AFL 2019 Round 9: West Coast v Melbourne, 6:10pm AWST Optus

[smiddaz123]

well the better team lost tonight. umps were pathetic. not calling that throw was s goal and the Smith incident was messed up.
I'd say the umps were a 4-6 goal diff tonight.

but we only have ourselves to blame. petracca is the worst kick for goal that melb has had for 20 years. and McDonald who is usually a dead eye missed far too many shots

Delusional.

 

[danster168]

Hurn, Gov & Yeo sharing brownlow votes by daylight tonight. Hurn played the perfect game....easily the best HB in the comp. These 3 got west coast home tonight.

gotta be joking. hurn was good but we smacked wce for the first 3/4 just not on the scoreboard due to conversion. I'd say hurn 3 and the other 2 to melbourne.

 

[demondavey]

umpiring was definitely the difference. but I probably blame petracca the most. screwed the game when we needed it.

9 goals and 15 points is horrible. He was bad but there were others also. McDonald didn’t even kick a goal.

 

[Americanpies]

Can't blame the umpires here...

Melbourne won literally every stat on the board except tackles.

They dominated inside 50's, clearances, contested possession, the lot..... Even free kicks.. Melbourne had 1 extra than WCE.

Their use of the ball inside 50 is an absolute joke. Is their forward line coach Bozo The Clown or what?

 

[danster168]

Melbourne missing crucial shots at goal cost them the game, not the umpires

agreed. but with neutral umpires, we win that game. there was one stage where the umpire was gesturing for holding the ball, then literally heard the crowd and changed his gesture to high contact or something. totally messed up

 

[demondavey]

Melbourne never got a decent lead which is the real tale of the tape. Petracca and Garlett missed very getable chances in the first half. We weren't good most of the game but were never under serious scoreboard pressure. Dees go 4, 5 goals up and it changes the game.

This.

We actually kick some goals and put real pressure on WC and the whole dynamic changes. All of a sudden they have to score and score quickly to bridge the gap all while we are gathering momentum.

 

[Macpotata]

umpiring was definitely the difference. but I probably blame petracca the most. screwed the game when we needed it.

You have to win and lose like a man. First quarter an Eagles player was thrown to the ground in the goal square. Dees player marked and goalled.


There were bad calls and no-calls each way.

 

[D4dannyg]

agreed. but with neutral umpires, we win that game. there was one stage where the umpire was gesturing for holding the ball, then literally heard the crowd and changed his gesture to high contact or something. totally messed up

Welcome to playing westcoast at home

 

[danster168]

Can't blame the umpires here...

Melbourne won literally every stat on the board except tackles.

They dominated inside 50's, clearances, contested possession, the lot..... Even free kicks.. Melbourne had 1 extra than WCE.

Their use of the ball inside 50 is an absolute joke. Is their forward line coach Bozo The Clown or what?

I agree but u lost credit when u mentioned the free kick count. it means F all when they get critical after critical call wrong in the clutch moments of the game. mostly non decisions.

 

[D4dannyg]

BTW a good return by Rioli with the 2 goals, he’s such an asset to WC

 

[CakeEater]

Garlett can’t ply again for the dees. He’s a weak little squib....just an easy red line to put through the name for goody.

He kicks goals, cant say the same for others

 

[Coaster2012]

yeah so the non throw decision and the Smith non decision. where do they affect the free kick count? they dont. free kick count is no reflection of the calls they dont make.

So that's a goal both ways. You still lose by a kick. No idea how you win that otherwise. Come on man, seriously, it's pretty pathetic to be cherry picking goals you should have been rewarded. You lost. You weren't the better team. Most of your own supporters would agree.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

So that's a goal both ways. You still lose by a kick.

You kicked probably 2 or 3 arsey goals though. Shuey and cripps were both half chances yet split the middle, Melbourne missed at least 4 or 5 easy goals. That's where the game was won and lost.

 

[Coaster2012]

You kicked probably 2 or 3 arsey goals though. Shuey and cripps were both half chances yet split the middle, Melbourne missed at least 4 or 5 easy goals. That's where the game was won and lost.

Oh so Melbourne couldn't kick so that makes them the better team? Well that's news to me.

 

[Franky_024]

The umpires were putrid, but the reason we lost is when the same is there for the taking, we sh*t the bed and blew easy chances.

Uncontested dropped mark and set shot misses from Petracca, T Mac (X2) and crucial one from Baker as well all at pivotal moments. Garlett is handy from set shot but is wasteful on the run, missed 2-3 easy goals again when we were on a running break. Also doesnt attack the ball with his body and doesnt fly for marks, just waits out the back for easy scraps.

Knew at 3QT we were cooked, should of been over at that stage, but definately the best game we've played this year by a long way. The last quarter we went back to playing predictable footy and it was just picked off by Hurn and McGovern each time .

 

[demondavey]

agreed. but with neutral umpires, we win that game. there was one stage where the umpire was gesturing for holding the ball, then literally heard the crowd and changed his gesture to high contact or something. totally messed up

So are the neutral umpires kicking goals for us and not points are they?

 

[demondavey]

You kicked probably 2 or 3 arsey goals though. Shuey and cripps were both half chances yet split the middle, Melbourne missed at least 4 or 5 easy goals. That's where the game was won and lost.

Why are Hawks supporters so rational?

 

[BartBart]

WCE getting even free kick tally at home suggests to me the Eagles got shafted lol

You do realise WCE have lost the free kick count at home 3 times out of 5 this season?

 

[Matera92]

Good start for Darling Matera92 HTB already.

What a shittruck

Listen flog, I will beat you purple with a sack of oranges then call an ambulance and make you foot the bill.

 

[Brer Bear]

Has everyone recovered from having to wait an extra 2min for the start of the game yet? Fmd

 

[donkeypunchd]

Considering the outs we had it was a damn good effort, our midfield played very well, defence were reasonably solid and did much better against their tall forwards. We kicked ourselves out of it ultimately, but this performance should be the benchmark for the rest of the season and proved we’re a bit better than our current ladder position.

 

[Seadog]

agreed. but with neutral umpires, we win that game. there was one stage where the umpire was gesturing for holding the ball, then literally heard the crowd and changed his gesture to high contact or something. totally messed up

Yeah and what about when WC were mean to Max Gawn and made him cry and the umps didn't even give him a Macca's voucher

 

[Sprout]

Thanks for the win umpires.

all of our 13 goals were thanks to you, and melbourne's 15 behinds were due to your great efforts too.

thanks!

You surely will acknowledge the umpiring was a factor tonight. Surely.

 

[numbat06]

Close game, thought Melbourne looked the winners for the first 3 quarters. West coast lifted when it mattered which along with inaccurate kicking won it for West coast. Enjoyable game to watch, unlucky for Melbourne in the end though.

 

[PAFC_1870]

You do realise WCE have lost the free kick count at home 3 times out of 5 this season?

I almost feel sorry for you