5 minute warning

[spitlizard]

Is it just me or does anyone else hate the damn 5 minute warning channel 10 persist with; it ****s me to tears.

Surely there is a petition we can set up and sign to stop that carp

 

[dodgyJim]

and their shot at goal countdown clock.

that was only brought in for lloydy and fev. neither are playing in the finals and the umps never really bothered with it anyway.

 

[weagles_fan]

Strongly agree. I almost kick the TV in when it comes up and it's a close game...

 

[Lions43]

Absolutely hate it! Can someone please explain what benefit it provides? When the game is close, knowing just how long is left is the most important thing of all. Its funny how the clubs have to have someone in the match committee put a stopwatch on the last 5 minutes so coaches can know how long is left. Amateur hour....

 

[Captain Wacky]

Agree. I've never heard anyone say a good thing about it.

 

[timthefish]

i frikkin' love it. it's more like being at the ground. it's more like what the players feel. with a countdown clock i hate knowing that there isn't enough time for the next play to complete.

there's something good said about it.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

I was so glad when the 5 minute warning came on in the West Coast v Bulldogs game. With the Coasters 10 goals ahead it would have spoilt the ending to know how much time was left

 

[FieryNayta]

its horrible!

but the shot clock is worse! IT IS NEVER ACCURATE!! WHENEVER THE SHOTCLOCK GOES DOWN ITS NOT PLAY-ON ANYWAY!!!!!

its not even part of the game, so it has no use being there. Everyone knows its the umpires decision to call it, so it can never be measured by computers and clocks.

 

[Marklar_33]

Its a great innovation, makes every little play mean something toward the end

Adds to my viewing, keep it

 

[natlovestheswans]

I like it, especially when the games are tight. It all adds to the tension.

 

[Hard Ball Get]

Agree. I've never heard anyone say a good thing about it.

5 Minute Warning is AWESOME!!!
Its like you are at an actual game in terms of not knowing how long there is left.
It is a bit annoying when the game is one sided but when it is close it is brilliant. It adds excitment. Why kill the game by knowing how long is left?
Coun down clock for goals is crap.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Keep it as a count-up clock the whole time.
But, yeah, scrap the shot clock.

 

[Richo83]

I like it, I remember last year when I was in sydney with some mates watching the Sydney Geelong game and it just added to the tension, no-one knew how long there was to go and it was.

 

[westernnugget]

My heart hates the clock, and im only 19 years old. Do you think 73 yr old Jim enjoys it in his living room at home. 5 minute warning until the ambo's come.

 

[Lucev23]

I Agree... The shot clock absolutly ****s me

 

[soupaman]

I like how the time counts up however i hate the noise it makes when it goes off. It's nothing on channel tens shocking commentary though, or their constant close ups of the ball carrying player so that we have the the equilavent of Justin koschitzkes periphial vision, or their worst thing of all, the incredibly gay intros they have with the deep deep voice.

 

[scarecrow2k1]

The shot clock is foolish, because it implies that play on is blown when the 30 seconds is up wihci is rarely the case. Also it is questionable when it starts, because umpires seem to allow the player to take the mark and regain footing and whatnot before counting, and also no umpire is gona call play on when they are half way through their run up about to kick

 

[GoldenSky]

i hate knowing that there isn't enough time for the next play to complete.

Well even with the count-up clock its not that hard to guess when the siren will go.

This is the 21st Century. TV viewers should have the comfort of knowing the time remaining. The only people that like this are the die-hard fans on this site who think that their side is so great they can snatch victory with only seconds to go.

The average footy viewer hates it.

 

[Lucev23]

When Eagles played sydney i really wished i had known how much time there was left so i could of switched off the tv

 

[brucetiki]

I heard the AFL was going to make a decision as to whether have all clocks (stadium and TV) either counting up or counting down.

Nonetheless, IMO, I prefer the count-down clock. It makes the game look more professional.

 

[AdelUniCrowFan]

I prefer countdown as it is far less frustrating.

Though it doesn't really bother me, if if the game is tight and on Ch 10 I'll make sure I have a stopwatch on me in the final quarter, and I time it myself.

 

[nicky]

I like it, especially when the games are tight. It all adds to the tension.

i really like it too.

 

[kosifantutti]

I can't understand why they display a count down clock on the screen but all the references made by commentators are to a count up clock.

eg. "Collingwood hasn't kicked a goal since the 23rd minute of the first quarter"

What does that mean when a clock counts down from 20 minutes?

 

[G-Mo77]

I'd rather all channels just have a count up clock like when your at the game live. That way you don't know when any quarter is going to end.

 

[Father Jack]

Maybe they can have both. side by side. That way either everyone is happy, or no one. Can't be any fairer than that.