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Rough end of the pineapple? Out of all the Victorian teams, no side dictates the fixtures like Collingwood does. You get the games you want, where you want. Its a fact. You are the AFL gold mine and they pander to it.

As for being upset about umpiring, get in line.
Nah. You are being fast and loose with the facts. Other clubs exploit Collingwoods popularity because they know they'll get the crowds and the big bikkies. They put in the demands for matches in prime time against the Pies.
Case in point Melbourne. Pies subsidise them every year by agreeing that Queens Birthday can be their home game. They get the benefit of all the revenue every year.

As for the umpiring we are in line. Right at the back of the line. Stats for the past 5 years show Pies routinely get get the least number of frees, and more importantly the least number of goals from frees. Bit different to Freo and Weagles who have home town umps in their pockets.

It's a real pity that you have departed from the theme of the thread to have a cheap and factually incorrect crack at Pies.
 
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They think Corey Enright is "underrated". I've heard 5000 people say he's underrated. Sounds like he's pretty high;y rated. Maybe it's just the people you talk to who don't rate him?
Sounds like Nathan Jones. Good footballer, but gets tiring hearing all and sundry parrot on about how he's underrated. Everyone recognises he's a very solid player.
 

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The big ones for me are talking about Supercoach during a game (particularly if the person is actually at the game) and booing if a player kicks backwards, like they think it is always time wasting, even if the game is five minutes old.
 

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Nah. You are being fast and loose with the facts. Other clubs exploit Collingwoods popularity because they know they'll get the crowds and the big bikkies. They put in the demands for matches in prime time against the Pies.
Case in point Melbourne. Pies subsidise them every year by agreeing that Queens Birthday can be their home game. They get the benefit of all the revenue every year.

As for the umpiring we are in line. Right at the back of the line. Stats for the past 5 years show Pies routinely get get the least number of frees, and more importantly the least number of goals from frees. Bit different to Freo and Weagles who have home town umps in their pockets.

It's a real pity that you have departed from the theme of the thread to have a cheap and factually incorrect crack at Pies.
How is it factually incorrect. I stated that Collingwood dictates the fixtures. If that is a result of other sides requesting games against them at the MCG, where you play over 80% of your home games, or Collingwood requesting certain games, the fact is the AFL will always make sure you guys never have to travel too far from the Westpac centre.

I don't know how you came up with the home town ump theory. I believe there are only 4 or 5 West Australians who umpire at AFL level and I seriously doubt all three umpires at a Freo home game would be from WA. We don't count Margetts as a West Aussie anyway. He's a douche.
 

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How is it factually incorrect. I stated that Collingwood dictates the fixtures. If that is a result of other sides requesting games against them at the MCG, where you play over 80% of your home games, or Collingwood requesting certain games, the fact is the AFL will always make sure you guys never have to travel too far from the Westpac centre.
We actually only play 9 of our 11 games at our home ground. Only Geelong, Hawthorn, Carlton and Essendon play less than that. :confused:
 
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A regular caller to SEN radio and every call they make they bag their team. Case in point is that muppet who rings Finey regularly and is appointed by Finey as the regular docker caller. All he does is question Ross Lyon coaching/selection policy and picks a player to bag regardless if we win by 50 or more
They listen to Finey!
 

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As for the umpiring we are in line. Right at the back of the line. Stats for the past 5 years show Pies routinely get get the least number of frees, and more importantly the least number of goals from frees. Bit different to Freo and Weagles who have home town umps in their pockets.
You just reminded me of one:

People who group Freo in with the eagles when it comes to umpiring just because we're both from WA.
 
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