Oppo Camp Non-Essendon Football Thread XVII

[DERO]

Free kick or not a free kick against Warner?

 

[Vindicater]

Free kick or not a free kick against Warner?

I thought not at first but his shoulder got the dogs player in the face.

 

[mike14]

Free kick or not a free kick against Warner?

I thought it was a poor decision.
It's been a bad night for umpiring, they are basically ignoring holding the ball/incorrect disposal

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Swans fans up in arms that not every call goes their way.

 

[DERO]

I thought it was a poor decision.
It's been a bad night for umpiring, they are basically ignoring holding the ball/incorrect disposal

I agreed at first glance but his shoulder did hit the bulldogs player. Is the unp technically correct (as much as I dislike the decision)?

 

[Phone]

i know dunking on nathan brown

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is easy (see: @TrackMyBrown) but I swear for the last month on a Thursday ahead of the Friday game, he's just said "the last few weeks (team X) has had a half back flanker get a heap of the ball, bet on half ball flanker from (team Y) to get a heap of the ball!". god this betting **** sucks

 

[mike14]

I agreed at first glance but his shoulder did hit the bulldogs player. Is the unp technically correct (as much as I dislike the decision)?

Kust went back and watched the replay about 10 times.
It is probably technically correct based on whatever wording is currently doing the rounds.
My issues are; from where he was standing the umpire basically couldn't see that so he has guessed based on force of contact, and I guarantee that you'll see more blatant high tackles missed over the course of this weekend.

It's a stupidly hard game to umpire, but they really do themselves no favours a lot of the time.

 

[windyhill]

Warner ! ****ing scary footballer.

 

[Blind Turn]

Warner ! ******* scary footballer.

He’s found his mojo like Ablett Jr and Jobe did. Just knows he can dominate at the highest level now.

 

[MiguelM]

I thought it was a poor decision.
It's been a bad night for umpiring, they are basically ignoring holding the ball/incorrect disposal

Accross the whole comp they are ignoring holding the ball/incorrect disposal. Need to start rewarding the tackler. Everyone I speak to is saying it. Even the commentators are. Leigh Matthews has blasted it on numerous occasions.

It must be a direction, much too noticeable. It is either to keep the game flowing at all costs or trying to discourage tackling.

 

[justlookingaround]

That was one of the worst 50s I've ever seen paid in the last couple minutes.
Seriously who tf pays that - that gets paid a spoil some days.

 

[Agronomus]

That was one of the worst 50s I've ever seen paid in the last couple minutes.
Seriously who tf pays that - that gets paid a spoil some days.

Don't you watch many swans games? I'm surprised the bulldogs player didn't get reported for it

 

[Zach Package]

Love the look of Riley Garcia, great power through the legs, a bit of the Caldwell’s about him.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Don't you watch many swans games? I'm surprised the bulldogs player didn't get reported for it

Umps have definitely fallen out of love with the doggies this year, theyve moved on to new flames in the Blues and Swans

 

[Pweter]

Umps have definitely fallen out of love with the doggies this year, theyve moved on to new flames in the Blues and Swans

When did they fall out of love with the Swans?

 

[joey_jo_jo]

When did they fall out of love with the Swans?

dont think they did but Dogs have definitely been their number 1 for the last few seasons.
In all seriousness though I think the reason the dogs free kick differential has dropped off so much this year is because their midfield group havent been performing at their best. They do stage for frees a lot but you need to be first to the ball in first place to get the holding, high and in the back calls the dogs mids usually milk.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Off-topic but could we get a general thread about our season, overall form, ladder, topics regarding multiple players, etc;? Don't think we have one.

 

[katana]

When did they fall out of love with the Swans?

2016 grand final would take a long time to get over as a supporter

 

[mcgrath_truther]

Off-topic but could we get a general thread about our season, overall form, ladder, topics regarding multiple players, etc;? Don't think we have one.

make one yourself

 

[mcgrath_truther]

Umps have definitely fallen out of love with the doggies this year, theyve moved on to new flames in the Blues and Swans

and us, mostly tbh

 

[joey_jo_jo]

and us, mostly tbh

Haha yeah didnt want to mention that. Again i think we are being rewarded a bit for being first to the ball this year

 

[mcgrath_truther]

Haha yeah didnt want to mention that. Again i think we are being rewarded a bit for being first to the ball this year

think also we just don't give away too many free kicks, even from an almost unbiased perspective we're pretty clean players

 

[Don Won]

Haha yeah didnt want to mention that. Again i think we are being rewarded a bit for being first to the ball this year

think also we just don't give away too many free kicks, even from an almost unbiased perspective we're pretty clean players

And we never challenge the tribunal so there is that...

 

[Mercurial89]

AFL360 in particular blew my mind last night. Robbo saying the Franga guy should have braced. Gerard saying there was no malice. Both saying they'd be fine with 4 weeks.

What the heck? For that action and those injuries? When they were entirely comfortable with Wright's punishment that was far more a football action and much less injury consequences

Just on this,
When it comes to certain media members changing their tune on something they are usually strong on I sometimes wonder if they share agents with the player that's involved.
It would make sense why on some issues people put kid gloves on or temper their commentary.

The Parker incident was exactly the act that we should be harshy criticizing in every format, it's the wright and green, and unfortunate player whos unlucky in a tackle that we should discuss with nuance.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Tsatas omitted.

Questioning me again eh