No Oppo Supporters 2019 General AFL Discussion

[scaryness]

Shiel makes our midfield look like elite kicks

He’s pretty overrated

More athletic Hanners. Run and carry is where he is good

 

[scaryness]

Essendon have a few bad calls in one game and it’s analysed to death

**** off vfl media

Sick of umpire bashing in general tbh

Commentators spend way too much time on it as well, gotta get their weekly 'bad umpires' talking points for the papers and telly though.

 

[swanssince2002]

If say, a Collingwood got wrecked by the umpires in the 2016 grand final I bet the media would have been all over the umps.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

If say, a Collingwood got wrecked by the umpires in the 2016 grand final I bet the media would have been all over the umps.

National enquiry and Ed will make sure that umpire never umpires a game again, i think he got a goal umpire sacked when he made a few shocking calls against Collingwood when he was commentating.

 

[The King!]

Ed sucks up essendons arse

 

[bedford]

Yes he’s getting on now but Pendles is still easily the most watchable player in the comp

Rather watch Heeney , Gazza , De Goey etc.

 

[caesar88]

Rather watch Heeney , Gazza , De Goey etc.

To each their own bedders,

Pendlebury is as smooth as they come

 

[bedford]

To each their own bedders,

Pendlebury is as smooth as they come

Rather watch his misses outside Andrews Hamburgers in Albert Park, very smooth in trackies.

 

[desafinado74]

Sick of umpire bashing in general tbh

Commentators spend way too much time on it as well, gotta get their weekly 'bad umpires' talking points for the papers and telly though.

To be fair, the umpiring standards in general have been horrible this year. Some shocking non decisions in today's game too.

 

[desafinado74]

I thought the Essendon supporters were mainly booing at the umps, and not Pendles. Let's face it, footy is an emotional game, especially after a controversial one, and i am sure feelings were running very high when the presentation occurred. Maybe next time, the AFL should just delay the presentation by a bit next time.

 

[The King!]

 

[Kapanis]

Sick of umpire bashing in general tbh

Commentators spend way too much time on it as well, gotta get their weekly 'bad umpires' talking points for the papers and telly though.

Totally disagree. The AFL media are too shit scared to say this isn't good enough besides a few "don't know about" calls. Today was a prime example, atrocious.

 

[caesar88]

They should come over West then!

 

[mikey_san]

Didn't see much of the game, but it was good Tipungwuti wasn't rewarded for his Sellwood like knee bend in the fourth. Play on every time is the only way to rid us off that cheating dog move. About the last thing Tip needs to add to his fantastic game - just play !

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Lol..... The VFL Clubs are funny.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Sick of umpire bashing in general tbh

Commentators spend way too much time on it as well, gotta get their weekly 'bad umpires' talking points for the papers and telly though.

Ok. Hands up. I plead guilty to looking forward to watching the great Slobbo have a monstro whinge on 360.

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Didn't see much of the game, but it was good Tipungwuti wasn't rewarded for his Sellwood like knee bend in the fourth. Play on every time is the only way to rid us off that cheating dog move. About the last thing Tip needs to add to his fantastic game - just play !

Next game it will be payed as high thats the problem it changes wildy from game to game.

 

[The King!]

Review of today’s umpiring will probably result in a swans trade ban

 

[S120]

I thought the Essendon supporters were mainly booing at the umps, and not Pendles. Let's face it, footy is an emotional game, especially after a controversial one, and i am sure feelings were running very high when the presentation occurred. Maybe next time, the AFL should just delay the presentation by a bit next time.

It's a very interesting topic for discussion. The ANZAC Day element of it makes it pretty unsavoury, you'd like to think that we can put down our allegiances to our teams for a minute on such a day, but that might not be realistic.

Booing isn't a thing I do because it's kinda silly to me, but I don't really begrudge others from doing it. The Goodes incident obviously stuck in my craw for many reasons, but even with that in mind, I think a lot of fans who boo don't put all that much thought into why they do it. Football is kinda like a stage show in some ways and during the game and immediately after I think some fans lose perspective that the players are everyday people with feelings and not just players on a field preventing their team from winning. So they booed as a bit of an "up yours" after the game to anything to do with Collingwood winning a game which they felt they should have. But I don't think it needs to be made that big a deal

The other thing which I think needs to be said is that today's booing, to me, is an extension of the fierce and unrelenting loyalty people have for their football sides and the emotional ride fans go on at games. Being brought to tears or furious rage or ecstasy due to how a ball bounces or a tackle being made. And the AFL capitalises on the fiercely emotional, kinda primitive reaction people have to footy for their own good. The players make a tremendous amount of money on the back of playing this game which fosters these highly emotional reactions from people. I don't think we should be too surprised or high and mighty when that emotion spills over into some negativity. I'm not excusing it completely, but I'd like to think there's a way to understand and not support it without all the hand-wringing that's going on.

 

[Mick Oxlong]

I’ve never booed and never will. My opinion but I think it’s disgusting moronic behavior! Serves no purpose whatsoever.

 

[The King!]

To me it’s a few things

1- umpiring wasn’t that bad against them. It was average all day. Didn’t change the result they just weren’t good enough

2- it’s a ****ing ceremony so you booed the people during it wether you meant to or not

3- You look like jerks charging down the isles booing and hurling abuse, absolute shit scum atmosphere

4- they cried when druggie Jobe got booed

 

[S120]

To me it’s a few things

1- umpiring wasn’t that bad against them. It was average all day. Didn’t change the result they just weren’t good enough

2- it’s a ******* ceremony so you booed the people during it wether you meant to or not

3- You look like jerks charging down the isles booing and hurling abuse, absolute shit scum atmosphere

4- they cried when druggie Jobe got booed

I agree with all of this, I guess some fans get so into it that they lost any perspective of what is appropriate.

Bombers fans are very unlikable, that's for sure.

 

[Mick Oxlong]

I agree with all of this, I guess some fans get so into it that they lost any perspective of what is appropriate.

Bombers fans are very unlikable, that's for sure.

Try being born to them!

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

I went to the Richmond Hawthorn final last year. It's very rare these days that I go to a game as a neutral.

I was absolutely struck by the focus of the entire crowd on the umpiring. It's almost as though supporters can no longer understand what is happening in front of them and just scream at the umpires instead. It really is little wonder that we have such a poor free kick ratio every year. Our crowds, compared to those in Melbourne, are less intense on that score.

I think the AFL have a lot to answer for on this. Meaningless changes to the rules and interpretations make the umpires the focus in the first few rounds each year. Then to counter the abuse that ensues, they have "umpire appreciation week" which just compounds the problem. It's like they've taken from the grass roots the responsibility for teaching respect and now think they can teach it from a top down perspective. It doesn't work.

 

[bedford]

Anyone going to Blacktown tomorrow will see the younger Papley and Dunkley playing against GWS at 12 25.