Opinion Non-Crows AFL 4: The Centre Cannot Hold

[FAITH]

Sometimes he gets so close it's scary

I've just about had enough of you guys, time to cancel my bigfooty account.
Seeya

 

[chrisso crow]

We really need to do something about the umpiring standard. It is incredibly poor. Is it just that there is such a small pool to choose from?

Part of the issue is in the lower ranks (state leagues) they go for athletes before people with a football background, and therefore have no feel for the game.

Umpiring isn't an easy job, I have no doubt about that, but the standard has been going backwards for years now, mainly because they are too involved in the game. It all started when they decided to mic them up IMO.

 

[rocket18]

Part of the issue is in the lower ranks (state leagues) they go for athletes before people with a football background, and therefore have no feel for the game.

Umpiring isn't an easy job, I have no doubt about that, but the standard has been going backwards for years now, mainly because they are too involved in the game. It all started when they decided to mic them up IMO.

And when the numbers were put on their backs so we could identify them.

Umpires should be like kids - seen but not heard.

 

[Geoffa32]

Part of the issue is in the lower ranks (state leagues) they go for athletes before people with a football background, and therefore have no feel for the game.

Umpiring isn't an easy job, I have no doubt about that, but the standard has been going backwards for years now, mainly because they are too involved in the game. It all started when they decided to mic them up IMO.

I have a mate who umpires at ammo/country level.

He reckons AFL umpires position themselves poorly to make decisions. Says the positioning seems to be more about looking good for TV rather than doing the actual job.


On TV we see the angles they don't, but should see.

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[hey shorty]

So sad.

Now watch Brett, Murray etc all miraculously come back

He did say "Just about"

You know that means he'll be back.

 

[hey shorty]

As who?

Sad bastard

Brett first, then Mick then back to old Faithful.

It's a vicious cycle.

 

[BunjiMC]

Part of the issue is in the lower ranks (state leagues) they go for athletes before people with a football background, and therefore have no feel for the game.

Umpiring isn't an easy job, I have no doubt about that, but the standard has been going backwards for years now, mainly because they are too involved in the game. It all started when they decided to mic them up IMO.

I agree it is a tough gig. That's why I think having an extra and taking some of the fitness out of it. Then they can employ people that understand the game.

 

[Bearded Clam]

”I've just about had enough of you guys, time to cancel my bigfooty account.
seeya”



has he gone yet??..

account is not saying “cancelled” yet..

just like paying up on his bets.. he doesn't follow through..

 

[FAITH]

”I've just about had enough of you guys, time to cancel my bigfooty account.
seeya”



has he gone yet??..

account is not saying “cancelled” yet..

just like paying up on his bets.. he doesn't follow through..

April fools you knob.

Congrats, you're officially the dumbest person on here haha

 

[cleanhands]

April fools you knob.

Congrats, you're officially the dumbest person on here haha

Far from it

 

[Sanders]

April fools you knob.

Congrats, you're officially the dumbest person on here haha

Says the wastrel who can’t afford to pay his bets

 

[GROTTO]

CHOKE PORT POWER

0-3

 

[Peter Doherty]

If you're pumped from the footy and want to keep it going, the snooker is on right now. Tour championship, greatest of all time, Ronnie O'Sullivan vs the Aussie Neil Robertson.

Come on Neil!!

 

[Peter Doherty]

Guess we'll see the prison bars next week then.

'We honour Russell Ebert, starting.....now'

 

[GROTTO]

 

[GROTTO]

 

[Peter Doherty]

We pumped Port Power by 10 goals and also beat them with a goal after the siren on the same day, LOL.

 

[dplggr47]

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Two weeks in a row and we get to play the bottom side.

 

[BRL121]

If you're pumped from the footy and want to keep it going, the snooker is on right now. Tour championship, greatest of all time, Ronnie O'Sullivan vs the Aussie Neil Robertson.

Come on Neil!!

Where? I was disgusted when Foxtel dropped Eurosport.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Where? I was disgusted when Foxtel dropped Eurosport.

It's on Kayo, so would be on Fox Sports too.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

And to top the night off Tex Wanganeen already playing for the Dons

 

[FR0GGY]

And to top the night off Tex Wanganeen already playing for the Dons

How’d he go?

 

[MatthewB]

 

[StickerMan]

It is scary how much Port of 2022 is making the same errors of the Crows of the past.

1. Severe overrating of the list
2. A snake oil salesman for a coach (at least we had the sense to get rid of Sando)
3. Another snake oil salesman for a President
4. Off field promotions from within the organisation
5. Off field staff leaving and not being replaced

I've been saying that the cliff has been coming for them for some time and the signs have been there. I thought it would come last year, but they were blessed with a soft draw and limited impact with injuries, but this year, they've had a couple of injuries to key personnel, a tougher fixture and their aging stars are looking old.

Oh, and suck shit Chris Davies, couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. Where's the professional jealousy now??

 

[treeman]

It is scary how much Port of 2022 is making the same errors of the Crows of the past.

1. Severe overrating of the list
2. A snake oil salesman for a coach (at least we had the sense to get rid of Sando)
3. Another snake oil salesman for a President
4. Off field promotions from within the organisation
5. Off field staff leaving and not being replaced

I've been saying that the cliff has been coming for them for some time and the signs have been there. I thought it would come last year, but they were blessed with a soft draw and limited impact with injuries, but this year, they've had a couple of injuries to key personnel, a tougher fixture and their aging stars are looking old.

Oh, and suck shit Chris Davies, couldn't happen to a nicer bloke. Where's the professional jealousy now??

Yeah I don't think Port can come back from this.

Hopefully they think Ken's only problem is lack of support rather than sacking him.

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