AFL bending the rules for Sydney

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

Why would he climb it to do that? If you wanted to shake it you would ground your feet and ... shake it. It was clearly some misconceived attempt to get more height

To clear the padding and get more movement by holding the post directly.

 

[boondy]

Im outraged

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

Im outraged

I'm debating whether to add Keneally's hold on Sampi's jumper

 

[Bender_]

I'm debating whether to add Keneally's hold on Sampi's jumper

Has Sydney's involvement in the creation of Ross Lyon as a head coach been included yet?

Maybe not bending the rules as such but someone needs to answer for it.

 

[boondy]

Why would he climb it to do that? If you wanted to shake it you would ground your feet and ... shake it. It was clearly some misconceived attempt to get more height

So he climbed the pole because it isnt illegal .So the pole shaking wasnt deliberate . Why did the umpire say" get down!" ? ( you cheating bastard ) .

 

[boondy]

Sydney Training session
Sydney fans

 

[Bleeeeeeeeep]

Shitney cheating culture will and always will cheat.
#AmateurFixedL

 

[boondy]

A player can have a brainfart and tackle a bloke when umpire says move it on thinking ump said play on then gives away a 50
. A Sydney player has a brainfart costs the game but it is ignored .

 

[leobarryustar]

To clear the padding and get more movement by holding the post directly.

Pfffft paranoid ravings. Suitable for this thread

 

[leobarryustar]

So he climbed the pole because it isnt illegal .So the pole shaking wasnt deliberate . Why did the umpire say" get down!" ? ( you cheating bastard ) .

It was a bad call, clearly.

 

[MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE]

Pfffft paranoid ravings. Suitable for this thread

It's not paranoia if it's true.

 

[Bleeeeeeeeep]

Surprise, surprise.

 

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I can see why hawf posters are triggered.
They dont get this entertainment at their games .

There I was, right on the verge of casually mentioning my support for the AFL taking the 2005 flag off Sydney due to Sampi being illegally shepherded.... but nah stuff you mate you can go suck on this again.

 

[BloodRet]

Plus Sydney winning is actually bad for them as it's going to hurt their eventual draft position. It's a shiit call and further evidence that they get looked after, but for supporters of 16 clubs it's a win-win.



This too. West Coast were a fine, upstanding club with no tainted premierships before Sydney dragged them down into the muck.

Ben Cousins and a few others were playing high on meth, probably the most potent performance enchancing drug on the face of the earth. You can't tell me 2006 wasn't tainted.

 

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meth, probably the most potent performance enchancing drug on the face of the earth.

 

[TallyHawk]

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No free kick in front of goal after the siren to Essendon's David Myers after Dane Rampe climbs and shakes the post. Sydney win by 5 points

Perhaps Rampe was concussed, earlier in the game he was caught holding the ball, put the ball on the ground and pretended to pick the ball up only to not pick it up. He then pretended to throw an imaginary ball back right in front of the umpire. This was ignored by umpire who in turn handed the Essendon player the ball.

Should've been a 50 meter penalty.


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[Bender_]

Ben Cousins and a few others were playing high on meth, probably the most potent performance enchancing drug on the face of the earth. You can't tell me 2006 wasn't tainted.

That's the joke.

 

[boondy]

Ben Cousins and a few others were playing high on meth, probably the most potent performance enchancing drug on the face of the earth. You can't tell me 2006 wasn't tainted.

These incidents are poles apart .

 

[zackah]

These incidents are poles apart .

Did Rampe illegally climb that too and get away with it?

 

[leobarryustar]

Perhaps Rampe was concussed, earlier in the game he was caught holding the ball, put the ball on the ground and pretended to pick the ball up only to not pick it up. He then pretended to throw an imaginary ball back right in front of the umpire. This was ignored by umpire who in turn handed the Essendon player the ball.

Should've been a 50 meter penalty.


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Had a weird day. At some stage he told an umpire he had a voice like a girl or some shit. Imaginary balls and poleclimbing wtf is going on Rampe?

