Autopsy AFL 2023 Round 21 - Bombers v Eagles Sat August 5th 1:45pm EST (Marvel)

[Astro35]

I'd hate to accuse a team of tanking but did the Eagles just make sure they get the number 1 pick? Any suspicious coaching moves?

I think we paid the umpires to not give us any frees in the last 5 mins

 

[Big_Birdy]

I'd hate to accuse a team of tanking but did the Eagles just make sure they get the number 1 pick? Any suspicious coaching moves?

Only if they paid the umps to be against them

 

[DirtySandman]

Yerp , reminded me of Liam Ryan on Maynard

Pretty bad memory, it was Rioli.

 

[WestCoast05]

I'd hate to accuse a team of tanking but did the Eagles just make sure they get the number 1 pick? Any suspicious coaching moves?

No. Frustratingly it was the opposite.

I know I might catch heat but I'd prefer we had our eye on pick 1 but we seem intent on winning, as evidenced by last week against North and the Saints games.

 

[10Dulkar]

What on earth was that ball up by the umpires at the end? Never seen that before.

Also puzzled as to West Coast leaving the goal square vacant when defending a one-point lead. Did they just get drawn up too far?

 

[Obeanie1]

I'd hate to accuse a team of tanking but did the Eagles just make sure they get the number 1 pick? Any suspicious coaching moves?

Yes.

VERY SUSPICIOUS.

Eagles kicked a goal to hit the lead with a minute to go.

Then the umpire instead of balling it up threw it 1 m high straight to Essendon and they kicked the winning goal.

Apart from that it was a ripping game.

PS: Quite distressing almost losing pick 1 I can tell you, almost stuffed up tanking as well.

 

[bzparkes]

I'd hate to accuse a team of tanking but did the Eagles just make sure they get the number 1 pick? Any suspicious coaching moves?

Well, there weren't any interchange infringements, nor were the players just walking around aimlessly, like North last week, if thats what you were implying.

3 highly questionable umpiring acts in the final few minutes gifted Essendon the win.

 

[windyhill]

Hmmm

Hmm indeed.

 

[windyhill]

Confident of ending their season next week

Is it ten or eleven in a row ?

 

[SC_Power]

Yes.

VERY SUSPICIOUS.

Eagles kicked a goal to hit the lead with a minute to go.

Then the umpire instead of balling it up threw it 1 m high straight to Essendon and they kicked the winning goal.

Apart from that it was a ripping game.

PS: Quite distressing almost losing pick 1 I can tell you, almost stuffed up tanking as well.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Is it ten or eleven in a row ?

it's 19 years in a row without a finals win

 

[windyhill]

it's 19 years in a row without a finals win

Is it 24 years in a row since a premiership win ?

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

* me never been so angry after a win wtf was that crap we served up?

North will finally beat us next week.

And thank god for Langford he's turned into a bloody good forward.

 

[Docker Sprigg]

Not even the Bombers could stuff this up. Bombers by 65 points.

They nearly stuffed it, they played lazy football

 

[Docker Sprigg]

* me never been so angry after a win wtf was that crap we served up?

North will finally beat us next week.

And thank god for Langford he's turned into a bloody good forward.

They played lazy football thought they had it won before the game pure ******* lazy campaigners

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

They played lazy football thought they had it won before the game pure ******* lazy campaigners

Hope Brad ripped them one in the rooms.

To me he looked genuinely annoyed in his post match presser like he was ready to rip some jurnos head off.

 

[Coasters7]

* me never been so angry after a win wtf was that crap we served up?

North will finally beat us next week.

And thank god for Langford he's turned into a bloody good forward.

North are openly and blatantly tanking, their players aren’t even trying, you’ll win by 60 next week

 

[Obeanie1]

North are openly and blatantly tanking, their players aren’t even trying, you’ll win by 60 next week

Some ITK posters who work in the industry noticed in the North Eagles game their set ups around the ground were very, very different against us than previous weeks. Previous weeks they almost won games. Then North changed a lot of set ups and tactics to lose to us.

Pretty blatant what they are trying to do.

 

[Obeanie1]

Harley Reid was a Kangaroo for about one minute

Harley watching the game

 

[Big_Birdy]

Is it 24 years in a row since a premiership win ?

Yeah, not like 23 years in a row without a premiership win. That would be fine.

 

[Beerfish]

North are openly and blatantly tanking, their players aren’t even trying, you’ll win by 60 next week

They won't be next week. It's their grand final rematch.

 

[kranky al]

I wouldn't worry. He's just starting to find his groove.

By the 2031 off-season I reckon he'll have the whole trading/drafting thingy nailed.

Or he’ll have gone the way of the dodo(ro)

 

[SBYM]

Or he’ll have gone the way of the dodo(ro)

Nah...

That campaigner is harder to kill than Jason Bourne.

 

[kranky al]

Nah...

That campaigner is harder to kill that Jason Bourne.

Aaaand hes at essendon….

Shame that eh?

 

[windyhill]

Yeah, not like 23 years in a row without a premiership win. That would be fine.

******* oath bud.