Oppo Camp Regular Non Eagles Discussion

[Wild Kelly]

I mean spoiling through or fumbling under pressure seem fair enough. But to handball demonstrates possession and at least some kind of choices available. He handballed to nobody. Just a weird look I guess but rules are rules.

There was a Port player between him and the "line" and the ball went in his general vicinity ...... and he was under pressure. Therefore, no free.

 

[ghostbat12]

Duursma just found out his Tinder account got banned

Making fun of a 19 year old who just suffered serious injuries.

Real brave behind the keyboard.

 

[FKASC]

Making fun of a 19 year old who just suffered serious injuries.

Real brave behind the keyboard.

It was a reference to recent alleged online antics of his

 

[TY24]

Making fun of a 19 year old who just suffered serious injuries.

Real brave behind the keyboard.

We’re not making fun of his injuries, we’re making fun of his off field behaviour.

 

[MaxHunt]

Looks like not an ACL, good news for the young fella.

 

[Coasters7]

Free kick but not suspension . It was a late tackle but no sling . Just a shame if he has done his knee when the tackle was unnecessary

Depends what the rule actually is. Edwards completed a clearly late and unnecessary tackle so he should be responsible for anything that occurs from said tackle right? He caused the hyperextending and in turn the concussion too. Or, at least, that was the vibe I got from the Dangerfield one. If you elect to contest the ball then you better make sure that bloke gets up without a sore head or you’re cooked.

 

[TY24]

Depends what the rule actually is. Edwards completed a clearly late and unnecessary tackle so he should be responsible for anything that occurs from said tackle right? He caused the hyperextending and in turn the concussion too. Or, at least, that was the vibe I got from the Dangerfield one. If you elect to contest the ball then you better make sure that bloke gets up without a sore head or you’re cooked.

Depends.

Dangerfield was suspended because he elected to bump and made high contact which directly caused a concussion and broken nose.

Edwards’ tackle was fractionally late, he doesn’t make any high contact with Xavier, and he doesn’t sling him or pin his arms, so the tackle itself is late but there’s nothing reportable in there. It’s a free kick, undoubtedly. A suspension? I don’t think so personally.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

No idea why there’s contention about the rushed. He rushed the behind, in the goal square, surrounded by opposition players. He could have kicked it into the fiftieth tier and it would still be legal.

It’s quite literally the textbook example of where to be and how much pressure is needed for a legal rushed behind.

 

[Truckosaurus]

No idea why there’s contention about the rushed.

A Melbourne team lost a close game.

 

[jesterwester]

Port deserved winners in the end. Controlled the play for longer just couldn’t kick the goals. Really should have been 4-5 goals up in the second quarter, but missed so many chances, which is surprising given how accurate they were last week on the set shot from similar range.

Thankfully for Duursma it doesn’t look like an ACL, so hopefully he will be back soon. Same with butters, hopefully he has escaped the dreaded syndesmosis.

Tell you what, for a guy on such big $$$ I really don’t know what Tom Lynch offers to Richmond right now. He doesn’t work anywhere near as hard to present or to defend. He seems the odd one out in a forward line that works hard all night to run both ways. From the same draft, I’d take Darling any day of the week.

 

[Dylan82]

I wasn't really impressed by either team tonight to be honest.

Port should have smashed Richmond off the ground. +35 contested possessions, +12 clearances, +12 inside 50s - and yet they managed to butcher the ball so thoroughly that the Tigers were able to better them for metres gained, score involvements and effective disposals. Port kicked the ball at only 60% efficiency in dry conditions.

As for Richmond, the only way they could get their hands on the ball was when Port coughed it up. 69 of their total of 77 points (90%) were scored directly from Port Adelaide turnovers.

It leaves me with the opinion that both clubs have a lot to work on at the moment.

 

[MeltMan]

No idea why there’s contention about the rushed. He rushed the behind, in the goal square, surrounded by opposition players. He could have kicked it into the fiftieth tier and it would still be legal.

It’s quite literally the textbook example of where to be and how much pressure is needed for a legal rushed behind.

It seems like its just the action of a hanball, no one cries foul if you 1 hand smash it off the ground.

 

[THE A5]

I wasn't really impressed by either team tonight to be honest.

Port should have smashed Richmond off the ground. +35 contested possessions, +12 clearances, +12 inside 50s - and yet they managed to butcher the ball so thoroughly that the Tigers were able to better them for metres gained, score involvements and effective disposals. Port kicked the ball at only 60% efficiency in dry conditions.

As for Richmond, the only way they could get their hands on the ball was when Port coughed it up. 69 of their total of 77 points (90%) were scored directly from Port Adelaide turnovers.

It leaves me with the opinion that both clubs have a lot to work on at the moment.

