Autopsy AFL 2025 Rd 21 - Crows v Hawks - Fri August 1st 7:10pm ACT/7:40pm AEST (Adelaide Oval)

[Cool Kangas]

Hawks fans on here getting a bit….

 

[CrowToon]

Most don't, the few peanuts are notable for their stupidity. The majority of yours do.

More to the point though, Crows and Power crowds are nasty and clueless. Anyone who's been to a close game in Adelaide knows this. Getting abused on the street after games because your team lost just doesn't happen in Melbourne (or anywhere else for that matter). I get why it happens (one city with two footy teams defining its identity). And it's notable you didn't address the biggest reason for what I said about your supporters being undesirables, taunting injured players with a long history of injury.

All the best for your campaign. You'd want to hope you're playing Brisbane or Gold Coast if you want to win on the MCG.

This is a ridiculous level of naivety. There are donkeys in every city. To pretend that Melbourne is full of saints defies logic, basic mathematics and the out of control crime in this state.

Just in the last couple of months for christ sake people have brought guns to the MCG, someone was banned for sending malicious texts postgame, Andy Maher was accosted by an idiot and I see it all the time drunken idiots making stupid comments and getting close to blows.

And your thing about injured players? Once again - every fanbase would have idiots.

Every fan base also has naive fans. You'd know that first hand but...well...

 

[StackedHunch]

This is a ridiculous level of naivety. There are donkeys in every city. To pretend that Melbourne is full of saints defies logic, basic mathematics and the out of control crime in this state.

Just in the last couple of months for christ sake people have brought guns to the MCG, someone was banned for sending malicious texts postgame, Andy Maher was accosted by an idiot and I see it all the time drunken idiots making stupid comments and getting close to blows.

And your thing about injured players? Once again - every fanbase would have idiots.

Every fan base also has naive fans. You'd know that first hand but...well...

And my point being that it's not most of our fans - it is most of yours. Probably explains why you had to cage your fans in at Football Park to protect players.

 

[footy75]

Why do umpires love to influence games with piss weak 50m penalties and Ticky touch frees that gift teams goals.

The 50m penalty to Rankine is a flipping disgrace. The ball was touched so it's not a mark anyway but the umpire pays it... then rankine clearly plays on when he realises the umpires are too blind to see it it is touched and their are defenders on him so he changes his mind and then he is given a 50m penalty.

Are hawthorn players supposed to stand there and watch him play on and kick a goal. I can't understand it.

How can an umpire **** this up so much and gift goals and make people not wanna watch. ****ing idiots should be sacked. Its hard to watch them gift goals especially in close games.

if he is not sure which he clearly was just guessing at least use common sense and give rankine a set shot. don't **** it all up guess and then put him on the goal line for a free goal when you are the blind one.

How can you not see Rankine play on..are you watching something else.

Well done to the Crows though. Exciting team to watch. They should at least make GF.

 

[steviewonder36]

Guess you've never been to a match in Melbourne. People don't yell "BALL!" the moment a player is tackled without prior. They don't start yelling for 50 when there was neither anything done to merit it, nor the umpires' body language indicating they're going to pay it. And, most importantly, they don't jeer apparently injured players going off. The attacks on Will Day last night were a disgusting example of why nobody likes your ugly football culture.

Sook

 

[StackedHunch]

Why do umpires love to influence games with piss weak 50m penalties and Ticky touch frees that gift teams goals.

The 50m penalty to Rankine is a flipping disgrace. The ball was touched so it's not a mark anyway but the umpire pays it... then rankine clearly plays on when he realises the umpires are too blind to see it it is touched and their are defenders on him so he changes his mind and then he is given a 50m penalty.

Are hawthorn players supposed to stand there and watch him play on and kick a goal. I can't understand it.

How can an umpire **** this up so much and gift goals and make people not wanna watch. ****ing idiots should be sacked. Its hard to watch them gift goals especially in close games.

if he is not sure which he clearly was just guessing at least use common sense and give rankine a set shot. don't **** it all up guess and then put him on the goal line for a free goal when you are the blind one.

How can you not see Rankine play on..are you watching something else.

Well done to the Crows though. Exciting team to watch. They should at least make GF.

Old mate above reckons you don't know the rules if you think it was a deserved 50.

 

[CrowToon]

And my point being that it's not most of our fans - it is most of yours. Probably explains why you had to cage your fans in at Football Park to protect players.

Ill let you know how many times I heard the crowd yell ball this weekend in Melbourne.

Hint: it'll be lots.

 

[Osho]

Tex and Rankine were pretty good at the death, espesh Tex, calm and accurate. Dawson was fabulous, a dozen tackles.

Hawks young players didn't look perturbed at all, they seem to relish the inner organs of beast and fowl, and the pressure games. Maybe the difference in the end was the HGA? It was down to the wire.

Backs to the wall now, can they win the next 3? Pretty tough, but I'd be having a flutter on them if I were a gambling industry dupe.

 

[StackedHunch]

Tex and Rankine were pretty good at the death, espesh Tex, calm and accurate. Dawson was fabulous, a dozen tackles.

