Review Round 17, 2021 vs Melbourne

[GremioPower]

From the overthinking things on a Sunday morning department.

How about something like if you are awarded a '50m' penalty:

• Inside your defensive 50: you get a free kick from the centre circle
• Between the arcs: you get a free kick from a point anywhere you choose on your attacking 50m arc
• Inside your attacking 50: you get a free kick from a 'penalty spot' 25m out from goal dead in front

Has the following advantages:

• no more "I'd like to buy real estate off of that umpire" commentary
• makes the 50m lines more than decorations (I know the 6-6-6 has started to give them some meaning)
• gets rid of the absolute gimme goals for infringements inside the F50 to something more like a soccer penalty where the player should goal but there is still at least some degree of difficulty

It makes sense. There would be three penalty spots: 25m (forward); 50m (midfield); center circle (defense).

My only objection is the possibility of a really short penalty advantage right outside F50. Maybe actually adding the 10m line for big penalties 25m from the goal.

 

[Duck Farmer]

My only objection is the possibility of a really short penalty advantage right outside F50.

Yeah, could lead to "professional fouls" just outside 50 but it's probably not too different from a player being fouled six inches outside the penalty box in soccer. If you're fouled six inches closer to goal there's a huge difference in the outcome.

 

[GremioPower]

Yeah, could lead to "professional fouls" just outside 50 but it's probably not too different from a player being fouled six inches outside the penalty box in soccer. If you're fouled six inches closer to goal there's a huge difference in the outcome.

Yes, but it’s a normal foul out of place. A 50m infringement in footy is supposed to be a more serious act.

 

[Duck Farmer]

A 50m infringement in footy is supposed to be a more serious act.

Like moving your foot a millimetre while the umpire is yelling "stand".

 

[GremioPower]

Like moving your foot a millimetre while the umpire is yelling "stand".

There are ridiculous fifties. Hence, the “supposed”…

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

10 Christian Petracca

5

Christian Petracca

Age

28

Ht

187cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.4

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.0

5star

CL

2.5

4star

D

24.4

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.5

3star

T

3.6

4star

CL

3.4

4star

D

19.0

5star

K

7.8

3star

HB

11.2

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.0

4star

(MELB)
8 Clayton Oliver

13

Clayton Oliver

Age

26

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.8

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

18.4

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

6.3

5star

CL

6.3

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

19.2

5star

K

4.6

2star

HB

14.6

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.8

5star

(MELB)
6 Tom McDonald

25

Tom Mcdonald

Age

31

Ht

195cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.4

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.7

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.9

4star

MG

261.8

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.6

1star

MG

135.6

2star

D

13.8

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

(MELB)
2 Steven May

1

Steven May

Age

32

Ht

193cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.7

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.5

3star

MG

307.3

4star

D

15.5

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.5

1star

MG

378.4

5star

D

12.4

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

(MELB)
2 Max Gawn

11

Max Gawn

Age

32

Ht

209cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.7

4star

CL

2.8

4star

HO

35.3

5star

D

18.5

4star

K

11.5

4star

HB

7.0

4star

CL

3.5

4star

HO

29.2

5star

D

8.4

3star

K

3.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

CL

1.0

3star

HO

15.6

5star

(MELB)
1 Kysaiah Pickett

36

Kysaiah Pickett

Age

22

Ht

171cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.0

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

3.3

3star

M

0.7

1star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.7

2star

HB

3.3

2star

M

0.7

1star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

0.8

1star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.8

4star

(MELB)
1 Christian Salem

3

Christian Salem

Age

28

Ht

184cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.9

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

6.5

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.1

5star

MG

350.6

5star

D

18.1

4star

K

12.0

5star

HB

6.1

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.1

3star

MG

285.7

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

6.2

3star

HB

1.8

2star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.0

4star

(MELB)

Coaches' votes, R17: Just one perfect game separates top six

It's getting tight at the top in the race for the AFLCA Champion Player Award

www.afl.com.au

 

[Frank Hansen II]

10 Christian Petracca (MELB)
8 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
6 Tom McDonald (MELB)
2 Steven May (MELB)
2 Max Gawn (MELB)
1 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB)
1 Christian Salem (MELB)

Coaches' votes, R17: Just one perfect game separates top six

It's getting tight at the top in the race for the AFLCA Champion Player Award

www.afl.com.au

Surprised that Wines didn't poll at all.

 

[Capital Power]

10 Christian Petracca (MELB)
8 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
6 Tom McDonald (MELB)
2 Steven May (MELB)
2 Max Gawn (MELB)
1 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB)
1 Christian Salem (MELB)

Coaches' votes, R17: Just one perfect game separates top six

It's getting tight at the top in the race for the AFLCA Champion Player Award

www.afl.com.au

Telling, isn't it, that the top 3 guys on that list were all identified here (and presumably in the coaching box) as the keys to shutting down Melbourne's ability to move the ball through the corridor. So were we just not good enough to do this, or were the instructions not a success?

 

[Enviable Tradition]

10 Christian Petracca (MELB)
8 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
6 Tom McDonald (MELB)
2 Steven May (MELB)
2 Max Gawn (MELB)
1 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB)
1 Christian Salem (MELB)

Coaches' votes, R17: Just one perfect game separates top six

It's getting tight at the top in the race for the AFLCA Champion Player Award

www.afl.com.au

That's a fair whack from our coaches. Not giving anyone a single vote.

 

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That's how bad we were!

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[philreich]

Hinkley, "It was a mistake to drop Bonner - he's back in next week."

I was actually joking - I hope Ken didn't read this, and take it seriously.......