I means it's round 4. Both sides would rather play their best footy later in the year

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Depends what the rule actually is. Edwards completed a clearly late and unnecessary tackle so he should be responsible for anything that occurs from said tackle right? He caused the hyperextending and in turn the concussion too. Or, at least, that was the vibe I got from the Dangerfield one. If you elect to contest the ball then you better make sure that bloke gets up without a sore head or you’re cooked.

Pretty sure you are mixing it up with if you elect to bump then the resulting 'concussion' is on the player .
Its to do with head high contact.

A normal person in the dangerfield bump would have jumped and tried to smother the handball . Dangerflog changed direction and nailed him late on purpose. Dog act .

Edwards tackled late . But it wasn't a sling or spear tackle . Duursma's foot gets stuck and he kind of face plants .

Knee injury from a tackle won't get you suspended. The concussion was just a freak occurrence IMO .

 

[ep2018]

Richmond are 2-2 but you just know they'll be back in the thick of it again come end of the season.

 

[ioppolo]

Richmond are 2-2 but you just know they'll be back in the thick of it again come end of the season.

The way Richmond roll I'd be nervous if they finished eight tbh.

They were 7-6 in 2019 at one point.

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

The way Richmond roll I'd be nervous if they finished eight tbh.

They were 7-6 in 2019 at one point.

They've had some pretty favourable finals fixtures over the course. Would be nice to get the same treatment they get by the MRO too, especially come finals time.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

The way Richmond roll I'd be nervous if they finished eight tbh.

They were 7-6 in 2019 at one point.

The beauty of never really being in danger of not having home finals.

More Vic clubs than not in the comp. Each of the last four finals series have featured five Vic clubs, all but ensuring the Tigers will host a final at the MCG no matter where they finish.

Add on top of that their experience in finals, the fact they’ve been there before (a lot), and you’ve got a recipe for a team that could genuinely win it all from 8th, and do it all with home finals the whole way to be honest.

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

The beauty of never really being in danger of not having home finals.

More Vic clubs than not in the comp. Each of the last four finals series have featured five Vic clubs, all but ensuring the Tigers will host a final at the MCG no matter where they finish.

Add on top of that their experience in finals, the fact they’ve been there before (a lot), and you’ve got a recipe for a team that could genuinely win it all from 8th, and do it all with home finals the whole way to be honest.

Hilariously unfair competition

 

[ep2018]

The beauty of never really being in danger of not having home finals.

More Vic clubs than not in the comp. Each of the last four finals series have featured five Vic clubs, all but ensuring the Tigers will host a final at the MCG no matter where they finish.

Add on top of that their experience in finals, the fact they’ve been there before (a lot), and you’ve got a recipe for a team that could genuinely win it all from 8th, and do it all with home finals the whole way to be honest.

Vic teams are the only ones capable of winning the flag from outside the top 4 in this comp. Richmond absolutely can win it from 8th. Even the dogs in 2016 played a semi final and the grand final at the MCG, both as the lower ranked side. GWS gave it a red hot crack but ultimately were cooked, playing their third final in a row interstate. We'd have to depend on Freo hosting a SF or PF to win the flag outside the top 4, otherwise I suspect we'd end up like the giants @ 2019 GF.

 

[Rowan18]

The beauty of never really being in danger of not having home finals.

More Vic clubs than not in the comp. Each of the last four finals series have featured five Vic clubs, all but ensuring the Tigers will host a final at the MCG no matter where they finish.

Add on top of that their experience in finals, the fact they’ve been there before (a lot), and you’ve got a recipe for a team that could genuinely win it all from 8th, and do it all with home finals the whole way to be honest.

Thats where teams like us, Port and Brisbane come into the mix. Port should really have knocked them off in the prelim last year. Doubt things align for them to win a knock out final on the road again (if it happens).

 

[ep2018]

Hilariously unfair competition

Makes the flags we win all the more sweeter tho. Playing the decider in 2018 against a team we beat already that finals series, a team we finished above H&A as well, at their own home ground, bloody ridiculous in a national comp.

 

[MrKK]

I just realised we last played Port at Adelaide Oval in 2018 and don't play them again this year. Unless we meet in finals, it will be nearly four years since we last played them there (assuming we play them there next year).

I assume they asked the AFL to avoid that fixture after 2017 an 2018 heartbreaks.

 

[ep2018]

I assume they asked the AFL to avoid that fixture after 2017 an 2018 heartbreaks.

IIRC we were meant to play them at AO Good friday last year before COVID, was looking likely that the teams would alternate the Good Friday game and turn it into a tradition, now they have given the crows the game?

 

[MrKK]

IIRC we were meant to play them at AO Good friday last year before COVID, was looking likely that the teams would alternate the Good Friday game and turn it into a tradition, now they have given the crows the game?

Not sure about starting a tradition, but you're right we were due to meet them at AO on Good Friday isn't the original fixture.