Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 2 - Swans v Bombers Sat March 23rd 7:30pm AEDT (SCG)

[HirdsTheWord]

Always fun seeing racists pretend not to understand when booing is racist or not.

oh when you boo it isn't, but when others do it to your players it is.

gotcha

 

[maskmcgee]

Have you ever watched this sport before?

Still dodging the question, if you put a knee in someone's head in a marking contest is it a free kick?

You're refusing to answer because it's not, and that destroys your position. So continuing to not acknowledge that fact just proves I'm right.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Commentators trying hard to get the neanderthal off.

lol

show us where pete touched you.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Good start by the Bombers Sydney are off the pace.

 

[NeutralFan]

Just a lazy 21 goals 5 so far this season for Essendon

 

[YeoShuey]

Another great goal by Legend Langford.

 

[aussierulesrules]

If you’re going to put yourself in harms way by cutting across someone who’s about to mark a ball that’s been kicked to him on the lead, you have to take a heap of responsibility for what happens to you as a result of that choice.

If you’re coming at him from the side and he’s got eyes for the ball (as Wright did) he’s got to be able to protect himself from being cleaned up, by turning his body at the last second.

The only options for Wright to avoid that contact were
A: pull out of a marking contest for a ball that’s kicked to him, which he has every right to contest, or
B: continue going at the ball and leave yourself wide open to being cleaned up by not turning your body at the last moment, if the other guy gets to it a fraction earlier.

This will become a non-contact sport if all this continues.

Bumping is basically out.

Smothering is now high risk.

Now just going for a mark puts you at risk of being suspended for weeks, if this ends that way.

 

[Elixuh]

Lot of Essendon fans in here vehemently defending a vfl standard forward who would improve their team if he weren’t playing

 

[Muddiemoose]

Some nice goals tonight

 

[Osho]

Bombers disrupting Swans going forward very well. Filling in spaces.

Then, scoring on the break.

I reckon there is a Swans skill edge, and it will probably prevail ultimately. But bombers having a good crack.

No surprise with Langfords goal kicking. He's done this type of stuff before.

 

[Stax on the mill]

What a joke that decision is

Embarrassing for the league

Yawn. You’re 6 months out of date. Try and keep up.

 

[TY24]

Still dodging the question, if you put a knee in someone's head in a marking contest is it a free kick?

You're refusing to answer because it's not, and that destroys your position. So continuing to not acknowledge that fact just proves I'm right.

A knee to the head in a marking contest generally gets wrongly ignored as it 'ruins the magic of taking a hanger'.

If a defender spoils from behind and catches the forward in the side of the head, it's paid as a free kick.

Show me where in the rule book it says that high contact does not apply in a marking contest.

 

[ArchAtM32]

Of course he was. He would have marked it comfortably had Cunningham not cut across.

Imagine the outrage if he pulled out of the contest of a ball that was kicked to him on the lead!?

He did. If he was contesting he would have had his arms extended. He pulled out of competing for the ball, tucked them in and collided with the other player.
It was reckless.
It was high.
It was severe impact.
He was off the ground.

What were his other options? To go for the ball, not leave the ground or to try and minimise impact.

 

[Bongo Drum]

hayward great goal

 

[MarcMaverick]

What a goal from Hayward!

 

[Inspecta Gadget]

Lot of Essendon fans in here vehemently defending a vfl standard forward who would improve their team if he weren’t playing

Eric Hipwood doesn't play for us?

 

[.Shotties.]

Still dodging the question, if you put a knee in someone's head in a marking contest is it a free kick?

You're refusing to answer because it's not, and that destroys your position. So continuing to not acknowledge that fact just proves I'm right.

Because one happens in the act of at least attempting a mark. Wright didn't do that.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Yawn. You’re 6 months out of date. Try and keep up.

Torturous defence of the Maynard must be free to play finals decision

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Lot of Essendon fans in here vehemently defending a vfl standard forward who would improve their team if he weren’t playing

VFL or not ,you could use him to be fair.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Heeney great kick!

 

[Toppa]

Reckon wright can expect similar suspension to Webster.

Both acts completely avoidable

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Swans are starting to wake up now

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Max King got a week for something that wasn't as bad as what Wright did.

He should be getting about 3 weeks if the MRO is consistent but that would be asking too much.

He will probably just get let off with a fine.

thats probably a fair assessment

i didn't think max deserved a week though, but since he did, can't see Pete getting nothing.

 

[ArchAtM32]

Because it's not a free kick. No high contact in a marking contest.

Shit take and not at all correct. The rules are available on the AFL website if you need a refresher. They have been for a few years.

 

[.Shotties.]

This is so weird, Sydney have been closing marks down from behind but they seem to be reaching at the ball and hitting it instead of just turning their body and tucking their elbow. Any insight guys?