Autopsy AFL 2024 Round 5 - Dogs v Bombers Fri April 12th 7:40pm AEST (Marvel)

[Andronicus]

Not a comment on whether the free kicks where there or not, but these stats are clearly backwards.

Essendon had 4 free kicks from free kicks and 1 from a 50MP in the first quarter. Any stat which says the Bombers had none for the entire game is obviously wrong, eg first minute of the game when English chopped Goldstein's arm in an inside 50 marking contest for a free kick and goal.

Fair enough.

Saw it posted by one of your posters on your board.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Second quarter. They were virtually level at 1/4 Time and 6 goals down at half time

Yup, and our pressure hadn't dropped off at that stage.

 

[Outback Footy]

Wow the better team is the one who actually kicked goals. Who would've thought.

More news at 11.

Smartarse comment, thanks for that, you know exactly what I mean and Im sure you agree.

A "normal/good" scoreline looks like even numbers points and goals, youre guys couldnt miss friday, 15-6 FFS - thats not normal. And yes youre guys had gettable set shots. So did we and we missed most of em, 9-13, actually not too far from the norm. Thats my point, you kicked much straighter than normal and won, but it should never have been a 30 point win.
Even 10-11 (72), which is "normal" would have beaten what we dished up. But 10-11 gets beat by 10-12 every day of the week.

 

[CarnTheScray]

Bevo will get sacked mid-season at this rate.

Dogs kicking for goal was atrocious too.

Was infuriating watching us miss from 30 metres in front while Mr Bow and Arrow is kicking them from 55 metres on the boundary.

We have more issues than that though. Adelaide will probably beat them anyway.

 

[JoondalupJ]

I know you hate Essendon and want to see something that isn't there, but pretty sure I saw that dogs got a lot more goals from free kicks than we did.

Edit: Found it.

(Western Bulldogs / Essendon)


Scores Directly From FK/50MP: 5.1 / 0.1
Scores In Time-On: 3.5 / 4.1
Scores Sourced From D50: 0.3 / 3.1

Wow. 5 goals more directly from free kicks or 50MP.

You need a new agenda.

No your wrong, and if the dogs got frees to gaol that is as bad. And where the frees are given or ignored by umpires is a big factor , so I saw the first quarter of that game and I think the break w=away was because of weird frees, specially the first free to Goldstein, the defender had no choice, well he could have stood still and watched. Whether the mark was paid or not matters little it was a free for this nonsensical touch of the arms rule now.
Where you miss the argument is that this sort of petty nonsense affects every bloody team, including your Ruck boosted team.
I think Wright was done over badly too.
He was looking at the ball, if he stood down and didn't move to the ball, his coach , as you know is a very hard man would have crucified him. But he did go for the ball, THE BALL!
And the bleeders who are ruining the sport, hammered him.

Point being its about the free kicks not who gets them.
Although Tommy Hawkins loves an umpire ignored push in the back he has habitually used for years , marks it and never gets caught out. The rile book or the bias is killing AFL well, making AFL rich while easilypleased fans have no where else to go???????