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[Cleavy]

Another dud year for Freo.

Edit: clearly I don’t follow close enough, since I thought they were lower on the ladder. Well played to them to comeback when they looked to be gone for all money and snatch the draw.

 

[TylerDurden]

Fyfe needs to retire

Looks absolutely cooked.

 

[killerspud]

Freo are about to lose at home to Collingwood's VFL side.

they have a decent top 5 players then they fall away badly. Collingwood have an excellent system and the players are well drilled and know what to do. Also strong on ground leadership

 

[Bedi]

I swear to god commentators are going to forever keep on citing last weeks game against Port as the benchmark of 1) sides coming back to steal a win or 2) perils of playing too defensive. Am trying to move on ffs, but two nights in a row now they've mentioned it.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Freo are very poor but gee wizz the maggots are giving Collingwood an armchair ride.

 

[Gaston]

Freo are about to lose at home to Collingwood's VFL side.

they have a decent top 5 players then they fall away badly. Collingwood have an excellent system and the players are well drilled and know what to do. Also strong on ground leadership

I don't see much of Freo but I am bewildered at some of the ordinary players on their list.

 

[killerspud]

I swear to god commentators are going to forever keep on citing last weeks game against Port as the benchmark of 1) sides coming back to steal a win or 2) perils of playing too defensive. Am trying to move on ffs, but two nights in a row now they've mentioned it.

That's because BT has limited mental capacity and Brayshaw is a moron.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

What the absolute **** was that free kick.

 

[Viddiot]

Collingwood being robbed right now...just quietly.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Freo gets a gift goal because the ball was not handed back to the umpire.
What a joke our game has become.

 

[VandoHawk]

Not going to lie I sort of want Fremantle to win this so they stop talking about our loss last week

 

[Rhayader]

Freo gets a gift goal because the ball was not handed back to the umpire.
What a joke our game has become.

Just making it up as they go along

 

[peetoo]

Abbey interviewing after games is an absolute highlight. Great interviewer

 

[extractasam]

Another game decided by horrific officiating. Why do they insert themselves on games like that

 

[TassieGrown]

Umpiring does not influence results

 

[BobHawk]

Number 14 should have kicked a goal. Had time and space. Easy shot. Players really need to learn how to kick goals. Cost Freo the game.

 

[Viddiot]

I'm fine with the free tbh...but they need to pay it now, in every game, in every position all around the ground, for the rest of the season, Grand Final included. And even against the cats. Good luck Umps.

 

[Maybloomer]

Just making it up as they go along

OK, let me get this straight. They can waste 60 seconds reviewing a goal or point that Blind Freddie could’ve seen but time off has been called so there is no time wasting but not handing a ball back to an umpire is a free kick against for what? Time wasting? The clock had stopped.

Why can’t we get an independent authority to look at what the AFL is doing to this game and I don’t mean the media. They are controlled by the AFL and don’t have the guts to truly speak out.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

I'm fine with the free tbh...but they need to pay it now, in every game, in every position all around the ground, for the rest of the season, Grand Final included. And even against the cats. Good luck Umps.

Seriously?
No way. That was not a free kick.
What’s next. Ball must be rubbed on a players jumper before returned to the umpire. Little bit of polish?
In my day we used to jam the ball into their chest after a ball up.
Harrumph.

 

[peetoo]

Commentary saying all through it was a slugfest. Now pretending it was great entertainment .

Note. It wasn’t, and if you thought it was, we have a problem

 

[theiaofseed]

Seriously?
No way. That was not a free kick.
What’s next. Ball must be rubbed on a players jumper before returned to the umpire. Little bit of polish?
In my day we used to jam the ball into their chest after a ball up.
Harrumph.

Its a free kick every day of the week and a common rule that any AFL player should know.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Its a free kick every day of the week and a common rule that any AFL player should know.

Rubbish.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Freo gets a gift goal because the ball was not handed back to the umpire.
What a joke our game has become.

I remember the days when you earnt goals the hard way. This charity stuff is pathetic.

 

[BobHawk]

OK, let me get this straight. They can waste 60 seconds reviewing a goal or point that Blind Freddie could’ve seen but time off has been called so there is no time wasting but not handing a ball back to an umpire is a free kick against for what? Time wasting? The clock had stopped.

Why can’t we get an independent authority to look at what the AFL is doing to this game and I don’t mean the media. They are controlled by the AFL and don’t have the guts to truly speak out.

I am assuming that it isn't just about the clock. Players hold up play to buy time for the team to set up. Geelong are masters at it and have been doing it for years and years. And umpires do absolutely nothing about it.

 

[MightyHawks]

Umpires seemed to be keen to get the pies playing on from marks in the last few minutes.

Seemed completely the opposite last night when the Swans were doing.