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[Seeds]

David Parkin had the best idea - the ball must travel 30 metres - if it doesnt - its not a mark - its play on - hes not piddling around with some 5 metre irrelevant change

The worst problem with the current game - if you are watching a neutral game - and want to be entertained and excited - is the chipping the ball around in the backline

Current Geel team who do that - you put up with that - because thats the team you support . However as a neutral - Hawks in their 3 peat - that chipping the ball around in their backline i did not enjoy one little bit

Now Rich - their current style - it is a far cry from Bill Barrot kicking a 60 metre bullet to Royce Hart - it is way inferior to that - however - they are one of the few clubs who dont feuck around in the backline with that short chip passing rubbish ( which is putrid to watch ) they move the ball swiftly from the backline and take risks - so as a neutral watching that gets a big tick from me

Bingo. Its not contested ball that is the problem. Its the strategy teams use to avoid contested ball. The boring as batsh*t chip kicking that has ruined the game.

allow marks off only long kicks and you fix the problem. 1 rule change fixes it all.

 

[you pick one]

Bingo. Its not contested ball that is the problem. Its the strategy teams use to avoid contested ball. The boring as batsh*t chip kicking that has ruined the game.

allow marks off only long kicks and you fix the problem. 1 rule change fixes it all.

And forward kicks.

 

[thejester]

Bingo. Its not contested ball that is the problem. Its the strategy teams use to avoid contested ball. The boring as batsh*t chip kicking that has ruined the game.

allow marks off only long kicks and you fix the problem. 1 rule change fixes it all.

Won’t that just encourage teams to stack even more men behind the ball?

 

[Seeds]

Won’t that just encourage teams to stack even more men behind the ball?

And whats wrong with that? If teams are forced to kick long rather then chip it around it will mean more pack marks, more tackles, more snapped goals from roving of the packs and more contests.

chip kicking is the problem. Not contests.

what neutral gets excited by hawkins marking a ball on the end of a 10 metre chip kick? no one. Taking a big pack mark from a 50 metre bomb down to a contested goal square. Now thats exciting.

 

[Pollywaffle]

David Parkin had the best idea - the ball must travel 30 metres - if it doesnt - its not a mark - its play on - hes not piddling around with some 5 metre irrelevant change

Much easier for umps to judge. They are terrible at judging shorter kicks.

 

[winty]

Much easier for umps to judge. They are terrible at judging shorter kicks.

Especially when they call "Play on, not 15" when the ball is still in the air. Same will still probably happen no matter what the legal distance is.

 

[Pollywaffle]

Especially when they call "Play on, not 15" when the ball is still in the air. Same will still probably happen no matter what the legal distance is.

I guess that will be true, but less likely to adversely affect the game (Perhaps)

 

[cats_09]

 

[you pick one]

Much easier for umps to judge. They are terrible at judging shorter kicks.

Is it only the umpires that have a problem with judging 15mtrs,we have players at Geelong who continually lead or call for a 12mtr passes.

 

[you pick one]

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Low bar

 

[David the Cat]

Mason Cox

46

Mason Cox

Age

33

Ht

211cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.7

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

3.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.2

4star

D

6.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

2.3

2star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.8

5star

elite?..hmmm.....Zac Fisher

16

Zac Fisher

Age

26

Ht

175cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.2

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.9

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.0

5star

MG

384.0

5star

D

17.0

4star

K

10.0

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.0

1star

MG

384.0

5star

D

12.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

1.2

2star

T

3.0

5star

elite in front of Mitch Duncan....or Zach Merret even?....Perryman but no Whitfield?...I shouldn't be surprised at what CD serve up...

 

[you pick one]

Rory Sloane

9

Rory Sloane

Age

34

Ht

183cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

11.9

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

6.6

5star

CL

5.7

5star

D

15.3

4star

K

7.3

3star

HB

8.0

4star

M

1.3

1star

T

3.3

4star

CL

4.2

5star

D

22.2

5star

K

8.6

4star

HB

13.6

5star

M

3.2

4star

T

6.0

5star

CL

4.6

5star

,Toby Green.

 

[goyoucatters]

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Yet more evidence of the fact that CD's ranking system for players is irreparably broken. I acknowledge we'll all have our 'favourites' on this list, who simply don't appear to belong at all. But surely almost everyone must agree that any ranking system that considers the likes of Z. Fisher, M. Cox, H. Perryman and B. Williams as 'elite' can't ever be taken seriously.

When your system produces demonstrably absurd results like these ones, it simply has to be time to head back to the drawing board.

 

[Spazz Cat]

Haha Adelaide got zero.

 

[cats_09]

Are CD rankings based on player position, age and how they compare across those type of parameters?

And I know that Rowell looked promising at the start of last year, but he only played 4 and a bit matches - surely calling him elite on the back of that is a bit questionable

 

[MacStradbroke]

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Haha Zac Fishers Mum wrote that surely.

 

[Catman]

When Motlop is rated elite, you know the system is stuffed.

 

[Down at K Park]

When Motlop is rated elite, you know the system is stuffed.

Elite at what? Hearing footsteps and squibbing contests?

 

[Cursed Cat]

Elite at what? Hearing footsteps and squibbing contests?

his 3 goals against us in the QF went a long way to Port's win that night

 

[goyoucatters]

his 3 goals against us in the QF went a long way to Port's win that night

Sure. But our complete inability to convert in front of goal when on top in that game went even further in my view.

 

[Down at K Park]

his 3 goals against us in the QF went a long way to Port's win that night

One of the 3 good games he plays per year. Too bad it was against us

 

[Seeds]

When Motlop is rated elite, you know the system is stuffed.

He won the final against us last year singlehandedly ffs. Geelong fans have no right to knock his selection. Every other clubs supporters fair enough. But not us.

 

[BIGANT]

Haha Adelaide got zero.

Expect a quick ball moving, fast paced Adl side in r1 against us.

 

[Cursed Cat]

Sure. But our complete inability to convert in front of goal when on top in that game went even further in my view.

a little of both; Motlop took his chances, blokes like Hawkins did not.

 

[Down at K Park]

He won the final against us last year singlehandedly ffs. Geelong fans have no right to knock his selection. Every other clubs supporters fair enough. But not us.

Of course we have every right to knock him. We witnessed first hand all those games were he looked like he could not be bothered at all. All the times he squibbed contests. All the times he’d selfishly burn teammates to try to get goals for himself, only to balls it up. We all know that he simply is not elite. Never has been, never will be.

Plays about 3 good games a year.