 

[Mofra]

Had a weird day. At some stage he told an umpire he had a voice like a girl or some ****. Imaginary balls and poleclimbing wtf is going on Rampe?

It was the holding the ball call against him.

Umpire said he warned him three times he was off his line. I thought it was an amusing comment by Rampe.

 

[Olian]

Don't believe me? Then check out this history of the AFL bending the rules to help Sydney (who, with a 60+ year flag drought, 3 flags, and a lack of interest from NSW sports fans, needed all the help they could get) and turning a blind eye to their cheating.

1995 - Luring Tony Lockett from St Kilda, with his wage paid by the AFL.
1996 - Preliminary Final: Andrew Dunkley found guilty of striking James Hird and suspended, but is still allowed to play in the Grand Final.
2003 - The cost of living allowance: Only Sydney and Brisbane were allowed the extra room in their cap. In 2003, Brisbane's was removed.
2005 - Barry Hall suspended after punching St Kilda's Matt Maguire in the guts. Allowed to play after arguing that he did it away from general play. Result: Sydney win the GF by 4 points.
2007 - Current co-captain Kieren Jack's draft form "lost in the mail" (ending up in the same place as Tony Lockett's contract details), allowing Sydney to take him in the rookie draft.
2008 - In a close match, Jarrad McVeigh is instructed to "go forward, but don't kick a goal" - a violation of the AFL's tanking rule. Sydney let off the hook.
2008 - Sydney are a point down with a minute to go against North Melbourne. Sydney play the last minute with 19 men on the ground and score a behind, securing 2 premiership points. Result: To avoid penalising Sydney, AFL decide it's easier to just **** with the interchange rules. At the end of the season, Sydney get a home final against North. If North had been awarded the win (as they should have), they would have gotten the home final against Sydney.
2012 - Sydney still eligible for COLA. Without it, there would have been no room in their cap for Kurt Tippett.
Make of it what you will, but without AFL assistance, there would have been no 4th and 5th flags. And speaking of the 5th flag.....
2012 - Prelim Finals. Hawthorn should have played Adelaide on the Friday and The AFL $ydney $wans against the Pies on the Saturday
Somehow the Sydney stadium wasn't booked and lo and behold, rather than shift to the SCG or have all games played on the same day so no one benefits, the AFL and their beloved $wans conspire break hundreds of years of tradition and schedule the Swans on a Friday instead.
Result: Sydney have an extra days break and jump the Hawks early to take out the flag.
2016 - Sydney lead by 3 points late in the game against Brisbane. As the ball gets into Brisbane's forward line, a stretcher is called for Callum Sinclair at the other end of the ground. The play is halted while Swans players flood into Brisbane's forward line, preventing a likely Brisbane goal. The stretcher never comes out and Sinclair is able to hobble off. Sydney win by that margin of 3 points.
2018 - Using a Chux on the ball - not allowed in the rules. Resulting in the massive punishment of being told by the umpires "please stop doing that".
2018 - In the dying minutes, Swans send out runner and former Exers champ Jeremy Laidler to fill space in the centre square and protect a 1 goal lead - despite a "get on, deliver message, get off" directive from the league. Punished with a written warning.
2019 - Dane Rampe climbs and shakes the goal post while Essendon's David Myers is going for a match winning goal.
Not paid a free kick in front of goal.

So the Swans are at the bottom of the ladder and they are still trying to win. Dees should try that its strange concept.

 

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So the Swans are at the bottom of the ladder and they are still trying to win. Dees should try that its strange concept.

We've been trying it for the past 2 weeks.
Had a pretty good win in Round 4 too

 

[boondy]

It was the holding the ball call against him.

Umpire said he warned him three times he was off his line. I thought it was an amusing comment by Rampe.

The umpire in our game sounded like a girl , she umpired well too , despite the noise of affirmation by Saint Fans who are on par with Sydney fans with rule knowledge .

 

[Vindicater]

Was just a bizaare thing to do.

Glad it did not cost the Swans the game.

We played like shit and deserved the loss. Also builds more pressure on Woosha to be fired.