Media Thread, 2025: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent

[Donkers]

came across my YT suggested, decided to reminisce

these boys made it look so easy

Whenever anyone is feeling bad this is a great watch.

 

[InTheWings]

The umpires were horrible. I mean it’s 17 v 18 so you get what you get but they were genuinely bad.

On the radio, Simmo said that the AFL would have employed their least experienced umps for the game, as the result had no effect on the ladder. Basically, work experience for the umps.

 

[Goroyals22]

On the radio, Simmo said that the AFL would have employed their least experienced umps for the game, as the result had no effect on the ladder. Basically, work experience for the umps.

Simmo hasn’t even gotten this right. Fisher 240 games , o Gorman 217 games power 115 games and Heffernan 80 is hardly the bottom end

 

[shoutsatclouds]

Simmo hasn’t even gotten this right. Fisher 240 games , o Gorman 217 games power 115 games and Heffernan 80 is hardly the bottom end

so, not inexperienced - just incomptent...

 

[ziad]

Simmo hasn’t even gotten this right. Fisher 240 games , o Gorman 217 games power 115 games and Heffernan 80 is hardly the bottom end

he was kind the game was riddled with basic umpiring errors that smacked of inexperience/incompetance. This isn't a we wos robbed comment.

 

[InTheWings]

Simmo hasn’t even gotten this right. Fisher 240 games , o Gorman 217 games power 115 games and Heffernan 80 is hardly the bottom end

Maybe he meant the least competent, but was being nice?

 

[larrikin]

Maybe he meant the least competent, but was being nice?

That was what he was implying. I was on SEN too.

 

[BSD]

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I'm all for constructive criticism, but calling us chickens is just petty and a step too far.

His daughters boyfriend certainly fitted in that category last night, kicked backwards and missed his target and the Tigers scored a goal from that piss poor effort.

 

[Ochre]

Maybe he meant the least competent, but was being nice?

They've umpired 4 finals between them so I'd say so.

 

[Mop]

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I'm all for constructive criticism, but calling us chickens is just petty and a step too far.

That's quite funny from the dude whose job it is to rev the crowd up and cheer the team on as the stadium MC on one hand and then tear the team apart in his other job basically at the same time.


Proper Jekyll and Hyde stuff

 

[Alesana]

Simmo hasn’t even gotten this right. Fisher 240 games , o Gorman 217 games power 115 games and Heffernan 80 is hardly the bottom end

652 games but only 5 finals between them - says it all, I think that's more what Simmo meant

 

[BSD]

so, not inexperienced - just incomptent...

Not just, but totally incompetent. They should be delisted from the panel. With the 652 games umpired between those useless 3 white maggots, it goes to prove that you can fool most of the people all of the time.
Bring on AI, at least the decisions will be consistent and not influenced by the crowd.

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Hird on Agenda Setters says Eagles don't deserve AFL assistance because we got ourselves into this mess. When challenged that this applies to every club that's ever received assistance, he said "but Eagles are rich"

The dipsh.it apparently never heard of the soft cap, salary cap, draft limiting how fast a club can rejuvenate a list & just how f"cking hard it is for a WA club to attract players.

 

[Grahame]

Hird on Agenda Setters says Eagles don't deserve AFL assistance because we got ourselves into this mess. When challenged that this applies to every club that's ever received assistance, he said "but Eagles are rich"

The dipsh.it apparently never heard of the soft cap, salary cap, draft limiting how fast a club can rejuvenate a list of just how f"cking hard it is for a WA club to attract players.

The impression I’ve got is Hird looks at his media work as a bit of easy money to cash in on his name. I’m not sure he puts too much time into it.

But yes, as I’ve asked before, what is the advantage of being a rich club? So we don’t need to sell games. Maybe the corporates get fabulous grub. Wow!

 

[jdisc]

anyone posted yet? delete if duplicate

McQualter says Eagles are fighting for their careers

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter says several Eagles have five weeks to fight for their careers in the wake of their disappointing 49-point loss to fellow battlers Richmond.

thewest.com.au

 

[DorothyG]

anyone posted yet? delete if duplicate

McQualter says Eagles are fighting for their careers

West Coast coach Andrew McQualter says several Eagles have five weeks to fight for their careers in the wake of their disappointing 49-point loss to fellow battlers Richmond.

thewest.com.au

"The west believes players inc. Livingston, Barnett and Rawlinson"

/s

 

[southcoast]

That's quite funny from the dude whose job it is to rev the crowd up and cheer the team on as the stadium MC on one hand and then tear the team apart in his other job basically at the same time.


Proper Jekyll and Hyde stuff

And he isn’t good at the first bit either.

 

[Goroyals22]

Not a lot wrong here

 

[Bender_]

"Harley Reid is a shadow of what he could be."

He'd be so much better in a Vic team.

 

[Tugga27]

'Absolutely no chance': Hird's savage Eagles swipe​

MSN

West Coast have had their fair share of top picks in recent seasons, with Harley Reid selected at No.1 overall two years ago and Jack Hutchinson at No.3 overall last year.

 

[JackOutback]

Unfortunately our percentage doesn’t agree with you. I share your optimism though.

Last week, it was true. Unfortunately, we dished up our most putrid performance all season and we are back to being comfortably the worst. I was at the game... I'm not disappointed, I'm just angry.

 

[Grahame]

'Absolutely no chance': Hird's savage Eagles swipe​

MSN

West Coast have had their fair share of top picks in recent seasons, with Harley Reid selected at No.1 overall two years ago and Jack Hutchinson at No.3 overall last year.

I think he meant Jack Darling ... no sorry Jack Petrucelle. Ahhh, apologies it was Jack Williams.

 

[kane249]

I think he meant Jack Darling ... no sorry Jack Petrucelle. Ahhh, apologies it was Jack Williams.

Person who wrote the article doesn't know Jack obviously

 

[EagleMan87]

I think he meant Jack Darling ... no sorry Jack Petrucelle. Ahhh, apologies it was Jack Williams.

Graham. Jack Graham, that is.

 

[ziad]

They've umpired 4 finals between them so I'd say so.

Cole and Duggan won a GF

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

My Twitter whinge is going to be made into a clickbait article, isn’t it.