Did Sydney cheat?

[bungwahl]

Part of the Swans culture. Like all the lies they told about removing COLA.

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[blue harvest]

Would they have called for it if they were 3 points down with 1 minute left and breaking through the middle with the ball?

 

[The Gong]

Part of the Swans culture. Like all the lies they told about removing COLA.

What on God's green earth are you talking about?

 

[The Gong]

Would they have called for it if they were 3 points down with 1 minute left and breaking through the middle with the ball?

Ok the thread is just on loop now. Shut it down. Nothing to see here.

 

[bungwahl]

Yes it is.
The whole thread is about whether they called for the stretcher in order to stop play.
You keep going on about it is the umpires who decide to stop play, but the umpires are forced to stop play when a stretcher comes on, they just get to decide at exactly what point they stop it.

Your last line sums it up. The issue is that play was stopped before the ball was dead. The AFL has already admitted this mistake and the majority of the population has moved on.

 

[The Gong]

Wait, there's a breakthrough in the story. I just got a picture of our chief medico moments after Sinclair went down.

 

[blue harvest]

Your last line sums it up. The issue is that play was stopped before the ball was dead. The AFL has already admitted this mistake and the majority of the population has moved on.

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The issue being discussed in this thread is whether they deliberately called for the stretcher in order to stop play. Read the OP.

 

[bungwahl]

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The issue being discussed in this thread is whether they deliberately called for the stretcher in order to stop play. Read the OP.

Read the other 18 pages of dribble, the OP was debunked pretty quickly. If the ball had been dead when the stretcher came on this would never have been an issue.

Most of this thread is just Bay 13 nonsense, time to shut it down.

 

[The Gong]

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The issue being discussed in this thread is whether they deliberately called for the stretcher in order to stop play. Read the OP.

....which is a bullshit accusation that you have no way of proving or justifying so end thread.

I've been having a laugh but if there is any hint that this was the case then I'm happy for there to be an AFL investigation and fines given out because even though we didn't break any rules that wouldn't really matter to the AFL. That's not how they work. I'm also happy for there to be an investigation because I think the Swans medicos would be exonerated because this is a witch hunt pure and simple. They are paid to focus on player wellbeing and not play silly buggers with the state of play. If we've come to that then God help this game.

 

[Happy_Neale]

The club has said they are 'ready to move on' after the AFL admitted the error.

Enough for me, case closed, move on.

 

[blue harvest]

....which is a bullshit accusation that you have no way of proving or justifying so end thread.

I didn't make the accusation, I was just correcting another poster who was disingenuously claiming that it isn't an issue, when in fact it is the main issue being discussed in this thread.

 

[Mitchell54]

The play shouldn't of been stopped. The ball was nowhere near Sinclair.

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

I didn't make the accusation, I was just correcting another poster who was disingenuously claiming that it isn't an issue, when in fact it is the main issue being discussed in this thread.

Unless somehow Sinclair was able to cause the Brisbane player to charge into his back, then Sydney are being given far more credit than we deserve to say the whole thing was orchestrated.

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

The club has said they are 'ready to move on' after the AFL admitted the error.

Enough for me, case closed, move on.

Before we move on, do you think an apology from Leppa to Sinclair might be in order?

 

[Happy_Neale]

Before we move on, do you think an apology from Leppa to Sinclair might be in order?

What for?

 

[Bloods Rule!]

There was a conspiracy clear enough. Sinclair was down with his giraffe legs twisted after a push in the back, the game had moved at the other end of the field and the Swans knew we couldn't win the game without him. The Lions were apparently going to hold the ball near the boundary all day so it was an impasse. WE NEEDED HIM IN AT THE NEXT BOUNCE!

The Swans medicos spoke to the bunker who spoke to the umps who called the officiating umpire who, in panic at hearing Sinclair was injured, blew his whistle straight away while the Lions were still trying to hatch the ball. Meanwhile the couple of Swans who hadn't followed the ball wandered down the defensive end to see what was going on.

Brave Callum ran off, the ball was bounced and the Lions lost. If it hadn't been for that 30 second time shift, there's an alternate universe where Parker didn't hold the mark and the Lions won. And Leppa still bitched about the elements raging against him enough to grab some headlines the next day.

 

[J_Moore]

What for?

"I suppose I've asked some questions to get some answers but I'd be highly disappointed if it was used as a tactic when a bloke's gone down with assumedly cramp, after tripping over his own feet, and a runner's called for a stretcher because they're down in numbers late in the game."

That bit, presumably.

The first part is flat out wrong wrong (Sinclair didn't trip and it wasn't cramp), and the second bit is a tactic that relies on the umpires getting it wrong about when they're meant to stop play.

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

What for?

Saying, twice, that he was injured tripping over his own feet.

 

[Happy_Neale]

"I suppose I've asked some questions to get some answers but I'd be highly disappointed if it was used as a tactic when a bloke's gone down with assumedly cramp, after tripping over his own feet, and a runner's called for a stretcher because they're down in numbers late in the game."

That bit, presumably.

The first part is flat out wrong wrong (Sinclair didn't trip and it wasn't cramp), and the second bit is a tactic that relies on the umpires getting it wrong about when they're meant to stop play.

Saying, twice, that he was injured tripping over his own feet.

Oh right, thought I must have missed something. No, I don't.

 

[Wolfgang West]

I have lived in Sydney for 30 years but yes I would call that cheating. I await an AFL rule change.

And you support West Coast so Surprise Surprise you think it's cheating. The mere mention of your residential roots is a dead give away and clearly an effort to deflect attention from the fact that you continue to ride the Swans bashing bandwagon at every opportunity. The majority of the time that bandwagon primarily has patrons riding it who wear the colours of 2 clubs in particular so geographical hogwash won't wash. Insipid effort to deflect.

 

[J_Moore]

Oh right, thought I must have missed something. No, I don't.

I look forward to more bigfooty-level whinging from Leppa in future post-match pressers.

 

[Hollow Knight]

But if he hadn't have answered it in the way that he did, it would barely be being spoken about at the moment and the media might actually be focusing on the numerous positives that Brisbane can take away from the game.

LOL. Yeah the media love talking positive about us. I reckon every footy show would have done a special edition.

 

[Hollow Knight]

I think what gets missed in all this is how much Darcy Gardiner is a cheap shot coward but other than that "we was robbed" poor Leppa almost Scott brother worthy.

Oh dear. That awkward moment when you call a legitimate shepherd attempt a "cheap shot" and "cowardly".

*cringe*

Been following football long?

 

[CD__]

Oh dear. That awkward moment when you call a legitimate shepherd attempt a "cheap shot" and "cowardly".

*cringe*

Been following football long?

It wasn't a legitimate shepherd it was a block fair and square in the back and an attempt to hurt an opposition player...not surprising coming from Darcy Gardiner though, even your own board has repeatedly acknowledged how much of a campaigner he is.

 

[Heardy_101]

The Swans, known for breaking the rules late in close games, called for a stretcher when one wasn't needed. At the time, the ball was deep in the Lions forward pocket.

Did the Swans cheat?

Only recently joined and what a username.

Bitch pls.