Game Day Round 8, 2023 v Geelong at Kardinia Park. Crows by a cat's whisker?

[MsTopG]

I know RT is young but I have real concerns

He plays one hood game in every four games, and when he plays poor these games have zero impact, not even creating a contest


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I'm not sure he is playing in the right position. I don't think Nick's is handling him well.

 

[Scorpus]

Rankine should have kicked the goal. It's on him, not Keays or the umpires

 

[Samcro24]

It specifically is a reward for fumbling

That's exactly, precisely what it is

He didn’t fumble ffs, watch it again

The ball is knocked out in the tackle

 

[George Kramer]

It specifically is a reward for fumbling

That's exactly, precisely what it is

No it ain’t. A player drops a mark, then gets cannoned into or arm over the shoulder, what happens?

 

[Owen_AFC97]

It specifically is a reward for fumbling

That's exactly, precisely what it is

It doesn’t matter if he fumbled one bit, it’s still a clear free kick. Oh but it was one of the big footy whipping boys that fumbled so we will blame the player. Just like if a player fumbles and gets pushed in the back, it’s still a free kick.

 

[cleanhands]

I know RT is young but I have real concerns

He plays one hood game in every four games, and when he plays poor these games have zero impact, not even creating a contest


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He worries me but we have to persist and give him every opportunity

 

[MsTopG]

Rankine should have kicked the goal. It's on him, not Keays or the umpires

Rankine should have also kicked an easy snap 5 mins before.

 

[The Karma Bus]

A big problem with the Keays holding decision is the same problem with his complaining to umpires.
He is way to animated with both. Gives away 50's and comes close to doing so many other times and his overplaying for frees, leaning back into players, flailing the arms etc makes the umpires just be like "nah"

 

[MsTopG]

There was some really good performances by some but you don't win a game down at Geelong with half your team gone missing.

 

[WetCrow1991]

If they didn't pay holding to Pedlar, they certainly weren't paying to Keays with his bad acting on top. Crying about it is pointless.

 

[yeah FOOTY]

s*** game and terrible commentating

 

[MsTopG]

A big problem with the Keays holding decision is the same problem with his complaining to umpires.
He is way to animated with both. Gives away 50's and comes close to doing so many other times and his overplaying for frees, leaning back into players, flailing the arms etc makes the umpires just be like "nah"

His hair style says a lot about him.

 

[cleanhands]

Rankine should have kicked the goal. It's on him, not Keays or the umpires

Last quarter two bounces legs tired, it’s 50/50

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

No it ain’t. A player drops a mark, then gets cannoned into or arm over the shoulder, what happens?

He would have got a free/50m whether he marked the ball or not for high contact/in the back in that case

His failure didn't create the free

 

[Owen_AFC97]

He would have got a free/50m whether he marked the ball or not for high contact/in the back in that case

His failure didn't create the free

Stop embarrassing yourself. Please.

 

[MsTopG]

Yeah so embarrassing watching a player kick a ball that has no bearing on the match but the exact same player kicks a nice goal when the game was on the line.

Surely a professional footballer can kick a ball with some proficiency. I don't know what our recruiting dept saw in him.

 

[baldandbroke]

I’m struggling to watch some of these games.

The level of diving and playing for frees and the way the umpires fall for it is getting worse.

The inconsistencies are enjoyment draining.

Until we are way better than these teams, we won’t have a buffer to deal with the crap in game day … let alone the fun that comes with the fixture / trades / draft.

I waste a lot of energy in this crap.

 

[Southerntakeover]

A rule is a rule though. You’re just not allowed to hold a player let alone for so long, doesn’t matter what happened earlier.

The rules aren't very clear on the precise length of time you can tackle a player who drops the ball. It's not something that umpires need have a lot of sympathy for in my view.

 

[George Kramer]

He would have got a free/50m whether he marked the ball or not for high contact/in the back in that case

His failure didn't create the free

That’s ridiculous. Keays fumbling didn’t cause the player to keep holding him.

 

[MsTopG]

s*** game and terrible commentating

We have dropped off since the Carlton game. Time for an injection of new players to get them back on track. If Nick's keeps doing the same thing we will end up around 12th.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Also didn't deserve to be illegally keept out of the contest.

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He wasn't. He could have had the ball. He failed.

That he then tried to draw a free, and didn't get one breaks your heart, but is hardly a travesty of justice.

He picks the ball up and goals, we don't need to complain.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Stop embarrassing yourself. Please.

So bleating about a free kick that is never, ever paid

 

[Owen_AFC97]

Surely a professional footballer can kick a ball with some proficiency. I don't know what our recruiting dept saw in him.

Nice troll, got to acknowledge it.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

That’s ridiculous. Keays fumbling didn’t cause the player to keep holding him.

Yes it did

If he didn't fumble then it's a regulation tackle

 

[Southerntakeover]

So bleating about a free kick that is never, ever paid

To avoid dealing with the real problem: that he had the ball in a guaranteed goal scoring position, and fumbled away the game.