Recent content by Soggy2112

Is that actually a free kick? McKay looked to have eyes on it the whole way.

Lead flatters Essendon a little I feel. They jumped out at the start but I reckon the Pies controlled the game after that and should’ve kicked 2-3 more.

Pretty sure a lot of them go to club trainings and umpire match sim, not 100% but I know it definitely happens in other sports.

Positioning, reading the play, how you get to the right spots on time (running patterns) are hugely important and all skills you need to develop.

Every time I hear Dunstall speak I think god, why can’t Roo be that guy for us?

Is that really it? Sure, guys that played footy and cricket would likely have developed more athleticism than those that only played cricket but that’d be the extent of it. Australian cricket (before the rest of the world caught up) was known for being great at fielding largely because they...

I actually think the deliberate rule is quite good, it’s one of the more consistently umpired rules in the game.

I know. It needs to stop. There is no such thing as a “no call”. Not paying a free kick in any scenario is just as significant as paying a free kick. For this decade and longer holding the ball has been adjudicated that if you drag it on or dive on it it is your responsibility to get it out...

They got him by offering 5 years @ $1,000,000. We’d probably get someone if we did that but that’s the last thing we should be doing.

I think the thing that baffles me is how unaccountable he has the defence playing. They all seem to be running around chasing kicks. It’s one of the reasons I can’t work out the Zac Fisher recruitment and decision to play him in the backline. I don’t think anyone expects Clarko to have North...

Already covered above but what your saying literally proves my point. I’m not here having a sook that we lost, I’m complaining that umpires umpire the game completely differently when it gets close to the rest of the game.

You are correct, I’ve never been in that scenario. When I was referring to my experiences what I meant is that I have played in teams where the culture of the team was deteriorated because people couldn’t control their emotions and abused team mates, opposition and umpires. I also am close to a...

So we can no longer comment on anything AFL players do because we’ve never been in their position. Close the website down then.

I said it at the time that 5 years was far too long. North have chosen their man and they have to back him in, regardless of the results. He may well prove me wrong but every great coach has an expiry date (Malthouse, Blight, Pagan etc.) and I reckon Clarko’s past his. This might have worked...

Consequences for the ump? Not sure, I imagine the fact that he was on the Friday night game suggests that he ranks pretty highly so I doubt they’re gonna drop him from one mistake. Are we gonna drop Rachele based on that dropped mark that was just us significant. Moments before that Tex dropped...