Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 27

[Doctor Feel]

I liked Campo's idea of a shootout. 5 kicks each from 40m out. Then goes to sudden death. Would be awesome!

Lol imagine Dixon, Marshall and Finlayson doing that.

 

[bringbackbucky]

Lol imaginr Dixon, Marshall and Finlayson doing tha

Would be worth it just to see the look of fear on Charlie's face.

 

[Jonts]

All draws do is rob you of a good finish. Golden point yesterday would've been fantastic.

It was a good finish yesterday though

 

[Grave Danger]

Least frees given away? Nah, we all know why that one won't fly. How about highest SuperCoach™ scores!

 

[TeeKray]

Who would people pick as our 5? I'd go:

1 - Rioli
2 - Houston
3 - Horne-Francis
4 - Farrell
5 - Burton

Pretty damning that only 1 is a forward.

 

[Buget]

Who would people pick as our 5? I'd go:

1 - Rioli
2 - Houston
3 - Horne-Francis
4 - Farrell
5 - Burton

Farrell on the run may be.

 

[edgie]

Lol imagine Dixon, Marshall and Finlayson doing that.

Lookout anyone sitting in the wanganeen stand

 

[edgie]

Just live with a draw ffs, the need for some people to constantly challenge the existence of everything is tiresome.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Dixon kicking in a shoot out like:

 

[Papa G]

Just live with a draw ffs, the need for some people to constantly challenge the existence of everything is tiresome.

Completely agree. It's such an uncommon outcome. How often do these dickhead players say "it's a hollow feeling"? Would you rather have lost? It is what it is. Outside of finals, it is a completely acceptable outcome.

 

[TeeKray]

Completely agree. It's such an uncommon outcome. How often do these dickhead players say "it's a hollow feeling"? Would you rather have lost? It is what it is. Outside of finals, it is a completely acceptable outcome.

Most of the time a draw effectively ends up being a win or a loss anyway depending on whether your percentage is higher or lower than the teams with the same number of wins as you.

I will concede this year could be different as there have already been multiple draws and shared among teams who are fighting for similar ladder positions.

 

[NoddyHolder]

A draw is 100% a legitimate sporting result

How would you draw haters feel if extra time got the camrys the win that got them into the finals and our mental giants then had to face them in an elimination final?

 

[Izzy01]

A draw is just part of footy.
If you weren't good enough to win in 120 minutes, too bad

 

[TeeKray]

A draw is 100% a legitimate sporting result

How would you draw haters feel if extra time got the camrys the win that got them into the finals and our mental giants then had to face them in an elimination final?

A draw is not a legitimate result in most sports.

Also, the draw might be as good as a win to get them into finals if they have the same number of wins as the 9th placed team but a lower percentage.

I'm not particularly fussed either way but it's a worthwhile discussion to have.

 

[Wargreymon90]

The whole “extra time” debate is there for the media have something to talk about. I highly doubt it’s given legitimate consideration by the AFL.

 

[edgie]

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I'm not particularly fussed either way but it's a worthwhile discussion to have.

It's not.

 

[manureid]

A draw is a viable result in the biggest sport in the world.

 

[JimmyBC]

I remember enjoying the draw with Richmond in 2012 with Hocking in the interim seat I dunno why really.

Jimmy's Dad: "That Aaron Young

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is gonna be a player I tells ya" - Woo

 

[theouthouse]

Cut out the middleman and let the umpires decide who wins in the event of a draw.

 

[NoddyHolder]

A draw is not a legitimate result in most sports.

A draw is a very common result in the two most popular sports in the world. Try telling a soccer fan it's not a legitimate result

 

[edgie]

I remember enjoying the draw with Richmond in 2012 with Hocking in the interim seat I dunno why really.

Jimmy's Dad: "That Aaron Young is gonna be a player I tells ya" - Woo

Aaron Young did in fact be a player of football, he may still be a player of football even. Your dad was right.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

The draw is great. Always such an overreaction to something that happens maybe 2/200 games for the year.

If a winner can’t be decided in 2 hours of footy then the points deserve to be split.

Gimmicks like a goal shootout just appease people whose attention span lasts about 5 minutes and need instant satisfaction.

 

[El Zorro]

All draws do is rob you of a good finish. Golden point yesterday would've been fantastic.

A draw is one of the three possible results in football games. Just because it doesn't happen too often in Aussie rules football it doesn't need a "better" finish during the H&A season.

 

[Capital Power]

NRL has had golden point for some years. Not a fan, although of course draws would be otherwise far more common in their lower scoring games. It becomes a bit of a crap shoot which is really only necessary in knock-out games.

 

[TeeKray]

A draw is a very common result in the two most popular sports in the world. Try telling a soccer fan it's not a legitimate result

Soccer is a very different game in the sense that there isn't a good way to quickly resolve a drawn game. There are also lots of draws because of the low scoring nature of the game which means draws are a genuine part of the ladder rather than basically a win or loss depending on your percentage which they end up being most of the time in AFL.

Basketball to me is most comparable to footy. Four quarters, high scoring. You can get a result in pretty much whatever time frame you choose. I think yesterday would've been way more entertaining with some form of extra time but clearly that's a minority view.