Football Related Random Thread - PART 2

[MSB ROYS]

Cricket Victoria trying to replace Kevin Murray's name with Shane Warne at the Junction Oval.

 

[BuntonRules]

Cricket Victoria trying to replace Kevin Murray's name with Shane Warne at the Junction Oval.

Initial reaction is pig sarse. What did Warnie have to do with Junction Oval?

 

[Lionwest]

Initial reaction is pig sarse. What did Warnie have to do with Junction Oval?

He was from St Kilda C.C...their home ground is Junction oval. To be fair i'd say his connection is pretty relevant.

 

[martinson]

He was from St Kilda C.C...their home ground is Junction oval. To be fair i'd say his connection is pretty relevant.

I there wasn't already a stand there with someone's name on it.

 

[briztoon]

So we’re allowed access to top up players from Coburg and Port Melbourne, as well as our own vfl list.

Are there any likely lads at either of the Vic VFL clubs?

 

[blynd_freddie]

Cricket Victoria trying to replace Kevin Murray's name with Shane Warne at the Junction Oval.

Geez this is a tough one, saw my first Lions game at Brunswick St. and most at the Junction Oval. But yes we inherited the St Kilda Oval, and did change the Newman Stand to the Murray. It is said the Great Southern will become the S.K.Warne Stand and as the Junction Oval is now a cricket ground, and the home of the St Kilda cricket club, I think the logical progression will be a a stand stand name change.

My opinion only and open to be battered down by footy leather minds but yeah, times do change BUT, would expect a plaque in honour of Kevin Murray to be prominently placed should a change occur.

 

[dlanod]

Interesting preseason tidbit. We're tipped by every club to make the top 8, and second most clubs to make the grand final this year.

Which seven other clubs do you think can make this year's top eight?
(18 times seven selections).

17 – Brisbane, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs,
...

Which other club is most likely to reach the Grand Final?
(No captains picked eventual premier Melbourne in 2021).

6 – Melbourne
5 – Brisbane

Grand finalists, Brownlow, top eight: AFL captains make their 2022 predictions

AFL captains get their predictions in for the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

www.afl.com.au

 

[briztoon]

Interesting preseason tidbit. We're tipped by every club to make the top 8, and second most clubs to make the grand final this year.

Grand finalists, Brownlow, top eight: AFL captains make their 2022 predictions

AFL captains get their predictions in for the 2022 Toyota AFL Premiership Season

www.afl.com.au

We’re doomed.

 

[Dalions]

We’re doomed.

Nah!
It good to finally be getting the respect and a bit of recognition they deserve.
Hail King Fages!

 

[LongLion]

We’re doomed.

Nah also. This time it's come from the players who have a better idea than the 'experts'

 

[Lion_LegacyXL]

We’re doomed.

The players need to finally learn to deal with the hype, the expectations and the pressure if they want to get to the next level. Which I'm sure they've been learning to better deal with throughout the pre-season.

 

[Gadzorks]

So much misery in the world ATM.

Need footy to start so I can go yell and scream and roar and pretend it's about a footy game and not the whole world. Socially acceptable stress release.

 

[briztoon]

So there were some academy games on today apparently.

U17 Boys just smashed Lions. 17 8 to 6 8. Some good talent coming through!

Ok so GC Suns have a few good ones in 2023 draft - some of their best today in big win against Brisbane in U19 were the 17 yo’s

Read
Graham
Hay
Zanker-Close

All look a chance for next year

 

[briztoon]

Alright, found a link to three academy games.

 

[briztoon]

Alright, found a link to three academy games.

Something terribly wrong with our academy.

U17: Suns 110 defeat Lions 44.
U18: Suns 103 defeat Lions 28.

U18 Girls: Suns 52 defeat Lions 12.

 

[mattsmob]

Something terribly wrong with our academy.

U17: Suns 110 defeat Lions 44.
U18: Suns 103 defeat Lions 28.

U18 Girls: Suns 52 defeat Lions 12.

Watched the U18 boys and there wasn’t a lot to like, Jaspa showed a bit with his movement in traffic and showed he can kick 50m quite easily but were a couple pretty poor defensive efforts. Number 6, Jack Manly is one who stood out just for his kicking action alone, sweet left foot kick but I’ve got no idea whether he’s on any draft rankings at this point.

 

[Gadzorks]

I've missed a rule change - what's the deal with players standing five m off the mark on defence?

 

[KissKiss]

I've missed a rule change - what's the deal with players standing five m off the mark on defence?

I thought it was to allow them to move around and be able to cut the angles off

 

[mattsmob]

I've missed a rule change - what's the deal with players standing five m off the mark on defence?

Not a rule change, this season clubs seem to be favouring giving the kicker an extra 5m and having the ability to move rather than standing still.

 

[Gadzorks]

I thought it was to allow them to move around and be able to cut the angles off

But the command from the umpires is stand, so they can't move.

 

[Section 5]

I've missed a rule change - what's the deal with players standing five m off the mark on defence?

No rule change
Quite a few teams did it last year
I don't see the benefit in doing it 90+% of the time
Depending where the kick is being taken you may decide to do it
The thing is you can only go sideways or forward to the mark area if you are told by the ump you are back 5 meters or more behind the mark area.
Five meters behind the imaginary mark area is the protected area for both teams
So you really need to go back a bit further to have some leeway.
I call it the imaginary mark area as it is where the ump points to the ground with his arm probably saying that's the mark
It allows you to jump up and down without penalty and of course move sideways or forward to the imaginary 5 meter line before the ump calls play on.
You do this to cut off certain arears of the ground
Another time could be a shot for goal on 50+ meter mark. Once again a risk if you stuff something up
If you go back say 7 meters you can move forward only to the imaginary 5 meter area, any more it's a 50 meter free. Why risk it.

 

[Gadzorks]

No rule change
Quite a few teams did it last year
I don't see the benefit in doing it 85+% of the time
Depending where the kick is being taken you may decide to do it
The thing is you can only go sideways if you are told by the ump you are on the 5 meter area. So you really need to go back a bit further
It allows you to jump up and down without penalty and of course move sideways or forward to the imaginary 5 meter line before the ump calls play on.
You do this to cut off certain arears of the ground
If you go back say 7 meters you can move forward only to the imaginary 5 meter area, any more it's a 50 meter free. Why risk it.

Thanks. It's been used a lot tonight, and it looked a bit useless at times.

 

[Section 5]

Thanks. It's been used a lot tonight, and it looked a bit useless at times.

No problems
I did a couple of edits on that post

 

[Dalions]

Thanks. It's been used a lot tonight, and it looked a bit useless at times.

Dogs in particular, seem to do it all the time.

 

[dlanod]

Dogs in particular, seem to do it all the time.

IIRC the Swans did it a heap in the preseason as well. Seems to be a definite team preference for particular coaches.

The big advantage appears to be that you can peel off to mark a runner moving past, instead of being susceptible to a handball over the top and being unable to do anything about it.