points. I have said this before and got hammered but don't care anymore we lose a game like that against those pricks who I hate and there you have our ******* captain smiling while talking to Luke Parker. as soon as the cameras went on him he walked off trying to look like he was dejected ...this has happened before and will happen again the bloke is a ******* joke and not a captains a-hole. either should be Merrett or McGrath. ..!!!

 

[bomberlegend2007]

Anyway, to the performance, boy, are we building towards something.

Maybe Truck and Co know what they are doing? Funny that.

 

[Ati Tude]

Like the effort and good signs re the kids. Don't like us using Cox so much in the ruck at his age. But Wright is basically useless. Need to play Bryan.

Smashed in clearances is a big concern too. But a lot to work with.

 

[The Airing of Grievances]

Can't fault the effort or endeavour. Would have been happy with the result if not for watching the sh*t served up AFL officials.

We were short a key back and a legit ruck and probably a mid for rotations.
The kids are really impressing and they're starting to string quality quarters together.

fu** you umps, just some baffling decisions

Pretty much exactly what I wanted to say. Very happy with both the level of committment and the team organisation having regard to available players.

 

[Blind Turn]

Taking the ball from the ruck hasn't been HTB for 10 years - it was decided it was no prior - so no call was the correct call

Surely if you run off with the ball after taking it you’ve had prior.

It used to be that if you took possession out of the ruck and were tackled immediately that would be deemed ‘holding the ball’. That is no longer the case ( which is fair enough). But running off with it and then getting tackled should be holding the ball every time.