No Oppo Supporters 2022 General AFL Discussion

[scaryness]

This thread is for AFL discussion.

For discussion of the 2022 AFLW season you should head over to our new AFLW subforum!

No Oppo Supporters - 2023 General AFLW Discussion

First week of AFLW already knee injuries galore

www.bigfooty.com

 

[bedford]

Rowey still out what bullshit

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Rowey still out what bullshit

Nah, I reckon it probably deserved a week given the way the duty of care is interpreted these days.

 

[caesar88]

Nah, I reckon it probably deserved a week given the way the duty of care is interpreted these days.

The duty of care line is probably the most hilarious running joke in footy.

The issue with the concept of "duty of care" is that it implies there's an element of choice in these situations. If Rowbottom could choose his actions in this situation, and chose the course of action that could've caused the most harm, that basically makes him a violent thug.

Does anyone believe Rowbottom is a violent thug? If he had full control over his actions and still chose the harmful course, then I say he is. Any player who chooses to take a harmful action instead of one that avoids harm is dirty in my eyes.

The only way he couldn't be a violent thug is if he didn't have full control over his actions. In which case why the heck are we suspending players for actions that were out of their control?

It won't teach them a lesson. Next time Rowbottom is in an uncontrollable situation, he will still have no control over his actions. So his week spent on the sideline will not have any bearing whatsoever on his actions in that next situation.

Duty of care = not achieved. Waste of time.

It's a crock of s**t, and if the AFL is serious about protecting the head, they need to forget about these incidental cases where they're punishing players for having no control in uncontrollable situations, and instead inflict far more severe penalties for the completely deliberate ones.

Like Tom Lynch choosing to swing his elbows around like a drunk man trying to put on a sweater. And getting off scot free.

 

[caesar88]

Also I just read the Tribunal's justification, and these two sentences were literally used in the same justification:

"A player can bump with a front-on action such as occurred here."

&

"We acknowledge Rowbottom's crossed or braced arms may have reduced the impact."

The people deciding who plays and who doesn't every week literally think "reducing impact" and "bumping" can be the same thing.

The sport is in a hole.

 

[bedford]

Neil Balme on SEN now talking about the umps and tribunal , it's a very good listen .

 

[sataris]

Nah, I reckon it probably deserved a week given the way the duty of care is interpreted these days.

Look at the number of marks taken where someone gets kneed in the back of the head, and then come back to me.

 

[SwansProudly]

The stats on how Carlton have improved under Voss
By Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson

Inside the game: How Carlton under Michael Voss is closing the gaps in Blues' gameplan

It's been a long time without success for the Carlton club but now, under new coach Michael Voss, it looks like the Blues have arrived. But what's changed, and is it real this time? Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson investigate.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Look at the number of marks taken where someone gets kneed in the back of the head, and then come back to me.

Anyone running past the ball gets dealt with harshly.

I’m not saying it’s right - but it’s how the precedent has been established.

 

[Millky95]

Look at the number of marks taken where someone gets kneed in the back of the head, and then come back to me.

AFL has an unofficial "rule of cool"

 

[bedford]

Swamp on Twitter
It was on this day in 2003 that LRT made his debut , 2nd most games 179 with a hypenated name 2nd only to Rhys Jones on 182

 

[bedford]

Swans media straight on to this

 

[bedford]

Sam Fisher

Sam Fisher

Age

41

Ht

191cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.3

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

220.2

3star

No current season stats available

D

9.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

2.4

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.2

3star

ex St Scum done in Ice bust , rot in hell you rat

 

[tombomb]

Ben Rutten

Ben Rutten

Age

40

Ht

190cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.4

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

7.0

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.6

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.0

3star

should show that footage of Scomo playing soccer at training tonight.

 

[Donza]

SHOCK RETIREMENT: Star Bomber calls it a day

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has announced his retirement

www.afl.com.au

 

[SwansProudly]

YEAH!!! 2:30 pm start for Grand Final

 

[Crust]

Good
**** Channel 7

 

[caesar88]

YEAH!!! 2:30 pm start for Grand Final

Wow I can't believe we're actually going to be playing in the first grand final in a normal timeslot at the MCG in three years!

 

[ShireSwan]

Why did GWS drop Hamilton? Seemed to put in encouraging performances to me.
Stupid bloody club.

 

[Voice of the G]

Wow I can't believe we're actually going to be playing in the first grand final in a normal timeslot at the MCG in three years!

1 step at a time,lets worry about Carlton first.

 

[caesar88]

1 step at a time,lets worry about Carlton first.

Ree-aww ree-aww, it's the fun police!

 

[bedford]

Updated fixture
Sat July 2 Essendon MCG 1 45PM
Fri July 8 Footscray SCG 7 50pm
Sat July 16 Fremantle OPTUS 5 30 PERTH TIME.
Sat July 23 Adelaide SCG 1 45

 

[bedford]

Updated fixture
Sat July 2 Essendon MCG 1 45PM
Fri July 8 Footscray SCG 7 50pm
Sat July 16 Fremantle OPTUS 5 30 PERTH TIME.
Sat July 23 Adelaide SCG 1 45

I hate Saturday 1 45 games

 

[Kirkswan]

Updated fixture
Sat July 2 Essendon MCG 1 45PM
Fri July 8 Footscray SCG 7 50pm
Sat July 16 Fremantle OPTUS 5 30 PERTH TIME.
Sat July 23 Adelaide SCG 1 45

Who are Footscray?!! Not all of us were born and bred in bloody Melbourne...

 

[bedford]

Who are Footscray?!! Not all of us were born and bred in bloody Melbourne...

That's who that bloody scum are

 

[Kirkswan]

That's who that bloody scum are

I thought the scum were either Hawthorne or Saint Kilda? Who are the other scum?