Mega Thread Port Forum 'General AFL Talk' Thread Part 11

[El Zorro]

Buckley has got BALLS!

 

[tangolikelama]

Loling at the booing but that's great by Bucks

 

[Doctor Feel]

Bucks ahahaha

 

[YoungsterPA]

Some of the strongest boos I’ve ever heard haha

 

[PJ Power]

Umpiring aside, it looked like a finals type game. Lots of pressure all over the ground, with a lot of the play confined to between the 50m arcs. Fairly low scoring.
Both teams look like they are well coached and they have players who can stand up to finals like pressure.

Without looking too far ahead, I'm going to be very interested to see how we cope with Collingwood's style of play. They have a lot of very good players, and collectively are playing a better team brand of footy. Hopefully, we're just as good if not better. After the last two weeks, who knows?

 

[Ports1870]

Hahaha Buckley

 

[RossFC]

hahaha Buckley

 

[edgie]

#freekickcollingwood

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The difference isn't that bad. Check the bulldogs for a good one!


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[Doctor Feel]

Man. That was a ****ing farce. The AFL have completely lost control.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

It's well beyond time for full time professional umpires

Why do you think that will improve them?

 

[Ports1870]

Guarantee this booing to get talked about all week

 

[JUSTWORK]

Well done bucks

 

[Schulzenfest]

What did Buckley do?

It's well beyond time for full time professional umpires

Fixing the rules would do far more for the game than full time umpires.

 

[crafty_bernardo]

Best game of the year? It was boring af

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Lot of booing. Don't suppose there will be an inquisition of Essendon supporters.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Thank you King! Calling out the umpiring.

 

[CharlieKelly]

Even the SANFL has better umpiring, that says a lot

It's why I enjoy watching it more than AFL sometimes (i.e. last year's SANFL finals), the standard of the players are obviously second-tier, but it's not as over-umpired as AFL is these days

 

[Shane_Mag]

Well now be prepared for the media to run with Pendlebury being "booed"

 

[Magus]

Sometimes it is hard to blame them though. Gil, Hocking and co have introduced so many interpretations and grey areas and rules that contradict other rules into the game that it's impossible to umpire consistently.

Absolutely agree but I think they need to come out and state their view on some of the calls that have been made lately. The interpretation of holding the ball and incorrect disposal is something that most would agree just isn't being judged correctly.
The players don't get it, the fans don't get it and the commentators don't get it.

 

[Doctor Feel]

**** off commentators. This is all umpiring. They weren't booing Pendles, they were ****ing livid by the absolute shit state of umpiring in this game. Deplorable.

 

[Harlott]

Buckley shaming the Ess supporters and calling the umpires champions.

 

[RossFC]

David King "I think I'm gonna die in here"

Johnno Brown "She'll be right"

 

[JUSTWORK]

What did Buckley do?

Started his speech just after the medal was awarded with;

“Shame on everyone who boo’d a champion”

 

[El_Scorcho]

Some of those holding the ball non-calls were bizarre. How often do you see all the players stop on a HTB decision that doesn't get paid? We had 2 clear ones in that last quarter.

 

[Scholz Supremacy]

Hope the Essendon fan base get roasted for booing Pendlebury.