Opinion Non-Crows AFL 5: Save Ken

[ams4crows]

There’s a thing called the draft and you need to have called their names out

We could have had Tom but we thought Fischer was a better defender.....

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

We could have had Tom but we thought Fischer was a better defender.....

Don't you mean Sam? Tom is a ruck. And, to be fair, McAsey was a standout junior KPD being named CHB in the U18 AA in his draft year and was touted as a top 10 prospect. Obviously his and SDK's careers are panning out very differently.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Don't you mean Sam? Tom is a ruck. And, tbf, McAsey was the best defender in his draft year so taking him over SDK made sense at the time. Obviously their careers are panning out very differently and you'd take Sam in a heartbeat.

What it does show again is you don’t need to use such a high pick on a key defender

 

[CrowinNT]

Go GWS

 

[MRB37]

What it does show again is you don’t need to use such a high pick on a key defender

Unless they've got that unique combo of outstanding height and athleticism and skill I reckon.

McAsey looks like he has neither.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Go GWS

Yep, reckon we are track for a top 4 pick for sure. Mutineer what’s the pointy end of draft looking like in particular mids?

 

[George CantStandYa]

Unless they've got that unique combo of outstanding height and athleticism and skill I reckon.

McAsey looks like he has neither.

He looked slow from his first preseason game, we obviously didn’t think it was an issue…

 

[ams4crows]

Yep, reckon we are track for a top 4 pick for sure. Mutineer what’s the pointy end of draft looking like in particular mids?

Elijah Tsatas 186cm mid Oakleigh Chargers would be very high on our list

 

[Mutineer]

Yep, reckon we are track for a top 4 pick for sure. Mutineer what’s the pointy end of draft looking like in particular mids?

Excellent especially since there's several talls that will likely be up near the pointy end to possibly open up midfield options quite a bit. Unfortunately the likely No.1 Will Ashcroft is a Brisbane F/S unless he doesn't nominate the Lions which seems unlikely given the Kangas would probably be where he'd be heading.

Nationals are less than a month away now, that's where the pecking order will become clearer.

 

[CrowinNT]

Yep, reckon we are track for a top 4 pick for sure. Mutineer what’s the pointy end of draft looking like in particular mids?

Go to appropriate Draft Thread please

 

[maxlilly]

GWS v Carlton 47 points each at half time
Close one

 

[CrowinNT]

GWS v Carlton 47 points each at half time
Close one

It’s been a reasonable game

 

[latinoheat]

GWS v Carlton 47 points each at half time
Close one

How’s Connor stone playing ? Rendell thinks we should chase him

 

[BACCS]

BT asking if Corey Durdin played like this at North, not realizing he’s thinking of Sam Durdin

38

Sam Durdin

Age

29

Ht

199cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.7

2star

K

6.2

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

11.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.6

4star

, no one corrected him either

 

[maxlilly]

How’s Connor stone playing ? Rendell thinks we should chase him

6 disposals at 3/4 time

 

[killtaker1993]

Bloody hell the umpiring in the Melbourne v WCE game is deplorable

 

[Magma]

wouldnt mind us finding a luke jackson

9

Luke Jackson

Age

24

Ht

199cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

3star

K

3.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

somewhere

 

[MRB37]

Bloody hell the umpiring in the Melbourne v WCE game is deplorable

 

[hey shorty]

Unbelievable

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Imo, the umpiring standard this year has been worse than I can ever remember.

The AFL changing the rules are a major factor.

The sooner Gil the dill is out of there, the better as we need leadership who are not ruining our great game.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Every year you think the umpiring can't possibly get any worse and they somehow find a way to reach new lows. The AFL have ruined this sport.

 

[MRB37]

Imo, the umpiring standard this year has been worse than I can ever remember.

The AFL changing the rules are a major factor.

The sooner Gil the dill is out of there, the better as we need leadership who are not ruining our great game.

Spend too much time concentrating on useless shit like if a guy is moving on the mark or throwing his arms out after a free instead of just calling the basic fundamental rules.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

The umpocratic oath needs to be rewritten with "first do no harm" as its first tenet

 

[spenze]

Think we should ask Owen Wilson what he thinks of that decision

 

[relapse]

Imo, the umpiring standard this year has been worse than I can ever remember.

The AFL changing the rules are a major factor.

The sooner Gil the dill is out of there, the better as we need leadership who are not ruining our great game.

I have a theory that the underlying motive behind the dissent rule is that it's an attempt to hide the poor standard of umpiring.

By getting the players to stand there and show absolutely no emotion over a free kick gives the impression that there's nothing wrong with the free kick and doesn't visibly highlight the terrible ones.

I'll give it a year or two and the broadcasters will be encouraged by the AFL to not highlight questionable free kicks.

The sad thing is that the AFL appear to think that silencing everyone about poor umpiring is easier than actually fixing the problem.