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

[Rustica]

The Turk just cut ‘em up

 

[Elixuh]

Swans far more classy and cutting Essendon up

 

[eaglespremiers]

If you zoom in and enhance the imagine you can see one of 2 meter Peter’s eyes is on the ball and the other is looking down at his victim

Thank you for your explanation Mr Woods.

 

[RUNVS]

The Turk just cut ‘em up

I have such a man crush on him.

 

[Osho]

Swans play really beautiful footy out of defence. It-ll be tough for Essendon to keep their scoring down. So far they are doing well but I sense a damn about to burst.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Swans play really beautiful footy out of defence. It-ll be tough for Essendon to keep their scoring down. So far they are doing well but I sense a damn about to burst.

our defence is held together by a band aid.

wont take much to blow it.

 

[Stax on the mill]

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

Keep repeating yourself often enough Gav, and you might even start to believe that tripe.

 

[SC_Power]

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.

No one can ever answer why a player has never cleaned up a teammate in the same manner, if it's unavoidable.

Serious question, do you think the reverse should be OK? Because no one could answer this in the Maynard incident, so I challenge people to answer this one.

Imagine Cunningham running back with the flight, eyes on the ball the whole time, realises at the very last half second that he won't get there before Wright, so he turns his body, braces for contact, and knocks the incoming Wright into next week with the point of his shoulder.

Football incident, play on?

 

[Lance Uppercut]

What was that??

 

[EagleMan87]

our defence is held together by a band aid.

wont take much to blow it.

When was the last time Essendon had a top 6 defense? 1999-2004?

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Holy shit, umpires dickriding Sydney now after that depth player got poleaxed

 

[HirdsTheWord]

When was the last time Essendon had a top 6 defense? 1999-2004?

when was the last time essendon had a healthy backline is a better question.

 

[bloodsbigot]

lol

show us where pete touched you.

 

[RUNVS]

Holy s**t, umpires dickriding Sydney now after that depth player got poleaxed

Depth players are not in the Swans best 22 when everyone is fit, Cunningham is. He may not be a star but he is not a depth player.

 

[Achy Blakey Heart]

Peter looks completely rattled....say it all really... he know he ferked up....

 

[Osho]

Essendon can't drop their heads.
It'll be a mindset challenge to keep battling away and make the momentum shift back.

 

[Osho]

By a single peptide bond.

ROAR!

 

[RUNVS]

Not confusing at all.

 

[Osho]

Peter looks completely rattled....say it all really... he know he ferked up....

Yeah, he looks upset. I guess he's a nice bloke. Sometimes it pays to not be that nice.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Peter looks completely rattled....say it all really... he know he ferked up....

This is literally the best hes played in ages. Never competes in the air this well.

 

[Stax on the mill]

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.

King lucky to only get 1 Plugger. Late, head high contact, and it was deliberate. He’s fortunate Michael Christian is a merciful man.

 

[fishardansin]

Peter looks completely rattled....say it all really... he know he ferked up....

He is just shaken that he didn't get a free kick. Sydney player coming back like that was clear front on contact.

 

[Ed_Gein]

Essendon supporters are the biggest bellends.

 

[YouBeauty]

there's been too many lives changed, so the AFL have to keep protecting the head

It's amazing, the rules are so strict but concussions are still happening. You can never stop collisions/accidents. Make it non contact and you'll still have accidents.

 

[.Shotties.]

Oh, so a bump to the back that causes the ball to spill is a 50 now?