Didn't See It

[astro1212]

I would've thought if you're someone like Mark Robinson and your job was to comment on AFL, you'd have every game recorded and watched before any media responsibilities on Monday.

Unfortunately for Robinson Fox Studios makes him chain smoke outside the building. His breaks are spent watching only highlights of games.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

Brad Scott tried speaking his mind. Whiny turds didn't like it so he was forced into diplomatic language.

I'm not sure who the whiny turds are you're referring to, but I'm sure most would agree the Scott brothers closely resemble that term....

 

[Duskfire]

It’s because when they do speak up - particularly about possible suspensions and other umpire matters - they get fined, or whines about by everyone else. Gone are the days of Blight who didn’t give a shit what people thought of him

 

[mick500]

It’s because when they do speak up - particularly about possible suspensions and other umpire matters - they get fined, or whines about by everyone else. Gone are the days of Blight who didn’t give a shit what people thought of him

The key is "not caring what people thought of him".

You can't say coaches should be able to say whatever they want but expect people not to have a reaction to that and if you don't like peoples responses call them whiny turds. You have to ignore them and not care what they think because you believe in what you are saying.

The AFL sanctions are a different matter and are only in place to keep the coaches and players muzzled and should be gone.

The coaches and players should be freed by the AFL to say anything as stupid and ignorant as they want, and the media back lash and public back lash, and the backlash from the club, and even possibly sponsors would take care of that.

The AFL should not be involved in censorship IMHO.

 

[Cincinnatus]

Yep. Release the muzzle. Let them talk about umpires, why can't they, it's a silly rule.

What purpose does it serve other than to serve the AFL and silence anyone that criticises from within?

Basically that.

 

[AFLQLD]

Some of them are making a sandwich

Or flossing.

 

[Total_Juddshanks]

The two most annoying things AFLcoaches do.

1. Not commenting in relation to onfield incidents.

2. Commenting in relation to onfield incidents.

 

[legend166]

Yep. Release the muzzle. Let them talk about umpires, why can't they, it's a silly rule.

What purpose does it serve other than to serve the AFL and silence anyone that criticises from within?

No way, that is not a genie you want to let out of the bottle.

 

[mick500]

No way, that is not a genie you want to let out of the bottle.

Why?

The public would get pretty tired of hearing coaches making excuses about umpiring every week, the coaches don't like making excuses for anything anyway so they wouldn't be pulling it out every week and they would be fast labelled as whingers if they did, it would just allow them to speak out on obvious mistakes.

 

[PhatBoy]

Do people think the coaches actually sit there mid-game and look at the incidents adnauseum like we do?

 

[legend166]

Why?

The public would get pretty tired of hearing coaches making excuses about umpiring every week, the coaches don't like making excuses for anything anyway so they wouldn't be pulling it out every week and they would be fast labelled as whingers if they did, it would just allow them to speak out on obvious mistakes.

Because allowing coaches to put umpires under pressure is a great way to completely screw with the integrity of the game?

"Hmm this coach gives massive sprays about particular umpires if things don't go his way, I better be careful since I don't want to lose my job."

 

[mick500]

Because allowing coaches to put umpires under pressure is a great way to completely screw with the integrity of the game?

"Hmm this coach gives massive sprays about particular umpires if things don't go his way, I better be careful since I don't want to lose my job."

Fair point, and I could see that being a potential issue.

My counter point would be that if a umpire can be intimidated into paying frees by a coach complaining at a press conference (just like they are pressured by the crowd and some cave to the home ground team) maybe it would be a good thing if that were exposed so we could get rid of the weakest umpires that bow to pressure.

 

[Damon_3388]

You know what grinds my gears?

I want to know what coaches are watching during the game. Reportable incident happens "Wasn't watching, didn't see it."

Player gets injured "Didn't see it, can't comment"

Not watching the game or avoiding journalists questions...you be the judge...

They're not watching close-up footage on tele most of the time, so there is probably a lot of in-close stuff that they don't get to see until a post-game tape review.

 

[Damon_3388]

Ross Lyon has become a master of this of late.

He makes comments expecting supporters to buy his rubbish but let's be honest, you have to wonder what game he's watching.

He obviously didn't see the same game that supporters saw.

Remember, coaches do press conferences because they have to, not because they want to.