Clayton Oliver's flop in the semi-final

[Hundred_Thousand_Tigers]

Given Oliver's history, should he be fined for this?

http://www.afl.com.au/video/2018-09-14/did-oliver-drop-too-easily-here

To me, it looks like an intentional act of staging for a free kick. Unlike his previous misdemeanour, he had ample time to anticipate the collision, so I can't give him the benefit of the doubt (instinctive fast reactions are not always staging).

Look at the reaction of the Hawthorn player who hit him.

 

[Countrypie]

He's either weak or a diver. Everything points to the latter. Throw the book at him

 

[floki]

Clayton Flopiver more like, nothing in it but a flop by a serial flopper.

 

[Luv_our_club]

Blame the umpires for that one. Oliver was nowhere near the ball and was just sucking in the umpire.

The worst flops are the ones that are in play.

 

[kickazz]

It was a dive.

But why do players do what Mitchell did? It is a bump / shepherd more than 5m off the ball, so technically a free kick.

Part of the game but I always found this sort of aggression / show of toughness kind of dumb.

 

[Juddernaut08]

Not that bad in isolation but with his poor flopping history, he's going to have the benefit of the doubt against him.

Shameful player.

 

[liam123]

Hes just getting some practice in for next week

 

[Monkey King]

Nothing says you have to resist being pushed. He simply let it happen and the force Mitchell pushed him with sent him to the turf. He didn’t add to it by flopping or diving.

 

[LBJ6]

The BigFooty group think strikes again.

Shiel’s flop (funnily enough against contact from Oliver) with 15:55 left in the first quarter was a much, much worse flop.

 

[romeohwho]

Mitchell pushed him over way off the ball- simple free kick.

 

[BF Tiger]

Didn’t really flop. Just let Mitchell’s momentum transfer into him with no resistance, so went down. Soft free though.

 

[FastLane]

Soft and disappointing- the kid is a gun but needs to get this out of his game.

Needs to take a leaf out of Viney and Brayshaw's book and stand tough.

Should receive a decent fine

 

[Tulip]

He didn’t instigate contact, demand a free kick or retaliate. Would have been ludicrous to fine him.

 

[Juddernaut08]

He didn’t instigate contact, demand a free kick or retaliate. Would have been ludicrous to fine him.

Most other flops or dives do not involve those things either bro. Irrelevant.

 

[satadaynitefeva]

Absolute pussy

 

[Marc_Remillard]

Most other flops or dives do not involve those things either bro. Irrelevant.

I love how much you hate Oliver

 

[Juddernaut08]

I love how much you hate Oliver

Again irrelevant, please try and stay on topic bro.

Your opinion and thoughts flip and flop around as much as Clarry!

 

[Toump Ass]

Roughead took a dive, Clayton Oliver just let an idiot push him to the ground.

Fact is if you're stupid enough to bump a player off the ball when your team has possession and you're less than two kicks down in a semi-final, you deserve a free kick paid against you.

Clayton ensuring that free kick was paid is justice.

Onya Clarry, well played mate!

 

[Marc_Remillard]

Again irrelevant, please try and stay on topic bro.

Your opinion and thoughts flip and flop around as much as Clarry!

But it does, in every Oliver thread you roll out the same old tired lines, it must really get to you seeing the kid overtake Cripps

 

[Juddernaut08]

But it does, in every Oliver thread you roll out the same old tired lines, it must really get to you seeing the kid overtake Cripps

You raised a nonsensical defence of Clarry's flop/dive about not instigating it, and I called you out as invalid and irrelevant.

You still haven't raised anything valid about the incident, just trying to change the topic as usual!

 

[Marc_Remillard]

You raised a nonsensical defence of Clarry's flop/dive about not instigating it, and I called you out as invalid and irrelevant.

When did this happen? Quote the post where I stated this.

LOL, you've lost the plot champ, you don't even know who you're replying to anymore

 

[Ingeniokinetic]

Nothing on all the Hawks flopping all night, over Brayshaw, over Lewis. Move on, nothing to see

 

[Tex9798]

Frankly surprised he didn't get fined. With the force Mitchell used, I doubt that would knock anyone over unless they weren't expecting it.

For anyone to say no big deal, turned a Hawthorn free into a Melbourne shot at goal.

Meanwhile a Hawks player was pushed to ground well after taking a mark and the ump just told him to get up lol, right, makes sense.

It's good enough for a reversal but not or a 50?

 

[Engimal v3]

I reckon Oliver's getting the rough end of the stick here. Mitchell came at him with some force.

 

[Toump Ass]

How was Burgoyne's Superman impersonation in that below the legs free against Brayshaw?

Almost as good as his Leon Davis impersonation really.

******* Lol.