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Oppo Camp Regular Non Eagles Discussion V2

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At least you can say Eleni has improved. She's now significantly better at bouncing the ball. I remember her umpiring her first game against us and barely being able to get the ball to bounce above the rucks heads.
 

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She's no worse than many of the others, but she stands out more so her errors do too.
True, but she's still shit and should not be an AFL level umpire. Razor Ray and that bald guy also stand out and they are pretty average too.

The AFL has a big umpiring problem. They need to raise the standard, or if that is not possible, simplify the rules to make umpiring better.

All this talk of how good Gil has been as a CEO but I think he's actually done a lot of stuff that will cause the league big problems over the next few decades. Umpiring is so Symptomatic of his approach, make it all look good on the surface and redirect attention away from a growing problem. Players were getting fed up so they just change the rules to crack down on umpire abuse. Classic AFL.
 
Richmond also appears to be over the hill and facing a rebuild. They won the spoon in 2009 and we won it in 2010. Both teams played regular finals from 2013-2020 and obviously won flags. As frustrating as our current situation is, a lot of it is probably the system forcing good clubs down due to lack of high end draft talent.
 
Richmond also appears to be over the hill and facing a rebuild. They won the spoon in 2009 and we won it in 2010. Both teams played regular finals from 2013-2020 and obviously won flags. As frustrating as our current situation is, a lot of it is probably the system forcing good clubs down due to lack of high end draft talent.

Tarrant would be regretting going there, chased a flag leaving Norf and chose very poorly.
 
Tarrant would be regretting going there, chased a flag leaving Norf and chose very poorly.

You could leave north for Freo and still not regret it

Getting out of there would be like getting paroled early
 
You could leave north for Freo and still not regret it

Getting out of there would be like getting paroled early
If nothing else he'll get to play Dreamtime and Anzac Day Eve games rather than get flogged on Good Friday.
 
True, but she's still shit and should not be an AFL level umpire. Razor Ray and that bald guy also stand out and they are pretty average too.

The AFL has a big umpiring problem. They need to raise the standard, or if that is not possible, simplify the rules to make umpiring better.

All this talk of how good Gil has been as a CEO but I think he's actually done a lot of stuff that will cause the league big problems over the next few decades. Umpiring is so Symptomatic of his approach, make it all look good on the surface and redirect attention away from a growing problem. Players were getting fed up so they just change the rules to crack down on umpire abuse. Classic AFL.
I blame the AFL. They keep introducing and changing rules / interpretations that don't need to be changed. They make it much harder than it needs to be.
 

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Today's the first time I'm willing to believe Ports second rounder could actually be 19
So what you’re saying is we’ll have picks 19 and 20 in this years draft
 
The match against Port next week is shaping up to be potentially the worst match of football that has ever been played at this rate.

Both teams playing with awful defensive-minded approaches - will be lucky to end up with a combined score over 90 between them.
 

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Wouldn't be surprised if Port have a new coach when they play us next week.
Nah, losing to us would be what pushes them over the edge. I wonder if the opposite is true (though I think Simmo has some credits in the bank from the premiership).
 
Hopefullt the tarps will make a shock return next week
 
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