Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 19 - Blues v North Sun July 21st 4:40pm AEST (Marvel)

[Chism]

Probably just someone with eyes and ears.

Like the movie see no evil hear no evil? They both had eyes and ears also.

 

[Hollow Knight]

As a neutral, that game was rigged.

North fans should rightly feel aggrieved.

AFL desperately wants finals at the G in week one. Carlton their only hope.

 

[sherb]

And they are supposed to be contending? Could barely beat 17th.

Neither could last year's premiers........or were you 18th at the time?

Maybe, instead of framing it this way, you should give the club you support a little bit of credit.

 

[Tassieboy]

North had a horrid run from the umpires. 3 blatant holding the balls inside 50 not paid.

 

[Outtatym]

Pleased with the effort against a good side. Lack of polish at times and coming out flat in the second half cost us. We are improving

 

[Chism]

AFL desperately wants finals at the G in week one. Carlton their only hope.

Not sure why as we aint winning a thing.

Expanding the game into NRL territory is more of an AFL thing.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Think Vossy needs to go back to basics with the Cincotta tag. Was working really well when he just went to the oppositions most dangerous outside player (Merrett, Stewart, etc)

The last three weeks I feel like Whitfield, Dale and Sheezel were the obvious options and think all had influences running loose. To be fair today, they did lose some half backs and he was playing there for the first half. I would’ve preferred they still used him as a tagger and put someone else at half back like they did with Kennedy in the second half.

 

[Foucault1989]

Clearly got a good run with the umpires. Unlucky North.

 

[Toffee Lion]

Umpire mess aside, good win for the Blues. North are slowly putting together a decent list and will be far more of a handful next season.

An inaccurate and less motivated North side probably get pumped by 60+ today, even more-so if the Blues were at 100%. Felt like the Blues didn't get the absolute best out of themselves and the competition is that tight that even North/West Coast/Richmond can be a competitive outfit on some days. Yet they still won.

West Coast were similar against the Lions last week. Found something extra to be competitive, North today against the Blues. The competition is going to be just as even next year with these lower teams starting to get things going.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

That ldu holding the ball. There is 20 of them a game not paid smh

It ended with a throw. It's the one handed disposal that has an upward throwing motion.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

This year's Collingwood.

I hope so.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Not sure why as we aint winning a thing.

 

[Bagger72]

Dear dumb Bigfooty posters - North lost because they turned the ball over some 20% more than the Blues and Blues are good at scoring from turn over.

Git Gud at knowing football.

 

[beema limapep]

"The game has never been in a better state"

 

[sherb]

Pleased with the effort against a good side. Lack of polish at times and coming out flat in the second half cost us. We are improving

Absolutely you are, and it's great to see.

I wasn't confident of winning this game against you guys and you showed why.

 

[Cool Kangas]

Clearly got a good run with the umpires. Unlucky North.

Nice to see a blues fan that tells it how it is.

 

[Engimal v3]

Just left the game. What the **** was with that umpiring?

 

[Cool Kangas]

It ended with a throw. It's the one handed disposal that has an upward throwing motion.

And Cripps throws it often. Hmmm.

 

[Cool Kangas]

Just left the game. What the **** was with that umpiring?

Cmon we were playing Carlton

 

[RU_]

So who is doing the cheating exactly?

It seems like a pretty heavy accusation to make, particularly without expanding on it........

There’s clearly an agenda, a game Carlton should be winning is getting close (granted it’s due to the very accurate kicking of North, would love to see expected scores). A couple minute patch of free kicks to the Blues sorted it right out and put it beyond doubt.

As a neutral watcher, it destroyed a great game of footy. Umps wanted their time in the spotlight and they got it.

 

[MediocreLad]

Love the salt

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

I'm going to go against the grain and say both frees were there. It sucks but they should be paid.

They shouldn't have paid the 50.

The 50m was tough, but it happens in loud games.
The roar of the largely Blues crowd was probably a good indicator that it was a Blues free. Trying to play on in those circumstances is always a risk. Reckon every side has been on the rough end of a few of those.

 

[Chism]

There’s clearly an agenda, a game Carlton should be winning is getting close (granted it’s due to the very accurate kicking of North, would love to see expected scores). A couple minute patch of free kicks to the Blues sorted it right out and put it beyond doubt.

As a neutral watcher, it destroyed a great game of footy. Umps wanted their time in the spotlight and they got it.

Wow.

 

[Cripps 'n' Blue Bloods]

There was one blatant HTB not paid 10m out from the Roos goal 2 minutes before.

There are different rules at different ends.

They were different circumstances.
I'm assuming that was the Curnow one where he had no prior and made a genuine attempt to kick. Pretty standard play on call that happens 100 times a game. Don't get fooled by the carry on from the commentators who never know the rules.
The North one (think it was LDU?) also had no prior, but it ended with a throw. It's not the same as a genuine attempt because it ended with a one handed disposal with an upward throwing motion.

I get that it looks bad, but they ARE different under the rules.

 

[RU_]

Wow.

You can disagree all you like, it’s my opinion and you’re welcome to your own.