Minor things that annoy you about the game

[Pea Nut]

I've got a trivial one. The players that go to the trouble of getting a hair cut the day of, or the day before a game, to make sure they look good for the cameras. Get over yourself, you get paid to play footy !!!

 

[SBYM]

Ray Chamberlain's face.

And his height.

And build.

Put them all together and I'm just .

 

[SBYM]

It's Port trying to be the AFL's version of Liverpool. Not the best club to emulate imho

Jealousy suits you...

 

[Pea Nut]

That the "rookie list" is even a thing (instead of just extra list spot... Eligible or not) and the term rookie doesnt generically mean 1st year player.

That the Rising Star is not limited to best 1st year player, and is rather somewhat arbitrary of an award. (and usually won by guys who have spent more time in the system, just didnt get playing opportunities for whatever reason)

That all has to do with the equalisation between the clubs, salary cap, and is whole other argument. It's not even worth worrying about, it's too complicated, but with the rules they have, it does need to exist. The rising star award is also tied to the same thing. Ages of players, even down to the month they were born, still has a slight influence on "making the big time"

 

[Pea Nut]

Jealousy suits you...

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Is that Jay Schulz ??

 

[SBYM]

looking at you pete lazer

I played footy with him and everything you think would be true about his personality is.

 

[SBYM]

Is that Jay Schulz ??

It's definitely a German.

 

[SBYM]

Not so much about the game, but how every conceivable thing can be the official product of the afl.

"The official washing detergent of the afl"

Really?

Soon to be Official Booger Sugar of the AFL.

 

[ExTasDeeMan]

This, so much. Even my goddamn milk is the official milk of the AFL. Why does the AFL need an official milk?

Racists!

 

[SuperSteele22]

I've got a trivial one. The players that go to the trouble of getting a hair cut the day of, or the day before a game, to make sure they look good for the cameras. Get over yourself, you get paid to play footy !!!

Dale Thomas is close to thirty, is now a father, is Carlton's highest paid player and would be desperate to play some good footy after several injury riddled seasons, so what does he do in the week leading up to the first televised game of the year? He decides to go get himself a man bun.

It's like he wants people to dislike him.

 

[Pea Nut]

Dale Thomas is close to thirty, is now a father, is Carlton's highest paid player and would be desperate to play some good footy after several injury riddled seasons, so what does he do in the week leading up to the first televised game of the year? He decides to go get himself a man bun.

It's like he wants people to dislike him.

Hahaha exactly !!!

 

[SBYM]

Saw a kid that would have been no more than 8 this morning rocking a man-bun on the streets of London.

Looked the goods!!

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

It's crap that we can't see the clock at games. Players benches see it, coaches boxes see it, private boxes/corporate suites see it. s**t charade.

The continuous clock is one of the best things about being at a game live, IMO.

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

When "experts" tip against Hawthorn even though they win every year.

 

[Kappa]

Umpire's paying high tackles when Joel Selwood ducks and raises his arm so the hand grazes the top of his shoulder

How can you think that's good for the game to pay those?

 

[Kingfish73]

Double standards. How certain elite players can do dog acts and treated as courageous, passionate and "not meaning harm". While others deserve book thrown at them and condemned to relentless criticism

 

[mfcrox]

I really don't like 'GWS' as a team name. I hate GWS because it is abbreviated rubbish. It could quite easily be 'West Sydney Giants', like 'North Melbourne Kangaroos' or 'Port Adelaide Power'.

Similarly I hate 'Western Bulldogs' as a team... the only team name that can't be said without the mascot included. You can say "I barrack for Collingwood/ Essendon/ Richmond/ etc." and it makes perfect sense... no need to say "Magpies/ Bombers/ Tigers/ etc.". You can't just say "I barrack for Western" though... "Western" what??? Change it back to 'Footscray' or make it 'West Melbourne'.

 

[Brad_12345]

Double standards. How certain elite players can do dog acts and treated as courageous, passionate and "not meaning harm". While others deserve book thrown at them and condemned to relentless criticism

So you mean hodge then

 

[mfcrox]

Double standards. How certain elite players can do dog acts and treated as courageous, passionate and "not meaning harm". While others deserve book thrown at them and condemned to relentless criticism

Yeah, agreed... if 'borderline starting 18' player at whatever club did this:



They would have been rubbed out for 6-8 weeks. It seriously could have left Wingard a quadriplegic. Nothing 'courageous' or 'tough' about this dog act.

 

[perplexed]

People demanding rule changes every time Lindsay Thomas goes near the ball.

Also, tv commentators who think they need to call every player who touches the ball, that is, all tv commentators. It's not radio or a horse race, we can see what is happening! Can't we just get the pictures and some crowd noise? Maybe they can talk every now and then if they have something useful to add.

 

[aCunningPlan]

Umpires in lime green. Bring back the white.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

It's crap that we can't see the clock at games. Players benches see it, coaches boxes see it, private boxes/corporate suites see it. s**t charade.

Yeah, and if the game is tight, it's a given that someone in your general area will be listening to the radio and yelling out how long is left anyway.

 

[captain cotch 9]

I've got a trivial one. The players that go to the trouble of getting a hair cut the day of, or the day before a game, to make sure they look good for the cameras. Get over yourself, you get paid to play footy !!!

that is over thinking it imo.
Players are allowed to just go and get a haircut...

 

[perplexed]

Yeah, and if the game is tight, it's a given that someone in your general area will be listening to the radio and yelling out how long is left anyway.

I hate that guy

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

The thing that annoys me is the way that a deliberate rushed behind is treated, when the solution is mind-blowingly simple.

The deliberate rushed behind rule was deemed necessary for two reasons:

1) To stop a team with a narrow lead wasting time
2) As a correction from the recently introduced rule that allowed the team bringing the ball back in straight away after a behind was scored (they used to have to wait for the goal umpire to wave the flags before being allowed to bring the ball in)

So, instead of the ridiculous situation that we have now, why couldn't you just 'penalise' a rushed behind by blowing time off and making the defender wait until the flags were waved to bring the ball back in? It gets rid of the unfair advantages that a team could gain from continually rushing behinds, while not removing it completely as a legitimate defensive tactic. And if the defender does a Joel Bowden and crosses back over the line without getting the ball out of the square, then you can do the ball up at the top of the goal square thing.

Is there a single reason why that wouldn't work?