Opinion Non-Crows AFL 4: The Centre Cannot Hold

[pjcrows]

Cats will win.

 

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Agreed. It will be driven in part by other clubs looking to change coaches, and therefore the pressure is on to make sure you get the one you want before someone else does. Otherwise you’ll be left with the last man standing - again.

Although this year it’s complicated by not wanting to go too early because you want to see if Clarko will be available later in the year

There is no doubt a few clubs, including Port, are having these conversations behind closed doors. The game is afoot!

AFL control Port Finance's on two fronts,
Firstly they hold Port's Licence, and Port are a long way off paying that off,
Secondly, they sign up for the AFL covid Loan Lot of little rules came with that Loan.

Port would struggle to get the AFL to agree with a huge Payout to Hinkley, and if the AFL agree to that, I doubt they would agree to pay top dollar for a replacement like Clarkson, Especially when the AFL if the rumours are true want Clackson elsewhere. Port would only get approval for a low-cost newbie

You never know they may end up with a favourite son who use to be a ruckman. And that did not turn out too good the last time.

 

[FR0GGY]

Cameron doesn’t seem to wear a mouth guard

 

[aabp1978]

From the Port board….

“Once he's gone, we should play our first game after his departure in the prison bars, to celebrate the start of a new era”…..

I don’t understand how dreaming of wearing the jumper of your reserves team would define a new era, but anyway…

 

[Geoffa32]

AFL control Port Finance's on two fronts,
Firstly they hold Port's Licence, and Port are a long way off paying that off,
Secondly, they sign up for the AFL covid Loan Lot of little rules came with that Loan.

Port would struggle to get the AFL to agree with a huge Payout to Hinkley, and if the AFL agree to that, I doubt they would agree to pay top dollar for a replacement like Clarkson, Especially when the AFL if the rumours are true want Clackson elsewhere. Port would only get approval for a low-cost newbie

You never know they may end up with a favourite son who use to be a ruckman. And that did not turn out too good the last time.

Lade not a bad option.

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[Geoffa32]

Cameron doesn’t seem to wear a mouth guard

A lot of players don't. Madness

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Lade not a bad option.

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i Remember when People said the same thing about Primus.

 

[Geoffa32]

Worse decision ever

Then given a 50m for abuse.

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[TubbsFarquhar]

Umpiring in this league is cooked. Has to be the number 1 item for the new CEO to fix.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Worse decision ever

Then given a 50m for abuse.

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For throwing his arms up because it's apparently "lack of respect".

 

[MatthewB]

Greg Louganis would be happy with that dive

 

[FR0GGY]

Wow, way to made the umpires liked

 

[FR0GGY]

For throwing his arms up because it's apparently "lack of respect".

It wasn’t even him it was two players in the middle of the ground that watched the replay and saw what everyone else did.

 

[Scorpus]

The standard of umpiring has never been worse. It's diabolical

 

[Geoffa32]

What the hell was Frost meant to do there. Let Hawkins mark it.



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[Scorpus]

The umpires get abused because they make absolutely horrendous decisions multiple times a game

 

[chazwazza]

From the Port board….

“Once he's gone, we should play our first game after his departure in the prison bars, to celebrate the start of a new era”…..

I don’t understand how dreaming of wearing the jumper of your reserves team would define a new era, but anyway…

Bless them, poor deluded critters

 

[CrowinNT]

No one would ever recognise Rockliff walking down the street

Are you serious? It all happens at a certain cafe

 

[Geoffa32]

Bless them, poor deluded critters

Probably still believes in Santa too....

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[aabp1978]

And now getting trolled by the Seven commentary team about Gunston..making it sound like we traded him for Sam Kerridge! FFS, we never had a friggin choice!!! He selected one team!!!!

 

[Scorpus]

If umpires want to be respected and want to pay frees against for abuse, they need to clamp down on players abusing the rules.

Staging should be a 1 week suspension minimum. You dive, you flop, you are done.

Suspensions for ducking, diving, dropping the knees or shrugging tackles. Any contact that deliberately draws a high free, you're done.

 

[Bay62]

AFL control Port Finance's on two fronts,
Firstly they hold Port's Licence, and Port are a long way off paying that off,
Secondly, they sign up for the AFL covid Loan Lot of little rules came with that Loan.

Port would struggle to get the AFL to agree with a huge Payout to Hinkley, and if the AFL agree to that, I doubt they would agree to pay top dollar for a replacement like Clarkson, Especially when the AFL if the rumours are true want Clackson elsewhere. Port would only get approval for a low-cost newbie

You never know they may end up with a favourite son who use to be a ruckman. And that did not turn out too good the last time.

Apparently there’s a cap on the payout of 6 months, which would make it a bit easier. But yep they’re not going to be able to afford Clarkson, and he won’t want to go there and neither do the AFL.

A few of them are suggesting Hardwick, former player and obviously got the runs on the board. But he wouldn’t be cheap either

I think they’ll have to settle for a low cost assistant

 

[CrowinNT]

If umpires want to be respected and want to pay frees against for abuse, they need to clamp down on players abusing the rules.

Staging should be a 1 week suspension minimum. You dive, you flop, you are done.

Suspensions for ducking, diving, dropping the knees or shrugging tackles. Any contact that deliberately draws a high free, you're done.

Will not happen

 

[Scorpus]

Will not happen

Of course not, because Joel Selwood and Trent Cotchin would cop 100 weeks of suspensions a season

 

[Geoffa32]

If umpires want to be respected and want to pay frees against for abuse, they need to clamp down on players abusing the rules.

Staging should be a 1 week suspension minimum. You dive, you flop, you are done.

Suspensions for ducking, diving, dropping the knees or shrugging tackles. Any contact that deliberately draws a high free, you're done.

Dropping the ball in a tackle should always be HTB and dropping it just before being tackled play on. Not holding the man.

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