Have to say that the umpiring across the league is going to cause a serious incident at some stage as sections of fans from all clubs are getting seriously angry during games. It will only take one hero who has consumed too many and it will be on. I have been saying for weeks the holding the ball decisions in most games have been beyond belief. Yesterday was no different.
Bucks . The crowd was not specifically booing Pendlebury. They where still wound up from a few of the head scratching decisions in the last 10 minutes. The booing started pretty much straight after the siren.
To the cock head who thought it was a good idea to push my wife over so you could start yelling at Essendon supporters booing while your coach was making his speech. You are a lucky man. If not for a few friends to hold me back you would have been the poster boy for a toothless Pies supporter.




Back to the game it was a great game minus the umpires. I was pissed off that we lost but walked away happy we put in a serious effort. In the end I think the difference was they got a fraction more out of their midfield. Our top three in Shiel , Merritt and Heppel can match most sides but we need to be getting more out of the next 3 or 4. That means improvement from the young blokes and a step up from a couple of the older players. The Pies had just a fraction more polish in positioning and general midfield craft.
The all day pressure was amazing from both sides and despite some average turnovers I am glad we learnt from the Saints game and kept trying to attack.
2017 Joe looks to be re emerging
I think this game proves that discussions about some fringe players is simply tinkering around the edges.