Review Preliminary Final, 2025 - Collingwood vs. Brisbane Lions

[morsie]

No more on this topic for gawds sake.Its Wednesday ,everyone made up their m I Nd about this on Saturday and we hav e a G V to win.

 

[Conlan12]

Yes-Lions supporters never complain about non decisions in finals.....oh wait.

Who are you playing this weekend?

 

[NeverEddie]

So you are saying the umpire fraternity has misinterpreted this rule for decades and nobody has ever pulled them aside during their weekly training session and told them they have got it all wrong? And this applies all the way through to local footy. I've even heard players yell at the ump claiming they had eyes on the ball and they have always stated it doesn't matter, you cannot make front on contact with a player who is attempting to mark the ball.

I wish I had the technical know-how to compile twenty examples of this from this very season. And that line about Whose sole objective is not to contest or spoil a mark is insane. In what situation would any player not be either contesting the mark or attempting to spoil?

And if this is the letter of the law why is Andrew Dillon so ambivalent? He should state emphatically that it was not an infringement and never has been! Then we will know next time that we can crash into a player awaiting a pass from front on as long as we are watching the pill. What a crock! They have never allowed that.

I disagree with your contention that this is how it has always been interpreted (despite the rule). What you are basically claiming is that this is the very first time, in the history of the game (or . . .as long as you have been watching) that the rules have been interpreted correctly. Poppycock!

 

[Tricky Dicky]

I disagree with your contention that this is how it has always been interpreted (despite the rule). What you are basically claiming is that this is the very first time, in the history of the game (or . . .as long as you have been watching) that the rules have been interpreted correctly. Poppycock!

Then there's the other contention that we (the pies) expect to get the rub of the green with the umpiring at the MCG, and come from behind in the last quarter and pinch games in time on.

 

[PertRoosOsborne]

Is Eddie still whinging about the umpiring?

 

[dlanod]

Can I ask a genuine question? I do come in peace and the comments here seem reasonable. For as long as I've watched the game (and played it) front on contact in a marking contest was an instant free-no matter how insignificant the contact.

Must not have been watched or playing long. Youtube highlights of players taking a mark running back with the flight of the ball. Almost all of them involve front on contact. None of them resulted in free kicks.

I wish I had the technical know-how to compile twenty examples of this from this very season. And that line about Whose sole objective is not to contest or spoil a mark is insane. In what situation would any player not be either contesting the mark or attempting to spoil?

The rule is to adjudicate players taking out the body of others in the marking contest without making an attempt at the ball. There's examples in many games - it's crazy given how long you've apparently been watching and playing the game that you've missed them all, where a player runs into the front of a player about to take an uncontested mark either without turning around at all or without making an attempt to even track the ball - their sole aim is the body to stop the mark.

It's not meant to be a free for all for any contact from the front being a free kick and never has been.

 

[Zacs_Magic_Tooth]

In netball, incidental contact earns the opponent a free shot at goal. If it happens in the scoring circle, you’re marched right up to the post. Maybe that’s the game for some of these Wobbles fans—unrelenting justice served. Collingwood even have a top-flight team the supporters can jump on. Wait, no.. they built them new facilities, dumped them, then handed the space over to the same men’s AFL side demanding netball rules

 

[Fluke]

You know, Jon Ralph said a lot of stupid stuff after the game, but the one that no one seems to be calling him on was how apparently 9 minutes is heaps of time, and then 40 seconds later it's game over... Like... What?

 

[dlanod]

In netball, incidental contact earns the opponent a free shot at goal. If it happens in the scoring circle, you’re marched right up to the post.

FWIW neither of those are true.

Maybe that’s the game for some of these Wobbles fans—unrelenting justice served. Collingwood even have a top-flight team the supporters can jump on. Wait, no.. they built them new facilities, dumped them, then handed the space over to the same men’s AFL side demanding netball rules

FWIW most of this is!

 

[Tom14]

In netball, incidental contact earns the opponent a free shot at goal. If it happens in the scoring circle, you’re marched right up to the post. Maybe that’s the game for some of these Wobbles fans—unrelenting justice served. Collingwood even have a top-flight team the supporters can jump on. Wait, no.. they built them new facilities, dumped them, then handed the space over to the same men’s AFL side demanding netball rules

Lol

Questions must be asked of Collingwood's funding and where to now for Super Netball

Collingwood's decision to withdraw their license from Super Netball has left many sad, hurt and frustrated and rightly so. But also throws up so many questions; where did their government funding go? And what next for Netball Australia?

www.espn.com.au

In Collingwood's media release, it noted its strong commitment to its AFLW and VFLW program. I wonder why a similar level of commitment has not been shown to its netball program, particularly given the funding that Collingwood has been provided to support women's sport.

Like the $15 million federal government infrastructure grant. This grant was supposed to provide better facilities and support programs for female athletes. There was also $7 million provided from Nike, a commercial partner of the club, which was provided based on the existence of the netball club. Were either of these two funding streams provided with any conditions attached or has Collingwood used the money for other purposes?

 

[Zacs_Magic_Tooth]

FWIW neither of those are true.

FWIW most of this is!

You can shove your facts

 

[Sanchez365]

Can we just respond too any Collingwood supporter having a whinge about the free kick with the clear throw from GWS that led to the actual match winning goal that knocked us like 4-5 years ago when ever it was.

That was an actual robbery lol.

 

[dlanod]

Can we just respond too any Collingwood supporter having a whinge about the free kick with the clear throw from GWS that led to the actual match winning goal that knocked us like 4-5 years ago when ever it was.

That was an actual robbery lol.

Or the Lions getting told to take advantage in the 2023 GF...

 

[knaf]

So is what the Pies supporters are saying is the got a bad call with 9 minutes to go and this cause them to completely collapse mentally and lose by 5 goals?

 

[braddsey]

So is what the Pies supporters are saying is the got a bad call with 9 minutes to go and this cause them to completely collapse mentally and lose by 5 goals?

Yep. Mentally as strong as a block of butter on a summer’s day.

 

[Kernel Kurtz]

Must not have been watched or playing long. Youtube highlights of players taking a mark running back with the flight of the ball. Almost all of them involve front on contact. None of them resulted in free kicks.

The rule is to adjudicate players taking out the body of others in the marking contest without making an attempt at the ball. There's examples in many games - it's crazy given how long you've apparently been watching and playing the game that you've missed them all, where a player runs into the front of a player about to take an uncontested mark either without turning around at all or without making an attempt to even track the ball - their sole aim is the body to stop the mark.

It's not meant to be a free for all for any contact from the front being a free kick and never has been.

Beautifully put

 

[13Beast]

Can we just respond too any Collingwood supporter having a whinge about the free kick with the clear throw from GWS that led to the actual match winning goal that knocked us like 4-5 years ago when ever it was.

That was an actual robbery lol.

I am still haunted by that. Biggest single finals robbery against the Lions since we became good again and making finals. Who knows how far we could've gone??