Hawks young players didn't look perturbed at all, they seem to relish the inner organs of beast and fowl, and the pressure games. Maybe the difference in the end was the HGA? It was down to the wire.

Backs to the wall now, can they win the next 3? Pretty tough, but I'd be having a flutter on them if I were a gambling industry dupe.

Crows had composure, Hawks didn't at the death, though definitely HGA was immense. A few bad performances were probably the difference.

 

[arsene wenger1]

2 home finals likely big chance.

This team looks better than the 2017 team.

It’s definitely a stronger team than 2017. Both mentally and defensively.

Honestly think it’s 50/50 between Hawks and Collingwood next week. They surprised me last night and I think the MCG suits there game style better than Adelaide oval

 

[HumanMeatball]

How embarrassing is Biblo Watson to the game. Worst ducker of all time

 

[demondavey]

What's the story line around Walker that's so feel good Hudson is referring to ? From 2017 captain to known racist ?

Collingwood. Racism.

Two peas in a pod.

Collingwood’s history of racist agendas is likely the worst the VFL/AFL has ever experienced.

 

[Osho]

How embarrassing is Biblo Watson to the game. Worst ducker of all time

He's a terrific player, without fear or selfconsciousness, which is also why he comes across as a DH.

 

[HumanMeatball]

He's a terrific player, without fear or selfconsciousness, which is also why he comes across as a DH.

He really isn’t that terrific. He sprays his shots and build a large chunk of his game on frees. Hawthorn should have picked curtin

 

[Dark Eagle 9]

Unfortunately I missed this game but wooooow 7 goals from free kicks to Hawthorn. I heard the umps favoured them pretty well earlier in the year when these 2 sides met. I know alot of players do it these days but watching Hawk forwards draw free kicks makes me sick because you know they are putting in good time training for it. Once apon a time in Bethlahem (2000's) it was looked down apon to play so poxy.

Well done Adelaide. Hopefully you guys win the flag this year.

 

[Osho]

Unfortunately I missed this game but wooooow 7 goals from free kicks to Hawthorn. I heard the umps favoured them pretty well earlier in the year when these 2 sides met. I know alot of players do it these days but watching Hawk forwards draw free kicks makes me sick because you know they are putting in good time training for it. Once apon a time in Bethlahem (2000's) it was looked down apon to play so poxy.

Well done Adelaide. Hopefully you guys win the flag this year.

You'd be mistaken if you drew the conclusion the umpires favoured either side. The game was won on merits. Hawks couldn't bring it in the end.

 

[arsene wenger1]

How embarrassing is Biblo Watson to the game. Worst ducker of all time

I love when a tackler anticipates the ducker ducking and decides to delay the tackle. It’s like watching someone duck a dive an invisible tackler

 

[Osho]

He really isn’t that terrific. He sprays his shots and build a large chunk of his game on frees. Hawthorn should have picked curtin

It's not his fault oppo can't tackle.
I'd say you have a bias against little people with pointy hats.

It's okay though, it's entertainment industry, like WWF, they suck naive people into manufactured outrage over blokes who kick a bladder around a footy field and like to tackle sweaty bodies.

 

[Ashman23]

How embarrassing is Biblo Watson to the game. Worst ducker of all time

You must be new here.

Ever watch Joel Duckwood play?

 

[Dewyyyyy]

I can only recall Rankine's touched mark/goal. But that's a bit of an iffy one as it's a difficult rule to officiate. However the 50 was definitely there.

I think if you asked the neutrals who got kissed on the **** tonight, most would say Hawks. That's just my opinion though.
Don't kill me pls.

Nash got legged two seconds before the goal before that and it wasn’t paid. There were more toward Adelaide. Overall a terrible officiating game. The difference wasn’t that umps as bad as they were, it was the composure. Hawthorn had their chances and couldn’t kick them. Had a handful of chances late especially which would’ve put them ahead and well ahead.

 

[Call Me Cake]

You must be new here.

Ever watch Joel Duckwood play?

Selwood was a leader with a myriad of qualities to him and commanded the play. Comparing a little fish that flops for a cheap shot just to end up missing to him is laughable.

Hawks supporters' only response to the Watson criticism is "but Selwood". Literally every single time. What a cop out lmao.

 

[WilloTree]

Kudos to Sam Mitchell getting that list to where it is.

We all knew they were over-hyped though. Surely hokball doesn't miss the 8 from here.

 

[DangerSloane]

Crows got kissed on the **** tonight. hawks couldnt buy a kick in q1 and the crows got every little touch. The mark to dear not getting paid but the one to rankine +50 give me a break. Crows were allowed to tackle around the ankles as well without repercussion.

Classic copium going on here.
You got an absolute free ride in front of goal by the umps and still lost.

 

[Vindicater]

Have to give huge props to Gunston.

Having a bloody good year. He looked absolutely cooked as at Brisbane.

 

[Coasters7]

Think you need to learn the rules, it isn’t play on until the umpire calls it. Not when the defender thinks it is play on.

And have a look again, he didn’t play on.

I’d be fuming if that one got given against my side to be fair but that and the trip are the only ones that stand out for me against the Hawks.

On the other hand it really didn’t feel like they scored many goals without umpire intervention