You'll never guess what the 2021 free kick differential chart looks like

[CarnTheScray]

Are you sure about that? They didn't look like scoring in the first half without cheat tactics

Didn't need the frees to score against West Coasts feared backline

 

[kaiserchief13]

Didn't need the frees to score against West Coasts feared backline

Everyone saw WC was one of the worst 3-4 teams in the comp after June

 

[Dancing Dougy]

I call bullshit!! Dogs differential should be greater [emoji107]

 

[Dancing Dougy]

Its really cringey. Weightman has one of the most deckable heads in the game. He stages for frees and then smiles about it like he's actually earned a hard ball get.

Hahaha. Your cringing makes me smile [emoji16]

I think you’ll find Fritsch’s head is far more “deckable”! [emoji38]

 

[doggies ftw]

Considering 25% of Essendons goals were from shit umpiring today I wouldn’t think they’d be complaining

 

[danster168]

Hahaha. Your cringing makes me smile [emoji16]

I think you’ll find Fritsch’s head is far more “deckable”! [emoji38]

Weightman is a 5'9 version of fritsch with half the runs on the board and triple the staging.

 

[bjwilliams]

You can replace "non-Swans fans" with "Bulldog grudge-holding/haters" if you like.

And you can tell them by the way they start their sentences. It goes like "I'm a neutral who as a matter of fact was barracking for the Dogs that day BUT...."

What a weird take by you. Seriously you had one of the most aligned set of Vic supporters out there as no one really ever hated the Dogs. Everyone knows a supporter who’d done it tough and wanted them to break the drought. But jeez you sound ridiculous suggesting anyone who was going for the Dogs but can recognise that you had the rub of the green with decisions is a “hater”.

 

[Some Idiot]

I mean come on ….

He's trying to mark the footy and it's a high ball slightly over him, he clearly has his full focus on the football.

 

[danster168]

He's trying to mark the footy and it's a high ball slightly over him, he clearly has his full focus on the football.

yeah. but why is he even falling back. i thought he had a good vertical leap? its coz he goes into the contest looking for the free.

 

[Dancing Dougy]

Weightman is a 5'9 version of fritsch with half the runs on the board and triple the staging.

Hahaha

Didn’t realise Cody made the decisions out there.

There were two dicey ones, when Cody was accidentally hit in the head by Draper and when he was pushed over the boundary. Wouldn’t have bothered me if the ump called play on, especially the boundary one. Did Cody stage for either??? Go on… tell me he did!!! The kid didn’t flinch.

Took the free and was good enough to kick it. You’re blindly pandering to the BS narrative.

 

[Bjo187]

correct. weightman can be a diving dog for as long as he wants but at the end of the day the umpires need to be better and probably start bringing in suspensions for obvious staging. Thats the only way to end it.

I also love how footy people criticize soccer players for diving then defend this garbage.

 

[Some Idiot]

yeah. but why is he even falling back. i thought he had a good vertical leap? its coz he goes into the contest looking for the free.

It's the other way around, he was grappled early in the contest so he couldn't get a leap off, in that shot he's just shaken the hold, which caused Gleeson to lose balance and he's flailing his arms like he's done nothing wrong which just caused further interference after Weightman falls backwards trying to mark.

 

[Dancing Dougy]

Geez the Dee supporters are up and about. Holier than thou.

 

[adogsfan5]

Keep em coming swans fans!


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[adogsfan5]

TBF I get it from Essendon supporters.

Weightman's antics are disgusting. I dislike how Joel Selwood, Luke Shuey and Lindsay Thomas play footy but at least there is some element of trying to break a tackle there.

I don't get that from Weightman at all. The guy's only intent are getting free kicks. I don't think I've ever seen an AFL player that manipulates the game as much as him. Example: the guy literally leaned backwards into Merrett today just for the sole purpose of a free kick. Who the fu** leans backwards anyway? I have never ever seen anyone try to get a free like that ever.

Learnt from the best. The guy who put it on the map.

 

[danster168]

It's the other way around, he was grappled early in the contest so he couldn't get a leap off, in that shot he's just shaken the hold, which caused Gleeson to lose balance and he's flailing his arms like he's done nothing wrong which just caused further interference after Weightman falls backwards trying to mark.

It's all a matter of how much of a hindrance it was. Because I think all other players on the ground keep their feet in this instance. In fact I think most players in the afl use their core and hold their ground in order to try and actually mark the ball. But only weightman falls back with ease.

 

[adogsfan5]

It's all a matter of how much of a hindrance it was. Because I think all other players on the ground keep their feet in this instance. In fact I think most players in the afl use their core and hold their ground in order to try and actually mark the ball. But only weightman falls back with ease.

Did Oliver have core strength in 2017 and 2018 or only build it up recently?

 

[Some Idiot]

It's all a matter of how much of a hindrance it was. Because I think all other players on the ground keep their feet in this instance. In fact I think most players in the afl use their core and hold their ground in order to try and actually mark the ball. But only weightman falls back with ease.

I'm not sure a second year player who has had limited gym access due to the pandemic has as strong a core as a seasoned AFL player.

 

[Dancing Dougy]

I'm not sure a second year player who has had limited gym access due to the pandemic has as strong a core as a seasoned AFL player.

Don’t drive the narrative away from the kid purely out there to win free kicks. His insatiable desire to run, tackle, smother and will himself onto contests is secondary. Kids a jet.

 

[adogsfan5]

Disappointing. Play the ball, not the man, like your players must do.

Yeah bruz agreed

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Don't blame Weightman. Blame the blokes who are paid to officiate the game who get consistently sucked in.

McLean from them is no different either, but he's been out this year. Shutter at the thought of what the differential would look like with him playing 22 games.

 

[danster168]

wh

Did Oliver have core strength in 2017 and 2018 or only build it up recently?

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What's your point? I don't like it. but Oliver has done this above 5 times in his career. Weightman has done it 5 times today.lol.

 

[Dancing Dougy]

wh


What's your point? I don't like it. but Oliver has done this above 5 times in his career. Weightman has done it 5 times today.lol.

Your argument is flopping it seems [emoji107]haha

 

[adogsfan5]

wh


What's your point? I don't like it. but Oliver has done this above 5 times in his career. Weightman has done it 5 times today.lol.

False. And if you’re going to smash the dogs about it, you’d bloody wanna hope you have no players in your team who do it either.

 

[danster168]

Don’t drive the narrative away from the kid purely out there to win free kicks. His insatiable desire to run, tackle, smother, will himself onto contests is secondary.

No different to Selwood mate. When you become as recidivist and continue to stage for frees that it becomes a staple of your game then a players positive traits get tainted for good. Like when Selwood retires, he will be remembered as one of the worst stagers in the game. Weightman could've potentially already done irreversible damage to his reputation which is a shame because he is actually a decent player when you take out all of his milking.