Opinion AFL 2023 Round 24 - Liked, Learnt, Hated
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Liked: Hawthorn and Fremantle set the standard, such sublime skulls on display. Both teams will surely finish top 4 in 2024.
Hated: Brisbane's inaccurate kicking. Do that in finals and they'll be cactus.
Hated: Brisbane's inaccurate kicking. Do that in finals and they'll be cactus.
Liked,
GWS making it in & Doggies are out.
Its anyone's premiership this season and know one really knows how confident the result is going to be.
Learned,
Our midfield is really holding our team together as our forwards and defenses are rubbish. But we are not beating the teams that have stability through all the key positions.
Hated,
umpiring standards. Sunday's lunchtime game was the worst display of umpire competency one could ever see. Both teams got some bizarre decisions or missed decisions which shows that the umpire fraternity is poorly managed and completely misdirected.
Score review system. The overreaction to score reviews is going to destroy the joy of going to the football. You can no longer cheer for goals as there is always a score review looming to overturn the decision. Not sure if the football public is going to be prepared for the effect on game day atmosphere due to this buzz kill event. Sure it might make good TV but at the ground, its terrible.
Sunday 12pm local time game start, WTF???
GWS making it in & Doggies are out.
Its anyone's premiership this season and know one really knows how confident the result is going to be.
Learned,
Our midfield is really holding our team together as our forwards and defenses are rubbish. But we are not beating the teams that have stability through all the key positions.
Hated,
umpiring standards. Sunday's lunchtime game was the worst display of umpire competency one could ever see. Both teams got some bizarre decisions or missed decisions which shows that the umpire fraternity is poorly managed and completely misdirected.
Score review system. The overreaction to score reviews is going to destroy the joy of going to the football. You can no longer cheer for goals as there is always a score review looming to overturn the decision. Not sure if the football public is going to be prepared for the effect on game day atmosphere due to this buzz kill event. Sure it might make good TV but at the ground, its terrible.
Sunday 12pm local time game start, WTF???
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Liked: Giants with the upset win. Toby Greene putting the pressure on the AFL. If he did what was done to him, there would be an uproar.
Learned: Many teams in the 8 will let out a sigh of relief that there's a pre-finals and not a pre-grand final bye. Lots of niggling injuries that could do with the week off.
Hated: 1. If the goal umpire believes it's a goal, CALL IT A GOAL. Don't spoil the moment and kill the raw emotion of the crowd. Goals are reviewed anyway for Ch7 to have an ad break. If it's a behind, so be it - the score can be corrected without destroying the atmosphere at the time.
2. Don't waste time calling a score review when the ball is well above the posts. Cameras will be at an oblique angle to the ball's trajectory and will not be definitive. 3. Teams in the final 8 having players suffer serious (and some season-ending) injuries.
Learned: Many teams in the 8 will let out a sigh of relief that there's a pre-finals and not a pre-grand final bye. Lots of niggling injuries that could do with the week off.
Hated: 1. If the goal umpire believes it's a goal, CALL IT A GOAL. Don't spoil the moment and kill the raw emotion of the crowd. Goals are reviewed anyway for Ch7 to have an ad break. If it's a behind, so be it - the score can be corrected without destroying the atmosphere at the time.
2. Don't waste time calling a score review when the ball is well above the posts. Cameras will be at an oblique angle to the ball's trajectory and will not be definitive. 3. Teams in the final 8 having players suffer serious (and some season-ending) injuries.
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Liked: Thank god the season is over for my team, what a rotten year, they can get 2 months off and get those injuries attened too and have a big pre season.
Learnt: Neither Brisbane or Port can win this flag in 2023. Essendon is without doubt as bad as North Melbourne and West Coast and the fact they won 11 games is beyond galling. They are woeful and should be favourites for the spoon in 2024
Hated: 28 score reviews on the weekend, a response to the previous week i suppose. The new AFL boss has got to sort out all aspects of the umpriing or leave the phone off the hook on Monday's. I'm not holding my breath.
Geelong wearing white shorts for a home game against the Dogs, it's not anytihng to do with colours...
Learnt: Neither Brisbane or Port can win this flag in 2023. Essendon is without doubt as bad as North Melbourne and West Coast and the fact they won 11 games is beyond galling. They are woeful and should be favourites for the spoon in 2024
Hated: 28 score reviews on the weekend, a response to the previous week i suppose. The new AFL boss has got to sort out all aspects of the umpriing or leave the phone off the hook on Monday's. I'm not holding my breath.
Geelong wearing white shorts for a home game against the Dogs, it's not anytihng to do with colours...
Liked: Geelong finished above Richmond. Small consolation, but it's something I guess
Learnt: Tanking is a thing of the past it seems
Hated: The fixturing. If a Melbourne player got subbed due to concussion, they would have missed the first final because they play the Pies 11 days later on Thursday. Unfortunately fairness never enters the equation when the AFL decide the fixture and the venues teams are required to play at.
Learnt: Tanking is a thing of the past it seems
Hated: The fixturing. If a Melbourne player got subbed due to concussion, they would have missed the first final because they play the Pies 11 days later on Thursday. Unfortunately fairness never enters the equation when the AFL decide the fixture and the venues teams are required to play at.
Liked: Jye Amiss finishing with 41 goals as a 20 year old.
Learned: Don't think any team from outside the top 4 can make the prelims, let along win it.
Hated: Adelaide missing finals due to goal umpire error is just wrong.
Learned: Don't think any team from outside the top 4 can make the prelims, let along win it.
Hated: Adelaide missing finals due to goal umpire error is just wrong.
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